MUSICACT is calling on all Canberra region musicians to register to play and sing on their patios, balconies, sidewalks and driveways from 2pm to 2.20pm on June 21, International Make Music Day. Known since 1982 in France as the “Fête de la Musique”, it’s now held in more than 750 cities in 120 countries. Registration to musicact.com.au is simple and everyone goes in the draw for prizes. 

FRIENDS of the ANU Classics Museum is over the moon at news that the model of Rome in the Classics Museum space has been freed from the protective covering necessitated by hail damage to the skylights above the model in January. It is now ready to be viewed, but only once access to the campus buildings becomes possible for the public.

THE notorious Off-Broadway musical, “Who’s Your Baghdaddy (Or How I Started the Iraq War)” has been reimagined to be performed online by an all-star Aussie cast in its Australian premiere. Stars include Blake Erickson (“Shrek”), Phillip Lowe (“Georgy Girl”) and Laura Murphy (“Muriel’s Wedding”), the musical is set in an AA-style support group meeting for people who imagine their actions led to the start of the Iraq war. The show will be live-streamed at 7.30pm from June 24 to 28 inclusive. Bookings here.

BUDDING Theatre has emerged from its online status and has sent out role offers for its productions “The Great Gatsby” and “The Importance of Being Earnest”. Both shows have been rescheduled for September 14-19 and cast announcements are on Facebook and Instagram. 

SUKI & Hugh Gallery is up and running, with Sara Freeman’s exhibition of paintings from last summer, “No Such Thing as Solid Ground”. Freeman uses purely natural materials which is important to her overall philosophy and has developed the combination of egg tempera and wax through experimentation over many years. 38A Gibraltar St, Bungendore, 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday, until June 28.

BRAIDWOOD mixed media artist Ray Monde, who works with collage and synthetic polymer paint, was one of three to receive a Veolia Creative Arts Scholarship, now in its 13th year. The $3000 Veolia Creative Arts Scholarship will assist Monde to create a series of artworks following the fires in his local region. A further funding round will be held in the second half of the year, details at veolia.com