The coming week has events for children and adults alike. Photo: Make a Mini Musical.
If you’re looking to keep the holiday mood going, or you’re sick of work already and need something to take your mind off it, we have the answer – well, eight actually. Check out what’s happening in Canberra this week.
Multiple days
William Yang showcases Sydney’s Mardi Gras festivals from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Photo: William Yang.
William Yang’s Mardi Gras exhibition
When: until 3 November 2024, 9 am to 5 pm
Where: Treasures Gallery, National Library of Australia, Parkes Place, Canberra
Cost: Free entry.
This collection-in-focus display, hosted in the National Library of Australia, consists of photographic highlights of Sydney Mardi Gras festivals. William Yang is an iconic Australian photographer, performer, artist and filmmaker. Photographed between 1981 and 2003, they showcase the strength, resilience and creativity of the country’s LGBTQ+ community.
The Canberra Cavalry will go head-to-head against the Brisbane Bandits on their home turf. Photo: Canberra Cavalry.
Canberra Cavalry v Brisbane Bandits
When: 11 January to 14 January
Where: Narrabundah Ballpark, Kyeema Street, Narrabundah
Cost: Tickets cost between $10 and $80 (depending on seating) and are available via the Canberra Cavalry’s website.
The Canberra Cavalry will defend their home ground from the Brisbane Bandits in Round Nine of the Australian Baseball League. And if sitting in the stands and cheering on your local team sounds appealing, know this is their last home game for this season, so get around them!
Youngsters can put their creative talents to good use in this workshop. Photo: Make a Mini Musical.
Make a Mini Musical
When: 15 January to 19 January
Where: Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed Street, Greenway
Cost: Tickets cost between $450 (plus booking fee) and $810 (plus booking fee for two children) and are available via Ticket Tailor.
Canberra kids can discover hidden talents during this school holiday musical theatre program. The Tuggeranong Arts Centre will host an intensive course where budding creatives aged eight to 13 can create a musical before taking to the stage with their production. While this gives them the opportunity to sharpen their skills, they can also learn some new ones – and have a bunch of fun!
This class will give you some tips and tricks for your next dinner party. Photo: Molly/Facebook.
Group Cocktail Class
When: 17 January to 19 June, 6 pm to 7:30 pm (specific dates)
Where: Molly, Wooden Door, Odgers Lane, Civic
Cost: Tickets cost $60 per person and are available via the venue’s website.
Whether you’re looking for a new skill to learn or for something to impress at your next dinner party, consider this how-to cocktail class. The class will cover the history of prohibition cocktails and the technique behind two cocktails – as well as a chance to step behind the bar and put your new knowledge to use. Each ticket covers a glass of Prosecco on arrival.
Saturday
The Little Spinster premiere screening
When: 13 January, 2 pm to 4 pm
Where: Cinema 7, Dendy Cinemas, Bunda Street, Civic
Cost: Tickets cost $9 and are available via Humanitix.
The Little Spinster is Canberra filmmaker Will Scott’s first feature film – and it is having its premiere in the city where it was filmed. The historical drama tells the story of Lauren Wainwright, who falls in love with a woman in the early 20th century. Their love story is complicated when Lauren is told to marry a suitor after her family falls into financial hardship.
Sunday
These markets are making their return for 2024 on Sunday. Photo: Old Bus Depot Markets/Facebook.
Summer Market
When: 14 January, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Where: Old Bus Depot Markets, 21 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston
Cost: Free entry.
The Old Bus Depot Markets are back for 2024 this weekend! A range of stallholders will be on hand with baked goods, clothes, jewellery, fruit, handicrafts, and much more – and live music will fill the air as you look for something special.
Monday
This public lecture is all about the interesting (and sometimes complicated) world of mathematics. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
Scattering Theory, or Looking at the Big Picture lecture
When: 15 January, 12 pm to 1:30 pm
Where: Auditorium, Australian Centre on China in the World, Building 188 Fellows Lane, Australian National University, Canberra or online
Cost: Free entry, though registration via Eventbrite is necessary.
Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow Andrew Hassell from the Mathematics Sciences Institute at ANU will deliver this public lecture delving into the world of Scattering Theory.
Not sure what Scattering Theory is? Well … Scattering theory, in mathematics, is a way of studying complex interactions by focusing on the “before” and “after” states without worrying too much about the “in-between”, which is usually much harder to understand. Professor Hassell will start with simple examples and (aspirationally) work up to some examples of recent research interest.
Tuesday
Most of us know the story of The Cat in the Hat, but have you seen it performed on stage? Photo: Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat Australia/Facebook.
Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat
When: 16 January, shows from 10:30 am and 1 pm
Where: Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square, London Circuit
Cost: Standard tickets are $45 via the Canberra Theatre Centre website.
On a rainy afternoon, a visitor interrupts Sally and her brother’s quiet home life – this sets a series of hijinks into play, with The Cat, Thing One and Thing Two making quite a large mess. The play was adapted for the stage in 2009 by the National Theatre of Britain and is now coming to Canberra.
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