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Another weekend upon us, and not a damn thing we can do about it.
What’s worth seeing and doing around town this weekend?
Just leave your thoughts in the comments.
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Saturday Night at the ANU,
Canberra Punk and Beyond Presents:
The Young Docteurs
Hell Yes
YMGP
Bladder Spasms
Doors at 7.30pm
Bladder Spasms kicking off at 8pm sharp.
Tickets from ticketek or at door.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125675774198539
http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=YOUNGDOC11#.TrHKVHIxqso
From our calendar:
All weekend:
– King O’Malley at CMAG
– Cordelia at The Street
– A New Horizon: Contemporary Chinese Art
– Woden Alive
– Canberra International Film Festival
– Infinite Horizons. Fred Williams retrospective at the National Gallery
– Out of the West exhibition at the National Gallery
– Wine Roses and All That Jazz festival
Saturday:
– Canberra filmmaker getting a run at CIFF
– Telopea Park School’s La Grande Fête
– Roller Disco!
Sunday:
– First Bloke’s XI vs Australian Transplant Cricket Club – This Sunday
From Facebook:
Thursday:
– Lavers / Fox & Fowl @ Transit
Friday:
– CARSICK CARS (CHINA) + KASHA + TV COLOURS — HOUSE SHOW — O’Connor
– Fiasco In Solace, 68 Lyons, Barren Spinsters, Holly Rose @ the Pot Belly
All Weekend:
– Pagan Pop at Gorman House.
The Roller Disco on on Saturday night. Facepainting, cake stall, BBQ, and lots of music.
Woden Valley Festival – Sat Nov 5th
Featuring April Maze, The Bridge Between, Minh Ha, and the Burley Griffins.
Great food, entertainment and performers all day long, and into the evening with Liftoff Festival
Starts 10am.
For more info on the Woden Valley Festival please see – http://www.wodenvalleyfestival.org.au
SpringOut Fairday
Saturday 5 November 12noon – 5:00pm
Westlund House, 16 Gordon St Acton (opposite Film & Sound Archive)
SpringOut Fairday is one of the largest and highest profile LGBT community events in Canberra. It is an inclusive event that celebrates the diversity, colour and vibrancy of Canberra.
There will be tons of stalls from businesses and community groups. It will be a great day to find out what is going on in the Canberra queer community, as well as pick up some great gifts.
Lots of great food including delicious cakes and sweet things, gourmet ice-cream, of course a sausage sizzle, cold drinks and hot coffee. Dont miss it for anything!
If you have any other questions about this year’s Fairday, please don’t hesitate to contact Dany on 6257 2855 or email dany.fauzan@aidsaction.org.au
More information : http://www.westlundhouse.org.au/fairday/
The last Fash ‘n’ Treasure for the year is on tomorrow. Brand new designer clothing, vintage and second-hand clothing and shoes, millinery, accessories, second-hand records, books and comics. Come along and see the new Spring collections of some of Canberra’s best up-and coming-designers! Free entry and parking with lots of yummy foods for lunch, plus all day coffee and snacks.
From 10am – 4pm at the Old Bus Depot Building, Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. For more details see http://www.fashntreasure.com.au
Open day at the Museum store
Sunday 6 November 2011
11am to 2pm
Free entry
90 Vicars Street, Mitchell ACT
http://www.nma.gov.au/events/open_day/index.html
Mint Field Day
10 am – 2 pm
Free entry
Royal Australian Mint
Firetrucks, helicopter and a sausage sizzle!
http://www.ramint.gov.au/
Radford College Twilight Fete : 3 – 7pm; Rides, stalls, goods and fun