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PREMIER EVENTS dog combo’ so head todog combo’ so head the Eagle Pack stand tothe Eagle Pack stand oncheck in or register the day. JOY 94.9 will broadcast the excitement of the Midsumma Carnival live to air, air, to live Carnival Midsumma forget you can listen atso don’t Make sure you www.joy.org.au get the JOY iPhone app and while you’re there you might as well get Midsumma12 — Midsumma’s app. iPhone Keep your eye out for Southern Star Observer to get all the latest information. DATE: January 15 2012 DATE: OPEN: Noon-5pm VENUE: Birrarung Marr Free COST: WEB: www.midsumma.org.au The Pineapple The Pineapple Sorrows from work new tragic-comic absurd An crossditch. Melbourne theatre company, In the wake of a wake, one platter Wed & Wed From January 17, 2012 OPEN: DATE: Sun 6.30pm; Thu-Sat 7.30pm VENUE: La Mama Courthouse ADDRESS: 205 Faraday St, Carlton PHONE: 03 9347 6948 WEB: www.lamama. $25/$15 conc com.au COST: Pineapple Sorrows. Performed by Jake Preval, remains. Three hors d’eouvres remember — the Preval, Jake by Performed Sorrows. Pineapple Sherilee Kahui and .... Music by Dylan Lardelli. Costumes by Chloe Greaves. Directed by Felix Preval. then, “And he was just gone. Toothpick — all!” and Asparagus Roll. .au om .c starobserver offer for the next three weeks of festival, all over Melbourne. Be sure to take the tram or train in preparation for a fun-filled day. A feast of diversity will be laid out for your pleasure on the lower terrace, where a cacophony of wares, their bare will stallholders providing the perfect strolling destination for new friends and eye candy! Eagle Pack presents the Dog inimitable Dulcie’s favourite everyone’s Show, pack of bitches. The 2012 categories include ‘cutest bitch’ and ‘best owner and | au g. .or midsumma Carnival 2012 Carnival Stories by Starlight by Stories Candy Royalle and Sloppy Joe (plus a number of secret guests and collaborators) come together to offer up Stories by Carnival is the opening event of Midsumma’s andannual queer arts Wed-Sat 8pm 8pm January 18-21 2012 OPEN: Wed-Sat DATE: VENUE: Thousand Pound Bend Gallery ADDRESS: 361 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne WEB: www.thousandpoundbend.com.au $25/$18 conc COST: Starlight, an all-consuming fusion of music, poetry, Starlight, an all-consuming fusion of music, poetry, soundscapes. and work, performance confronting and arresting her for Known performance artist and wordsmith Candy Royalle soul. and jazz found a natural fit with Sloppy Joe, a trio who funk, of genres the bend work. Their unique sounds are now the of body latest her to backdrop an is Born of desire, politics and self- Starlight by Stories the discovery, through journey rhythmic intense, self and into the stars. cultural festival that attractedcultural festival a whopping crowd of nearly first year at 100,000 in it’s Birrarung Marr in 2011. It is the biggest single event in program. Midsumma’s Thanks to the support of our the City of principal partner, will 2012 Carnival Melbourne, again be a free celebration for the entire community to enjoy straight and everything — queer, in between — everyone is welcome! Free entertainment will also feature from noon-5pm. Teaser performances from some of the will program the in events best on whet your appetite for what’s MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL 15 JANUARY - 5 FEBRUARY 2012

