The Spring Hot List
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It’s a new season, and Canberra’s really heating up.
Here’s what to eat, drink, see and shop this spring in Canberra.
Drink
SWAN & KING
The Rex Hotel’s newest bar, Swan & King, was inspired by “fairy tales, intrigue and delicious flavours,” and if that doesn’t pique your interest, I’m not sure what will. With a cocktail menu featuring drinks like ‘One Night in Braddon’ and an intimate, luxe atmosphere with royal blue and gold flourishes, this is your new bolthole.
The Rex Hotel | 150 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon
Eat
MORNING GLORY
Photo: Tim Bean
The savvy lads behind Narrabundah’s XO are bringing their signature Asian fusion cuisine into the daylight, perfectly interwoven into the breakfast and lunch offerings of Morning Glory.
Feast on a Char Sui bacon and egg roll, or in‑house baked goods including miso carrot cake and madeleines with zesty yuzu marmalade. The Bo Kho Casarecce—a modern play on a traditional Vietnamese family recipe—is a must-try.
Opens 10 September | 15 Edinburgh Avenue, NewActon
Watch
BELL SHAKESPEARE’S JULIUS CAESAR
See The Bard’s most volatile political thriller on stage as Bell Shakespeare probes the tenuous boundaries between democracy and violence. A play for our times, head to Canberra Theatre Centre for crackling tension, ego and idealism with some of Australia’s most talented actors.
12–20 October | Canberra Playhouse
See
AMERICAN MASTERS 1940-1980
Jackson Pollock. Blue poles 1952, oil, enamel, aluminium paint, glass on canvas. National Gallery of Australia © Pollock-Krasner Foundation/ARS/Copyright Agency.
Lovers of modern art, rejoice. Encapsulating one of the most exciting and volatile periods of US history, American Masters boasts big names like Matisse, Duchamp, Mondrian, Pollock, Warhol and Hesse.
Though spanning just a 40‑year period, the exhibition encompasses works from Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Neo-Dada, Photo-Realism, and Conceptual and Performance Art.
The National Gallery of Australia | Until 11 November
Shop
DESIGNER OP SHOP EMPORIUM
Image: facebook.com/DOSEmporium.
With multiple stores under one roof, this is vintage shopping as you’ve never experienced it before. In addition to the carefully-curated clothing, shoes and accessories of Designer Op Shop, there’s retro glassware from The Modern Object, lacy intimates and designer footwear from Blissiimo, modern homewares from Luxe & Beau, handmade ceramics from Shelf and florals, and gifts and plants from Saint Valentine.
1 Lyell Street, Fyshwick
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