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YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON IN CANBERRA THIS WEEKEND!
Every Monday for more than eight years, we’ve published This Week in The Can, our comprehensive guide to everything happening around the city this week – but sometimes it’s just too epic to get through!
That’s why each Friday we publish our Weekend Edit—a curated selection of events we think you’ll love!
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THE DRESSMAKER – MOTHER’S DAY EVENT
Kate Winslet as Myrtle ‘Tilly’ Dunnage. Image supplied.
Put on your best attire and treat mum to a VIP visit of The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition with a glass of bubbly, cupcakes and guided tours.
Happening Sunday 12 May from 10 am until 4 pm at the National Film and Sound Archive.
See nfsa.gov.au/events/dressmaker-mothers-day-event for more information.
CONRAD SEWELL AT WESTFIELD WODEN
Credit: Steven Chee.
Conrad Sewell will be appearing at Westfield Woden this Saturday 11 May thanks to Sony!
Celebrating the launch of his debut album, Conrad Sewell will be performing in centre including new tracks and your favourites like Healing Hands.
Following on from a hugely successful 2018, ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter, Conrad Sewell, announced that he will release his highly anticipated debut studio album, LIFE, on May 17, 2019.
The album will feature his brand new single ‘Love Me Anyway,’ alongside previously released songs ‘Come Clean,’ ‘Changing,’ as well as his multi-platinum hits ‘Healing Hands’ and ‘Start Again.’
On the day, pre-order your copy of ‘LIFE’ to enter the signing area for a photo opportunity with Conrad.
Cost: Free.
Happening Saturday 11 May from 12 pm at Centre Court, Level 1, Westfield Woden.
See the website for more information.
MOTHER’S DAY BANQUET AT PIALLIGO ESTATE
Pialligo Estate will wine and dine mums with a banquet lunch including shared plates, a three-hour drinks package and a decadent dessert station.
The three-course lunch will showcase spectacular seasonal produce from the Pialligo olive grove, orchards, market gardens and smokehouse, all while you take in the gorgeous views from the Glasshouse.
Adults $120 and kids under 12 are $40.
Happening Sunday 12 May from 12 – 3 pm at Pialligo Estate, 18 Kallaroo Road, Pialligo.
See tickets.myguestlist.com.au or 6247 6060 for booking and more information.
ONE DAY CERAMICS SHOP
Ceramics by Fran Romano. Photo: Andy Mullens.
Nishi Gallery is hosting a One Day Ceramics Shop on Saturday 11 May.
The one-day event will feature ceramics by talented Canberra-based artists, including Fran Romano, Mark Saunders, Richilde Flavell (Girl Nomad Ceramics), Sara Hogwood and a variety of ceramics by CraftACT artists (including Chris Harford, Abbey Jamieson, Anna Gianakis and Anne Masters). The fantastic news: it’s all up for grabs.
This ‘mini market’ coincides with the gallery’s ceramics exhibition Berder. Gaba. Urrknga. Wantja. which showcases new ceramics from Indigenous artists living in remote areas across Australia. Berder. Gaba. Urrknga. Wantja. depicts a range of narratives; stories of adaptation, social shifts and continuing connection to place.
Entry is free.
Happening Saturday 11 May from 11 am – 4 pm at Nishi Gallery, 17 Kendall Lane, NewActon.
More information via Facebook.
Feast High Country Festival 2019
Pull up a chair and join Victoria’s High Country’s best producers, chefs, winemakers and brewers at a mouthwatering, region-wide Feast Festival this May.
The very best of the High Country’s renowned food and drinks will be showcased in a packed program of events that will celebrate both the outstanding natural beauty of the mountains, valleys, vineyards and villages of the region and the incredibly talented folk who bring it to your table.
Feast High Country Festival is in its seventh year in 2019, offering a perfect excuse for a road trip.
Ride a horse, pedal a bike, take a hike and even paraglide to more than 40 delicious events at cellar doors, village cafes, Hatted restaurants, amongst the vines and by the light of blazing bonfires from Mansfield to the King Valley, Beechworth to Bright, Rutherglen to Mount Beauty, Corryong to Falls Creek.
Highlights of this year’s Feast Festival program around the region include:
- Patrizia’s Harvest Forage with foodie royalty, Patrizia Simone. Take an early morning walk around Bright foraging for ingredients for your lunch then get the lowdown from this celebrated High Country chef on how to turn your found produce into a five Italian course feast.
- Fermentation Degustation: Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth founders Ben and Maria Kraus host a four-course matched dinner with a difference, where fermentation is the hero of the night. Each course made by and introduced by local experts: Louise Ritchie (Silver Creek Sourdough), Kimchi from Hatted chef, Michael Ryan (Provenance of Beechworth), incredible, authentic Austrian strudel from Maria Kraus and of course Ben’s own lovingly brewed beer.
