“JACOB Marley’s Christmas Carol” by Tom Mula is billed as an entertaining, dark and an often humorous look at the side of “A Christmas Carol” not told by Dickens.
Jacob Marley searching to save Scrooge’s soul
Festivals and events:
THE SIDS and Kids ACT Christmas lights in the City event kicks off tomorrow with an extravaganza in City Walk, Civic, starting at 7pm and featuring The Grinch, Jay Laga’aia, Amber Nichols, Santa and the Chief Minister.
NEW books from Pitt Street Poetry by John Foulcher and Geoff Page will be launched at civic library mezzanine this Friday, Nov 27, at 5.45 for 6pm, all welcome. Refreshments served.
CANBERRA urban artist Kurt, from Stylized Impact, and Dan, known as Byrd, will lead a street-art workshop for children aged 5 to 9 years. Kids will start colouring a large-scale mural based on Manga character Samurai Flamenco. At the Embassy of Spain, 15 Arkana Street, Yarralumla. 10– 12:30pm this Sunday November 29, no bookings required. Free.
Opera:
Charles Hudson as Rodolfo and Louise Keast as Mimi in La Bohème
Film:
THE Palestinian Film Festival returns in November, 2015 with seven features and five short films to challenge preconceptions and capture the imagination of audiences across Australia. At Palace Electric, November 27-29, bookings to palestinianfilmfestival.com.au
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
Theatre:
THE “Public Theatre” venture by Aspen Island Theatre Company in the pop-up Greek theatre in Civic Square afternoon, and evening and late night performances culminating on Saturday, November 28. For the full program visit aitc.org.au
Kate Hosking and Geraldine Turner in The Chain Bridge, photo Lorna Sim
REP has “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” on stage now. IN the play Bernard plans to entertain his chic Parisian mistress for the weekend while his wife is away, but things go wrong. Perfect pre-Christmas fare. At Theatre 3, 3 Repertory Lane, Acton, until Dec 5, bookings to canberrarep.org.au or 6257 1950.
RAY Lawler’s famous play, “Summer of the Seventeenth Doll” is turning 60—since its first staging in 1955. Jordan Best, Jim Adamik, Liz Bradley and Alexander Hoskison have got together with Karen Vickery to present scenes from the play at the National Portrait Gallery, 1pm, November 28 and 29. Bookings not required but donations welcome. Post-show discussion at 2pm on Nov 29.
Concerts:
Cellist Sol Gabetta
“Three Sides of Love and Death”, Sydney World Music Chamber Orchestra, The Q, Friday, November 27, bookings to theq.net.au or 6285 6290. Workshops at Jerrabomberra Community Centre 9am-noon, Saturday, November 28. Inquiries to starts.com.au or 4823 4407.
“A MUSICAL Tardis” is how Canberra composer Michael Dooley sees his coming concert, “Anachronisms”, a virtuoso line up of Canberra pianists playing 11 of his compositions. At All Saints Church, Ainslie, 8pm, November 28, bookings to mikedooleymusic@gmail.com or tickets at the door.
THE final concert in the Kangara Concert Series will be “Songs of Summer. Christina Wilson, mezzo soprano and Alan Hicks, piano. At Kangara Waters Retirement Village, 2 Joy Cummings Place, Belconnen 2.15pm, Saturday, November 28. Tickets $25 (includes afternoon tea) at trybooking.com, or at the door.
GIFTED students will perform works they have prepared with Senior Teacher, Philip Swanton in the ACT Organ School Student Concert, at Wesley Uniting Church, 5.30pm Thursday November 26. Free admission. Bookings not required
THE ACT Suzuki Piano Chamber Music Concert will be at Wesley Uniting Church, 2.30pm Sunday, November 29, bookings to eventbrite.com.au
Gigs:
Lime Cordiale
MIC Fest is an exciting end of year showcase event. At the Music Industry Centre, CIT Woden Campus 4-11pm, Thursday November 26. It will feature a wide range of music acts, including seven bands, electronica acts and up and coming solo artists. Open to the public, free entry.
“THE Great Pretenders” will revisit hits from the 60s on, with artists like Queen, Beyoncé, and Kiss as well as bit of Christina Aguilera’s “Burlesque”. At the Vikings Club Erindale, Nov 27-Dec 6. Bookings to ticketek.com.au
Exhibitions:
FORMER Chief Minister Jon Stanhope launch Marsden Art Group’s 2015 exhibition of works by 13 Canberra artists at Watson Arts Centre in Aspinall Street Watson at 6pm today, November 26, after which the show will run 10-4 Thurs-Sun until December 6.
WORKS of the latest graduates of The Australian National University School of Art will go on display this Friday No 27, when the School opens the 2015 Graduating Exhibition. All welcome to view.
DESIGN CANBERRA continues around Canberra and Queanbeyan. 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.
BELCONNEN Arts Centre has “Hidden Faces”, its Community Cultural Inclusion Program exhibition until December 13 and “Coexistence,” by Paul Dumetz and Maryke Henderson, until December 13. Meantime in the Outdoor Gallery at BAC, recipient of the Emerging Artist Support Scheme, artist Anton Poon has used the metaphor of a bridge to explore the concept of cultural transition. Until Dec 13.
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, until December 20.
PHOTOACCESS’ three new shows feature Rebecca Worth and Ellen Hewitt will present solo, installation-based photographic exhibitions, and Exhibition Award winner Kong Kudo will present a new motorised installation of flipbook photography.
Judy Witherdin Mosaic Art
THE Peculiar Library is curated by Canberra-based Curator Narelle Phillips, and features works by Alex Asch, Reid Bedlington, Rachel Bolton, Jacqueline Bradley, Diane Broomhall, Tom Buckland, Mariana del Castillo, Rebecca Hanrahan, Nicci Haynes, Ray McJannett, Kendal Murray and Paul Summerfield. At ANCA Gallery 1 Rosevear Place, Dickson until Sunday November 29 noon-5pm, Wednesday-Sunday.
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.
‘WOMEN of Canberra’, stories of 100 women from Canberra ‘Seeking Utopia’ by Fredrika Rose and ‘Light and Grain’, photography by select students from Lake Tuggeranong College are the three newest exhibitions at Tuggeranong Arts Centre, running until Saturday, December 5.
NIgel Lendon
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.
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.
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.
ABSTRACTION x 3 works by Andrew Christofides Mark Galea, 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.
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