This Week In The Can

Posted on 23 July, 2018

Your essential guide to what’s on in Canberra this week!

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Handmade Market

Canberra’s award-winning Handmade Market is held four times a year.

Handmade brings together talented artists, designers & producers from all over Australia to showcase their handmade designs.

The Handmade Market is an indoor event to showcase over 260 Australian creative businesses. All products on sale are Australian made and designed. Shop with us to support Australian designers and find something unique, well priced, where you can meet the maker. We have everything from fashion, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, children’s toys and clothing, jewellery and accessories and including our indoor gourmet food & wine pavilion.

The market is held at EPIC, Exhibition Park in Canberra. You can drive to the venue, there is lots of free parking plus a very large disabled area. There is also public transport to the event.

ATMs are located on site.

Entry to the market is FREE but please support the door greeters, Anglicare, with a gold coin donation if you can. (Each event supports a different charity.) Anglicare are also looking for warm blankets. These can be dropped to them at our entry points to the market.

Find out more at handmadecanberra.com.au.

Dark Emu

Using a compelling mix of contemporary dance and uniquely Australian stories, Bangarra’s Dark Emu challenges long-held myths in the company’s distinctive style. In superb form after the sold-out 2017 production of Bennelong – widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike – this latest work will nourish your spirit and connect you with Country.

Inspired by Bruce Pascoe’s award-winning book, which describes how our landscape was cultivated by Indigenous Australians long before European settlement, Dark Emufeatures dance stories directed by Stephen Page. Each one explores the vital life force that flora and fauna has played in its creation and redefines the narrative around the myth of the ‘hunter-gatherer’.

Long-time Bangarra collaborators Steve Francis (music), Jacob Nash (sets) and Jennifer Irwin (costumes) bring their impeccable aesthetic to the production. Known for their world-class dancing, ravishingly beautiful set and costume design, and soul-stirring soundscapes, Bangarra is a company at the peak of its powers.

Happening 26-28 July at Canberra Theatre Centre.

Find tickets and more information here.

Cellar Door

Cellar Door is a new wine market for Canberra’s wonderful wine scene.

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. Capital City Soul Club are the resident DJs.

Make a day of it with a film at Palace Electric Cinema and NewActon’s leading food and drink destinations.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 2-5 pm on the Nishi Grand Stair, inside the Nishi Building, Philip Law Street, NewActon.

See the Facebook event for more details.

Project Fitness Open Day

Project Fitness has opened a brand new gym and is holding an Open Day to celebrate.

Join them on Saturday July 28 from 9am to 2pm, when the gym will be open to the public. There’ll also be stalls including The Goods Wholefoods, Prodigy Supplements, lululemon, iBody Scan and more.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 9 am – 2 pm at Project Fitness, 66 Darling Street, Mitchell.

Find out more about Project Fitness online.

Westfield Belconnen Truffle Festival Market Day

Westfield Belconnen invites you to attend their annual Truffle Festival Market Day on Saturday 28 July.

With a mouth-watering line-up of events, you’re sure to enjoy a fabulous day out with family and friends. The Market Day is the perfect way to celebrate the famous black truffle with live cooking demonstrations, cocktail masterclasses, local market stalls and live music! There will also be free kids activities to keep the kids entertained.

Happening Saturday 28 July 9 am – 5 pm at Westfield Belconnen.

See the website for more information.

Boo Seeka with Special Guests

The dynamic duo’s synths and beats keeps the energy sizzling like a neon sign on the Miami strip.

The Sydney hip-hop-psych-soul project begun an outlet for a couple of musical experiments, a testing ground for new sounds. And it’s growing, multiplying and producing delicious sounds.

Happening Friday 27 July from 7.30-11.30pm at the ANU Pop-Up Village, ANU Campus.

Tickets available online.

Santa Speedo Shuffle 2018

Head down to Lake Burley Griffin this Sunday 29 July to watch Canberra’s bravest shuffle for cystic fibrosis! The event raises much-needed funding for around 100 people in the region and will assist with ongoing financial and wellbeing support.

The day kicks off at the Southern Cross Yacht Club from 10 am and finishes with a healthy breakfast!

There are two-course options available, a long one (9km) and a short one (4.5km). Alternatively, you can register for the Crazy Christmas Jumper Walk – registrations cost $35.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 10 am at the Southern Cross Yacht Club, Yarralumla.

For more information, or to register, visit santashuffle.org.au.

RSPCA Cup Day at South.Point Tuggeranong

This Saturday 28 July, over 1000 amazing cupcakes will be for sale at South.Point shopping centre in Tuggeranong to launch RSPCA Cupcake Day.

With free face painting, jumping castle and cupcake decorating with the RSPCA team, the day will be a fun way to raise much-needed funds for the important work the RSPCA does in Canberra.

Local bakers like The Baked Bloom, Cake Lovers, Three Desserts, Sweetzee Creations and more will be creating scrumptious treats for a good cause. Fiona Poole of Scrumdiddlyumptious Sweet Treats will reveal a giant cupcake, measuring 38 centimetres high, that can be won on the day. Last year, the South.Point Cupcake Day sold over 800 cupcakes and raised over $3,000. This year, the goal is $4,000.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 11 am – 2 pm in Centre Court, South.Point, Tuggeranong.

The BIG vision workshop

The Duxton Truffle Dinner

The Canberra Truffle Festival is an annual celebration of the fresh black truffles grown in the ACT and southern NSW.

To celebrate the Festival, The Duxton is hosting a Truffle Dinner in The Loft.

THE MENU

• Truffled Mac and Cheese
• Clothbound Cheddar, Grana Padano cheeses, house smoked Bacon, Turalla Truffles
• Barbecued Seafood with truffle infused Mash
• Woodfired Scampi, King Prawns, Scallops, Watercress, Truffle sea salt
• Woodfired Ribeye steak with Truffle Chips
• Pasture fed Ribeye on the bone, thrice cooked hand cut truffle chips
• Truffle and White Chocolate with truffle Ice Cream

Bring your appetite for a night of fun, food, and friends.

Happening Thursday 26 July from 6-9pm at The Duxton, cnr of Sargood and Macpherson Streets, O’Connor.

Register online.

THE TRUFFLE FESTIVAL – CANBERRA REGION

Indulge in a feast of the senses and join in the fun as The Truffle Festival – Canberra Region celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Each year from June to August more than 250 individual events are held across the Canberra region showcasing the region’s fresh Black Winter Truffle.

Taste and experience the magic of these highly-prized gems. Indulge in the special flavours and aromas of truffle dishes at local restaurants and cafes. Join a hunt and see for yourself how the talented dogs unearth truffles. Learn from the chefs and other truffle experts at a cooking class or demonstration, or pop along to a market and pick up some truffle delights for yourself.

The Truffle Festival is the ultimate foodie festival, and a fabulous celebration of winter in the Canberra region.

Happening Friday 1 June–Friday 31 August at various locations around Canberra.

Check out the website for more information.

Trivia Tuesdays

Grab your mates, grab a drink and get ready for a good time.

MOLO Live will be hosting trivia every Tuesday – and if that wasn’t good enough, the winners get to ‘pluck a duck’ for a chance to win some awesome prizes.

If your team is the brainiest you stand a chance to win a keg, vouchers from Brodburger, Bentspoke or STA Travel and heaps more!

Happening every Tuesday from 5.30 pm at MOLO Live, in the ANU Pop-Up Village on ANU Campus, Acton

PLAYUP

Discover PlayUP – The Right to Have an Opinion and Be Heard, where kids can explore the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child in a playful way. Adults can even join in the fun too! From listening pods and a roleplay Kindness Café to a fuzzy felt wall and craft activities, PlayUP has a range of exciting and immersive experiences that flip the traditional idea of museums completely on its head.

See the website for more information.

Free after museum admission.

Open from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

16 July from 7-9.30 pm at the ANU Pop Up Village, ANU Campus.

Cost: Free.

So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history

As conceptually thrilling as it is aesthetically rich, So Fine features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.

Forming part of the Portrait Gallery’s twentieth birthday celebrations, the exhibition enriches the contemporary narrative around Australia’s history and biography, reflecting the tradition of storytelling in our country.

So Fine’s contributing artists – of various ages and backgrounds, and hailing from different parts of Australia – have all created new works for the exhibition. Aside from gender, their common attributes are a meticulous approach to creation, driven by considered, nuanced thinking. Their works are intricate, refined and affecting objects that reconceive events, people and places from Australia’s past.

The artists involved are Shirley Purdie, Linde Ivimey, Bern Emmerichs, Leah King-Smith, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Nicola Dickson, Pamela See (Xue Mei-Ling), Fiona McMonagle, Valerie Kirk and Carol McGregor. Charged with these makers’ passionate, intensely individual takes, and incorporating themes from pre-history to the present, So Fine challenges and delights, as well as interrogating the boundaries of contemporary portraiture.

Showing until Monday 1 October at the National Portrait Gallery. See the website for more information.

Sly Withers with Special Guests

Sly Withers have Google Maps on their phone, petrol in their car and they’ll be seeing you real soon.

The Perth four-piece have just finished recording their sophomore record, due out later this year, and will be road-testing the new songs on their first east coast tour this July and August.

