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Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub

Ultra sleek bar, lounge, club

About Me

I started life in the late 1890's...and was a money lender right through the Great Depression. Inside my walls have been home to many a family who have traded in Smith Street. Last century, I was a Legal Office, a Bookseller, a Coffee Shop, then a Chocolate Shop. I was also a home for a brief period. In 1997, I was slowly turned into a Nightclub which I do believe, I like the best. Now approaching our 10th year of operation, we are still enjoying the diversity that is 'a club' :)Blue Velvet's function spaces can be used for a variety of events from corporate functions to club nights, fashion shows, film screenings, comedy events and private parties. Blue Velvet provides a professionally organised night out at affordable rates.We specialize in birthdays, cocktail parties, club nights, live bands/music, fashion shows, hen’s and buck’s, corporate, specialty dance events (pole and belly dancing), singles events, and performance. Our 4am license and upstairs nightclub/dance floor complements the White Room Gallery where you can relax amongst cutting edge contemporary art. We are an elegant and vibrant venue known for friendly service, high quality cocktails, premium tap beers, and 5-star finger food. Located in Smith St, a 5-minute cab/tram ride from Melbourne’s CBD.Blue Velvet has two fully stocked bars. The main bar on the ground floor has tap beer as well as an extensive range of boutique beers. We have an ever growing wine list sourced from some of the best wineries & vineyards in Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain and Italy. A full selection of cocktails are also available from either bar. On Level 2, there is the nightclub space with dancefloor and another bar.Blue Velvet has a purpose-built multimedia gallery extension called - artbyte gallery. This space doubles as our lounge and is non-smoking. The artbyte gallery space can be hired for functions (80people) and also hides our exclusive VIP room (seating 12). The entire venue including the upstairs nightclub (120people) and fully stocked bar can also be hired for exhibitions, performances, product launches, or for a variety of functions, including buck's and hen's night's so contact us for further details.On Level 2, Blue Velvet has a state of the art sound system and DJ booth with CD-turntables, mixers, classic turntables and laser lighting console. The dancefloor also has it's own bar and can be hired for functions.We are a boutique bar, lounge, club and function space. For your next function, please contact us for more info. Email Us: [email protected]* Private functions * Club events * 2 bars * Lounge * VIP Room * Dancefloor * Smoking and Non-Smoking areas * Catering available * Excellent range of local and imported beers * Well developed wine list * Art gallery hanging space * Multimedia gallery IT infrastructure * Performance spaceBlue Velvet Bar & Nightclub
60 Smith Street
Collingwood, Victoria, 3066
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9415 9800
Fax: +61 3 9853 1990
Mob: 0414 998 900 / 0414 998 901
E: [email protected]
W: www.bluevelvet.com.auGet a Group of Friends together from MySpace and let us know you're coming down for a drink and a dance, and we'll give you 10% off your beverage and food purchases b4 midnight - offer only valid Saturday'sWalk into any Midas Shoe store across Australia and see the sleek and luxurious Blue Velvet Bar showing off a lovely model and the Midas Winter 07' shoe collection.
Or go online to: Midas Shoes then goto 'stores' Past Flyers:

My Interests

music, drinking, dancing, eating, consuming, interacting, learning, acting, social networking, fractals, chaos, randomness, emergence, coherence

I'd like to meet:

I have a wide range of interests and an ever-expanding circle of friends. I want to meet girls, boys, and everything in between for fun, drinks, dancing and great conversation.

Thursday's/Friday's/Saturday's
Watch out for the next LBar on SATURDAY 26TH JANUARY. A Place for Women & Their Friends. Visit them on MySpace OR at www.thelbar.net .
Mile High Club - Midsumma Festival Party' - LBar on SATURDAY FEBRUARY 09TH.
$10 entry Watch out for DIABOLIQUE on SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23RD.
$12 entry Watch out for AFRO-TRANCE on FRIDAY 08TH FEBRUARY. DJ's: Afro-Trance - Live, Traditional Tribal Rhythms & Electronica with Special Guest, Ray Pereira & Blafuno Beat (percussion ensemble). Doors Open 8:30 pm till late. $10/8 concession.Next Event on Thursday 14th February: nanoArts#11 8pm-1am

nanoArts - - - On the 2nd Thursday of Every Month:
spoken word, acoustic music, hip hop fusion, analog/digital/chaos, audio..media arts event $5 --- The lineup includes: James Jackson, Ella Holcombe, Kerry Loughrey, John Ashton, Geoff Lemon & Steve Smart.

