Arts in the City / When the ladies sing it better…

BUNGENDORE Wood Works Gallery goes showbiz when cabaret artists Maeve Marsden, Annaliese Szota, Fiona Pearson and Libby Wood appear in “Lady Sings It Better”. At Cafe Wood Works, Saturday, July 4, from 6pm. Bookings to 6238 1688.

ANCA Gallery’s annual exhibition of miniature wearable artworks, “sPIN”, this year features more than 200 works by more than 65 artists. At 1 Rosevear Place, Dickson, until July 5.

COZMO, the Capital of Australia Mandolinata, has its annual winter concert, featuring music for mandolin by Corelli, Australians Charlton, Lalor and Kay, and traditional tango, Italian and Latin tunes at the Hellenic Club, 13 Moore Street, Civic, 4pm-5.15pm, on Sunday, June 28. Tickets at the door. Bookings to cozmo.org.au or 0421 043082.

IN a coup for the Wesley Music Foundation, celebrated soprano and patron of Art Song Canberra, Yvonne Kenny, will conduct a free masterclass in Wesley Uniting Church, 2pm, on August 23, for advanced students of classical voice and from voice-piano duos. Up to six singers or duos will be chosen on merit. Queries to Alan Hicks at alan.hicks@canberra.edu.au and applications to info@artsongcanberra.org by August 3. The public is welcome to attend via bookings to trybooking.com/IDGF or tickets at the door.

MEANWHILE, Art Song has baritone Chris McGee with sopranos Rosanna Boyd and Ruth Crabb and pianist Colin Forbes performing a romantic concert titled “Life, Love and Longing” at Wesley Music Centre, 3pm, Sunday June 28. Tickets at the door.

THE High Commission of Canada is hosting a screening of “John McCrae’s War: In Flanders Fields” at the Australian War Memorial’s theatre, 1pm, on July 1. It’s a documentary about McCrae, the wartime doctor who wrote the famous poem “In Flanders Fields”. It’s open to anyone and admission is free.

SHORT+Sweet Canberra returns to the Canberra Theatre Centre in August and director Kate Gaul is on the lookout for local directors. Inquiries to kate@shortandsweet.org or visit shortandsweet.org/shortsweet-theatre/our-festivals/canberra

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