MELBOURNE BELOW
- The Calendar of Times Past (2010) -

SCIENCE ISSUES CAFE is a monthly discussion group in North Carlton (Melbourne, Australia) which allows lay people to get together and hear about the latest research or discuss the big issues in science today.

WHERE: Princes Hill Community Centre (rear 270 MacPherson Street, North Carlton) from 7:30PM.

DONATION: $5-$10.

Food and Quiz Night: Pancakes - Savoury and with Ice Cream!

Doors open 8.00pm.
Quiz starts 9.00pm.

COSTS:

• Food: $6.00 Members, $9.50 Visitors.
• Trivia: $3.00 Members, $6.00 Visitors.
• Food and Trivia: $8.00 Members, $11.00 Visitors.

The quiz is Five rounds, of 10 questions, one of these rounds is normally a handout round, of visual questions.

Socialising and use of the library: FREE!

Hey guys!

In case you didn't already know, Gertrude's has changed the date of our gig scheduled Feb 6. It is now all going down on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH; which is a good thing in my eyes, because now you don't have to wait as long to see three of Melbourne's most original acts take to the stage.

So come join Sweetmac, Josh Murphy's Filthy Soup and Liminal on a night of musical mischeif and adventure as we get set to ROCK THE COUCH.

Friday, Feb 5th @ Gertrude's Brown Couch. 30 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. 8:30 kickoff. Entry is 6 bucks.

The Best SF Graphic Novels and Australian Graphic Novels and Artists - An Overview.

Comics expert and humourist Bernard Caleo shares his insights and shows us the gems in current writing and art, with an emphasis on the last ten years.
http://www.cardigancomics.com/

The Collected Spelling Errors of Bolkien

Martin Pearson, folk musician and sensation of the Melbourne Comedy festival 2006, shares his jokes songs and experiences as a fantasy fan who created the original one-man 2½ hr Lord of the Rings musical. This is not to be missed. CDs for sale - you’ll want one!

This is your chance to hear our all new songs, and see the blistering new Cosmic Laser and Robot Light Show from around 10pm. Come earlier and you'll boogie to a Talking Heads tribute band and ease into the cool ambiance that is Ruby's Lounge (1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave 3160.)

Looking forward to seeing our regular Sonic Attack, Hawkwind, Pink floyd, Motorhead, SciFi and Prog Rock fans!

Opening 25th Febuary 2010 between 6pm and 8pm, then 10am to 5pm weekdays until March 22nd. At the Stables Studio Gallery (54 Burke Road, Malvern East, Melbourne, Victoria.)

"Humour, wine and cheese and human rights issues. Paintings that speak the protest against forced Australian government approved drugging, mugging and false imprisonment. If you can't make it on Thurday, you can still come between 10am and 5pm weekdays until March 22nd."

http://www.redbubble.com/people/initiallyno/art/4582723-1-crowds-and-characters-exhibition

Coffee cake and conversation.

Feb 26 to 28 is Continuum 6 at the Ether Centre, Little Bourke St, Melbourne and Feb 28 is the Sydney Road Festival - the MSFC has a table at the Festival. Books!

Future Tense. The killer robots are beating down the front door while the mutant hordes gather at the back; your emotional inhibitor is on the fritz again and your computer has started calling you "Dave"; the world outside is a burning wasteland but that's OK, there's an ice age right around the corner; so climb into your nutrient tank and get comfy - it's going to be a lovely apocalypse

Guests of Honour: Include Mark Pesce (Futurologist), and Kim Westwood.

Venue: The Ether Centre, lower level, 285 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne.

(1) $10 discount off the Adult and Concession rates is applicable to memebers of an SF&F club, Gaming Club or 2009 Convention.
(2) Student/Concession membership is available to all secondary/tertiary students and concession card holders over the age of 16. Photocopied proof of concession must be enclosed with membership form.
(3) To be accompanied by an Adult member. One Adult may accompany up to three (3) Junior members.

Cinema Voltaire is the brainchild of Lindsay Saddington, director of ACOPA, who said there was an obvious dearth of venues where underground, avant garde and experimental films could be seen.

Set in a cabaret lounge environment, Cinema Voltaire aims to show cutting edge shorts and features from all over Australia and the world, sometimes teamed with live performances. The aim is to have one curated program every second month from February.

The first film will be David King’s underground quasi-sci fi feature film, PURGE, praised by Dutch film critic Ton van Rooij as “unconventional”, “confronting”, and “visually arresting”. The film is unclassified so only those over 18 can attend.

Tickets will be $12 or $8 concession with all proceeds being used to set up and run future screening programs. A fully-licensed bar also operates at the venue.

Cinema Voltaire is seeking quality underground, avant garde, and experimental films for future screenings. Filmmakers and those wanting more information about screenings can contact Lindsay Saddington on 9326 9094 or via admin@acopa.com.au

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27th.

SPENCERS LIVE
419 Spencer Street, West Melbourne from 8pm.

"Renowned for their untamed, passionate and fiercely independent approach to music, these three evocative singersongwriters combine musical forces for one special show on Saturday February 27th, to shake up the CBD of Melbourne Spensers live. Collaborations of this nature are rare - those who remember the Witches Christmas shows of the late 90's will relish the opportunity to see these uniquely individual yet cosmically and musically alligned women share the stage again. Come along, transcend the everyday and be a part of the reignition and passion of the Wild Woman in a beautiful intimate venue with great sound and atmosphere."

The friendliest party in town.

Organised by sue.k., the first screening for 2010 is now coming up.

Saturday 30th January 2010.

suek-artist and cogcollective presents:
Delicate Matter: experiments with flesh and the analogue.

A programme of experimental film curated by Richard Tuohy.

It’s the flesh, the touching physicality and tiny inconsistencies in approximation and decay that give the analogue physicality of cine film, with its fragility and its presence, with the vitality of its fleshiness.

(All works in this programme have at some stage used film as a source material in its production.)

Entry by donation Doors open 8:30pm