SINGLE IN FOCUS

of the lead vocal, and the overall dynamism of the track.

The production is suitably warm and concentrated, giving the track an edge and a shine, with the chorus providing the best example. Said chorus also contains an element worth considering, telling us: Hot damn! This is your lucky day! You can’t be all work and no play. Who can really argue with that assertion?

Glitoris Lickety Split

Glitoris returns with Lickety Split, the first track off the band’s forthcoming sophomore album. Glitoris, with its commitment to social justice, has continually leveraged its influence to highlight issues and support grassroots entities within the LGBTQI+, Indigenous, and environmental sectors.

The new track, recorded with Anna Laverty (Courtney Barnett, Camp Cope), is a celebration of sex workers and sex positivity. From its brief percussive introduction to the vocal harmony resolve, Lickety Split features an assortment of approaches: the humorous, the quirky, and the theatrical.

These attributes merge with a ponderous rhythmic pulse, a varied guitar palette, operatic vocal tendencies, and a lyric that relies on lists and a cheeky subversion.

During one’s initial listen, this amalgamation sounds more like a tempered inundation, with all manner of aural patterns and textures coming at you. There are flashpoints that come and go, with each section seemingly empowered by the preceding parts.

Once we reach the end, we’re left with a need to repeat the experience.

During all the excitement, we miss some of the playfulness of the lyric, the sheer comic grandiosity

However, the chorus concludes with, ‘Get on your knees and lick it’, so the point of view here is intriguing, turning the tables on what one might expect.

And so it goes; surprise perhaps Glitoris’ very intent. Indeed, Lickety Split surprises in all manner of ways. It’s not the straight-ahead punk mayhem of some of their previous releases though not entirely unlike other tracks such as The Policy, during which a stylistically broader model is utilised.

But again, Lickety Split highlights the band’s audacious creative focus and power.

VINCE LEIGH

Bank Of Dave

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Businessman Dave Fishwick (Rory Kinnear) has lent nearly a million pounds to local businesses in his home town of Burnley, England. When he decides to try to make an even greater difference to the town’s economy by obtaining local investment — establishing a local bank — he knows he is up against a powerful oligopoly: the large banks that have maintained the status quo for up to 150 years.

But Dave knows that his neighbours and business associates have great ideas, of which perhaps the most vital is a free walk-in medical clinic, an idea spearheaded by young doctor, Alexandra (Phoebe Dynevor).

So Dave proposes to set up the “Bank of Dave”, which brings him squarely into the firing-line of the powerful banks, which take the view that Dave must be stopped.

Within Dave’s friendly, open manner, though, lurks a canny interior, and Dave has hired a London lawyer, Hugh (Joel Fry), to get his application in to the Financial Regulation Board and obtain the result he’s looking for — which may not be quite what you’d imagine.

When the Financial Regulation Board, controlled by the banks themselves, finds — with the help of friendly advisor Sir Charles (Hugh Bonneville) — a way to block Dave’s application, Dave must rely on local support and his city-born and -bred lawyer, Hugh.

Regrettably, Hugh sees the entire enterprise through jaundiced eyes; what hope does Dave have of winning his case if his own lawyer doesn’t believe in him?

Filled with characters who are quick to love or easy to detest, Bank of Dave offers both intellectual satisfaction and emotional appeal. Aside from its strong dose of British humour, what makes this essentially true tale feel especially rewarding is to see enlightened community action triumph over an untrammelled monopoly by those with the greatest power and least motivation to further community interests.

Bank of Dave will leave you feeling that if Dave can do something like this, then you can too.

Screening at Palace, Dendy, and Hoyts cinemas.

— JOHN P. HARVEY

DRIVING MADELEINE [UNE BELLE COURSE]

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To make ends meet, Charles (Danny Boon) spends most of his life driving people around Paris in his taxi. He’s jaded and essentially switched off, uninterested in his customers’ stories, complaints, tirades, rudeness, self-promotion, and whatever else he’s heard day in and day out.

A passenger on the other side of Paris asks him to pick her up, and when Charles meets his fare, Madeleine (Line Renaud), they take a ride together that will have profound effects on them both.

Driving Madeleine focuses chiefly on the life of one woman. Madeleine lived through one of the darkest periods of human history and suffered evil on the most intimate scale. Yet she is neither bitter, entitled, nor dour, having chosen instead to overcome life’s often unjust vicissitudes, to fight against them, and to embrace joy wherever she may find it. And through her sharing she invites Charles to see his own life differently and to rediscover, buried beneath the weight of his cares, his heart’s soft kernel.

