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Saturday, 4 February 2012
$4 TAP BEER, WINE & HOUSE SPIRITS @ Hellenic Club In The City
Hellenic in the City will be providing $4 tap beer, wine & house spirits 9pm – 11pm, a selection of $6 cocktails 9pm – 11pm and dance the night away with live DJ’s from 9pm - Late.
BELIEVE IN SATURDAYS @ Tongue & Groove
Head down to Tongue & Groove and enjoy $10 Belvedere Cocktails and $30 bottles of vintage Chandon every Saturday!
CAM WHITE PRESENTS HILLSIDE DIRT JAM @ 1408 NORTON ROAD, WAMBOIN
On Saturday, February 4th, 2012, a hillside in Wamboin, NSW will explode into action as some of the World’s best dirt-jumping BMXers converge for Cam White’s Hillside Dirt Jam. Practice starts at 4.00pm. Jam starts at 7.30pm. Best trick at 8.45pm. $15 single entry - $40 family entry (2 adults, 2 children). All proceeds go to Snowy Hydro Southcare Rescue Helicopter.
COLLECTIVE PASSIONS: THE ART OF FESTIVAL POSTERS @ NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVES
Music and film festivals and festival posters have become an integral part of Australia’s cultural scene. 'Collective Passions: the Art of Festival Posters’ showcases festival posters in the NFSA’s rich and extensive poster collection. Daily from 15 August 2011 - 28 February 2012, 9am - 5pm. Foyer Galleries, National Film and Sound Archives. Free entry.
HOT FLUSH BLUES BAND @ Flint in the Vines
Flint in the Vines will be hosting live entertainment this Saturday! The Hot Flush Blues Band will be playing on the outdoor terrace from 12pm – 3pm.
IMPRESSIONS: PAINTING LIGHT AND LIFE @ National Portrait Gallery
Impressions: Painting light and life presents portraits by, and of, artists at the heart of Australian impressionism including Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin. Featuring well-loved icons of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Australian art, as well as rarely-exhibited works drawn from public and private collections, the summer show offers a gorgeous glimpse into the world of a group of people to whom art was life itself. 25 November 2011 - 4 March 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Entry ticket required, Adults $10, Concessions $8, Children under 12 free.
LEISA KEEN QUARTET @ Casino Canberra
Enjoy some of Canberra's best bands on stage from 9pm til late every Friday and Saturday night. On Saturday 4 February 2012 catch Leisa Keen Quartet. Entry is free of charge! For the full schedule go to www.casinocanberra.com.au.
NURSES: FROM ZULULAND TO AFGHANISTAN @ Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial’s latest exhibition, Nurses: from Zululand to Afghanistan is showing from 2 December 2011 – 17 October 2012. The exhibition looks at the personal stories of Australian military nurses, from the first known Australian nurse in the Zulu War of 1879 right up to the experiences of nurses serving in recent conflicts and peacekeeping operations. 10am – 5pm. Free entry.
RENAISSANCE EXHIBITION @ THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA @ National Gallery of Australia
Come and see the Renaissance in Canberra. The exhibition offers Australians a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to encounter paintings by great Italian artists such as Raphael, Botticelli, Bellini and Titian. The exhibition highlights the amazing art of the Early and High Renaissance. Over seventy works, made between 1400 and 1600 by painters in Northern and Central Italy, will be on show. Visitors will discover touching depictions of the Madonna and Child, dramatic lives of the saints and Bible stories, and insightful portraits. The Accademia Carrara in Bergamo is closed for renovation, allowing Australians to view these treasures, in Canberra only. For more information follow link http://nga.gov.au/Renaissance/ or call +61 2 6240 6411. Begins at 10.00 am – 5.00 pm every day, final session entry 4.00pm. Friday - Saturday Nights open until 7.00pm final session entry 6.00pm.
SATURDAY SANTORINI @ North Bar
$3 Vodka Infusions until midnight and the freshest euro house and electro beats all night long.
SMOOTH SATURDAYS @ Charlie Black
Smooth Saturdays at Charlie Black. Relax to the sounds of some of Canberra's finest acts playing outdoors from 4.00pm - 7.00pm.
SUPER SATURDAYS @ Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub
Saturdays at the Moose are MASSIVE! With more variety, get in early to avoid the lines. Featuring the Girl’s Night Out card with awesome champagne cocktails. Marvel at the musical dexterity of Canberra’s caped crusaders as they smash out the best party anthems all night. Saturday at the Moose is not to be missed. Free entry.
Sunday, 5 February 2012
$12.50 SUNDAY ROAST @ Hellenic Club In The City
Put away the pots and pans and let Hellenic in the City cook you and your family a Sunday roast for just $12.50 and let the kids eat for FREE (from selected menu). UFC shown at the club aswell.
CIDER SUNDAYS @ Sub-Urban
Cider Sundays at Sub-Urban every Sunday in Summer. $15 jugs of either Monteiths cider or any cider from the new Magners range which includes berry, orange, peach, honey and ginger and pear. Available all day. Live music from 5pm.
COLLECTIVE PASSIONS: THE ART OF FESTIVAL POSTERS @ NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVES
Music and film festivals and festival posters have become an integral part of Australia’s cultural scene. 'Collective Passions: the Art of Festival Posters’ showcases festival posters in the NFSA’s rich and extensive poster collection. Daily from 15 August 2011 - 28 February 2012, 9am - 5pm. Foyer Galleries, National Film and Sound Archives. Free entry.
Event Re-cap
Recap: The Getaway Plan @ UC Refectory
by Katey Johnstone
After an epic turnout at Canberra’s Foreshore Music Festival, dedicated fans rocked on in the Nation’s Capital to Melbourne’s The Getaway Plan as part of their ‘’Requiem’’ tour held at the UC Refectory. Despite potentially being one of the dustiest Sundays all year, keen fans prevailed and rocked well into the night. Special guests included Hands Like Houses, Gatherer and Break Even who all demonstrated a mutual love with the audience for The Getaway Plan which prolonged the crowds excitement.
