From the in-box:

The Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market is The Ultimate Subculture Market with over 60 amazing live music culture related stalls extending over 3 levels indoors and outdoors. Fans of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly, Goth, Ska, Metal, Punk, Alt. Country, Swing, Burlesque, Roller Derby and more are all catered for. The market features Rock ‘n’ Roll, Alternative and Vintage Fashion for men, women and children, Jewellery, Accessories, Record’s, CD’s, DVDs , Books, Art, Collectables, Food stalls, a vintage vehicle display, children’s activities, live music, DJs and a whole lot more.

Plus The Rechords will be launching their new single “Don’t Know Much” at the market.

What: Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market
When: 10.30am – 5.30pm, Sunday 2nd December.
Where: Manning Bar and Manning House, University of Sydney.
Cost: gold coin donation
More information: see the Facebook page.

Another from the in-box – it almost seems like all the fun stuff is happening outside of Melbourne at the moment!

The Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market is The Ultimate Subculture Market with over 50 amazing live music culture related stalls extending over 3 levels indoors and outdoors. Fans of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly, Goth, Ska, Metal, Punk, Alt. Country, Swing, Burlesque, Roller Derby and more are all catered for. The market features Rock ‘n’ Roll, Alternative and Vintage Fashion for men, women and children, Jewellery, Accessories, Record’s, CD’s, DVDs , Books, Art, Collectables, Food stalls, a vintage vehicle display, children’s activities, live music, DJs and a whole lot more.

What: Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market
When: 10.30am – 5.30pm, Sunday 12th August.
Where: Manning Bar and Manning House, University of Sydney.
Cost: gold coin donation
More information: see the Facebook page.

From the in-box: an exciting new event for Adelaide.

The weekend will start with the Opening Night and a very unique Red “shag pile” Carpet Event. “Friday night will be about fun fun fun. We have a great line up of entertainment. From Bands, Tattoo Artists and a little bit of Burlesque too. We want people to talk about this for days about how much fun this Expo was” organiser Cassandra said.

Exhibitors showcasing Fashions from the 1920s – 1980s, Vintage and Classic Cars, Tattoo Artists, Adelaide’s Best Mens Barber, Mens Vintage Fashion, Home wares, Antique and Estate Jewelry to give you just a bit of a tease of what will be on show in August. Not only will the Expo have some of Adelaide’s best know businesses represented, there will be exhibitors from NSW, VIC and QLD too.

What: Adelaide Vintage Expo
When: 5-10pm, Friday 17th August and 11-6pm, Saturday 18th August and 11-4pm Sunday 19th August.
Where: Ridley Pavilion Adelaide Showground’s Goodwood Rd Wayville.
Cost: $7 Adults, $5 Concession, Children under 16 Free. Parking available $7 per day
More information: see the official website. An action packed programme can be seen here.

Nice to see that the Lindy Charm School for Girls will also be there, for a Sunday workshop – you can book online here. What a wonderful thing for Adelaide. Cassandra, I hope it’s a great success – and wish I could be there too!

From the in box…..

What: Odd Vintage Wares, a two day market
When: 1-7pm, Friday 20th July and 10-6pm, Saturday 21st July.
Where: Collingwood Masonic Temple, 141 Gipps Street, Abbotsford.
More information: email Katherina Tidcombe

In all the busy-ness and excitement, I’ve forgotten to tell you about the next Art of Elegance Fair at Marborough – and they’ve kindly offered two free tickets for a contest. I’ve heard good things about it, and Maryborough is a lovely town, just in case you need another reason to consider a visit.

What: Art of Elegance Fair
When: 11am-4pm, Sunday 13th May
Where: Maryborough Town Hall, Maryborough
More information available at the blog.

Now, if you’d like to win the two tickets, just leave a comment below mentioning your favourite cake.

From the in-box:

“The Wardrobe Weekender is a fashion-packed three day event, with pop up shops, markets, workshops, exhibitions upcycling workshops, a pop up fashion book store, and a clothing swap. It will also showcase the work of local emerging and student designers through an exhibition installation.

Melbourne’s respected sustainable fashion pioneers The Clothing Exchange and Take 2 Markets will participate, along with over 20 other contributors. The RMIT School of Fashion and Textiles (Brunswick and City campuses) will showcase key projects that reflect best practice in contemporary Fashion and Textile Design alongside the work of some of Australia’s most exciting emerging designers, finalists from this year’s The Spirit of the Black Dress Exhibition.”

What: The Wardrobe Weekender
When: Friday 4 May to Sunday 6 May. Sunday hours 10-3pm, other days to be confirmed.
Where: McDougal Lane (within Barkly Square 90-106 Sydney Road), Brunswick
Enquiries and stall holder applications to: rina@take2markets.com.au

The people behind the popular Hello Sailor vintage market are opening a new market at St Kilda’s art deco Memo Hall – you can’t beat the location. Here in Melbourne, the natural dual-homes of vintage are Fitzroy and St Kilda and this new monthly market promises to be a lot of fun with fashion parades, high teas and even go-go dancers on the horizon.

What: St Kilda Memo Indoor Vintage Market
When: Sunday April 15th 10-4pm
Where: Memo Hall, 88 Acland Street, St Kilda
Cost: Gold coin entry

More information can be found here.