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Eat! Curated by Clare Belfrage
Date	Wed 9th May 2012 to Thu 21st Jun 2012
Location	11 Wentworth Avenue Kingston
Eat! is a large group exhibition which takes as its starting point the humble domestic vessel. Nineteen artists will present objects and small arrangements or installations which explore the presentation of food and rituals around eating.

Brumbies v Reds
Date	Sat 26th May 2012
Location	Battye Street Bruce
See Brumbies v Reds in Canberra. Widely regarded as the world's toughest provincial rugby tournament, the Super Rugby competition pitches the best players from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa together with five teams from each conference fighting for the win.

Canberra Glassworks 5th Birthday Celebrations
Date	Sat 26th May 2012 to Sun 27th May 2012
Location	11 Wentworth Avenue Kingston
Join the Canberra Glassworks for a fun filled family weekend exploring all things glass. Try your hand at engraving their Giant Glass Birthday Card, see the artists studios or send the kids on a Kids Only Tour.

Boy and Bear
Date	Fri 1st Jun 2012
Location	University Avenue Acton
See Boy and Bear live in Canberra as they thank their fans for a year of big journeys and greater accomplishments. It doesn't seem that long ago that the nation was...

Brecht: Bilbao and Beyond
Date	Fri 1st Jun 2012 to Sun 3rd Jun 2012
Location	15 Childers Street Canberra City
Witness the passion of Brecht's poetry and plays brought to life in spoken word and song by two of theatres most accomplished performers, John Muirhead and Chuck Mallett.

‘Songlining’ white spaces: Re-jigging Indigenous cultural practice in art galleries and museums
Date	Fri 1st Jun 2012
Location	Lawson Crescent Canberra
Join the reconciliation conversation and reflect on our shared histories and achievements as part of the celebrations for National Reconciliation Week, 27 May to 3 June. Senior curator Margo Neale will discuss how art and history museums discharge their obligations to Indigenous people.

Art at the Museum: Cook up a mosaic pattern
Date	Fri 1st Jun 2012
Location	Lawson Crescent Canberra
The National Museum of Australia continues its art workshops for adults with a disability that explores the exhibitions and themes in the Museum with art and creative crafts. Come and join in the fun, hear the stories and explore our exhibitions through creativity. Workshop is facilitated by artist Ali Aedy.

Celtic Divas
Date	Sat 2nd Jun 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Celtic Divas' Eilis Kennedy, Pauline Scanlon (Lumiere), Noriana Kennedy and Nicola Joyce present a beautiful set of songs that emerge from the timeless and windswept landscapes of an ancient world...

Canberra Raiders v Wests Tigers
Date	Sat 2nd Jun 2012
Location	Battye Street Bruce
Join the Green Machine at Canberra Stadium on Saturday, 2nd June, for the National Rugby League clash against the Wests Tigers.

Cliff Joins the Beatles
Date	Sat 9th Jun 2012
Location	Civic Square Canberra City
Witness the music and the magic that defined a generation. Cliff Joins the Beatles is a tribute to the greatest band ever known and the most timeless artist of the rock n' roll era. Enjoy over two hours with unforgettable hits that shaped an era.

Angela's Kitchen
Date	Tue 12th Jun 2012 to Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Location	15 Childers Street Acton
Witness one of Australia's strongest performers Paul Capsis in Angel's Kitchen, an astonishing piece of evocative autobiographical theatre.

Barry Humphries' Farewell Tour - Eat Pray Laugh!
Date	Fri 22nd Jun 2012 to Sun 24th Jun 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Australia's greatest entertainment export, iconic performer, satirist, artist and comedian Barry Humphries will take his final bow to Australian audiences during Eat Pray Laugh! Humphries' alter egos include inebriated cultural attaché, the Honorable Sir Les Patterson, and Moonee Ponds' legendary housewife, Dame Edna Everage.

