Thursday 9th May

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Hello Canberra,

🌦️ Weather: 18° and a 50% chance of showers.

📆 Today: It’s Thursday 9th May.

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Made in Canberra: 🍪 Dough It Yourself

With a dreary wet forecast on the horizon, this weekend is the perfect opportunity for a cozy and comforting activity. Why not fill your home with the smell of freshly baked cookies?

Local business Dough It Yourself makes and delivers cookie dough and ready-to-eat cookies in Canberra. They offer next-day cookie dough delivery, and you can also find the dough in IGA stores. Find out more.

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This Weekend: Assembly Open Day

Every four years the ACT Legislative Assembly throws open its doors to the public. The Assembly Open Day is happening this weekend. You can explore the chambers, complete a scavenger hunt, go on a guided tour, and there will be arts and crafts activities for kids.

Several MLAs will finally be doing something useful (😉) and cooking sausages for the free sausage sizzle lunch. Details here.

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This Weekend: 🏆 Appraisal Event

Ever wonder what your antiques are worth? Local auction house Allbids is hosting Canberra's Own' Antiques Roadshow' this weekend. Bring in your art, jewellery, collectibles, antiques, machinery, vehicles, and anything else you would like the specialists to value. Details here.

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Mother’s Day: Brunch at Monster

Monster Kitchen and Bar are doing a Mother’s Day brunch. The 2-course table d’hotel style breakfast includes a glass of Taittinger on arrival for Mum, freshly baked pastries, fruit and a choice of hot options. Details here.

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Concert: 🎹 Joyce Yang

Grammy-nominated classical pianist Joyce Yang will perform at the Snow Concert Hall next Tuesday. Details here.

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This Weekend: 👗 Fashion Thrift Society

Fashion Thrift Society is Australia's largest curated thrift market that travels between 13 cities in Australia. It's coming to Canberra this weekend. The market has a tiered ticketing system where you can pay to get first access or go later in the day for free. Details here.

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Tidbits:

Canberra's Best Season Is...: Yesterday, I asked what you thought Canberra's best season was. Unsurprisingly, Autumn won 75% of the votes. Spring came in second, and winter third. Summer was not a popular choice at all, with zero votes.

Police Portal for Dangerous Driving: The ACT Police have launched an online portal for people to upload footage of dangerous driving. More.

Police Request Assistance for Missing Girl: ACT Police have requested the public's assistance for help in locating a 13-year-old girl who was last seen on Sunday. More.