Hobart Happenings

NEW HOBART OPENINGS

Yamashita (31 Criterion Street, Hobart) is the newest Japanese restaurant in Hobart and they’re currently offering a chef’s special eye fillet lunch set for $16 to celebrate the opening. The much anticipated opening of the Lady Hester Cake Shop on Sandy Bay Road, Battery Point is nearly upon us. We can’t wait to see what other treats Erin and Loren have in development. If you’re heading north, take a detour via Oatlands to try out The Kentish (60 High Street, Oatlands). Grab a Straight Up Roasters coffee in the bakery, or you can pull up a stool in the bar or bistro. Park Cafe (2 Pyeena Street, Dodges Ferry) has opened in the spot that was once Mullet Cafe. In a cracking locale just up from the beach, Park Cafe serves exactly what you’d want to eat after a surf or walk on the beach - egg and bacon rolls, omelette rolls, chowder, coffee and treats.

CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK…

This rock was recently spotted by a reader on the Hobart Rivulet near South Hobart. He was perplexed by what it could actually be...had some Roman ruins found their way down from the mountain? Had it rolled in from afar? We’re throwing it over to our readers to explain this one - what do you think this is? Email editor@ thehobartmagazine.com.au with your theory.

MOONAH ARTS CENTRE REOPENS WITH THREE EXHIBITIONS

Moonah Arts Centre is back open with three new exhibitions by local artists. Toby Juliff has collaborated with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and the Tasmania Fire Service to create an artwork examining an impending climate catastrophe. Catherine D’Orazio is showing her abstract watercolour paintings, which are created by layering colours over and over, in a ritualistic, contemplative process. The third exhibition is by artist Nadia Refaei. Nadia uses family photographs and other records to explore the idea of ‘homeland’ in the context of the Syrian conflict. “It’s been a really challenging time for artists,” says MAC’s visual arts program officer Rebecca Holmes. “Artists who were travelling from interstate to be involved with MAC’s program have been unable to travel, and many artists haven’t been able to access their studios or collaborate with other creatives, and have had to put projects on the back burner. We’ve been trying to support our artists by creating opportunities for them to show exhibitions, or parts of their exhibitions, online. This is something that we will continue to do as we reopen our exhibition spaces.” The exhibitions will be open Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturday 11am – 3pm. www.moonahartscentre.org.au

FESTIVAL OF DANGEROUS IDEAS STREAMING FROM SYDNEY

The Festival of Dangerous Ideas is usually tricky to get to, being put on at the Opera House in Sydney. But this year COVID has allowed for those dangerous ideas to be shared virtually. From Hobart you can tune into hear one of the guest speakers - Edward Snowden is talking ‘Surveillance States on 24 September and David Wallace-Wells is talking ‘The Uninhabitable Earth’ on 11 October. Tickets are from $10 and times are AEST. www. festivalofdangerousideas.com.

UV LEVELS RISING INTO SUMMER

The 2020 SunSmart season has begun so it’s time to remember to protect yourself when you head outdoors in the coming months. Ella French, a Cancer Prevention Project Officer with Cancer Council Tasmania said sun protection is now required when the UV is 3 and above – from September to April in Tasmania. “You need to protect yourself by five measures outdoors.” In case you need a reminder, it’s best to slip on clothing that covers

as much skin as possible, slop on broad spectrum, water resistant SPF30+ sunscreen, slap on a hat, seek shade from the sun wherever possible, especially between 10am and 3pm during peak UV times and slide on sunglasses. It’s hard to be vigilant but you never know when skin cancer might affect you. 24-year-old Kate Von Stieglitz has had melanomas removed in recent years. “I have spent a lot of time in the sun and became worried in 2018 about a spot on my leg, which had both grown and become darker,” Kate said. “I went to two doctors who said it was fine. But I still had an inkling it wasn’t right and went to the Launceston health hub. I had it removed and the test showed it was a malignant melanoma. Then last year I had a little freckle on my calf which got darker. It was removed with a few mils of skin and that also showed up as a melanoma. No tan is worth it,” Kate said.