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Fragile X Factor
Fragile X Factor
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putting on an acoustic show at the Canberra Theatre on Friday. His latest tour around Australia will only be in Canberra for one night. Adult tickets are $79.90, children $59.90.
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Will, Tom and Kate Spicer on their road trip to meet Lars Ulrich in the documentary film Mission To Lars.
Picture: Chris Floyd
Cinemas starting Friday, November 15 and running until December 21. On Friday you can catch Diana, starring Naomi Watts, and on Saturday About Time will be showing. Gates open at 7pm and movies start at sundown.
Fragile X factor
By Devon McGillicuddy
EOPLE with Fragile X syndrome dont like breaking their routine and their hypersensitivity means noises are amplified by 10 times to their ears. This raises the question as to why Kate and Will Spicer decided to take Tom, their Fragile X brother, on an American road-trip to meet Lars Ulrich, the drummer of heavy metal band Metallica. But this is exactly what they did. The family documented the trip in the film Mission To Lars. In an attempt to reconnect with Tom, his older sister Kate, a journalist from London, decided she would take her brother to meet his rock star hero. One thing he always said is he wanted was to meet Lars Ulrich from Metallica, Kate said. One day, I just said OK lets do it, partly to shut him up, and partly because I thought, if
weekend starting on Friday. 50 Australian and international country artists will perform across five stages. Children under 13 are free and onsite camping is available. Visit www.canberracountry.com for more information.
that was Will asking me I would think, oh, he really wanted to meet this person. The youngest of the siblings, Will is a filmmaker so the pair decided to make a documentary about their journey. Kate said since the movies release in June 2012 there has been a lot of positive talk about people with disabilities. People relate to Tom and they really like him, Kate said. We just wanted people to just see through the label to the man. Weve humanised learning disabled people. Mission to Lars will be showing at the inaugural British Film Festival.
Harrison Craig will perform at the Canberra Theatre on Saturday, November 16. The singer will perform the hits his from debut album as well as the songs that helped him win the contest. Tickets start from $69 and doors open at 7.30pm. High Court will be 5 Australias transformed into a singing
stage this Sunday when the Strange Weather Gospel Choir puts on a show from 2.30pm. The choir will perform traditional, African and contemporary gospel songs. The concert is on level two at the public hall and is free.