[ 21 December, 2012 to 23 December, 2012. ]

The last regular weekend of 2012, what summer fun is to be had in and around Canberra?

Just leave your thoughts in the comments.

[ 21 December, 2012; 9:00 pm; ] Hear them on 666 Breakfast in the morning, then see them LIVE at The Basement!

[ 21 December, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Weathersounds: a video installation by Alexander James and Thomas H. Ford, occurring in the main gallery at the Australian National University School of Art on Friday December 21st, 6-8pm.

This work is responding to around two years of studying various aspects of clouds and weather history. Tom and I have been working together for some time [...]

[ 21 December, 2012; ] 21 December 2012, 6.00pm till late at Manning Clark House 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest

Entry free

Music by the night café latino/gypsy/jazz ensemble

Mexican food for purchase by Taco Way (from the Bus Depot Markets)

Places are limited so please book on 02 6295 1808 or

info@manningclark.org.au

[ 14 December, 2012 to 13 January, 2013. ]

This just in:

Presenting the fourth annual College Express exhibition, with outstanding artworks by Year 11 & 12 students from eight colleges and schools in the Belconnen region: Dickson, Gungahlin, Hawker, Radford and St Francis Xavier Colleges, Burgmann Anglican School, Melba Copland Secondary School Copland College and UC Secondary College Lake Ginninderra. In a stunning array [...]

[ 21 December, 2012; ]

The Mayan Calendar predicts the world will end on the 21st of December 2012 –

BRACE Cage Fighting is set to lay a path of destruction in Canberra. On the 21st of December BRACE returns to CANBERRA and MMA fans will not be disappointed. A BRACE title will be on the line, Be there for [...]

[ 1 December, 2012 to 19 January, 2013. ] December

Saturday 1st 9:30pm
Topnovil
Bladder Spasms
Rather be Dead

Sunday 2nd 8pm
Lloyd Spiegel
Jonno Zilber
$15

Monday 3rd 8pm
CMC presents The Bootleg Sessions
She & I
Cuddlefish
Fats Homicide
The Wanninashvilles

Tuesday 4th 7:30pm
Andrew and Shannon’s Pub Trivia

Wednesday 5th 9pm
CIT end of year Jam

Thursday 6th 9pm
Sean McMahon’s Western Union
Hannah Gillespie

Saturday 8th 9:30pm
Waterford’s 5th Birthday
Owen M Carroll (Voss)
Shoeb Ahmad

Monday 10th 8pm
2XX Local n Live presents The Bootleg Sessions
Fun [...]

[ 10 December, 2012 to 21 December, 2012. ]

Canberra CBD are letting the world know about the extravaganza of summer fun they’re bringing to City Walk for their Christmas Carnival In The City:

Civic Square, City Walk and Garema Place will be transformed into an adventure playground as Canberra CBD Limited brings Christmas cheer to the City.

Bungee trampolines, camel rides, bumper boats and rock [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ 14 December, 2012 to 2 April, 2013. ]

The National Gallery has announced Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris & the Moulin Rouge is the big summer drawcard coming up.

‘The National Gallery of Australia is excited to bring together Australia’s first Toulouse-Lautrec retrospective exhibition, showing only in Canberra. Together with our own collection of works, the exhibition will provide a comprehensive insight into the artistic life of [...]