As the weekend approaches, HELEN MUSA’s got everything in the arts sorted with her weekend “Artsday” guide.

IN “Out of the Frame,” Canberra Dance Theatre will respond to the exhibition “Who Are You: Australian portraiture”, through contemporary ballet, Hilal and K-Pop by replicating framed portraits in dance. National Portrait Gallery, 2pm, Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23. Free.

THE Wharf Revue’s “Looking for Albanese” is back at The Playhouse from October 24 (in preview) to November 5.

THE  final multilingual poetry open-mic for 2022 will feature  Parastoo Seif, recently arrived from Iran. Smith’s Alternative, Civic, 7pm, Monday,  October 24.

Exhibitions

• TWENTY-SIX of ANCA’s (Australian National Capital Artists) resident artists will participate in the annual tenants’ exhibition opening at 1 Rosevear St, Dickson 11am-6pm, Saturday, October 22. The occasion also celebrates the 30th year since the Dickson studios and gallery opened and the launch of the new Friends of ANCA.
• “STILL in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality” is a collaborative exhibition photo-media, immersive audio-video installation, paintings, works on paper, found objects and extensive archival material curated by Brenda L Croft to present the Wave Hill Walk-Off through Gurindji eyes. ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Acton, Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm, October 21 to December 18.
• M16 Artspace has the following new exhibitions: “The Corner of My Eye,” by Mark Van Veen and David Hempenstall; “Testamur 4” by Canberra Art Workshop; “muse & reflect” by Erik Krebs-Schade and in Chutespace, “Model: Tesseract [Component 4]” by the late Nigel Lendon. At 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith, Wednesday to Sunday, noon-5pm, October 21-November 6.
• “CONVERSATIONS” is an exhibition of new work by artist Tim Snowdon, who now works from his home studio in Bungendore. Drinks 3pm on Saturday, September 22, free, all welcome, then the exhibition will run in the Suki & Hugh Gallery, 38A Gibraltar Street, Bungendore, until November 27.

Concerts

• THE Blamey Street Big Band’s next concert is a show featuring big band arrangements of tunes associated with James Bond movies. Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah, 7.30pm on Friday, October 21.
• US singer-songwriter George Mann is back at the Artists Shed after many years performing songs from the last century from the labour and social justice movements, including his own songs. At 3/88 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick, 7.30 pm, Saturday, October 22.
• SOUNDOUT Series #1 will present free improvisation and experimental music-making at Old Antic Hair shop, 8-10 Petrie Plaza, Civic from 7pm, Saturday, October 22.
• ANU Choral Society (SCUNA) performs “This Shining Night”, All Saints, Ainslie, 7pm Saturday, October 22.
• PIANIST-composer Quentin Angus is back in Australia promoting his new album, ”The State of Things,” and with his quintet will perform jazz standards and originals at The Street Theatre, 7.30pm Saturday, October 22.
• IN “Dan Tepfer (USA): Natural Machines,” French-American jazz pianist and composer Tepfer shows his pioneering skill in a unique concert where he programs a Yamaha Disklavier to respond in real time to the music he improvises at the piano. The Street Theatre, 4pm, Sunday, October 23.
• CANBERRA Strings present Mendelssohn’s “Octet,” written as a gift for his music teacher when the composer was just 16. Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, 3pm, Sunday, October 23.
• COLOURFUL and original pieces of music – string quartets, piano trios, choral works and more – written by over a dozen student composers at ANU School of Music will be held in the Larry Sitsky Recital Room at 7pm on Monday, October 24. Free.