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Arts in the City / When the challenge is to think small!

Sarah Murphy’s stainless steel brooches, “Ant” (1-3)… “PIN8” is coming to ANCA Gallery.

PIN8” is ANCA Gallery’s eighth fun exhibition where contemporary artists, designers, craft practitioners and makers of all disciplines to showcase miniature, wearable artwork – in the brooch form. Sculptors, printmakers, painters, ceramicists, silversmiths, machine-makers, photographers, woodworkers and glass artists are all involved. At ANCA, 1 Rosevear Place, Dickson, until July 15.

Dave “Rod” Patten as Rod Stewart and Shannon G Brown, Elton John… at The Q July 14.

DAVE “Rod” Patten plays Rod Stewart and Shannon G Brown plays  Elton John in the “Rod and Elton Show” coming to The Q, Queanbeyan, Saturday, July 14. Bookings to theq.net.au or 6285 6290.

CHRIS Baldock’s Mockingbird Acting Studio presents its inaugural “MuSE” directing showcase, under the title “First Scene”. This showcase for the first five student directors to complete Mockingbird Acting Studio’s theatre-directing course will be at the Ralph Wilson Theatre, Gorman Arts Centre, 2pm and 6pm, Saturday, July 14. Bookings to agac.com.au

THE coming Scandinavian film festival offers original cinema from the Nordic region including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland.  It features the sell-out Norwegian supernatural drama, “Thelma”, the story of a student who moves to Oslo where she discovers she has terrifying powers. At Palace Electric, July 11-29. Bookings to palacecinemas.com.au

“LET All Men Sing” will feature a selection of songs old, new and quirky from the Canberra Men’s Choir. Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest, 12.40pm-1.20pm, Wednesday, July 11. No bookings required, tickets at the door.

“JAMES and the Giant Peach” is Roald Dahl’s story about a young boy who lives with his dreadful aunts until, one day, something magical happens. Child Players ACT is presenting Richard George’s adaption for the stage at Belconnen Community Centre, July 12-21. Bookings to 6257 1950, canberrarep.org.au or tickets at the door.

Canberra Community Chorale… Wesley Uniting Church, July 7. Photo by Peter Hislop

CANBERRA Community Chorale will perform a concert of British sacred music across the ages, from Byrd to Britten, chosen by musical director AJ America to ensure a variety of styles and eras. Chorale accompanists Lucus Allerton and Jonathan Lee will also give solo performances of British keyboard music. Wesley Uniting Church, 7.30pm, Saturday, July 7. Bookings to trybooking.com

Author Robert Macklin.

“CITYNEWS” columnist and prolific author Robert Macklin writes with droll understatement that he’s had quite a week. To wit, his “Dragon and Kangaroo” history of Australia-China relations for the last 200 years went into its third printing. Two of his earlier books, “Fire in the Blood” (depicting the “golden age” of Australian bush ranging) and “Dark Paradise”, the savage history of Norfolk Island were signed to be  translated into Mandarin and published in China, take him to five books books for sale in China. “And to top it off, I signed a film agreement with Hollywood producer Daniel Collins for a film or TV series from my first novel, ‘The Queenslander’, published by Angus and Robertson in 1975,” says Macklin.

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