See all the highlights of what’s on across Canberra throughout February and early March, from exhibitions to live theatre, music and more.
Music by Moonlight: Pianist Mark Jurkiewicz performs Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata and other pieces, 23 February, 12.40-1.20pm, Wesley Music Centre, Forrest; trybooking.com/BWZVJ
Glassworks Artist Talk: Join Adelaide glass artist and designer, Liam Fleming, at Canberra Glassworks, Kingston, 24 February from 4.30pm; Free tickets via canberraglassworks.com
Bimblebox 153 Birds: An exhibition capturing each bird species inhabiting the Bimblebox Nature Refuge, until 3 April at the Australian National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre; anbg.gov.au
Musica Viva: Their first concert of 2022 features Bernadette Harvey, Harry Bennetts and Miles Mullin-Chivers at Llewellyn Hall, ANU, 24 February 7pm; musicaviva.com.au
Happy New Tet: A Festive Pop-Up Exhibition Celebrating Vietnamese Lunar New Year, until 24 February at Belconnen Community Gallery; vietnamcentre.org
Glassworks Artist Talk: Join Adelaide glass artist and designer, Liam Fleming, at Canberra Glassworks; Kingston, 24 February from 4.30pm; Free tickets via canberraglassworks.com
Ruthless: The all-female camp ‘killer’ cult classic at The Q, Queanbeyan, 24 February to 12 March; theq.net.au
Apricus: A late summer event from the Australian Wind Symphony celebrating the sunlight in our lives at Bicentennial Hall, Queanbeyan, 24 February 7.30pm; theq.net.au
Omar Musa: The local Join poet, author and rapper brings to life poems from his acclaimed book Killernova at The Street, City West, 25 February 7.30pm; thestreet.org.au
Judith Lucy and Denise Scott: Two members of Australian comedy royalty bring their new show Still Here to The Playhouse, Civic, to 25 February; canberratheatrecentre.com.au
In Their Footsteps: A play based on the true accounts of five women who served in Vietnam at the Courtyard Theatre, Civic, 25-26 February, 7pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au
Music by the River: A wonderful musical event with the CSO by the Queanbeyan River at Queen Elizabeth II Park, 26 February from 5pm; tickets via Eventbrite.
Steve Hofstetter: One of YouTube’s most popular comics with over 150 million views plays the Big Band Room, ANU – Peter Karmel Building, 26 February 7pm; comedyact.com.au
Summersalt: A one-day blockbuster concert featuring Missy Higgins, Xavier Rudd, Birds of Tokyo and more, Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, 26 February; ticketmaster.com.au
Haiku Hands: The Australian dance-pop collective play UC Hub, Bruce, 26 February 7pm; moshtix.com.au
Wayne Kelly Trio in Concert: Award-winning swing at The Street, City West, Saturday 26 February, 7.30pm; thestreet.org.au
Tumbafest 25: Tumbarumba, NSW’s own festival for all ages featuring music headlined by Jessica Mauboy, wine, food and more, 26-27 February; tumbafest.com.au
Queanbeyan Multicultural Festival: Eat your way around the world, dance to a new beat, and have a super day out in Queanbeyan Park, Sunday, 27 February 10am-4pm; qprc.nsw.gov.au
Chicken Wing Festival: Do the chicken dance at the Reload Bar and Token Arcade, Civic, 27 February; explorehidden.com
Japanese Film Festival Online 2022: Hot new feature films and well-loved favourites streamed for free direct from Japan until 27 February; japanesefilmfestival.net
Flowers and Frozen Flavours: Enjoy gourmet homemade ice-cream in a beautiful Braddon garden, Sunday 27 February; gardenswithfleur.com.au/events
Thor’s Hammer: The Fyshwick gallery presents group exhibition I gathered all your ashes and planted seeds on your grave, 28 February-16 April; thors.com.au
Recycling Discovery Hub: Online community session on waste and recycling in the ACT, Monday 28 February 4-5pm; book via Eventbrite.
