15 JAN — 5 FEB 2017 MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL

#midsumma 30 Years of Celebrating midsumma.org.au Queer Cultures Recycle Responsibly For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. Midsumma Festival 2017 midsumma.org.au #midsumma 6. About Contents

Midsumma Festival is Acknowledgement Signature Events Victoria’s premier queer of Country arts and cultural Festival, Midsumma Carnival 13 Midsumma acknowledges that Midsumma Pride March 14 for and by LGBTQIA+ Indigenous Australians are the first communities. peoples of these lands. We pay our Midsumma Horizon 16 respects to all Indigenous Australians, In 2017 Midsumma celebrates 30 past and present, and we recognise Midsumma Presents years of championing diversity, their continuing spiritual and cultural connection to the land. cultivating queer perspectives Festival Club and After Parties 18 and creating experiences that flip Midsumma Festival takes place the status quo – all made possible between High Summer and Late Premier Events 19 through our annual open access Summer according to the Wurundjeri Midsumma Australia Post Art Prize 24 Festival. calendar of seasons, on whose land For three weeks over Summer much of this Festival is taking place. 2017, Melbourne and surrounding Hubs areas will be home to a spectacular Cover Image program of over 120 Midsumma Midsumma at Arts Centre Melbourne 26 Festival events: visual arts, Love is Love – The Seahorses Midsumma at Gasworks 32 performance, film, parties, sports, by Vexta Midsumma at the Hare Hole 40 talks and social events. Board, acrylic, spray paint This year’s Festival is punctuated by Internationally regarded street artist, three signature outdoor events. Vexta, breathes new life into a queer Festival Events Midsumma Carnival opens the symbol in this vibrant new artwork Festival with an all-day-and-night for the 2017 Midsumma Festival Performance 50 party-in-the-park at Melbourne’s Guide. Visual Art 60 Alexandra Gardens. “Seahorses are known for their Film 64 mating dance: a celebration of Midsumma Pride March, Talks 66 Melbourne’s iconic march of love and connection,” says Vexta solidarity and celebration, rolls discussing the iconography in Love Sport 69 through the streets of St Kilda in is Love. “With their unique beauty All Ages Events 73 the second week of the Festival. and unparalleled gender fluidity in the animal kingdom they represent Social and More 77 The final weekend explodes with free love in a complicated world.” Midsumma Horizon, a new-art party at Testing Grounds tucked Known by her quintessential use of Information away in Melbourne's CBD. And the fluorescent colours and painterly use best thing: they are all free! of stencils, Vexta utilises colourful geometric pieces representative of Welcomes 8 Held annually since 1988 the sub-atomic particles that make Access 9 Midsumma Festival has become up all matter. In Love is Love, this About this Guide 9 one of Australia’s most significant technique not only speaks to the arts and cultural Festivals. globally recognised Pride flag but Ticketing 10 Midsumma works year-round to also serves to highlight how we are Maps and Public Transport 82 provide artists with support and all made of the same parts. tools to create, present and promote People and Patrons 87 Vexta is a self-taught artist from their work at Midsumma Festival. Sydney based in New York. Partners 88 Recently named by The Guardian as one of the important women redefining street art, Vexta has exhibited across Australia, Europe and North America. For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. Midsumma Festival 2017 midsumma.org.au #midsumma 8. Welcomes

John Caldwell Martin Foley MP Martin Cutter Steve Barrow Chair, Midsumma Minister for Creative Industries Acting Chief Executive Officer Executive General Manager, City of Melbourne Culture & Capability, National Welcome to Midsumma Festival Happy 30th anniversary to Australia Bank & Executive 2017 – not just any Festival but our Victoria’s much-loved Midsumma Welcome to Midsumma Sponsor, Pride@NAB 30th anniversary extravaganza, Festival and congratulations on Festival 2017! the result of decades of hard work three decades of outstanding People and community matter. Midsumma Festival is one of that has handed us this extremely contribution to our creative state. Our vision is to become Australia Melbourne’s great arts and precious event. and New Zealand's most respected From the beginning, the Festival cultural celebrations. In 2017, bank: it’s about More than Money. From small beginnings as GayDay has fostered and promoted the Midsumma Festival celebrates its in the ’80s to a little-funded Festival creativity, diversity and vibrancy of 30th anniversary – a tremendous Respect is a big word, and we want run by a small board of volunteers Victoria’s LGBTI+ communities. milestone in the history of to be respected by our customers, during the ’90s, Midsumma Festival Australia’s largest LGBTIQ arts employees, owners and the This year’s program is better than evolved into a highlight of the festival. communities that we serve. ever – everything from theatre, Melbourne queer calendar. The cabaret, live music, family events This premier event is a highlight of Inclusion and diversity is central introduction of Carnival in 1992 and art exhibitions to the iconic our summer events calendar and is to who we are, and we are proud to and custodianship of Pride March Midsumma Pride March. the perfect way to kick off the new demonstrate our support for the in 2015 strengthened Midsumma’s year in Melbourne. LGBTI community once more as position in Melbourne's LGBTQIA+ We’ve come a long way in 30 the Principal Partner of Midsumma. community, which has grown in years on the road to inclusion and This year, we expect more than This is our fifth year as a sponsor, size, confidence and exuberance. full participation for everyone, 110,000 people to party along and we are delighted that this is the It’s incredible that Midsumma everywhere – but there is more to the Yarra at Carnival and first of a new five-year commitment, Festival has become a launchpad do. Much more. T Dance to celebrate the opening of including becoming the Principal for so many community and artistic Midsumma Festival. The Andrews Government values Sponsor together with the City of activities. Despite a rich history not and celebrates diversity. It affirms With more than 100 activities Melbourne. much has changed at the Festival’s the right to equality, fairness and across three weeks including visual Huge congratulations to core, with community leaders at the decency for LGBTI+ Victorians, arts, performing arts, live music, Midsumma on 30 years of helm dedicating their time to make and is committed to removing dance, film and sporting activities, celebrating LGBTI community and change - and by this I refer to my discrimination from Victorian laws, the Festival is an action-packed culture here in Melbourne. incredible Board who I am blessed services and society. celebration of our city’s LGBTIQ to work with. community. I also want to congratulate the We are determined to continue amazing Pride@NAB team and This year we will be spoilt with to set the national standard for The City of Melbourne has been a our LGBTI colleagues and allies. I an incredible 120-plus events to LGBTI+ equality and inclusiveness proud supporter of this vibrant and am sure that 2017 will be another share with you across more than 60 – and in this, we’ve a great partner inclusive event for the past seven outstanding community event to be venues throughout Victoria. in Midsumma. years. enjoyed by all. A huge thank you to our staff, Congratulations to all involved with Congratulations to the organisers We look forward to the energy and sponsors and volunteers, and this year’s program. for their hard work and commitment. excitement this Festival brings and our Principal Partners, City of Enjoy this year’s Festival. Melbourne and NAB. wish the organisers and all of you a fantastic 2017 Midsumma Festival! Happy Midsumma Festival. Midsumma Festival 2017 midsumma.org.au #midsumma 9. Access This Guide

Wheelchair Access Get in Touch COMEDY Sub-genre Wheelchair access varies from If you have any questions, Dolly Di*mond’sTitle venue to venue. To check a venue's feedback or would like any Bl*nkety Bl*nks wheelchair accessibility, look for information in another format, the wheelchair access symbol please don’t hesitate to contact us Everyone’s favouriteEvent game information alongside an event listing. on 03 9415 9819 or by emailing show hostess, Dolly Diamond, Midsumma relies on accurate [email protected] presents a fun-filled night of information provided by the more entertainment with more than than 60 venues that are part National Relay a passing nod to a television of the Festival. We recommend classic. Each night features contacting the venue to confirm Service six famous faces - much-loved wheelchair accessibility and to celebrities alongside treasured If you are Deaf, hard of hearing enquire about accessible parking. members of the LGBTI community or have difficulty speaking, - all of them helping audience contact the National Relay Service contestants win fabulous prizes. on 133 677 or via Alternative With Dolly Diamond at the helm, relayservice.com.au, then ask for this will be an unforgettable night of Format Guides 03 9415 9819 during business comedy and cabaret entertainment hours. There is no additional Chapel Off Chapel Venue & Location at its best and funniest. Large print PDF, large charge for this service. 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran print Word and RTF 20 – 28 Jan Date & Time versions of the program Fri – Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm can be downloaded on Duration: 2hrs $32 full, $26 concessionTickets the Midsumma website. $26 group (min 8) Alternatively, call Access symbols Midsumma on 03 9415 9819 and we can email or post Symbol Key them to you. Wheelchair access Audio described

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MIDSUMMA CARNIVAL

Melbourne is coming up rainbows When the sun goes down, Midsumma Carnival turns The 30th Midsumma Festival opens with an into T Dance. Inspired by evening dance parties all-day-and-night party-in-the-park at Melbourne’s of the early 1900s and now a main fixture of queer Alexandra Gardens. festivals across the world, this ostentatious and outrageous dance party curated by Midsumma and Bask in the sun to a buzzing collection of live JOY FM will have you seeing rainbows. music, DJs and sneak-peek acts from the Festival to come. Catch some shade and enjoy cheap eats from See website for the full Midsumma Carnival program. Melbourne’s best food trucks as well as fresh brews Alexandra Gardens and bevs brought to you by Ladies of Lager. Get lost St Kilda Rd, Melbourne in the clouds with family-fun activities, community Sun 15 Jan stalls and the best in queer sports presented by Midsumma Carnival: 11am onwards Team Melbourne. T Dance: 6pm onwards There is even a dog show. FREE

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MIDSUMMA PRIDE MARCH

Take to the streets Follow the 22nd Pride March as it surges through St Kilda and culminates in an afternoon of festivities Parade, pride and party come together once a year at Catani Gardens. in Melbourne’s iconic queer march. Whether you join the fanfare by foot or by wheel, with With its origins in the spontaneous demonstrations workmates or with family, with friends or with lovers, of Stonewall and speaking to the struggles of as ally or as queer, Midsumma Pride March is for you. LGBTQIA+ peoples everywhere, Midsumma Pride March is a spectacular act of solidarity in a world Pride March: Fitzroy St, St Kilda where many go without rights, dignity and visibility. Post-Pride Celebrations: Catani Gardens, St Kilda Encounter the kilometre-long procession of Sun 29 Jan 2pm start Victoria’s diverse queer communities as they dance, Participate: Participants in the March must register strut, sing, catwalk, vogue, placard, drag and move via midsumma.org.au by 1 Dec 2016 together in a celebration of difference, acceptance and equality. FREE

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MIDSUMMA HORIZON

Sky is the limit at Testing Grounds, Melbourne’s outdoor site for creative risk-taking. Experience a new-art extravaganza as the sun sets on Midsumma Festival 2017. Bring your phone and stroke that screen to experience the locative site of QueerTech.io, an internet-art Featuring a cross-section of Melbourne’s project of works from around the globe featured as experimental artists, Midsumma Horizon celebrates part of Midsumma Horizon. the often-volatile space that queer arts occupy. Unfixed identities, radical perspectives and new Testing Grounds politics collide as we ask what does a queer future 1 – 23 City Road, Southbank look like? (behind Arts Centre Melbourne) Co-curated by Daniel Santangeli and Alison Sat 4 Feb Bennett, Midsumma Horizon is a future-focused art 6pm – 11pm party featuring live-performance, projection, FREE visual art and music: all in the heart of the city QueerTech.io: http://QueerTech.io

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Glitterbomb your festival and bring your post-show diva to the Midsumma Festival Barre for all kinds of fabulousness

featuring DJs, queer cocktails, FREE OPEN EVERY NIGHT sing-alongs, special guests, weekend chats, forums + more OF THE FESTIVAL full program announced January 2017

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Premier Event VISUAL ARTS Beautiful Women

Following the 2016 success of All Incinerator Gallery You Need is Love, photographer 180 Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds Lisa White returns to Midsumma 21 Jan – 12 Feb Festival and Incinerator Gallery Opening: 20 Jan 6 – 8pm with a new portrait series. Beautiful Exhibition: Tue – Sun 11am – 4pm Women celebrates the contributions LGBTI women have made to FREE challenging narrow definitions of femineity and perfection. Exploring the power of lesbian, bi, trans and intersex women and the diverse characteristics of their beauty, this exhibition presents ‘beauty’ as beyond-skin to a sense of pride in ‘who we are’. Join Breast Screen Victoria in celebrating all women as part of their work developing LGBTI inclusive services.

