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The Canberra International Music Festival 2017: Mozart to Super Mario

Anna Riddel — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:58:29 +0000

It’s that time of year again. When bells ring out and violins can be heard singing from all corners of the city. With everything from Mozart to Super Mario, the...

Feel the music: Canberra International Music Festival 2016

Anna Riddel — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 20:10:48 +0000

If, late in April and into May, you think you hear something… something beautiful or other worldly, music that makes you stop and listen, you may have stumbled upon...

The Public Theatre

Anna Riddel — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 19:00:26 +0000

There has long been a certain creativity bubbling under the surface of Canberra. When arts and music and theatre once hidden in lounge rooms and small venues spill on to...

Lest we forget, and may we also remember

Anna Riddel — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:30:34 +0000

Lest we forget, and may we also remember. I am no war historian, but like many families in Australia: there is war in my history. In 2013 former Prime Minister Paul...

The Voice contestant Amber Nichols shines light on local talent

Anna Riddel — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:20:44 +0000

Earlier this year local sweetheart Amber Nichols stole our hearts and our ears when she took to the stage on Channel 9’s The Voice. The Canberra singer who has long...

Out To Lunch: A new music series for your lunchbreak

Anna Riddel — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:15:13 +0000

What do you do in your lunch hour? Me, I get Burmese curry (number two and number 8, thank you) and then wander aimlessly in civic until it’s time to...

Brainstorm for a Cure

Anna Riddel — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:30:36 +0000

I’m going to tell you about the biggest party in Canberra this year, but first you need to know why it’s being held. I grew up in a house where...

Mixtape Chorus: Canberra’s newest indie pop choir

Anna Riddel — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 20:30:20 +0000

If you could only do one thing in life, what would you do? What would be your answer? When Alex Tolmie was asked this by her life coach, she replied without...