Sly Withers have really taken “own your home town” to heart, chalking up hundreds of shows on home turf, with multiple sell-out headline shows and appearances on WAMFest’s Lot Party, HyperFest and Hot Freak festivals.

Grab your jerry can and your charger, fire up that killer playlist and catch one of this year’s hottest punk bands on the road this winter.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 7-11.30 pm at the ANU Pop-Up Village, ANU Campus.

Tickets available online.

CHINESE HIGH TEA AT NATURAL NINE, CASINO CANBERRA

Canberra’s only ‘pop Chinese” restaurant, Natural Nine, is holding a weekly Chinese High Tea! Not only does this High Tea bring a delicious Asian twist to the high tea experience, but it also allows you to purchase treat stands rather than pay per head. If you love high teas or modern Asian cooking than this event is a must!

One stand including tea selection for two: $35pp. One stand including Sparkling to begin and tea selection for two: $45pp.

Happening every Friday and Saturday from 2.30pm – 4.30pm at Natural Nine, Casino Canberra.

Bookings required in advance, so to book via 02 6257 7074 or online at casinocanberra.com.au.

FOOD & DRINK

Westfield Belconnen Truffle Festival Market Day

Westfield Belconnen invites you to attend their annual Truffle Festival Market Day on Saturday 28 July.

With a mouth-watering line-up of events, you’re sure to enjoy a fabulous day out with family and friends. The Market Day is the perfect way to celebrate the famous black truffle with live cooking demonstrations, cocktail masterclasses, local market stalls and live music! There will also be free kids activities to keep the kids entertained.

Happening Saturday 28 July 9 am – 5 pm at Westfield Belconnen.

See the website for more information.

Cellar Door

Cellar Door is a new wine market for Canberra’s wonderful wine scene.

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. Capital City Soul Club are the resident DJs.

Make a day of it with a film at Palace Electric Cinema and NewActon’s leading food and drink destinations.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 2-5 pm on the Nishi Grand Stair, inside the Nishi Building, Philip Law Street, NewActon.

See the Facebook event for more details.

Handmade Market

Canberra’s award-winning Handmade Market is held four times a year.

Handmade brings together talented artists, designers & producers from all over Australia to showcase their handmade designs.

The Handmade Market is an indoor event to showcase over 260 Australian creative businesses. All products on sale are Australian made and designed. Shop with us to support Australian designers and find something unique, well priced, where you can meet the maker. We have everything from fashion, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, children’s toys and clothing, jewellery and accessories and including our indoor gourmet food & wine pavilion.

The market is held at EPIC, Exhibition Park in Canberra. You can drive to the venue, there is lots of free parking plus a very large disabled area. There is also public transport to the event.

ATMs are located on site.

Entry to the market is FREE but please support the door greeters, Anglicare, with a gold coin donation if you can. (Each event supports a different charity.) Anglicare are also looking for warm blankets. These can be dropped to them at our entry points to the market.

Find out more at handmadecanberra.com.au.

RSPCA Cup Day at South.Point Tuggeranong

This Saturday 28 July, over 1000 amazing cupcakes will be for sale at South.Point shopping centre in Tuggeranong to launch RSPCA Cupcake Day.

With free face painting, jumping castle and cupcake decorating with the RSPCA team, the day will be a fun way to raise much-needed funds for the important work the RSPCA does in Canberra.

Local bakers like The Baked Bloom, Cake Lovers, Three Desserts, Sweetzee Creations and more will be creating scrumptious treats for a good cause. Fiona Poole of Scrumdiddlyumptious Sweet Treats will reveal a giant cupcake, measuring 38 centimetres high, that can be won on the day. Last year, the South.Point Cupcake Day sold over 800 cupcakes and raised over $3,000. This year, the goal is $4,000.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 11 am – 2 pm in Centre Court, South.Point, Tuggeranong.

The Duxton Truffle Dinner

The Canberra Truffle Festival is an annual celebration of the fresh black truffles grown in the ACT and southern NSW.

To celebrate the Festival, The Duxton is hosting a Truffle Dinner in The Loft.

THE MENU

• Truffled Mac and Cheese
• Clothbound Cheddar, Grana Padano cheeses, house smoked Bacon, Turalla Truffles
• Barbecued Seafood with truffle infused Mash
• Woodfired Scampi, King Prawns, Scallops, Watercress, Truffle sea salt
• Woodfired Ribeye steak with Truffle Chips
• Pasture fed Ribeye on the bone, thrice cooked hand cut truffle chips
• Truffle and White Chocolate with truffle Ice Cream

Bring your appetite for a night of fun, food, and friends.

Happening Thursday 26 July from 6-9pm at The Duxton, cnr of Sargood and Macpherson Streets, O’Connor.

Register online.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY AT CONTENTIOUS CHARACTER

They’ll be singing carols by the fireside and enjoying a family and community ambience, fostered by Santa, snow and a tree, while enjoying canapés and sparkling to start, followed by a three course menu with choices such as Three Cheese Fondue, Roast Turkey with all the trimmings, Fresh Market Fish and Roast Cauliflower for their vegetarian friends.

There’ll be some surprises on the night for their guests, as always, with a Contentious Character event. There are tickets without wines, with paired wines and also a kids menu ticket for those between five and 15 years of age.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 6pm–11pm at Contentious Character Vineyard, Winery, Cellar Door and Kitchen, 810 Norton Road, NSW. Tickets from $30 (kids) – $105pp.

See the website for more information.

THE TRUFFLE FESTIVAL – CANBERRA REGION

 Indulge in a feast of the senses and join in the fun as The Truffle Festival – Canberra Region celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Each year from June to August more than 250 individual events are held across the Canberra region showcasing the region’s fresh Black Winter Truffle.

Taste and experience the magic of these highly-prized gems. Indulge in the special flavours and aromas of truffle dishes at local restaurants and cafes. Join a hunt and see for yourself how the talented dogs unearth truffles. Learn from the chefs and other truffle experts at a cooking class or demonstration, or pop along to a market and pick up some truffle delights for yourself.

The Truffle Festival is the ultimate foodie festival, and a fabulous celebration of winter in the Canberra region.

Happening until Friday 31 August at various locations around Canberra.

Check out the website for more information.

Cellar Door

Cellar Door is a new wine market for Canberra’s wonderful wine scene.

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. Capital City Soul Club are the resident DJs.

Make a day of it with a film at Palace Electric Cinema and NewActon’s leading food and drink destinations.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 2-5 pm on the Nishi Grand Stair, inside the Nishi Building, Philip Law Street, NewActon.

See the Facebook event for more details.

Underground Gin Takeover

Underground Spirits is Canberra’s very own craft Gin and it’s taking on the best in the world.

Fresh off picking up a prestigious award at the 2018 International Spirits Challenge, this highly acclaimed Gin is now taking over Black Market for one night only on 18 July from 5pm.

We will be serving up $10 Underground Gin & Tonic as well as a selection of cocktails crafted with this delicious gin.

No cover charge although bookings are recommended.

Happening Wednesday 18 July at Black Market Bar, NewActon.

See the website for more information and tickets.

RUM MASTERCLASS  

Join Marble and Grain as they celebrate all things rum, with a Rum Masterclass presented by Mauro Ribeiro, from Cerbaco Distribution.

From the Cane to the Rum, there is so much more to rum than just another boozy drink. It can be clear, golden, or black; it can be light or heavy, flavoured or spiced. They can be single cask, or a multi-nation blend. Rum can be drunk strait off the still, or aged in different woods.

During this five course lunch with matching rums, Marble and Grain will invite guests to explore rums from different parts of the world.

Happening Saturday 21 July at 12:30 pm at Marble and Grain, Mort Street, Braddon.

See the website for more information.

Please contact Marble & Grain directly if the tickets you have booked are part of a larger booking.

Share the Taste Hits the Road

This July, Cadbury is reaching Australians far and wide in their Regional RV Tour, encouraging them to take the time to create real moments of connection with each other.

The RV will roll into towns around the country, bringing games, music and, of course, CADBURY DAIRY MILK milk chocolate! FREE blocks of chocolate? Yes please!

Rugby star, Jarrod Crocker, will be joining the RV Tour at Canberra City Walk on Tuesday 17 July. Jarrod will be helping give away free blocks of Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate and encouraging Australians to Share The Taste.

For your chance to pick up free blocks of CADBURY DAIRY MILK milk chocolate, head along to the Share The Taste website to see when the Cadbury RV will roll into a town near you.

Happening Tuesday 17 July. Find more information here.

Girls Night Out Cocktail Class

Master the art of mixing the perfect cocktail from Highball’s award-winning team of bartenders and learn the tricks of the trade as you take part in the creation of some of their favourite cocktails.

They’ll take you step-by-step through three cocktails (you get drink them too) and then finish off the class with a chance for you to get hands on as you jump behind the bar and make your own from scratch.

After the class, head to a booth to continue the fun. Happening Wednesday 25 July at 6pm, $45 per person. Bookings essential via the website.

