HELEN MUSA’s got news of the blues, a centenary and a film festival among her latest Arts in the City column.

US blues player Chris Cain, described by The Washington Post as “a hot-shot guitarist and a singer with the maturity of old blues masters like Bobby Bland and BB King”, will be at the Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah, August 29.

Gorman House turns 100 this year. Now rebranded as just Gorman Arts Centre (what was wrong with the word “house”?) and partnered with Ainslie Arts centre, it was built in 1924 as housing for Canberra’s first public servants, later becoming a women-only hostel, then a home for resettled migrants, post World War II. In 1981 Tamie Fraser, wife of then federal minister for the capital territory, Malcolm Fraser, opened it as a community arts centre, and now in 2024, massive centenary renovations begin.

The Korean Film Festival in Australia is presenting a curated selection of four free films – a mystery, two dramas and a heart-warming drama, Dog Days, which explores the intertwined lives of people and their dogs. Palace Electric Cinemas, August 31-September 1.

Selby & Friends present Triple Treat: Celebrating the Genius of Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring pianist Kathyrn Selby with violinist Susie Park and cellist Timo-Veikko Valve. Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery, August 30.

Greenaway Studio at Chapman is hosting a concert in partnership with the Orange Chamber Music Festival, the highlight of which will be a solo cello recital by festival artist Noah Oshiro, who began playing the cello when he was three years old. 

Composer and saxophonist Jeremy Rose, who won the Aria Award for Best Jazz Album for his album Nightjar, will perform with his quartet at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre, August 31.

Super Rats will be back with a blend of “super fun” Romanian traditional songs and dances, inspired by extensive travel and research in Romania. Smith’s Alternative, Civic, August 31.