Danny Boon as Charles embodies a typical careworn taxi driver with little to look forward to in his endlessly long days away from his wife and daughter. Boon’s nuanced transformation is outstanding as his character, Charles, gradually sees life through Madeleine’s eyes, his own eyes reflecting his re-engagement with life.

Line Renaud gives a superb performance as Madeleine, dignified yet a little naughty. Inviting Charles into the reminiscences we see in flashbacks, Madeleine reveals more than Charles could have imagined true of this old lady.

Alice Isaaz compellingly plays the beautiful younger Madeleine, a woman imprisoned by circumstances and unfair laws. Strong she may have been, but her fortitude, and actions, couldn’t prevail against a system that denied women their human rights.

Set against the gorgeous backdrop Paris’s famous landmarks, Driving Madeleine is a subtle, poignant, and deeply personal film, telling a story that anyone who has known first love, loss, disappointment, and the transcendent power of the human spirit will relate to.

Screening at Palace cinemas.

— MICHELE E. HAWKINS

HAPPY 50 [PLANCHA]

Long-time friends Antoine (Lambert Wilson), Baptiste (Franck Dubosc), Laurent (Lionel Abelanski), and Jean-Mich’ (Jérôme Commandeur), along with their wives, are taking their other best friend, Yves (Guillaume de Tonquédec), to sunny Paros in Greece to celebrate his fiftieth birthday. But serious weather grounds their flight, so the group reluctantly goes instead for a sunny beach holiday at Yves’s family home in Brittany.

Yves, eager to impress, provides a long-winded introduction to his family seat, going from one uninteresting feature to the next, further irritating friends who aren’t keen to be there in the first place. But they decide to make the most of it. At least the area is beautiful, and the beach is nearby. Unfortunately, the inclement weather seems to have followed them; the friends find themselves largely confined indoors due to relentless rain.

Increasingly bored, the old friends revisit old times, and bit by bit things take a turn for the worse as what they really think of one another emerges. Their wives, doing their best to stay out of the rising chaos, aren’t especially enjoying themselves either, but it is Yves’s wife, Laure (Lysiane Meis), who quietly and politely endures the worst time of all. Forced by circumstance to play hostess rather than holiday with the rest, she is largely ignored as she cooks, cleans, serves, makes everything pleasant and smooth, and tolerates the increasing focus on everyone else’s petty grievances — especially her husband’s.

Once the birthday celebration is under way on the big day, it all finally goes so painfully and whackily wrong that the friendships of a lifetime look like being in tatters.

With terrific performances bringing to life characters with the kinds of foibles we should have left behind when we reach our fifth decade, Happy 50 is a romp, bringing to light much that the protagonists would have preferred remain hidden as the mayhem of shattered illusions tests loyalties and fortitude. For a satisfying, often very funny, couple of hours away from it all, Happy 50 is the ticket.

Screening at Palace cinemas.

— MICHELE E. HAWKINS

Thu 15 June

I Built The Sky

Here as part of the highly anticipated headline world tour which saw fans raise in excess of $30,000 to see Ro and his exceptional live band perform across Australia, United Kingdom, Europe & India. 7pm, $40 + bf via OzTix THE BASEMENT

Rebus Theatre Presents: Systems and Sanity

A theatrical journey through the mental health system by people who have travelled there, or got lost along the way. 7pm, $25 full/$10 concession via Rebus Theatre website

RALPH WILSON THEATRE, GORMAN ARTS CENTRE

Cabaret de Paris

Be transported by the atmosphere and excitement of a Parisian-themed revue with a parade of firstclass entertainers, and the daring beauty of exquisitely bejewelled dancers. 7:30pm, $71-$199 +bf via venue

CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE

Fri 16 June

Rebus Theatre Presents: Systems and Sanity

A theatrical journey through the mental health system by people who have travelled there, or got lost along the way. 7pm, $25 full/$10 concession via Rebus Theatre website

RALPH WILSON THEATRE, GORMAN ARTS CENTRE

Jack Biilmann & The Black Tide: Divided Mind Album Launch

Following the success of the Full Circle album in 2021, Jack Biilmann is back with his fourth album, the distinctive Divided Mind. With supports Hope Wilkins, The Burley Griffin, and Toby Morwitch. 7pm, $20 + bf via OzTix

