Keyword results: Brunswick
What:
Savour Chocolate & Patisserie School hands-on classes
Where:
22 Wilson Ave, Brunswick
When:
Sat 13 and Sun 14 Mar, 9am-5pm
How much:
$90, bookings 9380 9777 or here
Description:
Not many humans or dogs on this planet don't love chocolate, but for most of us, our expertise only extends from the supermarket confectionary aisle to the couch. The Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School are kinda experts at this stuff, dedicating themselves to the noble goal of educating the masses in the treat-making techniques from the gourmet kitchens in Europe.
Event: workshop
Stimulus: Sugar Pop
Sydney Road - that most literally titled of roads, that impossibly sluggish thoroughfare, home of many a discount fabric store and the esteemed Savers fashion emporium. The main stretch of Brunswick is known for many things, but the jewel in its crown must surely be the dazzling array of Turkish and Lebanese bakeries.
What:
CD Swap Meet
Where:
Edinburgh Castle, 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
When:
Thurs Mar 4, register 6-7pm, swap starts 7.30pm
How much:
Gold coin donation
Description:
Is there anyone out there who doesn't have a pile of CDs they never listen to sitting forlornly in a corner? How about a CD tower? Are those things still around? It's funny how quickly CDs have become somewhat archaic technology, a sort of '90s stop-gap between records and downloads. Well, like all things newly 'vintage', we love 'em, but man, we gotta get 'em out of the house.
Event: Swap Meet
Stimulus: Cheap Treasure
What:
Digger and the Pussycats, Kes, Rat Vs Possum, The Process, Gold Tango, The Dacios, The Once Overs and more
Where:
The Penny Black, 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
When:
Sun Feb 28 (Sydney Rd Street Party), doors open midday.
How much:
Free entry!
Description:
On Sunday Moreland City Council is giving everyone a chance to take over the once-busy streets of Brunswick for the Sydney Road Street Party. As part of the celebrations, the best newish venue around (The Penny Black) is hosting a whole day of old-fashioned good-vibes community music.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Gold sounds
What:
Owls 1-35
Where:
Round and Round Records, 513 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
When:
Thu 18 Feb, 6-9pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Owls are fascinating creatures, aren't they? Wise and grand, creatures of the night, stars of the fabulous TV show Twin Peaks, immortalised as ornaments of varying descriptions and collected by girls everywhere. Kate Reid has one-upped the other Owl fans and done a whole painting show about them.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
What:
Tinning Street sneak peak exhibition, Sydney Please by Joel Rees
Where:
Lot 5, 29 Tinning St, Brunswick (enter via laneway)
When:
Wed Feb 17, 6-9pm. Gallery hours Wed-Sun 11am-5pm.
How much:
Free! Entry to event by RSVP only, respond here.
Description:
Max of Max Design 'n' Shit has been working most of the year on a new gallery he's opening off Tinning Street in Brunswick. It's called 'Tinning Street' and he and his dad have spent hours constructing a flexible, bendy light system that could have spotlit even Mick Jagger's testicles throughout his energetic surprise performance at the 1986 Prince's Trust benefit.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: photography
What:
Alice Mongrovius, Das Stadtschaftschaubild opening
Where:
Brunswick Bound, 361 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
When:
Sat Feb 6, 2pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
As every respectable German knows, if there isn't a word for it, then make it yourself. Any long sentence or paragraph can be converted into its very own compound word simply by omitting the spaces. Breathing is for ninnies. Take Niederschlagswahrscheinlichkeit, for example, the likelihood of rain or snow, or Großpudel, a standard poodle between 45 and 62 cm in length.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
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