National Burger Day
Market traders are creating mash-up Frankenstein-style burgers, from sushi burgers to cupcake burgers to an eggplant burger.
- Dandenong Market, corner Clow and Cleeland streets, Dandenong. Sunday 28 May, 10am to 3pm.
Free styling workshop
Fashion stylist and author of Your Body Your Style, Jo Blankfield, will host a styling workshop to showcase the latest winter looks and accessories from Dandenong Plaza fashion retailers.
Customers will get advice on how to pull together the latest winter look on a budget plus tips and tricks on how to dress to suit their body shape.
- Dandenong Plaza centre court, level two. Saturday 27 May, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm.
Rock ‘n’ Roll tribute
The Robertson Brothers and Scot Robin star in this tribute show to the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly.
- Drum Theatre, 226 Lonsdale Street Dandenong. Saturday 27 May, 8pm. Tickets are priced from $59.90. Visit www.drumtheatre.com.au or call 8571 1666.
Walker Street Gallery
The Gatherers features works from artists Susan Hall and Meg Viney, who collect materials from the environment to create art about the natural world’s fragility.
Amanda Fewell hand embroidered and appliqued flags to reflect themes relating to Australian identity and Australian values for exhibition The Eureka Project.
- Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong. Until Saturday 3 June. 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday and 11am to 3pm Saturdays.
Springvale Rotary market
Discover trash, treasure, plants, clothes, tools and more.
- Springvale Railway Station, Springvale Road, Springvale. Second and fourth Sundays of each month, 8am to 2pm. Entry is a gold coin. Call Loc Lam on 0425 806 006 or Bob Graham on 0438 303 939 for more information.
Food swap
The Keysborough Res School Community Swap meets on the fourth Saturday of the month.
Members swap home-grown produce, jams, preserves, baked goodies, seedlings, seeds, cuttings, eggs, books, tools and more.
- Keysborough Resurrection School’s productive gardens next to Keysborough Freedom Club. Enter via the driveway next to the retirement village at 414-418 Corrigan Road, Keysborough. Saturday 27 May, 10am to 11am. BYO mug for a free cuppa.
