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Arts in the City / Best of Fellows show and tell

"Glassies" Harriet Schwarzrock and Matthew Curtis… exhibition at Canberra Glassworks.
“Glassies” Harriet Schwarzrock and Matthew Curtis… exhibition at Canberra Glassworks.
AIMEE Frodsham has been busy curating an exhibition of combined works by “glassies” Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock, which captures moments in the Queanbeyan husband-and-wife team’s careers through their own works, images, photographs and stories. Curtis was the inaugural Canberra Glassworks Fellow in 2015 and Schwarzrock shares the 2017 Fellowship with Steven Ciezki, of Phoenix, Arizona. “Defining Moments”, at Canberra Glassworks, January 26-March 26.

CANBERRA can’t get enough of “The Nutcracker”. This time the Australian Ballet is bringing a special experience for children aged three  and up as part of its “Storytime Ballet” venture. It’s billed as live, interactive and narrated ballet and lasts just under an hour. Part of the fun is to dress up. Canberra Theatre, January 21-24. Bookings to canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.

AVANT-pop outsider Jack Colwell joins indie/folk songwriter Julia Johnson, of Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens fame, with the band Oranges, in a gig that, in part, celebrates his new single “Seek the Wild”. Gorman Arts Centre, Saturday, January 28. Bookings to eventbrite.com.au

QUEANBEYAN-Palerang Regional Council administrator, Tim Overall, was over the moon when announcing that the Canberra Symphony Orchestra will be coming to the new stage next to Queanbeyan River on March 4. Describing the revamped Queen Elizabeth II Park as “a brilliant asset”, he said: “The new stage and amphitheatre are perfect for relaxing by the river”.

Fibre artist Carolyn Kohler... at Eurobodalla’s “River of Art” festival.
Fibre artist Carolyn Kohler… at Eurobodalla’s “River of Art” festival.
THIS is a different river, but equally an asset. Eurobodalla’s “River of Art” festival seeks expressions of interest from artists, performers and community groups to become part of the 10-day feast of events along the far south coast of NSW between Durras and Bermagui in May. The festival attracted 20,000 people in 2016. All details at riverofart.com.au

The Miriam Lieberman Trio… playing at the National Multicultural Festival.
The Miriam Lieberman Trio… playing at the National Multicultural Festival.
THE National Multicultural Festival is not far off and the plan is to open with the Chinese Orchestra performing “Treasures of a Nation” at Llewellyn Hall on February 16, joined by kora player Miriam Lieberman with violinist Lara Goodridge, cellist Kate Adams and Salar Ayoubi’s Iranian-style Sarv Ensemble. Bookings to canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.

PERISHER’S snow season is a bit further off, but the Peak Music Festival, billed as “the Snowy Mountains’ coolest music festival” is offering Super Early Bird Tickets at $99 for the event held on the June long weekend. Bookings to peakfestival.com.au

THE ever-inventive Child Players ACT is staging an original adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” by director BJ Anyos and Georgia Pike at Theatre 3, Acton, 11am and 2pm, January 18-21. Bookings to canberrarep.org.au or 6257 1950 or at the door.

 

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