CW brings you the latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region. Highlights this week include the GTM line-up and a tour through history and glass.
Tour history, glass, and art
Locals are invited to take a peek behind the scenes of the national capital’s oldest public building, the Canberra Glassworks.
Running every Wednesday and Friday, a guide walks you through the history of the building from when it was instrumental in providing electricity for the building our city to now. Discover remains of its old days and see its transformation into one of the country’s leading glass making facilities.
Learn how artists craft incredible pieces of art, jewellery and homewares on the hot shop floor. If you want to make your own piece, you can undertake a tile making class for an additional fee.
Walk through history at Canberra Glassworks, every Wednesday and Friday; canberraglassworks.com
Moosic line-up announced
Groovin the Moo (GTM) is making its way to Canberra’s Exhibition Park, stopping in on Sunday 23 April.
The travelling festival has announced a stellar line-up of homegrown and international acts; from the UK, Fatboy Slim, alt-j, Eliza Rose, Laurel, Skepta and Sophie May, while bbno$, Denzel Curry, Omar Apollo and Slayyyter travel from the US and Canada.
Homegrown heroes Ball Park Music, Ocean Alley and Amy Shark are sure to get people moving. Canberra’s own Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are on the line-up; keeping with the teen theme is Teenage Dads and Teenage Joans; Triple j Unearthed artists, and local programs still to come.
Find the full line-up and tickets at gtm.net.au
Recording a year of unrest
The Polish Embassy is marking a year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a free screening of Mahsa & Valentyna at Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU, Tuesday 21 February.
The documentary follows two women, Masha, 17, and Valentyna, 41, who fled their homes in Ukraine to cross the Polish border following the Russian invasion. Two of an estimated seven million women and children to have entered Poland last year, they were able to find safety in homes there. However, they remain spilt from their families who have been spread across Europe.
Filmed mainly by the women themselves, the documentary gives the viewer an intimate insight into their lives. Australian director Simon Target hosts a Q & A after the screening.
Masha & Valentyna, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU 21 February 7.30pm; eventbrite.com.au
Frontline Workers commemorated
Now on at Canberra Museum and Gallery until 30 July, the Stronger Together exhibition shines a light on those who have helped the community most over the past few years.
Our frontline workers have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic, and their resilience has been captured in a series of photographs and watercolours. From inside and around vaccination and testing centres, our Covid-19 story is told.
Voices and experiences of those health workers behind the scenes, such as epidemiologists and contact tracers, have been told through an audio-visual installation to create the full picture of Canberra’s response.
Stronger Together at Canberra Museum and Gallery until 30 July; cmag.com.au
Hit music show gets a revamp
Relive the sounds that rang out on the airwaves during the turbulent times of the 1960s-70s in Good Morning Vietnam, Volume Two, premiering at The Q, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre on 5 March.
After the success of their first show, Good Morning Vietnam, Music from the Vietnam War Era – Live in Concert, the band is back with more hits from the war years. Musical director, Simon Gardener said they were often approached after shows asking about the songs they didn’t play, so they created a second instalment.
Returning with the performers audiences loved in the first show, they will be reimagining a new list of tracks. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Cash, and The Doors are just a few of the names to appear on the line-up that features songs of political turmoil and cultural change.
Images and videos of flowers, soldiers and protests accompany the songs and $1 from every ticket sold goes to the Guitars for Veterans organisation.
Good Morning Vietnam, Volume Two at The Q, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Sunday 5 March 2pm; theq.net.au
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