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NewsSplendour in the Grass Moves to Its Permanent Home
The North Byron Parklands are prepped and ready to go for July 2013.
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NewsWhen a Building Brightens a Neighbourhood
Reko Rennie's Welcome to Redfern is part of a history of large-scale murals that have driven urban renewal.
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NewsPicasso’s Cubist Portraits Brought to Life in Photography
Spanish photographer Eugenio Recuenco reinterprets Picasso's Cubist portraits with live models.
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NewsSix Unbelievable Things You’re Missing at SXSW 2013
From a talking show courtesy of Google to a vending machine that lets you choose the party beats, SXSW 2013 opened with a bang.
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NewsBe Transported by Smithsonian Magazine’s 10th Annual Photo Contest Finalists
Forget the official winners or the Reader's Choice Award, we present Concrete Playground's best of the Smithsonian Photo Contest.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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GuideSix Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023
Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.
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GuideEight Unmissable Exhibitions to See in Melbourne This Winter
Chilly winter weather is the perfect excuse to explore a few (or many) of Melbourne's world-class art exhibitions.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideImmersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022
Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.
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GuideHow to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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GuideTen 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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GuideFive of the Best RISING Festival Events That You Can Still Get Tickets To
Prepare your diary now for supernatural winter forests and once-off food pop-ups.
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GuideSeven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around Australia This Autumn
Plan trips to walk over giant Monet artworks, visit Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' and explore decaying rooms filled with street art.
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NewsBe Jealous, Bikers: London Goes Dutch with $1.4 Billion Cycle Highway
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announces cycle-friendly plans to inspire city planners everywhere.
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NewsSpace Odyssey: Ten Futuristic Hotels Around the World
When only futuristic chic will do, check out these ten space-age stays around the world.
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NewsThe Fashion Victim’s Guide to LMFF
The 2013 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival presents a variety of enriching things, many of which don't come with a price tag on a hanger.
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NewsYour Tweets Control the Music in SXSW’s Interactive Vending Machine Stage
With Doritos' Bold Stage concert you can choose the songs, special effects and even performers with nothing more than a tweet
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NewsGet Your Hands on a Mix-Tape for the Digital Age
Sharetapes give modern music a decidedly old-school twist.
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NewsCarrie Fisher Is Returning to Star Wars, According to Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia is is bringing back those famous bagel buns and reprising her role.
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NewsThe Best Laneway Cafes in Melbourne
We select our favourite laneway spots to grab a latte or two in the shade.
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NewsHow Reasonable Things Still Get Banned by the Australian Classification Board
I Want Your Love is in the spotlight after James Franco's YouTube rant, but it's banning is just one of many 'silly' decisions made by Australian censors over the years.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Ash Flanders of Trash-Theatremakers Sisters Grimm
We learn how they've taken their high-camp, low-tech shows from the garden shed to the main stage.
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NewsThe Off-White Album: How History and Decay Affect 45-Year-Old Records
No matter what their colour, condition or quality, Rutherford Chang wants your iconic 1968 Beatles 'White Album'.
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NewsWhat Happens to Funny-Shaped Vegetables?
Food wastage is rife, but some restaurants are determined to be part of the solution rather than the problem.
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NewsThe Really Bad Dancer’s Guide to Dance Massive 2013
For those of you who love to krump, or perhaps enjoy something a little more structured, you want to be twerkin’ all the way to Dance Massive 2013.
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EventMinistry of Sound: Testament
Sat, 12 Apr 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Ministry of Sound's massive 90s and 00s parties are returning to Melbourne with Roger Sanchez, Felix Da Housecat, Utah Saints and more.
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EventState Rose and Garden Show
Sat, 9 Nov - Sun, 10 Nov 2024
Victoria State Rose Garden, Werribee South
Wander through 5000 blooming roses, stock up on new plants (and tips) and sip prosecco among the flowers.
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EventVillage Feast
Sun, 10 Nov, 2024
East Brunswick Village, Brunswick East
Expect DJ sets from Triple R’s Small Fry as well as food and drinks from Rumi, The Rocket Society, Bride Road Brewers and FoMo Cinemas.
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EventWoodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week
Fri, 1 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Snag a sip of a cocktail classic without spending a cent this November at these participating bars.