Midsumma Mooning The Year of T Dance This men-only fundraiser has guys baring Magical Wanking T Dance, it up for your enjoyment? all to win prizes, and maybe a few fans Neil Watkins has wanked presented by Never fear, at T Dance all in the crowd. more than is healthy, allegedly. Midsumma, is your party desires will be With the talent and wet- One of Ireland’s most exciting artists the ultimate party in the park: an satisfied. And to top it off, jock segments, the crowd and incendiary performers, Neil is a out and proud celebration for the Midsumma has decided to are guaranteed an all-round maverick, a 33-year old homosexual queer community and our not-so- get back to our roots and view of the contestants as with a Jesus complex. On orders queer friends. showcase the brilliant local they compete for a tropical from heaven, this is Neil’s journey In 2011 T Dance sold out — talent on offer. Queensland getaway. through the wilderness of queerness the biggest crowd in Midsumma Don’t miss the Throw in a half time comedy — from Catholic Ireland to the history! Get your tickets early to glistening sun over the fine toilet act with rapid-auction and it’s a great night’s cruising bars of the world. enjoy a sweaty summer evening Melbourne cityscape. Immerse access. Book your VIP tickets now entertainment for bugger-all money. This is a brave and heartbreaking of dancing, laughing and, if you’re yourself in the pumped crowd, — before the restricted release lucky, maybe even some lovin’. skin to skin in the middle terrace runs out. A fundraiser for the David Williams Fund, exploration of porn addiction, destructive sexual of Birrarung Marr, a stone’s throw there’s no better way to show your support for behaviour, Catholic guilt and family heartbreak. Midsumma has been around Check the website for updates from our vibrant CBD. those living with HIV/AIDS. the country on a national DJ on all the tantalising treats on DATE: From January 17 2012 OPEN: Jan 17- search, to bring you the very best If you prefer to 21 7pm; 22 8.30pm; 24-29 8.30pm VENUE: Australian talent on the decks for watch that sweaty DATE: January 15 2012 DATE: January 27 2012 OPEN: 8pm Theatreworks ADDRESS: 14 Acland St, St Kilda T Dance 2012. Watch our winner crowd from just a OPEN: 5-10pm VENUE: Birrarung Marr VENUE: The Laird Hotel ADDRESS: 149 Gipps PHONE: 03 9534 4879 WEB: www. in action and you be the judge. little further away, get WEB: www.midsumma.org.au theatreworks.org.au COST: $25/$20 conc St, Abbotsford PHONE: 03 9417 2832 What good are rockin’ beats priority service and, the PRESALE TIX: $35/$27 conc & members SEASON PASS: with Mother/Son and Negative DOOR TIX: $50/$38 WEB: www.lairdhotel.com COST: $12 without sexy dancers burning most important of all, Energy Inc $50/$45 conc VIP TIX: $100

Leggings Are Not Pants Love In A Cubicle In Vogue: The Australian Same- Raw, raucous and beautiful, Leggings The all-new 10th anniversary production Songs by Ma- Sex Dancesports 2012 Are Not Pants shows that there are no of one of Out Cast Theatre’s biggest donna Hosted by Luke boundaries to gender identity, but there successes, Love In A Cubicle. The controversial smash hit Gallagher and are to lycra. A glittering coming-of-age comedy with of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Michael Kaye Sera, the glamour and glitz Full of laughter, sweat, acrobatics, beauty, rocking healthy doses of pathos, nudity and whimsy - Griffiths is Madonna. No accent, will be dazzling at St Kilda Town live music and muscles, this hilarious show defies and on of the most outrageous comedies you’re costume or wig. Just ‘Madge’ Hall as same-sex couples glide by. the divide between masculinity and femininity and ever likely to see. Two schoolboys fall in love then catch up years later by accident during a accompanying herself at the The excitement grows and grows explores being queer in today’s world. hilarious night at a sex club. One man’s painful piano leading you on a journey on this night of heated competition By the same director as last search for love with a little groin-crunching and through her tough life and tender with a brilliant climax at the end, the Latin year’s fabulous Ladies Prefer Greek drama along the way. songs. American A Grade final. The couples converge Brunettes, it is presented Scathing one-liners, Strike a pose, get into from around Australia and New Zealand to in conjunction with the sparkling dialogue the groove and express battle it out. Audience members can join in too Women’s Circus. and a gorgy love story yourself as Madonna opens (at no extra charge). Register for the Most Out- guaranteed to keep you her heart! Written and of-Time Waltz, but don’t forget your tiara. This on your toes from start event has been a regular on the Midsumma to finish. Festival calendar, proudly hosted by Dance Cats DATE: January 18-28 2012 OPEN: Jan 18-21 DATE: February 01-05 2012 OPEN: Wed- DATE: Jan 11- Feb 11 2012 OPEN: Tues-Sat 8pm 8pm; Jan 25 & 27 9.30pm; Jan 26 & 28 7.30pm. (no show Jan 26) VENUE: Mechanics Institute DATE: February 4 2012 OPEN: 6pm VENUE: Fri 8pm; Sat 4pm & 8pm; Sun 6pm VENUE: VENUE: ADDRESS: 45 Performing Arts Centre ADDRESS: St Kilda Town Hall ADDRESS: 99A Carlisle St, fortyfivedownstairs ADDRESS: 45 Flinders Ln, Flinders Ln, Melbourne PHONE: 03 9662 9966 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick PHONE: 03 9387 St Kilda PHONE: 03 9209 6777 WEB: www. Melbourne PHONE: 03 9662 9966 WEB: www. 3376 WEB: www.moreland.vic.gov.au COST: WEB: www.fortyfivedownstairs.com portphillip.vic.gov.au COST: $20/$15 conc fortyfivedownstairs.com COST: $28 $34/$24 conc COST: $29/$55 conc PREMIER EVENTS Great Christmas Gift Idea!

