One of 100 great things to do in Melbourne for under $10
the White Hat guide

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When Melbournians become homesick during a long stint elsewhere, what is it that they want to do?

Hop on a tram, wander along Southgate, smell the burning autumn leaves and look at the cars parked on the lawns of suburban homes as they make their way to the footy, have a barby down by the Yarra, indulge in an Acland Street cake, dodge the spray-and-squirt brigade at the entrance to Myers, dance at a Greek wedding, feed the possums in the park, abuse the umpire at the Gee, pick up a bargain at Forges or Dimmeys, meet someone under the clocks, listen to a mixture of traffic sounds, bagpipes and St. Paul's bells at the corner of Swanston and Flinders streets, be individually humiliated at a comedy venue, do the block, endure wax burns at Carols by Candlelight, drink champagne in the mud in the carpark at the Melbourne Cup, see the latest blockbuster at the Princess, imagine the photos hidden away in the Grainger Museum, go to a fashion parade in the Mural Hall, watch the old diggers make their way to The Shrine on Anzac Day, have a pizza in Lygon Street at 2 in the morning, talk to a stranger in the street, visit Chloe at Young and Jacksons, enjoy a Leunig cartoon, jostle through the crowds at the Vic Market, have afternoon tea at the Windsor, visit Pharlap in the museum, not have to make an appointment before dropping in on friends, sip champagne under the stars at the Music Bowl, endure (and enjoy) four seasons in one day, BYO, take a guided tour of the cemetery, watch the wedding photo circus in the park, look at the iron lace on the balconies, watch a Franco Cozzo ad, take the kids to see the Myers Christmas windows, visit the Weary Dunlop statue, have a game of backyard cricket, bag Sydney, wear what you feel like, listen to the bag lady play the piano in David Jones, row your special friend up the Yarra at Studley Park, worry about the bushfires, potter about in the backyard - and eat some great, fresh cheap food at any time of day!

We're a weird mob - but we enjoy life.

If your budget runs to more than $10 you may wish to check out our listing of other Melbourne Events.

Poetry at Fed Square Enjoy free poetry readings at Fed Square. 2pm, second Saturday of month Federation Square - Free

Passionate Tongues Poetry Enquiries: (03) 9328 8080 First and third Monday of each month Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street Brunswick (next to Bruswick Station) - $2.50 (includes door prize ticket)

Was JS Bach an Atheist? This talk by Wolfgang Eubel is part of the lectures the Melbourne Atheist Society offers each second Tuesday of the month and discusses the topic of "Was J.S. Bach an Atheist?" (Please note: This event is in December - not June as announced in the White Hat Newsletter No.265) 8pm, Tuesday 9th December 2008 Unitarian Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne - Free

Vida Goldstein: the Women's Campaigner Experience Wilma Farrow's portrayal of Vida Goldstein, St Kilda's most high profile suffragist during the 1890s and Victoria's until 1908. St Kilda Historical Society will also acknowledge the MPs who supported the 1908 Adult Suffrage Bill as well as local suffragists who signed the first(1891)'monster suffrage petition'. 3pm, Sunday 14th December 2008 Community Room Foyer St Kilda Library , 150 Carlisle St, St Kilda - Free entry. Light refreshments. RSVP essential. Enquiries: 9537 1937 : info@skhs.org.au