International Day of
People with Disability
IDPwD Event Calendar for ACT 2008
| IDPwD Concert Celebration | | The clients of the Disabilty Unit programs will be staging an end of year concert for family and friends. The concert will include dancing, a theatre piece and Christmas carols and works of the ceramic stream of classes will be on display. Read More > | | Suburb: Belconnen |
| The Human Touch | | The Radiance Dance Project 2008 presents "The Human Touch' - an inclusive community dance performance by women with and without disability living in the ACT region. Unique, quirky and beautiful. Read More > | | Suburb: Belconnen |
| Deafness Forum of Australia | | This event includes a visit inside the deafness forum's office where there are resources/information regarding deafness. Read More > | | Suburb: Braddon |
| Sunday Fun Day Community Festival | | The 2008 Sunday Fun Day Community Festival will be presented in the Stage 88 Arena in Commonwealth Park and will feature a diverse range of performers. These performers include internationally acclaimed blues harmonica player Jim Conway,
Jim's brother - the legendary Mic Conway, Elly-May and Mahalia Barnes.
Sunday Fun Day will feature "The Great Strawberry Eating Competition", generously sponsored by Go Troppo Fruit Markets, Fyshwick. Presented in three age categories: 6-9 years, 10-13 years and 14-17 years. Entry forms will be available at the Festival from the Festival Information Booth.
The Go Troppo Tropical Dress/Shirt and Hat Competition is open to all persons over the age of 18 years. Contestants must wear their favourite tropical attire - dresses, shirts or hats - as "tropical" as possible. Sunday Fun Day will feature an exciting range of gourmet food stalls, beverages, Streets icecreams and a range of fresh fruits supplied by Go Troppo Fruit Markets.
ACT Scouts will provide a range of childrens activities and games including face painting, helium balloons, fun with parachutes and dunkin Clowns. Read More > | | Suburb: Canberra City |
| A Different Focus Photographic Exhibition | | Disability ACT will host an inaugural photographic exhibition in the Glass Floor Exhibition Space, First Floor, Canberra Centre. The exhibition will be open for the public until 5.30pm Sunday, 7 December 2008. ‘A Different Focus’ will showcase the work of Ms Jess Irwin, an Australian photographer with disability. The event will also feature Canberra based photography and electronic imagery artist with disability, Ms Jenni Heckendorf. Jess works as a photographer in the studio of legendary Australian photographer Ken Duncan and is also an accomplished graphic designer. This will be the first Public exhibition of Jess' excellent work and is an opportunity to celebrate the fantastic work of this young artist and ambassador for people with disability. Read More > | | Suburb: Canberra City, Civic |
| Come & Try Sailing | | Sailing for people of all abilities. Read More > | | Suburb: Greenway |
| IDPwD BBQ | | Come and join us for a sausage sizzle and a game of basketball or pool. Read More > | | Suburb: Gungahlin |
| Special Olympics ACT Multi-Sports Activity Day | | Special Olympics ACT Region welcomes everyone who wants to try cricket, soccer, track and field, athletics and bocce. There will be lots of activities and games. Read More > | | Suburb: Lyneham |
| Carers ACT and Marymead Child and Family Centre International Day of People with Disability Celebration Morning Tea | | Carers ACT and Marymead Child and Family Centre will be hosting a
free morning tea for the Community to celebrate IDPwD. There will be a display of Christmas cards, jewelry and art designed and made by people with disability which will be for sale on the day. There will also be a display of award winning art and craft prduced by guests of Carers ACT Fraser House. Read More > | | Suburb: Narrabundah |
| Through a Different Lens | | A free screening of 4 short films by, with and about people with disability. The guest speaker will be Rick Randal, Director of the Other Film Festival. Light refreshments will be provided prior to screening. Read More > | | Suburb: Parkes |
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