TIPSY TEA AT WHITE RABBIT COCKTAIL ROOM

It’s always time for tea at White Rabbit Cocktail Room, Tipsy Tea that is! Kicking off from two every Saturday and Sunday, Tipsy Tea is perfect for those seeking a little adventure.

Tipsy Tea (65 pp), in true White Rabbit style combines classic high tea flare with signature concoctions encouraging the curious to explore their senses. To eat, you are greeted by a 3- tier platter with an array of flavoursome bites including; spiced pork sausage rolls, smoked salmon and cream cheese pinwheel sandwiches and semi-dried tomato and caramelised onion tarts. Looking for something a little sweeter? Try the sour rhubarb and marshmallow tarts or the delightful dark chocolate and peanut brownies topped with caramel icing.

Every Saturday and Sunday from 2-5 pm at White Rabbit Cocktail Room, 65 Northbourne Avenue, City.

Book your table via info@whiterabbitroom.com.au or on (02) 6257 7779.

BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS @ HIGHBALL

Highball are freeing the mimosa from being a brunch-only drink and taking them for a night out, Cuban style! Head in on Wednesdays for some fresh and fruity bottomless mimosas and share a charcuterie platter.

– Flight Details –
•  $45 per passenger (4 pax minimum)
•  1.5 hours of service
•  Charcuterie platter to share
•  Wednesdays from 4pm

They’re also letting their mimosas out on the weekends so you can catch them 4-7pm on Saturdays and from 2pm on Sundays.

On every Wednesday from 4pm at The Highball Express. Entry is $45pp, min 4 people. Visit the website for more information.

CHINESE HIGH TEA AT NATURAL NINE, CASINO CANBERRA

Canberra’s only ‘pop Chinese” restaurant, Natural Nine, is holding a weekly Chinese High Tea! Not only does this High Tea bring a delicious Asian twist to the high tea experience, but it also allows you to purchase treat stands rather than pay per head. If you love high teas or modern Asian cooking than this event is a must!

One stand including tea selection for two: $35pp. One stand including Sparkling to begin and tea selection for two: $45pp.

Happening every Friday and Saturday from 2.30pm – 4.30pm at Natural Nine, Casino Canberra.

Bookings required in advance, so to book via 02 6257 7074 or online at casinocanberra.com.au.

GARDEN BAR HAPPY HOUR

Select wine, beer, basic spirits, cocktail specials while you enjoy live music from Canberra’s most talented local musicians. Make your Friday happy and relaxing with a various selection of popular drinks.

Happening Friday every week between 5pm – 7pm at Ostani Bar & Restaurant, inside Hotel Realm 18 National Circuit, Barton.

Cost: $5 wine, beer, spirits.

FRIDAY SOIRÉE AT BUVETTE

Add a little sparkle to your Friday night with Buvette Bistro’s Friday Soirée. Set outdoors in the Parisian-style Buvette Terrace, celebrate the weekend with this exclusive event. Enjoy VIP service with a personal bartender and select your drink of choice from the special cocktail menu, designed exclusively for Friday Soirée.

Sip on a French 75 or a Lychee Torsadée whilst enjoying fresh oysters, charcuterie or a duck liver parfait.

Every Friday from 4pm to 7pm at Buvette, inside the Realm Hotel, 18 National Circuit, Barton. Find more information here.

HIGH TEA ON THE BURBURY TERRACE 

Designed to blend tradition with innovation, the new Burbury High Tea menu also offers signature favourites with freshly- baked scones, strawberry macaron and finger sandwiches.

Burbury Terrace is also proud to introduce a fully-dedicated gluten-free high tea menu. Remaining as innovative as the standard menu, it also includes the traditional sandwiches and indulgent sweets.

$50.00 per person including TWG Tea and freshly-brewed coffee. $60 per person including a glass of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, TWG Tea and freshly-brewed coffee.

Available Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 4.30pm at Burbury Terrace, Barton. Find more information here.

PETIT FEAST AT BUVETTE

Spoil yourself with a bountiful spread including savouries, charcuterie, cheeses and decadent desserts. Every Saturday at Buvette Bistro & Wine Bar.

It’s not breakfast, it’s not lunch…but it is an indulgent feast for all the senses. The Buvette Petit Feast features freshly made savouries and sweets as well as lavish desserts. In addition to tea and coffee, you can order a Bloody Mary, French Champagne and Rosé.

Available between 11.30am – 2.30pm every Saturday at $65 per guest, including a complimentary glass of Rosé. For $15 guests can add unlimited Mimosas. Buvette is fully licensed and has free parking all weekend, outdoor covered seating and complimentary WiFi.

For bookings, call 02 6163 1818 or email buvette@domahotels.com.au. Find out more at hotelrealm.com.au.

TACO TUESDAY

Your choice of chicken, pork, or beef in a soft shell taco with cabbage, shallots & coriander. Happening every Tuesday from 1pm-5pm at Ostani Bar & Restaurant, Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton. For more information visit the website.

BURGERS & BEERS

A selection of Burgers and tap beer. Happening every Wednesday from 5pm-10pm at Ostani Bar & Restaurant, Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton. For more information visit the website.

PIZZA & PALE ALE THURSDAYS

A selection of housemade Pizza paired with a schooner of James Squire Pale Beer. Happening at  5pm every Thursday at Ostani Bar & Restaurant, Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton. For more information visit the website.

MUSIC, STAGE AND THEATRE 

Credit: Daniel Boud.

Dark Emu

Using a compelling mix of contemporary dance and uniquely Australian stories, Bangarra’s Dark Emu challenges long-held myths in the company’s distinctive style. In superb form after the sold-out 2017 production of Bennelong – widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike – this latest work will nourish your spirit and connect you with Country.

Inspired by Bruce Pascoe’s award-winning book, which describes how our landscape was cultivated by Indigenous Australians long before European settlement, Dark Emufeatures dance stories directed by Stephen Page. Each one explores the vital life force that flora and fauna has played in its creation and redefines the narrative around the myth of the ‘hunter-gatherer’.

Long-time Bangarra collaborators Steve Francis (music), Jacob Nash (sets) and Jennifer Irwin (costumes) bring their impeccable aesthetic to the production. Known for their world-class dancing, ravishingly beautiful set and costume design, and soul-stirring soundscapes, Bangarra is a company at the peak of its powers.

Happening 26-28 July at Canberra Theatre Centre.

Find tickets and more information here.

K-WIND SOUL BEAT

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Korea Foundation co-host the biggest Korea heritage show K-Wind Soul Beat in the heart of Canberra.

Famous Korean performance teams including Kim Juhong’s Ensemble Noreum Machi, Gorilla Crew and Mira Dance Company will provide the great opportunity for Australians to feel traditional and modern rhythm and also beautiful dance of Korea.

Children are welcome. Seating is on a first come-first served basis.

Happening Thursday 26 July from 6.30pm at Canberra Theatre Centre, London Circuit. Free entry.

See the website for more information.

MUSICA VIVA PRESENTS JOYCE YANG

Musica Viva presents Joyce Yang who is one of the leading pianists in the newest generation of virtuosi. Presenting a program of music that pianists love to play, and piano lovers love to hear, Joyce demonstrates not only her technical brilliance but also her outstanding musicianship and flair. A tribute to a most beloved instrument, these pieces are rich and characterful, including works by Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Grieg.

Happening Thursday 26 July from 7pm–9pm at Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music, William Herbert Place. Tickets cost between $30–$113pp.

Check out the website for more information.

MAMAMIA OUT LOUD

Mamamia Out Loud is taking the show from your ears to the stage for their very first live show in Canberra. Come and join our three hosts Mamamia’s Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman and Jessie Stephens as they discuss everything from pop culture to politics, body image to motherhood, and self-help to fashion, there is no topic too big or too small for the Outloud crew.

Happening Friday 27 July from 7.30pm–9pm at Canberra Theatre Centre, London Circuit. Tickets cost $40pp.

See the website for further details.

Boo Seeka with Special Guests

The dynamic duo’s synths and beats keeps the energy sizzling like a neon sign on the Miami strip.

The Sydney hip-hop-psych-soul project begun an outlet for a couple of musical experiments, a testing ground for new sounds. And it’s growing, multiplying and producing delicious sounds.

Happening Friday 27 July from 7.30-11.30pm at the ANU Pop-Up Village, ANU Campus.

Tickets available online.

Sly Withers with Special Guests

Sly Withers have Google Maps on their phone, petrol in their car and they’ll be seeing you real soon.

The Perth four-piece have just finished recording their sophomore record, due out later this year, and will be road-testing the new songs on their first east coast tour this July and August.

Sly Withers have really taken “own your home town” to heart, chalking up hundreds of shows on home turf, with multiple sell-out headline shows and appearances on WAMFest’s Lot Party, HyperFest and Hot Freak festivals.

Grab your jerry can and your charger, fire up that killer playlist and catch one of this year’s hottest punk bands on the road this winter.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 7-11.30 pm at the ANU Pop-Up Village, ANU Campus.

Tickets available online.

Trivia Tuesdays

Grab your mates, grab a drink and get ready for a good time.

MOLO Live will be hosting trivia every Tuesday – and if that wasn’t good enough, the winners get to ‘pluck a duck’ for a chance to win some awesome prizes.

