Free cooking demonstration
A professional chef will provide tips on creating affordable and tasty winter dishes.
- Dandenong Plaza Shopping Centre’s fresh food precinct on level three. Saturday 10 June, noon to 3pm. Visit www.dandenongplaza.com.au for more information.
51 years in Australia
Uta Wohl has used dyed yarns to create woven images that share the memories she’s made since arriving in Australia from Germany 51 years ago.
- Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong. Thursday 8 June to Saturday 1 July. Open Monday to Friday, 11am to 5pm, and Saturday, 11am to 3pm.
Me and My Dad: Energy
What is energy? Participants in this workshop will explore nine different types of energy and discover how all energy is connected to answer this question.
The program is designed for children aged seven to 11 years old and an accompanying parent or carer.
- Level 2, Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Saturday 10 June, 3pm. Bookings are essential. Call 1300 630 920.
Learn to lion dance
The lion dance is a traditional Chinese dance performed on big occasions, like Chinese New Year, for good luck.
- Springvale Neighbourhood House, 46-50 Queens Avenue, Springvale. Sundays, 1pm to 3pm. $2 per session. No bookings required. Call 9548 3972 for more information.
Heartlands
Since 2010, Ames Australia has staged the Heartlands Art Project to increase opportunities for artists from a refugee background.
This year’s exhibition illustrates the journeys, hopes and dreams of refugees and asylum seekers.
- Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong. Until Saturday 1 July. Open Monday to Friday, 11am to 5pm, and Saturday, 11am to 3pm.