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Metamorphosis Negative Energy Inc Queer City Urban Scrawl Metamorphosis is the fight for survival If you’re not angry you’re either heavily Premier Arts Through street art, words, photography and light painting, urban and the grasp at life that follows. medicated or not paying attention. Angry Reveal discloses, divulges and displays artists Kaff-eine, Interpreting the transformation of homosexualist Ash Flanders takes no the various stories that need to be Tigtab, Blacklodge and caterpillar to moth, the show draws heavy prisoners in this unwarranted attack on modern told. It explores a number of topics from gender, Precious Little lead the influence from Butoh Dance Theatre. society. From Christianity to , The Secret stereotypes, body image, sexuality, identity and expedition into the Metamorphosis sees the Butoh Body born to Shelly Croft, watch him direct his misplaced the real world. alone onto the cold, white earth, exploring its rage at anyone and everyone. And who knows clandestine corners — it could be you! Accompanist The images mix irony, of Melbourne, from environment through trial and error, failure and symbolism and a keen success. and actual ‘talent’ Dave Barclay the painted laneways will support Ash as he rants and sense of humour, while to the subterranean Metamorphosis is explored in the intimate warbles in a desperate attempt to also questioning the catacombs, snaking like space of the La Mama Theatre as a richly visual prove life is an exhausting, pointless viewer. a circulatory system and interactive performance. The audience’s and thankless task — made under the city skin. actions and response affect the developing Butoh harder by the sheer volume of Urban Scrawl is where Body and, by extension, the environment it inhabits. arseholes in the world. identity and ephemera Presented as part of the Midsumma at La Mama intersect. season. DATE: Jan 15 - Feb 05 2012 OPEN: Sat-Sun 7pm VENUE: Theatreworks ADDRESS: 14 Acland St, LAUNCH NIGHT: January 18 2012 VENUE: DATE: February 1-5 2012 OPEN: Wed and Sun St Kilda PHONE: 03 9534 4879 DATE: From January 16 2012 OPEN: 9am-5pm Thousand Pound Bend Gallery ADDRESS: 361 6.30pm; Thur-Sat 7.30pm VENUE: La Mama WEB: www.theatreworks.org.au VENUE: City Library ADDRESS: 253 Flinders Ln,

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Britney Spears: The Unanswered! Pride March After ‘Homosexual’: The Legacies of Cabaret Unanswered! was a dance work prepared 2012 as a Short Sweet Dance piece for the Liberation The sell-out smash Short Sweet Dance Melbourne 2011. hit Britney Spears: This event brings together international It was awarded Best Choreography and Best The Cabaret returns to figures in queer history and politics to discuss Female Dancer at the festival. Collaboration with Melbourne’s premier cabaret the impact of Dennis Altman’s book Homosexual: The Project will extend this work to a full-scale 45 venue for Oppression and Liberation , and the legacies of gay minute to one-hour production. the 2012 Midsumma Festival. liberation 40 years on. Unanswered! looks at the beauty which is life. Starring acclaimed singer and Featuring Altman, UK gay historian Jeffrey Weeks, Life as equals. With all the opinions and structures actress Christie Whelan (The American cultural historian Alice Echols, and that have formed in society, no person, shape, size Drowsy Chaperone, Xanadu, The Importance Of archival footage curated by the Australian or gender is different. We are a race looking for Being Earnest), Britney Spears: The Cabaret is a Join your fellow LGBT community and those who & Gay Archives, the panel opens a two-day answers, seeming to be restricted in finding them satirical look at the perils of fame by award- support us in a show of solidarity and diversity as international conference marking this anniversary. by the obstruction which is individual opinion. The winning writer/director Dean Bryant. we march down Fitzroy St in the 17th annual Pride Supported by La Trobe University, the Australian performance is seen from different perspectives March Victoria. Lesbian & Gay Archives, Victoria University and Mathew Frank’s musical direction sees Britney’s involving examples of human behaviours, good, bad Midsumma. hits transformed into cabaret songs. or undecided. The celebration continues into the night at Catani Gardens. Please note this is a NO BYO event. DATE: January 18-29 2012 OPEN: 7.30pm DATE: Preview Jan 25, 26-28, 31 & Feb 4 DATE: February 02 2012 VENUE: Australian Centre for the Moving Image ADDRESS: VENUE: Chapel Off Chapel ADDRESS: 12 2012 OPEN: 7.30pm VENUE: DATE: February 05 2012 OPEN: Noon , Flinders St, Melbourne Little Chapel St, Prahran PHONE: 03 8290 7000 ADDRESS: 14 Acland St, St Kilda PHONE: 03 VENUE: Catani Gardens PHONE: 03 8663 2200 WEB: www.acmi.net.au WEB: www.chapeloffchapel.com.au COST: 9534 4879 WEB: www.theatreworks.org.au ADDRESS: Beaconsfield Pde, Melbourne COST: $17/$14 conc $37/$32 conc COST: $32 full $27.50 conc WEB: www.pridemarch.com.au COST: Free agazine Midsumma miniagazine spaces availabe is onstree 03 9015 6809 NEXT WEEK CALL NOW The nex ed Limited t

