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We are conscious that this letter is almost a year old, but we thought it was necessary to affirm our full support and solidarity for the people of Palestine. As an event series rooted in culture and identity, the death and displacement of the Palestinian people is an issue close to our hearts. We acknowledge that almost a year on nothing has changed and conditions have significantly worsened. We will not be silent on the racism, occupation, and genocide conducted by the State of Israel. We will not accept the Australian Government and media’s complicities on this matter. It is important, now more than ever, to stay engaged with the Palestinian cause. Please continue showing up to protests, contacting government representatives, and to talk about Palestine. Artwork by @jaccoud_design taken from ‘Nightlife For A Free Palestine’ campaign. Link to the original letter in our linktree. Pages to keep up to date with the latest news and actions in Naarm. @freepalestinemelb @freepalestinecoalition.naarm

Thread is for everyone. We welcome all to our events. Thread is a celebration of contemporary Asian culture, one that reflects the experiences and values shaped by diaspora and cultural cross-pollination. Our intention is to spotlight local talent and bring light to Asian communities connected to the electronic music scene. Drawing from our roots, we wish to assert our identities in our own way. In this process, we hope everyone gains new insights into artists to follow, local businesses to check out, and places to visit overseas. We wish to showcase how each of our personal backgrounds and cultural heritages are diverse and significant. We are here to connect, not group, people together. Electronic music is flourishing across East and Southeast Asia. As a geographic neighbour with strong communities of the Asian diaspora, we want to build on the growing dialogue and relationships between Australian and Asian dance communities. We hope these connections will further open doors between our scenes.

Horses galloping and Thread Lunar New Year incoming!!! Join us for an event like no other Sunday February 22nd at Miscellania from 2pm to 1am. Lunar New Year takes on differing significance and meaning across Asian cultures. For Thread it is a celebration of community, a time of cultural exchange and pride, and an opportunity to acknowledge and pay respects to the Traditional Owners whose stolen lands we and our families have created a life upon. Marking the occasion, expect Miscellania’s first ever lion dance, traditional fortune telling, envelope decorating, a hybrid dance-theatre performance and Yang Thai cooking up a storm. Tying all the festivities together, we’ve got new artists, Thread favourites and some premiere back-to-backs of house, tech, bass and more. Ticket link in bio 🧧 DJs ⟩ Nak B2B Venus Flytrap // @isabelnak__ @vft.flac ⟩ D Grade B2B Steve Pan // @dgradeknockoff @dj_stevepan ⟩ Bobo B2B Toby // @boboh0e @alexandertoby_ ⟩ Ewan Sutardy B2B Akane // @ewan.sutardy @qian.18 ⟩ Steve // @fax_lyrical ⟩ pnlp // @pn.lp Performances By ⟩ hitahhchi // @hitahhchi ⟩ Hung Hing Lion Dance Association // @hunghingliondance Catering and Activities ⟩ Yang Thai // @yang.thai__ ⟩ Fortune Telling with Dr Zoe Yang // @dr.zoeyang ⟩ Envelope Decorating Art By @pandanprinc3ss Thread, Miscellania and the artists acknowledge that this event takes place on stolen land. We recognise the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners and custodians of the land and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging. If you are a First Nations person and would like to attend the party, please message us or email [email protected] and we will arrange free entry. We have a strict zero-tolerance policy towards any form of racism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or anti-social behaviour of any kind. If you’re feeling unsafe or uncomfortable, please do not hesitate to speak to the event organisers and staff members. This venue is not wheelchair accessible. Bathrooms are gender neutral. No strobing will be used. Please reach out via direct message or email if you have any questions.

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CLUB ROOM OPEN FROM 2PM Artists 2:00 - 3:30 pnlp 3:30 - 5:00 Steve 5:00 - 5:30 hitahhchi 5:30 - 7:00 Ewan Sutardy b2b Akane 7:00 - 8:30 Bobo b2b Toby 8:30 Lion Dance & Acknowledgement of Country 9:00 - 11:00 D Grade b2b Steve Pan 11:00 - 1:00 Nak b2b Venus Flytrap Info and Reminders: If you use your phone or camera to capture a moment, please be mindful of others and who might be in the frame. Remember to protect your ears - earplugs will be available at the bar. We have a strict zero-tolerance policy towards any form of racism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or anti-social behaviour of any kind. If you’re feeling unsafe or uncomfortable, please do not hesitate to speak to the event organisers and staff members. 50 Presales Left!! Can’t wait to see you all ❤️

