Author: OutInCanberra

A Colourful Day at the Cup

Posted by | Nov 6, 2013 | |

Yesterday’s Melbourne Cup saw every track in Australia filled with thousands of people ready to try their luck at backing a winner in the big race. Each track was beautifully decorated, as always, with an array of blooms in bright colours and very stylish marquees.

The Melbourne Cup is also one of the biggest events of the year on the social calendar for fashionistas. It’s the day that designers and milliners dress and accessorise celebrities in their latest creations with the aim of setting a lasting trend.

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A Taste of Spain (un sabor de España)

Posted by | Nov 6, 2013 | |

Legends Spanish Restaurant can be found on Franklin Street, one of the most popular dining spots in Manuka. This traditional restaurant has been operating for more 15 years and remains very popular. Having relocated to the first floor of the Capital Theatre Building, restaurant manager Tim Stewart proudly says that this spot – and their recent re-vamp – is one they intend to keep for a while.

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Old and New – Heritage Building Opening at NewActon

Posted by | Nov 6, 2013 |

Fires tore through Parlour, Flint and Bicicletta in 2011. Since then, Canberrans have mourned the loss of the heart of NewActon. However, after a couple of years of careful reconstruction the final pieces of the precinct are falling in to place. The recent opening of A. Baker showed the process was almost complete and, now with Parlour re-opening its doors with a fresh (though familiar) look, the historic building is filled with edgy new places to meet and dine.

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Recap: I Thought I Was Not Alone – At The Street Theatre

Posted by | Nov 4, 2013 | , |

Last Friday and Saturday nights, stage number one of The Street Theatre was jam-packed full of young Canberra talent. There were singers, rock musicians, classical strings and dancers. Dancers, we were told, who will soon be auditioning for Beyonce’s manager. Inspired by a Walt Whitman line I thought I was not alone, walking by the shore, up-and-coming Canberra band Sidney Creswick combined forces with youth dance program Fresh Funk to bring movement to the songs performed.

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