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The Midsumma Weekend Scoop
Hi friend,
We're nearing the end of Midsumma Festival 2021, but the party's not over! With less than a week left, we hope you've been enjoying the vast array of queer events - there's still plenty to see. If you're coming to Midsumma Festival Live at the Bowl, we'll see you there! If you've got any questions about the event, head here for FAQs.
If you're looking for some great LGBTIQA+ entertainment for your weekend or next week, we've got you covered. This email is full of great events to check out! See you there.😎
Love, Midsumma 🌈
Tune into the LIVESTREAM of Midsumma Festival Live at the Bowl on Saturday 1 May - a soirée of queer live entertainment and a spectacular line-up of live performance, comedy and music! We're bringing this live event from Sidney Myer Music Bowl straight to your device. So put on your best outfit, whether that be heels or pyjamas, and tune in for an unforgettable smorgasbord of the very best queer performances on offer.
This will live-streamed from the Midsumma Festival Facebook page, Arts Centre Melbourne Facebook page or the Midsumma YouTube channel at 7:45pm, giving everyone the opportunity to see this premiere event, and to ensure that Midsumma Festival Live at the Bowl is as accessible as possible for any audiences that may be vulnerable, regional or interstate, who want to be a part of the important connection that Midsumma Festival brings. The event will be Auslan interpreted as well as the livestream event assisted by captions.
The night will be hosted by the glorious Virginia Gay and Aysha Buffet, with performances from Mama Alto, Trevor Ashley, Deborah Cheetham, Rachel Dunham, Michael Griffiths, Annie Aitken, Reuben Kaye, Jackie Loeb, Johnny Manuel and Sheldon Riley, supported by Missy LaMinx, Sasha Starr, Taylor Made, D Flowers, Miss Jay, Luma, Kali Forni-Kate, Bae L'amour, Justin Teliqure, Leasa Mann, Tequila Mockingbird and Nathan Smith.
Midsumma Festival Events Coming Up!
MATADOR
MATADOR is a fiery fusion of dance, burlesque & jaw-dropping circus acts. A tale of forbidden love, carnal desires, passion and pain, a tale of a love torn bull & the seductive matador! The highly praised MATADOR sold out its premiere national season in prestigious venues from Spiegeltents to the Sydney Opera House.
29 April - 2 May, Her Majesty's Theatre. Tickets from $59
Yarra Leisure Pride Night 2021
An inclusive gym and swim night for the LGBTIQ+ community and their allies. The event will feature delicious pizzas from the Travelling Pizza Pie, funky beats from Samara Cooper, performances, free classes and a whole bunch more!
1 May, 3-9pm, Collingwood Leisure Centre. Tickets $10
Park Lounge
Join us in the park for a luminous evening performance of music, theatre and dance to delight and entertain you with all the colours of the rainbow! Hosted by Tristan Meecham & Bec Reid of All the Queens Men, the audience will be taken through an eclectic mix of captivating performances.
1 May, Kelly Park, Werribee, FREE to attend
Queers In Science: Ecology Now
Queers in Science is presenting a lecture series displaying the amazing work of queer scientists in Victoria. This year’s lectures series will talk about timely topics such as Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and effects of environmental pollution.
5 May, Melbourne Museum, tickets from $5
Fortune
The Fortune Teller has opened their den to any and all unfortunates willing to explore their intimate darkness. Finding your future, remembering your past and navigating the present is only a video call away.
22 April - 2 May, digital event. Tickets from $15
Richmond Lawn Bowls
RUBC is partnering with Pride Cup and several local lawn bowls clubs to put together a day of bowls, food, and fun! RUBC welcomes bowlers and non bowlers of all ages to the club so this will be a family friendly event. With speeches, matches, presentation, a sausage sizzle and more!
2 May, Richmond Union Bowls Club, FREE entry
Grief Lightning: A Satire in 78 Slides
Part-theatre, part-standup, part-PowerPoint Presentation. One lecturer desperately tries to prove a popular 'Grease' fan theory: that Sandy drowns in the opening beach sequence and the rest of the film is her coma fantasy.
4-8 May, Gasworks Art Park. Tickets from $25
Blankë Pop: A day party!
Join us for a day party! Blankë Pop have a massive indoor stage with a d&b audiotechnik sound system and a cute outdoor chill space, so come fall down the rabbit hole into our black-lit fantasy-land. We're bringing along our cutest friends for a day of wild AF performances and house music. For the freaks, the geeks, the misfits and the queers.
2 May, Mission to Seafarers, tickets $30
