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On Monday evening we had a real treat, making the most of a clear night sky with an astronomy class! We set ourselves up in Royal Park and Andrew, who is currently completing a masters in astronomy at Swinburne University, was our guide.

There are a few things happening on and around Bennetts Lane, from changing bicycle parking to new food on the way!

Awa Odori is one of the largest dance festivals in Japan. It is held from August 12th to 15th and is part of the Japanese Buddhist Obon Festival, a custom to honour the spirits of one's ancestors.

Do you ever find yourself a little, well, lost? Melbourne is an amazing city and we love being able to introduce you to some of its gems. But sometimes they can be a little hard to find! We've got heaps of info to get you to your workshop as easily as possible.

Sheet music is a global language, but to so many people it seems completely alien. Lucky for us, musician and music educator, Anna van Veldhuisen, taught us how to read musical notation and even play some music with percussion instruments!

Following on from our survey, we are working hard to implement changes and improvements that you have requested. Today we are introducing our new class type tags so that you can see what style a class will take at a glance.

Daylight savings is that interesting convention that always catches people out. “Is this the good way or the bad way?” And it ends this Sunday! We know that we change the clocks, but why? Why doesn’t everyone do it? Why do some places do it at different times?

Tell us what you think and help us make Laneway Learning even better!

It's our birthday! Come and celebrate with us as we turn five years old.

To finish off 'Laneway Learning at the Orchestra' we have a Romantic quintet courtesy of Sascha, Justina and the other talented musicians in Classical Music 101.