This page will help you to find an event which might be on in your area and you might be able to join in. Communities are encouraged to host creative, fun and informative events.
Ecocentre turns 10 years
Address: Ecocentre, St Kilda
Town: Melbourne
Date: Sat 5th September 09
Time: noon to dusk
Booking Required:NO
Contact Number:
Comments: An opportunity to help celebrate 10 years of EcoCentre. On the day there will be music, food and opportunity to see what the centre does.
Also large part of the ''wellbeing program'' will give you hand on experience.
Come and see how you can be part of sustainability of your environment and your mind.
Eckhart Tolle meetings Sundays
Address: Ecocentre St Kilda,55a Blessington St
Town: Melbourne
Date: Sunday night
Time: 7.30pm sharp - 9pm app.
Booking Required:NO
Contact Number:0425745299
Comments: We watch a DVD of a Tolle teachings and finish with a 10- 15min guided meditation.
$ 2 donation goes towards buying more DVDs.
''Having a Yarn''
Address: Ecocentre St Kilda, Blessington St
Town: Melbourne
Date: Every Monday
Time: 2pm- 4pm
Booking Required:No
Contact Number:0425745299
Comments: We meet to connect,inspire and share.
If you have wool and needles please bring them. If you do not we can lend you some. If you do not know how to knit we will show you.
The group is informal and we share skills and company.
Lizzy Wiseman
Address: Avalon
Town: Sydney
Date: every monday night
Time: 7.30 pm
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:0414 405 246
Comments: Eckhart Tolle Meetings
Mindfulness-Based Stillness Meditation
Address: Eco Centre
Town: Melbourne
Date: Tuesday 5th June
Time: 19.30 sharp
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:0425745299
Comments: This is an opportunity to join together with like minded people to sit in silence and practice stillness.
If time permits we will watch on the large screen some Eckhart Tolle teachings.
Cost:
Gold coin donation
Robyn Chirio
Address: Uniting Church Hall
Town: Mossman
Date: 17th April
Time: 10am - 3pm
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:0418270307
Comments: Face Painting, Biscuit Decorating, Kids paint-a-square to make a blanket to add, food stalls
Bird watching Breakfast
Address: Eco Centre
Town: St Kilda,Melbourne
Date: Every Sunday morning
Time: 7am
Booking Required:yes
Contact Number:0425745299
Comments: The Bird watching morning starts with a very small meditation to bring the mind and te body into aligment with the nature we sit nd walk within.Aim is too bring stillness to our day and to becomemindful of what 'is'
By listening,seeing and feeling nature we can learn a lot about ourselves and aid our well being.
After that we are being guided by a bird lover through the Blessington gardens. Hagai points out habbitat,trees and all else which he becomes aware of on the day.
At about 8am we have breakfast with home made bread,honey and jam.We enjoy teas from the gardens herbs or coffee for the addicts. We sit outside,if weather permits.
All you need to do send a text msg. that you will come.
Cost: $10
Eckhart Tolle meetings
Address: Eco Centre
Town: Melbourne
Date: every Tuesday evening
Time: 7.15 for 7.30 sharp start
Booking Required:No
Contact Number:0425745299
Comments: We watch on a large screen teachings by Eckhart Tolle around his book ''New Earth''.
People who arrive sit in silence till we start screening and catch up with each other after we finish.
All Welcome.
Cost: $ 2 gold coin donation
Blankets of Happiness National Launch
Address: ''The Gallery' St Kilda Town hall
Town: Melbourne
Date: Wed 3rd Dec 2008
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:0425745299
Comments: Variety of blankets will be launched in Melbourne to than travel around Australia for people to add more blankets.
On return to Melbourne in 2009 blankets will be auctioned to raise money. Useful blankets will be given to homeless.
Hats & High Tea Garden Party
Address: Gallery 294, Honouir Avenue
Town: Corowa, NSW
Date: Sun 7 Sep 08
Time: 2 - 4
Booking Required:yes
Contact Number:02 6033 5086
Comments: $10 per person includes afternoon tea & hat parade
Youth of the year
Address: Telegraph Hotel
Town: Numurkah
Date: 25 Feb 08
Time: 7pm
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:03 5862 3695
Comments: Made a presentation on depression, focusing on the Blue Hat Project and other support organisations.