Clearly - Matthew Day Perez
Date	Wed 27th Jun 2012 to Sun 5th Aug 2012
Location	11 Wentworth Avenue Kingston
Clearly - the solo exhibition of Fulbright Scholar, Matthew Day Perez (USA), explores the materiality of glass and its key qualities of transparency and reflection. Using a broad range of glass processes for his sculptural work, Day Perez reveals observations of the reflective world in which we live.

Dusty The Concert
Date	Fri 29th Jun 2012
Location	Civic Square Canberra City
Monique Montez joins Deni Hines in Dusty the Concert to celebrate Dusty Springfield's musical achievements and hit songs. See two of Australia's leading theatre and pop vocalists, performing together and solo,...

Canberra Raiders v St. George Illawarra Dragons
Date	Mon 2nd Jul 2012
Location	Battye Street Bruce
Join the Green Machine at Canberra Stadium on Monday, 2nd July for the National Rugby League clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Dein Perry's Tap Dogs
Date	Tue 3rd Jul 2012 to Sun 8th Jul 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Australia's own Dein Perry's Tap Dog returns to Canberra after storming the world with their unique brand of family entertainment. A global dance phenomenon, Tap Dogs has won over 11 major international awards and exhilarated audiences around the world.

Canberra Symphony Orchestra Grand Gala: An Evening with George Gershwin
Date	Sat 7th Jul 2012
Location	Childers Street Acton
Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) presents a very special Gala event - An Evening with George Gershwin. Effervescent pianist Piers Lane plays a bewitching rendition of Rhapsody in Blue.

Discovery Space: Wrapped!
Date	Mon 9th Jul 2012 to Fri 20th Jul 2012
Location	Lawson Crescent Canberra
Come to the Discovery Space these school holidays for a fun textile-wrapping activity linked to the Tjanpi 'Wild Harvest Family' woven grass sculptures at the entry to the Gallery of First Australians.

Brumbies v Blues
Date	Sat 14th Jul 2012
Location	Battye Street Bruce
See the Brumbies v Blues in Canberra. Widely regarded as the world's toughest provincial rugby tournament, the Super Rugby competition pitches the best players from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa together with five teams from each conference fighting for the win.

Australian Chamber Orchestra – Trout Quintet and Quartet for the End of Time
Date	Sat 21st Jul 2012
Location	Childers Street Acton
Small in scale but exceptionally musically and emotionally ambitious is the Australian Chamber Orchestra's concert combining Schubert's Trout Quintet and Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.

Amarcord
Date	Tue 24th Jul 2012
Location	William Herbert Place Canberra City
If you could fuse together the Backstreet Boys and an East German Lutheran boys' choir, you'd probably end up with something like Amarcord.

Busting Out!
Date	Sat 28th Jul 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Direct from sold out seasons in London, New Zealand and Los Angeles, the Australian made, international hit show Busting Out! is coming back to Canberra. Follow the ladies as they unleash...

CCO Symphony Orchestra Concert
Date	Sun 29th Jul 2012
Location	Melbourne Avenue Deakin
This is the first concert of the Canberra Concerto Orchestra's (CCO) 2012 Symphony series.

Agatha Christie's - The Mousetrap
Date	Wed 1st Aug 2012 to Thu 9th Aug 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap is touring Australia for the first time! Seen by over 10 million people, the classic murder mystery thriller The Mousetrap has kept audiences guessing for six...

Art at the Museum: Puppets on a string
Date	Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Location	Lawson Crescent Canberra
The Museum continues its art workshops for adults with a disability that explores the exhibitions and themes in the Museum with art and creative crafts. Come and join in the fun, hear the stories and explore our exhibitions through creativity. Puppets on a String is facilitated by artist Ali Aedy.

Australian Chamber Orchestra – Beethoven 9, Ode to Joy
Date	Sat 4th Aug 2012
Location	Childers Street Acton
An expanded Australian Chamber Orchestra teams up with one of the finest British choirs and an exceptional line-up of soloists in Beethoven's epic Symphony No.9, Ode to Joy. Hear Messiaen Prayer...

