Author: OutInCanberra

Election Day ‘Super Booth’ at the Museum of Australian Democracy

Posted by | Sep 2, 2013 |

Folks, it’s time once again to flex your democratic muscles. After another year of extraordinary politics, this Saturday 7th September sees Australians head to the polls to cast their votes for Australia’s 44th Federal Parliament.

The traditional place to vote is your local school, with large sections of the community lining patiently to enter the polling booth. This year, the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House becomes a ’super-booth’ welcoming all Australians registered to vote.

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Worlds Colliding At Fusion Cafe and Grill

Posted by | Aug 30, 2013 | , |

Fusion Cafe and Grill resides in the space previously occupied by The Asian Noodle House. The timber floor, the original since the Sydney Building was constructed back in 1920s shines through with memories of the generations that have passed through over the decades. Classic cafe chairs add to the sense of history, and the room echoes with the chatter of customers – like ghosts from those bygone days. For fans of the Mediterranean architectural style, ceiling florets hark back the building’s origins.

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Bijou – A Cabaret of Secrets and Seduction

Posted by | Aug 28, 2013 | , |

In a Parisian café bar in 1932, we meet Bijou draped in her tattered finery. Over many glasses of wine, she reads palms, tells and sells saucy stories, sings snatches of song and relives the adventures of her long-lost youth. But tonight she starts to unravel. Past, present, truth and lies collide in a bizarre confusion of tragi-comedy, cabaret and bawdy revelations. The bar pianist plays Satie, Weill, Hollander, Bruant and more, triggering memories of Bijou’s haphazard past.

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Thursday 29th August – Saturday 31st August at 7.30pm
Sunday 1st September at 4.00pm

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