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The White Hat Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
An oasis of tranquillity and beauty only ten minutes from Melbourne's CBD. Renowned for magnificent vistas over rolling lawns & glittering lakes, the Gardens are home to over 51,000 individual plants from around the world & are abundant with native bird & animal life. Facilities include lakeside tearooms & two garden specialty shops. These gardens are recognised worldwide as one of the finest examples of landscape gardens. (The Botanic Gardens are sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Botanical Gardens) 
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Open Day - Plant Craft Cottage
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Open day in this historic cottage in the Botanic Gardens. |
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3rd Sunday of the month |
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Enquiries: (03) 9252 2429 |
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Moonlight Cinema in the Royal Botanic Gardens
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Watch a movie in the night air in the magical surroundings of Melbourne's
Royal Botanic Gardens. Tickets from $18/$16/$14 plus booking fee. Full details and bookings at
Moonlight Cinema. Entry is from Gate D on Birdwood Avenue (near the
intersection of Domain Road), South Yarra. Gates open at 7pm in December,
January and February, 6.30pm in March and screenings start at sundown. Food and
drink available together with a full bar on site.
- Thursday 15th December 2011 - The Descendants (M)
- Friday 16th December 2011 - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
(M)
- Saturday 17th December 2011 - Alvin And The Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked
(G)
- Sunday 18th December 2011 - Crazy, Stupid, Love. (M)
- Tuesday 20th December 2011 - In Time (M)
- Wednesday 21st December 2011 - Drive (MA15+)
- Thursday 22nd December 2011 - Arthur Christmas (G)
- Friday 23rd December 2011 - We Bought A Zoo (PG)
- Saturday 24th December 2011 - Monty Python's Life of Brian (M)
- Monday 26th December 2011 - Midnight In Paris (PG)
- Tuesday 27th December 2011 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (M)
- Wednesday 28th December 2011 - The Smurfs (G)
- Thursday 29th December 2011 - Contagion (M)
- Friday 30th December 2011 - The Princess Bride (PG)
- Tuesday 3rd January 2012 - Moneyball (M)
- Wednesday 4th January 2012 - Arrietty (CTC)
- Thursday 5th January 2012 - Immortals (MA15+)
- Friday 6th January 2012 - The Ides Of March (M)
- Saturday 7th January 2012 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (PG)
- Sunday 8th January 2012 - The Ages Of Love (MA15+)
- Tuesday 10th January 2012 - The Inbetweeners Movie (MA15+)
- Wednesday 11th January 2012 - The Breakfast Club (M)
- Thursday 12th January 2012 - Jack and Jill (PG)
- Friday 13th January 2012 - Puss In Boots (PG)
- Saturday 14th January 2012 - The Darkest Hour (CTC)
- Sunday 15th January 2012 -
Red Dog (PG) - Doggie
Night - Bring your dog along. (Rules Apply)
- Tuesday 17th January 2012 - Dirty Dancing (M)
- Wednesday 18th January 2012 - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part
1 (M)
- Friday 20th January 2012 - New Year's Eve (M)
- Saturday 21st January 2012 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(M)
- Sunday 22nd January 2012 - J. Edgar (M)
- Wednesday 25th January 2012 - A Few Best Men (CTC)
- Thursday 26th January 2012 - The Sitter (CTC)
- Friday 27th January 2012 - Midnight In Paris (PG)
- Saturday 28th January 2012 - Dolphin Tale (PG)
- Sunday 29th January 2012 - Buck (PG)
- Tuesday 31st January 2012 - Grease Sing-A-Long (PG)
- Wednesday 1st February 2012 - Attack The Block (MA15+)
- Thursday 2nd February 2012 - Tower Heist (M)
- Friday 3rd February 2012 - Warhorse (M)
- Saturday 4th February 2012 - Happy Feet Two (PG)
- Sunday 5th February 2012 - The Iron Lady (M)
- Tuesday 7th February 2012 - Flying Swords Of The Dragon Gate
(CTC)
- Wednesday 8th February 2012 - We Bought A Zoo (PG)
- Thursday 9th February 2012 - Carnage (CTC)
- Friday 10th February 2012 - Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
(CTC)
- Saturday 11th February 2012 -
Don Giovanni (CTC)
- Tuesday 14th February 2012 - Breakfast at Tiffany's (PG)
- Wednesday 15th February 2012 = Melancholia (M)
- Thursday 16th February 2012 - The Descendants (M)
- Friday 17th February 2012 - The Skin I Live In (MA15+)
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Shakespeare Under The Stars
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For over 10 years White Hat has thoroughly recommended Shakespeare Under The
Stars in the Royal Botanic Gardens and this year is no exception This year the
Australian Shakespeare Company are presenting Glenn Elston’s new adaptation A
Midsummer Night’s Dream - Behind The Scenes. following Shakespeare's
Mechanicals as they 'workshop' which of Shakespeare's plays they should perform
for the Duke at his wedding celebration. As a result this production contains
well-known Shakespearian scenes from Macbeth, Hamlet, Antony
and Cleopatra, King Lear, Othello and Romeo and Juliet,
each given an additional comic treatment. The production aims to be entertaining
for everyone.
Full details, ticket prices and booking instructions at
Australian Shakespeare Company. |
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8pm Tue-Sun(Dec,Jan); Tue-Sat (Feb,March) |
Royal Botanic Gardens
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Enquiries & bookings: 1300 122 344 |
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Opera Under The Stars
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A concert version of Melbourne Opera Company's production of The Merry
Widow. White Hat suggests it would difficult to find a more magical setting
than the Royal Botanic Gardens under the stars to listen the song of Vilja - the
nymph of the woods - together with the host of other melodies from this much
loved operetta. full details and booking information at
Opera Under the Stars. |
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6pm, Sunday 12th February 2012 |
Royal Botanic Gardens
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adult $45, concession $40, group 10+ $40, child (under 16 years) $25 |
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Mozart By Moonlight
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Enjoy a wonderful night of
Mozart’s best known arias from operas including
The Magic Flute,
Cosi Fan Tutte,
The Marriage of Figaro and
Don Giovanni. White Hat
suggests that a night of Mozart under the stars in the Royal Botanic Gardens
could be a perfect romantic outing - provided you keep an eye your partner.
Ladies may find that inspired by Don Giovanni their gentleman friend has
disappeared with another woman before the end of the night. And a pair of
gentlemen heading off to buuy drinks for their girlfriends at interval could
come back and find them, inspired by Fiordiligi and Dorabella,
already hooked up with two other men. Full details and booking information at
Mozart by Moonlight. |
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6pm, Sunday 4th March 2012 |
Royal Botanic Gardens
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adult $45, concession $40, group 10+ $40, child (under 16 years) $25 |
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Royal Botanic Gardens
Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra
Free Daily 7.30am-5.30pm
Tel: (03) 9252 2300Click on the Royal Botanic Gardens link to the right of the map. Use the controls to zoom in or out on the map or change to satellite view.
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