Australian Idol finalist Mark Spano has won the eagerly-sought after spot as special guest support artist on the Chris Isaak Australian tour.
The legendary Californian singer/songwriter met Mark when he was the Guest Mentor on an episode of Australian Idol late last year during a promotional visit to Australia.
Read MoreRace day is the perfect opportunity to frock up in Canberra, grab your girlfriends, a bottle of Chandon and don an incredible hat.
Headwear can be tricky and there is no shortage of options out there. So where do you start? Local millenary designer and race wear guru Angela Menz says to start with the basics.
"There are a few basic rules when selecting a hat. You need to take your face shape, height and build into account."
Oblong should try wider brims to add width to the face. Avoid too much height at the crown, which will lengthen the face.
Read MoreCaliente! The Hottest place to be last Saturday night was at Carnival of Canberra National Multicultural Festival in Garema Place. Approaching the festival you could hear the music, smell the flavours and feel the heat. Carnival’s spell made you want to samba on arrival and the intoxicating atmosphere flowed through the crowd in a contagious beat.
Latino heritage was unleashed boasting Tango, Salsa, Reggaeton, Candombe, Danzon, Samba and Black Peruvian music starting in the afternoon and carried on into the early hours of the morning.
Read MoreOwning a restaurant in Hawker was one of the easiest decisions ever made by long time friends and new business partners Geoff Brooks and Tim Jensen. Both grew up in the area, and still remember the days of attending college in the area.
“We have both been in the Canberra dining scene for a while, and just hit that age and experience level where we were finding it hard to work for other people,” front of house manager Geoff Brooks said.
Read MoreBased on the 1924 play by Noël Coward, Easy Virtue marks the much-anticipated return of Australian director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).
Set in the late 1920s,featuring an impressive cast including Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas, Easy Virtue is effervescent entertainment telling the story of Larita (Biel), a glamorous young American woman who is swept off her feet by young Englishman, John Whittaker (Barnes), and marries impetuously.
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