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Event Occurrence:
Wed 6 May 2026, 9:00 am
Until Sat 25 July 2026
Location:
Town Hall Gallery
Price:
Free
In an era of visual saturation, ‘Slow Read’ turns our attention back to the printed page and to quiet, deliberate acts of looking.
Exhibitions and installations
Arts
Reading, writing and books
Event Occurrence:
Thu 7 May 2026, 7:00 pm
Location:
Kew Court House
Join Aboriginal writer Bruce Pascoe and astrophysicist Prof Ray Norris in conversation about their book Big Sky: When the Emu Left Earth
Reading, writing and books
Festivals
Talks and interest groups
Event Occurrence:
Fri 8 May 2026, 7:00 pm
Location:
Kew Court House
Join Robert Forster at Kew Court House for a special evening of live musical performance and conversation about music and life on the road
Reading, writing and books
Music
Festivals
Talks and interest groups
Join us for the official opening of two new exhibitions at Town Hall Gallery and a guided tour of 'Slow Read'
Exhibitions and installations
Arts
Join Dervla McTiernan and Louise Milligan at Hawthorn Arts Centre in conversation with Jaclyn Crupi for a fascinating crime panel event.
Festivals
Reading, writing and books
Arts
Event Occurrence:
Sat 9 May 2026, 7:30 pm
Location:
Hawthorn Arts Centre
Blues Roulette Big Band breathes new life into a cinematic and musical classic, The Blues Brothers, featuring vocalist Isuela as Aretha.
Music
Arts
Join us at Town Hall Gallery to learn all you need to know before applying to the 2027 Community Exhibitions Program.
Exhibitions and installations
Arts
Event Occurrence:
Thu 14 May 2026, 7:30 pm
Location:
Kew Court House
Hear Melbourne clarinet-cello duo Chimæra perform contemporary classical music at Kew Court House.
Music
Event Occurrence:
Fri 15 May 2026, 7:30 pm
Location:
Kew Court House
James Sherlock and Lillian Albazi bring their jazz, classical and experimental music to Kew Courthouse on 15 May.
Event Occurrence:
Tue 19 May 2026, 10:30 am
Location:
Hawthorn Arts Centre
Velvet vocals, rich harmonies and uplifting grooves in a soulful morning lead-up to Reconciliation Week
Music
Arts