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Confessions of JOY’s Midsumma WoW Moments of Linda Beatty: The Ms Gay & Ms TS Party & Transylvanian UnEnchanted Princess Australia 2012

a Grindr Addict Gypsy Kings Perfect FESTIVAL EVENTS Linda Beatty is The Behold the outrageous A funny, intimate and JOY94.9 Women on Waves A multimedia performance UnEnchanted Princess. beauties and hidden awkward journey through presents Back to the ’60s and of a young mans journey With a magical Celtic talents competing for the the pleasures and pitfalls of ’70s. This one-off fundraiser through love and self- harp, heavenly singing, title of the year. sex, love and Grindr. will feature Bluehouse and superstar discovery. Adam thinks his life can’t and twisted fairytales, she explores the Felix has a date. A real one! But this time guests, all singing tracks from the ’60s be perfect without another person in lies adults tell themselves. As a failed it’s different — it wasn’t set up over the and ’70s, go-go dancers, roller skates, it. Watch as he struggles to come to princess she asks, What exactly is internet, nor did he have to spend hours flower power! terms with his and tries happily ever after? Do our dreams grinding him first. Then, the horas of ! The to create his own differ from real life? Maybe the moments of perfect. So why is he freaking out? It’s been over Transylvanian Gypsy Kings’ style is dwarves up the street are a Using a combination of a year since Felix has been on a proper very sexy, with black better catch! live performance and date and he can’t help but leather, mesh shirts A classically trained singer multimedia, this is a wonder: What does a guy and macho jewellery and harpist, Linda offers an truly visually arresting actually do on a date that from downtown original twist to the cabaret work. doesn’t involve sex? Cluj Napoca/ and stand-up genres. Kolozsvar. DATE: Feb 2-4 2012 OPEN: 7pm DATE: February 3 2012 OPEN: 7pm DATE: Jan 17-28 2012 OPEN: Tues-Sat DATE: January 27 2012 OPEN: 7pm VENUE: Thousand Pound Bend Gallery DATE: Jan 25-26; Feb1-2 2012 OPEN: VENUE: Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster 9.30pm VENUE: Revolt Melbourne (WoW) & 10pm (Gypsy Kings) VENUE: ADDRESS: 361 Little Lonsdale St, Wed-Thur 7pm VENUE: Downstairs ADDRESS: 19 Williamsons Rd, ADDRESS: 12 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Red Bennies ADDRESS: 373 Chapel Melbourne PHONE: 0450 258 730 at Alma’s ADDRESS: 1 Wilks St, Doncaster PHONE: 03 9848 6811 WEB: PHONE: 03 9376 2115 WEB: www. St, South Yarra PHONE: 03 9826 2689 WEB: www.thousandpoundbend.com. Caulfield North PHONE: 0467 903 345 www.shoppingtownhotel.com.au COST: revoltproductions.com COST: $22 WEB: www.redbennies.com COST: $20 au COST: $22/$17 conc COST: $25/$20 conc Gold Res $35, Silver Res $30, General $25

