Author: OutInCanberra

Lennox Gardens will again shimmer to life under the light of 2,000 candles as Japanese and Australian cultures unite at the 12th annual Canberra Nara Candle Festival.

This year’s festival celebrates the 21st anniversary of Canberra’s sister city relationship with Nara Japan and is expected to attract more than 10,000 people.

Saturday’s event will feature stunning lighting across the park, and activities which can be enjoyed by the whole family such as ikebana and drumming workshops, calligraphy, origami, lantern making, kite flying, martial arts and sumo wrestling demonstrations.

ANU bar was transformed into a fluoro wonderland in preparation for Bluejuice’s farewell Retrospectable tour, after 14 years together. The stage (including speakers, amps, drums and microphone stands) was awash with pink, yellow and green tape. It was all very reminiscent of the set-up for their 2012 tour, suggesting this was also going to be an insane and messy night all around.

What are your deepest fears?

Friday 31 October is the next Night at the Museum and we want you to step into the shadows and experience fear. At each Night at the Museum we explore a different theme using stories and objects from our collection.

Perhaps the strongest of all emotions, fear has a physical dimension. Faced with impending danger, your hair stands on end, your blood runs cold, your flesh creeps and adrenalin pumps as you flinch, shake or quiver.