Events

Hi There Movie Lovers,

My choice for next Wednesday is the sequel to the very popular Top Gun - Top Gun Maverick. It's playing at the Nova cinema Carlton at 4.05pm

Cast includes Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly.

Bad boy Pete (Maverick) Mitchell ( Tom Cruise) is reluctantly seconded to train newly graduated pilots for a special mission. He has to face ghosts of the past and confront his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

Yes, we've heard it all before but it looks like a lot of fun.

Strap yourselves in for a wild ride!

Let me know if you'd like dinner after the film. And remember to buy your own tickets and bring cash for your meal.

See you there

Susan

This month the walk has been organised by Dawn Riddel and will be at Royal Park (catch the # 59 tram getting off at Melrose Street at stop 20 - the stop after The Children's Hospital). Dawn will meet everyone at this tram stop at 10 a.m. It will be a short but enjoyable walk including coffee.

Curated especially for ballet fans, tours of the Primrose Potter Australian Ballet Centre have returned this winter.

See the studios where dancers train, where costumes are made and the famous Point shoe room.

The Primrose Potter Australian Ballet Centre is at 2 Kavanagh St., Southbank.

Please note: This tour is an hour long. There are no toilet / sitting breaks.

Photography / filming is not permitted.

Travel by tram along St Kilda to stop no. 14. Walk between the NGV and the State Theatre, then across to 2 Kavanagh st,. Alternatively, travel on the no 1 tram to stop no 17 and walk up Sturt st,.

These tours are very popular and sell out quickly. The cost is $39.
Participants will need to purchase their own ticket at:

www.australianballet.com.au

Go to Tours - book now, etc. Follow the prompts, and be sure to choose August 25, 2022

Intending participants, please register below.

Please meet at the lift lobby level 1 (ground) at 10.15am.

The wine aficionados of Bearbrass Probus Club gather on the fourth Friday of the month. We sample a collection of wines which we may not have tried before. 

Apart from having as much fun as possible, the aims of each session are to taste a range of wines which we might not have considered buying previously - for whatever reason, and to develop more discriminating palates, increasing our vocabulary of wine making and tasting terms along the way.

This month we will meet at a commercial wine bar - details TBA

Cost will be based on what you consume.

MCC Community Meals Grant likely to open mid-September, close mid-October.

$4.50 pp., up to 12 meals.

Come along with other art-loving members of Bearbrass Probus to the National Gallery of Victoria and enjoy Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® 2022 exhibition, The Picasso Century, followed by lunch at Blondie Bar (cnr of Southbank Bvd and Sturt St, in the Melbourne Recital Centre.).

Exclusively developed for the NGV by the Centre Pompidou and the Musée national Picasso-Paris, the exhibition features over 80 works by Picasso alongside over 100 works by more than 50 of his contemporaries, drawn from premier French national collections, as well as the NGV Collection. Audiences will also have the opportunity to discover a rich selection of works by artists rarely exhibited in Australia, including Natalia Goncharova, Julio González, Wifredo Lam, Suzanne Valadon and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.

If you would like to join us, you must do both of the following:

1. Register using the link below

2. Immediately purchase your own entry to the 10.30 September 6th session of the exhibition by using the following link   https://connect.ngv.vic.gov.au/49132

We will follow up with an email which will also require you to register or decline for lunch as well as confirming the arrangements for meeting at the NGV on the day.

For those who are new to Bearbrass, “Let’s Do Movies – Mondays” usually meet late afternoon on Monday afternoons, at either the Keno or Nova cinemas, to see a designated film.

Afterwards, those wishing to have a light dinner are encouraged to join the group at a nearby restaurant.(TBC closer to the date)

Generally, a notice for each meeting will be sent out, via Clubrunner, the Tuesday proceeding the Monday meeting date, with details of the film, time, venue and restaurant. 

Sylvia Karakaltsas, a published author (under S.C. Karakaltsas), of three novels and one short story collection will discuss her writing journey - which started with a box - and will perhaps inspire you to write too.

She has won accolades for two of her short stories shortlisted in national competitions and has stories published in two anthologies. Her novel, A Perfect Stone has been widely acclaimed internationally, reaching best seller category for kindle historical fiction in Canada in 2020. Her recently released novel, The Good Child is also receiving rave reviews internationally.

This group meets monthly to walk around various landmarks close to the city. Walks are generally around 5k and certainly no further than 8k with big hills avoided. A suitable stop for coffee is normally part of the walk.  It is a good opportunity to get some exercise and have a chat at the same time.