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t) Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge, ContaCt Clem NewtoN-browN mp 94 Chapel Street, Prahran, 3181 | phone. 9981 9501 Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu and Clem Newton-Brown MP, Member for Prahran, pictured centre with (from lef Minister for Education , Parliamentary Secretary for Families & Community Services Andrea Coote, , Member for Southern email. [email protected] | twitter. @clemnewtonbrown | facebook. clem.newtonbrown s. Authorised by Clem Newton-Brown MP, 94 Chapel Street, Prahran. Metropolitan Region, Minister for Tourism & Major Events Louise Asher and Minister for Health David Davi MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL 15 JANUARY - 5 FEBRUARY 2012 ChillOutFestival2012 A Gentleman’s My BIG GAY Family day lesford labour day My BIG GAY Family is a free, visually Guide to Eating Out striking projection project at Melbourne’s long weekend 9-12 march 2012 in Melbourne iconic Northcote Town Hall. Writers, creatives and gents about town Dale What does Campisi and Michael Brady like to eat out — a family mean lot! What happened when they were invited to eat to the gay out every night for three months? The end result is and lesbian Eating and Drinking Melbourne 2012, a new guide community? to the city’s dining and drinking scene. Stunning Drinks and nibbles on the lawn of historic artwork will Williamstown Mechanics Insitute from 6.30pm. light up the Civic Square, further This event is part of GOWEST, a Hobsons Bay City enhancing Northcote Town Hall as a cultural Council initiative. landmark and central point for arts activities in the northern suburbs. It is proudly presented by the City of Darebin.

DATE: January 17 2012 OPEN: 6.30pm VENUE: DATE: Jan 15 - Feb 5 2012 OPEN: Mon-Sun, Williamstown Mechanics Institute ADDRESS: 5 sunset-11pm VENUE: Northcote Town Electra St, Williamstown PHONE: 1300 462 542 Hall Civic Square ADDRESS: 189 High St, WEB: www.eatingoutmelbourne.eventbrite.com Northcote PHONE: 03 9481 9500 WEB: www. COST: Free northcotetownhall.com.au COST: Free

Pink Narcissist ConfiguRATion Fad Gallery proudly presents Pink For a long time Rat Simpson has had a Narcissist, an exhibition celebrating 20 thing. No, wait, you’d have to call it an years of gay artist Richard Morrison. obsession with circles and the things they represent. Collaboration is always at the heart of Midsumma Festival. The art of visual storytelling takes centre Things like the colour wheel, earth, unity, stage this year, as we combine the talents of two perfection, wholeness and inclusion. acclaimed artists. ConfiguRATion delves into elements of this Pink Narcissist celebrates 20 obsession and explores the relationship between years of Richard Morrison’s variant fields of colour and abstracted circular highly imaginative and imagery. colourful paintings, curated Rat’s urban beginnings are not forgotten in this by Kevin McGreal. Morrison’s series; however, these paintings do possess a work gives us a tantalising, more organic structure and are self-contained units provocative and sexy insight of raw human expression. ConfiguRATion is an into our fantasies as a gay unknown adventure in an unknown space. man.

DATE: Jan 12 - Feb 5 2012 OPEN: Tues-Wed DATE: Jan 17 - Feb 5 2012 OPEN: Jan 17 2pm-midnight; Thur-Fri 2pm-1am; Sat 4pm-1am 6pm; Thu-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat-Sun 11am-5pm VENUE: Fad Gallery ADDRESS: 14 Corrs Ln, VENUE: Tacit Contemporary Art ADDRESS: 323 WWW.chIlloUTfesTIVal.COM.AU Melbourne PHONE: 03 9639 2700 WEB: www. Johnston St, Abbotsford PHONE: 03 9416 8399 fadgallery.com.au COST: Free WEB: www.tacitart.com.au COST: Free FESTIVAL EVENTS FESTIVAL midsumma.org.au | starobserver.com.au

Midsumma’s Men on Men Competition Winner Steve Edwards Untold

Open the door and spill some light: Untold explores midnights stolen moments, rough landscapes of male bodies and silent Liz isn’t the only secrets on busy streets. After winning the Men On Men Art Competition 2011 for his evocative portrait “The Groom”, Steve Edwards presents an enticing exhibition of his latest works in photography and film. Satisfy your cravings. On display January 16 - February 12 2012. Artworks for sale unless otherwise noted. General viewing Mon-Sat 5pm-late, Sun 4pm-late.

Men only VCAT A201/2010. Open day DATE: From January 16 2012 OPEN: Mon-Sat 5pm- Saturday, January 21 2pm-6pm. Women late, Sun 4pm-late MEN ONLY: Jan 21, 2pm-6pm (VCAT welcome. A201/2010) VENUE: The Laird Hotel ADDRESS: 149 FESTIVAL EVENTS Gipps St, Abbotsford PHONE: 03 9417 2832 WEB: www.lairdhotel.com COST: Free who rides trams.