If your team is the brainiest you stand a chance to win a keg, vouchers from Brodburger, Bentspoke or STA Travel and heaps more!

Happening every Tuesday from 5.30 pm at MOLO Live, in the ANU Pop-Up Village on ANU Campus, Acton.

IMPRO ACT: UNCONDITIONAL

Unconditional is an improvised drama directed by Nick Byrne, who has recently returned from a 15-city tour of Europe and Asia, teaching, directing, and performing spontaneous drama. A cast of Impro ACT’s best dramatic improvisers will have their on-stage characters confronted with situations in which their unconditional support and love for the other characters is tested, you know, like life.

A longform play that follows the journeys of these characters will swing on a pendulum of humour, jealousy, tragedy, and most of all unconditional love, providing a sometimes challenging, but ultimately warm and empathetic experience for theatregoers who never thought improvised drama could be this.

Happening Thursday 26–Saturday 28 July form 7.30pm–9.30pm at The Street Theatre, 15 Childers Street, Canberra City.

Check out the website for further details.

THE BAR AT BUENA VISTA

This unique event is a passport to another time, to the downtown bar of a Havana Club in the 40’s and 50’s. Filled with raunchy salsa, rhythms of tropical jazz and Cuban folk music, The Bar at Buena Vista is as intoxicating as the rum served at the bar on stage.

The Bar at Buena Vista – The Grandfathers of Cuban Music is a dedication to the original spirit of the music of Cuba. It invites us into the Buena Vista neighbourhood – the famous quarter of Havana, to meet Cuba’s music legends, such as the late Compay Segundo and Ruben Gonzalez.

The legendary Cuban masters all return together with the original diva Siomara Avilla Valdes Lescay, and dancing legend Eric Turro.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 8pm–10.30pm at Canberra Theatre Centre, London Circuit, Canberra City. Tickets between $89.90–$109.90 (transaction fee applies).

See the website for further details.

CANBERRA STRINGS: BEYOND THE QUARTET

Canberra Strings presents a concert of nineteenth century music for String Octet, beginning with Spohr’s rarely heard Double Quartet No 1. Written in 1823, the Double Quartet includes some of Spohr’s most inventive writing, featuring the textural variety that two string quartets playing together offers. It is thought that this work’s innovative compositional style may have inspired the young Mendelssohn in his composition of his famous octet.

Written when Mendelssohn was just 16, the String Octet has become one of the most beloved works of the chamber music repertoire. With its soaring, lyrical melodic lines and intricate passage-work, the work envelops listeners in the complexity of its textures and the exuberant joy of Mendelssohn’s youthful style.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 1.30pm–2.45pm at High Court of Australia, 40 Parkes Place East, Parkes. Free entry but registration required.

See the website for more details.

DENIS CARNAHAN’S RUGBY LEAGUE THE MUSICAL

A hilarious blend of stand-up comedy and musical satire that takes aim at The Greatest Game Of All and its many colourful characters and controversies.

Produced and performed by Australia’s hardest working sports satirist, Denis Carnahan, Rugby League The Musical is coming to Canberra with side splitting new material based on the current season, along with old favourites that have made his show a cult hit.

Denis came to prominence through his viral State Of Origin song “That’s In Queensland”. Over the years, he’s written dozens of other songs for ABC Grandstand, FBi’s Fire-Up!, Triple M’s Grill Team, Fox Sports, The Matty Johns Show, and The Footy Show.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 7.30pm–9.30pm at The Street Theatre, 15 Childers Street, Canberra City. Tickets cost $35pp.

See the website for further details.

THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED

This fun-filled concert is John Agnew Band’s annual in-house performance. Featuring music from Sesame Street, Ghostbusters, A-Ha, Australian composer Jodie Blackshaw and feature piece: Robert Sheldon’s ‘The Monster Under the Bed’. Suitable for children and adults, bring your teddy (and maybe a blanket) and snuggle up on a gigantic over-sized bed.

Delicious homemade snacks and goodies will be available for purchase.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 2pm–4pm at Canberra City Band Hall, Canberra City Band Hall Phillip Ave, Watson. Free entry.

See the website for more details.

TWILIGHT CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES: MYSTERY AND MAGIC AT TWILIGHT

Don’t miss this chance to hear some of Canberra’s most outstanding young musicians in a highly appealing program of solo, duo and trio combinations.

The program offers a feast of well-loved works by the greats, combining the mystery of Beethoven’s Ghost Trio, with the magic of Schumann’s captivating Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Tchaikovsky’s every popular Nutcracker Suite (in the popular piano 4 hands arrangement) and Granados’ haunting Lover and the Nightingale.

Artists:
Shirahni Mudaliar – Violin
Yona Su – Viola
Ariel Chou – Cello
Alisha Ward – Clarinet
Mia Huang, Katrina Tang, Linus Lee – Piano

Happening Sunday 29 July from 5pm–7pm at Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed Street North, Greenway. Tickets cost between $20–$35pp.

See the website for more information.

Twilight Classical Concert Series: Mystery & Magic at Twilight

Don’t miss this chance to hear some of Canberra’s most outstanding young musicians in a highly appealing program of solo, duo and trio combinations on July 29 at 5pm at Tuggeranong Arts Centre. The program offers a feast of well-loved works by the greats, combining the mystery of Beethoven’s Ghost Trio, with the magic of Schumann’s captivating Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, and Granados’ haunting Lover and the Nightingale.

Tickets $35 Adults, $20 Students, more information on the website.

KURT VONNEGUT’S HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE

Join with the REP Company as they present Happy Birthday, Wanda June, a play by Kurt Vonnegut. Set in the swinging ’60s – things are not all they seem!

When the great hunter Harold Ryan – missing and presumed dad – returns from Africa after eight years, his wife is aghast and his son is enchanted. But who is Wanda June? Come along and be a part of the reveal!

Happening until Saturday 4 August at Theatre 3, 3 Repertory Lane, Acton.

See the website for ticketing information and times.

CANBERRA OPERA PRESENTS COSI FAN TUTTE

Set in a popular hot spot in Braddon, spoiled sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella run their own café which has been gifted to them by their wealthy father. Cynical Don Alfonso aims prove to their fiancés, Duntroon graduates Guglielmo and Ferrando, that all women are the same and, when put to the test, will not remain faithful to their partners. He makes a bet with the young army officers they cannot refuse. The young men pretend to be deployed overseas then transform themselves into unrecognisable men that try to tempt the young ladies with their affections. Will the temptation prove too great? Add Despina, the girls’; scheming employee, into the mix along with some truly magnificent moustaches, and the stage is set for a hilarious series of mishaps and misunderstandings.

Parental guidance is recommended with this production.

Happening Friday 27 July–Sunday 5 August at Belconnen Theatre, Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Court, Belconnen. Tickets cost between $30–$35pp.

See the website for more information.

Rapaport @ Transit Bar – Village Idiot Tour

Following a 16 date national tour with Butterfingers and a Sydney support slot with Horrorshow, Rapaport will hit the road again embarking on his own national headline tour to launch his second solo album, ‘Village Idiot’. The ‘Village Idiot’ national tour kicks off in June and will stop in at Transit Bar on July 27.

Tickets $11.50 via Moshtix.

FILM 

ARTISTIC ARCHAEOLOGY

These two films follow contemporary artists as they unpack the work of their predecessors. In ON THE TRAIL OF RUTH ST DENIS (Fri 20 July 6pm) Australian choreographer treks through India and Pakistan after one of the early 20th Century’s dance greats, while in HEADHUNT REVISITED (Fri 27 July 6pm) artists revisit the villages and families painted by Caroline Mytinger on her 1926 journey to the ‘Land of Headhunters’ in the South Pacific to paint the rich cultural diversity of Melanesia.

Happening Friday 20 July and Friday 27 July from 6pm–8pm at National Film and Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton. Tickets cost $10pp.

Check out the website for further details.

GUTSY GIRLS ADVENTURE FILM TOUR

Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour aims to connect like-minded women and build a community of supportive adventurous women. By showcasing and celebrating the female adventurous spirit they hope to make women in the outdoors more visible.

Touring annually the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour screens two hours of the most inspirational, heart-warming and entertaining films celebrating women in adventure from independent filmmakers around the globe.

The Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour includes a unique selection of films of varying lengths and styles covering topics relevant to women in the outdoors who aren’t afraid to get dirty in their pursuit of adventure.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 2pm–4pm at National Film and Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton. Tickets are between $16.50–$25.50pp.

See the website for more information.

BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH: OZPLOITATION KING

The NFSA presents a retrospective of the work of Ozploitation king, Brian Trenchard-Smith. Director of BMX Bandits and The Man From Hong Kong, Trenchard-Smith has also made many tele-movies, TV episodes and over 100 trailers for Hammer horror films and Australian films in the 1970s and 80s. This season, selected by our Film and TV curators in consultation with Trenchard-Smith, is drawn almost entirely from the NFSA collection.

Happening until Thursday 26 July at Arc Cinema, McCoy Circuit, Acton. Tickets cost $10pp.

See the website for more information.