Premier Event VISUAL ARTS Convergent Pathologies

myriad collective and Incinerator Incinerator Gallery Gallery present Convergent 180 Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds Pathologies, a group exhibition 21 Jan – 12 Feb by trans and gender diverse Opening: 20 Jan 6 – 8pm (TGD) artists from Melbourne. Exhibition: Tue – Sun 11am – 4pm Convergent Pathologies explores the experiences of TGD people FREE living with mental illness: from making choices to resist against or comply with being pathologised, to negotiating multiple identities and realities. The show features works by local TGD artists Hiro Mcl, Tama tk Favell, Archie Barry, and Cat Calypso, and is curated by myriad collective's darcy t gunk. Image: Archie Barry's Cardinis (still). Video, 6:40 minutes. Premier Events midsumma.org.au #midsumma 20.

Premier Event VISUAL ARTS #Dragformation

#Dragformation is the striking Chapel Off Chapel and fresh photographic exhibition 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran by Aaron Walker, that documents 20 Jan – 5 Feb the visual transformation of Opening Thu 19 Jan 6 – 8pm Australia’s leading drag performers. Drag Party Fri 3 Feb 9pm – late His ongoing series beautifully Exhibition daily except 26 Jan, showcases the extraordinary talent, midday - 5pm + show times diversity, creativity and passion of these world standard performers, FREE and his unique perspective will restore your faith in drag as an artform that continues to be as vibrant, relevant and culturally significant as ever. Photo: Dandrogyny

Premier Event PERFORMANCE The Happy Prince

Little Ones Theatre presents its La Mama Theatre take on The Happy Prince: an 205 Faraday St, Carlton adult parable about inequality and 18 – 29 Jan compassion. This divine story of Wed 6.30pm, Thu – Sat 7.30pm, the reckless love shared by a golden Sun 4pm statue and a selfless swallow, has Duration: 1hr become an enduring metaphor for the oppression of desire. From the $25 full, $15 concession, producers of Psycho Beach Party and definitely not for children, this is Oscar Wilde at his most perverse, demented, and tragic. By Little Ones Theatre after Oscar Wilde. Performed by Janine Watson and Catherine Davies. Directed by Stephen Nicolazzo. Designed by Eugyeene Teh and Katie Sfetkidis. Sound by Daniel Nixon. For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. Premier Events midsumma.org.au #midsumma 23.

Premier Event DANCE HardQueer DeathPony

Phillip Adams BalletLab presents Temperance Hall rising star of dance and queer 199 Napier St, South Melbourne performance, Chad McLachlan. 31 Jan – 5 Feb HardQueer DeathPony premiered Tue – Sat 7pm, Sun 5pm at last year's Melbourne Fringe Duration: 1hr to rave reviews. It has now $28 full, $22 concession been reimagined especially for Midsumma Festival and

Melbourne’s latest contemporary arts and performance venue, Temperance Hall. Starring “Despite the queer eccentricity McLachlan with dancer Matthew of the work and its sexualised Hyde, HardQueer DeathPony's orgy overtones, HardQueer DeathPony of myths and rituals takes you way has a meditative, almost out of your comfort zone. devotional quality.” - RealTime The begrimed sexuality is perverted yet tender and this work can best be described as adult theme- park entertainment. It's must-see contemporary performance for the queerest of art sake. Image: Bradley Harper

Premier Event MUSIC Kerryn Fields & Little Wise

These two songstresses are joining Northcote Social Club forces to bring their whiskey-soaked 301 High St, Northcote folk and alt-country music to the 21 Jan Northcote Social Club for a special Sat 2pm Midsumma Festival show with their Duration: 2hrs 40mins full bands. $15 pre-sale, $20 full on-the-door, Kerryn Fields is an artist with huge $15 concession on-the-door personality and a striking voice, showcased on her exquisite debut

album ‘RASCAL’. Little Wise (Sophie Klein) is small in stature, but tells a towering story with the wisdom of an old soul. She has just returned from a national tour launching her album ‘Silver Birch’. Premier Events midsumma.org.au #midsumma 24.

Premier Event PERFORMANCE The Sparrow Men

The Sparrow Men (Marcus Willis L1 Studios & Andy Balloch) explore the lives Level 1/377 Little Bourke St, of real characters, in this hour- Melbourne long, entirely improvised, two-man 27 Jan – 4 Feb comedic play. Daily (except 28 Jan) 7.30pm Starting with only two chairs and Duration: 1hr two Sparrow Men onstage, this $22 full, $20 concession, totally unique, never-to-be-repeated $18 group (min 4) experience springs to life each night with a single suggestion from Auslan Interpreted Fri 3 Feb the audience. With no sets and no props, this style of contemporary theatre fluctuates between comedic, ★★★★ ½ - Theatrepeople sentimental, light-hearted and “The Sparrow Men are experts dramatic. when it comes to improvised Debuting their first ever full-length theatre” - The Age performance in Midsumma Festival “whippet quick, high-energy duo” 2015, The Sparrow Men return as - The Herald Sun Melbourne’s favourite fast-paced comedy duo.

Midsumma Australia Post Art Prize

New World: Everyone has a vision Fort Delta for the future. Capitol Arcade, 113 Swanston St, Melbourne Utopic or dystopic? Hopeful or hapless? Together or apart? 21 Jan – 4 Feb Opening: Fri 20 Jan 6 – 8pm See works by the finalists of Exhibition: Thu – Sun midday – 5pm the Australia Post Art Prize as they respond to the 2017 theme FREE . This exhibition New World Image: Beefcake Comedown (Gold), provides interrogative and 2014, by 2016 Finalist Jake Preval. imaginative offerings for the future Photo: Lauren Dunn of LGBTQIA+ peoples.

Now in its second year, the Finalists of the inaugural 2016 Midsumma Australia Post Art Prize is Australia Post Art Prize included a nation-wide non-acquisitive award Jake Preval, Alison Bennett, Ying open to early-career and established Huang and William Eicholtz. artists working in any medium. 2017’s finalists announced in December. For ease of program navigation, advertising has been removed from this page. Hubs midsumma.org.au #midsumma 26. MIDSUMMA AT ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE

From the cream of London’s queer cabaret scene to Melbourne's most wanted, Arts Centre Melbourne has assembled a Midsumma line-up to frock up and wig out to. Under the spire, it’s a three week hurricane of notorious and outrageous personalities serving up salacious showstoppers and filthy laughs. Don’t miss this rogue troupe of performers who will defy the expectations of even the most jaded! The Midsumma Festival Barre can also be found at Arts Centre Melbourne, taking over The Barre with DJs, queer cocktails, sing- alongs and special guests every night of the festival. ACM Summa Packages: buy 2 or more Midsumma at Arts Centre Melbourne shows and receive 15% off*

*selected seats only

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Ursula Martinez: Free Admission

Presented by Arts Centre where she makes a handkerchief Melbourne disappear and reappear from just about everywhere… Ursula Martinez is many things: an Olivier Award winner, a cult cabaret Directed by Mark Whitelaw. diva, a star of stages across the ★★★★ ‘It’s a full-frontal statement world… but above-all-else she is a and demonstration of honesty, first-rate provocateur. vulnerability and power.’ - Time Out Britain’s most acerbic performance ★★★★ ‘…funny, tongue-in-cheek, artist is back on her dirty soapbox heartfelt and emotional.’ for Midsumma, baring her soul (and - The Guardian possibly more). As acclaimed as it is fearless, Free Admission is a new show that sees Ursula build a brick Fairfax Studio wall on-stage while pondering the 31 Jan – 5 Feb contradictions and inconsistencies Tue – Wed 6.30pm that make us human. Thu – Fri 9.15pm An original cast member of cabaret Sat 3pm & 6.30pm phenomenon La Soirée, Ursula Sun 5pm is most famous for subverting Duration: 1hr the striptease in her outrageous $45 full, $35 restricted view magic striptease act ‘Hanky Panky’,

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COMEDY CABARET Ash Flanders: Finucane & Smith’s Playing to Win Glory Box: Lucky 13

Presented by Arts Centre Presented by Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne How do you win in a world where An explosive variety show of the eight-year-olds on YouTube are the most subversive ilk, Glory Box is a new gurus? Where Hollywood stars melting pot of cabaret, dance and dance alone at their own premieres? transcendent glamour. Dice-rolling Where even your own parents divas, ace-in- the-hole aerialists, disparage you as ‘the flavour of pokerfaced prima donnas and the month’? How do you stay backroom ballerinas take to the optimistic? How do you maintain stage in this rock’n’roll Russian your dignity? Ash wouldn't know. roulette, all led by Melbourne’s own With his band at the ready, local fey unquenchable Queen of Hearts, nuisance Ash Flanders (Lilith: The Moira Finucane. Fairfax Studio Fairfax Studio Jungle Girl, Meme Girls, co-founder At Glory Box, everyone’s a winner, 27 – 29 Jan of Sisters Grimm) dares you to step 24 – 29 Jan baby. Fri – Sat 6.30pm, Sun 5pm into the ring with him, as he blends Tue – Thu 8pm, Fri - Sat 9pm, Sun 8pm ★★★★★ “Jaw dropping, feisty, Duration: 1hr 15mins together a darkly funny mix of song Duration: 1hr 40 mins seductive, dynamic… Unmissable.” and story, pop culture and personal $40 full, $35 concession $98 upfront & centre (incl. - Edinburgh Guide tragedy. complimentary drink), $78 deluxe, ★★★★ “See him before he really $65 premium, $50 a-reserve, is too famous for a small room." $40 a-reserve concession - The Age

