With a cool one predicted for the Canberra region this weekend, 11-13 August, CW has compiled a list of the best events to keep you warm and entertained.

Get fired up with a glass-blowing demonstration by Alexander Rosenberg, star of Netflix’s Blown Away, at the Canberra Glassworks on Saturday.

Competitors will bring the heat in the Slam! Pro Wrestling League’s next round as they battle for the championships.

Sit, relax and take in a show with a number of great performances across the region, including Mill Theatre’s last shows of Good Works and Canberra Youth Theatre’s latest production, You Can’t Tell Anyone. Or continue soaking up culture and warmth in one of the exhibitions that will close its doors after the weekend.

EVENTS

National Science Week: Celebrate the incredible world of science with interactive, engaging and fun events around the Canberra region from 10-20 August, full program available; scienceweek.net.au

Kiku: The intergenerational short dance film invites us to approach the topic of ageing with an open heart and mind. Directed by Natsuko Yonezawa and accompanied by an original choral soundtrack by Rebecca Hilliard. National Film and Sound Archive, 11 August 6:30pm; nfsa.gov.au

Indiana Jones Trivia and Tribute Night: Celebrate the famous explorer in this evening of fun with poetry, trivia, performances, best-dressed competition and more with profits going to breast cancer research. Smith’s Alternative, 11 August 6:30pm; smithsalternative.com

Glass Blowing Demonstration: This free National Science Week event invites locals to see renowned glass blower Alexander Rosenberg, star of Netflix’s Blown Away in action. Canberra Glassworks, 12 August 11am and 2pm; canberraglassworks.com

Pop-up at Wildbark: Join Pinot & Picasso for this special wildlife edition of their signature paint along events, surrounded by enchanting wildlife. Wildbark at Mulligans Flat, Saturday 12 August 2pm; pinotandpicasso.com.au

Fired Up: The annual festival celebrates the Canberra ceramic’s community with workshops, demonstrations, markets and food and drinks. Canberra Potters, Saturday 12 August 3pm; canberrapotters.com.au

Dirrum Dirrum Festival:Come and hear great speakers, local live music and engage with stallholders at the Dirrum Dirrum Festival. The theme is ‘Sonder: the realisation that every random passerby is leading a life as vivid and complex as your own’. Speakers include Brenda Matthews, author and filmmaker of The Last Daughter, Trent Dalton, Nathan Parker, Gretel Burgess, and Olympian Scott Brennan.Morison Centre, Radford College, Saturday 12 August 4pm; dirrumfestival.org/cbr23

SLAM! Pro Wrestling League: See the best pro wrestling athletes in the country battle it out in the nation’s capital for championship gold. At the Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden, Saturday 12 August; Doors 6pm, Bell time 7pm. Tickets available at slamprotix.com.au

LIVE PERFORMANCES

You Can’t Tell Anyone: An end of year party spirals out of control with mind games, cruelty, fear and confusion as childhood comes to an end in this production from Canberra Youth Theatre. Canberra Theatre Centre, 10-20 August; canberrayouththeatre.com.au

Good Works: Jumping between the 1920s and the 1980s, this classic Australian work written by Nick Enright, and directed by Julian Meyrick, explores the lives of two mothers and their sons as they try to follow the rules of Catholic morality. The Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick, until 12 August; lexisekuless.com/mill-theatre-at-dairy-road

Wallabindi Dreaming EP Launch: The proud Wadandi Bibbulmun Noongar singer-songwriter launches her debut EP. Belconnen Arts Centre, 12 August 3pm; belcoarts.com.au

Romance to Ruin: Pianist Jennifer Hou and violinist Patrick Galvin perform a program od tenderness and tragedy. Wesley Music Centre, 12 August 5pm; trybooking.com

Disgraceful: A lifetime of behaving badly in one cabaret show as Lucy Best shares stories of her misspent youth through song, dance and sketch. Flazeda Hub, Saturday 12 August 8pm; eventfinda.com.au

Dvořák’s Serenade: The Australian Chamber Orchestra takes you on a journey of bohemianism with works of artistic life, nostalgia and beauty. Llewellyn Hall, Saturday 12 August 8pm; aco.com.au

Old Friends: Apeiron Baroque presents a concert with transparent sounds of the Viola da Gamba and the intricacies of Baroque Dance. Wesley Uniting Church, Sunday 13 August 5pm; apeiron-baroque.com

EXHIBTIONS

PhotoAccess Canberra: Three exhibitions – You are close be-side me by Chin-Je Melodie Liu; Resistance Relapse by Nico Krijno; and Parallel Play by Rory Hamovit. Griffith, until 12 August; photoaccess.org.au

Zig Zag: A chromatic exhibition of abstract paintings from Al Munro, Hannah Beasley, Ham Darroch and Kate Vassallo. The Mixing Room Gallery, Thor’s Hammer, until 12 August; thors.com.au

Tuggeranong Arts Centre: Two exhibitions – Natalie Bateman’s Djiraali Muriyira, and Jennifer Procter’s Intertidal. Tuggeranong Arts Centre, until 12 August; tuggeranongarts.com

White Out: From sheets to shirts, this refreshing exhibition from CIT Fashion School features upcycled garments to challenge fashion industry norms. Canberra Museum and Gallery, 12 August- 14 January; cmag.com.au

Endless Possibilities: All Sorts Collective presents a group show with more than 30 paint and pastel works featuring local landscapes and wildlife. Rusten House Arts Centre, until 19 August; www.qprc.nsw.gov.au

CCAS: Yasmin Idriss reimagines the waste of one framing shop with sculptures in Waste Not: A Year’s Worth of Garbage. Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka, until 13 August; ccas.com.au

Florism: Artist Caroline Reid presents an exhibition of abstract expressionist florals prepared from life in her garden and studio. Bungendore Fine Art Gallery, 5 to end of August; bungendorefineart.com.au

PIN 9 Show: This intricate collection sees 45 artists explore the world of miniatures as they created wearable art. anca gallery, Dickson, 9-19 August; anca.net.au

Bodies Without Organs: A group exhibition from Canberra region artists explores how contemporary artists transgress and subvert our understanding of materiality and form. Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Parkes, until 12 August;ccas.com.au

Capturing Canberra: A display of Canberra Museum and Gallery’s recently acquired Press Photography Collection with over 3,500 images telling the story of our region. Canberra Museum and Gallery until 28 January; cmag.com.au

The ballad of sexual dependency: Nan Goldin’s career-defining work captures the intimate lives of a community of friends in the 1970s-1980s in these raw and captivating shot. View discretion advised. National Gallery of Australia, until 28 January; nga.gov.au

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