Saturday
Stop-motion animation workshop
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10.30am: Take part in an exclusive animation workshop for children with animator Daniel Agdag. In this two-hour program, Agdag will introduce children to wire puppet making and guide them through stop-motion animation. National Museum of Australia. For children 12 years and over. Tickets are $25 from Eventbrite.
Hired Mother, Interviews in a Phone Booth
11am: Playwright Cathy Petocz will take up residence at Gorman Arts Centre's glass-paned phone booth to engage in a visible writing practice. Working on her play Hired Mother - a drama about a mother-daughter relationship - she will turn the writing process on its head by allowing visitors to watch her work. Saturday, every half hour from 11am to 3.25pm. Free event.
Scenes from the People's Paradise - Pyongyang
12pm: Melbourne-based photographer Nicole Reed gives a rare and compelling glimpse into the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea. While there, Reed was under strict rules about where she could go, what she could see and what she was allowed to photograph. The resulting works convey the emotion and cultural significance in one of the world's most secretive cities, Pyongyang. Reed will also give an artist's talk on Saturday at 1pm. Continues until December 1, at aMBUSH Gallery Kambri. Free event.
Sunday
Gomez
7pm: It has been 20 years since Gomez released its album Liquid Skin. The British band returns to Australia to celebrate its 20th anniversary by playing Liquid Skin, and their debut album Bring It On, in full. It's set to be a night that leads you down the rabbit-hole that is 90s nostalgia. Canberra Theatre Centre. Tickets are $79 from canberratheatrecentre.com.au.
Harry Seidler, Canberra and the Bauhaus
1pm: The 100th anniversary of the iconic Bauhaus design movement will be celebrated with Harry Seidler, Canberra and the Bauhaus. This public conversation between Harriet Edquist (co-author Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond), and Penelope and Polly Seidler will delve into the legacy of acclaimed architect Harry Seidler and his Bauhaus connection. The Bauhaus movement redefined what design could do and reflected the utopian ideas of its time. National Portrait Gallery. Tickets are $25 from designcanberrafestival.com.au.
Next week
Tuesday
Kitty Flanagan
8pm: Join comedian Kitty Flanagan for It's Whiteboard O'Clock, a show where she tries out new material. Some of it will be funny, some of it may need a little work, and others will never be said out loud again - giving new meaning to once in a lifetime opportunity. Tickets are $29.95 from canberratheatrecentre.com.au. Continues until November 23.
Thursday
Losing Lena
6pm: There's a secret behind every selfie you have ever taken, and every digital photo you've ever seen online. The secret it Lena. This documentary goes into Lena's role in the tech industry, which began when the Playboy model featured as a Miss November centrefold. A group of men at the University of Southern California were working on turning physical photos into digital bits, when they chose Lena's centrefold as the test image. It was the beginning of the JPEG. Palace Electric Cinemas. Tickets are $32.74 from Eventbrite.
Ye Olde England
7pm: Pianist Edward Neeman teams up with violist Dan Russel for a recital evoking the scenes of green pastures and ye olde England. Sonatas by Delius and Elgar pave the way with The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams - a work based on a poem of the same name by George Meredith . Larry Sitsky Recital Room, ANU. Tickets are $35 from llewellynhall.com.au.
Friday
Ian Moss
8pm: The year was 1989. Bob Hawke was prime minister, the Canberra Raiders were NRL premiers and the Berlin Wall came down. It was also the year Cold Chisel co-founder and guitarist Ian Moss stepped out on his own with Matchbook. Moss celebrates 30 years since his solo debut, performing iconic tracks from the record, plus other fan favourites. Canberra Theatre Centre. Tickets from $84.50 from canberratheatrecentre.com.au.