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10 – 16 Oct

Design X Nature Walk: Home is Where the Nest Is

Explore the city life of birds with leading urban ecologist Dr Jacinta Humphrey.

As part of Melbourne Fringe, Design X Nature in the Gardens’ Australian Drylands Precinct becomes a living gallery shaped by connections between design and scientific research, featuring new works by Courtney Coombs, Cara Johnson, Bethany Kiss and Soft Meadow Collective.

Part of the Design X Nature exhibition and Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Date	Times
Sat 10 Oct	10:00am - 11:30am
Fri 16 Oct	12:30pm - 2:00pm

Adult / general $30
Student / concession $25

Also part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

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Tegan Higginbotham: Follow That Turtle!

Award-winning comedian Tegan Higginbotham is back with an unmissable hour of stand-up gold.

A performer in a black outfit, shorts, and a wide-brimmed black hat stands on a stage with a red floor, holding a large, flowing red cloth like a matador.

28 Sep – 11 Oct

Marketing Man

Satirical chaos that tears the lid off hustle culture, hype mythology, and the dark art of the sell.

Mossy bird's nest balanced between twig branches on a tree.

25 Sep – 18 Oct

Design X Nature

An outdoor exhibition of artworks exploring how natural systems inform creative practice.

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30 Sep – 4 Oct

Twinky Twinky Little Star

Zak shares his gay childhood, his parents' broken gaydar, and his quest to understand gay life.

Winter Only in the City - Checkout the cold list

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Fashion Emergence(y): Make Your Own Mycelium Bag

Make your own experimental bag using mushroom mycelium materials and premium Japanese denim.

Striped strip of barrier tape tied between two posts on a lawn in front of a tree.

Design X Nature Talk: Queer Ecologies Panel Discussion

Artist Courtney Coombs and guests explore queer ecology and the role of noticing.

Australian comics journalist and illustrator Sam Wallman smiling in his studio.

Sam Wallman: Why Comics Pack a Punch

A talk by Sam Wallman on why comics and graphic storytelling pack a punch for tricky truth-telling.

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A Morning in East Melbourne House and Garden Tour

Spend a morning in East Melbourne and visit the exhibition at Fairhall and gardens of Bishopscourt.