Winter 2014CANBERRA EVENTS

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTSNo matter the time of year, there are always fascinating exhibitions on show in the national capital. Don’t miss:

• Garden of the East: Photography in Indonesia 1850s–1940s at the National Gallery of Australia until 22 June. nga.gov.au

• Old Masters: Australia’s great bark artists at the National Museum of Australia until 20 July. nma.gov.au

• Behind the Lines 2013: The year’s best political cartoons at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House until 16 November. moadoph.gov.au

• The powerful Anzac voices at the Australian War Memorial until 30 November. awm.gov.au

A WINTER WONDERLANDAn outdoor ice skating rink transforms Garema Place in the city centre into a winter wonderland from 20 June until 27 July. The Skate in the City skating sessions go late into the night. Grab a hot chocolate or bite to eat from nearby cafes and restaurants while watching the frosty fun. Kids can play in the ‘Snow Box’. Don’t miss Stars on Ice performances on Friday and Saturday evenings and special daytime school holiday shows. inthecitycanberra.com.au

Winter eventsWarm up with a winter weekend getaway in Canberra,

where you can indulge in fine food and cool climate wines on

a festival trail, explore new additions to Canberra’s thriving

food precincts or immerse yourself in arts and culture.

This page: Skate in the City, CivicFront cover: Patyegarang, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Canberra Theatre; Skate in the City, Civic; Prosecco Bar, Palace Cinema, NewActon; GIANTS, StarTrack Oval, Manuka; Truffle Hunt, Canberra & Capital Region Truffle Festival; Silo Bakery, Kingston; Fireside Festival, Lerida Estate; Australian Gravity Enduro Racing Series, Stromlo Forest Park; Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Female figure (moai papa) (detail) probably early 19th century, Otago Museum, Dunedin, National Gallery of Australia; The Boathouse by the Lake Restaurant, Canberra & Capital Region Truffle Festival; Perception deception, Questacon — The National Science and Technology Centre

TRUFFLE FESTIVALDiscover the magic of locally grown black Perigord truffles at the Canberra & Capital Region Truffle Festival from 21 June through to mid August. Learn from internationally renowned celebrity chef and festival patron Antonio Carluccio and other truffle experts about how you can cook with truffles. Join a truffle hunt and find out about the truffle farms in the Canberra Region, join a cooking class to learn how cook with truffles as well as how to spot a good quality truffle. trufflefestival.com.au

FIRESIDE FESTIVALCanberra Region venues turn up the heat in August for the annual celebration of winter — the Fireside Festival. Sip on exquisite cool climate wines, taste the delicacies from the region, meet local artists with a passion for their craft, or just relax and warm yourself on open fires in the company of good friends. thepoachersway.com.au

ENDURO SERIESStromlo Forest Park will host the brand new Australian Gravity Enduro Racing Series on 24 August. This will be a multi-stage event that combines neutral cross-country climbs and transition zones with fast and flowy technical descends. The Stromlo courses will have a big mix requiring some fitness, technical bike skills and a sense of adventure, providing an equal chance for all types of mountain bikers including cross-country riders, weekend trail riders and downhillers. rockytrailentertainment.com

EXPLORE NEWACTON Discover the delights of the NewActon dining precinct. The Parlour Wine Room, a Canberra favourite, is the perfect spot for a quiet drink and bite to eat. It’s located next door to A. Baker which, along with M can & Green Grout, has become a popular spot for a great cup of coffee or meal. Traditional Italian restaurant Bicicletta remains a favourite with a variety of delicious produce sourced from local suppliers as well as from Italy. Movie-lovers can enjoy a drink at the sophisticated Prosecco Bar or a coffee and gourmet tastings from the Electric Espresso Cafe before seeing a film at the Palace Electric Cinema. newacton.com.au

Shortys, Civic; Handmade Market, National Convention Centre Canberra; Mocan and Green Grout, NewActon

THE FUN OF SCIENCEAt Questacon — The National Science and Technology Centre, you’ll experience science in extraordinary ways. Free-fall down a six-metre slide, go head over heels on the 360 Swing, experience an earthquake or challenge a robot to a game of air hockey. There’s something for everyone in Questacon’s eight galleries. Explore colour, movement, light and sound in the Wonderworks gallery, where you can play music using light beams or try to escape the ever-watching gaze of an emu. Little scientists, and their carers, will enjoy Mini Q as they play, discover and learn in a gallery just for 0–6 year olds. Discover the power and beauty of Earth’s forces and live to tell the tale in the newly updated Awesome Earth gallery. No visit to Questacon is complete without watching, or starring in, a Spectacular Science Show, presented daily. questacon.edu.au

