Graced with a clever title, The Man Who Planted Canberra is a new book about the life of Charles Weston MBE (1866-1935) and likely to be snaffled by horticulturists and proud Canberrans alike, writes HELEN MUSA.
The Story of The Oars a 90-minute 'play with spoken-word songs', but most definitely not a musical, as arts editor HELEN MUSA discovers when she catches up with author Nigel Featherstone and composer Jay Cameron.
To mark the 50th anniversary of performer Tina Arena’s career, the National Portrait Gallery has commissioned photographer Georges Antoni to create her portrait.
The names of festival-theatre director, the late Domenic Mico, and popular ACT arts minister, the late Bill Wood, have been given jointly to the Wood-Mico Theatre, launched on Friday at Tuggeranong Arts Centre.