TasWeekend: Your guide to the week’s best events

From Dark Mofo to comedy, here are our best picks of what’s on in the week ahead.

Dark Mofo takes over many parts of Hobart for the next two weeks. Picture: JARRAD SENG

FROM Dark Mofo to comedy, here are our best picks of what’s on in the week ahead.

Take a seat at this year’s Winter Feast.

TODAY

DARK MOFO

Various Locations

The festival kicked off on Thursday with Dark+Dangerous Thoughts, which ends tomorrow at the Odeon Theatre. Other highlights this week include Mine, a new exhibition by New Zealand artist Simon Denny at MONA revolving around mining, data collection and augmented reality; and Melbourne-based artist Paul Yore’s show It’s All Wrong But It’s Alright (“a temple to worship icons of love, sex and excess”) at Black Temple Gallery in Hobart. Annual favourites include the Winter Feast, from June 14-16 and June 19-23, the ogoh-ogoh parade and burning, and the Nude Solstice Swim (June 22). New offering Dark Path, a 4km art trail on the Queens Domain, runs from June 14-16 and June 19-23. darkmofo.net.au

The cast of theatre show Ladies in Black. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN

LADIES IN BLACK

Playhouse Theatre

This heartwarming musical adaptation of Madeleine St John’s popular 1993 novel, The Women in Black, is directed by Tasmania’s Karen Kluss. With its irreverent humour and charm, Ladies in Black is a magical, modern-day fairytale which promises to have you singing long after you leave the theatre. Tonight at 8pm and tomorrow at 4pm (shows run daily, except Monday, until Saturday, June 15). Tickets are $59 adults, $54 concession. bijoucreative.com.au

Palm reading will be part of the New Age Festival at the DEC.

NEW AGE FESTIVAL

Derwent Entertainment Centre, 10am-4pm

This spiritual event showcases local psychics and palm readers, therapies including reiki and massage and stalls featuring crystals, jewellery and handcrafted products. Entry by gold coin donation. derwent.com.au

TODAY TO MONDAY

BAY OF FIRES WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL

Various East Coast locations

This annual three-day festival includes an exciting program of events from White Sands to St Helens, including the Bay of Fires Art Prize, an arts market, workshops, dance, live music, exhibitions and film screenings. Download the program at bayoffireswinterartsfestival.com.au

Artist Julie Gough’s new show Tense Past is at TMAG as part of Dark Mofo. Picture: RICHARD JUPE

MONDAY

ENTANGLED HISTORIES

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 11am-noon

Join ABC Hobart presenter Helen Shield as she leads a panel discussion exploring the work of Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Julie Gough and her new TMAG exhibition Tense Past as part of Dark Mofo. Panellists include Trawlwoolway artist, curator and writer, Julie Gough; Senior Curator of Art at TMAG, Dr Mary Knights; Senior Curator Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, National Gallery of Australia, Ms Franchesca Cubillo; and Research Director at Macquarie University in Sydney, Professor Joseph Pugliese. Entry is free. tmag.tas.gov.au

Prepare to laugh with Michael McIntyre.

FRIDAY

MICHAEL MCINTYRE’S BIG WORLD TOUR

Derwent Entertainment Centre, 8pm

One of Britain’s best-known comedians, Michael McIntyre has included Tasmania in his global tour, which has sold out at arenas in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai, while also setting records for the biggest selling comedy shows in South Africa and Norway. He is best known for Michael McIntyre’s Big Show on BBC as well as being a judge on Britain’s Got Talent. His four comedy DVDs have collectively sold 3.5 million copies. Tickets from $89.90. derwent.com.au