TO THE MARKET YOU GOVisit Canberra’s award-winning Handmade Market on 7 and 8 June at the National Convention Centre and browse Australian designers. At the multi award-winning Old Bus Depot Markets in Kingston each Sunday you can find handcrafted jewellery, art, clothing, furniture and toys as well as regional food and wine with plenty of food vendors providing tempting treats such as fresh bread, coffee and sweet delicacies. Be tantalised by the array of fruit, vegetables, plants, flowers, seafood, pastries, meats, cheese and more at Canberra’s fresh produce markets: Capital Region Farmers Market at Exhibition Park on Saturdays, Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets from Thursdays to Sunday and Belconnen Fresh Food Markets from Wednesday to Sunday.

Glebe Park, Civic; Perception deception, Questacon — The National Science and Technology Centre; Making a Mint, Royal Australian Mint

PERCEPTION DECEPTIONQUESTACON — THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRETake the kids to discover the world inside their heads and explore how people perceive the same thing in different ways.

AFGHANISTAN: THE AUSTRALIAN STORY AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIALDiscover the extraordinary efforts of Australians in Afghanistan through the words of our veterans and their families.

ANZAC VOICESAUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIALThe compelling voices of the Anzacs echo through their letters and diaries marking the Centenary of the First World War.

PARTISAN EAGLES AND FASCIST DONKEYS: SOVIET STENCILLED PROPAGANDA POSTERS AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIALSee rare and dramatic posters by the Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union studio (TASS) in Moscow during the Second World War.

NORFORCE: TONY ALBERTAUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL Admire art by contemporary artist Tony Albert as a result of his 2012 official war commission to the Army’s North West Mobile Force (NORFORCE).

TREASURES GALLERYNATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIABrowse new additions when you come face to face with some of the Library’s greatest treasures and Australia’s best known stories.

BEHIND THE LINES 2013MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY AT OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSELook back on the controversies, crises and sometimes unintentional comedy of the 2013 political year through the eyes of Australia’s best cartoonists.

MINT CONDITION ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINTThe interactive model Making a Mint invites you to build a mini mint and share stories, photos and memorabilia in the lead up to the Mint’s 50th anniversary in 2015.

questacon.edu.au 02 6270 2800

awm.gov.au 02 6243 4211

awm.gov.au 02 6243 4211

awm.gov.au 02 6243 4211

awm.gov.au 02 6243 4211

moadoph.gov.au02 6270 8222

nla.gov.au 02 6262 1111

ramint.gov.au 02 6202 6999

Throughout winter

What’s on

HAPPY AND GLORIOUS MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY AT OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSECelebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Australia in 1954. See her dressing room and Crown Jewels reproduced under official royal licence.moadoph.gov.au 02 6270 8222

Stiff Gins Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs (detail), 2011, photograph by Nicole Foreshew, National Film & Sound Archive; Asher Keddie, between takes of Offspring by Giovanni Lovisetto, Courtesy of Endemol Australia, National Portrait Gallery; Lah Wah, 2013, Hardy Lohse, National Portrait Gallery; Michael Cook, Through my eyes (Robert Hawke) (detail), 2010, Courtesy of the artist and Andrew Baker art dealer, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House; Hung Fire (detail), 1995, Rosalie Gasgoine (1917–99), Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art. © Rosalie Gascoigne, licensed by Viscopy in 2012, National Library of Australia

SCIENCE OF SUCCESSAUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTEver wondered how Australian champions get that winning edge? Visit Sportex to find out about the secret technology developed by the Sports Science Sports Medicine department.

A PLACE TO CALL HOME? MIGRANT HOSTEL MEMORIESNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIADiscover the early experiences of migrants to Australia after World War II — the hostels they called home, the friendships, and the beginnings of their new lives.

CANBERRA GLASSWORKSLearn about glassmaking, tour the gallery and boiler room and see molten glass in the hotshop.

UNTIL 3 AUGUSTMICHAEL COOK: THROUGH MY EYES MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY AT OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSESee 27 prime ministers of Australia re-imaged with distinctively Aboriginal features. Presented as part of National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week.

