Our Instagramâs been quietâweâve been out in the real world getting to know our home city, Melbourne/Naarm. We tried ricotta cannoli straight from the fryer and soft serve with olive oil and a sprinkling of salt. We watched an AgnĂšs Varda film in a modernist architectâs former home and saw rare footage of Gunditjmara Elder and master weaver Aunty Connie Hart working on Country.
We took everything wonderful about this city and carefully pieced it together to create the:
LINDSAY MELBOURNE CITY GUIDE
To celebrate its arrival in late May, weâre bringing the best of Melbourneâgood food, music, fashion and peopleâtogether for one night at the historic
@abbotsfordconvent as part of
@rising.melbourne . Dress to the nines and join us for a spectacular soirée with special guests author #TonyBirch and RISING Artistic Director #HannahFox, a seasonal spread by
@julierestaurant , local wines available from
@cams_kiosk , and Naarm icon DJ Chris Gill of
@northside_records fame playing under a near blue moon.
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Tickets are $85 and include a copy of the guide, featuring essays by Tony Birch,
@sophtreeofday , Hannah Fox, and
@katherinebrabon ; photography by
@kylearchieknight ,
@tomross.xyz , and
@sarahpannell ; and a directory of over 150 cafés, restaurants, galleries, boutiques, bookshops, cinemas, and gardens, written by
@snoekstra , Olivia Dennis,
@macs_heywood ,
@katherinebrabon ,
@georgia.kirsop.studio and Georgia Smedley.
Tickets available via the link.
The Lindsay Melbourne City Guide is supported by
@cityofmelbourne and will be available online and at bookshops and museum stores across the country from 30 May.
Photo:
@samwongphoto_ for Lindsay.