FESTIVALS

THE TRUFFLE FESTIVAL – CANBERRA REGION 

Indulge in a feast of the senses and join in the fun as The Truffle Festival – Canberra Region celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Each year from June to August more than 250 individual events are held across the Canberra region showcasing the region’s fresh Black Winter Truffle.

Taste and experience the magic of these highly-prized gems. Indulge in the special flavours and aromas of truffle dishes at local restaurants and cafes. Join a hunt and see for yourself how the talented dogs unearth truffles. Learn from the chefs and other truffle experts at a cooking class or demonstration, or pop along to a market and pick up some truffle delights for yourself.

The Truffle Festival is the ultimate foodie festival, and a fabulous celebration of winter in the Canberra region.

Happening Friday 1 June–Friday 31 August at various locations around Canberra.

Check out the website for more information.

RSPCA Cup Day at South.Point Tuggeranong

This Saturday 28 July, over 1000 amazing cupcakes will be for sale at South.Point shopping centre in Tuggeranong to launch RSPCA Cupcake Day.

With free face painting, jumping castle and cupcake decorating with the RSPCA team, the day will be a fun way to raise much-needed funds for the important work the RSPCA does in Canberra.

Local bakers like The Baked Bloom, Cake Lovers, Three Desserts, Sweetzee Creations and more will be creating scrumptious treats for a good cause. Fiona Poole of Scrumdiddlyumptious Sweet Treats will reveal a giant cupcake, measuring 38 centimetres high, that can be won on the day. Last year, the South.Point Cupcake Day sold over 800 cupcakes and raised over $3,000. This year, the goal is $4,000.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 11 am – 2 pm in Centre Court, South.Point, Tuggeranong.

MARKETS

Handmade Market

Canberra’s award-winning Handmade Market is held four times a year.

Handmade brings together talented artists, designers & producers from all over Australia to showcase their handmade designs.

The Handmade Market is an indoor event to showcase over 260 Australian creative businesses. All products on sale are Australian made and designed. Shop with us to support Australian designers and find something unique, well priced, where you can meet the maker. We have everything from fashion, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, children’s toys and clothing, jewellery and accessories and including our indoor gourmet food & wine pavilion.

The market is held at EPIC, Exhibition Park in Canberra. You can drive to the venue, there is lots of free parking plus a very large disabled area. There is also public transport to the event.

ATMs are located on site.

Entry to the market is FREE but please support the door greeters, Anglicare, with a gold coin donation if you can. (Each event supports a different charity.) Anglicare are also looking for warm blankets. These can be dropped to them at our entry points to the market.

Find out more at handmadecanberra.com.au.

Westfield Belconnen Truffle Festival Market Day

Westfield Belconnen invites you to attend their annual Truffle Festival Market Day on Saturday 28 July.

With a mouth-watering line-up of events, you’re sure to enjoy a fabulous day out with family and friends. The Market Day is the perfect way to celebrate the famous black truffle with live cooking demonstrations, cocktail masterclasses, local market stalls and live music! There will also be free kids activities to keep the kids entertained.

Happening Saturday 28 July 9 am – 5 pm at Westfield Belconnen.

See the website for more information.

Cellar Door

Cellar Door is a new wine market for Canberra’s wonderful wine scene.

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. Capital City Soul Club are the resident DJs.

Make a day of it with a film at Palace Electric Cinema and NewActon’s leading food and drink destinations.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 2-5 pm on the Nishi Grand Stair, inside the Nishi Building, Philip Law Street, NewActon.

See the Facebook event for more details.

QUEANBEYAN CHRISTMAS IN JULY 

Can you hear those sleigh bells jingling? Yes, Queanbeyan Christmas in July is back with all the delights of a mid-year Christmas gathering. Enjoy over 200 unique market stalls, belly filling foods and a whole lot of community love.

The day includes Christmas-inspired food, gourmet treats, beer and wine, handmade Christmas gifts, an artificial snow area, Daschund races and fashion show, an art exhibition, a play area for your elves, carriage rides, outdoor obstacle course, bubble soccer, Santa pet photos and a giving tree. There is even a special appearance from Santa from the South Pole. From Christmas cookies to mulled wine to dogs dressed as presents, the day includes all things merry and bright.

Your junior elves will be well looked after thanks to the Queanbeyan Show Society who will be bringing a taste of the show plus a chance to make your own Santa sack.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 10am–4pm at Queanbeyan Showground, 55 Cooma Street, NSW. Free entry.

Check out the website for more details.

Hartley Hall Markets

You’ll have so much to choose from such as; unique gifts, artwork, home baked goods, dog/cat beds and treats, plants, jewellery, fresh produce, woodwork, crafts and much more – over 200 stalls!

Enjoy the lovely rustic atmosphere where you will find live music, great food and plenty of entertainment for the children to enjoy such as a petting zoo, pony rides, jumping castle, face painting and a giant slide.

Entry is by gold coin donation or our new Tap and Go donation devise and all of the proceeds from the Hartley Hall Markets are contributed to Hartley Lifecare which provides accommodation, respite, community services and assisted technology to people with physical and complex disabilities living in the ACT and surrounding regions.

SOUTHSIDE FARMERS MARKETS 

Get along to the Southside Farmers Markets every Sunday morning and pick up the finest fruit and vegetables and produce our region has to offer.  There are over 50 stalls made up of farmers and producers who sell their food direct from their farm or kitchen.  Many farmers are out picking their produce the night before the market and you can certainly taste the difference.

Talk to the farmer direct and find out where your food is being grown, how they grow it, and even how they best like to cook it.  Not only do they provide us with fresh food every week but they are a wealth of information on the food that nourishes week in week out.

What’s in season this week?  Annual herbs, beans, peas, beetroot, capsicums, carrots, chillies, corn, cucumber, daikon, eggplant, garlic, onion, radishes, rhubarb, squash, zucchini, melons, stonefruit, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, tomatoes and more!

Every Sunday from 8.30am to 11am at Canberra College, 2 Launceston Street, Phillip. Entry is free, visit the website for more information.

MARKET GARDEN PRODUCE STALL

Selling fresh, clean, chemical-free vegetables, preserves and baked goods in the Courtyard of 56 Wallace Street, Braidwood every Saturday morning from 8.30am until 12.00 or sold out.

Wynlen House is a small urban micro-farm specialising in offering a broad range of seasonal vegetables all year round.

They also run workshops to show people how to grow vegetables, garlic, and raise small farm animals on a large suburban block and offer slow food events to showcase the benefit and deliciousness of produce grown locally, without chemical inputs and picked fresh.

On every Saturday from 8.30am – 12 pm, at The Courtyard, Braidwood. For more information visit the website.

WORKSHOPS, TOURS & TALKS 

Local Author Book Launch and Trivia Night

To celebrate the release of , the final installment in local author Lisa Cassidy’s bestselling Mage Chronicles series, Harry Hartog Woden are hosting a Fantasy themed Trivia Night at their store. Brush up on everything from Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, to Fantasy TV shows, and Young Adult Fantasy. There will be prizes to give away throughout the night. Light refreshments will also be available. Tickets are available . If you’d like to come along just to meet Lisa Cassidy and have a book signed, you do not need to buy a ticket.

Happening Thursday 26 July from 6 – 8 pm at Harry Hartog Woden, inside Westfield Woden. Purchase tickets .

All proceeds from the night are going to support One Girl – a charity working to increase access to education for girls in  Sierra Leone and Uganda onegirl.org.au.

The BIG vision workshop

Tales and Tea

Over a cup of tea and through a range of short activities, everyone is encouraged to write freely by letting go and allowing the words and ideas to flow.

Using artwork images, photographs and other prompts, participants are inspired to enjoy the telling tales process. Tales can be fact, fiction or a combination of both. This is an interactive experience that offers engaging and fun ways to explore words and images on the way to a short story or two.

Happening at Gorman Arts Centre of 28 July from 12pm to 3pm. Tickets $65, no experience necessary.

BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE

Discover the stories behind the building on a special tour of Parliament House. Learn how the building’s impressive architecture is symbolic of our national identity and gain a rare view into private areas.

These tours run only on non-sitting days (except Christmas Day and when seasonal tours are running).

We recommend that you arrive at least 20 minutes before your tour or event for screening and check-in as places are limited to 10 participants. tours operate for 55 mins.

For security purposes, all participants must present photo identification and ticket confirmation to join any behind the scenes tours or events. If you do not have these, you will be unable to participate.

Participants on a paid tour can take advantage of a 10% discount on any purchase from The Parliament Shop on the day of the tour.

Happening until March 2019 at Australian Parliament House, Parliament Drive, Capital Hill.

See the website for more information.

GUIDED TOURS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA

Visiting the National Library of Australia? Take a tour and see a side of the Library most visitors never experience.

Whether this is your first visit or the next of many, you can learn more about the Library and its exhibitions by joining a free guided tour. Tours are offered by trained Volunteer Guides who have a passion for sharing their knowledge of the Library and its collections. Your Guide will welcome the opportunity to introduce you to the National Library, its collections and the stories of Australia.

Treasures Gallery – Daily at 11.30am
Take a tour and come face-to-face with some of the Library’s greatest treasures and Australia’s greatest stories.