BLACK AND DEADLY: INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN MUSICNATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVECelebrate the careers of pioneer Indigenous recording artists including Georgia Lee who was the first Indigenous person to release a full record.

ausport.gov.au/tours02 6214 1010

naa.gov.au 02 6212 3600

canberraglassworks.com 02 6260 7005

nfsa.gov.au 02 6248 2000

moadoph.gov.au02 6270 8222

UNTIL 9 JUNENATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2014 NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYBrowse the best in contemporary portraiture by professional and aspiring Australian photographers. The Gallery offers $25,000 for the most outstanding portrait.portrait.gov.au02 6102 7000

UNTIL 8 JUNEPROMO: PORTRAITS FROM PRIMETIME NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYPromo takes you into the spotlight and fascinating behind-the-scenes with Australian professional stills photographers and the stars of television, music and comedy.portrait.gov.au02 6102 7000

UNTIL 22 JUNEGARDEN OF THE EAST: PHOTOGRAPHY IN INDONESIA 1850S–1940S NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIAAdmire beautiful, distinctive, rich-toned and detailed prints of Jakarta and colonial Indonesia by inventor Walter Woodbury and James Page.nga.gov.au02 6240 6411

UNTIL 22 JUNEELIOTH GRUNER: THE TEXTURE OF LIGHT CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY Browse impressionist beachscapes and farmlands to the distinctive modernist 1930s landscapes of the Southern Highlands and south coast.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au02 6207 3968

UNTIL 20 JULYOLD MASTERS: AUSTRALIA’S GREAT BARK ARTISTS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIASee 120 specially selected barks which celebrate the genius of Australia’s master bark artists. The Museum holds the biggest collection of Indigenous Australian bark paintings in the world.nma.gov.au02 6208 5000

UNTIL 29 JUNE LUMINOUS WORLD: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE WESFARMERS COLLECTION NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA See contemporary paintings, objects and photographs, by leading Australian and New Zealand artists.nla.gov.au02 6262 1111

UNTIL 3 AUGUST ATUA: SACRED GODS FROM POLYNESIA NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIAExplore Polynesian artefacts created for religious and sacrifical purposes, that survived the Christian missionaries.

nga.gov.au02 6240 6411

UNTIL 20 JULYON COUNTRY: WORK, CONNECT, CELEBRATE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA Be inspired by contemporary Indigenous land and sea management practices strengthened through caring for country, being on country, and celebrating country.nma.gov.au02 6208 5000

7–9 JUNECORIN FOREST OPENING WEEKENDCORIN DAM ROAD, TIDBINBILLAVisit when the snowmaking machine is in action and have fun at Corin Forest Mountain Resort which is open daily.

7–9 JUNETHREDBO OPENING WEEKENDTHREDBO Enjoy live music and performing acts as well as a flare run and fireworks.

corin.com.au02 6235 7333

visitthredbo.com.au 02 6459 4100

7 JUNE AND 5 JULY AFTERDARK FIREFLY TOURSAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS Enjoy a delicious hot chocolate and construct a handmade lantern that will be lit by a guide for your tour. Bookings essential.

21 JUNE–MID AUGUSTCANBERRA & CAPITAL REGION TRUFFLE FESTIVALVARIOUS VENUESIndulge in a ‘taste of mid-winter magic’ with the local black truffle harvest. Take part in truffle dinners, tastings, cooking demonstrations, truffle hunts and more.

anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson02 6250 9540

trufflefestival.com.au

28–29 JUNENATIONAL CAPITAL DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPSAIS ARENA, BRUCEEnjoy the glitz and glamour of Australia’s leading professional and amateur dancers competing in Latin American, Ballroom and New Vogue dance styles.ncdccanberra.com.au02 9686 9800

Enjoy an AfterDARK experience of the Australian National Botanic Gardens this winter. Image courtesy of Andrew Tatnell; Corin Forest Mountain Resort; National Capital Dancesport Championships, credit: dancesportphoto.net; Skate in the City, Civic; J.W Power (1881–1943) Marine 1930-31, Mrs Edith Power bequest, 1961, University of Sydney managed by Museum of Contemporary Art, National Library of Australia

June

20 JUNE–27 JULY SKATE IN THE CITYGAREMA PLACE, CIVICFor the coolest fun skate on an open air ice skating rink in the city. Hire skates, enjoy school holiday skate shows and night markets. Book online.

inthecitycanberra.com.au0400 505 284

July

25 JULY–2 NOVEMBER ABSTRACTION-CRÉATION: JW POWER IN EUROPE 1921–38 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIAExplore Australian expatriate Power’s most abstract works of organic and surreal forms that reveal his role in the European avant-garde.

nla.gov.au02 6262 1111

14 AUGUST–13 SEPTEMBER RANAMOK GLASS PRIZE CANBERRA GLASSWORKSBrowse this exhibition showing creativity, skill and innovation in contemporary glass and learn about glassmaking, tour the boiler room and see molten glass in the hotshop.

