Melbourne Cup Carnival 2013
Date: 2 – 9 November (5 November Melbourne Cup)
Venue: Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Road, Flemington VIC 3031
Admissions: various
Web: melbournecup.com
Japanese Textile Embellishment・Sashiko for Beginners
A class to teach beginners the basics of this very effective traditional Japanese needlework. A great start to learn this relaxing technique in decorative hand-stitching.
Date: 2 November, 10:00am-11:30am
Venue: Kimono House, Room 7, 2nd Floor, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Cost: $45 includes all materials
Web: www.kimonohouse.com.au
Suzuki Night Market
Date: 6 November – 26 February 2014
Venue: Queen Victoria Market
Web: www.qvm.com.au/night-market/suzuki-night-market/
Myer Christmas Windows
Date: 8 November – 5 January 2014 (scheduled)
Venue: Myer Bourke Street Mall
Web: www.onlymelbourne.com.au/melbourne_details.php?id=10980#.Ulc5olOsZQN
Japanese Patchwork Quilting Workshop
An enjoyable day with Jan Preston in this relaxed class creating a kaleidoscope of colour. No machine required and a great one for all our Fabric Club members' samples.
Date: 9 November, 10:00am-3:00pm
Venue: Kimono House, Room 7, 2nd Floor, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Cost: $89 includes lunch
Web: www.kimonohouse.com.au
Ikenobo Ikebana Exhibition “Soul of Ikebana”
To celebrate 20th anniversary of City of Port Phillip and Obu-city, Aichi Pref. in Japan Sister Cities, Ikenobo Melbourne Chapter has an exhibition.
Date: 13 – 15 November, 8:30am – 5pm
Venue: St Kilda Town Hall, 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda VIC 3182
Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop
Artist Ema Shin teaches how to carve your own woodblock in designs inspired by patterns and symbols found in Japanese kimono fabric. Ema will introduce the use of hand-held equipment with water base pigments, soft & easy to cut woods and Japanese papers. No chemical solvents or presses are used in this clean & natural traditional Japanese technique.
Date: 16 November, 10.00am-4.00pm
Venue: Kimono House, Room 7, 2nd Floor, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Cost: $120 includes lunch, all materials & use of tools
Web: www.kimonohouse.com.au
Melbourne Music Week
Melbourne Music Week is sure to intrigue, delight and bombard your senses. This year’s program features more than 110 events (half for free), with more than 230 artists over 10 days, hosted in 60 iconic and unexpected locations across the city of Melbourne.
Date: 15 – 24 November
Venue: various
Admissions: various
Web: www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/whatson/music/mmw/mmw2013/Pages/Home.aspx
Japanese Film Festival
Japanese Film Festival comes over to Melbourne in this year of 2013 too! Including the work which became the topic in Japan, it is plentiful including a documentary, a classic black and white movie.
Date: 28 November – 8 December
Venue: Hoyts Melbourne Central, ACMI Cinemas (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
Admissions: Adult $17, Concession $14
Web： japanesefilmfestival.net
