If you’re looking for something a little different, check out Theatre company The Hayloft Project . This group of talented beings is kicking off 2009 with two contemporary retellings of late 19th century masterpieces at The Meat Market, North Melbourne from April 24th. Three of Melbourne's best young directors were given Chekhov’s original Three Sisters text, the same cast and the same designers and asked to use some bold and original vision. Their second production, Spring Awakening, is an award winning interpretation of Frank Wedekind’s 1890 play of the same name. Head in for a show on cheap Tuesday and you’ll get 10 bucks off the $30 cover charge. 

Perth people grab your diaries and mark April 26th as your next shopping trip! Winifred and Bance are holding another clothing swap party. Doors open at 3pm and swapping starting at 4pm. Tickets are available in store ($15) online ($16) or on the door if there are tickets left ($18). Tickets include entry, cupcakes, bubbles and W&B bag to take your new wardrobe home with you. Unsure of swap party rules? In a nutshell you bring your new/fashionable/vintage clothes you want to get rid of (leave your trackies and sneakers at home), wash them and pop them on hangers so they’re nice and neat and hand them in before the exchange starts. You’ll then receive currency in the form of buttons. For the full rundown click here.

frankie sponsored artist Emma Hack alongside hundreds of other artists will be wowing audiences when Art Melbourne 09 returns to the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton from April 16th – 19th. Pop down and take a peek at over 100 galleries showcasing original painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, ceramics and indigenous art.  We’ve got some tickets to giveaway, so send us an email for your chance to win. In the meantime, here’s what Emma Hack had to say about her beautiful wallpaper art. What’s the connection between wallpaper and body art? I’d been trying to find something in which I could blend the human form for a while.  I was initially inspired by Verushka's infamous rustic blends into old walls and doorways and wanted to find something that would connect with my style more.  One day I walked into a homeware store and they had a wall covered in Florence Broadhurst wallpaper and I knew instantly this was the way I could achieve individuality with this style of body art. Do things ever get a little tricky when painting people?  I was very shy in the beginning as it was full nude.  I’ve never been that confident with my own shape so I feel this assists in making someone feel more confident. Nowadays I just focus on what I have to do to create the final end product. You're a featured artist for Art Melbourne, is this the first big show you've been involved in? I actually did ART Sydney last October and found the experience to be wonderful.  I’m very well known here in Adelaide so a fresh point of view about my works is fantastic. The art fair is a great way to experience art in a lively environment, certainly worth the visit!

More than a million women were named Jennifer within the span of just 15 years. From out of relative obscurity, the name exploded so much that in business press, this phenomenon is actually known as The Jennifer Demographic. For artist Jennifer Khoshbin and many others, sharing a name can make it difficult to feel unique. Welcome to the Jen11 Show; an exhibition born, says Jennifer Khoshbin, from both a serious curiosity and a simple novelty.  Khosbin along with ten other Jennifers exhibit their artistic ability and challenge whether members of this Jen-eration have unknowingly grown into a common artistic sensibility. Unfortunately most of won’t make the exhibition in Canada, but to purchase the exhibition book for the Jennifer with everything, click here.

It’s rare a film gets a full five minute standing ovation, but that’s exactly what happened when Adelaide Film Festival showed Samson and Delilah, the debut film feature from director-writer cinematographer, Warwick Thornton. First time feature film actors Rowan McNamara (Samson) and Marissa Gibson (Delilah) play two kids who live in an isolated community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. The trailer looks a real treat. The movie is going to be released May 7th. Help support Australian film and tell your friends.

Georgie and Milenka, of much loved jewellery label TMOD, are this weekend involved in OXFAM's "Footprints" exhibition, considering global warming and its affects on our community and environment. These lovely ladies have created a burning candle installation "Burning at both ends", melting across the running of the exhibit, to represent rising sea levels as our glaciers and icebergs melt. Go and check it, and other pieces of the same elk, this Sunday at the MCA Sydney, 12pm – 4pm.