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The Age
Saturday March 26, 2011
THEATRE: THE GRIMSTONESPLEASANTLY eerie marionette puppets are used to tell the story of Martha Grimstone, who can read dreams and wants more than anything to find out the truth about why her father disappeared in The Grimstones Mortimer Revealed. The series of Grimstones gothic fairytales, created and performed by Asphyxia, use sign language, giant books and music to tell quirky tales about acceptance, love and family. Suitable for ages six-plus. There will also be sign language workshops where children can learn how to sing I Still Call Australia Home in Auslan.Today and tomorrow at 10.30am and 2pm (sign workshops today and tomorrow at noon, $10) Arts Centre, $18, 1300 182 183, theartscentre.com.auILLUSTRATIONCHILDREN and adults can enjoy The Waterhole, an exhibition that celebrates the 10th anniversary of Graham Base's book of the same name. The Waterhole features 20 drawings, sketches and finished works (below) from the much-loved illustrator that capture the plains of Africa, the Amazonian jungle and the Australian outback with Base's distinctive vividness.Today and tomorrow, 10am-6pm, State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, city, free, slv.vic.gov.auIMAX: EGYPT 3DDO YOUR fieldwork before the April opening of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at Melbourne Museum with a screening of Egypt 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs at the IMAX theatre. The film, (45 minutes long), is structured around the re-enactment of the 19th-century discovery of a cache of 40 mummies. Children will enjoy the real-life Indiana Jones aspect of this historical adventure as the golden sarcophagi of these kings of Egypt, including the magnificent arrangements made for Ramses the Great, seem to jump out from the screen. Secrets of the Pharaohs is also a tale of scientific progress as modern-day scientists use DNA technology to learn more about the ancient royal mummies.Today and tomorrow, various times, IMAX Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton, $13.50-$18.50, 9663 5454, imaxmelbourne.com.au
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