CINEMONA

Friday Aug 23 – last chance at 3pm:
Joss Whedon’s fresh Californian take on Shakespeare’s classic, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, has been praised for its humour and inspired interpretation of the Bard’s comedic play. It was filmed in 12 days at Whedon’s house, while on vacation from The Avengers set. No biggie, right? Much Ado About Nothing (M) Cinemona (MONA Cinema). Bookings $17, $15, $12 www.mona.net.au/cinemona

Friday Aug 23 – last chance at 10.15am:
Well, this is a scream: take a close-up view of the greatest works of Edvard Munch, marking the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth. As part of the Exhibition: Great Art on Screen series, ‘Munch 150’ is co-hosted by the National Museum and the Munch Museum in Oslo, and is screening at Cinemona. . Bookings $25, $20, $15, from www.mona.net.au/cinemona

Friday Aug 23 – was to be the last day but extended due to popular demand (check online):
Helen Mirren returns to her acclaimed role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, a riveting new play from the author of The Queen, Skyfall and Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy, performed by the National Theatre of Great Britain (NT Live). Bookings $25, $22, $15 from www.mona.net.au/cinemona

Saturday Aug 24, Sunday Aug 25 and Monday Aug 26 – last chance – various times
“LIVE’ from the Metropolitan Winter Encore Season 2013, La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. Natalie Dessay stars as Verdi’s most beloved heroine in Willy Decker’s stunning production, first seen at the Met in 2010. Matthew Polenzani is her lover, Alfredo, and Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings his stern father, Germont. Met principal conductor Fatio Luisi is on the podium.
Bookings $25, $22, $15 from www.mona.net.au/cinemona

Starting Thursday Aug 29 daily (except Tues) thru Sept 13
Pompeii Captured Live at Cinemona is your only chance to ‘see’ this British Museum ‘romp’ through the lives and the homes of the inhabitants of the thriving industrial hub of Pompeii and the small seaside town of Herculaneum nearly 2,000 years ago when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. Introduced by British Museum Director Neil MacGregor, this sumptuous show takes you into the exhibition with insights from renowned experts.
Pompeii for Schools – check for dates and times: www.mona.net.au/cinemona

MUSIC
Saturday, August 24 at 1pm: Marty Nelson-Williams MoFolk (Folk at MONA) Soulful, inspiring and personal – as folk should be. Marty is from a musical family – brother Tom and sister Briony, but plays solo at MONA. He fronted ‘Big Things Flying’ (1990 – 2000) and with Tim played support for STRUM, Bob Dylan (yes), The Beach Boys, Hall & Oates, Paul Kelly and Tommy Emmanuel; until 3pm. w.mona.net.au/what’s-on/music
Sunday, August 25 – Django’s Tiger JAM (Jazz at MONA) A Hobart-based gypsy-jazz trio playing true to their namesake: Django Reinhardt. Foot-tappin’, strummin’ and pluckin’ to give your pulse a workout; until 4pm www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/music

ART AT MONA

Until September 16, 2014: Works sampled from 10 years of Australian artist Todd McMillan’s absurd and melancholic video-art practice come together in ‘Ten Years of Tears’, on show at MONA in Roy Grounds’ modernist masterpiece, The Round House (which now serves as the Mona Library). Entry is $20 (free for Tasmanian residents and under-18’s). Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am – 5pm www.mona.net.au

Until April 21, 2014: MONA’s major exhibition for the year, ‘The Red Queen’, is an assemblage of major commissions, exciting art loans and yet-unseen works from David Walsh’s collection. The idea behind the exhibition is ‘‘art that explores why art is made’’. Is art necessary to human survival and evolution? Whatever you decide, it’s a lot of fun. Take the kids – there’s a jingly trampoline and a room with 40 TVs. Entry is $20 (free for Tasmanian residents and under-18’s). Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am – 5pm www.mona.net.au

Opens September 27, 2013: The annual Mona Scholarship exhibition opens in the Mona Library Gallery, with 2012 recipient Pip Stafford’s opening of A Rat’s Next, continuing until October 19, 2013. The 2013 Mona Scholarship recipient will also be announced on the opening night. www.mona.net.au/scholarship
Delia Nicholls Research Curator Museum of Old and New Art 655 Main Road, Berriedale, Hobart, Tasmania 7011