- In Merrijig, join winemaker David Ritchie in a toast to the 50th anniversary of Delatite Wines, including a five-course degustation dinner paired with some very special wines from the depths of the cellar.
- Lunch With Three Italians at Pizzini Wines in the King Valley. Italian food, wine and opera are on the menu with food by Adam Pizzini of Rinaldo’s Casa Cucina, Pizzini’s own Italian varietal wines, and opera courtesy of the amazing Catherine Pendelich and Ced Le Medelo.
- Back by popular demand! The Tweed Ride in Rutherglen, where the theme is vintage – clothes, bicycles and wines and the easy pedal includes outstanding food and wine experiences along the way including lunch at Stanton & Killeen.
Happening 3 – 19 May across High Country Victoria (about a 4 hour drive from Canberra).
See feasthighcountry.com.au for more information.
THE DRESSMAKER COSTUME EXHIBITION
Kate Winslet as Myrtle ‘Tilly’ Dunnage. Image supplied.
From 1950s Dungatar to 2019 Canberra, the original costumes from the hit film The Dressmaker will be on display at the NFSA from 18 April 2019.
Audiences will be able to go ‘behind the seams’ of a diverse range of elegant vintage fashion worn by Hollywood stars and home-grown acting talents including Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook, Judy Davis, Rebecca Gibney and more.
The exhibition, designed by Marion Boyce, features a spectacular range of haute couture worn by the film’s stars.
The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition celebrates the artistry of the film’s sumptuous designs, as well as the transformational power of fashion.
Showing from Thursday 18 April until Sunday 18 August from 10 am – 4 pm at the National Film and Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton.
See nfsa.gov.au for more information.
PRE-POLLING AT MOAD
Credit: Adam McGrath.
Can’t make it to a polling place on Federal Election Day (Saturday 18 May)?
Come to the spiritual home of Australia’s democracy, Old Parliament House, to cast your vote at MoAD’s pre-polling station.
Entry is free.
Pre-polling at MoAD is available on Saturday 11 May from 9 am – 4 pm and Monday 13 May – Friday 17 May from 9 am – 5 pm.
For more information visit moadoph.gov.au/prepoll.
MOTHER’S DAY CLASSIC
Walk or run 5km or run 10km on Mother’s Day to raise funds for breast cancer research. Online entries close Friday 10 May 2019. On the day entries on Sunday 12 May 2019 (event day) – from 7 am
Happening Sunday 12 May from 7 am at Rond Terrace, Parkes.
See the website for more information.
NETIER NATIONAL CAPITAL RALLY
The National Capital Rallyhas been promoted by the Brindabella Motor Sports Club and been running continuously since 1995. The rally first started as a club level event until it was granted NSW state championship status. In 2013 a dedicated group applied for the event to become a round of the Australian Rally Championship. Since then the event has evolved into the biggest Motorsport event in Canberra attracting competitors from all around Australia.
In 2019 the tradition of presenting a popular and safe event with the support of both the ACT Government and the local forestry continues. With a new more compact format being adopted the 2019 Netier National Capital Rally will be a shorter one day event to reduce costs for competitors and also give spectators an easier access to all of the stages. These will be held in Pierces and Uriarra on Saturday 11th of May.
Happening from Friday 10 May until Saturday 11 May from 11 am – 5 pm at the Netier National Capital Rally, Paddys River.
See netiernationalcapitalrally.com.au for more information.
The Historical Expression of Chinese Art: Calligraphy and Painting from the National Museum of China
Calligraphy and painting are two treasures of traditional Chinese culture. For thousands of years artists have produced works that have sustained the practice of China’s most revered art and provided cultural nourishment for the Chinese people.
This Australian-first exhibition explores the breadth and tradition of Chinese calligraphy and painting through artworks from the National Museum of China’s collection. See exquisite paintings by three Chinese modern artists — Xie Yun, Xiao Lang and Wang Naizhuang —and an extraordinary 20-metre-long replica 18th-century scroll documenting Emperor Qianlong’s 1751 tour to the southern provinces.
A mesmerising and immersive animation brings the story of the scroll and its historical figures to life in intricate three-dimensional detail.
The National Museum of Australia’s Harvest of Endurance pictorial scroll, painted in the traditional gong bi style and representing two centuries of Chinese contact with, and migration to, Australia forms a companion element of the exhibition, with eight of its 50 metres on display.
This exhibition is part of a cultural exchange with the National Museum of China.
Free entry.
Showing until 28 July 2019 at the National Museum of Australia, Lawson Crescent, Acton.
See nma.gov.au/chinese-art for more information.
CELLAR DOOR
Cellar Door is a wine market for Canberra’s wonderful wine scene happening every Saturday from 3-6 pm. Buy wines from local makers every Saturday afternoon in the iconic Nishi Grand Stair, NewActon Precinct.
Grab a souvenir glass, taste the latest drops, and buy at cellar door prices.