Blue Hat High Tea
Address: Epsom House Midlands Highway
Town: Pontville Tasmania
Date: 23 Sep 07
Time: 2 - 4
Booking Required:yes
Contact Number:03 6268 6303
Comments: High Tea, Hat Parade,Silent Auction. Wear a hat. Hire a hat. Buy a hat.
Art A Head
Address: 60 River Esplenade, Docklands Victoria
Town: Melbourne
Date: 2 Sep - 30 Sep
Time: 12 - 5
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:03 9646 6696
Comments: Art A Head
Zephyr Gallery
4th September 2007 till 30th of September 2007 Opening night Tuesday 4th of September 18:00 20:00
Melbourne Milliners invade the Docklands
With Melbourneís world famous Spring Racing Carnival just around the corner, Zephyr Gallery is proud to present a collection of artistic headwear by some of Melbourne's leading Milliners. We've all worn a hat of some shape or form at least once in our lives. Whether it's a school hat, sun hat, fascinator or even the good old Easter bonnet hats have played a large roll in Melbourne's fashion and culture for hundreds of years. For decades we've seen women with these extravagant pieces of artwork secured firmly to their heads at the races, now Zephyr Gallery is putting them on display for the month of September.
This flamboyant exhibition includes works for sale by top milliners including Richard Nylon, Marilena Romeo, & Waltraud Reiner. These handmade, colourful pieces are made from a variety materials sourced from all over the world.
Richard Nylon
Melbourne based milliner Richard Nylon has continually impressed with his innovative design concepts, and imagination. This creative approach to headwear has been witnessed over the last nine years whilst collaborating with clothing designer Gwendolynne. Nylon has been a prominent fixture in the fashion scene since 1985 where he regularly showed clothing and costume as part of the Fashion Design Council collection shows. Richard manipulates crinoline, straw, feathers & vintage veiling creating abstract form and pattern with his contemporary designs.
Marilena Romeo (The Mad Hatter)
Having a great passion for hats and glamour, Marilena has been educated by some of the most accomplished and experienced Milliners using methods developed by traditional skills along with her modern flair to not only create hats, but "works of art". As her company names suggests, Marilena likes to capture the fairytale aspect of millinery along with the romance. Marilena's designs have been in demand as far as Dubai and she has recently been invited to participate as a guest Milliner to exhibit her designs for the Dubai World Cup. Many of her creations have been featured on catwalks across Melbourne and are currently stocked exclusively for selected boutiques. Having a great interest in theatrical millinery, she has designed and created theatrical hats for performances. Her specialties include race-wear and after five.
Waltraud Reiner (Torb & Reiner)
Waltraud was trained by the Queen's milliner Rose Corey, in London in the 1980's and has also worked for Philip Somerville who counts the Dutchess of Kent, Margaret Thatcher, Joan Collins and the late princess Diana among his customers. As the 'juniorest junior' in the workroom, Waltraud found that just by being there and seeing what was going on was a lesson in itself. She is one of Australia's foremost milliners who uses her creativity to not only inspire her students, but to create amazingly striking hats for all occasions, including for the fashion frenzied Melbourne Cup and the Flemington Races.
The 'Art A Head' Exhibition will be open daily to the public from 2pm - 5pm, with champagne served upon entry to all weekend visitors. The launch of this exhibition coincides with International Hat Week with gold coin donations upon entry to go towards 'The Blue Hat Project', contributing to the national fund-raising efforts of Beyond Blue, to lift the hat on depression.
www.hatweek.com.au <http://www.hatweek.com.au>
www.bluehatproject.org.au
Media:<br> High resolution imagery is available upon request. Interviews with milliners and Zephyr Gallery curator Sarah Prior are available. Contact Sarah Prior at Zephyr Gallery on (03) 9646 6696 or mobile 0413 329 041.
