The Australia Day long weekend basically starts tomorrow night which means here we are again with a Wotz on Guide.
What’s worth seeing and doing around Canberra over the next five days and nights?
Just leave your thoughts in the comments.
The Australia Day long weekend basically starts tomorrow night which means here we are again with a Wotz on Guide.
What’s worth seeing and doing around Canberra over the next five days and nights?
Just leave your thoughts in the comments.
James Rowell and Ralph have an art exhibition at the Manuka Contemporary Artspace till 5pm on Sunday 29th. It’s called Psychedelia and Sexuality, well worth a look if you are over that way.
Beth ‘n’ Ben, Big Score, Cherie Kotek and Cuddlefish are all playing the polo (O’Connor Polish Club) on Saturday night.
This in from Australian Capital Tourism for Australia Day:
— Australian of the Year Awards on the Parliament House lawns – 25 January, 6pm
— Australia Celebrates Live concert (featuring INXS, Spiderbait, Sneaky Sound System and the Potbelleez) on the Parliament House lawns – 25 January, 8pm
— Australia Day in the Park at Rond Terrace in Commonwealth Park, including a children’s concert featuring the Fireman Sam Show and Kiwi G along with bushcraft, Aussie faces and tattoos, rides and children’s activities – 26 January, 7am-12pm
— Great Aussie Day Breakfast at Rond Terrace in Commonwealth Park – 26 January, 7.30am-10am
— Flag Raising Ceremony at Rond Terrace in Commonwealth Park – 26 January, 10am
— Australian Citizenship Ceremony at Rond Terrace in Commonwealth Park – 26 January, 10.30am
— Bridge to Bridge Race, Lake Burley Griffin – 26 January, 7.30-7.50pm
— Fireworks Spectacular at Regatta Point – 26 January , 7.00-9.00pm
Jivrashia said :
Actually I reckon there will be far fewer sickies than on a normal day, as it’s too suspicious. Plenty of folk taking annual leave tho.
Gantz said :
Stolen from the Interwebs. For the record I am having my own Winter-een-mas party, but I know of others around the nations capital. I am doing my own as it will be more card and table games (Munchkins, Killer Bunnies, Runewars) rather than electronic entertainment.
qbngeek said :
You’re doing what qbngeek?
Winter-een-mas parties!!!
YetAnotherBlowIn said :
Your details are correct.
There are also partipation games to allow people to try them out and get into them and some of the vendors even run their own tables iwth ongoing games in their stalls.
Well, Friday is still a normal day…. ‘cept you can just imagine the number of people who will chuck a sickie.
So it comes to this…
In the ultimate game for the season, 2011/12 W-League Premiers Canberra United host the Brisbane Roar at McKellar Park, Saturday 28 January, at 3pm. Last week, over 1700 people watched United prevail over Melbourne Victory after a hard fouight struggle, Michelle Heyman proving the difference between the two teams with her thirteenth goal. Brisbane Roar did it late as well, scoring an equaliser in injury time to end the regulation 120 minutes 1-1, and then outscoring Sydney FC in the penalty shootout.
Brisbane Roar defeated United in the inaugural W-League Championship grand final four years ago, and have the wood on United, with four wins to Canberra’s one in nine encounters. However this time Canberra are at home, unbeaten so far this season- could this Saturday bring silverware back to Canberra?
Also broadcast on ABC1 live.
From facebook:
Thursday:
— KRIS KEOGH + EVAN ON EARTH + REUBEN INGALL + TBA :: AUSTRALIA DAY @ Smiths Bookshop
— Bang! Bang! Bang! @CMC
— AUSTRALIA DAY @ THE BASEMENT with Live Evil. A night of Classic Metal!
Friday:
— James Fahy supporting Gabriel Lynch @ The Front
Saturday:
Tortured/Whoretopsy (vic)/ Empirical (nsw)/ Wretch @ The Basement
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Saturday night, 7pm at NFSA’s summer outdoor films (inside if raining, which is a fair chance)
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/calendar/event/3245-monty-python-and-holy-grail/
Canberra Gaming Society will be holding CanCon from 8:30am Fri – Sun at EPIC. Board games, card games, table top games (miniatures), roleplay.
Free to enter (fees for participating in the tournaments). The Toys and Games Expo has decided to break off and do their own thing in Sydney over the Queen’s Birthday weekend this year, but there will still a couple of vendors there.
Note, I’m not actually associated with CanCon and could be wrong. But the dates are right.
From our calendar:
Wednesday:
— Looking Glass and The Veebees @ the basement
— Katie Noonan and INXS to play the Australia Day concert
Thursday (Australia Day):
— FREE Australia (dog) Day afternoon @ Arc Cinema
— Free Slurpees on Australia Day
— Tent Embassy turning 40 and drumming up a big gathering
All Weekend:
— Behind the Lines at Museum of Australian Democracy
— Rare ANU fossils at CMAG
— Skate in the city
— Impressions at the Portrait Gallery
— King O’Malley at CMAG
— A New Horizon: Contemporary Chinese Art
— 10 Centuries of manuscripts at the National Library. Handwritten
— Renaisance at the NGA
— Out of the West exhibition at the National Gallery