The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week Under $20

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Concrete Playground
November 16, 2017
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    Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures

    Saturday, October 14, 2017 - Monday, January 29, 2018

    Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth

    The Art Gallery of WA's exhibition celebrating the too-brief career of local boy Heath Ledger.

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    Noisy Ritual 2017 Bottling Party

    Sunday, November 19, 2017

    Noisy Ritual, Brunswick East

    Help Brunswick East's urban winery bottle some plonk — then help them drink it.

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    Untitled House

    Wednesday, November 15 - Saturday, December 9, 2017

    Untitled House, Ferntree Gully

    Artists have covered a Ferntree Gully house in more than 1800 mirrored bricks.

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    Linden Postcard Show 2017-18

    Friday, November 10, 2017 - Friday, February 23, 2018

    Domain House, Melbourne

    An annual celebration of the artistry behind the humble postcard.

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    Sandra Bridie (b 19--): eight fictions

    Wednesday, November 15 - Saturday, December 2, 2017

    Blindside Gallery, Melbourne

    A presentation of eight make-believe artists and their stories.

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    Del Kathryn Barton: The Highway is a Disco

    Friday, November 17, 2017 - Monday, March 12, 2018

    The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne

    The Sydney-based artist displays a mass of kaleidoscopic collages, sculpture and film in a new solo exhibition at the NGV.

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    Notfair 2017

    Saturday, November 11 - Sunday, November 19, 2017

    Notfair, Windsor

    See (and buy) the works of prominent emerging visual artists in a sprawling factory setting.

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    The Holy Weekender #2

    Saturday, November 18, 2017

    Holy Moly, Hawthorn

    A mini-festival of art, fashion, karaoke and pizza outside Hawthorn bar Holy Moly.

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    Kader Attia

    Saturday, September 30 - Sunday, November 19, 2017

    ACCA, Melbourne

    An intense, artistic exploration through conflict and decolonisation.

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    Joseph Kosuth: A Short History of My Thought

    Saturday, October 7 - Saturday, November 25, 2017

    Anna Schwartz Gallery Melbourne, Melbourne

    Explore Kosuth's lifelong investigation of art's ability to provide insights into questions of existence.

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    The humours

    Saturday, October 7 - Saturday, December 16, 2017

    Monash University Museum of Art, Caulfield East

    There's more to comedy than just making people laugh.

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    Melbourne Music Week 2017

    Friday, November 17 - Saturday, November 25, 2017

    Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

    The nine-day festival will this year fill the city with music, including the three storeys of Melbourne Town Hall.

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    Gareth Sansom: Transformer

    Friday, September 15, 2017 - Sunday, January 28, 2018

    The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne

    This exhibition features more than 100 of the Australian artist's works, including many that have never been presented to the public.

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    East Malvern Food and Wine Festival 2017

    Friday, November 17, 2017

    Central Park Malvern East, Malvern East

    Spend a Sunday in the park tasting wine, beer, cider, cheese, oysters and pudding.

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    Sculpture in the Vineyards

    Saturday, October 28 - Sunday, December 3, 2017

    Various locations around the Hunter Valley

    This arts and cultural festival brings together art, food and, of course, wine in the Hunter Valley.

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    Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow

    Saturday, November 4, 2017 - Sunday, February 11, 2018

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    Go dotty with more than 70 pieces from the Japanese artist's seven-decade career.

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    MPavilion 2017

    Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - Sunday, February 4, 2018

    MPavilion, Melbourne

    This year's amphitheatre-like temporary structure has two grandstands, native plants and a translucent gridded roof.

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    The Pool: Architecture, Culture and Identity

    Friday, August 18, 2017 - Thursday, February 1, 2018

    The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne

    A new exhibition exploring the pool's cultural significance in Australia.

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    The Creators Market

    Saturday, February 25, 2017, Saturday, May 27, 2017, Saturday, August 26, 2017 and Saturday, November 18, 2017 

    Prahran Town Hall, Prahran

    A quarterly market selling artisan wares from local creatives.

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