THE BASEMENT

Josh Shipton and The Blue Eyed Ravens

Celebrating the Rivers and Stones album launch. 7pm, $15/$10 via the venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

Escapado Sol Live

Providing country, soul, Latin, jazz, and funk-based solutions since the late Quaternary period! 8pm, free entry

DICKSON TAPHOUSE

SAT 17 JUNE

National Photographic

Portrait Prize 2023

The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia’s aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects. 10am5pm daily, $15 adult / $12 concess. / $10 Circle Of Friends / under 18s free

National Portrait Gallery

ABBA Dancing QUEENS Drag Lunch

The ultimate immersive brunch led by resident Drag Queens, giving you top ABBA vibes and the best moves. Think lashes, lipstick, and dancing queens! 12pm, $65 via Explore Hidden THE CLUBHOUSE, KALEEN

Chris O’Connor Live

Chris O’Connor plays vintage blues as if they were written yesterday. 2pm, free entry

OLD CANBERRA INN

Great Aunt + Sarah Humphreys

Get set for a fabulous afternoon of folk tunes and tales. 3pm, $15/$10 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

Rebus Theatre Presents: Systems and Sanity

A theatrical journey through the mental health system by people who have travelled there, or got lost along the way. 4pm, $25 full/$10 concession via Rebus Theatre website

RALPH WILSON THEATRE, GORMAN ARTS CENTRE

Canberra Choral Society

Present - Coming Home

An evening of exquisite choral music by Dan Walker (world premiere), Ola Gjeilo, and Sally Whitwell. 6pm, $30 to $50 + bf via Trybooking

WESLEY UNITING CHURCH

John Flanagan

Award-winning songwriter John Flanagan has been praised for his authentic, heartfelt storytelling and uplifting performances. 6pm, $20/$15 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

None For One & Radio Rejects

From Ngunnawal Country from Dharawal Country, they’re ready to heat up the capital on a cold winter’s night. Joined by locals Parrots with Piercings, and Gunk. 7pm, $15 + bf via OzTix

THE BASEMENT

Pearl Jam + Red Hot Chili

Peppers - Double Header Tribute

Featuring two huge sets of Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers hits, performed by Eddie’s Bettermen and Chilly Willy.

Supported by Jen Broadbent, who’ll be performing a mixed acoustic set of hits. 7pm, $25 + bf via OzTix

THE BASEMENT

MAXO - Can’t Hold Me Back

Single Launch

Canberra based Pop singersongwriter MAXO is back with a brand new single Can’t Hold Me Back. He is bringing the band along with a new live show. 7pm, free entry

WALSH’S HOTEL QUEANBEYAN

Brass Knuckle Brass Band + Lucy Ridge at the Polo

It’s official, Brass Knuckle Brass Band and Lucy Ridge and the Derby Widows are on the same bill! Big, bold, and brassy. 7:30pm, $20 via Humantix

POLISH CLUB, TURNER

Rah! Records Social Club

Sydney’s premier underground hip hop label, Rah! Records, is coming to the ACT to tout their wares. 9pm, $15/$10 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

SUN 18 JUNE

CBS June Blues JamHosted by The Stage Invaderz

The host band will be followed by some of the finest musicians in the Canberra region jamming together for a great afternoon of live Blues music. 1pm, CBS members $5, general $10

HARMONIE GERMAN CLUB

The Gentleman’s Companion

A solo cabaret inspired by iconic cocktails of the ‘30s. 4pm, $25, via 123tix

YAZZBAR, YASS, NSW

AVA Martina Live

AVA Martina is a singersongwriter, composer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Canberra. 4pm, free entry

OLD CANBERRA INN

Eden Plenty Live

Australian artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eden Plenty is a devoted music craftsman, using his range and thought provoking lyrics to make each song like a personal exploration of emotion. 4pm, free DICKSON TAPHOUSE

TUE 20 JUNE

Scratch

Scratch is an informal showcase for raw, rough, risk-taking works-in-progress. Scratch is for theatre-makers who are itching to share ambitious ideas, make new connections, and take their creative projects to the next stage. 7pm, $5 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

Open Mic Comedy

Free entry, 7pm THE BASEMENT

WED 21 JUNE

Deville (SWE)

Swedish riff lords Deville make their first trip to Australia this June after Covid halted their plans in 2021. 7pm, $35 + bf via OzTix THE BASEMENT

