Arts and Entertainment

• Trump staff 'asked bakery' to copy Obama's inauguration cake

  Posted January 22, 2017 13:25:56 | Updated January 22, 2017 14:45:50

  The US bakery that made Donald Trump's inauguration cake admits the new President's staff asked them to replicate Barack Obama's 2009 cake.

  Topics: cakes, arts-and-entertainment, world-politics, united-states

• Galleries open grounds to Canberra canines

  Posted January 21, 2017 14:46:25

  Two of Australia's national galleries welcome hundreds of dogs to their grounds, allowing art-lovers the chance to involve their furry friends in two major exhibitions.

  Topics: animals, human-interest, library-museum-and-gallery, arts-and-entertainment, canberra-2600, act, australia

• Environmental groups criticise Sydney Festival's 'plastic beach'

  Posted January 21, 2017 10:57:49 | Updated January 21, 2017 12:36:30

  Environmental groups accuse Sydney Festival of breaching its sustainable event policy with its attraction The Beach at the Cutaway, which is made up of more than a million plastic balls.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, environmental-impact, sydney-2000

• Having a scientific laugh: Nine scientists turned comedians

  RN

  By Robyn Williams for The Science Show

  Posted January 21, 2017 07:36:10 | Updated January 22, 2017 15:17:55

  Can science ever be a bit of a giggle? It seems unlikely, like Senate estimates or colonic irrigation being fun, but the list of scientifically inspired funny people is rather impressive.

  Topics: comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, science-and-technology, australia

• Split labelled 'gross parody' of mental illness

  AM

  By Claire Slattery

  Posted January 20, 2017 13:01:39 | Updated January 20, 2017 17:39:26

  The new Hollywood blockbuster, Split, by M Night Shyamalan has been condemned by the mental health community for its depiction of mental illness.

  Topics: mental-health, health, film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, united-states

• World's finest uncut opal permanently added to SA Museum's collection

  Posted January 20, 2017 10:19:30 | Updated January 20, 2017 11:50:24

  The Fire of Australia, the world's finest uncut opal, becomes part of the South Australian Museum's collection more than 60 years after it was discovered.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, art-history, visual-art, adelaide-5000, coober-pedy-5723, sa

• Historic garage to hold centre stage in Hobart arts precinct The Hedberg

  Posted January 20, 2017 06:27:44

  An early 20th century garage will take centre stage and give Hobart's new $90 million arts precinct its name, the developers have revealed.

  Topics: urban-development-and-planning, arts-and-entertainment, building-and-construction, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, tas

• Last-minute cancellations fail to dampen Fringe Festival fun

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted January 19, 2017 18:38:41

  Things are about to get weird and wonderful on the streets of Perth as the city kicks off its seventh Fringe Festival on Friday, despite a few minor hiccups including cancellations at Elizabeth Quay.

  Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, arts-and-entertainment, events, perth-6000, wa

• Miranda Must Go image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 19, 2017 09:03:31

  Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, indigenous-protocols, indigenous-other-peoples, history, arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, mystery-films, education, film-movies, woodend-3442

• Clowns say world needs more laughter in Trump era

  7.30

  By Lauren Day

  Posted January 18, 2017 17:37:41 | Updated January 18, 2017 22:49:27

  A clown couple visiting Australia with their colourful act, which features giant balloons and "air sculpting", believe people need laughter now, more than ever.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, melbourne-3000

• Clint Eastwood's son in hot water after Sydney cliff jump

  By Riley Stuart

  Posted January 18, 2017 13:47:26 | Updated January 18, 2017 14:02:34

  Scott Eastwood, the son of veteran actor Clint, irritates environmental authorities after posting a video of an illegal cliff jump on social media earlier this week.

  Topics: national-parks, arts-and-entertainment, actor, sutherland-2232

• Miranda Must Go image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 17, 2017 15:29:47

  Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, indigenous-protocols, indigenous-other-peoples, history, arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, mystery-films, education, film-movies, woodend-3442

• Calls to make unauthentic Aboriginal-style souvenirs illegal

  AM

  By Karen Michelmore

  Posted January 17, 2017 13:33:01

  Australia's Indigenous arts community is calling for changes to the law to make it illegal to import and sell fake Aboriginal-style souvenirs.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, australia, qld

• Great Barrier Reef sharks, rays and fish on their way to Japan

  ABC Far North

  Adam Stephen and Mark Rigby

  Posted January 17, 2017 12:23:30

  Staff at a Queensland-based commercial aquarium prepare to send sharks, rays and fish from the Great Barrier Reef to a Japanese theme park aquarium.

  Topics: fish, marine-biology, conservation, arts-and-entertainment, great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, cairns-4870, japan

• Cancelled Australia Day concert replaced by new Canberra event

  Posted January 16, 2017 14:27:37 | Updated January 16, 2017 16:25:20

  Rock band British India will headline an Australia Day concert on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, to replace the annual Parliament House event cancelled after a decision to make the Australian of the Year Awards invite only.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, national-days, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia

• Calista Lyon image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:29:30

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, regional, tallangatta-3700

• Portrait of Celina image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:29:30

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, tallangatta-3700

• Calista Lyon's photograph of Phil image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:29:30

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, charities-and-community-organisations, rural, tallangatta-3700

• Artist photographs 157 people in home town to highlight regional age gap

  ABC Goulburn Murray

  By Annie Brown

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:29:30 | Updated January 16, 2017 16:26:43

  Artist Calista Lyon took portraits of every resident in her home town to highlight the age gap in regional communities.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, community-and-society, human-interest, people, photography, fine-art-photography, regional, tallangatta-3700, united-states

• Douglas Donohue and his dog Max are festival first timers image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:07:05

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, carnivals-and-festivals, music, country, music-industry, community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, tamworth-2340

• Star Maker winner Karin Page on stage in Tamworth image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:07:05

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, carnivals-and-festivals, music, country, music-industry, community-and-society, tamworth-2340

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  ABC News

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:07:05

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, carnivals-and-festivals, country, music, community-and-society, music-industry, community-and-multicultural-festivals, tamworth-2340

• Newcastle's Pez Perry has been coming to Tamworth for 18 years image

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  ABC News

  Posted January 16, 2017 11:07:05

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, events, carnivals-and-festivals, country, music-industry, community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, tamworth-2340

• World-famous circus to fold its tent after 146 years

  Posted January 15, 2017 16:44:54

  The curtain is coming down on "The Greatest Show on Earth", with the owner of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus to close forever in May after 146 years.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, human-interest, animal-welfare, united-states

• Holliday backs out of Trump inauguration concert

  Posted January 15, 2017 05:37:42 | Updated January 15, 2017 07:17:15

  Singer Jennifer Holliday backs out as a performer at next week's presidential inaugural welcome concert, saying she did not realise that her participation would be interpreted as a statement of support for President-elect Donald Trump.

  Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, arts-and-entertainment, united-states

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