THE National Film and Sound Archive of Australia building is renowned as one of the most haunted buildings in Australia.
Tomorrow, Friday the 13th, there’ll be a special ghost tour of its art deco building hosted by Tim the Yowie Man, and a screening of the acclaimed psychological horror film ‘The Babadook’. This night of horrors starts at 7pm, with a screening of ‘The Babadook’ – the AACTA Award-winning debut from writer/director Jennifer Kent. It stars Essie Davis as a widow raising a son with behavioural problems and facing the increasingly strange occurrences taking place at her home. Then at 9:30pm, join Tim the Yowie Man and NFSA Education Coordinator Tracey Langner for a ghost tour of the NFSA’s headquarters. National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Friday The 13th at the Nfsa To book call 6248 2000 or email rsvp@nfsa.gov.au
TOMORROW Friday, 13th March the less spooky ‘GRANDEUR’ will bring together 30 local emerging artists spanning fashion, music, visual and performing arts, music and more for a one night extravaganza at the Belconnen Arts Centre. ‘GRANDEUR’ is the second of six emerging arts showcases to be run by RAW Canberra in 2015 and will be packed wall to wall with Canberra’s best emerging creatives. At Belconnen Arts Centre, 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen, Doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets are $16.50 (+bf) and are available at RAWartists.org/canberra/grandeur or $20 on the door.SETH SENTRY’s ‘Run’ tour will be at the ANU Bar in Canberra this Sat 14 March with special guests Citizen Kay and Coin Banks. Bookings to ticketek.com.au or 132 849.
‘WORK IT’ is a new multimedia dance performance by Lingua Franca Dance Theatre and collaborators goes behind the scenes of everyday work life to uncover our relationship with our contemporary workplace. Part of ‘Art, Not Apart’ Saturday 14 March, Nishi NewActon, 3:30pm and 5pm, free event.
SETH SENTRY’s ‘Run’ tour will be at the ANU Bar in Canberra this Sat 14 March with special guests Citizen Kay and Coin Banks. Bookings to ticketek.com.au or 132 849.
Guan Wei Beach No 3, 2014
GUAN WEI is a treasure in both the Australian and Chinese contemporary art scenes. For almost 30 years he has been creating work that interweaves imagery from his Chinese heritage, his life experience in Australia and his personal mythology. ‘Guan Wei: A Great Southern World’ is on show at the Nancy Sever Gallery, 4/6 Kennedy Street, Kingston until 12 April. Gallery hours: 11am-6pm Wednesday to Sunday.
LITTLE Dove Theatre Art has made a new interactive live art work, which will be presented as part of ‘Sound and Fury’ at Art, Not Apart in the New Acton Nishi Gallery on Sat March 14, 8pm. ‘Evangeline’ explores the inner workings of the broken heart in this production featuring Australian performers Ruby Rowat, Erica Field, Noa Rotem, Peta Ward, Alicia Melonie Jones and Noa Rotem. Chenoeh Miller, director of Little Dove Theatre Art, lives in Canberra where she has directed the Canberra Multicultural Fringe, the MAMAs Music Awards and Sound and Fury for the past three years.
JUDITH LUCY is back on stage with her first new solo show since 2012 and the good news is that her last year really sucked. A truly awful year for Lucy always leads to a great show for her fans and 2014 was magnificently terrible. Think death and early menopause and you’ll be in the ballpark. At The Playhouse Sat 14 & Sun 15th March 2015 Sat 5.30pm, 7.30pm & Sun 6pm Bookings to 6275 2700 or canberratheatrecentre.com.au
THE Freefall Experience Design Ideas Competition exhibition is at the Gallery of Australian Design at 47 Jardine St Kingston until 20 March. Pictured is the model of the winning design, a centrepiece of the exhibition. Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm
CANBERRA Potters’ artist-in-residence program has been offering residencies to national and international ceramicists since 2012. This year the line-up of residencies has been led by Japanese ceramic artist Hidemi Tokutake, who has been in Canberra since the middle of January. Work by Tokutake is on show at Watson Arts Centre 12th to 29th March Gallery hours 10am – 4pm Thursday to Sunday Watson Arts Centre, Aspinall Street, Watson.