Boom Boom Kid (Argentina)

The punk band from Argentina play catchy as f*ck tunes, mixing punk with power pop, Latin, and hardcore. Joined by high energy punk band Sonic Reducer, and the Neolithic rock by B.C. 8pm, $15 THE SHAKING HAND

THU 22 JUNE

Australian Series: Red Desert Sand

William Barton joins the CSO Chamber Ensemble for an enthralling musical tribute to desert landscapes. Featuring works by Barton, Ros Bandt, Sculthorpe, and Katy Abbott, with a world premiere from Aaron Wyatt. 6:30pm, $35-67

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA

Fri 23 June

Eagle Eye JonesNew Growth Tour

Eagle Eye Jones embark on their debut album tour for New Growth. Equal parts cinema and grit, rock and ambience, euphoria and philosophy, you’re invited into their world of disturbing troughs and triumphant peaks. 7pm, $20 + bf via OzTix

THE BASEMENT

Craig Woodward + Donal Baylor & Friends

Clawhammer banjo tunes, fiddlin’ n singin’, mountain blues, ballads, Cajun 2-step, waltzes, and stomps from the swamps! 7pm, $20/$15 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

An Evening with The James Morrison Quartet

Australia’s most celebrated jazz musician brings his quartet to Canberra for one unforgettable night of jazz. 7:30pm, $65 + bf via Eventbrite

HARMONIE GERMAN CLUB

In His Words: Voices of Fatherhood

Step inside modern fatherhood. The state. The practice. The meaning. 7:30pm, $32 - $42 + bf via venue

THE STREET THEATRE

Pilots of Baalbek, Grand Duke & The Absentee

Three local purveyors of righteous riffage combine. Pilots of Baalbek bring their spaced out classic rock, Grand Duke deliver down-tuned guitar heaviness, and The Absentee bring mind melding instrumental prog rock. 7:30pm, $10

THE POT BELLY, BELCONNEN

Funk Fusion: A Night with Muesli & FunkyTrop

Two of Canberra’s low down funkiest bands together in one night, joining forces to warm up your winter. Supported by Tropitec Collective. 7:30pm, $20/$25 via Humanitix

LIVE AT THE POLO

Rocketman — Flying Solo

50th Anniversary Tour

Greg Andrew pays homage to Elton John in his two-hour concert, celebrating the golden anniversary of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in the first set, with the second set being all no.1 hits. 8pm, $60-$65

GOULBURN PERFORMING

ARTS CENTRE

Hazy Dayz Live

The local duo cycle through the genres, including rock songs with a twist, with classics sprinkled in between. 8pm, free entry

DICKSON TAPHOUSE

Gusto Gusto

West Preston’s finest hit the road to launch their new single 400 Bones. 9:30pm, $20/$15 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

SAT 24 JUNE

The Chris Harland Blues Duo Live Revisiting the best of the blues standards. 2pm, free entry

OLD CANBERRA INN

Metal Knights Metal Festival ft Witchskull

Six local and national bands from 4:30pm to midnight, with Witchskull ripping through new tracks from their fourth LP The Serpent Tide, plus Pure Envy, Elm Street, Dark Horse, Aiffel, and Just Say Ozzy!. $55 via Moshtix or $65 at the door

AUSTRALIAN CROATIAN CLUB

Napoleon Ice Cream Band

Napoleon Ice Cream are four misfits who met in line for Mr Whippy, playing their own brand of punk-pop with a dash of indierock. 6pm, $15/$10 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

Voyager Australian Tour

Australia’s Eurovision representative Voyager enter promised land with their new synth-metal anthem Promise 7pm, $45.50 via OzTix

THE BASEMENT

Canberra Blues Society presents

19-Twenty + James Southwell

19-Twenty have been whipping up a frenzy on the festival scene, playing an electric, infectious riff and groove based blue-billygrass-rockin’-roots band. 7pm, $25/$30 + bf via Humanitix

HARMONIE GERMAN CLUB

Dark Order

30th Anniversary Tour

Chain Tombstone and The Dead Men, Depuration, and Dyatlov Pass join Sydney thrash metal veterans Dark Order, to mark 30 years of headbanging madness by performing many of their classic songs. 7pm, $15 + bf via OzTix

THE BASEMENT

In His Words:

Voices of Fatherhood

Step inside modern fatherhood. The state. The practice. The meaning. 7:30pm, $32 - $42 + bf via venue

