THE NEWEST GAME in town is the “Public Theatre” venture by Aspen Island Theatre Company in the pop-up Greek theatre in Civic Square.
THE program has already started, with afternoon, and evening and late night performances culminating on Saturday, November 28. For the full program visit aitc.org.au
Festivals and events:
Pascall Burton, photo Ian Powne
THE National Film and Sound Archive of Australia presents a one-night only session with ARIA award winner for his hit ‘Crying in the Chapel’, Peter Blakeley, at NFSA Theatrette (Acton), 6.30pm this Friday November 20 only, bookings to trybooking.com
POPULAR Canberra band, Night Train, will headline the second Queanbeyan Gift Street Party in the Crawford St Lifestyle Precinct this Saturday, November 21. The Street Party will commence at 6pm in Crawford St and will run until 11pm.
AARWUN Gallery’s Annual Art Auction takes place at Federation Square this Sunday November 22. Doors open 9.00am, bidding starts 10.30am. All welcome.
THE regular markets at Westside Acton Park, 3 Barrine Drive, Acton run from noon to 6pm on Sunday.
Talks:
THE ANU Classics Museum will host Dr Paul Burton, who will speak about the Emperor Vespasian, whose image features on the Classics Museum’s very recent acquisition, a first-century AD gold coin. AD Hope building, ANU, at 6pm on Friday November 22. All welcome.
Arts business:
Playwrights at work in First Seen
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Dance:
QL2 Dance’s “Hot to Trot” project is a showcase of new contemporary works by Canberra’s own Quantum Leap dancers, mentored by Ruth Osborne and Ashlee Bye. Showcases are at QL2 Theatre, Gorman Arts Centre, 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon, 7pm, this weekend November 21 & 22. Bookings to ql2.org.au or tickets at the door.
Film:
IMB Bank Sunset Cinema, is back at the Australian National Botanic Gardens until December 19 for 4 sessions per week, with a mix of blockbusters, dramas, thrillers and family films, live music, beanbags, food and a fully licensed bar. Booking s to sunsetcinema.com.au/canberra
TUGGERANONG Seniors Centre has “The Hundred-Foot Journey”, starring Helen Mirren as its last movie matinee for the year, at 101 Cowlishaw St, Greenway, 1-3pm this Saturday, Nov 21, Members $4, Non-members $7 (ice cream included). Bookings to 6293 4004 or tugg55plusclub@gmail.com
Theatre:
A scene from Don’t Dress for Dinner
AUSTRALIAN playwright Tom Davis has written a play of epic dimensions called “The Chain Bridge”. It’s at The Street Theatre, November 21-29, bookings to 6247 1223 or thestreet.org.au
Concerts:
LOUISE Page and Phillipa Candy sing Berlioz, Strauss, Calvin Bowman and Canteloube for Art Song Canberra at Wesley Music Centre, Forrest at 3pm, this Sunday Nov 22. Tickets only at the door.
The Mandolin Orchestra
Gigs:
US folklorist George Mann will be here with his tribute tour to legendary activist Joe Hill, the man who “never died,” as the song goes. At Woden Tradies, 7pm, November 19, tickets at the door.
The Burley Griffin
FREDDIE Mercury look-and-sound-alike Thomas Crane will be in Queanbeyan with “Queen—Bohemian Rhapsody”, at The Q, 8pm on Friday November 20. Bookings to theq.net.au or 6285 6290.
Mark Lang
Cassidy Richens and Dave O’Neill. Photo Martin Ollman
VETERAN Canberra musicians, guitarist Dave O’Neill and vocalist Cassidy Richens are launching a brand new duo, ‘Cass and Dave’, with blues, jazz and roots songs, at Aspen Island’s popup theatre in Civic Square, at 10pm on November 21, bookings to trybooking.com
GEORGE Huitker and Junk Sculpture will be at the Curtin Shops, at Beyond Q Bookstore from 5pm this Sunday, Nov 22 resurrecting ‘Southeastern’ and giving an early outing of some originals. Tickets at the door.
Exhibitions:
DESIGN CANBERRA sees art studios around Canberra and Queanbeyan opening up to the public this Saturday November 21. Their website is very easy to follow, visit designcanberrafestival.com.au
GALLERY@BCS presents ‘Barriers: break or breakthrough,’ Photography, Sculpture, and Poetry by Geoffrey Dunn and Marina Talevski, at Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Crt, Belconnen Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm until Nov 27. The exhibition revolves around a centrepiece of a glass-encased clay sculpture of a human skull, which acts as both metaphor and motif of change.
STRATHNAIRN’S Christmas exhibition “Conviviality” will be themed around food, festivity and friendship. It runs at 90 Stockdill Dr Holt, 8.30 – 8pm Saturday 8.30pm – 4pm Sunday November 19-December 20. At 4pm this Sat Nov 21, they’re celebrating Xmas, the opening of “Conviviality”, the launch of ‘The Barton Estate Drawing Prize 2016, and the work over many years by Michael Sainsbury.