40th Anniversary of Neil Diamond's Hot August Night
Date	Sat 4th Aug 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
It's almost 40 years since Neil Diamond performed at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre with a symphony orchestra and recorded what is still known today as one of the greatest epic...

Canberra Craft and Quilt Fair
Date	Thu 9th Aug 2012 to Sun 12th Aug 2012
Location	Corner Northbourne Ave and Flemington Rd Mitchell
Brighten up your day and get bedazzled at Australia's number one Craft and Quilt Fair. See breathtaking vibrant displays. Learn from a range of well-known and accomplished artisans. Take part in a huge program of inspirational workshops and expert instructed hands-on classes.

Australian Open Squash
Date	Mon 13th Aug 2012 to Sun 19th Aug 2012
Location	31 Constitution Avenue Civic Square
See the world's best in Canberra this August at the Australian Open Squash Championships. Don't miss the action on the all-glass court as over a 100 players from around the world battle it out. Come and cheer on the Aussies. They'll come up against some international world class players.

Canberra Symphony Orchestra - Llewellyn 12:3
Date	Wed 22nd Aug 2012 to Thu 23rd Aug 2012
Location	William Herbert Place Canberra City
Chief Conductor Nicholas Milton returns to the Canberra Symphony Orchestra for a massive concert of astronomical proportions. William Barton opens the evening on didgeridoo with Sculthorpe's Earth Cry before Mozart's brilliant Double Concerto for Violin and Viola featuring Ji Won Kim and Roger Benedict.

Boy Girl Wall
Date	Wed 22nd Aug 2012 to Sat 1st Sep 2012
Location	15 Childers Street Canberra City
Witness the story of Thom and Alethea two neighbours in an apartment block desperately trying to keep their lives from falling apart. The wall that stands between them has decided they belong together.

Australia Day
Date	Wed 29th Aug 2012 to Sat 1st Sep 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company present Australia Day. This wickedly funny new play from stalwart of political satire, Jonathan Biggins, was inspired by his own experiences as an Australia...

Celebrating the Griffins’ contribution to Canberra as a modern planned capital city
Date	Thu 30th Aug 2012
Location	Lawson Crescent Canberra
In the centenary year of the Griffins' winning design for Canberra, join conservation planner Sheridan Burke as she reflects on Canberra in relation to recent listings of modern heritage places through the World Heritage Convention. Talk presented in association with the Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. Costs apply.

America In Concert
Date	Sun 9th Sep 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Grammy award-winning classic rock band America have harmonised their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song A Horse With No Name.

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Terrain
Date	Thu 13th Sep 2012 to Sat 15th Sep 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
Terrain, is a new story told through music, theatre and dance by acclaimed choreographer and longtime member of the Bangarra family, Frances Rings. Inspired by the landscape of one of Australia's...

Circus Oz - From the Ground Up
Date	Wed 3rd Oct 2012 to Sun 7th Oct 2012
Location	London Circuit Canberra City
With bold, courageous spirit, Circus Oz brings you daring, dynamic, quirky circus that will leave you on the edge of your seat, steamed up and howling for more! Get ready for a one off adventurous contemporary circus explosion. Expect the beautiful and the absurd, the downright kooky and the breathtakingly brilliant....

Australian Chamber Orchestra – Mozart, Handel and Vivaldi Concertos
Date	Sat 6th Oct 2012
Location	Childers Street Acton
Musical firebrand Richard Egarr directs the Australian Chamber Orchestra in music from the Baroque and Classical periods, including Mozart, Vivaldi, Handel and more. Hear Corelli's Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1, Castello's Two...

Canberra International Riesling Challenge Public Tasting
Date	Sat 13th Oct 2012
Location	Commonwealth Avenue Yarralumla
The Canberra International Riesling Challenge (CIRC) is a wine competition created in Canberra to highlight the grape that defines White Wine, Riesling.