THE quirky poetic, musical group Lord Byron 5 is made up of Craig Dawson, Simone Dawson, Friar Nicholas Nicholby, Rita Woolhouse, Paul Dugdale, and Fred Pilcher. They’re performing poetical works of Byron in what is called “an original and compelling musical and theatrical act” this Saturday March 14 at Teatro Vivaldi Restaurant, ANU Arts Centre bookings to 6257 2718 or vivaldirestaurant.com.au
2014 Burn. Photo by Martin Ollman
“BOLD statements that we can actually grasp – that’s what ‘Art, Not Apart’ will present” says producer David Caffery. ‘Art, Not Apart’ curates over 200 artists across the spaces of NewActon, Lake Burley Griffin and the new shipping container village, Westside. The Acton Beach Party with fun party bands, improvisation actors, swing dancers and ‘The Great Paddle Boat Race’ are just some of the events. Sat 14 March at NewActon and by the lake. Free. Full program now available at artnotapart.com.
BELCONNEN Community Service’s (BCS’s) popular ukulele program is expanding with a new beginner class at 1pm on Thursdays starting today, March 12. Suitable for beginners over the age of 8. BCS also offers a continuing ukulele class for people who can play a few chords (C, F, G, Am, D). Participants will expand their skills in strumming and picking, learn new chords and explore different musical styles such as folk, reggae and pop. Continuing classes Tuesdays 5:30pm – 6:30pm From May 5 – June 23 Thursdays 2:30pm – 3:30pm May 5 – June 23 All classes take place at Belconnen Community Centre Swanson Court, Belconnen Enquiries and Bookings: 62640200 bcc@bcsact.com.au
HAVE readers ever wondered whether Australian plants make good bonsai? Bonsai enthusiasts think they have. See examples at the National Arboretum Canberra. And also visit the exhibition of over 30 bonsai created by Canberra bonsai enthusiasts being held at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (Crosbie Morrison Building) from 14-15 March, 9:30 am – 4:30pm. Visitors will be able to attend demonstrations at 2:00pm each day. There are also guided walks through the Gardens, visiting full sized versions of species represented in the show from 12:30pm daily.
GALLERY@BCS presents ‘Hues of Grey,’ mixed media exhibition celebrating Seniors Week March 11 – 20 Official Opening 6pm Monday March 16 gallery@bcs Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Crt Belconnen Open Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm The “Hues of Grey Art Exhibition” is a gallery exhibition showcasing a range of art works produced by some very artistic seniors who access a range of programs coordinated by Belconnen Community Services. Featuring a range of different art mediums including water colours, sculpture and poetry, the exhibition runs until March 20, weekdays. Opening night is bcs’s first Seniors Week activity and takes place at 6:00pm on Monday March 16.
THE company that brought us ‘The Phantom of The Opera’ in 2013 is returning to Canberra Theatre Centre with the Free-Rain production of Disney’s & Cameron Mackintosh’s ‘Mary Poppins’. Director Stephen Colyer, Musical Director Ian McLean and Choreographer Jacqui Richards are just the team to bring to life this timeless tale. “Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey Chim cher-ee!” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” are just two of the hits. 12 – 29 March. Bookings to 6275 2700 or canberratheatrecentre.com.au
‘DR Sketchy’s Canberra’ is a life-drawing opportunity with a difference. Combining models, performers, music and artists, it will be an evening of drawing, drinking, dames and debauchery with a Parisian flavour held in association with the exhibition ‘Impressions of Paris: Lautrec, Degas, Daumier’. For more information visit nga.gov.au/drsketchys/ Thursday 12 March 2015 6.30 – 9.30pm Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia Over 18s only, admission includes first beverage.
GRAEME Connors is someone who writes those special songs. As one of Australia’s most loved songwriters, he creates cinematic-style stories with music that we can hold on to; songs that somehow make sense of our lives even when we can’t. Friday 13 March – The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre Bookings to 6275 2700 or canberraticketing.com.au
FORM Studio and Gallery at Form Studio and Gallery at 1/30 Aurora Avenue, Queanbeyan is showing paintings and drawings by John Forrester Clack, who says that for the last two years he has been concentrating a lot on drawing. ‘This I have done with the purpose of pushing the language of fluidity and change, to explore the “I am”. … These new drawings I have called “Amen Drawings” – “So Be It”.’
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