CABARET COMEDY A Night at the Panti: High Heels Musicals starring in Low Places

Le Gateau Chocolat Presented by Arts Centre and Jonny Woo Melbourne and THISPOPBABY Hilarious and poignant, Irish drag Presented by Arts Centre star Panti Bliss invites you into Melbourne in association with Strut her stiletto-shaped world, tracing & Fret Production House her journey from small-town boy UK drag artiste extraordinaire to the National F*cking Treasure Jonny Woo teams up with she became after her speech the Olivier-winning superstar about homophobia went viral, was baritone, Le Gateau Chocolat, remixed by the Pet Shop Boys, to drag you through the back caused a parliamentary meltdown catalogue of musical theatre with and fed into Ireland’s marriage ballsy ballads, delightful duets and equality referendum success. slaughtered show tunes. From Les Fairfax Studio Fairfax Studio ★★★★ “A wise, hilarious, Mis to The Lion King, Cabaret to foul-mouthed jolt to the system” 17 – 22 Jan Annie... no musical is safe. 2 – 4 Feb - Time Out Tue – Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm Thu – Fri 6.30pm, Sat 9pm Duration: 1 hr 10mins “A sensational display of glitzy Duration: 1hr 15mins self-expression with A-class wit” $49 premium, $44.90 a-reserve - In-Daily $40 premium, $35 a-reserve

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CABARET TOUR Dolly Diamond’s Rhonda Piano Barre Butchmore’s

Presented by Arts Centre Fabulous Cou-Tours Melbourne of Arts Centre Monday nights during Midsumma Melbourne are getting a musical lease of life: Dolly Diamond will lead a sing- Presented by Arts Centre along with a bar full of strangers! Melbourne There will be VIP guest performers Melbourne drag icon Rhonda each week – but everyone will Butchmore (Thomas Jaspers) have a chance to sing, if they wish. and her loyal cohost Kyle Minall And needless to say, Dolly will be are back for a third and final year trawling through her own songbook of fabulous tours of Arts Centre of life! Melbourne. Join in and sing a collective show- Get the down low on the famous The Barre, Arts Centre Melbourne tune or three. Perhaps something Arts Centre Melbourne and the infamous and see the 16, 23 & 30 Jan from Kylie... or butch it up with a bit 19 Jan – 5 Feb theatres and costumes (including Mon 7pm of Liza or Judy. ‘Too much’ simply Thu (except 26 Jan) & Fri 6 + 8pm a display of items from the queer isn’t in the vocabulary at the Sat 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30pm folk who have both graced and FREE Piano Barre. Sun 4.30 + 6.30pm disgraced our stages) that have Duration: 55mins helped shape Melbourne’s status as the cultural capital of Australia. $30 full (includes a glass of bubbles) Tour includes a glass of bubbles, darlings!

BE IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT

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Gasworks Arts Park in partnership with The Village Festival will transform the Gasworks parklands into a Midsumma destination to ensure you linger longer to enjoy all the festivities. Take selfies with the giant inflatable rainbow, stay to check out a show or a film screening, and in between, wander around the park to enjoy the bar and lounge, Cuddle Puddle, 10 Minute Dance Party Caravan, Penny Candy Sideshow and so much more.

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CABARET Auto Bio Queen

The story of Beni Lola's life journey is told through dazzling cabaret performances by some of Melbourne's finest from the cabaret, drag and live performance communities, including Karen From Finance, Kathleen Gonzales and the Auto Bio Queen herself, Beni Lola. This journey of self-discovery will touch anyone who has ever searched for somewhere to belong. Contains adult themes.

Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham St, Albert Park 1 – 4 Feb Wed – Sat 7.30pm Duration: 1hr $28 full, $24 concession $20 group (min 6)

CABARET The Desperettes: A Guide to being a Wingman

Too long have the secrets of being a wingman been guarded by hetero men. Well, not any more! The Desperettes are girls dressed as boys, using these techniques for picking up while wearing giant pink beehives. In this comedy cabaret, expect sharp wit and tight three-part harmonies as these girls defy gender while singing (and sometimes rapping) a huge soundtrack of pop hits. Contains adult themes. Gasworks Arts Park ★★★★½ - Theatre People 21 Graham St, Albert Park ★★★★ - Arts Hub 27 – 28 Jan ★★★★ Fri – Sat 8pm - The Music Duration: 1hr $28 full, $24 concession $20 group (min 6)

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CABARET CIRCUS & BURLESQUE The Dog Theatre Freaky Sexy Weird

presents VARIETY Ever had a dirty or unusual thought? Come join Fox Pflueger The Dog Theatre Presents: for an intimate night of debauched VARIETY - a late-night Midsumma entertainment. Expect everything variety show at Gasworks Arts including, but not limited to, Drag Park. Hosted by our fabulous Quings, danger, glitter explosions, MC, VARIETY features the very songs, nuns, and black magick. best of Melbourne’s emerging This is the kind of performance art queer comedy, theatre, drag and event that makes everyone question performance artists, served up something. sizzling hot with a dash of glitter. Expect anything, assume nothing, Contains adult themes. and be sure to come the frock along for a stupendously good time! Contains adult themes. Gasworks Arts Park Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham St, Albert Park 21 Graham St, Albert Park 27 – 28 Jan 1 - 4 Feb Fri – Sat 10.45pm Wed – Sat 9.30pm Duration: 1hr Duration: 1hr $28 full, $24 concession $28 full, $24 concession $20 group (min 6) $20 group (min 6)

FILM PARTIES Priscilla, Queen 10 Minute Dance of the Desert: Party Caravan

Film Screening Hosted by special guest DJs, this crowd favourite is an exclusive Dress to the nines and strut your dance party for 10 people at a time. stuff in our answer to “Drag It only lasts for 10 minutes, but the Race”. Our MC will award best concentration of time and dancers costume prizes before we relive ensures a feeling of euphoria that will the Australian classic film The leave you wanting more. Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Sing your heart out (or lip synch for your life) to the film’s classic tunes from ABBA, Village People, Gloria Gaynor and more.

Gasworks Arts Park Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham St, Albert Park 21 Graham St, Albert Park 25 Jan 25 – 28 Jan, 1 – 4 Feb Wed 8pm Wed – Sat every 15 minutes Duration: 2hrs 6.30pm – midnight $10 full $10 full

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SOCIAL EVENTS EXHIBITION Cuddle Puddle Elizabeth Taylor

Fall into the arms of friends old and - The Queen of new in the Cuddle Puddle. Sounds Celebrity Activism and scents will help you to relax and unwind in the gorgeous Rajasthani Elizabeth Taylor had a passionate Wedding Tent. Give and receive a commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS shoulder massage or simply gaze and, in 1985, began donating her out across the Gasworks Arts Park personal income as well as raising festivities. funds to discover a cure. Today her efforts continue posthumously and Come and go as you please! contribute significantly to the cause. The legacy of her unwavering and tireless work will surpass the likes of any Kardashian, or wannabe celebrity head. The exhibition will showcase some of Elizabeth’s prized personal effects, and collectable items. Gasworks Arts Park Gasworks Arts Park: 21 Graham St, Albert Park Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery 21 Graham St, Albert Park 25 – 28 Jan, 1 – 4 Feb Wed – Sat 7 – 11pm 16 Jan – 5 Feb Daily 9am – 5pm FREE FREE

CIRCUS & BURLESQUE DANCE Summer Treats! So You Think A YUMMY You Can Production Interpretive Dance

Directed by James Welsby Just like the hit TV show, except with (BRIEFS, Finucane & Smith), and anarchy and absolute hilarity. The featuring performers Karen From host invites members of the audience Finance, Tanzer, James Andrews, to register, and as each contestant Beni Lola, Hannie Helsden, and is called up onto stage, they are surprise special guests. If you know given a song: anything from Enya’s and love YUMMY, this special Sail Away to Kylie’s Locomotion. season of new work tailor made for SYTYCID channels extroverts Midsumma at Gasworks is sure to for the amusement of everyone. please your taste buds. Join us in Three judges go to town with witty our avant-garde kitchen of delicious commentary. performance as we slice and dice Gasworks Arts Park dance, circus, drag, and music in Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham St, Albert Park a refreshing selection of summer 21 Graham St, Albert Park treats with new acts, new ideas, 1 – 4 Feb and new flavours. 25 – 28 Jan, 1 – 4 Feb Wed – Sat 8.30pm Wed – Sat 9.30pm Duration: 1hr Contains adult themes. Duration: 1hr $30 full, $25 concession, $10 full $25 group (min 6)

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THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE FILM Playtime Staged Out To Win: Readings Film Screening

Join us for a unique night in the An enriching and powerful theatre to witness the first staged documentary, ‘Out To Win’ speaks readings of brand new queer to the potential of sport, as a cultural focussed theatre works. Playtime phenomenon, to be an inclusive aims to identify and develop community that provides positive new talent and get queer stories representation for future LGBTIQ out there for mainstream theatre sports superstars. Although 2014 was audiences to enjoy. Now is your dubbed the ‘Year of the Gay Athlete’, chance to experience these fresh 39 years earlier American Football new 15 minute excerpts, meet the player David Kopay made headlines creators and have your say to help for being an openly gay sportsman. select the Playtime favourite of Chronicling the dramatic history of Midsumma Festival 2017. gay and lesbian sports professionals, acclaimed director Malcolm Ingram Gasworks Arts Park Gasworks Arts Park interviews all-star players on their 21 Graham St, Albert Park 21 Graham St, Albert Park identities and advocacy. 25 Jan 26 Jan Wed 6.30pm Thu 7pm Duration: 1hr Duration: 2hrs $10 full $10 full

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Midsumma at the Hare Hole Hare Hole Show Package - features the 2017 Word is Out receive a 15% discount when you program, bringing together purchase two or more Midsumma a powerful group of artists, Festival events at the Hare Hole. performers and writers in 16 events spanning theatre, Hares & Hyenas burlesque, multimedia, comedy, 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy visual arts, forums, spoken word, podcasting, trivia and more. Hare Hole, winner ‘Best Venue’ It climaxes in Hares and Hyenas' award, 2016 Melbourne regular fundraising performance Fringe Festival. party, Ball of Wax. Midsumma at the Hare Hole midsumma.org.au #midsumma 41.

