Monday 10th February

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Hello Canberra,

📆 Today: Sing sea shanties + Canberra’s corpse flower.

⛈️ Weather: 23° and showers. 90% chance of rain and a possible thunderstorm.

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Something to do: 🏴‍☠️ Canberra Shanty Club

This was a popular inclusion when I shared it last year, so I thought I would mention it again! The Canberra Shanty Club meets at Smith's Alternative for a fun singalong of sea shanties, working songs and folk chorus tunes. Due to the all-sing nature of the songs, the sessions are very friendly and great for those who get nervous singing in front of others. The next session is this Wednesday at Smith's Alternative. Details here.

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This Weekend: 🪩 Bed by 10

Want to hit the dance floor without wrecking your Sunday? Bed By 10—a club night for the over-30s—is coming to Fiction this Saturday. Expect wild visuals, confetti showers, CO₂ cannons, and the resident DJ spinning all the club classics. Details here.

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Something to do: 🖼️ Intro to Print

Over six weekly sessions at the Megalo Print Studio, you will be introduced to the processes of relief printing, screen printing on fabric and intaglio (etching). This course is ideal for beginners looking to learn more about the art of printmaking. Details here.

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Coming Up: 🍷 Live Music Fridays at Mount Majura

Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy a glass or two of wine and some great live music at the Mount Majura Vineyard this Friday. This week, folk singer Malia Stirling will be performing. Tickets are $20 and include a glass of wine upon arrival. Details here.

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🎨 Arts Around Canberra

Your weekly arts wrap:

Chamber Classics: The CSO presents a toe-tapping celebration of folk melodies and story-song this Friday at Albert Hall. Details here.

Open Sky: Internationally acclaimed virtuoso of the classical guitar, Stephanie Jones will be performing at the Albert Hall next Monday. Details here.

The Balanas Sisters: The dynamo Latvian violin and cello sister duo are bringing a program of Baroque masters (Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'), French impressionists and contemporary minimalists to Canberra as they make their much anticipated Australian debut at the Snow Concert Hall on February 20. Details here.

The Music of Tracy Chapman: Australian/Fijian singer-songwriter Andrea Kirwin's love of Tracy's music has led to her putting together a 2 hour concert with her band performing and celebrating the music and lyrics of her favourite artist of all time. Details here.

NatureArt Lab Exhibition: NatureArt Lab is a natural science art and illustration organisation. The Resonance: Art as the Voice of Nature exhibition showcases art from their teaching team and community, as well as nature journals and natural history objects collected over their eight years of operation. It's on now at CMAG. Details here.

Analogue: Jonas Balsaitis: Analogue is a survey exhibition of paintings, prints and films by Australian artist Jonas Balsaitis (b. 1948, Germany) from 1968 to 2001. It's opening at the Drill Hall Gallery this Friday. Details here.

Songs of Eve: Art Song Canberra's first concert of 2025 is Songs of Eve with leading Australian soprano Jane Sheldon and composer Jack Symonds, piano. Details here.

J.M.W Turner Lecture: Arts National Molonglo Plains present a lecture on the Life and Times of J.M.W Turner. Details here.

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Classifieds:

🎨 studioMAP Art Classes for Children & Teens Painting, drawing & illustration. After school and Saturday classes. Various classes suitable for 6-18 years olds. Term spaces & try-outs available see : studiomap.com.au

studioMAP, established in 1995, is a fully equipped and professionally staffed art studio located in Studio 3, M16 Artspace / Community Visual Arts Centre, Blaxland Griffith ACT.

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✨ A Calmer Mind - A Healthier You
Stressed, overthinking, or struggling with sleep? Inner Synergy's Mindfulness & Meditation courses start 17th or 19th Feb! Manage stress & overthinking, Find daily balance & calm and Improved sleep & focus. Science-backed, non-religious & life-changing. Invest in yourself today!
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Learn more: Intro Courses [North] |[South] or [Next Level Course]

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Tidbits and News

Corpse Flower: A rare Corpse Flower is blooming for the first time at the National Botanic Gardens, unfurling on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to give you a heads-up about tickets—they were released over the weekend and snapped up quickly. Due to the flower's location, only a limited number of visitors will be able to see it. More.

Bike Path Upgrades: Works will be starting tonight to upgrade the shared path adjacent to Lady Denman Drive. The path is part of the lake loop and is in desperate need of repairs. The path will be closed from 9pm to 6:00 each night until Friday 14.

Cameron Myers Breaks Record: Canberra's teenage middle-distance runner Cameron Myers has broken the U20 world record for the indoor mile. The time qualifies Myers for the world championships in Tokyo later this year. More.