Sunday, October 10, 2010

Free goodness this week (October 11-18)

Swan Lake screening

Oft overlooked, the State Library of Victoria have free film screenings weekly. This week you can sample the joys of Tchaikovsky's fabulous ballet, and at no cost.

Arts Reading Room, Level 2, State Library of Victoria
Wednesday 13 October, 12.00pm - 2.15pm 

Tai-Chi in the City

Free Tai-Chi in the city on Tuesdays - who knew?! Running every Tuesday, this is a pretty cool event for those early birds disciplined to get up and get in there for it.

Main Square (The Atrium when it rains), Federation Square
Every Tuesday, 7.30am - 8.30am

Sweet Streets Urban & Street Art Festival

This festival picks up where the Melbourne Stencil Festival left off, and includes tours of Melbourne's prolific street art, workshops for beginners, and artists space for you creative types to get involved in the festival. Head on over to http://www.sweetstreets.net to check it out. Details of some select events:

Urban Intervention: Street Sculpture Exhibition and Art Trail

An exhibition and accompanying art trail taking in all things radical when it comes to re-designing (or at least re-badging) our urban environment. This means installation art, yarn bombing, stencils, knit graffiti and anything else that applies punk/DIY ethos to reclaiming our urban environment. The art trail will be available in hard copy or as a Google map, and launches on October 15th.

Yarra Sculpture Gallery, 117 Vere Street, Melbourne, Abbotsford, Australia, 3067
Fri Oct 15th 6pm - Sun Oct 24th 4pm

Streets and Lanes
 
Featuring a performance by the Vasco Era along with an exhibition of stencil and urban art, this event is run by Anglicare AU to raise awareness of youth issues. It's free if you register online, or $5 on the door.
 
Funds raised through the Streets and Lanes Appeal will assist in addressing serious issues such as violence, mental health and youth homelessness.
1000 Pound Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Australia, 3000 
Sat October 16th, 2pm  - 4pm

Melbourne Festival

The Melbourne Fest kicked off with a bang this weekend, and features a lot of great stuff. Though not free, "Tomorrow, In a Year" with music by the Knife looks to be a killer event. But scroll to obtain your free fix.

epi-thet

An installation art piece that forms part of the festival. 

"Uses data from public domain genetic databases to create sound and image. Using an original algorithm that maps the data from the genetic process to sound parameters and from simple information that is drawn from posture, a composition unique to each individual is created. The audience becomes the conductor of this extraordinary composition contemplating the exquisite beauty in science."

The Meat Market, 5 Blackwood Street NORTH MELBOURNE 3051
Tue 19 - Sat 23 Oct 1pm - 9pm  

ThreeThousand Art Walk

 Taking in a bunch of the best free art in the Melbourne Festival's Visual Arts program, and accompanied by (hopefully) likeminded hipsters from ThreeThousand and its readership, this is a great, free way to overcome the laziness/apathy that might otherwise prevent you from enjoying the goodies this great arts festival has to offer. Full details don't go out until tomorrow, so check the ThreeThousand event page then. RSVP required.

Starting Venue TBA
Sat 16th, 11am - 1:30pm

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