PERFORMANCE SOCIAL Animal Ball of Wax:

"All animals are equal, but some Festival Climax animals are more equal than Ball of Wax is a regular Hare Hole others." - George Orwell fundraiser that brings together Mikey J White's latest some of your favourite DJs, multidisciplinary work explores the performers and visual artists in duality of man and beast in a sexy, an other-worldly night of light, queer, dark, funny and provocative music, projection, performance and exposé on the human animal. partying. All profits go to improving Are we really the superior species? the venue for the community. Hosted by Mikey J. White, with line-up to be announced online. 19 – 21 Jan 4 Feb Thu – Sat 9pm Sat 8.30pm Duration: 1hr 5hrs $23 full, $17 concession, $22 full, $17 concession, $20 group (min 4) $17 group (min 4), $12 unwaged/low income

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Dirty Laundry, Expose Ya Jen Der Jordan Raskopoulos

Soiled Secrets As a scene photographer & Jen Der grew up like any normal Cheers, Big Queers! photojournalist Dean Arcuri girl, climbing trees, playing with and Secret Ethnic Hi, I'm Jordan Raskopoulos. I do documents the lives of GLBTIQ matchbox cars and dreaming of one lots of stuff but people mostly know Fetishes Victorians. As part of his 10 year day becoming a drag queen. Midsummaversary, he’s compiled me because I sing songs on the This is the debut solo performance Warning: Two detergent cups may a collection of shots that express internet and last year I came out as from Kat Mroz about becoming a not get the stains out. the diverse strengths & beautiful trans. moments that make up our bio-queen and finding a voice Sexual ethnic fantasies, secret queer landscape. (even if it’s lipsynced) through the I dunno, come to my show. dalliances and guilty pleasures. art of drag. Let's just hang out. I'll do some stuff. 15 Jan – 5 Feb You can laugh at the stuff. It'll be 22 Jan 2 – 3 Feb Mon – Wed 9am – 6:30pm, Thu – cool. I promise. Sun 6pm Fri 9am – 7pm, Sat 10am – 7pm, Sun Thu – Fri 9pm Duration: 3hrs 11:30am – 6:30pm, plus show times Duration: 1hr 2 – 3 Feb Thu - Fri 7pm $15 full, $10 concession $22 full, $17 concession, See website for displays in other Duration: 1hr queer venues across town. $17 group (min 5) $14 full, $12 concession FREE

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COMEDY PERFORMANCE TALKS SOCIAL

Justice & Trainwreck Love from a Stranger Outside In: Queer Arse Trivia

Change History Love from a Stranger is a classic Tuesday Talks Hares & Hyenas and the Victorian play from gay playwright Frank AIDS Council present a trivia night Dwayne Justice and Jake Trainwreck Dean Arcuri curates three talks on Vosper. In this staged performance like no other. Brush up on your are… queer cowboys. The only Tuesdays, focusing on the experience reading, Simon Chan has adapted popular (and unpopular) culture, thing greater than their love of of some of the voices outside the the work to bring out the play's general knowledge, queer worlds historical re-enactments is their homonormative gaystream. Who is queer resonances. This most and understanding of sexual health love for each other. These clowns shaking the queer tree? Come and famous of Vosper's work, who died to be in the running to win prizes. will unknowingly trespass on the hear from some of the people who tragically in 1937, was based on a Come on your own or book a table sanctity of historical events with all are making a difference to the queer famous Agatha Christie story. for six or less. Get to know your the glee of a horny puppy with world you live in. body, get to know your community. a teddy bear. 29 Jan, 5 Feb 17, 24, 31 Jan Sun 7 – 8.30pm 23 Jan 19 – 21 Jan Tue 7:30pm Duration: 1hr 30mins Mon 7.30pm Thu – Sat 7pm Duration: 2hrs Duration: 2hrs Duration: 50mins $10 full, $5 concession FREE $17 full, $12 concession, $22 full, $17 concession, $12 group (min 4) Preview: $17 full, $12 concession

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Queers of Comedy Quippings: Return Rapid Fire Silver Threads:

The first night of this new regular to Our Roots Show Rapid Fire is the Hare Hole’s Podcast Launch comic gathering in October was longest running spoken word event Quippings: Return to Our Roots In association with Melbourne so popular we decided to bring it and one of its most popular. Its Show - Melbourne’s bentest Libraries and the UNESCO City of back for Midsumma Festival. Hare recipe is simple: give 12 writers Deaf-and-disability performance Literature’s Known Bookshops fund, Hole regular Kirsty Webeck gathers six minutes each to read, draw the troupe go retro for one night only, we present the launch of a series of some of Australia’s best queer order from a hat and ensure that celebrating the highlights of the 10 podcasts to celebrate the 25th comic talent for another hilarious merciless technicians are on hand past six years at the Hare Hole. anniversary of Hares & Hyenas. The ride down the Hare Hole. Book to turn off the microphone if they podcasts feature Joan Nestle, Dennis quickly; this will sell out. Join our beautifully diverse and go over time. subversive bodies and minds to Altman and Christos Tsiolkas, with 25 Jan 30 Jan queer this night with all our might! more artists to be announced Wed 7.30pm Mon 7.30pm Don't miss out! 16 Jan Duration: 2hrs Duration: 2hrs Mon 7pm 1 Feb $27 full, $20 concession, $17 full, $12 concession, Wed 8pm Duration: 3hrs $22 group (min 4) $12 group (min 4) Duration: 1hr FREE

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PERFORMANCE I Hate Myself for Loving You

This year Lisa-Skye’s annual Midsumma spoken word event explores repulsion and attraction. You know the drill by now: a selection of Melbourne's best Queer-IDing writers present funny, sexy, sad pieces filled with darkness and light. Hosted by Lisa-Skye. Performers include: John Stevens, Erin Kyan, 18 Jan LJ Maher and Quinn Eades. Pre- Wed 7pm booking recommended: this event Duration: 2hrs often sells out. $49 patron (inc. VIP seating & gift), $22 full, $18 concession, $16 group (min 4)

COMEDY Technostalgia: A story of life, lust and mixtapes

Jules wants to make her girlfriend a mixtape, but where the hell has her Sony Walkman gone? Forget your Netflix, Fitbits and iPhones; travel back in time with Jules Wilkinson on her hilarious journey to when discs were floppy, phones had cords and not rewinding your rented videotape was a punishable offence. 27 – 28 Jan Fri – Sat 9pm Duration: 1hr $22 full, $15 concession, $18 group (min 4)

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CABARET CABARET A Drag-A-Thon Divine Retribution

Setting out to achieve a world She is the Queen of Trash, cult record for the longest continuously star of Pink Flamingos, Polyester running drag show, The 86 stage and more. From Baltimore to will not be without a Queen for Hollywood, she rose to become 34 hours. From 3pm on Friday 27 People Magazine’s ‘Drag Queen of January through to 1am on Sunday the Century’, but how well do you 29 January, join Melbourne’s know the real story of Harris Glenn leading drag performers throughout Milstead? Melbourne’s only seven- the 34-hour show where not only foot chanteuse Lady Diamond digs will one have to always be on stage through the trash to find the Divine but there will not be a repeat song! truth. “They call me fatso, and they The venue will be serving breakfast call me asshole, and I don’t care.” on Saturday morning and the whole weekend is completely free entry. Donations collected throughout for The 86 Cabaret Bar Switchboard community service. The 86 Cabaret Bar 185 Smith St, Fitzroy 185 Smith St, Fitzroy 27 – 28 Jan 31 Jan – 4 Feb Fri 3pm – Sun 1am Tue – Sat 8pm Duration: 34hrs $25 full, $20 concession, FREE $20 group (min 4)

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CABARET CABARET PANDORAS presents Sad Digger The Retro Girls Mad Mary

Beach Party! ‘Digger’ has abandoned his post and retreated to a bush shanty; Happy FUN FABULOUS FUN 1st living happily alone with his billy birthday to PANDORAS! Where always on the boil, Bluey by his women gather… a safe space… a side and an unshakeable memory beautiful night of entertainment… of something more than mateship. an inclusive monthly event for A storm is brewing and an queer women and friends, a time for unexpected turn in the LGBTQI folk to come together and weather ushers in a magical celebrate their diversity! therapist to set things str8, in a PANDORAS is always seeking Practically Perfect way. new artists to feature, so please By Tom Halls. contact us if you are a performer Directed by Yvonne Virsik. who identifies as female queer- Produced by Anastasia Ryan. The Reverence Hotel friendly, FUN and outrageous, and La Mama Courthouse 28 Napier St, Footscray you engage positively with your 349 Drummond St, Carlton 4 Feb audience! 3 – 5 Feb Sat 8pm Fri – Sat 7.30pm, Sun 4pm Duration: 4hrs Duration: 1hr $20 pre-purchase, $25 on the door $25 full, $15 concession

CABARET CABARET The Life and Times The Merman Dan: of the Divine Miss P Lover of Seamen

2017 is somewhat of an exciting Throughout history we’ve heard milestone for drag performer tales of mysterious siren songs that Pollyfilla - she celebrates 20 years called from fathoms below to the of performing across Australasia. heart of many a sailor. Come drift Polly invites you to join her for away on a nautical journey through an intimate night of performance songs of love lost, love found and where she spills the T on life and love that would drag you into the love on and off stage, where she’s dark watery abyss. come from, where she’s going to, Join the Merman Dan for an highlights and challenges she’s intimate evening of cabaret in his had along the way, and her candid candle-lit grotto where he invites thoughts and opinions... and you to be… part of his world. presents her favourite performances from the past 20 years. Two shows The 86 Cabaret Bar only - don’t miss it! The Grace Darling - The Cellar 185 Smith St, Fitzroy 114 Smith St, Collingwood “A Masterclass in the art of 18, 25 Jan lipsynching” - Feast.org.au 19, 26 Jan, 2 Feb Wed 8pm Thu 8pm Duration: 1hr Duration: 1hr $24 full, $22 concession, $18 full, $15 concession $20 group (min 5)

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CABARET CABARET This Show is Gay What a Drag!

Just when you thought he couldn't Celebrity Edition get any gayer – he's back! A special night of surprise with Filled with homoharmonies, cabaret local celebrities releasing their comedian Dean Arcuri is taking it fabulous alter egos by dressing to a whole nother level of gayety and performing in drag with help in a cabaret with exclusively queer and accompaniment by local drag tunes. queens to help raise funds for the BE warned, there will be sequins! Victorian Aids Council. "If you don't know who Dean Arcuri Donations accepted on the door. is by now you must have been living under a rock – or in a closet." - Same Same Part of Dean Arcuri's Midsummaversary. Speakeasy HQ Chapel off Chapel 522 Flinders St, Melbourne 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran 19 & 28 Jan, 4 Feb 3 Feb Thu, Sat 6.30pm Fri 8.30pm Duration: 2hrs Duration: 2hrs $27.50 full FREE

COMEDY COMEDY A Dinner to Die For Dolly Di*mond’s - raising funds for Bl*nkety Bl*nks

Bent TV Everyone’s favourite game show hostess, Dolly Diamond, Not molecular gastronomy, but a presents a fun-filled night of wickedly funny musical, murder- entertainment with more than mystery dinner. Dinner, show, free a passing nod to a television entry to the nightclub AND raise classic. Each night features funds for BentTV. six famous faces - much-loved It's 1928, Lord Quinten Daventry celebrities alongside treasured hosts his birthday bash. Rumour members of the LGBTI community in social circles is that he will - all of them helping audience announce his engagement to Miss contestants win fabulous prizes. Fanny. Agatha Christie in spirit - all With Dolly Diamond at the helm, cut glass accents, pearls, flapper this will be an unforgettable night of dresses, army outfits and monocles comedy and cabaret entertainment The GH Hotel - with lashings of sexual innuendo Chapel Off Chapel at its best and funniest. 1 Brighton Road, St Kilda and double entendres. 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran 21 Jan 20 – 28 Jan Sat 6pm Fri – Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm Duration: 3hrs Duration: 2hrs $78 full for meal, show, bubbly on $32 full, $26 concession arrival and free entry to GH $26 group (min 8)

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COMEDY Granny Bingo with a VERY Special Guest

The controversial rockstars of bingo Edith Vale, Caroline Springs and Maureen McGuillicuddy, are putting on a special night just for Midsumma Festival. These two stalled warts of the international bingo circuit are so far right wing – anti-equality, anti-feminist, anti-immigration and anti-personal hygiene – that even their family stopped visiting a long time ago.

The 86 Cabaret Bar 185 Smith St, Fitzroy 16 Jan Mon 7.30pm Duration: 3hrs $10 on the door

DANCE CROSSFADE

CROSSFADE presents as a collaborative exploration into dress ups, gender, transgression, the roles we assume and those thrust upon us. In a contemporary world obsessed with appearances and the superficial, CROSSFADE works with costume as a stimulus from which layered vocabularies of movement and image emerge.

