Photographs by Canadian artist Jeff Wall on exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (NSW)
24 April to 28 July 2013

For more information: www.mca.com.au

Cavalia – due to huge demand,
show extended until 16 June

The White Big Top on the Showring at the Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park (NSW)

Internationally acclaimed theatrical production Cavalia: A magical encounter between human and horse gallops Downunder for the first time

For more information and tickets: www.cavalia.net

Vivid Festival (Light – Music – Ideas)
Sydney 24 May – 10 June

1 & 2 June - Megafaun & Fight the Big Bull present Sounds of the South featuring Justin Vernon and Canadian Frazey Ford.

For more information and tickets: www.vividsydney.com

2013 Pre-departure Seminars

The High Commission of Canada is conducting a series of pre-departure seminars in June 2013 to university exchange students heading to Canada. The seminars provide students with information on living and studying in Canada as well as immigration, health and travel issues. Citizenship and Immigration Canada assists in all presentations, in addition to recently returned exchange students from Canada, Canadian students and academics.

The schedule for presentations is:

Brisbane – Monday 3 June 2-4 pm at the University of Queensland

Canberra - Thursday 13 June, 2-4 pm at the High Commission

Adelaide – Friday 14 June, 2:10-4:10 pm at the University of Adelaide

For more information, please contact: studyincanada@international.gc.ca

TIM CHAISSON returns to Australia to tour with DIESEL

2 & 16 June - The Bunker – Coogee (NSW) with Hein & Little May
1, 7, 8, 14, 15 June - Lizotte’s – Dee Why (NSW) with Diesel
6 June - Wheatsheaf Hotel – Adelaide (SA)
9 & 10 June - The National Celtic Festival – Portarlington (VIC)
13 June - Spotted Mallard - Melbourne (VIC)

For more information and tickets: www.timchaisson.com

Exist-ence: international live art, performance art, action art Festival – June – July 2013

Featuring Canadian artists: John Boehme and Christian Bujold & Anne Parisien

For more information: www.existenceperformanceart.wordpress.com

Sydney Film Festival
5-16 June

Three Canadian movies will be screening during this festival:

Midnight's Children by Director Deepa Mehta
9 June – 4.30pm – State Theatre
16 June – 6.30pm – Hayden Orpheum Cremorne

Stories we tell by Director Sarah Polley
14 June – 6.15pm State Theatre
15 June – 12.05pm State Theatre
16 June – 2pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne

Vic + Flo Saw a Bear by Director Denis Côté
French with English subtitles
8 June – 9pm – Event Cinemas George Street 9
11 June – 8.35pm – Event Cinemas George Street 9

For more information and tickets: www.sff.org.au

International Ice Hockey Pro Series between Canada and USA 14 – 22 June 2013

14 & 15 June - Hisense Arena – Melbourne
22 June – Allphones Arena – Sydney

For more information and tickets : http://www.internationalicehockey.com.au/

Boundless and Borderless
Printmakers Exhibition by Canadian and Australian Artists
23 June – 7 July 2013

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
64 Pine Street Chippendale, NSW 2008
For more information on the project, please visit http://www.whitbystationgallery.com/explore/Exhibitions/Boundless-and-Borderless.aspx

Saint-Jean Baptiste Party
Sunday 23 June 2013 – from 5pm until midnight

Essen Restaurant and Beer Café – Ultimo (Sydney)
RSVP necessary
For more information and rsvp: http://quebecozclub.com/news/

Upcoming Canada Day Celebrations:

Sydney – Canadian Australian Club : 30 June – 12pm The King Street Brewhouse on King St Wharf. For more information: www.canadianaustralianclub.com

Sydney – Network Canada : 29 June 4.30pm – 3 am
The Argyle, 18 Argyle St, The Rocks, Sydney
For more information: www.networkcanada.com.au or www.facebook.com/groups/networkcanada/

Perth – Canadian Club of WA : 28 June – 6pm
Rosie O’Grady’s Pub - Northbridge
For more information: http://www.canadianclubofwa.com/events.html

Adelaide – Canada in SA: 1 July
For more information: https://sites.google.com/a/canadainsa.org/aca/ACA-home

Melbourne – Canada Club of VIC : 29 June
For more information: http://www.canadaclub-vic.org.au/

Gold Coast - Canadian-Australian: 30 June – 11.30am
Picnic at Jack Evans Boat Harbour (beside Twin Towns Club, Coolangatta).
For more information, please email: canadiansonthegoldcoast@hotmail.com

Canberra – 30 June – 12:30 pm
BYO picnic
Blackmountain Peninsula, Garryowen Drive, Acton
For more information please see the Visit Canberra site

Canadian Shane Rhodes is the 2013 Arts Queensland Poet in Residence.

From July to October 2013

Details of Shane’s workshops and performances will be published on the following website:

http://www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com/site/poetinresidence/

Skate In The City – Canberra – 28 June – 28 July

“Month of Cultural Sundays” with the High Commission of Canada and U.S. Embassy – 7 July

Ice skating, fashion and more, right in the heart of Canberra!

For more information: http://www.inthecitycanberra.com.au/

Capitals Alliance – University of Canberra – 2 July

In conjunction with the Centenary of Canberra, the University of Canberra is hosting a public speakers programme and exhibition titled “Capitals Alliance – Symbolic Capital Cities” featuring experts on the four member cities of the alliance - Canberra, Washington, Brasilia and Ottawa.

For more information: http://www.canberra100.com.au/calendar/view/446/capitals-alliance-symbolic-capital-cities-exhibition-and-sp/