Another rainy one is on the cards around Canberra this weekend, 7-9 October.
CW has compiled a list of things to keep you entertained both indoors and outside during any intermittent dry spells. Unfortunately, the Googong Rural Fire Service open day on Saturday has been cancelled due to the forecast inclement weather.
In happier news, after more than two years of not being able to stage a show due to pandemic restrictions, Dramatic Productions presents Canberra’s first local production of School of Rock the Musical, which opens at Gungahlin Theatre on Friday night. Another great local show is Everyman Theatre’s production of the poignant, coming-of-age dramedy, Beautiful Thing, at ACT Hub, Kingston, until 15 October.
This weekend is your last chance to catch a number of incredible exhibitions. These include Connection at the National Museum of Australia and the National Portrait Prize entrants at the National Portrait Gallery, the perfect wet weather activity.
EVENTS
Little Day Out: Bring a rug and soak up the springtime with music, performances, and food vendors, Gorman Arts Centre, Friday 7 October 1-4pm; events.humanitix.com
The Arts Trail: Returns to celebrate local artists and makers from Queanbeyan, Bungendore, and Braidwood. This weekend the focus is on Bungendore, 8-9 October; visitqueanbeyanpalerang.com.au
Canberra Bonsai Society: With over 80 perfectly sculpted bonsai on display the group returns with their annual show. Canberra High School, Macquarie, 8-9 October; cbs.org.au
Celebrate Gungahlin Festival: Celebrate, participate, connect, and create with a host of events for the wider Gungahlin community, 8-22 October; belcoarts.com.au
Farm and Art Open Day: Learn about regenerative farming with a day out, start at Earth Canvas at the National Museum of Australia before heading to Millpost, 8 October; trybooking.com
CANCELLED DUE TO FORECAST RAIN: Googong Rural Fire Service Open Day: Celebrate our local heroes with a day of family fun. There will be market stalls, sausage sizzle, and a heap of sweets treats. While kids are able to climb on the fire trucks, talk on walkie-talkies, test out fire houses and try on uniforms. Bunyip Park, Googong, 8 October 10 am- 2pm.
Open Day: Torrens Community Hall opens its doors with demonstrations and workshops for the whole community to enjoy. 8 October, 10am-3pm.
NAIDOC Family Day: Enjoy live entertainment, market stalls, food, coffee and activities at Boomanulla Oval, Narrabundah, 8 October from 11am; facebook.com/naidocACT
Inspired – Get Painting: With Crock’d Planters spend the afternoon painting to relax and destress, Canberra Outlet, 8 October 11 am and 1pm; eventbrite.com.au
School of Magic: Children can enjoy potion classes, magic wand making, spell lessons and more at Canberra Outlet, until 9 October; canberraoutletcentre.com.au
Glassworks holiday program: Children will learn introductory techniques in glassmaking to create their own masterpieces, Canberra Glassworks, until 9 October; canberraglassworks.com
Earth Science Week: Walks, talks, workshops, and more are hosted by Geoscience Australia in celebration of the world around us. 9-15 October, for full details; ga.gov.au
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Beautiful Thing: Everyman Theatre presents Johnathan Harvey’s poignant coming-of-age comedy set in a southeast London housing estate in the summer of 1993, at ACT Hub, Spinifex St, Kingston, 5-15 October 7.30pm and 9 October 2pm (“5 stars” – Canberra Daily); ACT HUB (thelittleboxoffice.com)
School of Rock: The Musical, Dramatic Productions presents the first local production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit musical, School of Rock, based on the 2003 film of the same name, at Gungahlin Theatre, 7-22 October; www.stagecenta.com
Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical at Canberra Theatre, until 8 October; cruelintentions.com.au
Warehouse Circus: A show full of acrobatic feats, juggling wizardry and more in Elemental, The Street, City West, until 8 October; thestreet.org
Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers: Celebrating the stories of the man himself, the acclaimed tour from the UK comes to Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 6-8 October; trybooking.com
Curses to Newton: Join bumbling scientific wannabe Brett Hoppenbrouwer as they stumble through Isaac Newton’s finds. Belconnen Arts Centre, 7 October 11 am & 2pm; belcoarts.com.au
The Comedy of Errors: Bell Shakespeare presents this production of swapped identities, misguided love and chaotic mishaps, Canberra Theatre, until 8 October; bellshakespeare.com.au
Canberra Youth Theatre: Presents Soul Trading by Kate Walder, a funny, fascinating, sci-fi adventure, at The Courtyard Studio, until 8 October; canberrayouththeatre.com.au
Urban Guerillas: Finally launch their Equation of Life EP, Smith’s Alternative, 8 October 3pm; smithsalternative.com
Kate Ceberano: The Australian icon returns to the Tallagandra Hill Winery with her band in this one-night-only show, Saturday 8 October 7pm; eventbrite.com.au
Rocket Man vs Piano Man: All the very best hits of Elton John and Billy Joel performed at Goulburn Performing Arts Centre, 8 October 8pm; goulburnpac.com.au
Fairytales on Ice: Touring Australia directly from a sell-out tour of US classic tales comes to life on the ice. Canberra Theatre, Sunday 9 October 4pm & 7.30pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au
Kate Ceberano: One of the country’s favourtie leading ladies brings her band for an intimate performance at Tallagandra Hill Winery, Sunday 9 October 6.30 pm; eventbrite.com.au
Road to Heaven: ANU Chinese Classical Music Ensemble performs for one night only. ANU, Sunday 9 October 2pm; trybooking.com
EXHIBITIONS
Manning Clark House: Features three artists as part of Canberra’s Biennial Contour 556- Brett tone, Abdul Ahdullah and Rosalind Lemoh. Until 29 October; manningclark.org.au
Glassworks: Hosts two installations Hannah Gason’s Arranging Light and Consuelo Cavaniglia’s self-titled exhibition. Canberra Glassworks, Kingston, until 27 November; canberraglassworks.com
Zonta’s Art Show: The Zonta Club of Canberra Breakfast is holding a showcase of local artists’ works with proceeds going to projects that empower women, Old Barn, Pialligo, 7-9 October.
Hope: Artists from Sydney’s Australian Design Centre bring their work to Canberra in this exhibition, GOST, Watson, 7-23 October; galleryofsmallthings.com
Megalo Print Studio: Annie Trevillian takes inspiration from landscape, motifs and patterns from natural spaces, until 8 October; megalo.org
Connection: An immersive journey through indigenous culture at the National Museum of Australia, until 9 October; nma.gov.au
Belconnen Arts Centre: Hosts four exhibitions: Resilience: Yet Here We are; Traces VI; More than words; and Story Clusters, until 9 October; belcoarts.com.au
SEEN: Three artists utilise different mediums to bring to light what would otherwise remain unseen. Tributary Projects, Gorman Arts Centre, until 9 October; tributaryprojects.xyz
National Portrait Gallery: The Parkes gallery hosts the Darling Portrait Prize and National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibitions, until 9 October; portrait.gov.au
Country Scenes: Flora and fauna exhibition by Eva Henry and Isla Patterson, The Link, Holt, until 9 October.
Michael Taylor: New works by the abstract expressionist artist and contemporary painter. Nancy Serer Gallery, 9- 30 October; nancysevergallery.com.au
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