If Mother Killed Her Art, Stories, Wife Will She Hang? Celebrations Sydney artists Mills & Morte continue An exhibition of 12 extraordinary artists their Falleni Series in If Mother Killed Her and a wall of amazing stories. Wife Will She Hang? The work includes painting, photography, sculpture, Drawing from the incredible life of Italian embroidery, music, body art, jewellery and some immigrant Eugenia Falleni (1875-1938), the original art as fashion pieces. artists recreate the public fascination with her My Life on a Page is a short story relating to family, identity through luscious paintings friend, neighbour, self, experience or fantasy. This Midsumma and intriguing mixed media work. Joan Nestle, well known lesbian activist, writer The exhibition draws from circus and freak show and orginal creator of The Look. Listen. Be alert around trams. imagery to tell the story of her 1920s court case. Herstory Archives will launch Falleni was a mother. Living in male persona since the exhibition on Friday, her arrival in Australia in 1898, her transgender January 27. identity became front-page news, causing a This event is part of scandal. GOWEST, a Hobsons Bay City Council initiative. DATE: Jan 15 - Feb 5 2012 OPEN: Tues-Sat noon- Proud to Present 6pm VENUE: Blindside Gallery ADDRESS: Level DATE: Jan 27 - Feb 5 2012 OPEN: Jan 27 6.30pm; yarratrams.com.au MIdsuMMA PreMIer events 7, Room 14, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston St, 10am-4pm daily VENUE: Joel Gallery ADDRESS: Melbourne PHONE: 03 9534 4879 WEB: www. 5 Sargood St, Altona PHONE: 03 9398 2511 WEB: blindside.org.au COST: Free www.louisjlcc.com.au COST: Free MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL 15 JANUARY - 5 FEBRUARY 2012

sEvEnTEEn danCErs. EIghT spoTs. onE drEam. 35 ShowS The Advocates The Dinner Party This is a sculptural exhibition of works Saints or sinners? Do you see what I see? made using chairs reclaimed from hard John Knap presents a gorgeous array rubbish, twine and twigs. of icons to celebrate the saint and Cecile Knight is an artist based in regional Victoria sinner in all of us. John’s current body of work who is presenting an encore exhibition of her uses multiple colour prints to create small iconic onLy unforgettable wooden sculptures. images. The work is hand-woven “These are my advocates, they and shellacked, and the from feb 4 represent my fight for a simpler life. visual narrative is about All things deserve a second perceptions. Was it the chance, as an artist it is my Last Supper or the first duty to reclaim, reanimate and Dinner Party ... you reform,” she said. decide! WINNER OF 9 TONY The Advocates is Cecile’s first AWARDS ® solo exhibition and the work embodies her commitment to AND A PULITZER sustainability.

PRIZE DATE: Jan 16 - Feb 5 2012 OPEN: 9am-5pm DATE: Jan 16 - Feb 5 2012 OPEN: Daily, 9am- VENUE: Foyer Gallery, Gasworks Arts Park 5pm VENUE: Gasworks Arts Park ADDRESS: ADDRESS: 21 Graham St, Albert Park PHONE: 21 Graham St, Albert Park PHONE: 03 8606 03 8606 4200 WEB: www.gasworks.org.au 4200 WEB: www.gasworks.org.au COST: Free COST: Free

The Interior Orchestra Analog and Digital Work ThE ClassIC BroadWaY musICal For a nEW gEnEraTIon by Sol Join the artist for drinks at 6pm, Friday, January 20. Sol is the artistic alter ego of Sydney-based new media artist Phil Soliman. Unlike Soliman’s other work, the Sol series is deeply personal and casually controversial, embracing the subconscious, and the tangled forest of desires, insecurities and dreams that dwell within it. Working across drawing, painting, collage and printmaking, using both analog and digital technologies, the Dadaist riot of visual styles and techniques reflects how Soliman sees his own inner universe — a chaotic kaleidoscope of sensory and cognitive impressions, unconstrained by regular forms of definition and categorisation. hEr maJEsTY’s ThEaTrE CALL TICKETEK 1300 555 593 | VISIT aChoruslInE.Com.au DATE: Jan 20 - Feb 2 2012 OPEN: Jan 20, 6pm; Tue-Sun 10am-10pm VENUE: Brunswick Street Gallery ADDRESS: 322 Brunswick St, Fitzroy PHONE: 0419 390 478 WEB: www.brunswickstreetgallery.com.au COST: Free FESTIVAL EVENTS FESTIVAL midsumma.org.au | starobserver.com.au

