Ms Bartronica is hosting a Dragon Ball trivia night next Wednesday

Covering all things Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT, Ms Bartronica is hosting the ultimate trivia night for fans of the animated television series.

Duckfat has teamed up with As Daisy Does for a new location in the CBD

Geelong online lighting retailer Duckfat have found a new home in central Geelong.

Gather your pooches, The Million Paws Walk goes down next weekend

Seventeen locations across Victoria will take part in Million Paws Walk next weekend (Sunday, May 21) a day out for our furry little four-legged friends.

Comedian Kitty Flanagan is heading to Geelong

Beloved comedian Kitty Flanagan is doing a bunch of regional shows for her new show ‘Smashing’, and will be heading to Geelong on August 12.

An inspiring women’s speaker event is heading to Geelong

A new collective for women of all ages has launched in Geelong and it’s holding an event full of inspiring workshops and speakers on July 15.

Nick Skubij, the man behind the world’s most famous vampire

With a resurgence in vampire fiction and fascination with vampires, shake and stir theatre co’s adaption of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula comes timely in showing the origins of the myths and stories, creating a dark and absorbing thriller production.

A huge two-level record fair is going down in Fitzroy

Vinyl lovers of Melbourne, rejoice.

A Fat Pizza & Housos comedy show is heading to the Geelong Hotel

After winning ‘Best Film’ at Tropfest (1998), Paul Fenech secured a deal with SBS that would deliver Pizza in 2000. Swift and Shift Couriers and Housos would follow.

Arj Barker set for shows in Geelong, Bendigo and Warrnambool

Popular comedian Arj Barker is heading on tour again, and he’s been so kind as to take a detour from the metro cities and give regional towns some love.

The Bendigo Food Truck festival is happening this weekend

Kicking off on Friday night, the event rounds up some of the finest food trucks around.

Geelong Gallery welcome new Deputy Director Penny Whitehead

Strong leadership, strong initiative, excellent negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills and motivation, as well as a passion for art, are all the qualities needed to take care of a gallery’s behind-the-scenes business, and are exactly the skills the Geelong Gallery has found in newly appointed Deputy Director Development and Commercial Operations Penny Whitehead.

World Sideshow Festival, a one of a kind sideshow celebration

It’s not often that the town of Ballarat becomes host to elite circus and sideshow artists from around the world.

St Kilda Film Festival is back for 2017

To celebrate the return of St Kilda Film Festival, the opening night gala will be held at the newly restored Palais Theatre on May 19.

A Murder Mystery dinner is coming to Ballarat and Birregurra

Regional Victoria’s A Murderous Affair are bringing their murder mystery dinners to Ballarat and Birregurra.

Peking Duk’s photographer raised $4,648 for beyondblue

After heading to Ballarat this weekend for Karova Carpark Fest, the Peking Duk boys helped their photographer Pat Stevenson raise $4,648 for Beyond Blue.

Reading Cinemas is screening a series of TED Talks as part of the TED Cinema Experience

The world’s most inspiring ideas from TED2017: The Future You are coming to Reading Cinemas in Waurn Ponds.

Here are our top picks for Geelong After Dark this Friday

Geelong After Dark is the Geelong event of the year where the CBD comes alive on a Friday evening after 6pm.

Upcoming and current exhibitions not to miss in the region

Here at Forte we’re all about celebrating arts, culture and music happenings in the region, so here are a few exhibitions coming up for you to join in on the fun.

A huge karaoke festival is going down in Melbourne tomorrow night

For those with the stage confidence of Aretha Franklin, cancel your plans for Friday night because the 2017 Melbourne Karaoke Festival is your time to shine.

Geelong After Dark: Field of Beams

Geelong After Dark returns this year, and with it comes the interactive music and technology experience, ‘Field of Beams’.

The regional Victorian Silo Art Trail just got a new addition by Julia Woolf

The Silo Art Trail is Australia’s largest outdoor gallery, spanning over 200 kilometres across rural Victoria.

Sea Shepherd is running its first ever beach clean in Geelong next month

In response to the drilling in the Great Australian Bight, Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Geelong are holding their first ever beach clean up.

Ararat Performing Arts Centre to host double-header this weekend

Although the Ararat Performing Arts Centre has closed its doors for renovations, they’re still continuing to put on shows in alternative spaces.

Nelle Lee, the co-adaptor and love interest of Dracula

After first been published in 1890, Bram Stoker’s Dracula has maintained significance for over a century to become one of gothic horrors most revelled pieces of literature ever.

 

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