Dandenong World of Food tours

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

 

Join Arcade's Michael Brady and Dale Campisi and other hosts on one (or more!) cultural food tours of Melbourne's second city. Choose from A Glorious Taste of India, Food Passport and the Afghan Caravan (this tour is SOLD OUT).

 

13, 16, 19, 20 March, 9:30am - 4:00pm

$65.00 each, bookings on 03 9771 6666 or click here

 

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Reading the City: Historians on Melbourne
featuring LM Robinson

 

LM Robinson, Robyn Annear, Peter McPhee and Jane Rhodes uncover forgotten corners of Melbourne's past in playful look at Melbourne history. Chaired by SBS-TV's Sam Pang.

 

6.30pm7.30 pm Wednesday 24 March

The Wheeler Centre, 176 Lt Lonsdale St

FREE, but bookings required here

 

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Lisa Lang channels EW Cole

 

EW Cole: Chasing the Rainbow author Lisa Lang discusses the life of Melbourne's most eccentric bookseller and visionary utopian.

 

7pm—8pm Wednesday 31 March

Coburg Library, Victoria St and Louisa St, Coburg

FREE, but bookings required: 9353 4000

 

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'Till You Drop: A Shopping History of Melbourne

 

Meander through Melbourne's shopping past at the State Library of Victoria's latest exhibition. Explore why Melburnians love to shop, and browse the city’s retailers – from elegant art deco emporiums to multicultural markets and suburban milk bars.

 

10am—5pm daily until 31 October

State Library of Victoria and here

328 Swanston St, Melbourne

FREE

 

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The Melbourne Story exhibition

Ride in a restored Luna Park Big Dipper carriage, explore life in 1890s Little Lon, relive Cole’s Book Arcade and rock ‘n’ roll with Angus Young’s school uniform.

 

10am—5pm daily

Melbourne Museum, Nicholson St, Carlton

$6

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