Tuesday 12th November

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Hello Canberra,

📆 Today: It's Tuesday, November 12

⛈️ Weather: 26° and showers developing. 80% chance of rain, most likely in the afternoon and evening. There's a chance of thunderstorms.

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This Weekend: 🇫🇷 French Market

The annual Alliance Francaise French Market is back this weekend. Discover more than 30 stalls offering a touch of French culture, food and drinks as well as a picnic area, a pétanque field, and activities for children. Details here.

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Friday: Megalo Print Market

This Friday evening, Megalo Print Studio will be holding a festive print market. This is your chance to view and buy works on paper from more than 60 of the region's leading artists, including limited edition screenprints, woodcuts, lino prints, lithographs, etchings and more. Megalo will also be launching their latest exhibition, Wayzgoose, which will bring together a further 50 artists with over 110 works on display in the gallery. Details here.

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📚 Canberra Reads

A roundup of literary happenings around Canberra:

Ginsights: Paperchain, Big River Distilling Co. and MARION are hosting a special edition of Ginsights with guest author Siang Lu. There will be a signature cocktail inspired by Lu's latest novel Ghost Cities, featuring Mandarin Gin, mandarin zest, and Chinese five-spice. Details here.

David Marr: David Marr, one of Australia's foremost writers and thinkers, will be in conversation with Andrew Leigh on the updated edition of his book, My Country: Stories, Essays and Speeches. Details here.

Molly and Maple: Come along to the launch of Molly and Maple: the Guide Dogs Who Changed Nettie's World. Based on a true story, Molly and Maple is a heartwarming tale of how the adorable canine guardians Molly and Maple help a woman navigate a world she can no longer see yet will never stop exploring. Details here.

Peter FitzSimons.: Best-selling author Peter FitzSimons will be in conversation with Matthew Trinca on his new book The Legend of Albert Jacka: From the brutal shores of Gallipoli to the battlefields of France, the epic story of the first Australian soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross in WW1. Details here.

Pictures of You: Celebrate the launch of local writer Emma Grey's heartbreaking new novel Pictures of You at the East Hotel this Friday. Details here.

Kate Fitz-Gibbon: Join author Kate Fitz-Gibbon for a book signing event marking the release of her work Our National Crisis: Violence Against Women & Children. Details here.

Just Human: Come along to the Book Cow for the launch of Angel Hellyer's brand new novel for young adult readers, Just Human. Details here.

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This Weekend: 🚘 Show and Shine

This Sunday, the Canberra Railway Museum will be hosting a display of vintage vehicles from the Southern Tablelands Automotive Heritage Restorers Club. There will be a wide variety of vehicles on display, from motorcycles and cars of all ages to tractors, trucks, caravans and a tourist coach. A sausage sizzle will be running, and funds raised will go towards the museum's restoration of a locomotive. Details here.

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Queer Canberra: 🧪 SciNight

Questacon is hosting an after-dark adults-only celebration of science and pride. There will be performances, activities, science demonstrations, and drinks, cocktails and snacks from pop-up bars. It's happening on Friday, November 22. Details here.

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Stage: 🎭 Drizzle Boy

Drizzle Boy explores the complexities of autism and the absurdities of societal expectations through sharp wit and dark humour. It was the smash hit of Queensland Theatre's 2023 Season and is the first time a neurodivergent character has been written by a neurodivergent playwright and portrayed by an actor with lived experience on the Australian main stage. It's playing at the Canberra Theatre from November 13 to 16. Details here.

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Friday: 🎶 For the Record Market

The Baso is holding the inaugural For the Record market featuring record and artist stalls and live bands all rolled into one event. It's happening this Friday. Details here.