Mahjong in the club today with 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝's Lunar New Year party -- free entry from 2-4pm with the club room open with DJs, mahjong, fortune telling and envelope decorating 🧧⁠🔮⁠ ⁠ Delicious LNY drink specials with $20 Pandan Gimlets and $15 Yuzu / Umeshu (plum) spritzes 🍸⁠ ⁠ Things quickly progress into proper party mode as the day goes on with a series of mammoth b2bs including 𝑵𝒂𝒌 𝒃2𝒃 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔 𝑭𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑 and 𝑫 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃2𝒃 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒏. Plus a dance performance from 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒉𝒉𝒄𝒉𝒊 and a LION DANCE from 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ‼️ Plenty of extracurriculars incl. food by 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊.⁠ ⁠ Starting early from 2pm with happy hour specials and dancing until 1am. Perfect! Last few presales are online still, demand has been hot for this beautiful show <3⁠ ⁠ 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚌 𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚜⁠ Sunday February 22⁠ 2pm - 1am⁠ ⁠ 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 pres Lunar New Year⁠ @thread._____ @dgradeknockoff ⁠ ⁠ 𝐃𝐉𝐬⁠ 𝑵𝒂𝒌 𝒃2𝒃 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔 𝑭𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑 // @isabelnak__ @vft.flac ⁠ 𝑫 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃2𝒃 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒏 // @dgradeknockoff @dj_stevepan ⁠ 𝑩𝒐𝒃𝒐 𝒃2𝒃 𝑻𝒐𝒃𝒚 // @boboh0e @alexandertoby_ ⁠ 𝑬𝒘𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒚 𝒃2𝒃 𝑨𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒆 // @ewan.sutardy @qian.18 ⁠ 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 // @fax_lyrical ⁠ 𝒑𝒏𝒍𝒑 // @pn.lp ⁠ ⁠ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 ⁠ 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒉𝒉𝒄𝒉𝒊 // @hitahhchi ⁠ 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 // @hunghingliondance ⁠ ⁠ 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬⁠ Food by 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊 @yang.thai__ ⁠ Fortune Telling with 𝑫𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒆 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒈 by @dr.zoeyang ⁠ Envelope Decorating⁠ ⁠ Art by @pandanprinc3ss ⁠

Wet Weather Announcement! To keep us all dry the club room will be open from 2PM. Envelope Decorating and Fortune Telling will happen indoors downstairs. Mahjong sets will be available too :) Free entry from 2PM - 4PM The Fire Horse will not be tamed! Ticket link in bio. Don't miss out!!

Lunar New Year is for everyone! Whether it’s your first time or it’s something you do every year, we are so excited to celebrate with you all this Sunday :) Here are some of the activities, food and drinks available to you on the day! Fortune Telling by @dr.zoeyang 3PM - 7PM $8 I Ching Reading $25 Birth Chart Reading Envelope Decorating 2PM - 5PM Envelopes and craft supplies provided! Come decorate and personalise your red envelope this Lunar New Year. You can hang your envelope as part of our installation in the evening, take it home with you or gift it to another person. As this tradition revolves around money, there is an optional donation to First Nations Aid when participating in this activity. Drinks Specials 2PM - 5PM $15 Yuzu Spritz $15 Umeshu Spritz All Day and Night $20 Pandan Gimlet Food by @yang.thai__ 3PM - 7PM Mussel "Pinoy Escabeche" & Sambal Ijo Wontostada Mapo Tofu & Shiitake Wontostada Price TBA

It’s the eve of Lunar New Year!  For many of us the festivities are moments from beginning and building towards Sunday’s big celebration. As we usher in the Year of the Fire Horse, here are the rest of our artists’ responses to the question.  As Asians in so-called Australia, our relationship to this country is innately tied to stories of migration or travel.  What is your own story of being here today? D Grade My parents and I migrated here to Sydney/Eora Nation when I was 3 years old, seeking better opportunities. We moved from Qingdao, China - home of Tsingtao beer :P Steve I grew up in Borneo and moved here in my 18th year. Being ethnically Dusun + Scottish/Welsh (8th gen convict/settlers), there was always an in-betweenness to who I was and where I belonged - in Borneo and ultimately in so-called Australia. It’s taken many years for this to feel less like a foreign land Akane Life is only once and we never know when it will end, so I came here to experience things I couldn’t in my home country. pnlp  My father was one of the Vietnamese boat people who arrived in Australia following the war. Landing in Perth, he was separated from my mother and sisters for years. He worked in factories to be able to sponsor my family to Melbourne where I was born and raised. hitahhchi My parents are both diaspora Chinese immigrants. My father came here on a boat as an asylum seeker after the Vietnam War, he learnt English and worked hard to build a life for himself and his family in Australia. My mother immigrated with her family to Australia from Hong Kong - originally training as an actor in Hong Kong, she adapted to a new life as a bank teller in Australia :) I am lucky to be the product of the intersection of two stories of immigrant resilience. Don’t miss out 🧧 Ticket link in bio!

