Emily Cat 176

 Hi, l am taking a week off as l have some health issues at the moment.  Hope you are all well 

 I'm talking about our galleries today. Do you like going to galleries, do you yourself paint? There are over 100 galleries throughout the suburbs of Melbourne ( l'm not going to list all of them!). Of course there are some very well known exhibitions each year. The National Gallery of Victoria hosts The Winter Masterpiece Exhibition. This year it is the French Masters and l have my ticket booked. I also saw the excellent exhibition by Yayoi Kusama recently. If you want to see Australian art The Ian Potter Museum is the place to go. My painting class is this afternoon, but, l stick to paint by numbers; that's the extent of my talent. What are the galleries like where you live?

Do you have morning melodies at your local arts centres, or are we just lucky here in Melbourne.  It is a specific program of shows that mainly involve music. Frankston have 2 shows on a Friday. The Round has 1 show on on Wednesday. I've only seen shows at the Frankston Arts Centre and l have seen some really good shows including a live radio play show. That was very interesting and good. The State Theatre used to run a program but is closed for a 3 year renovation; we're only half way through year 2 and who knows if the program will return. It's a boon for any suburb because all the shows l've seen have had full audiences. Let me know if you have such a program where you live. Let's start a conversation.

I like crime novels. They are my favourite to read. Of course, theses days, when l say read l mean listen. I have bad hearing and have had hearing aides for years. Audible and Borrow Box are on my phone which is connected to my hearing aides and it is much easier to carry a phone rather than a book. Robert Galbraith books are so good. I personally think that J.K. Rowling is a very good writer.  So l have gone back to the start. Through Audible l have listened to The Cuckoo's Calling right through to Troubled Blood. I'm going to listen to all of them; Ink Black Heart is next. They should all be finished by the time the new novel comes out and l can't wait.  Who else is waiting for the new release? Do you like the Strike novels? Let's start a conversation.

Towards the end of each month l'm going to talk about what's coming up in the following month. We are getting near the end of June so this post is about what's opening in July.  Hopefully you find something that interests you. I've covered many shows in all different suburbs of Melbourne.  There's so much to see; l would like to see all of it but don't have the time or money. That's okay as l still manage to see so much here in Melbourne. That's the beauty of sticking mainly to the suburbs. See you on Friday.

Shakespeare in the suburbs. This is my favourite Shakespeare play.   Do you like Macbeth? Do you like live Theatre? Malvern Theatre Company is based in Burke Road Malvern.  Another good community Theatre group we have here in Melbourne.  Let me know what your local arts scene is like. I hope you are all getting out and seeing shows in your local suburbs.