Best Things To Do in March, A North-Side Dive Bar in an Old Terrace, A Neon-Drenched Art Show, $10 Vino

 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Broadsheet]( 1 March 2019 [Weekend] Friday [Sunny]37° | Saturday[Sunny]36° | Sunday[Partly Cloudy]36° Fri [Sunny]37° | Sat[Sunny]36° | Sun[Partly Cloudy]36° [[ ] Entertainment Editor’s Picks: The Best Things to Do in Melbourne in March March is huge. The year’s biggest fashion, food and comedy festivals are all here at once. An old mansion has been transformed into an enormous, experiential work of art. A new vintage designer flea market begins. And a genius new city cocktail bar (by world-class bartenders) is finally open.]( [[ ] Food & Drink No Cocktails, No Food, Just Good Times at Thornbury’s New Dive Bar Nasty’s, from a former Easey’s bartender, was designed on a shoestring budget – but the further you venture inside, the more personality each room in the old terrace house reveals. It’s the perfect place to escape the heat with a G&T tonight.]( [[ ] Art & Design Explore a Neon-Drenched Nostalgic Show at the NGV This Weekend McDonald’s wrapper lounges, a banging light-up dance floor and inauthentic photographs of authentic dreams – we went behind the scenes of Darren Sylvester’s wild new exhibition installation to meet the man, marvel at more than 70 works, and feast on “fake” fast food.](   New openings we’re loving [ ]( [Entertainment Review: Harry Potter and the Intergenerational Trauma The spectacularly supernatural Harry Potter stage play has hit Melbourne to stellar reviews. But is it really worth six hours of your life?]( [ ]( [Fashion A Dazzling Haute Couture Exhibition Opens Today at the NGV More than 150 pieces by Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Christian Lacroix and Dior will be on show.](  Sales Wrap - best of the week [ ]( [Fashion 70% off Marc Jacobs, Valentino, Versace, Balenciaga and More Plus 90% off Rag and Bone, IRO and more at Husk’s warehouse sale. And homewares from $2. And $10 bottles of vino. Phew.](  Your last chance [ ]( [Fashion A Fashionably Late Bookers Guide to VAMFF Don’t miss a clothing dumpster-dive, print-making workshops, a ’90s-themed dog photo shoot and some huge runway shows. There’s a stack of free events, too.]( [ ]( [Entertainment A Guide to Surviving The Clock at ACMI The global video phenomenon is here for just a little longer. Tip one: don’t wear tight jeans, unless you like the feeling of denim slowly working its way into your organs.](  What we’re cooking this weekend [[ ] Chocolate, Raspberry and Buttermilk Cake By Sydney’s Flour and Stone On the table in 4 hours, serves 10–12 Turning out baked goods since 2011, Flour and Stone is one of the country’s best. “This is the fudgiest of all the chocolate cakes,” says founder Nadine Ingram. “The lightness of the crumb makes it difficult to stop at just one slice.”](   [ ]( [Food & Drink I Learned How to Make Passata and Now I Can Do Anything We tested out an online tomato-preserving course by some indisputable pickling experts, and now we’re self-declared nonnas. Sunday project?]( [ ]( [Art & Design Out of Town: Cutting Into the Past In Ballarat A heritage building dating back to 1863 has been transformed into a haunting sculptural work about time, loss and history. But you can only catch it for a few more days.](   Our picks for this weekend [02 Saturday]( [ ]( [Shrub Hub Get ready for a day full of autumnal plant education. 284 Wellington Street, Collingwood VIC 3066]( [02 Saturday]( [ ]( [Animals Dancing: Welcome to March It’s gonna be a heady, sweaty, hell of a good time. 520 High Street Northcote 3070]( [03 Sunday]( [ ]( [March Aperitivo Sunday Unlimited Italian snacks, $10 Aperol spritzes and $12 Negronis. 832A High Street Thornbury 3071]( [03 Sunday]( [ ]( [Sparkling Springs It’s not your schoolyard drinking fountain. 213 High St Prahran]( [Check out more things to do](   What we’re reading this weekend [The New Zealand chef bringing Maori ingredients to the fine dining stageEater]( [How to sleep when it’s offensively hotBroadsheet]( [How an ex-cop rigged McDonald’s Monopoly and stole millionsThe Daily Beast](    - [Food & Drink]( - [Fashion & Style]( - [Art & Design]( - [Entertainment]( - [Travel]( - [Active]( - [Things to do]( - [Forward to a friend]( - [View online]( - [Update Preferences]( - [Unsubscribe]( - [Privacy Policy]( - [Contact]( - [Advertise]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Broadsheet]( - [Food & Drink]( - [Fashion & Style]( - [Art & Design]( - [Entertainment]( - [Travel]( - [Active]( - [Things to do]( - [Forward to a friend]( - [View online]( - [Update Preferences]( - [Unsubscribe]( - [Privacy Policy]( - [Contact]( - [Advertise]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram](  © 2019 Broadsheet Media Design by [The Company You Keep](