Website wall (for one person) The soon to be launched 2012 Festival website will feature a virtual wall where your name can be featured on a brick. Show the world that you’re helping to build a strong and vibrant Festival for Melbourne.

‘Best of the Fest’ tickets (for two people) Features a nightly-changing late-night sampling of acts from across the Festival. Friday and Saturday nights of the Festival – you pick the night you want to go when we reveal the line-up. Our 2012 dates are 12 through 21 July.

Become a Member! (for one person) An annual membership card which entitles you to: - Concession priced tickets at Melbourne’s leading cabaret venues all year round: Bohemia Cabaret Club, Chapel Off Chapel, Downstairs at Alma's, The Butterfly Club and The Owl And The Pussycat. - Concession rate tickets to selected Festival shows. - Advanced notice when the Opening Gala is on sale. - Free one-off entry to The Glee Club, Melbourne’s “rad singalong choir” – The Pun - Exclusive invitation to special events and special offers to cabaret shows outside the Festival period. - The satisfaction that comes from supporting a not-for-profit organisation that works tirelessly to present quality cabaret performances.

Australian National Academy of Music package (for one person) - One ticket to ANAM’s first concert of the year 7pm Thursday 5 April – ‘Dale Barltrop Directs’ - One ANAMates Membership, which gives you the opportunity to engage with ANAM students and their music-making in a more extensive way, with entry to over 160 concerts, seminars and masterclasses, exclusive ‘meet the artists’ events, and a range of other benefits - See https://anam.com.au for further info

Opening Gala VIP package on Thursday 12 July (for two people) - Our Opening Gala has been our fastest selling show for the past two festivals. We’re giving 30 couples the chance to pre-order tickets, reserved seating, with your names or company listed as a key supporter on our website for 2012.

Be immortalised in a caricature art series (for one person) - Artist Michelle ‘Baggas’ Baginski will sketch an artwork of you with our Festival monkey mascot in one of six poses: See no evil; Hear no evil; Speak no evil; Sing no evil; Dance no evil; and Laugh no evil. You just need to supply her with a photo. - The six pieces, although individual, are conceptually part of a series ... reflecting the idea of being a part of something much larger than ourselves; being connected (even though the work would end up in different homes). - The series will be mounted in an exhibition in the Festival, including your name as the person featured in your piece. - You collect the original unframed artwork on closing night of the Festival, Saturday 21 July, when you’ll also meet the artist. - Price includes a double pass to our closing show that night.

Red Bennies membership (for one person) An annual Red Bennies membership will give you access to shows at the venue any night of the year, excluding externally produced events. Shows include: - RB LIVE Thursdays – Like its predecessor the Continental, RB LIVE features the finest established artists as well as the up and coming stars of live music. - Kit Kat Club Burlesque – The raciest Friday nights Burlesque entertainment in Melbourne with a featured International every week, plus 8 premier artists. - Big Bennies Saturdays – All of the best Circus artists on tour, regularly featuring Spiegel stars, side acts and the very finest vaudeville shows. - Homoexotica Sundays – Premier queer arts entertainment including homoerotic burlesque and circus, Art-drag, cabaret and gogo shows. In addition, you’ll be invited to special member parties and industry events, and be entitled to bar benefits. Each Membership is valued in excess of $2500 so this offer represents a mammoth discount.

The Butterfly Club package - Free function venue hire of the upstairs level (lounges and bar) for a whole night with no minimum spend, and $1 off every drink for you and your guests. - That night, you'll get to name The Butterfly Club’s next Cocktail of the Month and (if you feel adventurous) help their infamous mixologists create the recipe. Conditions: Dates subject to availability. Upstairs capacity maximum 60 people. All patrons subject to liquor licensing regulations and venue hire conditions.

A booth and supper at The Famous Spiegeltent at Arts Centre Melbourne on Thursday 15 March - The music is hot, the circus, music and burlesque guests are wild and the vibe is electric at Club Spiegel. Dress to impress, dance until the wee hours or sit back and watch the wild antics as you and nine friends devour a delicious supper in your own booth. - Supper includes a combination of sweet and savoury treats. Choose from standard, vegetarian and gluten free offers.

Piano man entertainment - Piano man in your home or for a function for one hour, by international piano bar entertainer, Trevor Jones. Trevor brings his own keyboard and encyclopaedic knowledge of all your favourite tunes to request.

Personalised Bedtime Story - A personalised bedtime story recorded by the nation’s best voices will charm your child with a personal and unique recording of their favourite story with their name inserted – and personal references such as family members, pets, and their favourite things. A sensational children’s gift up to 10 minutes in length that is totally unavailable elsewhere. - Voice 1: the voice of the Sydney Olympics and SBS – Robbie McGregor - Voice 2: Luke Escombe, credited as having ‘Sydney's sexiest man voice’ on Mix 106.5FM

By serenaded by the prince of romance, Mikelangelo, as he personally croons to you and your loved one at a riverside picnic and boat-trip at the scenic Fairfield Boathouse.

VIP Melbourne Cabaret Festival package (for two people) - 2 bricks on our website wall - ‘Best of the Fest’ double pass - 2 memberships with all card entitlements - Opening Gala VIP package for 2 - Complimentary sparkling wine on arrival at the opening night Gala - Invitation to exclusive after party with opening night Gala performers and Festival Board members - Limited edition festival poster signed by opening night Gala performers. - Jump the queue at the late night performance bar throughout the festival

Bohemia Cabaret Club ‘Bridal or Birthday’ Burlesque Experience Package - A one hour Bohemia ‘Bump and Grind’ private workshop run by one of Melbourne’s headlining burlesque starlets for the Bride to Be or Birthday Girl/Guy and ten of her/his friends. - Complimentary French bubbles on arrival (1 glass per guest) - To be followed by 11 tickets to Bohemia’s Friday or Saturday night live Cabaret & Burlesque shows (‘Commedia dell’Arte’ or ‘Cirque des Femmes’) that night.

Impress your party guests with a ‘House Cabaret’ - Features one of Melbourne’s most glamorous drag queens, Kaye Sera, in your lounge room for one hour of intimate entertainment - ‘House Cabaret’ is a great complement to your house party. It’s not a drag routine, it’s a night of storytelling and song featuring Kaye with live accompaniment. - more info: www.kayesera.com

Sammy J and Randy - Are you considering a marriage proposal or have something to communicate to the special someone in your life? Here’s a unique way to do it. With a personalised download video, written, performed and recorded by Sammy J and Randy, containing your special message and of course your name and the name of the recipient. This offer is one of a kind and won’t be repeated. - Double pass to their new show ‘The Inheritance’ at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - a photo with Sammy J & Randy after the show