Brunswick Remedial Massage: Your weekend in Melbourne February 29 to March 1

CULTURAL Indigenous music troupe Maubere Timor sings tales of the battle for East Timor’s independence. Made up of former members of the East Timorese resistance, the band combines conventional island sounds with fashionable musical influences. Saturday, eight.45pm, Noticed Mallard, 314 Sydney Street, Brunswick, $25, 9380 8818, spottedmallard.com

CLASSICAL Be transported to the Sicilian countryside with a day of classical guitar by the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (MCO), kicking off the 2020 season with Italian Guitar. The MCO is joined by guitarist Slava Grigoryan to carry out the works of Giuliani, Verdi, Handel and Vivaldi. Sunday, 2.30pm, Melbourne Recital Centre, nook of Sturt Road and Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, $57-$137, 9699 3333, melbournerecital.com.au

POP Former Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley returns to carry out his newest solo album, Speaking to the Moon. Anticipate to listen to hits from his former band resembling True and Gold in addition to new singles together with What Am I, a mirrored image on Hadley’s determination to go away Spandau Ballet. Saturday, 7pm, Discussion board Melbourne, nook of Flinders and Russell streets, metropolis, $90, 1300 111 011, ticketmaster.com.au

STAGE

Black Ties at the Arts Centre for Asia TOPA festival. — Black Ties on the Arts Centre for Asia TOPA pageant.Credit score:Garth Oriander

COMEDY When Maori company high-roller Hera meets Aboriginal consultancy entrepreneur Kane, it’s love at first sight. Much less easy is planning a marriage with their two households. Black Ties is a comedy from ILBIJERRI Theatre Firm and Te Rēhia Theatre and is carried out as a part of Asia TOPA. Saturday, 1pm and 7pm, the Pavilion, Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Street, metropolis, $30-$65, 1300 182 183, artscentremelbourne.com.au

Last Words explores the vulnerability of memory. — Final Phrases explores the vulnerability of reminiscence.Credit score:

PLAY A collaboration between the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and the Jewish Holocaust Centre, Final Phrases asks ‘‘What stays when reminiscence is misplaced?’’ The play explores the vulnerability of reminiscence, based mostly round co-devisor and director Joseph Sherman’s expertise watching his mother and father develop Alzheimer’s. Spoken in English, Russian and Yiddish, Final Phrases follows Sherman’s mother and father’ life pre-and-post WWII within the Soviet Union and St Kilda within the 1970s. Sunday, 2pm and 6.30pm, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre, 7 Selwyn Road, Elsternwick, $25-$45, 9923 7465, kadimah.org.au

A O Lang Pho, a Vietnamese "bamboo circus" performance, is part of the Asia TOPA festival. — A O Lang Pho, a Vietnamese “bamboo circus” efficiency, is a part of the Asia TOPA pageant.Credit score:Nguyen The Duong

CIRCUS Witness dizzying acrobatic feats with A O Lang Pho, a bamboo circus combining modern dance, theatre and stunts to construct an increasing metropolis. Translating as ‘‘from village to metropolis’’, the present is directed by former Cirque du Soleil choreographer Tuan Le and is carried out to a stay rating of conventional Vietnamese music.Saturday, 2pm and 7pm, State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Street, metropolis, $30-$106, 1300 182 183, artscentremelbourne.com.au

ELSEWHERE

MARKET The Tallarook Farmers’ Market is the one accredited market within the Mitchell Shire and options produce from farmers within the Goulburn Valley. Decide up tomatoes and tomatillos from Somerset Heritage Produce, refill on beef sausages from Chantlan Livestock and Produce, or attempt some Heathcote-grown wine by Peregrine Ridge. Sunday, 9am-1pm, CWA Park, Railway Place, Tallarook, free entry, vfma.org.au

TALK Cyber Electrical is an annual play-reading sequence that sees actors current works-in-progress alongside administrators and editors. This 12 months’s works sort out themes of relationships, id, household and ethics. Saturday, 4pm and seven.30pm, Southbank Theatre, nook of Southbank Boulevard and Dodds Road, Southbank, $eight, 8688 0800, mtc.com.au

FESTIVAL Pop-up market Sustainable Dwelling Pageant options eco-friendly merchandise from small and native companies. Find out about area people teams and NGOs, or wander via a tiny home. Saturday, 6am-4pm, Sunday, 9am-4pm, Queen Victoria Market, nook of Elizabeth and Victoria Streets, North Melbourne, free entry, 9320 5822, qvm.com.au

FESTIVAL Headlined by native digital dance band Artwork vs. Science, BeerFest returns for a day of small-batch craft brews, ciders and boutique spirits from greater than 65 native distributors. There shall be meals vehicles serving up dishes designed to pair with beer and stay comedy from Aussie favourites resembling Luke McGregor and Lewis Garham. Saturday, 1pm-8pm, Catani Gardens, St Kilda, $15-50, melbourne.beerfestivals.com.au

Celebrity chef Elizabeth Chong. — Movie star chef Elizabeth Chong.Credit score:Justin McManus

FOOD Distinguished Australian figures are transported again to pivotal moments of their lives at Double Scrumptious. Visitors together with author Benjamin Regulation, chef Elizabeth Chong and performer Raghav Handa put together the dishes which were vital of their lives as they mix storytelling and cooking. Saturday, 5.30pm and eight.30pm, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Road, Abbotsford, $65-85, 9415 3600, abbotsfordconvent.com.au