Here’s arts editor HELEN MUSA’s Arts in the City column, a weekly look at, well, arts in the city.

Fronted by Canberra’s own Steve Kilbey, Aussie rock band The Church celebrates its legacy with a new format in The Classic Singles Show, featuring 20 of their most iconic songs. Canberra Theatre, November 9.

The Museum of Australian Democracy will mark the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal with a program of exhibitions, events and free daily tours delving into the political, constitutional and human sides of this moment in Australian history. Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, until February 2026.

Another commercial art gallery bites the dust with news that Suki & Hugh Gallery in Bungendore will hold its final exhibition showcasing the talents of local glass artist Kirstie Rea and Annette Blair. The show opens 10 years and one day since Susan Foxlee (Suki) and her husband, Sam Cooper (Hugh) established the gallery in 2015. 38A Gibraltar St, Bungendore, November 15-December 13.

SpringOUT returns as a month-long celebration of Queer Pride, with more than 40 events around Canberra from arts and culture to family gatherings and after-dark parties. Highlights include Sport Your Pride (November 14-16), the Comedy Gala (November 21). 

Luminescence Chamber Singers reprise Red Dirt Hymns, music, words and imagery rooted in the Australian landscape. It premiered in 2024 at the National Museum and brings together the work of 16 writers, Luminescence, two instrumentalists, Roland Peelman, artist Sammy Hawker, and composer Andrew Ford. At The Q, Queanbeyan, November 15-16.

After a sold-out international tour, Aussie expat comedian Monty Franklin returns home with his new show Is That Your Mate? The Street Theatre, November 15.

Talented Canberra singer-songwriter Koebi Faumui launches his heartfelt new release Like You Don’t Know Me, exploring the challenges of reconnecting with the past. Dissent Bar, Civic, November 9.

BlockSounds Recorders, under the direction of Robyn Mellor and featuring Greta Claringbould, Maartje Sevenster and Frank den Hartog, present The False Prophet, a concert of 17th-century spiritual works by Johann Rudolphe Ahle and his contemporaries. Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, November 9.