Name: Higher Order
Start: 2021-11-10
End: 2021-12-19
Location: Hanover House

News
CBD Rooftop Bar Good Heavens Is Undergoing a Hefty Expansion That'll Triple Its Size

The venue's owners are taking over the space next door — and also opening their new Americana-style bar Springrock downstairs.

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News
Higher Order Is the New Perception-Shaking Immersive Dining Series with Food by Scott Pickett

This 90-minute experience delivers a feast for all senses, fusing art, performance, design, music and innovative eats.

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Guide
Ten Dazzling Melbourne Exhibitions to Look Forward to This Summer

From international art and iconic fashion to design commissions and immersive installations, here are the exhibitions serving up your summer cultural fix.

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Event
MPavilion 2021

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 - Sun, 24 Apr 2022
MPavilion, Melbourne

Hosting over 400 free talks, workshops, performances and installations over a five-month stay, this year's MPavilion architecture commission is sure to inspire many a return visit.

Book Now

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Event
'Camille Henrot: Is Today Tomorrow'

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 - Sun, 30 Jan 2022
NGV International, Melbourne

This Berlin-based artist's playful and interactive exhibition dives into life's big queries with room-sized installations and telephones sculptures that ask questions.

Book Now

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Event
Pond[er]

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 - Sat, 30 Apr 2022
Grollo Equiset Garden, NGV International, Melbourne

The NGV's thought-provoking new Architecture Commission features a pink-hued pond you can actually wade through.

Book Now

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Event
Van Gogh at THE LUME Melbourne

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 - Sun, 9 Oct 2022
THE LUME Melbourne, South Wharf

From 'The Starry Night' to 'Sunflowers', the artist's masterpieces are on display like never before at Australia's first immersive digital gallery.

Buy Tickets

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Guide
Ten Gift Ideas for People Who Love Australian Cuisine (Because Who Doesn't?)

From picturesque oyster feasts to bush tucker tastings, these food-filled adventures make for ideal pressies.

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News
Beyond the City Has Dropped the Huge Lineup for Its Two-Day 2021 New Year's Festival

Wrap up the year dancing to Pnau, Hayden James, Lime Cordiale and more, at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Kings Domain parklands.

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News
Chris Lucas and Never Never Distilling Have Created an Exclusive New Oyster Shell-Based Gin

This new sip is a big, fresh expression of the Aussie coastline — crafted using oyster shells from Kangaroo Island as well as a host of seaside botanicals.

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News
The Bellarine Peninsula's Portarlington Grand Hotel Will Reopen This Summer After a Multimillion-Dollar Makeover

The historic site will feature 18 boutique hotel rooms and four revamped hospitality spaces, including a new bistro, beer garden and picnic lawn.

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News
MPavilion Will Return Next Month, Hosting Over 250 Fantastic Events For Its Longest Season Yet

This year, the famed architecture commission returns to the Queen Victoria Gardens, with a jam-packed program of talks, music performances, art, workshops and experiences.

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Guide
Every New Melbourne Bar and Restaurant Opening to Look Forward to

From coastal pubs to inner-city Italian joints, these are the soon-to-launch spots that deserve a place on your to-do list.

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Restaurant
Nomad Melbourne

187 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Sydney's much-loved Mediterranean restaurant Nomad has landed on Flinders Lane with its first Melbourne outpost, celebrating local produce and wine.

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Bar
Kewpie — CLOSED

376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

This pub's breathing new life into a Brunswick Street classic, with cheap pizza, DJ nights and a secluded rooftop terrace.

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Restaurant
The Continental Sorrento

1/21 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento

This historic coastal pub is being reimagined with a fresh multimillion-dollar look and a new swag of hospitality offerings headed by Scott Pickett.

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Bar
The Keys

1/188 Plenty Road, Preston

Preston's all-in-one beer garden, bar, arcade and bowling alley is the nostalgia-fuelled leisure centre you've been waiting for.

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Restaurant
Cucina Povera Vino Vero - CLOSED

445 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

This joint venture from Melbourne's Joe Vargetto and Sydney's Maurice Terzini will champion a minimalist, modern interpretation of Italian peasant food.

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Cafe
Piccolina Gelateria Hawthorn

731 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn

Piccolina's spacious new Hawthorn outpost features chocolate sauce on tap, a whipped cream machine and all the gelato you could desire.

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News
Maniax Is Opening a Second Axe-Throwing Venue in the CBD This Month

The group's sixth Aussie outpost will feature axe-throwing lanes, a bar and kitchen, in a huge subterranean space on Elizabeth Street.

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