9am: This new gallery is opening at 7 Jeffies Place, Gowrie. Art works by Brett and Cara Page include oil paintings, resin, copper and recycled Canberra wood and metals. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 9am to 2pm until November 13. It will reopen on January 17 and next year its opening hours will be Thursday to Saturday 9am to 2pm.

The Palette of Velia Newman

2pm: Artist Velia Newman's exhibition, emphasising colour, texture and imagination, opens at Aarwun Gallery and continues until November 17.

Charley's Aunt

2pm: Tempo Theatre presents the classic Brandon Thomas farce in which an Oxford undergraduate has another student impersonate his aunt from Brazil to chaperone a romantic rendezvous. Also 7.30pm. Belconnen Community Theatre. canberraticketing.com.au or 6275 2700.

Terminator films

6pm: Before seeing the new Terminator movie you can rewatch the first two on the big screen at the Arc Cinema, National Film and Sound Archive. The Terminator (1984) is at 6pm and Terminator 2: Judgement Day is at 8pm. Tickets $12/$10: nfsa.gov.au.

The 39 Steps

2pm: Final day of performances for the State Theatre Company of South Australia's production of the comedy thriller about a man wrongly suspected of murder who is on the run from the police and spies. The play, based on the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film, has four actors playing more than 100 characters among them - sometimes more than one at a time. The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre. Also 8pm. Bookings: canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.

Two exhibitions

10am: Two exhibitions opened at Belconnen Arts Centre on Friday. HOLD is a show by 18 ceramic artists of works that combine functionality with aesthetic value. Silver Linings has works by the members of the Painting With Parkinsons group. Both shows close on November 24. The address is 18 Emu Bank, Belconnen.

Cinderella

7.30pm: The Queensland Ballet performs Ben Stevenson's production of the classic ballet. Canberra Theatre until November 10. Bookings: canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.

A Distant Shore

This exhibition of works by artists Rozalie Sherwood and Steve Tomlin will be opened at the Q Gallery, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, at 5.30pm by Nancy Tingey. It's on until November 23. theq.net.au.

Matrix

7.30pm: Expressions Dance Company is collaborating with Beijing Dance/LDTX to present this double bill. Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre. Also Friday at 7.30pm. theq.net.au.

Paul Dempsey

8pm: Something for Kate's Paul Dempsey returns with new songs and old favourites. The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre. Bookings: canberratimes.com.au or 6275 2700.

Whoopsie Daisy

7pm: Comedian Josh Thomas is back with his new stand-up live show. Also at 8.30pm. The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre. canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.

Balloon (M): In East Germany in 1979, two families build a hot air balloon to carry them over the border.

Brittany Runs a Marathon (M): An overweight woman in New York City sets out to lose weight and train for the city's annual marathon.

47 Metres Down: Uncaged (M): Four teenage girls diving in a ruined underwater city discover they've entered the territory of the deadliest shark species.

Little Monsters (CTC): A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids' show personality to protect children from a sudden outbreak of zombies. Sarah Connor and the original Terminator come to help. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Terminator: Dark Fate (MA): Twenty-seven years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a new Terminator is sent from the future on a killing mission.

Yuli: the Carlos Acosta Story (CTC): Yulio is sent by his father to the National Ballet School of Cuba.