Behind The Scenes – Thursdays at 2 pm
Take a tour to visit enormous stacks where the books are stored and learn about strange curiosities in the Library’s collection that have been acquired over more than a century of collecting.

Discover your National Library – Saturdays at 2 pm
Join a Library guide for a journey around the building and discover the stories in the Reading Rooms and public spaces.

Tours running until Thursday 31 May at the National Library of Australia, Parkes Place West, Parkes.

For more detailed information visit the website.

ART FOR LUNCH

Drop into 30-minute weekly talks or creative activities interpreting works of art in the NGA’s collection. Check our website for further details. This event is free but bookings are essential.

Happening every Thursday until November 29 2018 from 12.45pm–1.15pm at National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place East, Parkes.

See the website for more information.

STEPPING FORWARD: COMBINING SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH LIGHT EXERCISE

This free group is suitable for women wanting to reconnect socially with other women after domestic violence.

The group gets together each fortnight to go for a relaxed 30-minute walk and catch up at a local café. Guest speakers are invited to join providing information about topics of interest in the group. This group is an open group, making it easy for new members to join throughout the term. This group is organised and run by the Domestic Violence Crisis Service ACT.

On fortnightly in Tuggeranong on Wednesday mornings and fortnightly in Gungahlin on Friday mornings, during school terms only. Children not yet at school are welcome to attend.

Complete the online contact form to register.

SPORT

Project Fitness Open Day

Project Fitness has opened a brand new gym and is holding an Open Day to celebrate.

Join them on Saturday July 28 from 9am to 2pm, when the gym will be open to the public. There’ll also be stalls including The Goods Wholefoods, Prodigy Supplements, lululemon, iBody Scan and more.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 9 am – 2 pm at Project Fitness, 66 Darling Street, Mitchell.

Find out more about Project Fitness online.

Santa Speedo Shuffle 2018

Head down to Lake Burley Griffin this Sunday 29 July to watch Canberra’s bravest shuffle for cystic fibrosis! The event raises much-needed funding for around 100 people in the region and will assist with ongoing financial and wellbeing support.

The day kicks off at the Southern Cross Yacht Club from 10 am and finishes with a healthy breakfast!

There are two-course options available, a long one (9km) and a short one (4.5km). Alternatively, you can register for the Crazy Christmas Jumper Walk – registrations cost $35.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 10 am at the Southern Cross Yacht Club, Yarralumla.

For more information, or to register, visit santashuffle.org.au.

OUTDOORS

Santa Speedo Shuffle 2018

Head down to Lake Burley Griffin this Sunday 29 July to watch Canberra’s bravest shuffle for cystic fibrosis! The event raises much-needed funding for around 100 people in the region and will assist with ongoing financial and wellbeing support.

The day kicks off at the Southern Cross Yacht Club from 10 am and finishes with a healthy breakfast!

There are two-course options available, a long one (9km) and a short one (4.5km). Alternatively, you can register for the Crazy Christmas Jumper Walk – registrations cost $35.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 10 am at the Southern Cross Yacht Club, Yarralumla.

For more information, or to register, visit santashuffle.org.au.

THE TRUFFLE FESTIVAL – CANBERRA REGION

Indulge in a feast of the senses and join in the fun as The Truffle Festival – Canberra Region celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Each year from June to August more than 250 individual events are held across the Canberra region showcasing the region’s fresh Black Winter Truffle.

Taste and experience the magic of these highly-prized gems. Indulge in the special flavours and aromas of truffle dishes at local restaurants and cafes. Join a hunt and see for yourself how the talented dogs unearth truffles. Learn from the chefs and other truffle experts at a cooking class or demonstration, or pop along to a market and pick up some truffle delights for yourself.

The Truffle Festival is the ultimate foodie festival, and a fabulous celebration of winter in the Canberra region.

Happening until Friday 31 August at various locations around Canberra.

Check out the website for more information.

65^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE

Friday 27 July 2018 will mark 65 years since the signing of the Korean War Armistice in 1953.

To commemorate this important anniversary, Australia’s veterans will be honoured with a special event at 11.00am at the Australian National Korean War Memorial on Anzac Parade.

Many veterans and their families are expected to attend the event, which will be streamed live to the Internet.

Happening Friday 27 July from 11am–12pm at Australian National Korean War Memorial, Anzac Parade, Reid. Free entry.

See the website for further details.

BUSHRANGER CHARITY BALL

Yass Valley Can Assist in conjunction with the Gold Trails Re-enactment Group invite you to be transported back to the 1860’s with a fun filled night where you will come face to face with Bushrangers.

Experience a showdown between the infamous Bushrangers and the might of the NSW Police Force with a Gold Trails Re-enactment.

A great night out for the whole family with a three-course period meal. Music will be played by the Tin Shed Rattlers.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 6pm–11pm at Yass Soldiers Memorial Hall, 82 Comur Street, Yass. Tickets between $10–$75pp.

See the Facebook event for more information.

KIDS 

RSPCA Cup Day at South.Point Tuggeranong

This Saturday 28 July, over 1000 amazing cupcakes will be for sale at South.Point shopping centre in Tuggeranong to launch RSPCA Cupcake Day.

With free face painting, jumping castle and cupcake decorating with the RSPCA team, the day will be a fun way to raise much-needed funds for the important work the RSPCA does in Canberra.

Local bakers like The Baked Bloom, Cake Lovers, Three Desserts, Sweetzee Creations and more will be creating scrumptious treats for a good cause. Fiona Poole of Scrumdiddlyumptious Sweet Treats will reveal a giant cupcake, measuring 38 centimetres high, that can be won on the day. Last year, the South.Point Cupcake Day sold over 800 cupcakes and raised over $3,000. This year, the goal is $4,000.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 11 am – 2 pm in Centre Court, South.Point, Tuggeranong.

RSPCA Cup Day at South.Point Tuggeranong

This Saturday 28 July, over 1000 amazing cupcakes will be for sale at South.Point shopping centre in Tuggeranong to launch RSPCA Cupcake Day.

With free face painting, jumping castle and cupcake decorating with the RSPCA team, the day will be a fun way to raise much-needed funds for the important work the RSPCA does in Canberra.

Local bakers like The Baked Bloom, Cake Lovers, Three Desserts, Sweetzee Creations and more will be creating scrumptious treats for a good cause. Fiona Poole of Scrumdiddlyumptious Sweet Treats will reveal a giant cupcake, measuring 38 centimetres high, that can be won on the day. Last year, the South.Point Cupcake Day sold over 800 cupcakes and raised over $3,000. This year, the goal is $4,000.

Happening Saturday 28 July from 11 am – 2 pm in Centre Court, South.Point, Tuggeranong.

NATIONAL ZOO & AQUARIUM 20^TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

The National Zoo & Aquarium will be turning 20 years old in July 2018 and to celebrate, the zoo will spend four weeks looking back over the last two decades of building a world class zoo, along with their contributions to conservation in the wild, to education and to international breeding programs.

• Visit the zoo during their birthday month and go into a weekly draw for platinum memberships, tours and other great prizes
• Join the ‘party in the viewing park‘ every weekend with face painting, meet and greets with the zoo mascot and fun keeper talks
• Go on a Special Zoo Birthday tour, available every single day during their birthday month – including weekends and every day during school holidays.

• Participate in a kids colouring competition to win a yearly membership, or choose to go on a family tour together!
• Sign up for a membership during the month of July to win a night at Jamala Wildlife Lodge

Happening daily until Sunday 29 July at National Zoo & Aquarium, Lady Denman Drive, Weston Creek.

Check out the website for more information.

First Edition’s Sensory Play High Tea

Take the stress out of your morning on 30 July while your little one gets lost exploring with their senses at First Edition Canberra! Your little ones will broaden their horizons through sensory perception via play dough, gel, finger painting and many other exciting activities and the best part is we will do the cleanup.

Enjoy a fun morning with the kids with kids high tea, face painting, Playdough, gel fun, finger painting and much more! Mums and dads, put your feet up and enjoy a welcome drink on arrival and some delicious food. From 11am to 1pm at First Edition Canberra. Tickets $38 for kids (2-5), $27 for adults.

More information via Eventbrite.

PLAYUP

Discover PlayUP – The Right to Have an Opinion and Be Heard, where kids can explore the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child in a playful way. Adults can even join in the fun too! From listening pods and a roleplay Kindness Café to a fuzzy felt wall and craft activities, PlayUP has a range of exciting and immersive experiences that flip the traditional idea of museums completely on its head.

See the website for more information.

Free after museum admission.

Open from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

Ages 5-12.

Bookings are essential. Register here.

COLOUR

See colour as you’ve never seen it before! Is your yellow the same as mine? How do pixels and paint differ? Turn a blue butterfly green, visit the Room of Missing Colours and hear fascinating stories from people who see colour when they hear music. Discover Colour at Questacon and see the world in a new light!

Showing until 30 September 2018 from 9am-5pm daily at Questacon, Parkes.

Stem Sells After School Program

STEM Sells and after school program for girls in year 7, 8 and 9. Across the 10 week program each girl develops and creates their own science, technology, engineering or maths business idea and prototype. The program runs from 4:30 – 7:30 on Tuesday at CIT Reid for 10 weeks from the 24^th July.

