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Thursday November 26, 2009

DYLAN RAINFORTH

RELIGION TALKING Faiths, a multimedia exhibition displaying the results of six months of dialogue between secondary students of different faiths goes on display today. Timed for the lead up to the Parliament of the World��s Religions (December 3��9), the project involved more than 100 students from more than 10 faith-based and secular government schools. Multimedia displays, photography and artwork created by participants document the project.museumvictoria.com.au/ immigration museum 10am��5pm, Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, city.Phone: 13 11 02 FILM WHILE the Bicycle Film Festival offi cially got on its bike two weeks ago with the launch of its art exhibition, it��s only tonight �� continuing until Saturday �� that the core fi lm program gets rolling. The program kicks off with Where Are You Go, a documentary made by a couple of crazy Canadians UNTANGLED PHILADELPHIA-born Steve Powers used to be a tagger. He even wrote one of the defi nitive books on graffi ti, The Art of Getting Over.Then he made a lateral move into signwriting. His latest project, A Love Letter For You, is a community-endorsed series of wall paintings designed to be seen from the ��El�� train as it runs through Philadelphia. Hand painted, rather than sprayed, the works create righteous urban poetry.aloveletterforyou.com MUSIC SALMONELLA Dub, a dub band from Kaikoura, New Zealand, uses belching subbass to communicate with the whales that assemble there. Anthropoid mammals have been observed responding to their music also, with an involuntary movement described as ��skanking��. The band is touring Freak Controller, their second album since the departure of long-time frontman Tiki Taane in 2007. With guests Cornerstone Roots, Whirimako black, Rudeboy and Mighty Asterix.salmonelladub.com 8.30pm, HiFi Bar, 125 Swanston Street, city. $45. Bookings: thehifi .com.au or 1300 843 4434.as they set out on the Tour d��Afrique. The worlds longest bike race, it travels from Cairo to Cape Town. My bum hurts just thinking about it.bicyclefi lmfestival.com 7pm, Kino Cinema, 45 Collins Street, city. $14��$17. Bookings: palacecinemas.com.au or 9650 2100.THEATRE CONTROVERSIAL American psychologist Harry Harlow��s early experiments on rhesus monkeys sought to prove the importance of physical contact for bonds of love. Harlow��s later experiments �� as his own life turned bleak �� included isolating monkeys in a ��pit of despair��.The validity of Harlow��s scientifi c contributions is still debated �� The Harry Harlow Project is a theatrical examination of this divisive fi gure, written and performed by James Saunders and directed by Brian Lipson. theartscentre.com.au 7.30pm, the Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road, city. $23+.Phone: 1300 182 183.artswhatson.com.au

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