RUSH (M): In the 1970s Formula One drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) are fierce rivals pushed to the brink of endurance.

THANKS FOR SHARING (MA15+): Mentored by Mike (Tim Robbins), Adam (Mark Ruffalo) enters a 12-step sex-addict program, and himself becomes mentor to Neil (Josh Gad) while falling for Phoebe (Gwyneth Paltrow).

Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012, PG) is an intimate portrait of Australian singer-songwriter, Paul Kelly. He's been marking out the Australian landscape and its people through words and music for almost 40 years through more than 350 songs. Arc Cinema, National Film and Sound Archive, 2pm. Free admission for those who say the code word ''spring''. Tickets otherwise $6. Bookings: 62482000.

The monthly Queanbeyan Charity Bookfair is back at the Queanbeyan Community Centre. Once again there will be thousands of fiction and non-fiction books including current releases. Funds from this month's book fair will be donated to the Queanbeyan Children's Special Needs Group.

Open 10am to 2pm.

The Lions Club of Braidwood Antique Fair is on in the National Theatre in Wallace Street, Braidwood from 9am to 5pm. A small entry donation is requested.

Annie, one of the world's most popular musicals, is being presented in Canberra by Phoenix Players. The adventures of the redheaded Depression-era orphan will be on at ANU Arts Centre at 8pm. Tickets: $37/$25 through canberrarep.org.au

During Windows To The World, more than two dozen diplomatic missions are revealing their beautiful landscapes and architecture. Take a stroll through Yarralumla, Deakin, Forrest, Red Hill and O'Malley to sample some of the flora, flavours, customs, sounds and culture of Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa.

More information: canberra100.com.au/programs/windows-to-the-world/

Das Zentrum, the Canberra meeting place for those interested in the culture and language of the German-speaking regions of Europe, is encouraging you to experience German culture through its annual open day. It is offering a range of German literature, movies and language courses. Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Canberra City, 1pm. For more information see daszentrum.org.au

The Book Club, directed by Rodney Fisher, gives a peek behind the closed doors of suburbia. Deborah (played by Amanda Muggleton), a housewife and mother who can't deal with her husband's midlife crisis, turns to books to escape the mundane reality of suburbia. She forms a book club as a chance to gather the juicy gossip of her friends' lives and relationships.

When her favourite author joins the club, her love of linguistics goes to a whole new level. The Q, Queanbeyan, 2pm and 8pm. Tickets: $53 through theq.net.au

Brief Encounter adapts Noel Coward's film script of the same title with its source play Still Life and incorporates some of his songs to tell the story of two people who meet at a railway station and fall in love – but both are married to others. It's on at the Canberra Theatre at 1.30 and 7.30pm. Tickets $35.90-$59.90. Bookings: canberratheatrecentre.com.au

Michael Francis Willoughby in Elohgulp, presented by Jigsaw, is about the world at the bottom of all the drains and plugholes. It's on at 10.30am and 12.30pm at the Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre. Tickets $15-$25. Bookings: canberratheatrecentre.com.au

The winning and highly commended works from the 2013 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize will be on display at the National Archives of Australia. The artworks express the science of nature through art. Sculptures feature heavily this year, with glassworks and the overall winning piece – constructed in an intricate weave of bulbs, leaves and paper. Canberra is the only place outside South Australia to host the exhibition. National Archives of Australia, 9am-5pm. For more information see naa.gov.au.

The 2013 South & West Regional Orchid Show & Conference has plants brought from as far away as Albury, Griffith and Wagga Wagga to the west and from south coast from Nowra to Bega. The theme of the show is "Anniversaries", to acknowledge the Centenary of Canberra, the 175th anniversary of Queanbeyan and 30 years since the Orchid Society of Canberra was formed.

The show will be held at the Wesley Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest from 9am to 5pm. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for concession, and children 14 and under are free. Refreshments are available.

City of Trees is a multi-disciplinary Centenary project by artist Jyll Bradley. The exhibition explores the human narratives emerging through Canberra's extraordinary treescapes. Bradley has recorded the stories of people who enjoy trees as a passion, profession or both. National Library of Australia, 10-am-5pm. Free admission. For more information see nla.gov.au

The Lions Club of Braidwood Antique Fair is on in the National Theatre in Wallace Street, Braidwood from 9am to 5pm. A small entry donation is requested.

The National Portrait Gallery presents Richard Avedon: People The exhibition is an Australian first by American photographer, Richard Avedon. National Portrait Gallery, 10am-5pm. Tickets: $15/$12. For more information see portrait.gov.au

During Windows To The World, more than two dozen diplomatic missions are revealing their beautiful landscapes and architecture. Take a stroll through Yarralumla, Deakin, Forrest, Red Hill and O'Malley to sample some of the flora, flavours, customs, sounds and culture of Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. More information: canberra100.com.au/programs/windows-to-the-world/

The Coolac Markets are back with a barbecue and free tea and coffee, as well as local homemade jams, sauces and condiments, cakes bric-a-brac, local knitting and sewing, garments and gloves.

The Australian premiere of Ron Havilio's epictwo-part documentary [ital]Potosi: The Journey[end ital] (unclassified 18+) – about the high-altitude Bolivian city – is on at 2pm and 4.30pm at Arc Cinema. Single ticket price for both sessions: $14 full, $12 concessions. Bookings: 6248 2000.

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