POLITICALLY savvy writers Katie Pollock and Paul Daley have come up with a sequel to their earlier show, “The Hansard Monologues”, in “The Hansard Monologues: Age of Entitlement”. We’ll see it in the Museum of Australian Democracy during the inaugural Canberra writers’ festival in August. With top professional actors, it promises “a 100-minute helicopter ride” through the 44th Parliament of Australia, but can it be as sexy as its predecessor, which included the Julia Gillard famous “Misogyny” speech?

THE Childers Group has put together a thorough analysis of the past 12 years of arts grants in the ACT and (surprise, surprise) finds that total grant-funded arts activity has decreased by 10 per cent. Join the group on Facebook for full details.

IT’S winter, meaning it’s time for NIDA Open’s performing arts classes to run at Daramalan College, July 11-17, with expert tutors taking classes aimed at pupils from years 3-12. All bookings to open.nida.edu.au/winter

GOOD to see Canberra sculptor Michael Le Grand and former “CityNews” Artist of the Year exhibiting a swag of new works at Janet Clayton Gallery in Paddington until July 10.

“COMMUNITY is everything” is an exhibition of photos, video and stories staged by the Canberra Indigenous Rights Amnesty volunteer group to tell stories of indigenous kids in prison and their communities. “Prison is where lots of kids wind up but it’s not a solution,” says young Wiradjuri woman and volunteer with the group, Beth Cooper. At Tuggeranong Arts Centre, July 7-30, launch 6pm on Thursday, July 7, all welcome.

WESLEY Music Foundation is hosting the Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge for performances in Wesley Uniting Church on July 10 (Gibbons, Parry and Howells’ works) and July 11 (Purcell, Fauré and Britten), bookings via trybooking.com and at the door.

WINNER of the 2014 “People’s Choice” Psychic of the Year Award, “Ghost Whisperer Suzie”, will be in town with a two-hour show in which she will talk, give live readings to members of the audience and perform original songs from her album, “Heart of the Universe”. At the Hellenic Club, Woden, Thursday, July 14, bookings via stickytickets.com.au