Annual grandfinal lunch at Emerald Hotel , 300 Clarendon st South Melbouirne. Full 3 course menu for $50 plus wine and beer and pl;enty of gambling on the game.

Please note that a $50 deposit will be rquired to confirm your registration.

The wine aficionados of Bearbrass Probus Club gather on the fourth Friday of the month. We sample a collection of wines which we may not have tried before. 

This month Spike is our host and he will be offering a range of white wines.

Apart from having as much fun as possible, the aims of each session are to taste a range of wines which we might not have considered buying previously - for whatever reason, and to develop more discriminating palates, increasing our vocabulary of wine making and tasting terms along the way.

For those who are new to Bearbrass, “Let’s Do Movies – Mondays” usually meet late afternoon on Monday afternoons, at either the Keno or Nova cinemas, to see a designated film.

Afterwards, those wishing to have a light dinner are encouraged to join the group at a nearby restaurant.(TBC closer to the date)

Generally, a notice for each meeting will be sent out, via Clubrunner, the Tuesday proceeding the Monday meeting date, with details of the film, time, venue and restaurant. 

This group meets monthly to walk around various landmarks close to the city. Walks are generally around 5k and certainly no further than 8k with big hills avoided. A suitable stop for coffee is normally part of the walk.  It is a good opportunity to get some exercise and have a chat at the same time.

The wine aficionados of Bearbrass Probus Club gather on the fourth Friday of the month to sample a collection of wines which they may not have tried before. 

This month we will taste a curated collection of six wines, selected on a theme.

Apart from having as much fun as possible, the aims of each session are to taste a range of wines which we might not have considered buying - for whatever reason, and to develop more discriminating palates, increasing our vocabulary of wine making and tasting terms along the way.

For those who are new to Bearbrass, “Let’s Do Movies – Mondays” usually meet late afternoon on Monday afternoons, at either the Keno or Nova cinemas, to see a designated film.

Afterwards, those wishing to have a light dinner are encouraged to join the group at a nearby restaurant.(TBC closer to the date)

Generally, a notice for each meeting will be sent out, via Clubrunner, the Tuesday proceeding the Monday meeting date, with details of the film, time, venue and restaurant. 

Our June 3 cooking class at Luv-a-Duck was so successful we've organised a repeat for November 11. All details to be confirmed but if you're interested let Jan S. know.  See website for account of our June session.

<janstewart2008@hotmail.com>

This group meets monthly to walk around various landmarks close to the city. Walks are generally around 5k and certainly no further than 8k with big hills avoided. A suitable stop for coffee is normally part of the walk.  It is a good opportunity to get some exercise and have a chat at the same time.

The Melbourne Synchrotron, located at Clayton in the heart of Melbourne’s south-east innovation precinct, is one of the
southern hemisphere’s most significant pieces of scientific infrastructure. A world-class research facility, it produces a powerful source of light – X-rays and infraredradiation – a million times brighter than the sun.

The Synchrotron is one of Australia’s largest science facilities, and it’s all driven by electrons herded into
tiny bunches and accelerated through intense magneticfields to nearly the speed of light.

Our tour will give members an opportunity see the facility first hand as well as to learn about the research projects currently underway.

Transport to the facility is by private car or public transport. It is anticipated that a group of us will travel from Southern Cross station on the day. 

Following our tour we will have lunch at the Synchrotron Cafe before making our way home.

The wine aficionados of Bearbrass Probus Club gather on the fourth Friday of the month. We sample a collection of wines which we may not have tried before. 

This month we will meet in a commercial wine bar - most likely in the South Melbourne area.

Apart from having as much fun as possible, the aims of each session are to taste a range of wines which we might not have considered buying - for whatever reason, and to develop more discriminating palates, increasing our vocabulary of wine making and tasting terms along the way.

For those who are new to Bearbrass, “Let’s Do Movies – Mondays” usually meet late afternoon on Monday afternoons, at either the Keno or Nova cinemas, to see a designated film.

Afterwards, those wishing to have a light dinner are encouraged to join the group at a nearby restaurant.(TBC closer to the date)

Generally, a notice for each meeting will be sent out, via Clubrunner, the Tuesday proceeding the Monday meeting date, with details of the film, time, venue and restaurant. 

This group meets monthly to walk around various landmarks close to the city. Walks are generally around 5k and certainly no further than 8k with big hills avoided. A suitable stop for coffee is normally part of the walk.  It is a good opportunity to get some exercise and have a chat at the same time.