Here’s HELEN MUSA’s latest arts news column from around the traps, Arts in the City.

M’ap Boulé (Haitian Creole for “I’m on fire”) will be performed by creator Nancy Denis. Joined by musical director Victoria Falconer, muso Jarrad Payne and hip-hop artist Kween G, the show features Denis’ funny stories as she reveals her black, queer, Haitian and Australian identities. At The Q, Queanbeyan, August 8-9.

In the Company of Trees, paintings by former CityNews Artist of the Year Julie Bradley, join glass works based on overlooked plant forms by artist Akie Haga. At Australian National Botanic Gardens until August 24.

Comedians Trish Hurley, Tanya Losanno and Jacqui Richards present Underestimated, Courtyard Studio, August 8, followed by Sarah Stewart, who mixes life with her former profession, in Midwife Crisis on August 9.

Greenaway Studio’s hosts the Riverina’s Kurrajong Ensemble for a concert featuring music for flutes and guitar. At 164 Namatjira Drive, Chapman, August 3. 

Pop culture takes over the capital with Oz Comic-Con, featuring gaming, comics, collectibles and the Australian Championships of Cosplay. Exhibition Park, August 9-10.

Richard Tognetti directs the Australian Chamber Orchestra in a national tour featuring superstar Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk in his ACO debut. Llewellyn Hall, August 9.

What did Henry VIII and his last wife, Catherine Parr, write in their books? Prof Micheline White will reveal all in a lecture titled, Gorgeous Books and Royal Annotations. National Library, August 7.

The Simon & Garfunkel Story chronicles the musical journey of the duo with a full band, video projections, original photos and film footage. Canberra Theatre, August 8. 

Conversations Live with Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler, the ABC Radio National show which is now 20 years old, will see the pair sharing the untold stories from after the mic’s been turned off. Canberra Theatre, August 7.