PIGEONHOLE Theatre’s production “Playhouse Creatures”, seen at The Q last year, has been invited as the only Australian representative at the Mondial du Theatre in Monaco in August. Chip in and help director Jordan Best and her all-star Canberra cast get there via the crowdfunding site, australianculturalfund.org.au

TO celebrate NAIDOC week, Tuggeranong Arts Centre presents “Ecology, Tradition, Art”, exhibitions of work by glass artist Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello, Luritja painter Kayannie Denigan and Blue Mountains artist Karen Lee. The exhibitions run at 137 Reed Street, Greenway, until July 29.

CHILEAN percussion whiz kid Fabian Hevia plays music inspired by jazz and the music of South America. As part of the jazz combo Far Beyond, he’ll be appearing at the Bungendore Woodworks on Saturday, July 15, in a dinner and concert show. Bookings to 6238 1688.

“INTERLACED” is a new exhibition of handwoven cloth by Belinda Rosee, one of the artists who assisted another Canberra weaver, Monique van Nieuwland, when she was asked to design and produce fabric for the Hollywood movie “Gods of Egypt”, starring Geoffrey Rush. Van Nieuwland will open Rosee’s show at Strathnairn, 90 Stockdill Drive, Holt, on Saturday, July 15, at 4pm. The exhibition runs to August 6.

JAZZ in Concert at The Gods is dead, but now organiser Geoff Page tells us that “Jazz at the Village” has arisen from the ashes. Its first concert will take place at the ANU Reunion Pop-up Village  on University Avenue, just past The Street Theatre, 7.15pm, Tuesday, July 11, featuring the quintet Sandy Evans & Friends. Bookings essential to gpage40@bigpond.net.au

CANBERRA-raised baritone Jeremy Tatchell does a nice line in villains. In his latest triumph as Satan for the State Opera of SA’s  production “Love, Sex and Death” he was praised by one critic for looking on “sneeringly from the sidelines as he plotted the downfall of a succession of heroines, including Butterfly, Tosca and Carmen”.

CANBERRA pianist Susanne Powell was recently invited to perform piano and celeste in Manuel de Falla’s “The Three Cornered Hat” with celebrated conductor Charles Dutoit and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House.