<b>About Zephyr Gallery:</b>
Zephyr Gallery, at Yarra's Edge in Melbourne's Docklands, forms the entrance to Zephyr Creative, an innovative design and advertising agency. The public gallery hosts monthly exhibitions supporting local artists, designers and photographers. Find out more about Zephyr Gallery at www.zephyrgallery.com.au
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ZEPHYR Gallery
60 River Esplanade, Docklands VIC 3008
Hats and Hair
Address: 356 - 358 Punt Rd, Sth Yarra
Town: Melbourne
Date: 29 Aug - 7 Oct
Time: all day all night
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:0425745299
Comments: A magic display of very talented Theartre design Students from Swinburn Tafe, guided by Louise Macdonald and Millinery Students of Kangan Batman Institute of Tafe, guided by Waltraud Reiner.
The work is outstanding and of high quality with expresses skill, fun and the joy of working with texture, colour and fabrics.
Fascinating Fascinators
Address: Vicary Street
Town: Triabunna
Date: Tue 4 Sep
Time: 10 - 1
Booking Required:yes
Contact Number:03 6257 9019
Comments: Make a hat and 'Beat the Blues'. Participants provided with kits to make a fascinator including for a Melbourne Cup celebration!
Wire Frames
Address: Brightspace 8 Martin Street, St. Kilda
Town: Melbourne
Date: 1 sep 07 - 10 sep 07
Time: Wed - Sun
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:03 9593 9366
Comments: Swinburn costume students have made under the skillful eye of Louise Macdonald wire frame hats inspirred by the blue hat project.Please join us for the opening on Sat 1st Sep at the gallery.
All monies raised will be donated to the blue hat project.
Hat display
Address: St. Kilda Library, 150 Carlisle Street, St. Kilda
Town: Melbourne
Date: 23 Aug - 3 Sep
Time: 10 - 5
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:
Comments: In the entrance to the library you will see a small display of works made and donated by the community to the Blue Hat Project to show ways of how to express the "Blues". All items are for sale by visiting the Blue HAt Studio in the Vegout Gardens, 2 Spencer St, St. Kilda or by ringing 0425 745 299.
Blue Hatters Tea Party
Address: Chrishold Community Centre
Town: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: Tuesday 28 August
Time: 10 - 12
Booking Required:yes
Contact Number:
Comments: The Brindabella Women's Group have been working on hats for a display during Blue Hat Week 2007.
Find a cause for happiness
Address: Bowling Club studios at Vegout Community Garden, 2 Spencer St, St. Kilda
Town: Melbourne
Date: 2 Sep 2007
Time: 11 - 5
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:
Comments: fun and information packed Community day. Come and join in the dance,music,felt making, bread making and more. Discover some causes of Happiness.Walk through the garden and learn from nature....when you look after the garden it produces wonderaus things but one must weed the beds ever so often not to choke the fruit...just as sometimes we must free ourselves of the worries of life.......
Millinery Market at the Racing Museum
Address: Australian Racing Museum, Fed Sq. Flinders St
Town: Melbourne
Date: 3 - 9 Sep 2008
Time: Mon - Wed 10 - 7, Thur 10 - 9, Fri - Sun 10 - 6
Booking Required:yes
Contact Number:
Comments: The Millinery Market during Hatweek offers Millinery Workshops in Hat making, Flower making, working with feathers and more.
10% of its net takings will be donated to the Blue Hat project.
Small Blue Hat display
Address: Aviv bakery, Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick
Town: Melbourne
Date: till 9 Sep
Time: All day
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:
Comments: A small display of items made to express the ''Blues'' which were send by people to support the Project. Items are for sale by making an offer and can be bought by contacting the office.
"Drop in" to the Blue Hat Studio
Address: Veg Out Gardens St. Kilda, 2 Spencer Street
Town: St. Kilda
Date: Wed - Sun
Time: 12pm - 4pm
Booking Required:no
Contact Number:
Comments: The Studio space is open for anyone to come and express feelings by working with Textile Fibres. No formal tuition. Please call before you come just to make sure you someone is there. 0425745299
Materials and use of Space is free by donation