The Melba Spiegeltent 35 Johnston St, Collingwood 19 – 21 Jan, 26 – 28 Jan, 2 – 4 Feb Thu – Sat 10pm Duration: 1hr $28 full, $24 concession

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LIVE MUSIC EVENT SPOKEN WORD Goddess Grooves ALGA’s (almost)

Goddess Grooves celebrates all-new history contemporary female musicians, walk by showcasing some of our community’s finest. This year East Melbourne. Gracious coming together for a joyful and mansions, tree-lined avenues, parks gay Midsumma Festival jam session and gardens. And the usual cast of rock, pop, blues and more. of shady characters that we have come to expect from the Archives' Join local artists Michelle Parsons, relentless poking around. Freya Hanly, Ruth Katerelos, Monique Kenny and guests playing Join us for this (almost) all-new originals and covers, solo and with walk as we uncover the secret each other. history of East Melbourne. Another unforgettable night.

The Spotted Mallard Treasury Building: meet at steps 314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick 20 Spring St, Melbourne 27 Jan 22 Jan Fri 8pm Sun 11am Duration: 3hrs Duration: 2hrs $25 full, $20 concession, $20 full, $10 concession $22 group (min 10)

CIRCUS & BURLESQUE THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE Baby Got Back Chriss Crossed

Ready for the jelly? Baby Got Back World premiere of this Australian is BACK baby. After their SOLD- musical comedy - Chris works as OUT seasons at the 2015 & 2016 the office manager at his mother’s Fringe World, these ass-clowns are dress shop and is getting married in hot demand and bringing the in five days to Julia. But Chris has booty back to Melbourne! a secret - he is a cross dresser and must face the biggest dilemma of A show of flesh, sex, profanity & his life: does he deceive Julia and comedy chaos. say nothing hoping she will never find out, or does he tell her before the wedding and risk losing her? However it seems that Chris is not the only one with secrets!

The Melba Spiegeltent The Athenaeum Theatre 35 Johnson St, Collingwood 188 Collins St, Melbourne 2 – 4 Feb 20 – 28 Jan Thu – Sat 8.30pm Wed – Sat 7.45pm Duration: 1hr Wed, Sat, Sun 1.45pm Duration: 2hrs 30mins $28 full, $23 concession, $23 group (min 6) $49 full, $39 concession $39 group (min 10)

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THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE Elegies for Angels, Homophonic!

Punks and Raging Homophonic!, an evening of new Queens classical music by queer composers. Celebrating sapphic symphonists, A joyous celebration of life, this homosexual harmonies, and unique piece of theatre will leave the long and proud tradition of you cherishing the simple moments composers being as gay as the day in life and the connections we make is long. We’re bringing the disco along the way. This high-energy ball to the concert hall! show blends humour, sadness Come along to hear some of and excitement to create a truly Melbourne’s most in demand exceptional piece of musical theatre. classical musicians play some Let these elegies, commemorating outlandishly fabulous music, and lives which have been affected experience the sound world of the by AIDS, spill over you to fill the LGBT composers of today. theatre with feel-good exhilaration. Come along and learn about the Mechanics Institute Performing La Mama Courthouse lives and loves of those special, Arts Centre 349 Drummond St, Carlton irrepressible Angels, Punks and 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick Raging Queens. Books and Lyrics 23 – 24 Jan 1 – 5 Feb by Bill Russell. Music by Janet Mon – Tue 7.30pm Wed – Sat 8pm, Sat & Sun 3pm Hood. By arrangement with Duration: 2hrs Duration: 2hrs ORiGIN™ Theatrical on behalf of $25 full, $15 concession $37.50 full, $32.50 concession Samuel French Inc.

THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE I AM MY OWN Some Enchanted WIFE By Doug Evening Wright More so than any composer and 'I Am My Own Wife' is the lyricist, the songs of Rodgers & astonishing true story of Charlotte Hammerstein have become an von Mahlsdorf, an elegant and integral part of our everyday lives. eccentric 65-year-old German 'The Sound of Music', 'The King transvestite who successfully and I', 'Oklahoma', 'Carousel', 'South navigated the two most oppressive Pacific'; the hits just keep coming. regimes of the 20th century - the We sing them in the shower, we Nazis and the Communists. In dance to them in ballrooms, we hear this one-man tour de force, Wright them on the radio and in clubs and, uses more than 30 characters - all yes, in elevators and supermarkets played by Ben Gerrard (Molly, too. We still thrill to hear them on Open Slather) - to piece together the live stage, and this stunning Charlotte's controversial life and collection of compositions offers fortyfivedownstairs The Athenaeum Theatre the star-studded cast of performers 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne deliver a morally complex tale 188 Collins St, Melbourne about what it takes to be a survivor. an opportunity to explore the 17 Jan – 5 Feb 6 – 28 Jan songs within their own styles Tue – Sat 7.30pm, Sat 28 Jan & Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 1.30pm and personalities, and offers the Sat 4 Feb 4pm, Sun 5pm Duration: 2hrs 30min audience both an insight into some Duration: 2hrs 30mins of Australia's greatest modern $69 full, $59 concession singers and a glorious parade of $45 full, $35 concession, $59 group (min 10) genuine hits, one after another - $30 preview & early bird truly, Some Great Songs, Some Great Artists, Some Enchanted Evening.

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THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE S_T_I_G_M_A Sunday’s Roast

HIV prejudices, story-telling by The Campbell family comes people living with HIV. First stage together once again for dinner, development of a stunning, never expecting their secrets to moving and enthralling theatre- finally be exposed. A surprise dance performance. pregnancy, a shock coming out, and a dark sexual revelation leaves this Some Nudity. patchwork family unit reeling, even Q&A on HIV Stigma, Tue 31 Jan. as mum, Felicity, struggles to hold Produced by Devize Co. the threads together. In partnership Darren Vizer Sunday’s Roast is queer writer and & Kim Davis. comedian, Tim P. Driver’s, debut Director/Choreographer: full length play, employing his Darren Vizer. unique brand of brash, awkward Creative Director/Dramaturge: and ultimately hopeful comedy to Kim Davis. connect, challenge and encourage La Mama Courthouse Collaborators: Bagryana Popov, La Mama Courthouse audiences as they grapple with the 349 Drummond St, Carlton Nedd Jones, Zac Kazepis. 349 Drummond St, Carlton Campbells. 30 Jan – 1 Feb Performers: Sam Duncan, 18 – 29 Jan Directed by Jennifer Monk. Mon – Wed 7.30pm Tascha Flowers, Rory Godbold. Wed 6.30pm, Thu – Sat 7.30pm, Duration: 1hr Partners: HiVart, VAC, LPV, Sun 4pm The Space Dance Centre. Duration: 1hr 30mins $25 full, $15 concession Image: Darren Gill. $25 full, $15 concession

THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE The Helendale Todd in Venice

Nude Footy On holiday Agnes encounters Calendar the young and beautiful gay boy Todd, rampaging around Venice The footy guys are all kinda and getting up to mischief. Agnes accidentally handsome. And their yearns after Todd, but is in the illogical athletic pastime has process of transitioning. Will she rendered them quite well-built. And lose her chance with Todd by handsome well-built men sure do becoming female? Or will she look good naked. For the good of lose him anyway to her friend the town and their love of the sport, Michael, who is co-writing a the footy shorts are coming off. musical with Todd? From the writer of 'Fraternal', Written and directed by Sofia 'Softly Pouting While Walking into Chapman. Breezes', and co-writer of 'Sexy Dead Schoolboys'. The Bluestone Church Arts Space Warnings: Swearing, Nudity. La Mama Theatre 8A Hyde St, Footscray 205 Faraday St, Carlton 24 Jan – 4 Feb 1 – 5 Feb Tue – Sat 7pm Wed – Sat 6.30 & 8.30pm, Duration: 2hrs Sun 4.30 & 6.30pm Duration: 1hr $24 full, $19 concession $25 full, $15 concession

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COMEDY Gays of Our Lives

Join Melbourne's top four gay improvisers as they create an episode of 'Gays of our Lives' before your very eyes! With evil twins, double crosses, and plenty of champagne, Marcus Willis (Misguided, The Sparrow Men), Andy Balloch (The Sparrow Men) Justin Porter (Laugh Masters' Academy), and Shea Evans (The Improv Conspiracy) join forces to bring you the most dramatic episode of your favourite show, that you've never seen before!

L1 Studios Level 1/377 Little Bourke St, Melbourne 1 – 4 Feb Wed & Sat 9.30 – 10.30pm $25 full, $22 concession, $20 group (min 4)

COMEDY On A Night Like This: The Erin Minogue Experience

In the early '80s, three young Melbourne girls were on the path to stardom. The first was YTT darling Dannii Minogue. The second was Kylie, who shot to fame on Neighbours and instantly acquired about 100 million adoring fans. But what about the third, their younger sister, Erin Minogue? The forgotten sister? Now Erin has HER chance. Tonight. On this very stage, SHE Chapel Off Chapel could be so lucky. 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran A one-woman contemporary comic 20 – 21 Jan cabaret featuring a swag of classic Fri – Sat 8pm Kylie and Dannii hits, this is an $35 full eye-opening staged-biopic of an extraordinary life unled, revealing untold insight into a celebrity sibling who never existed, based on an entirely untrue story. Visual Arts midsumma.org.au #midsumma 60.

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VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS CLUBHEADS be-longing for it

Presented by Love Machine, VAC presents 'be-longing for MAMA Marija's and STUDIO it' - a multi media art exhibition TOONARAMA exploring meth use among gay, bi and queer men. PRONTO! "That big TOON disco everybody's will be converted into a dynamic talking about!" exhibition space exploring real Celebrating in caricature the stories of men who have a lived celebrity, music & glamour of experience of meth use. 'be-longing the world's most famous (and for it' will feature the work of Sam infamous) nightclub STUDIO 54, Wallman, Myke Vescio and Bailey the 6th annual TOONARAMA Sharp spanning across mixed exhibition as part of the Melbourne mediums of projections, video, Midsumma Festival - CLUBHEADS print and sound. 'be-longing for it' fabulously features 40 framed will stimulate and challenge the limited edition digital artwork audience to reflect on the meaning caricature prints by celebrity Opening (8 Jan 7pm): of connection and intimacy for gay, Love Machine cartoonist BRETT WILLIS! PRONTO! 28a Malvern Rd, Prahran 175 Rose St, Fitzroy bi and queer men in 2017 and our Opening night @ Love Machine relationship to sex and drug use, Exhibition: MAMA Marija's proudly supports the Victorian 20 Jan – 4 Feb and encourage conversations on 185 Commercial Rd, South Yarra SEALS Water Polo Club! Mon, Wed, Thu 9am – 8pm taking care of ourselves and each Tue 4 – 8pm, Sat 10.30am – 2.30pm 17 – 31 Jan other. Tue – Sun 7am – 4.30pm FREE Opening: 20 Jan 6.30 – 8.30pm. FREE

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VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS Exposed: Damon Marching Together

