Alpine Winter Village – Riverbank

The Torrens Parade Ground in the Riverbank Precinct has been transformed into an alpine village setting for the month of July, with ice skating, Christmas markets, live entertainment, winter food and drinks, and more. The Alpine Winter Village has been created by the team behind the Royal Croquet Club, with free entry during the day for families and $5 entry for individuals after 7pm.

Straight White Men – Space Theatre

Described as “a provocative and hilarious faux-sit-com”, this new co-production by the State Theatre Company of SA and La Boite Theatre Company explores big questions about masculinity, success, sacrifice and cultural empowerment. Performances continue at the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Space Theatre until July 23. Read InDaily’s story about the show here.

Australian Dance Theatre’s Ignition – AC Arts

Dancer and choreographer Matte Roffe. Photo: Chris Herzfeld / Camlight Productions

Five emerging and mid-career choreographers will showcase their talents in the ADT’s Ignition program, which returns after a five-year hiatus. Ignition will feature a 30-minute commissioned work by former ADT dancer and choreographer Lina Limosani, plus four shorter works, including one exploring the dark history of human zoos (read more here). It is at the Adelaide College of the Arts from July 9-16 (bookings here).

Songs from Behind the Front – Opera Studio

State Opera SA is presenting this intimate, staged concert featuring songs, poems and letters from World War I, including rarely heard Australian melodies. Described as a “beautiful and moving commemoration of the war that helped define the Australian spirit”, the 70-minute show is at the Opera Studio in Netley from July 8-10. Details here.

Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival – Adelaide Showgrounds

Brewers, barbecue chefs and musicians are coming together for Adelaide’s 2016 Beer and BBQ Festival at the Adelaide Showgrounds this weekend. Duncan Welgemoed of Africola has curated the food offerings at the event, which will showcase more than 50 beer and cider producers, as well as featuring live entertainment by acts such as the Shaolin Afronauts. Read more on CityMag.

Robert Hannaford exhibition – Art Gallery of SA

Robert Hannaford in his studio. Photo: John Montesi

Fifty years of work by South Australian portrait artist Robert Hannaford is on show in this exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia until October 9. It features 180 of his drawings, 40 paintings and two bronze sculptures, alongside works by his South Australian mentors and some of the European masters he admired. Read InDaily’s interview with the artist here.

Price Check: The Musical – Bakehouse Theatre

This new musical comedy centres on the dysfunctional lives of five supermarket employees, all on the verge of a nervous breakdown. It’s playing at the Bakehouse Theatre until July 16.

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition – SA Museum

At the South Australian Museum until July 31, the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition showcases the work of finalists in this year’s competition. The 2016 Open prize was won this year by taxidermy artist Julia deVille, with a sculpture seeking to provoke discussion about the use of factory-farmed eggs in food products.

Wicked – Arts Theatre

Matt Byrne Media is presenting Wicked at the Arts Theatre until July 16 and Elizabeth’s Shedley Theatre from July 20-30. The award-winning musical – with music by Stephen Schwarz – re-imagines the Wizard of Oz, looking at the unlikely friendship between emerald-skinned Elphaba and her rival Galinda when they meet at Shiz University in Oz. Read more about the local production here.

Fleurieu Art Prize exhibition – Samstag Museum

The “richest landscape art prize in the world” has relocated this year from the Fleurieu Peninsula to the Samstag Museum of Art in the city, where the work of all 58 finalists is on display until July 29. This year’s prize was won by Indigenous artist Tony Albert with a wall installation made from vintage playing cards. The work of finalists in the Fleurieu Food + Wine Art Prize are currently being shown at wineries and other venues in McLaren Vale.

On screen

See InDaily’s reviews of the latest films screening in Adelaide:

Maggie’s Plan
The BFG
Mustang
Finding Dory
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Now You See Me 2
Hunt for the Wilderpeople