Watch out for Ceremony on SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16th.
$6 entryJanet's Trivia Extravaganza on Thursday 28th February: Trivia 7pm for 8pm start -1am

Janet's Trivia Extravaganza - - - On the Last Thursday of Every Month:
$7 includes free first drink (beer, wine, basic spirit, soft drink) --- The best darned trivia night in Melbourne. Join you host Janet McLeod (ABC Radio) for this titanic battle of wits. Get a team together and see how much you know. Laughs! Prizes! Booze! General knowledge, movies, science, sport, TV, history, current events...smart questions, dumb questions!

Janet McLeod Presents COMEDY on Thursday 6th March: Comedy 8pm for 8:30pm start

COMEDY - - - On the First Thursday of Every Month:
$10 includes free first drink (beer, wine, basic spirit, soft drink) --- The best Comedy night in Melbourne.

BabyDisco begins on Sunday 30th March: BabyDisco 2pm - 5pm.

BabyDisco - - - On the Last Sunday of Every Month:
$10 entry - All walking humans must buy a ticket. This event is for ages: 6months - 7years and their family and friends.
No Kid, No Entry, No Exceptions!

MONDAY 31ST DECEMBER - NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE PARTY

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Music:

all things digital and analog that go into my processors and come out of my speakers.

Movies:

On the subject of films...I like: all things digital that come out of my data projector. ok, ok, yes, the David Lynch film is a fav, but there are heaps of others.

Books:

Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub
60 Smith Street
Collingwood, Victoria, 3066
Tel: +61 3 9415 9800
Fax: +61 3 9853 1990
Research in the Night Time Economy On 10 July 2007, the Copyright Tribunal handed down its decision in relation to the PPCA’s proposed nightclub and dance party licensing schemes. Click here to view the Copyright Tribunal’s judgment. With respect to nightclubs, a rate of $1.05 has been set for each person per night of operation, to be calculated on the basis of the venue’s capacity. Further, for dances and dance parties, the Copyright Tribunal adjusted the rate to $3.07 for each person that attends each event. A hearing has been scheduled for 27July 2007 in which more detailed provisions for the implementation of the new schemes will be considered by the Tribunal. Once this hearing has taken place, PPCA will publish further details on this website. Please note that there will be no changes to the tariffs before 1 August 2007.Should you have any further questions about the new changes, please contact PPCA on (02) 8569 1100.The Spiritual Economy of Nightclubs and Raves: Osho Sannyasins As Party Promoters in Ibiza and Pune/goaMöbius strip unravelled Mathematicians solve 75-year-old mystery of infinite loop's shape. Published online: 15 July 2007. Nature. Starostin, E. L. & van der Heijden, G. H. M., et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat1929 (2007).http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070709/full/070709-16 .htmlThe Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Performance of Masculinity as Collective ActivityReclaiming raunch'? Spatializing queer identities at Toronto women's bathhouse eventsThe Lap Dancer’s Lament: An Occupational Hazard Related to Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusChild adjustment and parenting in planned lesbian-parent familiesNavigating Embodied Lesbian Cultural Space: Toward a Lesbian HabitusIntercourse Orgasm Consistency, Concordance of Women's Genital and Subjective Sexual Arousal, and Erotic Stimulus Presentation SequenceWomen's Relationship Quality is Associated with Specifically Penile-Vaginal Intercourse Orgasm and FrequencyThe "Good-Enough Sex" model for couple sexual satisfactionWhy Humans Have SexSuch a Tease: Intentional Sexual Provocation within Heterosexual InteractionsThe neurobiology of loveTrust, risk and betrayalG-Strings and Sympathy: strip club regulars and male desire - By Katherine FrankSkewed Pricing in Two-Sided Markets: An IO ApproachRecord labels rethink digital rights management at MidemConnecting the gendered door: women, violence and doorwork Social Dynamics: Signals and BehaviorSearching For A Mate: Evidence From A Speed Dating ExperimentRevealed Preference Determinants of Mate Selection: Evidence From An Experimental Dating MarketSpeed-Dating as an Invaluable Tool for Studying Initial Romantic Attraction: A Conceptual and Methodological PrimerParadoxical Way for Losers in a Dating Game Composing Effective Teams Through Team-DatingThe Production of Identity and the Negotiation of Intimacy in a ..Gentleman's Club'Emotional Consumption: Mapping Love and Masochism in an Exotic Dance ClubResistance under the Black LightExploring the Motivations and Fantasies of Strip Club Customers in Relation to Legal RegulationsEmotional Consumption: Mapping Love and Masochism in an Exotic Dance Club‘Go white girl!’: hip hop booty dancing and the white female bodySex Symbols: The Bachelorette Party as a Window to Change in Women's Sexual ExpressionSexual chemistry: Theoretical elaboration and clinical implicationsDrag Kinging: Embodied Acts and Acts of Embodiment What's Love Got to Do With It?: Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People With Intellectual Disabilities in the United Kingdom and Views of the Staff Who Support Them The Sexual Lives of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People With Disabilities: Psychological PerspectivesEthnography, the Internet, and Youth Culture: Strategies for Examining Social Resistance and "..-Offline" RelationshipsMDMA and Sexual Behavior: Ecstasy Users' Perceptions About Sexuality and Sexual RiskDance Music Classification: A Tempo-Based ApproachCyberspace Romance: The Psychology of .. Relationships (Paperback) by Monica T. Whitty, Adrian N. Carr Women, Art, and Power: And Other Essays by Linda Nochlin Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps: How We're Different and What to Do About It by Allan and Barbara Peace The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil StraussEntertainment Media and Sexual Health: A Content Analysis of Sexual Talk, Behavior, and Risks in a Popular Television Series Guerrilla Dating Tactics: Strategies, Tips, and Secrets for Finding Romance by Sharyn Wolf Women May Be from Venus...but Men Are Really from Uranus: A Parody of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and Other John Gray Books by Katherine Black The Layguide: How to Seduce Women More Beautiful Than You Ever Dreamed Possible No Matter What You Look Like or How Much You Make by Tony ClinkHow to Pick Up Girls! by Eric WeberAn Internet Study of Cybersex ParticipantsThrough the Lenses of Gender, Race, and Class: Students’ Perceptions of Childless/Childfree Individuals and CouplesMy Place or Yours? An Inductive Approach to Sexuality and Gender Role ConformityWomen’s Close Friendships across Sexual Orientation: A Comparative Analysis of Lesbian-Heterosexual and Bisexual-Heterosexual Women’s FriendshipsMDMA (“ecstasy”), methamphetamine and their combination: long-term changes in social interaction and neurochemistry in the rat”Just Talking about Art” - Creating Virtual Storytelling Experiences in Mixed RealityIndividual and Societal Response to Sexual Betrayal: A View From Around the WorldPhysical, Emotional, and Behavioral Reactions to Breaking Up: The Roles of Gender, Age, Emotional Involvement, and Attachment StyleCommitment in Polyamory New Classic Cocktails by Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin ReganCool Cocktails: The Hottest New Drinks and the Best of the Classics by William Lingwood and Ben ReedNight Games! A Guide to Understanding & Enjoying the Nightclub & Bar SceneWe Need to Talk. But First, Do You Like My Shoes?: Dress Codes for Dumping Your Man by Kristina Grish and Maria RaymondstotterGetting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville HendrixHOW TO GET SOMEONE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU by Steve NakamotoBedroom DJ (Beginner's Guides by Piper TerretHow to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records by Frank BroughtonLast Night a Dj Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey by Bill BrewsterThe valuation of licenced premises‘Ladettes’ and ‘Modern Girls’: ‘troublesome’ young femininitiesAn Exploration of Recent Club Drug Use among Rave AttendeesStrategies to crack well-guarded markets.Problematic Licensed Premises for Assault in Inner Sydney, Newcastle and WollongongMaking Space for Culture(s)in Boomtown Some Alternative Futures for Development,Ownership and Participation in Leeds City CentreElectronic Dance Music Culture and Religion: An Overview 1Gazing the hood: Hip-Hop as tourism attractionThe Intangibility of Music in the Internet AgeAvoiding ‘Star Wars’ – Celebrity Creation as Media StrategyA tactile luminous floor for an interactive autonomous spaceStress on the Dance Floor: The Cortisol Stress Response to Social-Evaluative Threat in Competitive Ballroom Dancers‘I Will Survive’: musical mappings of queer social space in a disco anthemThe Effect of Musical Style on Restaurant Customers' SpendingIngratiation and Gratuity: The Effect of Complimenting Customers on Tipping Behavior in RestaurantsPropensity of Alcohol Establishments to Sell to Obviously Intoxicated Patrons

