DIY wotz on guide for the weekend of 16 March 2012

Yass show all weekend, with Rodeo from 4 – 9:30pm tonight!! =]

I can’t believe this didn’t pop up on here sooner, but The Blanks (aka Ted’s band from Scrubs) are on tonight at Zierholz chUCkle hut – Uni of Canberra.

http://www.canberra.edu.au/events/home/view_by_event_id/419

Ballet in the park tonight!

http://www.australianballet.com.au/whats_on/event_detail?perfid=4032

St Patricks Night Punk Oblivion at The Basement
Sat 17th March

Featuring:

Bladder Spasms
Rukus
Psychotic Numbskulls
and the Secret Mystery Act !

Doors at 8pm
2 Cohen St Belco

Friday night:

SHANANIGANS ENTERTAINMENT and THE GREENROOM PROUDLY PRESENT:

**A NIRVANA TRIBUTE NIGHT**

Last years Nirvana Tribute was such a huge success that we’ve decided to do it again!

This year we’ll see more local bands performing songs from 1 particular Nirvana album each.

** NA MAZA performing songs from NEVERMIND

** VARIODIVERS performing songs from IN UTERO

** ABREACT (Melb) performing songs from BLEACH

** SEPTIMUS PRIME performing songs from MTV UNPLUGGED

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When: FRI 16th MARCH
Where: THE GREENROOM CANBERRA (Upstairs at the Woden Tradies)
Doors: 7.30pm
Entry: $20 + BF
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The first band kicks off at 8pm so get there early!!

The Woden Tradies also has $5 schnitzels on Fri nights and drink specials, so come along early and enjoy!

Tickets are available through MOSHTIX (follow the link) and on the door. Tickets go on sale Feb 3rd at 7am.

http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=54030

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Don’t forget, the GREENROOM is only open for the Month of March as a trial. If it goes well, it will be rebuilt as a permanent live music venue. So get along to one of the shows they have on during the month of March!! Help support live music in Canberra!!
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Hope to see you all there!

And BarCampCanberra is on tomorrow: http://barcampcanberra.org/profile/
A few tickets left I hear.

Lifeline Canberra Autumn Book Fair is on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Stock up on some reading material for the cooler months! Gold coin donation with proceeds going to Lifeline Canberra.

http://www.act.lifeline.org.au/Bookfair/lifeline-canberra-bookfairs

From Facebook:

Thursday:

— One Wall, One Night

— Nuala Honan + Rafe Morris + Drew Walky + Julia Johnson @ CMC

— Going To Hell In This Handy Basket @ The Phoenix

Friday:

— Zoopagoo Funks the Ladies @ The Front

Saturday:

— Freshly Ground presents NOT IN THOSE SHOES @ The Newsroom

Sunday:

— Poetry is the real winner @ The Phoenix

All weekend:

— Philo’s Fiddler on the roof

From our Calendar:

Thursday night:

— Take the kids to meet the Giants

— Public AMOS talk on climate change by Greg Holland

— Superset Me at Dendy

— Scooter giveaway for St Paddy’s bash. What could possibly go wrong @ ANU Bar

Friday:

— So you think you can hipster?

Saturday:

— Skyfire!

— BBall band bash in the old Toast courtyard.

Sunday:

— Carp out

All weekend:

— The Alliance Française French Film Festival

— Australian premiere of “The Great White Silence” features heroic animals!

— The Real & Ideal at the M16 Artspace

— Get Buck’d Off! @ TAC

— Canberra Festival things

— Behind the Lines at Museum of Australian Democracy

— 10 Centuries of manuscripts at the National Library. Handwritten

— Renaissance at the NGA

— Out of the West at the NGA.

Second Sun album launch + Alice Cottee + Cuddlefish
The Front Cafe and Gallery, Wattle Street, Lyneham
7pm, Sunday 18 March. $7/$5
https://www.facebook.com/events/260864013988172/