Bendigo Writers Festival @ Bendigo (11 – 13 Aug) – Ben did go. I saw him. I DID.
Tamil Feast @ Ceres (9 – 10 Aug) – refugees of Melb who want to meet the local community and share their stories, will be cooking $20 dinners and erryone is invited. Yes, vegans too.
Glow Winter Arts Festival @ Stonnington (10 – 20 Aug) – boy do those mo fos glow
MIFF Sci-Fi Marathon @ Astor (12 Aug) – sci-fi via wi-fi for ly-fe.
The Secret Life of Suitcases @ Arts Centre (12 – 13 Aug) – in a 6-part series airing this week on the ABC, we follow the slinky from that Powderfinger video clip as it tours around Asia sampling local cuisines, exploring the relationship between food and culture
You, me and biodiversity @ Trentham (12 August) – learn about Australia’s otter ‘the rakali’ which has the claws of a drop bear, the tail of a bunyip and the attitude of Cher to the power of Bette Midler multiplied by the stink eye of Suri Cruise
The Damage Report @ Arts Centre (13 – 15 August) – known by its working title as ‘The Receipt from Dinner’
Mulled Wine & Hot Cheese Festival @ Welcome to Thornbury (12 Aug) – known by its working title as ‘My Last Date’
Elvis – the 40th Spectacular @ Thornbury (12 Aug) – confession: nothing to do with The King but it’s time to come clean.. I have a weird crush on Willem Dafoe.
Big Breakfast Festival @ Food Truck Park (11 Aug) – for the Hungdog Millionairres of Melbourne