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 returns this Sunday with a 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 celebration complete with a Lion Dance in the club 🔥⁠ ⁠ Gorgeous day-to-night party of beautiful activities - food on the roof via 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊, performances, fortune telling and envelope decoration - and a massive lineup of excellent DJs including 𝑵𝒂𝒌 𝒃2𝒃 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔 𝑭𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑, ⁠ 𝑫 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃2𝒃 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒏 and more.⁠ ⁠ 50% of presales gone, grab one via our bio 🎟️⁠ ⁠ 📹 of @hunghingliondance (performing Sunday) via @liondanceworld ⁠ ⁠ ---⁠ ⁠ 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚌 𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚜⁠ Sunday February 22⁠ 2pm - 1am⁠ ⁠ 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 pres Lunar New Year⁠ @thread._____ @dgradeknockoff ⁠ ⁠ 𝐃𝐉𝐬⁠ 𝑵𝒂𝒌 𝒃2𝒃 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔 𝑭𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑 // @isabelnak__ @vft.flac ⁠ 𝑫 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃2𝒃 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒏 // @dgradeknockoff @dj_stevepan ⁠ 𝑩𝒐𝒃𝒐 𝒃2𝒃 𝑻𝒐𝒃𝒚 // @boboh0e @alexandertoby_ ⁠ 𝑬𝒘𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒚 𝒃2𝒃 𝑨𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒆 // @ewan.sutardy @qian.18 ⁠ 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 // @fax_lyrical ⁠ 𝒑𝒏𝒍𝒑 // @pn.lp ⁠ ⁠ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 ⁠ 𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙝𝙝𝙘𝙝𝙞 // @hitahhchi ⁠ 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 // @hunghingliondance ⁠ ⁠ 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬⁠ Food by 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊 @yang.thai__ ⁠ Fortune Telling with 𝑫𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒆 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒈 by @dr.zoeyang ⁠ Envelope Decorating⁠ ⁠ Art by @pandanprinc3ss ⁠ ⁠ 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, $𝟴 𝗠𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗮𝘀, $𝟭𝟮 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝟮𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰 𝗽𝗺⁠ ⁠

With one week to go we’re excited to share our one question for this Lunar New Year! As we prepare to celebrate, we also want to take a moment to acknowledge that many of us are settlers on this land. As we welcome the new year together, here’s our first group of artists sharing their responses to the question. As Asians in so-called Australia, our relationship to this country is innately tied to stories of migration or travel. What is your own story of being here today? Ewan Sutardy My relationship with so-called Australia is a constant exploration of identity. Growing up in the Northern Territory, I was shaped by a deeply diverse community before moving to Indonesia as a teenager. Returning at 20, I finally found my 'place' on the dance floors of Naarm. As someone of both Indonesian and Indigenous descent, my connection to this land is a mix of celebrating my heritage while remaining conscious of the impact of colonization on its history. I see this complexity in my father’s story, too—someone who moved from a foreign land and built a life he’s proud of, yet still navigated hardships that made him question his own sense of belonging. I feel privileged to contribute to spaces like Thread that recognize the beauty of a multicultural dance floor while firmly acknowledging and respecting the Traditional Owners of the land. Venus Flytrap I was born and raised in China, and later spent formative years in the US before coming to so-called Australia 3 years ago. Although I’m the first person in my family to live outside our homeland, my more recent family history shows a continuous trajectory of migration/displacement. Nak I'm the daughter of two first-gen immigrants. My mum and dad moved to Australia from China and Poland, respectively, in their 20s, both looking for a fresh start. I was born and raised in Naarm/Melbourne as a result :) Steve Pan The first time I visited Melbourne, the city’s art and cultural atmosphere really resonated with me. That experience led me to choose to study at university here, and ever since then, Melbourne has always felt like home to me.

Lunar New Year is next week! Here’s our final lot of artists for Feb 22nd Introducing our second premiere back-to-back, D-Grade and Steve Pan. Unassuming yet cult favourites in their own right, the connection between the two is nothing new. Rumour has it that the idea of playing together spawned from a spontaneous B2B in the deep hours of a Hong Kong afterparty. This Lunar New Year, we’re honoured to finally bring that vision to light. The momentum for both artists are peaking, Steve returns home from a China and Hong Kong tour, sharing the stage with heavy hitters Ploy and Diskonnected, while D-Grade’s finest moments continue to echo through recent Soma and Un:send recordings. Saddle up for their first set together - an unforgettable ride awaits. Through the combined powers of friendship, partying and great music, Bobo and Toby have spent the past year cultivating a new community of Indo partygoers. Working closely with Bayu and Ones, two of our most heralded selectors, their mission has been to recreate the essence of the Indonesian underground: a perfect intersection of slick tech and Southeast Asian frenetics typical of DIY parties in Bali and Bandung. As regulars at the Noodle and Time Flies parties ourselves, they have been some of the most joyful nights we’ve had in awhile and we’re grateful to showcase a slice of their vision this Feb 22nd. Lunar New Year may be their last outing as Bobo and Toby before they re-emerge as Tekturns, debut single incoming. Stay tuned as there’s much more to come, tickets moving fast, link in bio :) Graphics by @pandanprinc3ss