Heroes:

Whisky a Gogo, Annabel's, the Stork Club, the Copacabana, the Cotton Club, Studio 54, Space, Pacha, Cream, Gatecrasher, The Hacienda, Ministry of Sound, Bondage A Go-Go, Club Space, Warehouse, Ageha, The Limelight, Fabric, Eden, Kitkatclub, Le Queen, Le Folie's Pigalle, Culture Club(Ghent,Belgium), Mudia Art, Amnesia, Metro, Chasers, The Mudd Club, The Mansion, Seaview Ballroom, The Esplanade, The Palace, Casey's, Skinny Dog Hotel, Checkpoint Charlie, Zero Club, The Underground, Chevron, The Venue (st kilda), Inflation, The Lounge, etc, etc.
AFL Football= Go Collingwood! Are You a DJ? Are you a DJ with fresh ideas, enthusiasm and a collection of cutting-edge tunes...then we want to hear from you! Fancy yourself playing out to a crowd week-in, week-out...Do you want to move people through music...then send us an email and you might be on your way. We have club nights underway, and more parties planned well into 2007, so if you want in, then drop us a line and tell us why you want to be involved, what you've got to offer.Promotors Wanted Are you ready to be paid to party? Become a club promotor and earn cash rewards along with generous food and beverage cards, all for doing what you do best - organise small and large groups @ Blue Velvet. We offer a range of fun incentives to reward you for bringing in your crew...so send us an email to register your interest:
[email protected]

My Blog

Weekend - 09/02/08

Another fantastic LBar on Sat nite...the music and the costume theme made for an excellent nite!!! LOts more pics on the official LBar site later this week...Went out last night to Toff of The Town t...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:34:00 PST

Afro-Trance - FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARY

The Rhythm Traders are back again for 2008 at the Blue Velvet Bar to push their take on lively and powerful traditional tribal rhythms. As an 8 piece percussion group originating as advanced students ...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:06:00 PST

New Exhibition ---> Michael Berry

The new artbytegallery exhibition for Summer 2008 is up on the walls and looks fantastic. be sure to stop by and take a look. They are beautiful, and a remarkable series of acrylic on canvas.See: ht...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:28:00 PST

long time no post...

well it's been a while since I posted anything here....been busy on other sites :)Anyway, NYE was a full house with LBar...and we did it all over again for Australia Day. There are heaps of new links...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:25:00 PST

weekend: December 13th, 14th, 15th

Another action packed weekend of fun and frivolity. Thursday night was a great party for nanoArts10! We've been going for 1 year now under the "nanoArts" umbrella and the spoken word lineup mastermi...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:45:00 PST

More Poledancing Pics

Damian from wild2mild.com just sent us these images he took at Sexpo 07':...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:23:00 PST

LBar - NYE

LBar will be doing an extra special NYE Dance Party ---> Stay tuned for more information very, very soon! In the interim, check out some pics taken by the lovely ppl from MCV:Link to MCV Scene Galler...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:15:00 PST

ENZYME3

An excellent turnout for Ivan's bi-monthly ENZYME Live Music Event featuring:8pm - 9pm DJ Gordon warms things up and plays the gaps between sets9.10 - 9.50 Live - Quantum Nanotech Extinction9.55 - 10....
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:49:00 PST

Sexpo 2007

Last week at Sexpo we had a fantastic time up on the pole at our stand, posing for photographs, and handing out showbags on the POLEFETISH stand...here are some pics and stay tuned for the YouTube vid...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:21:00 PST

weekend - 08/11/07 - 10/11/07

nanoArts9 went off with a bang and the quality of the readings was 1st rate! Thanks also to Cam Black (the convenor of the regular Dan O'Connell Saturday Readings) for a copy of his new poetry book ...
Posted by Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:24:00 PST