Take Care {out} There ’12 LGBTIQ Short Film Contest The ALSO Foundation has created the The gala screening as part of Midsumma first professional LGBTIQ accolade for Festival is at Red Bennies on Tuesday, short filmmakers, offering a unique and fresh January17. Further glory abounds with communications platform for emerging talent screenings across to show their creativity around the subjects of leading industry sexual health and relationship issues, as well events via as the chance to debut works before award- our affiliated winning judges Tony Ayres and Ana Kokkinos. festival Join us for the finalists’ screening and winner partners. announced! The Take Care {out} There Short Film Competition is modelled on ‘Make A Film, Make A Difference’, the TAC’s short film competition based around road safety. The contest is open to anyone with a film or experimental cinema piece that addresses sexual health or relationship issues around DATE: January 17 2012 OPEN: 7pm VENUE: Red Bennies

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They’re a Queer Mob 31@21 An exhibition of artists from a diverse Thirty-one lesbian artists will showcase range of cultures that make up a part of their exciting new work for your viewing Melbourne’s LGBQT community. pleasure. Sexy, funny, dangerous, black and loud are just Back by popular demand, the huge lesbian art a few adjectives to describe some of the work exhibition 31@21 returns to Midsumma in 2012 on show. with emerging and established lesbian artists. Opening night will be a party with performers Don’t miss the opening night party where the scheduled to entertain all evening. The exhibition cream of Melbourne’s lesbian art community come features an informal discussion on LGBQT diversity out to play. in Indigenous cultures. Speakers will cover such Opening night is on Friday, January 20, Easey topics as the third gender in Indigenous cultures Street Artist Studios and Gallery. such as faafafine (Samoa), fakaleiti (Tonga), rae rae (Tahiti Nui) and sistagirls (Indigenous Australia). Also to be covered is the continuum of specific Indigenous sexualities which have become distinct parts of Western LGBQT minority culture. DATE: Jan 20-29 2012 OPEN: Jan 20 7pm-late; DATE: Jan 19 - Feb 5 2012 Sat-Sun 11am-4pm OPEN: Thur-Sun noon-5pm VENUE: Easey Street Artist Studios and Gallery VENUE: Black Dot Gallery ADDRESS: 21 Easey St, Collingwood ADDRESS: 413 Lygon St, East Brunswick WEB: www.www.easeystartists.com WEB: www.blakdot.com.au COST: Free COST: Free FESTIVAL EVENTS available forpurchaseonthenight. Karen’s book‘ASlowWalk AcrossSpain’willbe across Melbourne. on Spanish,GreekandCypriotcookingatvenues over fiveyears.Angelaalsorunscookingclasses popular workshopsonwalkingtheCaminofor Karen andAngelahavebeenrunningtheir your questions about their two winewalks as on Karen the Camino.and Angela share Enjoy delicioustapasandsomeverygoodSpanish stories and answer with stunning images from the Pyrenees toa Galicia.walk on the Camino trail across Northern Join KarenManwaringandAngelaNicolettoufor , I hiding? you askingyourself,whatam and loss,Facadewillhave with themes of fear, betrayal blokes havesecrets.Dealing average Joes,buteven Guy andSteveseemyour some may say too close. been close friends for years, married. DonnaandNathanhave in Melbourneandtothepublictheyarehappily Fran and Sylvia own a developing events business whose livesarecaughtupinawebofdeception. booksforcooks.com.au COST: $15 St, FitzroyPHONE:0384151415WEB:www. Books ForCooksADDRESS:233-235Gertrude DATE: February12012OPEN:6.30pmVENUE: $25/$18 conc High St,KewPHONE:0398533551 C VENUE: KewCourtHouse ADDRESS: 188 DATE: Jan19-282012OPEN:Thurs-Sat8pm lovers’ bookstore - Books for Cooks. and foodthanatMelbourne’s bestfood What betterplacetoexperiencetravel Taste ofNorthern Spain Facade follows the story of six individuals Facade followsthestoryofsixindividuals ever reallytrustthosewecareabout? Facade: afront,barrierormask.Canwe Facade MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL 15JANUARY -5FEBRUARY 2012 OST: yahoo.com.au vic.gov.au orpaintedandpushed@ Centre oremailkingart@kingston. Enquiries throughKingstonArts energy and intimacy. colourful celebrationofmale prices andareajoyous are forsaleatveryreasonable February 9.Allworksofart runs betweenJanuary19and exhibition, at Kingston Art Centre, Moorabbin,partners GreggWilsonandKwongYap. The answer is YES! answer isYES! question. Andthe Dean, thatisthe To Deanornotto soliloquies. melodies inanhourofsongs,skits,scandalsand laced with a kitsch and campy collision ofDean Arcuritakesyouonatourofliterarylaughter musical Move overShakespeareascabaretcomedian an ass,thankstoashort(butsatisfying)puck! COST: $25/$22conc WEB: www.looponline.com.au Place, MelbournePHONE:0396540500 Sat 6pmVENUE:LoopADDRESS:23Meyers DATE: Jan17-212012OPEN:Tues-Thur 8pm; www.kingstonarts.com.au COST: Free Moorabbin PHONE:0395564440 W Art CentreADDRESS: 979 Nepean Hwy, DATE: Jan19-Feb92012VENUE:Kingston oil paintings of the male image by life oil paintingsofthemaleimagebylife Painted andPushedisanexhibitionof Male Art Painted andPushed The queen of the fairies falls in love with The queenofthefairiesfallsinlovewith Shall Icomparetheetoasummer’s gay? Night’s Dean A Midsummer EB:

