With Mother’s Day upon us, there’s plenty of ways to either spoil and/or celebrate Mum and mother figures this weekend, 6-8 May, right across Canberra.
Friday 6 May
Gundaroo winery Tallagandra Hill hosts two of the finest stalwarts of the Australian music scene, country music singer-songwriter Felicity Urquhart and one-third of folk-rock band The Waifs, Josh Cunningham. The duo will perform songs from their 2021 album The Song Club tonight, Friday 6 May from 7pm; tallagandrahill.com.au
READ MORE: Take 5: Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham
Get along to Belconnen Arts Centre either Friday or Saturday night for Bigger and Blacker, a variety show featuring Steven Oliver and Michael Griffiths, 6-7 May 8pm; belcoarts.com.au
This afternoon, Kingston’s Megalo Gallery hosts an artist talk with Silvi Glattauer, who will discuss her current exhibition, Renegotiating the Landscape, Friday 6 May 4-5pm.
Internationally acclaimed for her expertise in photogravure, Glattauer’s work deals with the issue of human intervention in the landscape across remote regions of the world; megalo.org
Saturday 7 May
Canberra Potters Emerging Makers Market is on at the Watson gallery ahead of Mother’s Day, this weekend from 7-8 May. Established by the Canberra Potters, this market provides emerging makers with a new outlet to sell their wares whilst providing a safe space to learn what the market scene is all about; canberrapotters.com.au
On the final weekends of the National Gallery of Australia’s extraordinary Jeffrey Smart exhibition, 7-8 and 14-15 May, treat your loved ones to a Mother’s Day Tuscan-style Lunch in the Gallery’s dining room overlooking the Sculpture Garden. Two sittings each day at 11.30am and 1.30pm. Be sure to check out the exhibition before it closes on 15 May; nga.gov.au
INXS Tribute Show Live Baby Live! comes to The B (Bicentennial Hall), Queanbeyan, 7 May from 8pm; theq.net.au
Typica Nights will be activating the Manuka Lawns with a series of events starting just before Mother’s Day on 7 May 7-9pm. Typica hopes to activate the businesses around Manuka and bring the hospitality and creative industries together after two tough years; Humantix.
Sunday 8 May
Haig Park Village Markets will host a special event for Mother’s Day Sunday 8 May 8.30-2pm.
Live music, cooking shows, pop-up bars, roving entertainment, Mother’s Day card making for kids and face painting, alongside the vibrant atmosphere of the Sunday market will provide Canberrans with the perfect opportunity to treat mum to a picnic in the park; haigparkvillagemarkets.com.au
The legendary Canberra International Music Festival winds up on Sunday 8 May, so if the mood strikes, be sure to get along while you still can; cimf.org.au
READ MORE: 2022 Canberra International Music Festival explores ‘polarity’
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