Libby Curran, Author at Concrete Playground

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.

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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.

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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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Event
Good to Be Here

Mon, 1 Nov, 2021
Section 8, Melbourne

Section 8 is cruising into the public holiday — and back into reality — with a DJ-fuelled laneway party.

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Event
Vesper's Grand Reopening

Fri, 5 Nov - Sun, 7 Nov 2021
Vesper Bistro & Bar, South Yarra

Sample this Mediterranean eatery's newest creations across a limited-edition five- or eight-course tasting menu.

Buy Tickets

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News
Future From Waste Lab Is the New Sustainable, Designer-Led Fashion Retail Concept Coming to Southbank

Curated by Kit Willow, its lineup of leading designers will each create capsule collections dedicated to repurposed fabrics.

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Event
Arbory Afloat 2021–22

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 - Sat, 30 Apr 2022
Arbory Afloat, Melbourne

This year, Melbourne's summer floating bar is inspired by Turkey's Turquoise Coast, serving up Mediterranean bites and a hefty lineup of cocktails.

Buy Tickets

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