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December DATE: 29 2012 OPEN: 11am-3pm VENUE: Kelly Park, Werribee ADDRESS: cnr Sts, Cherry & Synnot Werribee Free COST: January 21 2012 DATE: OPEN: 11am-3pm VENUE: Edinburgh Gardens ADDRESS: Crescent, Alfred Fitzroy North Free COST: DATE: January 22 DATE: 2012 REGISTER: Before Jan 19 OPEN: 11am VENUE: Various PHONE: 0428 447 539 EMAIL: thenomads@ thenomadsinc.org.au Free COST: January 29 2012 DATE: OPEN: 6.30pm VENUE: Cruiser Bar & Cafe Function Room ADDRESS: 61 Dohertys Rd, Altona North PHONE: 03 9369 6900 WEB: www.cruiserbarcafe. $15 com.au COST: January 22 2012 OPEN: DATE: 5.30pm VENUE: Hares & Hyenas ADDRESS: 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy PHONE: 03 9495 6589 W C www.hares-hyenas.com.au $15/$10 conc; season pass $150 to Fairfield (over the Yarra). This walk will will walk This Yarra). the (over Fairfield to be easy for anyone who is reasonably shoes, comfortable water, Bring fit. sunscreen and hat. Buy lunch or bring own. your Register before January 19 at www. thenomadsinc.org.au or email [email protected] Bring your own picnic rug and basket, basket, and rug picnic own your Bring share. to game a or ball a maybe and find us in the shade near the You’ll Gardens. playground in Edinburgh Presented by Wyndham Wyndham by Presented become too dark? If pressure on some writers to de-gay their characters is about increasing sales potential, is this homophobic? Panellists include author of novels Kelly Gardiner, for young people, and author and Pallotta-Chiarolli. Maria academic a migratory bird habitat, a marine sanctuary and a park setting on Port Phillip Bay. City Council and is part of a Hobsons Bay City GOWEST, Council inititative. Mostess. You will be guaranteed will be Mostess. You not only great questions and categories, but a whole lot of laughs. The Cruiser Bar is located inside the landmark Westgate 10Entertainment Centre and only CBD. Melbourne the from minutes | au g. .or midsumma www. : VISIT INFORMATION MORE FOR 2012 FEBRUARY - 5 JANUARY 15 FESTIVAL MIDSUMMA Truth, Dare & Promise: Issues in Youth Literature in Youth Issues & Promise: Dare Truth, Wyndham Family Fun Day Fun Family Wyndham Featuring academics, academics, Featuring editors and young adult panel this authors, fiction Join our Family Fun Day at Point Cook Coastal Park. Bring a picnic or use the Walk with the Nomads Walk Join the Nomads on a scenic walk through beautiful bush settings close to the CBD. We will be walking along the Yarra Night Cruise on down to the Cruiser Bar and Cafe Function Room for an Rainbow Families Welcome! Families Rainbow Gay, family? your in is Who transgender, bisexual, lesbian, andintersex, queer parents River on both bush paths and pavements from Victoria Gardens (Richmond) to Kew include will spots Key Fairfield. 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