Kowarsky and The Joel Gallery presents Scott Thomas ‘Marching Together’ - an exhibition that is an arts based enquiry into Men on Men Art Competition 2016 the experiences and feelings winners Damon Kowarsky and Scott connected to the act of marching in Thomas expose themselves (or their a ‘Pride March’. art anyway) for Midsumma Festival Photos and drawings with the 2017. 'Exposed' kicks off with the accompanying stories will fill always popular gender-inclusive the Joel Gallery with the human open day (14 Jan 2 - 6pm) where experience for visitors to share, the community is invited to come embrace and connect with. The and check it out. focus of this exhibition is on Open 7 days pending special events. building inclusive communities. Artworks will be for sale unless otherwise noted. The Laird Louis Joel Arts and 149 Gipps St, Abbotsford Proudly supported by Midsumma Community Centre and MCV. 5 Sargood St, Altona 14 Jan – 3 Feb Mon – Sat 5pm – late, 3 – 16 Feb Sun 4pm – late Daily 10am – 4pm FREE FREE

VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS Mixed Metal - Ten muliebrity & other

An instore exhibition of ten mixed collaborations metal rings handcrafted by ten of Kingston Arts presents muliebrity the very best jewellers, designers & other collaborations by Alison and artisans based in Australia. Bennett. The exhibition will feature Each unique ring features a mixture a new video work, muliebrity, of precious or semi-precious exploring feminine identity metals which highlight the unique expression in queer culture. characteristics of the metals chosen. Bennett works in 'expanded Each artisan has their own photography' where the boundaries technique and visual aesthetic of photography have shifted in which is reflected in the final rings the transition to digital media & produced. become diffused into ubiquitous computing. As a neuroqueer artist, Bennett's work explores the performance & technology of Lord Coconut Kingston Arts Centre gender identity & considers the Level 5 Mitchell House, 979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin convergence of biological & digital 358 Lonsdale St 19 Jan – 25 Feb skin as virtual prosthesis. Her work 18 Jan – 4 Feb Opening: 19 Jan 6 – 8pm has been featured on Australian Opening: 18 Jan 5.30 – 7.30pm Exhibition: Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm Story, New York Times, Mashable, Exhibition: Mon – Fri 11am – 6pm Sat midday – 5pm Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Sat midday – 4pm Motherboard, & The Guardian 'best FREE FREE Australian photographs of 2015'.

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VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS Other Other Outing Disability

Other Other is a group show Exhibition and focussed on the voices of those Panel Discussion of the queer community who experience otherness from within Brimbank City Council is proud our circles. The queer First Nations to present 'Outing Disability' in will be represented as well as collaboration with Family Planning those of other cultural and racial NSW and internationally acclaimed backgrounds, members of the trans photographer Belinda Mason. and gender diverse communities 'Outing Disability' invites you on a and people who experience reflective journey into the lives of disability, from reaches across lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Melbourne and Australia. intersex and queer people with Co-curated by Peter Waples-Crowe disability. This captivating series of and Pila Darling. portraits provides a rare insight into the hopes and dreams of 23 unique Wyndham Art Gallery Brimbank Community & Civic Centre people as they share their struggles 177 Watton St Werribee 301 Hampshire Rd, Sunshine and triumphs of coming out, exploring identity, discovering love 19 Jan – 19 Mar 16 Jan – 3 Feb and finding pride. Challenge your Opening: 18 Jan 6.30 – 8.30pm Launch and Panel Discussion: own assumptions about disability Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm 16 Jan 10am – 12.30pm and enter a world of strength and Sat – Sun 11am – 4pm Exhibition: Mon – Fri 8.45am – 5pm celebration of diversity. FREE FREE Booking required for Panel Discussion.

VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS 2017 Queer Art QueerTech.io

Prize Australia QueerTech.io will be launched at Midsumma Horizon with an Queer Art Prize Australia (QAPA) evening of spectacular outdoor is a new non-acquisitive art prize to data projections and installations celebrate LGBTI art achievements to complement the QueerTech.io in Australia. QAPA is a non- online exhibition. Responding to discriminatory art prize that the growing international inquiry celebrates works relating to the into practices of #queertech in LGBTI community or themes by digital art circles, the QueerTech.io any artist who resides in Australia curatorium (Alison Bennett, Travis or works by those identifying Cox, Xanthe Dobbie & Mark Payne) as LGBTI. The exhibition will have invited artists from around the showcase the best in LGBTI art world to come together digitally, from across the nation and will also physically and oh-so-queerly feature selected works in a limited to contribute internet artworks, edition coffee table publication. The projects and provocations to the Chapel Off Chapel winning entry will be announced Testing Grounds ongoing #queertech conversation. 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran at the exhibition launch event and 1 – 23 City Rd, Southbank Harnessing the power of digital the people’s choice award will be 13 Jan – 5 Feb 4 Feb technology, QueerTech.io will awarded at the end of the exhibition. daily except 26 Jan Live: Sat 4 Feb 6 – 11pm be showcased simultaneously Finalist entries will also take part midday – 5pm + show times Online: from Sun 15 Jan at Midsumma Horizon, the Melt in a promotional art exhibition tour http://QueerTech.io Festival (Brisbane Powerhouse) FREE around the nation. FREE and online. Image: Xanthe Dobbie 2014, Not Today Satan Visual Arts midsumma.org.au #midsumma 63.

VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS Scarlatta: Exhibition The Great Gay

The colour of the heart. An Goddess Gallery exhibition by queer artist Eureka The Great Gay Goddess Gallery at the Abbotsford Convent's St presents the richness of lesbian Heliers Gallery, based on his recent culture through her multifaceted Venice residency. Eureka poses the modern identities. This body of unclothed male figure to explore work uses the concept of The tensions between the carnal and the Goddess to explore themes of self unearthly, exclusion and acceptance expression and identity and the key Lighting design by ILAN EL. theme works around the notion that Opening: Thu 19 Jan our identities are expressions of the 6.30 – 8.30pm. same female essence. The tone is exuberant, there’ll be colour galore LGBTI Carers Forum: Sat 21 Jan and everyone is welcome, so please, 4pm – see 'Caring for Ourselves' DO come! event. katechurchward.com St Heliers Street Gallery Life Drawing Classes: Sun 22 Artists Studio 106 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford Jan 3pm – see 'Scarlatta Queer 106 Barkly St, St Kilda 18 – 29 Jan Alternative Life Drawing' event. 20 Jan – 4 Feb Opening: Thu 19 Jan 6.30 – 8.30pm Artist talks: Sun 29 Jan 4 – 6pm. Mon – Fri 5 – 8pm Exhibition daily: 8.30am – 4.30pm Sat – Sun 11am – 5pm FREE FREE

VISUAL ARTS Scarlatta: Queer and Alternative Life Drawing

Draw diverse and queer bodies in this celebration of the queer gaze. Interactive workshop led by artist Eureka (Michael James O’Hanlon) in the St Heliers Gallery where his Scarlatta exhibition is installed. Charcoal and paper supplied. Suitable for artists, beginners to advanced. Enquiries from artists and models welcome.

St Heliers Street Gallery 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford 22 Jan Sun 3 – 5pm $20 full, $15 concession Door sales only

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FILM The Queen of Ireland

Presented by Melbourne Queer Film Panti Bliss will be introducing the Fesitval in association with Arts film and there will be a short Q&A Centre Melbourne following the screening. Hilarious, heartwarming and inspirational, The Queen of Ireland ACMI is a social justice documentary Federation Square, Melbourne with a difference. In the lead-up to Ireland’s 2014 Marriage Equality 1 Feb Referendum, Drag Queen Panti Wed 7pm Bliss (and her alter ego Rory Duration: 2hrs O’Neill) was catapulted into the $22 full, $20 concession centre of the political turmoil when an interview with her on the homophobic behaviour of the mainstream media was broadcast on TV, and all the fury of Ireland's conservative commentators descended. Undaunted, Panti stood up against hatred and ignorance and became a rallying figure in the campaign for marriage equality in the traditionally conservative country. Film midsumma.org.au #midsumma 65.

FILM It’s Who We Are

“It’s Who We Are” documents the first twenty years of the Jewish Lesbian Group of Victoria, providing an intimate view of the controversies these feisty women confront as they challenge heterosexism, lesbophobia, anti- Semitism, racism and xenophobia in their communities. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion. Entry via laneway between Blyth & Hickford Streets.

The Good Room 390a Lygon St, Brunswick East 28 Jan Sat 5pm $7 full, $5 concession, $5 group (min 4)

FILM Cloudburst

Stella and Dot have been together for 31 years and have faithfully accompanied one another through life’s ups and downs. Now in their seventies, Stella is hard of hearing and Dot is legally blind. Dotty’s prudish granddaughter decides the best place for Dot is a nursing home. This forces Stella and Dot to make a bold decision: they will leave their hometown and make their way to Canada, where same- sex marriage is legal. This film is rated MA 15+ Free but bookings required. Reservoir Library 23 Edwardes St, Reservoir 17 Jan Tue 7pm Duration: 2hrs FREE

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TALKS TALKS Caring for Ourselves: Colouring the Art as a tool for Rainbow: Blak LGBTIQ self-care Queer and Trans

Art can help us take a break and care Perspectives creatively for our own health. This is Join a panel of Blak Queer speakers particularly important for LGBTIQ for an evening of stimulating people in care relationships who may discussion about the lives and support a friend, partner or family experiences of First Nations member with disability, mental LGBTIQ people. The starting health, age-related or chronic health point for this event is the ground- condition, or alcohol/drug problem. breaking book Colouring the Join us for a lively discussion Rainbow that uncovers the often exploring the use of art as a tool for hidden world of Queer and Trans self-care. Includes exhibition tour by Blak Australia and tells it like it is. artist and queer carer, Eureka. This event is hosted by Carers Victoria in Free event but booking required. St Heliers Street Gallery Northcote Library collaboration with queer artist and 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford 32-38 Separation St, Northcote carer, Eureka. It includes an artist's 21 Jan tour of the Scarlatta exhibition, on 7 Feb Sat 4pm show throughout Midsumma at Tue 7pm Duration: 2hrs the St Heliers Street Gallery in the Duration: 1hr FREE beautiful Abbotsford Convent. FREE

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TALKS Courageous Conversations

Some of the most important conversations in our lives never happen. Talking can feel like too big a risk. So we adjust to silence. Following on from her moving Midsumma talk last year, Making Peace With Your Parents, Melbourne-based psychotherapist Carol-Ann Allen takes up the subject: How to begin a courageous conversation. Proudly sponsored by Switchboard Victoria. Celebrating 25 years of courageous conversations with the LGBTIQ Magnet community. Level 2, 640 Bourke St, Melbourne 1 Feb Wed 6.30pm Duration: 1hr 30mins FREE

TALKS Maria Katsonis in Conversation and LGBTI Proud as Book Launch

Come along to this excellent literary event and hear author Maria Katsonis speak about, ‘Rebellious daughters’, an anthology of true stories by some of Australia's most talented female writers, edited by Maria and Lee Kofman. Maria will also have the pleasure of officially launching the Maribyrnong Library Service Proud as Book group. Footscray Library 56 Paisley St, Footscray Free event but bookings required. 1 Feb Wed 6pm Duration: 1hr FREE

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TALKS TALKS Rainbow Rights & Tackling the Advocacy Impossible with