Blossoming: Paintings by Phillip Frankcombe at Belconnen Community Gallery 28 February to 18 March; crcs.com.au
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
BOLD Festival 2022: Brings professional and community dance artists to Canberra for workshops, performances, talks, forums, and film showings, 2-6 March; theboldfestival.com
Surface: Canberra’s first major urban street art festival will run 4-6 March 2022; surfacefest.com.au
NLA: National Library of Australia hosts new exhibition On Stage: Spotlight on our performing arts, 4 March-7 August; nla.gov.au
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead: The tale of Hamlet told by two side characters at Canberra REP Theatre, Acton, to 5 March; canberrarep.org.au
LESS: Australian Dance Party presents their new show at the LESS Pavilion, Dairy Road, Fyshwick, 5 March 7.30-8.15pm; events.humantix.com/less
Capital Country: Canberra’s own country music festival featuring Troy Cassar-Daley, Casey Barnes, and more at Stage 88, Commonwelath Park, 5 March; capital-country.com.au
Springtime: Are touring to celebrate the release of their debut self-titled album and perform at The Playhouse, Civic, 5 March 8.30pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au
Big Things in Store: Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Australian War Memorial’s extensive collection at the Treloar Technology Centre, Mitchell, 5 March; awm.gov.au
Making Australian History: Anna Clark and Frank Bongiorno in conversation about Anna’s latest book, 5 March 3pm at Manning Clark House, Forrest; trybooking.com/BXHXE
Hard Quiz Live: It’s the famous ABC show as you’ve never seen it when Tom Gleeson himself comes to Canberra Theatre 5 March 5pm and 8pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au
Canberra Potters: Host new exhibition The Space in Between by Melbourne ceramic artist Emma J V Parker at their Watson gallery, until 6 March; canberrapotters.com.au
Gallery of Small Things: Host their first solo show, HOME by Melbourne Ceramicist Grace Brown at the Watson gallery, to 6 March; galleryofsmallthings.com
Art In Miniature Canberra: Will hold their 22nd annual exhibition, Art in Miniature, 9 March to 9 April, Studio Altenburg Braidwood; artinminiature.wordpress.com
Jewish International Film Festival: A fresh and diverse selection of Jewish cinema from Australia and around the world 10-20 March at Dendy Cinemas, Civic; jiff.com.au
Bliss n Eso: The famed Australian hip-hop duo bring their 2022 national tour, The Sun, to UC Refectory, Bruce, 12 March; moshtix.com.au
Shakespeare to Winehouse: Iconic works from the National Portrait Gallery London come to the National Portrait Gallery, Parkes, 12 March – 17 July; npg.gov.au
Paul Kelly: Brings his On The Road Again Tour, supported by Fanny Lumsden, to Llewellyn Hall, ANU 12 March 7.30pm; ticketek.com.au
Mixed Signals: A new exhibition by emerging Australian artist Jess Cochrane at aMBUSH Gallery, ANU, until 15 March; ambushgallery.com
Degrees of Concern: A group exhibition at the ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Acton, until 18 March; soad.cass.anu.edu.au
Emerging Contemporaries: A group exhibition featuring the best and brightest emerging Canberra artists at Craft ACT, Civic, until 19 March; craftact.org.au
Megalo Print Studio: The Kingston art space hosts new exhibition Travelling Without Moving by Damon Kowarsky to 19 March; megalo.org
The Tender: Local artist Jacqueline Bradley will be headlining Canberra Glassworks’ first exhibition of the year until 27 March; canberraglassworks.com
Kyeema Gallery: The Hall gallery hosts new exhibition Covidipity, by artist McCarron-Benson, until 27 March; capitalwines.com.au
Carbon Neutral: A group exhibition addressing climate change curated by Alexander Boynes at CCAS, Parkes, until 10 April; ccas.com.au
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