[ 23 November, 2012 to 25 November, 2012. ]

Once again hive mind we seek out your wisdom.

What’s worth seeing and doing around Canberra this weekend?

Just leave your thoughts in the comments.

[ 24 November, 2012; 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

This looks like fun!

[ 24 November, 2012; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. 25 November, 2012; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] With the rise in popularity of Burlesque into the mainstream, Kitten of the Year aims to educate the Kittens and audiences alike about the performers of old from Burlesque’s heyday.

Now in its fourth year, Kitten of the Year 2012, welcomes back Holly J’aDoll, Lauren La Rouge, The Darling Sisters, and Jorian Gardner as judges, [...]

[ 23 November, 2012 to 8 December, 2012. ]

Canberra Rep’s latest outing opens next week:

Alan Ayckbourn’s Farce

IMPROBABLE FICTION

Let your imagination run riot!

The sixth production for Rep’s 2012 80th Birthday season is Alan Ayckbourn’s Farce Improbable Fiction.

Opening on 23 November the production continues until 8 December at Theatre 3, 3 Repertory Lane Acton.

Directed by Corille Fraser this very funny play is both [...]

[ 1 November, 2012 to 31 July, 2013. ]

An intriguing exhibition up on the War Memorial website:

The small French village of Vignacourt was always behind the front lines. For much of the First World War it was a staging point, casualty clearing station and recreation area for troops of all nationalities moving up to and then back from the battlefields on the [...]

[ 1 November, 2012 to 30 November, 2012. ] Thursday 1st 9pm
Dahrnoir
Space Party
Dylan Hekimian

Saturday 3rd 9:30pm
Suzie Stapleton (Melb)

Monday 5th 8pm
CMC presents The Bootleg Sessions
The Gordons
Jake and Ange
The New Gods of Thunder
Buck et al

Tuesday 6th 7:30pm
Andrew and Shannon’s Pub Quiz

Wednesday 7th 9pm
Mojo Juju (Melb)
The King Hits

Thursday 8th 9pm
Too Soon! (Melb)
Super Best Friends
Bent Hen
Thrown Up

Saturday 10th 9:30pm
Elliot The Bull (Newcastle)

Sunday 11th 8pm
The Barons of Tang (Melb)

Monday [...]

[ 16 August, 2012 to 20 December, 2012. ]

This in from New Acton and sounding very interesting:

Local Feats is a retrospective of local feature films made in Canberra between 1971 and 2010.

Starting 1971, screened from an old 16mm projector, we will travel through the years each fortnight with the director and one of his/her short films. After a talk and the screenings, the [...]

[ 24 November, 2012; ]

The Cerebral Palsy Alliance has contacted us to let us know about their Canberra Celebrity Charity Apprentices Campaign, which has so far raised over $13,000.
The concept for this campaign consists of 12 high profile Canberrans to become Canberra Celebrity Charity Apprentices. Each Apprentice is fundraising for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance for a period of [...]

[ 24 November, 2012; ]

The Foreshore festival have mailed out starting details for this year’s big sales week for Parliament jeans:

Kicks Entertainment is proud to announce Foreshore 2012. On Saturday 24th of November, Foreshore will take over Canberra for the 6th consecutive year.

Foreshore 2011 was a sold out 20,000 person love affair, which saw unforgettable performances from Gotye, LMFAO, [...]

[ 24 November, 2012; ]

Andrew Barr has announced the lineup for this year’s Voices in the Forest at the Arboretum:

This year’s concert features performances by Sumi Jo, a Korean soprano, and Stuart Skelton, an Australian-born tenor. The Royal Military College Band, the Voices in the Forest Orchestra, and choirs and soloists from schools and colleges across the ACT will [...]