The Butterfly Club is a performing arts venue in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Drawing from a growing interest in cabaret, the Club was conceived and created by artist and entrepreneur, Matthew Grant. Grant lived and worked from the building from 1993: opening to the public in 1998. By 2002 the club was seen by others as a viable professional space. Grant sold the club in November 2003.* http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news.asp?sId=52485[1] ,[2] by 2006 the Club was Melbourne's only full-time cabaret venue.[3] The club, together with the Australian National Academy of Music, has played a key role in developing the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. In January 2011 The Butterfly Club again changed hands to new custodian Simone Pulga The Herald Sun, 11 Jan 2011==References==