The Bookshop (PG): In a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

Duck Duck Goose (PG): A bachelor goose must form a bond with two lost ducklings as they journey south.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (M): Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

Saturday

Winter Gemcraft & Mineral Show 10am: Canberra Lapidary Club's Winter Gemcraft and Mineral Show at the Mallee Pavilion, Exhibition Park in Canberra, will feature dealers selling mineral specimens, rough and cut gemstones, jewellery, fossils, opals, crystals, beads, beading supplies, and lapidary equipment. Members will have their collections on display and will be demonstrating some of the techniques being taught at the club such as how to grind and polish rock into cabochons, and how to facet a stone into a sparkling gem. Entry $5 adults, $10 family, $2 children/concession. Until 5pm. Also Sunday, same times.

Gems 2pm: Kaleidoscope Productions presents a concert of favourite music, old and new, directed by Vivien Arnold in aid of Home in Queanbeyan and other charities, at Weston Creek Uniting Church, Parkinson Street. Also on Sunday at 2pm at Queanbeyan Uniting Church, Rutledge Street. $15 adult; $10 concession (includes afternoon tea). Tickets at the door.

Fame - the Musical 2pm: SUPA presents the musical about the ups and downs in the lives of a group of students at a performing arts high school. Also at 8pm. Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre. Tickets at the venue one hour before performances. theq.net.au.

Peppa Pig's Surprise 4pm: The irrepressible pig returns in this show for children. The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre. Also at noon and 2pm and on Sunday at 10am and noon. canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 62752700.

The Merry Widow 7.30pm: The Australian Ballet presents the classic story in dance form at the Canberra Theatre. Also at 1.30pm. canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 62752700.

The Hound of the Baskervilles 8pm: Tempo Theatre presents this stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mystery thriller about a family curse that threatens the newly arrived heir to an ancestral home. Also on Sunday at 4pm. Belconnen Community Theatre, Swanson Court. Tickets: canberraticketing.com.au or 62752700 or at the venue one hour before the show.

Sunday

Arms and the Man 2pm: Canberra Repertory Society presents George Bernard Shaw's still timely comedy satirising war, idealism and romanticism in a production directed by Ed Wightman at Theatre 3, Ellery Crescent, Acton. Also on Saturday at 2pm and 8pm. Tickets at the venue one hour before performances. canberrarep.org.au.

Zach's Ceremony 3pm: Tuggeranong Arts Centre is hosting a special Reconciliation Week screening of this coming-of-age feature documentary debut from director Aaron Peterson, which follows the complex journey of Zach Doomadgee from boyhood to manhood. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Zach Doomadgee and his father, creator and producer Alec Doomadgee. A reception will follow with entertainment and refreshments. Entry is free, but register to guarantee a seat: trybooking.com/book/event?eid=379219&

BRIGGS: Bad Apples House Party 9.30pm: On Reconciliation Day Eve in the Link Bar, Canberra Theatre Centre will be a celebratory performance featuring Birdz, Omar Musa, Nooky, Alice Skye and others. Tickets: canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 62752700.