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.
6.30pm—7.30 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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