The month of April is packed with live music, top-notch comedy, and heaps of school holiday activities in Melbourne’s west.
Lead singer Tim Freedman’s alt-country project The Whitlams Black Stump has just released its debut album Kookaburra. The band will bring their nationwide Kookaburra 2024 Album Launch tour to Kindred Bandroom, Footscray for one night only on Friday, May 10.
ARIA award-winning Australian rock legends Eskimo Joe are embarking on a national acoustic tour, stopping at a number of theatres across Australia, including at the Wyndham Cultural Centre on April 28.
International comedy phenomenon The Umbilical Brothers will pay a visit to the Wyndham Cultural Centre on April 17, for their performance, The Distraction: enabling your screen addiction.
Connect with the past during this year’s Australian Heritage Festival running up until May 18.
Melbourne’s west is humming with events as part of this nationwide program, with exhibitions, workshops, tours, presentations, children’s programs, and events. Visit local haunts, step back in time, and discover the stories behind our iconic and common places and spaces.
Visit iconic photographer Steve McCurry’s showcase of more than 100 large-format photographs as part of international exhibition ICONS. The exhibition is on display at Seaworks, Williamstown until May.
Check out The Altona Pier Revue Art Prize featuring the work of emerging and established artists from the west. The free exhibition runs between April 26, and May 16 at the Louis Joel Arts Centre, Altona.
Head on down to the St Albans Community Centre for a community festival to commemorate Buddha’s Day, an alms giving, ethnic gifts, food stalls, multicultural performances, special blessing ceremonies and more. April 27, 10am-3.30pm.
Tickets are on sale for captivating theatre ‘Inner Sanctuary’, an experience of poetry, music and projection. Set in the western suburbs, the theatre explores community, ecology, and freedom in a chaotic world. April 27, 6-7.30pm at Bowery Theatre, St Albans.
Enjoy school holiday fun with Fulldome Flicks at the Scienceworks Planetarium as it returns with 321 LIFTOFF! An adventurous animated film featuring a hamster scientist and damaged robot, about the courage and wits you need to go to space. It runs every Saturday in April at 4.30pm.
For something different, take your nature-loving family down to the annual bonsai exhibition and sale at Footscray Community Arts Centre. Experience the world of bonsai with hundreds of miniature trees on display from April 20-21.
Details: melbourneswest.com.au/about/our-region/
