• CANBERRA Theatre is moving into business-speak. It’s developed “a brand for the activities we create around shows”, to be called “Take Part”. As part of taking their Q&As and forums “to the next level”, they’ll have Jonathan Biggins talking about writing his show “Australia Day”, Scott Rankin talking about “ Ngapartji Ngapartji one” and David Page talking about “Terrain”. Since they’re laying on a sausage sizzle before each “Australia Day” performance, we’ll forgive the lingo.

• AMARCORD means “I remember” and that’s the title used by five top German a cappella singers coming to Canberra soon. Musica Viva suggests: “If you could fuse together the Backstreet Boys and an East German Lutheran boys’ choir, you’d probably end up with something like Amarcord.” At Llewellyn Hall, 7pm, Tuesday, July 24, bookings to www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849.

• QUEANBEYAN City Council has been busy figuring out what makes a “Queanbeyan and region artist” and now is inviting entries to the 2012 QCC Art Award. The conclusion? Queanbeyanites,  and residents of Palerang, Cooma Monaro and Yass Valley local government areas, are eligible. The total prize pool is $2500. Entries close August 6, inquiries to 6285 6170.

• OUR artists are exhibiting far and wide. Right now print artist Alison Alder is exhibiting in “Roads Cross” in Adelaide and “Ghost Citizens” in Kings Cross, while fellow printmakers Mehwish Iqbal and Fatima Killeen have works in “No Added Sugar” at Casula Powerhouse.

• BAYREUTH Festival regular and ANU School of Music graduate, soprano Sarahlouise Owen, will join fortepianist Colleen Rae-Gerrard and Calvin Bowman on the harpsichord to perform works by Haydn, Couperin, Rameau, Handel, Mozart and Schubert. At Wesley Music Centre, 3pm Sunday, July 22, bookings to www.wesleycanberra.org.au/music or tickets at the door.

• THERE’S an Emerging Artists Support Scheme show featuring graduates from the ANU School of Art ceramics workshop, Lucas Boswell, Melinda Brouwer, Amy Hick and Erin Kocaj, at Watson Arts Centre, 10am to 4pm, Thursday-Sunday, until August 5.

• CANBERRA pianist (and doctor) Robert Schmidli will perform Haydn, Prokofiev and Liszt Scherzo and March in a “Lunchtime Live” series concert at Wesley Music Centre, 12.40pm-1.20pm, Wednesday, July 25. $2 or paper note entry.