Percussion guru Gary France. Photo by Holly Treadaway
EXPECT Caribbean calypso steel drums, African drums, Indonesian Gamelan, marching drumline and the drum kit in all its splendour when percussion guru Gary France and his Groove Warehouse present “the power and majesty of the world of percussion” in their first Christmas spectacular, “The Power of Drum”, with a finale composed by Sandy France. At The Street Theatre, 6pm, Saturday, December 12. Bookings to thestreet.org.au or 6247 1223.
TEATRO Vivaldi, at the ANU Arts Centre, so we hear, is selling out fast with its pre-Christmas show, “Baby Boomers the Musical”, a revue written and directed by Louise Rostron that tracks, musically, the decades since World War II. Vivaldi’s, December 10-15, bookings to 6257 2718. Dinner and high-tea shows available.
BELCONNEN Arts Centre’s Christmas Market is almost upon us with designers’ wares and gifts, music, food and drinks outdoors by Lake Ginninderra. And for the first time, a wine-tasting lounge. Noon-5pm, Sunday, December 6. All welcome.
“HOME in Time”, at Canberra Museum and Gallery, will be opened on December 11 by Tim Reeves and Alan Roberts, authors of “100 Capital Houses: A Century of Capital Architecture”, a book about Canberra architecture from 1913 to 2013 written as a centenary project.
Finnish jazz group Kokko Quartet.
THE Llewellyn Choir will celebrate Christmas with a concert featuring soloists Greta Claringbould, Christina Wilson, Michael Martin, and Dominic Harvey, at Wesley Uniting Church, 6pm, Saturday, December 19. Bookings via trybooking.com or tickets at the door.
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