Author: OutInCanberra

Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and beyond features 112 of some of the best-known works of modern art from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, one of the great museums of 19th-century art.

Famous works include Van Gogh’s Bedroom at Arles 1889, Cézanne’s beloved Mount Saint-Victoire c 1890, Gauguin’s Tahitian women 1891, as well as many other great examples of Post-Impressionist art. A collaboration between the Musée d’Orsay and the National Gallery of Australia, this extraordinary exhibition is one of the most spectacular to come to Australia.

Canberra is gearing up for a diverse night of entertainment at the 2010 Australia Day Live concert on Monday January 25. Bob Evans, Evermore and Hayley Warner will be joining the likes of Bertie Blackman, Cassie Davis and Ian Moss on the lawns of Parliament House for this year’s concert.

Kevin Mitchell, lead singer of much loved Perth indie band Jebediah, is now an ARIA award winning singer-songwriter in his own right, performing under the name Bob Evans.

There really is no reason to flock interstate with Canberra promising a plethora of events this New Year’s Eve. For those wanting to ring in ’10 with thumping music and cocktails, click here, but for those craving a more sophisticated dining experience, Flint Dining Room promises just that.

Enjoy an exquisite 7 course specially designed tasting menu with matching wines, while toasting to live music by Tony Haley’s swing and Sinatra style sounds.

The menu includes slow cooked pork belly and pork cheeks

Summer j’adore *sigh.* The BBQs, the sundresses, beach holidays and for those who dare – the summer music festival.

We all know weekend-long festivals or even day-long are fast paced, energy sucking, sun burning events – but what do you wear if you still want to look great – while dancing for 7 hours under a 33 degree sunshine?

The National Portrait Gallery summer show, Idle hours, is an exhibition of luxurious beauty. Paintings, prints and drawings represent subjects in quiet moods and situations arranged according to the time of day they depict – reading, drawing, snoozing, bathing, sewing, gardening, sitting, looking, making love and spending tranquil time with companions. Works in the exhibition range from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.