THE STREET THEATRE

A Winter Concert:

Durufle and Boulanger

Experience Durufle’s Requiem and three works by Lili Boulanger with a top-notch choir and players

7:30pm, $40/$35 via trybooking

WESLEY MUSIC CENTRE

Rocketman - Flying Solo

Greg Andrew embodies the charm, versatility, and dynamic charisma of Sir Elton John in this 50th Anniversary celebration of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. 8pm, $65 via theq.net.au

THE B, QUEANBEYAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

Mic Check 2

Live Music is back with the second year of Mic Check hosted by MN Cappo & Chemi-Cal. 9pm, $20 via the venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

SUN 25 JUNE

Josie Dunham

Josie Dunham seeks to share her most personal stories and reflections on love, grief, joy, and change. 3pm, $15 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

In His Words:

Voices of Fatherhood

Step inside modern fatherhood. The state. The practice. The meaning. 4pm, $32 - $42 + bf via the venue

THE STREET THEATRE

HoneyClub Live

4pm, free entry

OLD CANBERRA INN

TUE 27 JUNE

Wilfrid Gordon

McDonald Partridge

Australian Chamber Orchestra’s immersive musical interpretation of the heart warming book by Mem Fox,will delight audiences young and old. 6pm, $15-$20

GOULBURN PERFORMING

ARTS CENTRE

WED 28 JUNE

Corn Nut Creek (USA/AU)

The Appalachian Americana trio bring toe-tapping banjo and fiddle and beautiful three part vocal harmonies. 6:30pm, $15 on the door

THE ARTIST’S SHED, FYSHWICK

THU 29 JUNE

Jamie Hutchings/DC Cross

Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss) and Darren ‘DC’ Cross (Gerling) both emerged from the Australian alterna-boom of the ’90s, crossing paths ever since. 8:30pm, $20/$15 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

FRI 30 JUNE

Esoteric (UK) w/ Burden Man & Futility

UK Funeral Doom outfit Esoteric conjure ungodly energy for their Maniacal Pyrrhonism Tour. 7pm, $44.40 via OzTix

THE BASEMENT

El and Friends

Songs for people who love dogs, or just like music by a person who loves dogs. 7pm, $25/$15 via venue

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

Gia Ransome - Crush Tour

Join Gia and band for the hometown show to mark the release of second single, Crush. Joined by Sydney alt/ rockers The Drive Bys and CBR’s own Finley Geach. 7:30pm, $15 + bf via Humanitix

THE SHAKING HAND

Broken Bins and Friends

Broken Bins proudly presents a night of excellence with special guests Post Irony and Black Iris. 7:30pm, $15 via Humanitix

TRANSIT BAR

The

Importance of Being Earnest

This hilarious reimagining of the beloved classic celebrates the fluidity of gender, reminding us that, “the truth is rarely pure, and never simple…” An immersive experience in the GPAC bar. 7:30pm, $35-$45

GOULBURN PERFORMING

ARTS CENTRE

Dean Edgecombe & The Seventh Sons Live

A great mix of classic and original R&B, blues and roots. 8pm, free DICKSON TAPHOUSE

SAT 1 JULY

Poetic City: Pot Luck Story Share

Shared stories and poetry that will be rich, tasty, and maybe a little bit messy, in the best possible way! 2pm, this is a free event but registration required via venue

THE STREET THEATRE

Croaker & The Honeybee Live

Bringing their eclectic choice of material; a mixture of jazz/blues/ country, rock, and pop with a Spanish-fusion twist! 2pm, free OLD CANBERRA INN

Poetic City: Recent Work Reading

Enjoy readings by a selection of local poets published by Recent Work Press, and browse a stall of paperback editions. 3:30pm, free THE STREET THEATRE

Poetic City: Mother Tongue

Multilingual Mic

Enjoy poetry in many languages! You too can share a poem in your mother tongue, heritage language, or learned language. 4:30pm, $10 general/$5 conc via venue

THE STREET THEATRE

SUN 2 JULY

Poetic City Festival - Secret Histories of City West

Seven poets and one musical duo have written about a real or imagined history of City West. Expect windows into the past, and fables about what was and what might have been. 2pm, free but register via Humanitix

