This section contains information on more social event options during ALT in Canberra that you can take part of. Canberra locals have volunteered to take care of you and show you around. Here are the alternatives:

* Indigenous Art exhibition (Sunday 10 Dec afternoon)
* trivia night (Tuesday 12 Dec evening)
* outdoor cinema (wed-sat)
* restaurants (several evenings, TBA)
* board games (Wednesday evening)
* pubs (several evenings, TBA)
* walks (not directly by ALT, ANU or CoEDL, at own risk)

ANU, ALT nor CoEDL will not cover expenses for these events, but most of them are free or low cost.

Tick "Yes" if you want to attend something, don't tick if you don't want to (there's no "no").

Here is more info on each of the alternatives

Picnic at Aspen Island
Cancelled due to logistics

Songlines - tracking the seven sisters
Local volunteer: Hedvig Skirgård
Date: Sunday 10 dec
Time: 14.00
Number of people signed up: 13
Meeting place: front entrance of National Museum
More info:
Take a journey across the Australian desert in this Aboriginal-led exhibition about the epic Seven Sisters Dreaming. See stunning artworks, immerse yourself in our state-of-the-art digital dome and visit our vibrant art centre.

The exhibition has had very good reviews and features Indigenous Western and Central Desert art and music.
More info about Songlines: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/songlines

Tickets: $8.31 – $16.67

Trivia night
Local volunteer: Hedvig Skirgård, Kyla Quinn & Siva Kalyan
Date: Tuesday 12 Dec
Time: 18.30
Number of people signed up: 15
This event is especially created for ALT, ANU students have organised a quiz night for you at the local pub and restaurant Fellows on campus, very close to the conference venue. Dinner can be purchased during trivia, as well as drinks. The questions have been made especially for the ALT-crowd, so come and show how knowledgeable you are about languages, linguistics and pop music! Free!

The Guild - boardgames restaurant (FULL)
Local volunteer: Caroline Hendy
Date: Wednesday 13 Dec
Time: 18.30
Number of people signed up: 10
Meeting place: meet at Coombs at 18.15 for walk, or meet at restaurant at 18.30
More info: this is a boardgames restaurant where the staff teach you how to play whatever game you wish whilst munching on pizza.

Restaurant: Copper Chimney.
Local volunteer: Ronald Planer
Date: Wednesday the 13th December
Time: 18.30
Meeting place: Coombs main entrance (for walking over, you can also go there directly)
This restaurant is close to campus and features excellent Indian food at medium prices.

Bentspoke (pub)
Local volunteer: Saliha Muradoglu
Date: Friday the 15th December
Time: 18.30, date determined by polling here (see question below)
Meeting place: Coombs main entrance (for walking over, you can also go there directly)
More info:
This is Canberra's pride when it comes to brewpubs. Order the tasting menu and see what Australia's hip beer scene has to offer. Medium to expensive priced venue.

Outdoors cinema
There were several people interested in the outdoor cinema evenings. Most people opted for:
Wednesday 13 Dec: Dirty Dancing - Girls Night Out, Thursday 14 Dec: Baby Driver
Now we in the local organisation are going to try and find a local person to go with you. There are several other events on that night, so we might fail. The Botanic gardens are marked out on your map, so in the worst case scenario those who want to go might have to go without a local guide (not a terrible option).

The gardens are walking distance from campus (20-30 min). Tickets can be bought in advance too. Prices range from $12-$19, more info here: https://www.sunsetcinema.com.au/canberra/program

For "Thor - Rangarök" it may be necessary to buy in advance.

Botanic gardens and walks
There are nice walks around Canberra, for spotting kangaroos and admiring the landscape and views. However, due to safety policies, ANU/ALT or CoEDL cannot directly organise walks, more details below. Indicate in this form if you are interested in more information about the walks and Canberra locals may get in touch with you separately.
Those who have indicated that they are interested in this have received a separate email. If you have not, get in touch.