The program costs $399 and full equity scholarships are available. Applications are through EventBrite.

LEAP INTO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

Your local library is a treasure trove…not only are there free books and resources, there are regular amazing events! Giggle & Wiggle with your little ones (up to two years) and help them learn through language play using interactive rhymes, songs, games and stories.

Looking to improve your English and make new friends, then head along to your local library for one of the informal English conversation groups. For more events and info check them out here.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Santa Speedo Shuffle 2018

Head down to Lake Burley Griffin this Sunday 29 July to watch Canberra’s bravest shuffle for cystic fibrosis! The event raises much-needed funding for around 100 people in the region and will assist with ongoing financial and wellbeing support.

The day kicks off at the Southern Cross Yacht Club from 10 am and finishes with a healthy breakfast!

There are two-course options available, a long one (9km) and a short one (4.5km). Alternatively, you can register for the Crazy Christmas Jumper Walk – registrations cost $35.

Happening Sunday 29 July from 10 am at the Southern Cross Yacht Club, Yarralumla.

For more information, or to register, visit santashuffle.org.au. 

Local Author Book Launch and Trivia Night

To celebrate the release of , the final installment in local author Lisa Cassidy’s bestselling Mage Chronicles series, Harry Hartog Woden are hosting a Fantasy themed Trivia Night at their store. Brush up on everything from Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, to Fantasy TV shows, and Young Adult Fantasy. There will be prizes to give away throughout the night. Light refreshments will also be available. Tickets are available via If you’d like to come along just to meet Lisa Cassidy and have a book signed, you do not need to buy a ticket.

Happening Thursday 26 July from 6 – 8 pm at Harry Hartog Woden, inside Westfield Woden. Purchase tickets .

All proceeds from the night are going to support One Girl – a charity working to increase access to education for girls in  Sierra Leone and Uganda onegirl.org.au. 

Zonta Club Birth Kit Packing Day

Each year the two Zonta clubs in Canberra, Zonta Club of Canberra Breakfast and Zonta Club of Canberra, join together to facilitate an amazing event. On Saturday 28 July, we ask all our friends, to bring all their friends to Lyneham, and by packing gloves and soap, and little bits of string into a tiny plastic bag, we are ensuring that other women who we will never meet will give birth in a clean place and her baby will have the best chance possible of living and thriving.

Visit TryBooking and book your space for the morning (10am-12pm) or afternoon (1pm-3pm) session for Saturday 28 July.

Club members look forward to seeing you on the day.  

Unlock Event Fundraising Success

Events are at the heart of fundraising. Do you want to learn the keys to creating an engaging events and raise vital funds for your charity or non-for-profit? Meet the experts from Love Your Sister, Lifeline and the 2017 ACT Young Australian of the Year.  Come to the Fundraising Institute of Australia ACT Branch education presentation, Unlock Event Fundraising Success on Tuesday 24 July from 8am to 9am at Westpac Board Room, 11th Floor, AON Building, 15 London Circuit.

Book via the website. FIA Members and non-members welcome.

EXHIBITIONS

Credit: The Girls, Zoe Davis and Linde Ivimey, 2018 by Linde Ivimey. Steel armatures, acrylic resin, cast and natural human, sheep turkey, fox, chicken and snake bones, earth, paper, natural fibre, dyed cotton, dyed and sewn viscera. Courtesy of Linde Ivimey.

So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history

As conceptually thrilling as it is aesthetically rich, So Fine features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.

Forming part of the Portrait Gallery’s twentieth birthday celebrations, the exhibition enriches the contemporary narrative around Australia’s history and biography, reflecting the tradition of storytelling in our country.

So Fine’s contributing artists – of various ages and backgrounds, and hailing from different parts of Australia – have all created new works for the exhibition. Aside from gender, their common attributes are a meticulous approach to creation, driven by considered, nuanced thinking. Their works are intricate, refined and affecting objects that reconceive events, people and places from Australia’s past.

The artists involved are Shirley Purdie, Linde Ivimey, Bern Emmerichs, Leah King-Smith, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Nicola Dickson, Pamela See (Xue Mei-Ling), Fiona McMonagle, Valerie Kirk and Carol McGregor. Charged with these makers’ passionate, intensely individual takes, and incorporating themes from pre-history to the present, So Fine challenges and delights, as well as interrogating the boundaries of contemporary portraiture.

Showing until Monday 1 October at the National Portrait Gallery. See the website for more information.

BECAUSE OF HER, WE CAN

This display highlights some of the stunning works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women artists held in the Parliament House Art Collection.

Aboriginal people are advised that the exhibition contains the names, voices, and images of people who have passed away. The names and images of featured individuals appear with the permission of their families and/or communities.

Happening until Sunday 29 July from 9am–5pm daily at Australian Parliament House, Parliament Drive. Free entry.

See the website for more details.

BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH: OZPLOITATION KING

The NFSA presents a retrospective of the work of Ozploitation king, Brian Trenchard-Smith. Director of BMX Bandits and The Man From Hong Kong, Trenchard-Smith has also made many tele-movies, TV episodes and over 100 trailers for Hammer horror films and Australian films in the 1970s and 80s. This season, selected by our Film and TV curators in consultation with Trenchard-Smith, is drawn almost entirely from the NFSA collection.

Happening until Thursday 26 July at Arc cinema, McCoy Circuit, Acton.

See the website for more information.

‘MACROCOSMIA: ELIZABETH KELLY’

Leading glass artist Elizabeth Kelly will present a new body of work developed over the course of a decade; the result of extensive research into organic structures of viruses, cellular life forms, marine invertebrates and pollen grains.

Macrocosmia features a series of large‐scale, free‐standing sculptural works realised through a process of cross‐disciplinary collaboration between the artist, a theoretical astrophysicist and an engineer.

Elizabeth Kelly commenced her career in glass with a two‐year full time factory traineeship in glass blowing in 1985 at the JamFactory in Adelaide. Post training, she undertook studies at the Adelaide Centre for the ARTS, transferring to the Australian National University School of Art to complete a degree in Visual Art. In 1997 Kelly commenced a three‐year contract as Head of Glass Workshop at the JamFactory. In 2003 she established Studio Tangerine in Canberra, a purpose built self‐funded glass design and sculpture studio where she continues to work.

Showing until Saturday 25 August from 10am-5pm at Craft ACT, 180 London Circuit, Level 1, North Building.

See the website for more information.

MARK MAKING

Mark making will present new work from Australian contemporary jewellery studio, Bench.

Established in 2012, Bench is a collective workspace home to emerging and early career contemporary jewellers Nellie Peoples, Clare Poppi, Andy Lowrie and Katie Stormonth, who together explore and manipulate the crossover between visual art, craft, fashion and design.

Mark making will reflect on the act of leaving or making a mark. From a consumer point of view, jewellery may be collected or gifted to mark a significant moment in time, but from a maker’s point of view, a mark on or represented by a piece of jewellery can be a nuanced consideration. The exhibition will present works that consider different and unique ways that four Bench members interpret the act of mark making.

Showing until Saturday 25 August from 10am-5pm at Craft ACT, 180 London Circuit, Level 1, North Building.

See the website for more information.

The Art of Commissioning: ‘Artist prints and covers from Art Monthly’

Celebrating three decades of commissioning artists at Art Monthly Australasia magazine with a special fundraiser event from 6-9pm on Friday 27 July at Nishi Gallery. To launch the exhibition ‘COMMISSIONED: Artist prints and covers from Art Monthly’, and to help support independent art publishing in Canberra, a special fundraising auction event will be held at the Nishi Gallery in New Acton, with curated works available for sale on the night by Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, G. W. Bot, Tony Coleing, eX de Medici, Elisabeth Kruger, Mike Parr, Geoff Ricardo and Ruth Waller. Hear guest speaker Roger Butler, Senior Curator of Australian prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Australia, taste treats from Monster Kitchen and Bar, with win special door prizes.

The exhibition continues at Nishi Gallery, 28-29 July, 10am-6pm. Tickets $25 per person. See the website for more information

Home To Country Art Exhibition: Official Opening

An exhibition and sale of works by Alice Springs artist, Sarah Brown, and Indigenous artists of Central Australia. Official opening on 29 July at 2pm, exhibition on from 26 July – 26 August at Kyeema Gallery, Hall. Free entry, all proceeds from sales go to support dialysis centres in remote Indigenous communities.

Find more information on the website.

HEADHUNT!

Explore, connect, create. A new interactive Gallery experience for visitors aged 7 to 15 (and their adults!) The experience encourages kids to take the lead and explore the Gallery, look closely at the portraits that intrigue them, and delve into artistic elements as well as the stories of the people depicted. Weekends and school holidays.

Showing until Sunday 26 August from 10 am-4 pm at the National Portrait Gallery, King Edward Terrace, Parkes.

See the website for more information.

CRAFTING THE HOUSE IN THE HILL: ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN IN THE BUILDING OF AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT HOUSE

During the 30th anniversary year of Australian Parliament House, this exhibition reveals the stories behind some of the building’s major art and design commissions and explores how these works connect Australia’s most intriguing public building with its first people, landscape, creative spirit and the principles of democracy.

