Be swept up in the magic of film music as the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Gethin, plays selections from movie scores including suites from Star Wars and Schindler's List. The concert is at Llewellyn Hall on Saturday, August 7 at 7.30pm. Bookings: cso.org.au or call CSO Direct on 6262 6772 (weekdays 10am to 3pm).

Long-time Canberra artist Eleanor Cole will be exhibiting artworks that use different media including print, paint, ink, and pencil, that reflect her love for wild and cultivated nature. Kyeema Gallery, 13 Gladstone Street, Hall, from August 5 to September 5. It is open Thursday to Monday, 10.30am to 5pm. capitalwines.com.au/kyeema-gallery-new/.

At Studio Altenburg is Zoe Bilston's ongoing collection of work centered around the effects of 2020 throughout the world. It examines the invisible presence of memories in physical objects and spaces and prompts the viewer to consider the printed and photographic ephemera accumulated throughout their own personal travels. Until August 7. studioaltenburg.com.au.

Former Quantum Leap dancer Penny Chivas is going to perform Burnt Out, a dance piece about the Australian bushfires and climate change, at the upcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the Victorian College of the Arts.

Tickets are on sale for a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia celebrating the work of Australian artist Jeffrey Smart, who was born 100 years ago, on July 26, 1921, and was particularly known for his depictions of urban landscapes. The wide-ranging exhibition opens on October 1 and runs until March 6, 2022. nga.gov.au/jeffreysmart.

Witness Canberra's best as they duke it out in the ACT final of Raw Comedy 2021, Australia's largest open-mic comedy competition. Presented by Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Canberra Comedy Festival, it's on at The Street Theatre on Sunday, August 1 at 7.30pm. thestreet.org.au.

In I liked it, but... I didn't know what the f#!k it was about, performance artist Joel Bray is going to teach the audience how to love contemporary dance. Expect very silly, tongue-in-cheek stories about very serious people. The Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre, Saturday July 31 at 6pm and 8.30pm, Sunday August 1 at 2pm and 6pm. canberratheatrecentre.com.au.

In the First Australians Focus Gallery at the National Museum of Australia until August 8, Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion is a free celebration of Indigenous art, history and culture told through contemporary fashion and design. nma.gov.au.

In the National Museum of Australia's Temporary Gallery until September 26, Yidaki: Didjeridu and the Sound of Australia is a free exhibition about the power of the didjeridu (yidaki) and its meanings with the Yolngu people - social, healing and spiritual. nma.gov.au.