Eight Days: Your one-stop guide to the week ahead: April 8-15
Today, April 8
ART People of differing abilities are provided with the opportunity to richly engage with art at an accessible and inclusive exhibition, featuring a range of multisensory works. With Seeing Hands sees local and international artists question the dominance sight plays in art experiences. Until May 20, 11am-4pm, Incinerator Gallery, 180 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds, free, 8325 1750, mvcc.vic.gov.au
EXHIBITION Wonderland celebrates the timeless stories of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The exhibition journeys down the rabbit hole and through more than 40 cinematic instalments. Low sensory visits available. Until Oct 7, 10am-5pm, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Flinders Street, city, $16-$25, 8663 2200, acmi.net.au
Wonderland
Photo: SuppliedCOMEDY Michael Shafar drops punch lines about Kosher Bacon and other things that don't make sense. Shafar has honed his intelligent brand of humour on RAW Comedy, The Leak and The Project. Until Apr 22, today, 7.15pm, Trades Hall, corner of Victoria and Lygon streets, Carlton, $20-$25, 9245 3788, comedyfestival.com.au
FILM The Astor Theatre hosts a Sunday night Marx Brothers double feature. Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo stumble their way through Duck Soup and Horse Feathers. 7pm, Astor Theatre, corner of Chapel Street and Dandenong Road, St Kilda, $16.50-$17.50, 9510 1414, astortheatre.net.au
Illustration: Ron Tandberg
TALK Award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe and NGV curator of contemporary art Pip Wallis tackle gender, race and class in NGV Triennial in 15 minutes of ideas and 15 minutes of audience discussion. 11am, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, city, free, 8620 2222, ngv.vic.gov.au
Mon, April 9
ART In a fitting tribute to renowned Australian cartoonist Ron Tandberg, Media House Gallery is adorned with his works from 2017, as seen in A Year of Madness. The book features every cartoon of Tandberg's from The Age from last year. Until April 19, 7am-7pm, Media House Gallery, 655 Collins Street, city, free, wilkinsonspublishing.com.au
Tue, April 10
FAMILY As part of a rich school holiday program featuring workshops, performances and classes, the Little Feet Music Band and Bingle the crazy dancing bear play songs about germs, jumping, animals and poop. 11am, Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, $12, 8606 4200, gasworks.org.au
Wed, April 11
ART Works in Naomi White's Textures of the Landscape use colour, tonality and movement to represent textures of earth, ocean and sky. Pieces encourage audiences to consider their own interactions with nature. Apr 10-28, Wed,11am-6pm, Flinders Lane Gallery, 137 Flinders Lane, city, free, 9654 3332, flg.com.au
Overheard by Oslo Davis, Bourke Street, Wednesday, 11am: "What would be really cool is if we just put all of it on the splash page. Literally, ALL of it, so we don't need any other pages!"
Thu, April 12
STAGE The ButohOUT Festival explores the Japanese theatre and dance form in the context of Australia's landscape, culture and history. In the first week of performances, Yumi Umiumare and Tony Yap lead the Weave Movement Theatre. Apr 12-22, Thu, 8pm, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, free-$25, 9415 3600, abbotsfordconvent.com.au
Fri, April 13
MUSIC Batts, Melbourne-based artist Tanya Batt and her band duck into the Northcote Social Club to launch debut EP 62 Moons. Supported by Nyck and Lawrence Greenwood. 8.30pm, Northcote Social Club, 301 High Street, Northcote, $12, 9489 3917, northcotesocialclub.com
Sat-Sun, April 14-15
OUT OF TOWN The inaugural Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial will be an exploration of place and community across the town. Ten Australian artists, including Chee Yong and Jessie Stanley, address the theme of Force Fields. Apr 14-22, various times and locations, Kyneton, kynetoncontemporary.com
COMEDY Some of Melbourne's best entertainers continue a 15-year tradition raising money for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Performers such as Wes Snelling, Adam Richard and Casey Bennetto recreate the entire soundtrack of classic '80s flick Dirty Dancing. Sun, 7pm, The Toff in Town, 252Swanston Street, city, $28-$35, 96398770, comedyfestival.com.au
MUSIC Catch the launch of feel-good single Sardines by Adelaide indie poppers the Montreals. Sun, 7pm, The Grace Darling Hotel, corner of Smith and Peel streets, Collingwood, $10, 94160055, thegracedarlinghotel.com.au
MUSIC Spirit Level, the project of Double J presenter and musician Tim Shiel and Grammy award-winning artist Gotye, presents an intimate evening of performance. Composer and sound designer Tilman Robinson and Happy Axe, who layers vocals, violin and musical saw, perform. Sat, 8pm, Kew Court House, 188 High Street, Kew, $25-$29, boroondara.vic.gov.au