The Rainbow Rights and Advocacy Will Kostakis event is centered on LGBTIQ Hobsons Bay Libraries present rights for people with disabilities Sydney based author Will Kostakis. with a video production around Kostakis has tackled and achieved advocacy. This event will showcase the impossible. He scored his first the anti-hate campaign as well as book deal in high school and his other published material around 2016 novel “The Sidekicks” touches individual rights and the law. hearts. He perfectly depicts the Guest speakers such as the Gender pain and pleasure of the teenage and Sexuality Commissioner will world. Mixing personal anecdotes, kick off the event. writing tips, and advice, join Will for a fantastic evening at Newport Community Hub this Midsumma AMES Australia – Multi Cultural Newport Community Hub Library Festival. Free event but booking Hub 13 Mason St, Newport required. 506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne 19 Jan 27 Jan Thu 6.30pm Fri 10am – 3pm Duration: 1hr FREE FREE

TALKS TALKS VAC Hypothetical Working With Pride

It's back! VAC's flagship annual Launch - Panel and Midsumma Festival event, the Playback VAC Hypothetical, brings together entertainers and experts to Come and celebrate the launch of talk about the big issues facing Working With Pride, a program the LGBTI community. From developed to make workplaces comedians and doctors, politicians more inclusive and vibrant. Join and sex workers, activists and Polykala (adaptive leadership authors, this year's panel will tackle specialist) and Yarra City Council the big topics with keen insight, for a panel conversation with irreverent humour, and razor- leading LGBTIQ personalities sharp wit. The panellists include including Jason Ball (pioneering comedian Judith Lucy, writer LGBTI advocate), Rowena Allen Benjamin Law, activist and Sex (Victoria's First Gender and Party candidate Joel Murray, writer Sexuality Commissioner) and and academic Dennis Altman, and Tracey Slatter, CEO Port Phillip Deakin Edge @ Fed Square Fitzroy Town Hall many others. Host Adam Richard City Council. This will be followed Federation Square, Corner of 201 Napier St, Fitzroy Swanston St and Flinders St will guide our guests through a by a playback performance from scenario dealing with sex and drugs, 2 Feb Melbourne Playback Theatre as 17 Jan religion and politics, queer identity Thu 6.30pm they unpack whether “there is any Tue 7pm and LGBTI health. Free event but Duration: 2hrs pride in Australian workplaces”. Duration: 2hrs booking required. $22 full FREE

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SPORTS SPORTS Melbourne Melbourne Frontrunners Pride Renegades Pride Run & Walk Harmony Day

Join Melbourne Frontrunners Presented by The Melbourne in a fun run/walk in celebration Renegades and Cricket Victoria in of diversity around Melbourne's association with Proud 2 Play, the famous Tan track. afternoon will feature a family- friendly cricket experience, whilst Participants will walk or run one promoting LGBTIQ inclusion or two laps around the Tan in an within cricket, and sport more inclusive event for all fitness levels. broadly. A marquee pride game This event is both dog and child including Altona Cricket Club friendly as well as being a great way will take centre stage, whilst other for keen runners to kick off their activities will include children's 2017 running calendar. cricket-themed games, MILO Tickets available through Tan Track J.K. Grant Reserve in2CRICKET skills, Melbourne Midsumma. Meet: Observatory Gates, Sugargum Drive, Altona Renegades giveaways and a family Birdwood Av, South Yarra friendly cricket experience. 21 Jan 22 Jan Sat 1 – 5pm Sun 8.30 – 10.30am Duration: 4hrs $20 full, $15 concession, FREE Under 15s free

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SPORTS SPORTS Muddy Gras National Water

Muddy Gras is an obstacle Polo League (NWPL) challenge celebrating the LGBTI Pride Cup community open to anyone who wants to challenge themselves, The 2017 Water Polo Pride Cup is have fun and get muddy in the where you can celebrate diversity, process! There are two course inclusion and equality in sport and distances available and all of the show that everyone is welcome and obstacles are optional. belongs at all sporting events. The event will be held at the This year the Victorian Seals men's Peninsula Obstacle Racing Course & women's teams will compete in Moorooduc on Saturday 4 against the Sydney University Lions February. The Short Course (3km) at MSAC in an elite water polo costs $58pp and the Long Course match featuring Olympians and (6km) costs $88pp. Limited tickets. current Australian team players Also including an intense tussle Peninsula Obstacle Racing Course Melbourne Sports and Aquatic between two of Australia's LGBTI 480 Mornington-Tyabb Road Centre – MSAC water polo clubs, Melbourne Surge 4 Feb 1 Aughtie Drive, Albert Park and Sydney Stingers. Sat 9am – 4pm 3 Feb Duration: 7hrs Fri 5.30 – 9.30pm $88 individual 6km course, $17 full, $10 concession $58 individual 3km course

SPORTS SPORTS NOMADS Capital NOMADS City Trail Cycling Community Walk

Join The Nomads for a leisurely Enjoy a walk in bushland in sight of and scenic cycling circuit, totally on the CBD. Commencing at Victoria cycling paths, starting and ending Gardens in North Richmond, at Federation Square. We’ll stop for explore some historic Kew homes coffee beside the Yarra, with lunch then stroll along the banks of the at the Abbotsford Convent. After Yarra River to the Fairfield Boat lunch (at 13 km), you can cycle a Sheds. Public transport is accessible further 17 km back to Federation to/from the event. Square, or exit by train (various BYO water, a hat, closed shoes and options available). sunscreen plus snacks and food. Limit of 20 riders. Free event but Lunch will be at the Studley Park booking required. Boathouse. Detailed instructions will be Federation Square: meet beside Victoria Gardens: meet at provided. Free event but booking the Visitor Centre Victoria Gardens, corner of Victoria required. Cnr Swanston and Flinders St, and Burnley St, North Richmond Melbourne 4 Feb 20 Jan Sat 10.30am – 4.30pm Fri 10.30am Duration: 6hrs FREE FREE

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SPORTS SPORTS Smashing the Sports Festival by Binary Team Melbourne

Smashing the Binary … an event The Sports Festival by Team embracing gender diversity in the Melbourne is the ultimate “come sports and wellness community and try” day. With over 18 GLBTIQ through increasing awareness, sports showcasing what they do promoting existing safe & inclusive week to week, along with a strong environments and educating clubs community atmosphere, the day in developing a flexible mode of proves to be lots of fun for everyone. engagement.

Meat Market - The Stables Footscray Park and Victoria 5 Blackwod St, North Melbourne University Footscray Campus 40 Maribyrnong Blvd, Footscray 28 Jan Sat 10am – 5pm 4 Feb Duration: 7hrs Sat 10am – 4pm Duration: 6hrs $25 full FREE

SPORTS The Australian Same Sex Dancesport Championships 2017

It's our 21st birthday, and it's going to be a real coming of age event. There's entertainment for all your family and friends with sequins, feathers, and all manner of other sparkly bits. We have fabulous, just as sparkly hosts, yummy caterers and an extensive bar to keep your thirst at bay. Our competitors travel St Kilda Town Hall from all over Australia for this Cnr Carlisle St and Brighton Rd, iconic event which showcases all St Kilda levels of dance experience with a united level of extreme enthusiasm 4 Feb that is infectious and makes this Sat 6 – 11.30pm community event very special Duration: 5hrs 30mins and an absolute must for your $35 full, $30 concession Midsumma calendar.

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ALL AGES EVENTS Queer Family Portrait

Presented by Midsumma and Arts tribe and anyone you love for a House. Curated by Lz Dunn and celebration and inquiry into what Karen Therese. family means today. Whether you love or tolerate your Free event but bookings required. own, families come in all shapes As part of Queer Family Portrait, and sizes and from across the entire we will be releasing a limited spectrum of the rainbow. number of opportunities to have In our post-binary gender-fluid your ‘Queer Family’ portrait taken world, what can we learn from the by local photographers – bookings generations above and below us? available from Mon 23 Jan. And what does 'family values' mean for those of us flying with our flock Arts House somewhere over the rainbow? North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Arts House and Midsumma invite Queensberry St, North Melbourne you to a family get-together 4 Feb with local LGBTQIA+ artists Sat 2pm to think through what a Queer Duration: 3hrs Family Portrait might look like. An afternoon of short works, FREE presentations and discussions for the whole rainbow; bring a plate, bring your kids, your parents, your siblings, your pets, your All Ages Events midsumma.org.au #midsumma 74.

ALL AGES EVENTS ALL AGES EVENTS Family Pride Australia Day Picnic

Storytime This Australia Day, take a drive in the country and join the Melbourne It’s love that makes a family! Come Rainbow Band and the Melbourne along to Williamstown Library Gay & Lesbian Chorus for their for family stories that celebrate annual picnic. diversity and inclusiveness. Take a stroll around 14 acres of Join us as we share songs and tales stunning private gardens at Forest about how our families come in all Glade, Mt Macedon, while the different shapes and sizes. MGLC and MRB provide a musical Free event but booking required. touch and Motafrenz display some of their classic cars. As the gardens are private property, no pets or BBQs are permitted.

Williamstown Library Forest Glade Gardens 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown 816 Mount Macedon Rd, 17 Jan Mount Macedon Tue 6 – 7pm 26 Jan Duration: 1hr Thu 10am – 4pm FREE Duration: 6hrs $10 entry at the gate, children free

ALL AGES EVENTS ALL AGES EVENTS Big Queer Brunch Motafrenz Magical

Why wait till the March to kick off Mystery Tour Pride! Join your Motafrenz for this Celebrate before the parade at great annual event. Try your Mavis Brown's, entertained by best navigation, observation and Christina Andrews and Frock problem solving skills in the most Hudson in the queerest brunch enjoyable way as you drive to our in town. Tickets are limited, fabulous secret lunch spot. Pack a so grab your mates and book picnic lunch or pick up something your spots as you enjoy some along the way. scrumptious delights and sip Prizes for highest scores and unlimited mimosas, coffee & juice wooden spooners! Bring: picnic as you warm up for an afternoon of lunch, e-tag, sunscreen, insect celebration, fabulousness and pride. repellent, hat and chair/rug. No Part of Dean Arcuri's guarantee that BBQs will be Midsummaversary. available at this time of year. Mavis Brown's Como Park North: meet at 35-37 Fitzroy St, St Kilda Alexandra Ave & Williams Rd, Event concludes at approximately South Yarra 3.30pm at a location within one 29 Jan 22 Jan hour's drive of the Melbourne CBD. Sun 11am – 1pm Sun 9.45am – 3.30pm All profits to charity. Duration: 2hrs Duration: 5hrs 30mins approx $80 full $22 per car (incl driver), $5 per passenger

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ALL AGES EVENTS Walk with Pride

The Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre is establishing an annual event starting in 2017, open to all and aimed at supporting the Hobsons Bay LGBTIQ community. Join us for our inaugural ‘Walk with Pride’ - wear the rainbow and walk, dance, skip or hop your way from the Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre through the main shopping precinct.

Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre 5 Sargood St, Altona 3 Feb Fri 6pm Duration: 1hr FREE

ALL AGES EVENTS Mad Hatters Tea Party

Come join the Mad Hatters Tea Party madness for this free event on Saturday 4 February, at Melbourne's Treasury Gardens. Meet other young people for a day out in the sun with a DJ, fashion runway with our best-dressed participants on the day, prizes and giveaways, music performances, info stalls and rainbow yoga. Bring sunscreen and money for food trucks. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Treasury Gardens 13 Spring St, Melbourne 4 Feb Sat midday – 4pm Duration: 4hrs FREE

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ALL AGES EVENTS ALL AGES EVENTS Music on the Deck Park Lounge

Celebrate Midsumma Festival by Park Lounge transforms Kelly Park relaxing at the Newport Community into a boutique lounge experience. Hub and enjoying tunes from From colourful inflatable couches some of summer’s hottest young you can take in twilight music, artists. Win movie passes and other avant-garde drag, circus and great prizes, and keep cool with dance that personify the place we complimentary icy poles, drinks call home. Come and soak up the and mouth-watering food. Between old-school vibe of our community acts will be expression sessions - hall, packed with a plethora of pick up a guitar and jam in front information and services along with of the audience, show off your special nooks for conversations and sensitive side with a poetry reading, catch-ups. or anything else that expresses who All ages, family-friendly event in you are. Your time to shine! Melbourne's West. Free event but booking required. Newport Community Hub Kelly Park Centre 13 Mason St, Newport Cnr Synnot and Cherry St, Werribee 19 Jan 4 Feb Thu 4 – 6pm Sat 4 – 9pm Duration: 2hrs Duration: 5hrs FREE FREE

ALL AGES EVENTS Family Pride Book Cubby

It’s Midsumma and we’re celebrating our diverse families by creating stories! Come along to Altona Library and get creative in the Book Cubby where you can design a book that showcases your own family’s tale. Free event but booking required.

Altona Library 123 Queen St, Altona 28 Jan Sat 10am – midday Duration: 2hrs FREE

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SOCIAL AND MORE SOCIAL AND MORE ADAM Dragnation Australia

Season 2 has landed! Performers ADAM is Melbourne’s rather once again from every state in fabulous nude bar for guys! Now in Australia go head to head at The our second year, we’ll be celebrating GH Hotel on Friday 3 Feb for your January and February with an viewing pleasure! exceptionally festive Midsumma flavour. This year is special, it's themed! A judges' selection to match the ADAM is relaxed, diverse, and even theme, a duo of Drag hosts and a little thrilling. Come enjoy the some sneaky surprises will keep the friendly atmosphere, have a few Drags on point. drinks, a game of pool, and make some new friends. Great music, This winner will walk away with great crowd. This year ADAM is a national tour, gift pack from also proud to present POOL PARTY Addicted, a new weave styled by at Wet on Wellington, Saturday 04 Esther and a makeup pack from It's Sircuit Bar February (see separate listing). The GH Hotel all about Makeup! 103 Smith St, Fitzroy 1 Brighton Rd, St Kilda There will be crowns, there will be 16 Jan – 14 Feb 3 Feb sashes, there will be comedy! Mon – Tue 6.30pm – midnight Fri 7.30 – 10.30pm Production shows following the Duration: 3hrs $10 full, $8 concession competition for the after-party all $20 full, $17 concession under one roof! Men Only $17 group (min 10), $75 VIP Lounge Proudly Supported by JOY 94.9. Book your tickets soon through Midsumma! Social and More midsumma.org.au #midsumma 78.

SOCIAL AND MORE SOCIAL AND MORE Blended Fruits Miss Gay & Miss

Help GLOBE celebrate its 25th Transsexual birthday at the 2017 Blended Fruits. Australia 2017 For two and a half decades GLOBE has been promoting professional Spectacular, amazing, vibrant and social networking in the and always exciting to watch, this Melbourne LGTBI community. beauty with a purpose transgender Come join us at one of our most pageant grabbed media and popular venues, the spectacular 28 peoples’ attention for its effective Skylounge at the Crown Metropol. and unique approach towards We'll provide some delicious engaging trans-awareness and canapes and drinks can be acceptance. purchased from the bar. This year, contestants from all over the world compete for the prestigious crowns in a 3 hour breathtaking show. 28 Skylounge and Bar Yarraville Club Crown Metropol, 8 Whiteman St, 135 Stephen St, Yarraville A spellbinding box office hit not to Southbank be missed!!! See you there. 28 Jan 12 Jan Sat 6pm Thu 6 – 9pm Duration: 3hrs $15 pre-purchase, $20 door sales, $35 full, $30 concession GLOBE and Corporate members FREE

SOCIAL AND MORE SOCIAL AND MORE Mooning Nudemanfest

Hosted by Dean Arcuri, Mooning is Nudemanfest - A place where you a fun, cheeky event. With the ‘talent’ play with Nature and Nature plays and ‘wet-jock’ segments, Mooning with you. A place where body and guarantees an all-round view of mind connect, where nudity is contestants as they compete for embraced and a fraternal sharing of some great prizes thanks to major one’s spirit and body occurs. A state sponsor The Groomed Man Co. as of perfect communion with Nature, well as Mannhaus. where sexuality and sensuality coexist in a state of wonderment Throw in a half time comedy act and fulfilment, and where your with rapid-auction and it’s a great senses are reawakened to live in night’s entertainment for bugger-all the naked village of masculine money. appreciation and love. Encompasses the Australia Day long weekend - you're welcome to The Laird Riverview stay for the whole period, or any 149 Gipps St, Abbotsford 648 Tolmie Rd, Tatong part of it. 20 Jan 26 – 30 Jan Fri 8pm Daily Duration: 3hrs $180 full $17 full Men only Men only Social and More midsumma.org.au #midsumma 79.

SOCIAL AND MORE Seven Deadly Sins Ghost Tour

Spend an evening indulging in your darkest desires as we step back in time to discover stories of lust, envy, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath and pride. Tour includes stops at three haunted pubs.

The Steam Packet Hotel 13 Cole Street, Williamstown 21, 28 Jan, 4 Feb Sat 8.30pm Duration: 2hrs $34 full $25 group (min 10)

SOCIAL AND MORE SHAZAM

Get your geek on as SHAZAM returns for Midsumma and takes over Sircuit. It's time to strap on some spandex, set your phasers to stunning and get ready to cut up the dance floor faster than Wolverine can say SNIKT! With performances by Zelda Moon, video games, pokestops, a cosplay competition and more its time to let your fanboy fly and get your geek chique on! A mixed gender event. Part of Dean Arcuri's Sircuit Bar Midsummaversary. 103 – 105 Smith St, Fitzroy 21 Jan Sat 8.30pm Duration: 7hrs $22 full, $20 concession Social and More midsumma.org.au #midsumma 80.

SOCIAL AND MORE SOCIAL AND MORE Speed Hating Simply the Best -

Dating with Dean is joined by A Tribute to Kerrie comedy legend Kirsty Webeck in Le Gore a speed dating event like never before. Embrace your cheeky Kerrie Le Gore was a true inner devil at this all-inclusive Legend of the Melbourne LGTBI same-sex attracted speed-dating community and the mother of drag. extravaganza. Put down the phone, Join Tabitha Turlington, Barbra get face-to-face, come along, make Quicksand, Miss Candee, Sue Ridge, new mates. Caresse FU and Dulcie Du Jour as they salute the days of "Le Gore's The last day of the festival could be Backyard" & The Lipstixs. the start of something new. The event is a fundraiser for "A fantastically fun alternative to Switchboard. the standard ways of meeting and dating" - SameSame.com.au The Carlton Club: Palms Rooftop The GH Hotel 193 Bourke St, Melbourne 1 Brighton Rd, St Kilda 5 Feb 22 Jan Sun 3pm Sun 5pm – midnight Duration: 2hrs 30mins Duration: 7hrs $20 full $15 full

SOCIAL AND MORE SOCIAL AND MORE Trivial HERsute ADAM presents

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1 Altona Library 5 Incinerator Gallery 9 Newport Community Hub 13 Williamstown Library 123 Queen St, Altona 180 Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds 13 Mason St, Newport 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown Train: Werribee line to Altona Tram: 57 or 82 to stop 41 plus 10 minute Train: Werribee or Williamstown line to Train: Williamstown line to North walk along Maribyrnong River Newport Williamstown 2 Brimbank Community and Civic Centre 6 J.K. Grant Reserve 10 The Bluestone Church 14 Wyndham Art Gallery 301 Hampshire Rd, Sunshine Sugar Gum Dr, Altona Arts Space 177 Watton St, Werribee Train: Watergardens line to Sunshine Train: Werribee line to Altona 10A Hyde St, Footscray Train: Werribee line to Werribee Train: Any western line to Footscray 82 to stop 64 3 Footscray Library 7 Kelly Park Tram: 15 Yarraville Club 56 Paisley St, Footscray Cnr Synott St & Cherry St, 135 Stephen St, Yarraville 11 The Reverence Hotel Train: Any western line to Footscray Werribee Train: Williamstown/Werribee line to Tram: 82 to stop 62 Train: Werribee line to Werribee 28 Napier St, Footscray Yarraville Train: Any western line to Footscray 4 Footscray Park & Victoria 8 Louis Joel Arts and University Footscray Campus Community Centre 12 The Steam Packet Hotel 40 Maribyrnong Blvd, Footscray 5 Sargood St, Altona 13 Cole St, Williamstown Train: Any western line to Footscray Train: Werribee line to Altona Train: Williamstown line to Williamstown Tram: 82 to stop 60 Midsumma Festival 2017 midsumma.org.au #midsumma 87.

Midsumma Key Staff Life 2017 Midsumma Board & Volunteers Members Festival Patrons

John Caldwell Karen Bryant Ray Arthur Diamond ($5,000 or more) Chair Chief Executive Angela Bailey Stephen Fleming Tim Bateson Andrew Staite Andrea Pearman Daniel Santangeli Claire Beckwith Lachlan Pettit-Young Deputy Chair Program Manager Dean Bryant Stephen Barrow & Lawrence Yu Jamal Hakim Gavin Faull Scott Campbell Anonymous donor Treasurer Production Manager Glyn Cryer Gold ($2,000 to $4,999) John Cummins Aaron O'Shannessy Tania Owen Ben Fleming Sasha Cunningham Secretary Marketing Manager Kiara De Vere Kris Darmody Malcolm Farfor Meg Edwards Irene Swensen Alan Drummond Evelyn Administrative Officer Jeff Dycer Kiara De Vere Daniel McCluskey Alexina Coad Peter Edmonds Anthony McDonough Emelia Rusciano Ticketing Manager Sue Fletcher Rhys Cranney Luke Gallagher Silver ($1,000 to $1,999)

Chair - Fundraising Alan Drummond Brenton Geyer John Caldwell Communications & Website Sub committee Ian V. Gould Jess Morden Ara Dolatian Jeffrey Grad James Bonwick Volunteers Coordinator Ian Greer Rainbow ($500 to $999) & Visual Arts Coordinator Nigel Higgins Aaron O'Shannessy Crusader Hillis Daniel Chia Jamal Hakim Social Media Leigh Johns Meg Edwards Geraldine Kirby Mark Grogan Cameron Hull Matto Lucas Administrative & IT Assistant Lee Matthews Bill Coleby & Bianca Eden David Micallief Risk & Emergency Management Letizia Mondello Consultants David Owen Kaye Sera Suzanna Zivanovic, Lager Sisters Rohan Sheam Bar Management Ron Thiele Mathieu Reysset Rowland Thomson Website Technician Danny Vadasz Harry Walford Adrian Joannou Tracey Wall Consultant Will Walton Designers Lisa Watts Guide design by Forde + Nicol Roxy B. Wilde Maps design by Copy Boy Midsumma Festival 2017 midsumma.org.au #midsumma 88.

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