See all the highlights of what’s on across Canberra throughout the second half of January and early February, from exhibitions to live theatre, music and more.

Frankie McNair: The Canberra comedienne plays Comedy Club @ The Civic Pub, Braddon with support from local performers, 20 January, 6pm and 8pm sessions; comedyact.com.au

Australians in Hollywood: A new exhibition at the National Film and Sound Archive with a host of unseen treasures from Australian cinema, 21 January to 17 July; nfsa.gov.au

Mad Max-a-thon: The National Film and Sound Archive screen all four Mad Max movies over 21-23 January; nfsa.gov.au

Canberra Rod and Kustom Krooze: A ‘rod run’ from 21-24 January at Capital Country Holiday Park, Sutton with a show at Queanbeyan Park, 23 January 10.30am-1pm raising money for Integra Dogs.

Mulligans Flat: The Forde woodland sanctuary is running twilight tours every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night with Kids’ Night Walks every second Saturday; mulligansflat.org.au

Magic Beach: A stage adaptation of the Alison Lester classic at Canberra Theatre, 22-23 January; canberratheatrecentre.com.au

Brenda L. Croft: Shows her mixed media installation ‘hand/made/held/ground’ at Canberra Museum and Gallery, Civic, until 22 January; cmag.com.au

Pirates of Penzance: A comedic and dramatic production written by Gilbert and Sullivan, until 22 January at Theatre 3, Acton; canberrarep.org.au

Are We Dead Yet?: Sydney photographer Stephen Dupont’s hauntingly beautiful exhibition continues at aMBUSH Gallery, ANU, until 23 January; ambushgallery.com

Kyeema Gallery: The Hall venue hosts new exhibition Pharus by Stephen Harrison until 24 January; capitalwines.com.au

Australian Perspectives: The NMA brings Steph Tisdell, Professor Clare Wright and Saroo Brierley together for an online learning program, 24 January 10am; digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/australian-perspectives

Recycling Discovery Hub Holiday Sessions: Upcycle your glass jars to make colourful lanterns in a free crafting session at Recycling Discovery Hub, Hume, 24 and 27 January; bit.ly/hubholidayglass

Nainmurra Nguurruu Australia Day in the Capital: a meaningful First Nations event at Nerang Pool, Commonwealth Park on the evening of 25 January; events.canberra.com.au/australia-day

READ MORE: What’s on in Canberra for Australia Day 2022

Bohemian Symphony: An orchestral tribute to Queen at Canberra Theatre, 27-28 January; canberratheatrecentre.com.au

Warehouse Circus: Host their circus school holiday programs at their Chifley and Kaleen gymnasiums until 28 January; warehousecircus.org.au

Folk Dance Canberra: Free come and try afternoon at Folk Dance Canberra Hall, Hackett, 29 January 2.30-4.30pm; folkdancecanberra.org.au

Decadence and Debauchery: An exciting evening of contemporary cabaret presented by Jazida Productions at Belconnen Arts Centre, 29 January 9pm; belcoarts.com.au

Summer Soiree: Luminescence Chamber Singers perform a wide range of music at the Pialligo Fields, 30 January 1.30-4pm; luminescence.org.au

Ant Middleton: The Chief Instructor on Channel 7’s SAS Australia brings his Mind Over Muscle Tour to Llewellyn Hall, ANU, 30 January; tegdainty.com

NLA: National Library of Australia hosts exhibition Illustrating the Antipodes: George French Angas in Australia and New Zealand 1844-1845, until 30 January; nla.gov.au

Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centre: Experience a stellar line-up of local and interstate musicians at the A+G Gorman Sessions and Ainslie Salon concert series including Aphir, HTRK, Rasa Daukus, Lilly Morris + more; agac.com.au

Smokescreen: A play by Christopher Samuel Carroll about the dark arts of manipulating the message, at The Q, Queanbeyan, 2-5 February; theq.net.au

Dogfight: A “hauntingly beautiful” war musical from Dramatic Productions at Gungahlin Theatre, 4-19 February; stagecenta.com

Kulture Break Open Day: The Canberra dance studio host open days on 5 February at their Erindale Studio (12-3pm) and Gold Creek High School (9-11.30am); register via Eventbrite.

Baby Et Lulu: Faux-French sensations Abby Dobson and Lara Goodridge perform their Album Trois release show at The Street, City West, 5 February 8pm; thestreet.org.au

Belco Arts: Get up close and marvel at original illustrations from Graeme Base’s book The Worst Band in the Universe at Belconnen Arts Centre, until 6 February; belcoarts.com.au

Canberra Potters: Their Watson gallery hosts the Twisted Nature exhibition by Anna O’Neale and Mahala Hill, until 6 February; canberrapotters.com.au

Exotic Hypnotica: A burlesque theatre extravaganza presented by Jazida Productions at Belconnen Arts Centre, 9-12 February; belcoarts.com.au

Luke Heggie and Chris Ryan: The two hilarious stand-up comedians will be telling jokes at The Q Foyer and Bar, 10-12 February 7.30pm; theq.net.au

Montgomery Church: The Snowy Mountains folk act play The Street Theatre, City West, 11 February 7.30pm; thestreet.org.au

2001: A Space Oddity – Live in Concert: A special performance of the sci-fi epic by Tom Buckland and Marlene Radice at Belconnen Arts Centre, 12 February 4:30pm & 6pm; belcoarts.com.au

East Meets West Orchestral Concert: Traditional and contemporary music from the East and the West at Llewellyn Hall, ANU, 12 February; imagechina.com.au

2022 Australian of the Year Exhibition: Featuring a personal object from each State and Territory 2022 Australian of the Year at the National Museum until 14 February: nma.gov.au

Sidney Nolan Finding the Dry Heart: An exhibition following the chronology of Nolan’s travels between 1947 and 1952 at CMAG, Civic, until 2 April; cmag.com.au

NMA: Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes at the National Museum of Australia, until 1 May 2022; nma.gov.au

Jeffrey Smart: The NGA’s new major exhibition celebrating 100 years since the birth of the iconic Australian artist is open until 15 May 2022; nga.gov.au

Historic Memorials Collection: Australian Parliament House is celebrating 110 years of the collection by exhibiting rarely seen items in the Public Exhibition Area until 15 May; aph.gov.au

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