In their winning design scheme for Australian Parliament House, Mitchell / Giurgola & Thorp Architects envisaged a structure of national significance that was sensitively located within a regional landscape. The guiding design themes of land, place and identity are carefully mapped into the building’s architecture, surrounding landscaping and works of art commissioned from some of Australia’s finest practitioners in ceramics, glass, painting, sculpture, textiles and wood.

In partnership with Australian Parliament House and the National Archives of Australia.

Happening until Sunday 4 November at the Canberra Museum and Gallery,
Cnr London Circuit and Civic Square, City.

See the website for more information.

NGA PLAY: KELLIE O’DEMPSEY: THE NEVER-ENDING LINE

Kellie O’Dempsey invites you into her living sketchbook, an immersive space of moving marks and dancing lines. Digital projections collide with traditional drawing in a series of dynamic and colourful experiences and creative opportunities.

Contribute to the unique drawing journey as you follow the never ending line to shadow puppets, 3D drawing constructions and live animation before getting into the drawing rink for an immersive drawing experience. The never-ending line investigates drawing as a way of collaboration and transformation and features sound elements composed by Michael Dick.

Showing until Sunday 28 October from 10 am – 5 pm at the National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, Place East, Parkes.

See the website for more information.

STUDIES WITH LIGHT: WORKS IN GLASS BY KIRSTIE REA AND LUCY PALMER

Canberra based artists Kirstie Rea and Lucy Palmer use glass for its transparency, fragility and optics, each exploring the concepts of seeing light and capturing a fleeting moment. In their upcoming exhibition the artists showcase their exceptional skill in their medium while further investigating their shared fascination with light.

Rea creates sculptural and photographic works that bring together her extensive technical glass making skills. The interplay of photographic imagery and layers of textured glass creates a feeling of gentle movement, capturing a moment in time, acting as a reminder of the motion of the body as it passes through the landscape, breathing in the surroundings.

Palmer creates small sculptural, coloured lens-like works which capture the light and quite literally change before your eyes as you move around. The interaction of glass and light compels the viewer to see the physical object and the refracted light that is created. These interactions are playful, mesmerising or delicate depending on the time of day or type of light.

Happening until Sunday 12 August at Suki and Hugh Gallery, 38A Gibraltar Street, Bungendore, NSW.

Check out the website for more details.

THE BARUNGA STATEMENT EXHIBITION 

In 1988, Aboriginal leaders Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM and Wenten Rubuntja AO presented the then Prime Minister, the Honourable Bob Hawke AC, with a painted petition, the Barunga Statement. The Statement is a historic declaration of self-determination and the celebration of Aboriginal culture, which continues to be of relevance today.

Parking is available most days in the Forecourt Basement car park and is free on weekends, public holidays and for the first two hours on weekdays. Paid parking machines are prominently located at the end of the carpark closest to the main entrance.

Showing until Sunday 29 July from 9am–5pm at Australian Parliament House, Parliament Drive. Entry is free.

See the website for more details.

PICASSO THE VOLLARD SUITE

Pablo Picasso’s Vollard Suite is regarded as one of the greatest print suites ever made, and perhaps the most enigmatic and famous of the twentieth century. The National Gallery of Australia is one of the few cultural institutions in the world to hold the complete set of 100 engraved prints.

Pablo Picasso’s trip to the great cultural and artistic centres of Rome, Naples and Florence had a profound effect on the course of his work during the 1920s and 1930s, a period that saw him embrace classical and mythological themes and imagery, culminating in the one hundred etchings in the Vollard suite 1930–37.

Picasso aligned his creativity and sexuality with the mythical figure of the Minotaur, memorialising his connection to ‘the untameable beast’ in The Vollard Suite. This collection provides intimate insight into the mind of the 20th century’s most celebrated and influential modern artist, capturing his reflections on ambition, immortality, fallibility, vitality, and obsession.

Showing until Monday 24 September at the National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place East, Parkes.

See the website for more information. 

BECAUSE OF HER, WE CAN

This display highlights some of the stunning works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women artists held in the Parliament House Art Collection.

Additional information: Parking is available most days in the Forecourt Basement car park—parking is free on weekends, public holidays and for the first two hours on weekdays. Paid parking machines are prominently located at the end of the carpark closest to the main entrance.

Showing until Sunday 29 July from 9am–5pm at Australian Parliament House, Parliament Drive. Entry is free.

See the website for more details.

A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES – AN EXHIBITION

A Tale of Two Villages tells the story of the Hall-Ginninderra district from Aboriginal times, through the early pioneer farming settlement at Palmerville and then Ginninderra, to the establishment of the village of Hall from 1881.

Happening from Saturday 21 April.

See the website for more information at the Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Victoria Street, Hall.

FREE EXHIBITIONS AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Parliament House we are running a jam-packed program of events, including two free exhibitions.

Design in a decade – The Design in a Decade – The 1980s

Step back in time with the Parliament House Art Collection as we revisit the 1980’s. Bold colours and geometric shapes abound in celebration of a rich decade in Australian art, craft and design.

Location: Exhibition area, level 1.

EXPRESS YOURSELF

This collection exhibition draws attention to portraits of Australians whose unique life experiences symbolise social and cultural themes. The portraits attest to the facility of photographic portraiture to convey compelling psychological depth.

Happening until Friday 7 September 2018 at the National Portrait Gallery, King Edward Terrace, Parkes.

See the website for more information.

1968: CHANGING TIMES

Sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll…and a missing prime minister.

1968 was momentous. A time of tumultuous world events, including the Vietnam War and the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.

At home in Australia, we struggled with the fallout from the December 1967 disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt and growing unrest about conscription for overseas military service.

From Hendrix’s blistering solos and far-out fashions to a swinging counter-culture, there was a strong sense that the world was rapidly changing. Where were we headed?

The opening of the National Library’s lakeside building in Canberra in August 1968 was a moment of national pride and achievement in the midst of this turbulent time.

Revisit the 1960s as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the building’s opening, and reflect on what was happening in the world, in Australia and in Canberra at the time.

Showing until Sunday 12 August at the National Library of Australia, Parkes Place West, Parkes.

See the website for more information.

ART DECO

Comprised entirely of works selected from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection, Art Deco presents superb examples of Australian vitalism, capturing Art Deco’s fascination with the meeting of art, architecture, and technology.

In the 1920s, Australian artists rebelled against the austerity of World War I to create images of an abundant nation filled with strong, youthful figures, capturing the vitalism of a nation reborn.

Technological advancements and urbanisation influenced the emergence of Art Deco: a new aesthetic in art, architecture, design and fashion.

Art Deco presents superb examples of Australian Vitalism, including Rayner Hoff’s architectural frieze Deluge – stampede of the lower gods 1927, Jean Broome-Norton’s Abundance 1934 and Napier Waller’s painting, I’ll put a girdle round about the earth 1933, which captures Art Deco’s fascination with the meeting of art, architecture and technology. 

Showing until Monday 31 December 2018, 7 days from 10am-5pm at National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place West, Parkes.

For more information, see the website.

DEEDS NOT WORDS: THE BESSIE RISCHBIETH COLLECTION

National Library of Australia is proudly representing the opportunity to see the collection of Bessie Rischbieth, a prominent figure in Australian and international feminism.

During her stay in England in 1913, Bessie Rischbieth witnessed the whirlwind of the suffragettes’ struggle for the right to vote, which was then at its height.

Fascinated by the charisma of the suffragettes and their militant actions, she gathered memorabilia of the movement, building a collection of photographs, pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, suffrage periodicals, postcards and correspondence. She continued to grow the collection for the remainder of her life.

Rischbieth bequeathed this ‘living memorial’ to the National Library of Australia.

Free entry.

Showing until 19 August daily from 10 am to 5 pm at National Library of Australia, Parkes Place West, Parkes.

BEHIND THE LINES 2017: THE THREE RING CIRCUS 

Roll up, roll up to Behind the Lines 2017 and marvel at the political cartooning spectacle that is The Three-Ring Circus.

Showcasing the year’s best political cartoons, The Three-Ring Circus captures a world where fact and fiction collide and ringmasters, jugglers and acrobats have all stepped into the political Big Top.

From postal votes and citizenship chaos to penalty rates and constitutional recognition, 2017 was a tumultuous year in politics. Its cavalcade of political characters and sensational events provided rich material for our nation’s cartoonists who continue to look behind the lines of the daily political sideshows to capture the spirit of our democracy in all its passion, scepticism and humour.

Behind the Lines 2017 is on now at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

Open 9 am – 5 pm. For more information, visit the website.

EMERGING CONTEMPORARIES

Emerging Contemporaries is the Craft ACT National Award Exhibition for early career artists.

This exhibition plays a pivotal role in supporting and transitioning artists into professional practice and placing Australian artists in view of the national cultural collecting institutions, business and industry, and audience.

On display at CraftACT, 180 London Circuit, Level 1, North Building.

Email craftact@craftact.org.au or call 6262 9333 for more information.

NGA TALKS AND WORKSHOPS

Talks and workshops cater for a range of different age groups. For full details visit the NGA website.