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EventInto The Vines: Gulp Fiction
Thu, 28 Nov, 2024
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
Consider this mini wine festival the ultimate Thursday night knock-off, preparing you for the slow descent into silly season.
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EventUpstairs @ The Rochey
Multiple single dates
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
The Rochey is hosting intimate electronic gigs every Saturday night in its upstairs bandroom.
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EventVan Gogh at The Lume
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
THE LUME Melbourne, South Wharf
Sunflowers, stars and a sublime multi-sensory experience: you'll find them all at this immersive and stunning exhibition.
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EventFrench Impressionism
Fri, 6 Jun - Sun, 5 Oct 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
After its 2021 season was cut short due to the pandemic, this stunning exhibition is returning to NGV International with 100-plus iconic paintings.
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EventApéritif v Aperitivo Arvos at Molly Rose Brewery
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood
Sample Molly Rose's new small-batch gins, pastis, vodkas and vermouths at its aperitivo sessions and masterclasses.
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EventMelbourne Queer Film Festival
Thu, 14 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
This year's MQFF boasts a 42-feature lineup stacked with LGBTQIA+ must-sees — and a celebration of music videos.
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NewsBerlin Wall Is Being Torn Down…Again
For the second time in a matter of only a few years, a chunk of the Berlin Wall, and the striking art that covers it, is set to be torn down
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NewsA Lego Hogwarts Exists That Is Almost Big Enough to Enter
This Hogwarts castle made out of 400,000 Lego blocks is possibly more stupefying than the real Hogwarts.
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NewsSeven Intricate Structures You Won’t Believe Were Made Out of Paper
Check out seven of the most intricate and incredible structures ever made out of paper
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NewsA Curated Buffet of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Whatever your poison and budget, there's something worth breaking the raw food diet for.
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NewsWin Tickets to See I Give It a Year
A rom com that turns its gaze to what happens after the wedding.
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NewsThe Lit Journal Goes Interactive with Launch of Cuttings
Here sprouts a well-designed, digital-only collection of new Australian writing
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NewsSeven Positive Ways to Think About Death at Performance Space
See how seven performances and interactive artworks have made a positive experience out of the theme of death.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
A wave of the best French cinema hits Australia once again.
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NewsThe Ten Best Art Apps
Art organisations across the globe are transforming how tech-savvy visitors can experience their works.
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NewsTipsy Tricycles Brings You Drinks Off the Back of a Trike
The three-wheeled, roving pop-up bar takes Melbourne by storm.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Sold-Out Red Bull Flying Bach
J.S. Bach gets a street-level youth culture shake-up.
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NewsA Roadmap to White Night
The international arts and culture all-nighter is coming to Melbourne for the very first time. Don't tell Mum.
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NewsEarn Yourself Free Festival Tickets with Optus RockCorps
Exchange community service for 'money can't buy' festival tickets with Optus RockCorps
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Future Lab Trend Forecaster Martin Raymond
We talk trend forecasting, what shopping centres might look like next decade, and why Sydney might culturally overtake Melbourne.
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NewsThe Five Greatest Papal Film Moments
Vatican movies to get you in the mood for the next two months of Church and State.
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NewsThe Lonely Heart’s Guide to Valentine’s Day in Melbourne
As a great woman named Edna Crabapple once said, "love is a many splintered thing". Avoid heartache with these Valentine's Day events across the city.
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NewsWin Yourself a Literary-Inspired T-Shirt from The Affair
The Affair have transformed their love and passion for literature into a unique and compelling range of men's T-shirts
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NewsA Portrait of the Artist as a Video Game
The struggles and frustrations of the New York art scene are transformed into a highly addictive video game.
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NewsWin the Ultimate Tropfest VIP Experience for You and a Friend
Enjoy the film fest to its fullest with luxury pre-drinks, red-carpet tickets and stylish hotel accommodation.
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NewsSydney Illustrator Wins New Yorker Comp with Hipster Cover
The dandy is a hipster in Simon Greiner's version of the iconic Eustace Tilley image.
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NewsCocktail Masterclass: Perrier Summer Punch
Mixologist Tomas Vikario shows how to make the perfect no-fuss drink for when friends turn up unexpectedly.
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NewsThe Ten Best Outdoor Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne has to be one of the best places in the world for dining in the summer air.
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NewsFascinating Long Exposure Photographs of Sleeping Couples
See the nightly battle between intimacy and rest play out in pictures.
