“THE Queen and Me”, an exhibition honouring Canberrans’ stories on the Queen and her many visits here, is opening this week at the National Capital Exhibition, Regatta Point, running from June 2-December 31. Free exhibition, but bookings for free tours here
CANBERRA Quilters have partnered with CraftAlive to present their Annual Members Exhibition, taking over the entire lower hall of the former Bus Depot, Kingston, 9.30am-4pm daily, June 1-4.
ROOTS-country-folk band Willie and the Correspondents from Hall will be playing their best songs from the last 20 years. Original members, author Hugh Watson and former chief foreign correspondent for the ABC Philip Williams, have been joined by a variety of interesting individuals over the years. Smiths Alternative at 7pm on Friday, June 3. book at smithsalternative.com
TALENTED Canberra pianist Aaron Chew is back with “A Musical Journey to Europe”, a program of works by Bach/Busoni, Albeniz, Granados and Schubert. Wesley Music Centre, Forrest, 12.40pm-1.20pm, Wednesday, June 1, book here or 6232 7248.
“3% 22” is the new iterations of an exhibition of paintings and cartoons held last year by three ANU School of art graduates, Jodi Zutt, Mandy Ord and Dennis Mortimer. Rusten House Arts Centre, Collett Street Queanbeyan, June 2-25.
LIMESTONE Consort will be joined by soprano Greta Claringbould for a program of sonatas and cantatas at Haydon Hall, St Christopher’s Cathedral, Manuka, 2.30pm-3.30pm, Sunday, June 5. Book here .
IN “Der Doppelgänger,” Jack Stephens and Ronan Apcar present German lieder by Schubert, Strauss, and Wolf. At ANU Drill Hall Gallery, 6pm-7pm, Friday, June 3, book at luminescence.org.au/whatson/der-doppelgnger
THE late Canberra weaver, Faye Skyring, will be honoured with the launch of the new Faye Skyring Canberra Textile Works Gallery, to be launched by arts minister Tara Cheyne at 2pm Saturday, June 4, at 70 Maclaurin Crescent, Chifley. Until June 12. More at canberraspinnersandweavers.org.au
“REPENTANCE” is a 1984 Georgian drama classic film, directed by Tengiz Abuladze, recently restored for a return visit to the Cannes Film Festival. ANU Film Group will screen the film in the Kambri Cultural Centre (ANU Building 153) at 7.30pm,Thursday, June 2. Book here
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