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

Poetic City Festival: Poetry Not Luxury - Women’s Open Mic

Women and non-binary people: come and share your poetry at this open mic hosted by Gabriela Falzon of Poetry Not Luxury. Featuring readings by Steffi Linton, Merlinda Bobis, Melinda Smith, plus GWEN, Canberra’s very own poetry band! 4pm, $20/$10/$0 +bf via Humanitix

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE

Croaker & The Honeybee Live

Playing a mixture of jazz/blues/ country, rock, and pop with a Spanish-fusion twist. 4pm, free

DICKSON TAPHOUSE

SAL Live

Having discovered Joan Jett at the age of 14, SAL is extremely passionate about women in heavy music. Playing her faves a la The Pixies, Fleetwood Mac, and The White Stripes. 4pm, free entry

OLD CANBERRA INN

TUE 4 JULY

Culture Club: NAIDOC Week Screening of After The Apology

Join Culture Club for a special NAIDOC week screening of the documentary After the Apology at GPAC. 7pm, free GOULBURN PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

FRI 7 JULY

Poetic City: SlamShop - Slam Poetry Workshop with CanberraSlam

SlamShop is a slam poetry workshop for young people aged 1318 years. Come and raise your voice!

1pm, $5 via venue

THE STREET THEATRE

Last StandThe Chisel/Barnes Show

Iconic Chisel, with the Oz Rock Anthems Show. 7pm, $25 via Eventbrite

HARMONIE GERMAN CLUB

The LCB Live Powerhouse vocals from Monica Moore, blistering guitar from Damian Spencer, rock-solid rhythm drums via Jon Jones, and John Van Buuren on bass. 8pm, free DICKSON TAPHOUSE

SAT 8 JULY

Poetic City: Zine Fair and Make-a-Zine Work Space Show, share, and trade your zines, chat to ‘zine makers and appreciators, and make something new. 1pm - 6pm, free

THE STREET THEATRE

Poetic City: Fresh Voices Showcase

The freshest poets share their new work! 2pm, free, reg via venue

THE STREET THEATRE

Poetic City: Prosaic CityProse Poetry and Microlit

When does a poem not look like a poem? When it is a prose poem! 4pm, free entry

THE STREET THEATRE

Poetic City: SlamCity Showcase

CanberraSlam stars shine in full force, with 2022 Finale winner Yleia Mariano, and special guest Waffle IronGirl. 6:30pm, $20/$10 via venue

THE STREET THEATRE

Karen Lee Andrews Band

The Aussie blues and soul powerhouse is backed by a formidable world-class band. Supported by Wallabindi. 7pm, $25/$30 + bf via Humanitix

HARMONIE GERMAN CLUB

Fastlove:

A Tribute to George Michael

Crowd pleasing anthems, from Wham! classics of the ‘new pop’ revival to the chart-topping success of the ‘80s album Faith, and beyond. 8pm, $79 via venue

THE B, QUEANBEYAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

SUN 9 JULY

Poetic City Festival:

Secret Histories of City WestWalking Tour

Stroll through the city to hear what seven poets and one musical duo have written about a real or imagined history of City West. 11:30am, free, with registration via Humanitix

REGISTER FOR MEETING POINT.

TOUR FINISHES AT NEW ACTON

Poetic City: Us Mob WritingFor Our Elders

Us Mob Writing (UMW) is a group of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander poets, writers, and storytellers based in Canberra. At this event, members will share poetry to celebrate NAIDOC on this year’s theme: For Our Elders. 2pm, free, reg. via Humanitix

PARLOUR

Poetic City Festival: Queer Voyages - Journeys In Poetry

After drinks and a recitation of Cavafy’s Ithaca at the stone etched with that poem, voyage with poets who write journeys of queerness: Sandra Renew, Zhi Yi Cham, Joo-Inn Chew, and Tom Kentwell. Hosted by Jacqui Malins, with open mic. 3:30pm, $10/$5/$0 + bf via Humanitix

PARLOUR

Gia Ransome Live

Ready to make you feel like you’re living a great romance in an old school dive bar. 4pm

OLD CANBERRA INN

Adam Corbin Live

Playing a mix of original material, Australian covers, and blues. 4pm, free entry

DICKSON TAPHOUSE

Ngapa William Cooper: Australian Youth Orchestra

Join the Australian Youth Orchestra for the world orchestral premiere performance of Ngapa William Cooper, a new work written by Nigel Westlake, Lior, and Dr Lou Bennett AM, with additional lyrics by Sarah Gory. 5pm, $25-59 via Ticketek

LLEWELLYN HALL, ANU