Canberra Symphony Orchestra - Llewellyn 12:4
Date	Wed 24th Oct 2012 to Thu 25th Oct 2012
Location	William Herbert Place Canberra City
In the final blockbuster Llewellyn Series concert for 2012, Chief Conductor Nicholas Milton opens the evening with Berlioz's dazzling Roman Carnival. Experience the scintillating Australian cellist Julian Smiles brings a powerful...

Canberra Nara Candle Festival
Date	Sat 27th Oct 2012
Location	Flynn Drive Yarralumla
Join in the celebration of Canberra's sister city relationship with Nara, Japan. Enjoy four hours of free entertainment, delicious Japanese food, cultural activities. The event peaks with a stunning evening display of more than 2000 candles in Canberra's very own Japanese garden, Canberra Nara Peace Park.

16th Canberra International Film Festival
Date	Wed 31st Oct 2012 to Sun 11th Nov 2012
Location	Bunda Street Canberra City
Make sure you are in Canberra for this 12 day celebration of film at Dendy Cinemas and Arc Cinema at the National Film and Sound Archive.

Anthony Marwood and Aleksandar Madžar
Date	Thu 8th Nov 2012
Location	William Herbert Place Canberra City
Like a good wine and cheese, Marwood and Madžar go really well together. They're so in sync, they've even been referred to as musical soul mates.

Australian Chamber Orchestra – Russian Visions
Date	Sat 10th Nov 2012
Location	Childers Street Acton
Steven Osborne is guest pianist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in an entirely Russian program featuring Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence. Hear Prokofiev's (arr.

Corinbank Festival
Date	Fri 30th Nov 2012 to Sun 2nd Dec 2012
Location	Corin Forest Recreation Park Corin Forest
After an unprecedented 370mm of rain in the Brindabellas over the scheduled festival week in March, Corinbank is making a courageous comeback at the end of November to give patrons the immersive experience they know and love.

Christmas at the Old Bus Depot Markets
Date	Sat 8th Dec 2012 to Sun 23rd Dec 2012
Location	21 Wentworth Avenue Kingston
Immerse yourself in everything Christmassy! The Old Bus Depot Markets are open every Saturday and Sunday before Christmas in December. Why visit? Stock up on everything you will need for Christmas.

Brace For War
Date	Sat 15th Dec 2012
Location	31 Constitution Avenue Canberra
Brace cage fighting is set to lay a path of destruction in Canberra in Brace For War. The Brace heavyweight title is on the line on this massive night of explosive cage fighting action. Come see the big boys bash it out when 240kgs collide in the cage.

Canberra Symphony Orchestra Matinee Magic: Ballroom blitz
Date	Sat 15th Dec 2012
Location	Childers Street Acton
See international champion couples from ABC Televisions' Strictly Dancing and Channel 7's Dancing with the Stars , Luda Kroiter and Csaba Szirmai, Aric Yegudkin and Masha Belash join the Canberra Symphony Orchestra to delight you with ballroom classics.

ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show
Date	Fri 22nd Feb 2013 to Sun 24th Feb 2013
Location	Flemington Road Mitchell
Get ready to be entertained, excited and educated at the ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show! The award winning ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show features more than 150 attractions, 5000 animals, 450 trade displays and 1500 competitors. Stay for the day. Play under the night lights.

Canberra Festival Balloon Spectacular
Date	Sat 9th Mar 2013 to Sun 17th Mar 2013
Location	King Georges Terrace Parkes
Experience hot air, hot entertainment and hot brekkie! See the Lawns of Old Parliament House fill with a flurry of colour and movement, as giant balloons inflate around iconic attractions and slowly drift into the Canberra sky. The action is not just in the sky.

2012 Canberra District Wine Harvest
Date	Sun 14th Apr 2013 to Mon 15th Apr 2013
Location	Canberra Canberra City
* Latest event details are yet to be confirmed *** 24 cellar doors, Music, Food and one big Harvest Festival. 24 of the region's wineries are participating in what is sure to be a great two days for locals and visitors alike the 2012 Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival.