time out WHAT’S ON HERITAGE FESTIVAL: The Canberra and Region Heritage Festival 2-18 April offers a mix of free and ticketed events such as tours, talks, workshops, open days, exhibitions and more at various venues. More info: go to environment. act.gov.au and search for 2016 Heritage Festival. WINE WEEK: Canberra District Wine Week is happening 4-10 April with events across Canberra, Yass, Murrumbateman, Bungendore and Lake George. More info: www.cdww.com.au THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS: Edgley Attractions presents the 50th anniversary of The Great Moscow Circus at Majura Park 6-25 April. Tickets: ticketdirect.com.au THIRSTY MERC: This hard-working touring rock band brings their national tour to Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden on Thursday 7 April. Tickets $35 (+bf); cscc.com.au and Ticketek. AUTHOR TALK: Meet the authors of The Drug Law Wars, Marion and Brian McConnell on Thursday 7 April 6pm at Paperchain Bookstore, Manuka. Drinks and nibbles provided. RSVP: 6295 6723. THE LITTLE MERMAID: Free-Rain Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at Canberra Theatre during the school holidays, 8-17 April. Tickets: $45-$75 (+bf); canberratheatrecentre. com.au, 6275 2700. ITALIAN CINEMA: The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) presents a weekend of Italian cinema from the 1960s and 1970s, in Arc Cinema, 8-10 April. For more info, visit the NFSA website. Tickets: free-$10, trybooking.com KEN DONE: Eat, drink and be artistic with Ken Done, who will be speaking about his new autobiography A Life Coloured In, University House Hall, ANU, Friday 8 April 7pm. Tickets: $70; book at anu.edu.au/events CINEMUSICA: Enjoy music from American Beauty, Psycho, The Shining and more with
BIZARRE GAZZARD: Be amazed by hypnotist Bizarre Gazzard and brilliant stand-up comedian and musician, Adam ‘Chicken’ Palmer, at Canberra Southern Cross Club Jamison on Friday 15 April. Dinner & show $52, show only $27 (+bf). Tickets: cscc.com.au and Ticketek.
Thirsty Merc at Southern Cross Club, Woden, 7 April.
the Australia Chamber Orchestra and Synergy Percussion at Llewellyn Hall, Saturday 9 April 8pm. Tickets: aco.com.au BLUES BROTHERS AND SOUL REVUE: 14 local musicians will pay homage to the blues, soul and Motown sounds in the staging of a Blues Brothers and Soul Revue at the ANU Bar on Saturday 9 April 8pm. Tickets: Moshtix SEASON OF SONG: Northern Lights features Christina Wilson and Alan Hicks on Sunday 10 April at the Wesley Music Centre. More info: artsongcanberra.org OH PEP!: Multi-award-winning indie-folk duo Oh Pep! will be at the Polish Club on Sunday 10 April. Tickets: ohpep.com/gigs HENRY REYNOLDS: Award-winning writer, Henry Reynolds, will be speaking about his new book, Unnecessary Wars, at the ANU on 12 April 6.30pm. Bookings: anu.edu.au/events or 6125 8415. YOU ARE HERE: The five-day festival of independent and experimental art in the CBD returns 13-17 April. Entry to festival events (except one) is free. More info: youareherecanberra.com.au LUNCHTIME LIVE: Young pianists from the studio of Marie Cull will perform works on Wednesday 13 April, 12.40-1.20pm at the Wesley Music Centre. $5 or donation, tickets at the door.
TUKA: To promote his new EP Alive Death Time Eternal, Tuka will play at the ANU Bar on 15 April. Tickets: Ticketek
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PENNY ARCADE: The legendary Penny Arcade will bring her exuberant performance to the Street Theatre, Thursday 14 April 8pm. Tickets: thestreet.org.au or 6247 1519.
RAW PRESENTS SIGNATURE: Bringing together 30+ local emerging artists spanning fashion, music, visual and performing arts, music and more at the Belconnen Arts Centre, Friday 15 April 6.30pm. Tickets: $20 (+bf) through RAWartists. org/canberra/signature or $25 at the door. THE LLEWELLYN CHOIR: The major oratorio, Elijah, by Felix Mendelssohn on Saturday 16 April at Llewellyn Hall, ANU. Book via Ticketek. THE GO SET: This Melbourne band will stop in at Transit Bar on Saturday 16 April with their In The Streets tour. Tickets: thegoset.com/events SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL: Palace Electric Cinema hosts the 2016 Spanish Film Festival from 19 April to 8 May. Tickets: spanishfilmfestival.com JUSTICE CREW: The Aussie boy band bring their Live & Local tour to the Vikings Club Erindale on Wednesday 20 April. Tickets: theechotouring.com/event THE PROCLAIMERS: On a six-city Aussie tour, the Scottish soul twins will perform at Canberra Theatre on 20 April 8pm. Tickets: $79-$99 (+bf); canberratheatrecentre.com.au, 6275 2700. Send your free entertainment listings to: news@canberraweekly.com.au with ‘what’s on’ in the subject field. Deadline is 10 days prior to Thursday edition date.
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