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Socials / Lyn Mills’ social event of the week
ARTSOUND’S ‘60s night was a good example for those who love to reminisce; do it with like-minded people. And the ‘60s is where today’s baby boomers find in their long-term memory bank an almost...
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Arts in the City / Romantic serenades in the south
Classical guitarist Stephanie Jones.“BOHEMIAN Serenade” is the romantic title of a night featuring Czech music planned by pianist Wendy Lorenz for Tuggeranong Arts Centre. She’ll be joined by violinist...
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Gardening / The mighty bee battles chemical sprays
Honey bee… chemical sprays are having a dramatic effect on bees.BEES are vital to the environment and a third of the food we eat is pollinated by bees. The value of insects pollinating crops and plants...
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Letters / Cancel the tram and still be ahead
ALISTAIR Coe has committed to cancel the Capital Metro project if the Liberals are elected in 2016. The Victorian Government will pay about $340 million for cancelling the $10 billion East West Link...
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Have your say: public forum on Arts Policy
REGISTRATIONS are open for this week’s public forum on the review of the ACT Arts Policy Framework. Minister Burch “ArtsACT is looking for feedback from the community on the current ACT Arts Policy...
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Floriade to look back to the Anzacs
ANDREW Barr and the Director of the Australian War Memorial Brendan Nelson have announced the Floriade 2015 theme “Reflections” and unveiled this year’s garden bed designs. “Floriade has become one of...
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Keep Calm and Curry On. World Curry Festival in the City
CANBERRA CBD Ltd have announced their plans for a “World Curry Festival” to go with their ice rink in Garema Place (presumably to include those parts of the world not known for their ice skating)....
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Budding puppeteers wanted for new course at Belco
MARIANNE Mettes is a Canberra puppeteer, puppet-maker, artist and performer who works full-time through her company PuppetOOdle. Marianne Mettes Mettes has trained with master puppeteers from all...
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Berani the tiger has died at the zoo
The National Zoo and Aquarium has posted to facebook that their rare Sumatran Tiger, Berani, has passed in the night aged 15. It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our Sumatran Tiger,...
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The slide of academic standards in Australia: a cautionary tale
Gigi Foster, UNSW Australia Business School THE recent furore about academic standards in Australian higher education – including Monday night’s damning Four Corners expose – has the potential to...
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Can you help police find the latest Latham robber?
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses after an aggravated robbery at the Latham Handy Mart yesterday afternoon (Monday, 20 April). Around 4:15pm yesterday, a man armed with a pair of shears entered the...
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Do you know where Daniella D’Addario and Joey Vosikata are?
ACT Policing has concerns for the welfare of Daniella D’Addario, a 35-year-old woman and Josaia (Joey) Vosikata, a 27-year-old man, both missing since Monday, 20 April 2015. The couple was reported...
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Intimate musical on stage at Vivaldi
IN the relentless search for theatrical novelty, Jason Robert Brown’s 2001 boutique musical, “The Last Five Years”, has been a gift to directors. Cast 1, the proposal: Vanessa De Jager and Fraser...
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WWI film gets the nod in Goulburn
LAST YEAR we reported that Canberra’s Yowie Productions were set to release their short film “The White Feather” and now producer Marie Gheebrant-Anderson tells us, they’ve won first prize in the “Burn...
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‘Elegant’ outcome for fashion collaboration
Designer Erin Spain (wearing Ziyah shorts from her graduating collection) and photographer Robert Coppa… “Erin’s swimwear is glamorous and figure-hugging, but it defines a very different shape,” says...
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Canberra Confidential / Don’t panic, just gargle!
God love em… school children gargle to guard themselves against the flu.AS conscientious queues form in chemist shops all over town for a shot of the latest influenza vaccine (this year packed with...
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Monster petition at ANU calls on the VC to finish divesting from fossil fuel...
FOSSIL Free ANU has presented to Vice-Chancellor Ian Young a 30 metre long petition, with the signatures of 1500 students who are calling on him to ‘Divest the Rest’ of the ANU’s holdings in fossil...
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Arts / Spanish in the reel world
“Easy Sex, Sad Movies”… starts out looking like a fluffy romance.FEELING Spanish comes easily to the Spanish Film Festival’s producer Genevieve Kelly. She’s an Aussie, but she has a Peruvian mum and a...
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Dining / Sitting at the Dock of the bay
I’M not one for hanging out at dedicated sporting venues, but have found myself at The Dock, Kingston Foreshore, a few times in the last couple of months. Beer-battered barramundi. Photos by Andrew...
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A long term lease for the bus depot markets
THE Old Bus Depot Markets, has signed its first ever long term lease. The occasion was marked with the signing of a ceremonial certificate by Andrew Barr together with the Old Bus Depot Markets...
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