Do you just love to organise cute parties or other sorts of events? Maybe a tea party, fashion parade or a night of sweet melodies? Well you, my friends should check out oneday, a youth-run fundraiser to raise money for HIV and AIDS in South Africa. The Oaktree Foundation is Australia’s first entirely youth-run aid organisation and this is their primary fundraiser. On September 1, you have one day, where you can educate a young person for life. So come on frankie readers, lets use our creative brilliance to create real change in the world. Register event.

The Melbourne International Design Festival, Strength in Numbers, presented by the National Design Centre is about to begin. Running for a whole 10 days, from 17-27 of July, you will find yourself so immersed in the beauty of design, you will have enough inspiration to last you the entire year. The festival will include, special guest speakers, competitions, exhibitions and of course the not to be missed Design Market. This is one program you have to take a squiz at. Below is a sneak peek at one of the finalists of the 4th Australian Poster Annual Competition. Pic: Robert Bacchetto’s ‘Strength Formed by Numbers‘

We’re excited that Jacqueline Bradley is showcasing her lovely works with Never a Cross Word, her first solo exhibition. Jacqueline uses household objects and building materials including windows, doors, floorboards and wallpaper in conjunction with fabricated elements to create objects that appear familiar yet function in unbelievable ways; windows breathe like lungs and walls fold into corners. Sound interesting? Her sculptural and installed works will show at the ANCA gallery Canberra from Wednesday the 20th of May to Sunday the 31st. Jacqueline will also give an artists talk at 2pm on Saturday the 23rd May.

llustrators Kelly Thompson and Kelly Smith are banding together to show off their latest works. Both illustrators focus their artwork around fashion and feature lovely ladies in headresses and model-like poses. The show opens May 27th at the Per Square Metre Gallery in Collingwood, and runs till May 30th.

Nice guy and creator of Luuk Luke Chiswell has finished designing his third round of  unique t-shirts and is ready to show ‘em off to you all. DROP#3 is a tee party of sorts, but think less Engish Breakfast and more skater boys in crisp black and white tops.  Head to Hibernian House, 102/342 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills on May 30 from 6pm. 

The very nice people behind Two Thousand will be hosting a “Generation Slashie” chat for Creative Sydney this Friday night, May 29th at 6pm at the The Museum of Contemporary Art. These days people are expected to be masters of everything and required to write, shoot and design with sufficient flair. This Friday’s event will discuss this phenomenon. What’s more Two Thousand will be producing a mini-mag ON THE NIGHT. The mag will showcase the event presenters, including insight into what drives them, and the logistics of being in five places at once. And if you’re there, you might just get your mug in print too. 

Aucklanders, if you pop in to Cross Street Studios this Friday night you’ll be in for a real treat. The exhibition will feature some of Auckland’s best talent including a bro'Town animator, a fine artist, a makeup artist for film and theatre, several up-and-coming graphic designers and an obsessed comic book artist. One artist will draw live on the night. Head to Cross Street Studios for all the details.

7 Hotel rooms, 7 artists, 7 designers, LIVE photoshoots, audience participation… Interested? Then make your way over to Sydney’s Darlo Bar this Thursday night where artist, Jesse Willesee has curated his third 7-room installation series. Bring along your Nikon, Polaroid, Hasselblad, Yashica, iphone or disposable camera and be part of the fun as you snap away at live photoshoots, try on designer’s wares, set up shots or just hang around and drink a beer. Plus you can upload your photos after the show for the chance to have your piccies on Thirsty Artist wine bottles.

The Hungry Workshop, who specialise in all things letterpress, are putting on a charity show called 'Queenslake' this Thursday to raise money for the Premier’s Disaster Relief. Get along to Kerbside in Fortitude Valley where you can check out prints by some of Queensland’s best designers. Collect your pennies together for a good cause and lovely wall hangings. All prints not sold on the night will be up for grabs through the Hungry online store.

It's that time of year again for The Salvo's Red Shield Appeal. Raising money for those Australians less fortunate than ourselves, The Salvation Army is going to be door knocking nation-wide this weekend. So if they rat-a-tat on your front door, please give them your time (and maybe a cup of tea). Of course not everybody's door is that easy to rap upon, so you can also donate online, call 13SALVOS or return the envelope that you may find sitting in your letterbox. Think of it like trick-or-treat for responsible grownups! Photo from here.