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At the National Multicultural Festival, Civic

Socials snapper SENTHAN THANI took a swing through the Multicultural Festival in Civic on Saturday night (February 22).

Anika Piira and Ewan McPherson

Anika Piira and Ewan McPherson

Anna and Terry Leahy

Anna and Terry Leahy

Connor Armstrong, Rebecca Wany and Willow Croce

Connor Armstrong, Rebecca Wany and Willow Croce

Hayley McLachlan, Taylah Potter, Lizzie Nethery and Tarra Salter

Hayley McLachlan, Taylah Potter, Lizzie Nethery and Tarra Salter

Khabi Rukman and Ruthra Paranchothy

Khabi Rukman and Ruthra Paranchothy

Muzhgan and Sahar Ghafoori

Muzhgan and Sahar Ghafoori

Pat Hanscombe, Barry Baki and Tania Mary

Pat Hanscombe, Barry Baki and Tania Mary

Ravleen Kaur and Ashwinder Singh

Ravleen Kaur and Ashwinder Singh

Sarah Porter and Dee Smith

Sarah Porter and Dee Smith

Sean and Rachel Kingham-Edwards

Tash Naughton, Hayley Jackson, Darren Baldock and Jake Horder

Tash Naughton, Hayley Jackson, Darren Baldock and Jake Horder

Tim Stamatis and Yossi Francisco

Tim Stamatis and Yossi Francisco

Tom D’Arx, Liam Tha and Brandan Aitken

Tom D’Arx, Liam Tha and Brandan Aitken

Tory Hodges and Ashley Mormile

Tory Hodges and Ashley Mormile

Vasuki and Satkunanathan Anulan

Vasuki and Satkunanathan Anulan

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In a collaboration between two well-known Canberra institutions, empty gin bottles are getting a new lease of artistic life.

Inspired by the clear blue of the Bombay Sapphire Gin bottles, local pub owner Peter Barclay began to put aside the empties from King O’Malleys awaiting an idea.

When it came, he contacted Canberra Glassworks’ production and commissions manager Jacqeline Knight with the thought that his collection of empty blue bottles might be repurposed.

Designer and glassblower Katie-Ann Houghton turned the bottles into vases, five of which are now hung in his Civic pub as a bespoke chandelier.

“It is a wonderful partnership and a beautiful story,” Peter says.

To read on about Peter's vision turned into a reality, visit our website at citynews.com.au or tap the link in our bio! 🏺💎

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There's the best of the best and the best of everything in this week's CityNews wrap of the year, from columnists to arts, streaming to books and food and fine, too.

Pick up your copy of this week’s magazine from around Canberra, or visit citynews.com.au for more!

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As Christmas looms, it serves as a deadline for me to get all planting and pruning done before some holiday down time.

All dahlias, summer and autumn annuals should be in the ground and the last sowing of tomatoes, capsicums and zucchinis can be done for late-autumn cropping.

Growing seed this time of year can be tricky and it will need watering several times a day. A misting system to water and create humidity will increase growth and get them quickly to seed.

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The focus of this concert by the Luminescence Chamber Singers and Luminescence Children’s Choir, was the world premiere of a new Christmas song cycle by Andrew Ford, says reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.

Commissioned by Luminescence and working in the same sort of way as his acclaimed Red Dirt Hymns, Ford has taken 10 short poems or texts and set them to music for a children’s choir, accompanied by electric guitar.

The 10 texts have been set to fairly simple melodies, well suited to the abilities of a young choir and often suggesting folk songs, Protestant hymns or popular Christmas carols in their scoring. Occasionally Ford has thrown in an unexpected harmony or two for the singers, but mostly has left it to Theo Carbo’s electric guitar to add the harmonic interest as well as setting the rhythmic pulse and pitch. It is a clever way to use a varied and inventive accompaniment to support the singers without the old-fashioned pitchpipe or keyboard.

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Planting roses at this time of the year will need a lot of TLC to get them established through the summer heat. Probably best to wait for winter, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.

With roses in full bloom, now’s a good time to look at the shapes and sizes of any you like and make orders for winter planting.

In our climate, we usually plant roses when they are dormant in winter. Planting roses at this time of the year will need a lot of TLC to get them established through the summer heat.

The choices of roses are endless from climbers, thornless, pillar, David Austins and hybrid teas, just to name a few.

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