14 AUGUST–26 OCTOBERARCADIA: SOUND OF THE SEA NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYSee photographs, film footage and large seascape paintings exploring surfing’s glory days that bring the ocean to life.

24 AUGUSTAUSTRALIAN GRAVITY ENDURO SERIES RACESTROMLO FOREST PARKChallenge your sense of adventure for all types of mountain bikers including cross country, weekend trail and downhillers.

canberraglassworks.com02 6260 7005

portrait.gov.au02 6102 7000

rockytrailentertainment.com02 4353 3961

1–31 AUGUSTFIRESIDE FESTIVAL VARIOUS VENUESDistinctive venues will create warming and memorable experiences offering authentic cool climate wines matched with gourmet, seasonally inspired contemporary food, music and entertainment.

thepoachersway.com.au

6–9 AUGUST CIRCA’S S CANBERRA THEATREExplore human strength and flexibility through a daring interplay of complex raw energy and dazzling acrobatics. An ode to the human body and spirit.

canberratheatrecentre.com.au02 6275 2700

Mount Majura Vineyard; Fireside Festival, Capital Wines Epicurean Centre, Gundaroo; Lino Tagliapietra commissioned work for Canberra Glassworks, credit: Adam Da Cruz; 360 Swing, Questacon — The National Science and Technology Centre

August

16–24 AUGUSTNATIONAL SCIENCE WEEKVARIOUS VENUESDiscover the wonders and benefits of science and find tons of happenings during the annual celebration of science.

scienceweek.net.au

SUNDAYSOLD BUS DEPOT MARKETSKINGSTON10am–4pmSpecial themes15 June Kids in the Shed 13 July Creative Fibre 17 August Portobello Road in August

7–8 JUNEHANDMADE MARKETNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE CANBERRA10am–4pm

3RD SUNDAYBUNGENDORE MARKETSBUNGENDORE9am–3pm

4TH SATURDAYBRAIDWOOD MARKETSBRAIDWOOD8am–2pm

SUPER 15 RUGBY: BRUMBIESGIO STADIUM CANBERRA

11 July vs Force

AFL: GIANTSSTARTRACK OVAL MANUKA

9 August vs North Melbourne

CANBERRA THEATRE

13–28 JUNEBELL SHAKESPEARE’S HENRY V

24–25 JUNEKILA KOKONUT KREW’S: THE FACTORY

27–28 JUNEMR MCGEE AND THE BITING FLEA

17–19 JULYBANGARRA DANCE THEATRE: PATYEGARANG

2 AUGUSTSYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL

LLEWELLYN HALL, ANU

21 JUNEACO: MAHLER 4 AND SIBELIUS 6

THE PLAYHOUSE

28 AUGUST–23 AUGUSTSTATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

28 AUGUST–13 SEPTEMBERTHE DREAM

THE STREET THEATRE

3–8 JUNEIT’S DARK OUTSIDE

Markets

Sport

Theatre and music

330 Northbourne Avenue Dickson ACT 2602Open 9am–5pm weekdays 9am–4pm weekends/public holidays Closed Christmas Day

CANBERRA AND REGION VISITORS CENTRE

Capital Region Farmers Market; Canberra Raiders, GIO Stadium Canberra; Super 15 Rugby: Brumbies, GIO Stadium Canberra; GIANTS, StarTrack Oval Manuka; Sydney Comedy Festival, Canberra Theatre; The Factory, credit: Stephen Langdon, Metro magazine, Canberra Theatre; The importance of being Earnest, The Playhouse

For information, accommodation deals and bookings:

ROYAL THEATRE

7 JUNEJAMES BLUNT: MOON LANDING TOUR

Every effort has been made to ensure that information is current and correct at time of printing.

1ST SUNDAYHALL MARKETSHALL10am–3pm

SATURDAYSCAPITAL REGION FARMERS MARKETEXHIBITION PARK IN CANBERRA7.30–11.30am

NRL: RAIDERSGIO STADIUM CANBERRA

9 June vs Broncos20 June vs Bulldogs28 July vs Rabbitohs1 August vs Warriors14 August vs Dragons28 August vs Tigers