Wine stalls rotate each week with complementing stalls like flowers, cheese, chocolate and books.
Make a day of it with a film at Palace Electric Cinema and NewActon’s leading food and drink destinations.
Happening every Saturday from 3-6 pm on the Nishi Grand Stair, inside the Nishi Building, Philip Law Street, NewActon.
See the website for more details.
Pop Yum Cha at Natural Nine
In the mood some great Asian fusion food? Natural Nine has revamped its Pop Yum Cha menu, with new mouth-watering additions including Salt & Pepper Fried Bao, Potato Noodles with Chilli & Sesame, and Crispy Whitebait with Tom Yum Mayo.
The food has drawn inspiration from the flavours and fun aesthetics you see in cities such as Hong Kong and Taiwan while still staying true to the unique techniques, playful food design, and punchy flavour combinations Natural Nine is famous for.
While you’re there, try one of six new cocktails including the Rabbit – a zesty combination of Tanqueray, cherry brandy, orange and mint – and the Sheep, a delicious drop of Blue Curacao, lychee liqueur and grapefruit!
Happening every day from 12 pm–3 pm at Natural Nine inside Casino Canberra, 21 Binara Street, Canberra City.
See the website for more information.
DRAGONS ABREAST COME AND TRY DRAGON BOATING DAY
The Dragons Abreast Come and Try dragon boating day is being held on Saturday the 11 May 2019 from 9 am to approximately 11 am.
Come and Try is held at Lotus Bay, off Alexandrina Drive, Yarralumla, beside the Canberra Southern Cross Yacht Club, just look out for the pink marquee and banner.
It will begin at approximately 9 am with a short welcome, filling in a temporary membership form for insurance purposes, and some on land instruction on paddling technique.
This will be followed by approximately 30 minutes of easy paddling with a delicious morning tea at the end of the paddle where participants can chat with other women who have experienced breast cancer.
Come and Try events are free of charge.
Happening Saturday 11 May from 9 am – 11 am at Lotus Bay, off Alexandrina Drive, beside the Canberra Southern Cross Yacht Club, Yarralumla.
CARRIBERRIE – INDIGENOUS SONG AND DANCE VR EXPERIENCE
Put on your virtual reality headset and let David Gulpilil and Jack Charles guide you on a journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander song and dance.
You’ll encounter the contemporary dancers of Bangarra performing at the Sydney Opera House, The Lonely Boys rocking out in Alice Springs, and performers of songs and dances used to share knowledge and culture for thousands of years.
From Uluru to Cairns and the Torres Strait, this is an intimate and immersive experience unlike any other.
Happening now until Saturday 1 June from 11 am – 2 pm at the National Film and Sound Archive.
See nfsa.gov.au for more information.
MONSTER’S AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Serene, methodical and exceptionally Monster.
Presenting a new Sunday afternoon blend, Monster Kitchen and Bar is adding a little extra flavour to your signature lazy day with its very own High Tea…
Amidst the hand-crafted furniture, bespoke artwork, and ambient lighting you will find the familiar flavours you have come to appreciate from the team at Monster with a range of exclusive tea flavours by Tea Garden co, tea inspired cocktails, Champagne all complemented by black and gold fixtures.
1 pm every Sunday at Monster Kitchen, Ovolo Nishi. Tickets $70 to $120 – more information on facebook.com.
Inked: Australian Cartoons
Inked features a selection of the best cartoons from the National Library of Australia’s extensive collections.
The exhibition draws from over 14,000 cartoons by dozens of artists, from before the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 up to the present. Each work is a time capsule, offering a snapshot of Australian life.
Visitors will be captivated by the works on display by many greats of Australian cartooning, including Will Dyson, Judy Horacek, Michael Leunig, David Low, Phil May, Alan Moir, Bruce Petty, Martin Sharp, Cathy Wilcox and many more.
INKED: PLAY
Come and see the famous Gumnut Babies going off to war. Create your own cartoon or draw a protest sign to hang on our display wall. Get stuck into a book. Find all the hidden Inkie the Echidnas and explore whether the world is doomed or domed.
Inked Play is open daily as part of Inked: Australian Cartoons. Find it by following Inkie the Echidna.
Open 10 am to 5 pm every day until 21 July 2019
PEKING DUK & SAFIA BIGGEST HOMETOWN PARTY EVER
Peking Duk. Credit: Ian Laidlaw.
In an exclusive hometown show, Canberra legends Peking Duk and SAFIA are hitting up the University of Canberra Grounds.
The Canberra legends collaboration, Take Me Over, took out the No.5 spot in the hottest 100 of 2015 and since then both groups have been absolutely killing it in the Australian music scene.
With support from Clypso, Kwame and Kira Puru.
Happening Saturday 11 May from 4 pm on at the University of Canberra Grounds.
See ucrefectory.com for more information.
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