BELCONNEN Arts Centre has “Hidden Faces”, its Community Cultural Inclusion Program exhibition, November 20–December 13, “Emerging,” Radford College’s Student Exhibition 2015 until November 22 and “Coexistence,” by Paul Dumetz and Maryke
JEWELLER Katherine Clark will be having a studio showing her jewellery selection in the old coal chutes of the Kingston Powerhouse, usually inaccessible to the general public as part of the ‘That’s Not Glass!’ residency program. Canberra Glassworks, 11 Wentworth Avenue Kingston Saturday November 21.
Ellen Hewitt, The Deception, Inkjetprint
THE Tin Shed Art Group chose ‘Moods’ as the theme for its 2015 exhibition, “Mood Swings”, at Watson Art Centre, Aspinall St, Watson, 10am-4pm Thursday to Sunday until Nov 22.
BEAVER Galleries is showing watercolours, prints and small objects by cartoonist/artist Judy Horacek, inspired by her love of old maps, travel, boats and flying. Also they have an exhibition of work by the late Andrew Sayers. At the galleries, 81 Denison St, Deakin, Both shows run at Beaver, Tue to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat and Sun 9am-5pm, until November 29.
IVY Hill Gallery has “Take a Line,” drawings by Veronica O’Leary, Peter Tucker and Simon Weber, at 1795 Tathra-Bermagui Road, Wapengo, Thursday to Sunday until December 6.
“ROAM On Monaro”, paintings by Ian Robertson, are on show at Cork Street Café & Gallery Gundaroo until November 23. Gallery
“BIRTH of the Cool” is a selection of major works by David Aspden, Sydney Ball, Michael Johnson and Dick Watkins, it surveys the decade between 1963 and 1973, a golden era of Australian art, at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery, 12 – 5pm Wednesday to Sunday until Dec 13.
CRAFT ACT: Craft + Design Centre has two exhibitions at Level 1 North Building, 180 London Circuit – “Thought – Process”, new furniture and drawings by Tom Skeehan and “discover define develop deliver,” this year’s annual Accredited Professional Members exhibition.
Alex Asch, Canary in the coalmine. 2015
MOTHER and daughter artists Libby Hobbs and Dimity Kidston are exhibiting “MEDLEY,” mixed works, in at POD, the Craft ACT space at Shop 5, The Hamlet 16 Lonsdale St Braddon, until Nov 15.
THE Gallery of Australian Design and the Land Development Agency have “Front Door,” a snapshot of images recollecting the story of the Northbourne Housing Precinct, Gallery of Australian Design, 47 Jardine St Kingston, until November 29.
Liz Thompson,Untitled image for Women of Canberra, 2015
THE exhibition ‘Oh me, oh my!’ sees the gallery for contemporary metal and glass decorated and filled with rings, bracelets, pendants, objects and brooches from artists new and old, at Bilk Gallery Palmerston Lane Manuka, runs until December 24.
IN “Elements of Place” ceramic artist Avi Amesbury exhibits solo, at FORM Studio and Gallery 1/30 Aurora Ave Queanbeyan, until Nov 22.
ABSTRACTION x 3 works by Andrew Christofides Mark Galea and Donald Laycock, at the Nancy Sever Gallery, 6 Kennedy Street Kingston runs until November 29 Wednesday–Sunday 11 am–6 pm.
A MOTHER and daughter exhibition by Pamela and Victoria Collins is at Yarralumla Gallery behind the nursery running to Nov 27.
GEORGINA Poulos is the first artist to have a solo exhibition at Margaret Hadfield’s ‘Artistic Vision’ Gallery, 1/61 Colbee Court, Phillip, with paintings on display until November 28.
AN exhibition and celebration of the tree run at Bungendore Wood Works Gallery until December 6.
‘ECLECTIC’ celebrates the curious places in which we find beauty and divinity, as seen by 5 artists. At Aarwun Gallery in Federation Square until November 20.
“THE Barbed Maze,” an installation by local artists Denise Higgins and Gary Smith, is at the Canberra Contemporary Art Space – Gorman Arts Centre until November 21.
“THE Distant Warriors: Ka Maumahara (We Will Remember Them) Let Us Not Be Forgotten” is the ANZAC Centenary exhibition inspired by the stories of Indigenous Australian and Maori soldiers still running at Canberra Glassworks until today, November 19.
“FASHION and fantasy: 21st century fashion dolls”, from the collection of Julie Manley, can now be seen in Canberra Museum and Gallery’s ‘Open Collections gallery’ and in the showcase by the London Circuit entrance. Until Nov 22.
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