We fool you not! Canberra has some great events to check out all weekend, from Friday 31 March to Sunday 2 April.
Tuggeranong Arts Centre hosts a creative day for southside seniors on Friday, while Dickson hosts an all ages live entertainment and food event that same afternoon.
The region abounds with culture this weekend. Catch the hottest stars from Drag Race UK at ANU on Friday night, watch French cinema before the Alliance Française film festival wraps up on Wednesday, or experience rich Latin culture at the Cuban Latin Fiesta in Curtin on Saturday night.
EVENTS
Creative Senior Day: A day jampacked with free art activities for senior residents of Tuggeranong Valley. Relax with morning Tai Chi, then pop into one of the many activities like the nature walk and talk, weaving, painting and movement classes. Enjoy a CSO concert and various artist talks. Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Friday 31 March from 9am; tuggeranongarts.com
Vibes@Northside: A free family-friendly, drug- and alcohol-free youth event. Enjoy free food trucks, beautiful tunes and live entertainment. 2 Rosevear Place, Dickson on Friday 31 March 3.30-5.30pm. Eventbrite.
In Conversation: An artist talk with The Broad collective to discuss their new exhibition, Broads at Belco. Belconnen Arts Centre, Saturday 1 April 2pm; belcoarts.com.au
Cuban Latin Fiesta: Experience the richness of Latin American culture with food, dance, music and live performances with all profits going to the Las Tunas Children’s Hospital in Cuba. St James Church Hall, Curtin, 1 April 6.30pm. Tickets $20 at the door.
French Film Festival: Alliance Française brings a season of beautiful French film to Australia, stopping in Canberra at Palace Electric from 9 March until 5 April; affrenchfilmfestival.org
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Drag Stars UK: Crowd favourite queens from the latest season of Drag Race UK bring an unforgettable live show to Kambri@ANU, 31 March 6pm; eventbrite.com.au
Padma Shri Harhiharan: The Indian music industry legend and voice of soul performs Bollywood hits at Llewelyn Hall, ANU, 31 March 7pm; llewellynhall.com.au
Boop: This hilarious 50-minute family show immerses you in physical theatre, clown and inventive acrobatics on a never-seen-before apparatus! At The Q – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Thursday 30 and Friday 31 March 7.30pm; theq.net.au
Choir Boy: The Tony Award-nominated play tells a story of sexuality, race, and hope laced with gospel music, soul-stirring hymns and a cappella. Canberra Theatre Centre, until 1 April; canberratheatrecentre.com.au
Holding The Man: One of Australia’s most recognisable odes to love, the story of Timothy Conigrave is brought to life on stage in this Everyman Theatre production. ACT HUB, 22 March-1 April; acthub.com.au
EXHIBITIONS
Found Metaphors: Artist Sophia Child showcases her multi-layer, non-compositional works at Cox Gallery, Kingston, until 31 March; coxarchitecture.com.au
All Fours: Drawing-based artworks and paintings by Lucy Chetcuti explores mark making and animating surfaces. Canberra Contemporary Arts Space, Manuka, 31 March-9 April; ccas.com.au
Somewhere here: A print exhibition by artist collective, nowhereprint, shows works inspired by lutruwita/Tasmania’s unique ecosystem and cultural history. Megalo Print Studio, Kingston, 1 April-13 May; megalo.org
Nurturing Nature: An exhibition of small-scale woodcut prints by Canberra artist Heather Groves from observing her surroundings at home and in nature. Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan, 1 April-27 May; qprc.nsw.gov.au
The Essence of Space: The harmonics of space and light come together in abstract paintings by Magda Cebokli. Nancy Sever Gallery until 9 April; nancysevergallery.com.au
Locations: Bernard Ollis brings works inspired by pre- and post-pandemic travels and encounters to Aarwun Gallery, until 16 April; aarwungallery.com.au
Viewfinder: Photography from the 1970s to now exhibition at the National Library of Australia, until 20 April; nla.gov.au
Threads of Being: The Emerging Artists Support Scheme exhibition for 2023 shows works from previous students of ANU School of Art & Design. Canberra Potters, Watson, until 23 April; canberrapotters.com.au
Haunting: Vic McEwan explores the difficult history of objects and place in his photographic exhibition at the National Museum of Australia, until 30 April; nma.gov.au
Craft ACT: Presents three new exhibitions – Homage, Boundaries, and Two Tones – showcasing (respectively) the inaugural Indigenous artist in residence program, the national artist in residence program, and a collaboration by two glass artists. Craft ACT, until 13 May; craftact.org.au
Belconnen Arts Centre: Hosts three new exhibitions – Broads at Belco, a collection of works by women; A little bird told me by Nichola Leeming; and Staying with the trouble by a collective of artists. BAC, until 14 May; belcoarts.com.au
Disrupt, Persist, Invent: Discover the stories of the many ways Australians have achieved social change in this new exhibition at the National Archives of Australia, until 12 June; naa.gov.au
Feared and Revered: Explore feminine spiritual power through the ages in this exhibition on loan from the British Museum, at National Museum of Australia, Acton, until 27 August; nma.gov.au
Canberra/Kamberri, Place & People: Discover the story of Canberra as the place where nationhood found a home – the people, places and history that make up this city and region. Canberra Museum and Gallery, ongoing; cmag.com.au
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