They say the only things you should regret are what you haven't done - not what you have done.
It's amazing to think we're already more than halfway through the 2010 Otago Festival of the Arts.
Time certainly flies when you're having fun.
But, as usual, it is the acts you don't get to see that nag almost as much as the concerts you do get to gratify.
I'm still disappointed at missing the macabre Kransky Sisters at the Glenroy Auditorium, which was, by all accounts, hilarious.
And yesterday, I tried to sneak on to Back of the Bus without a ticket and was promptly ejected.
It's completely sold out so I'll now have to rely on today's review to find out how that went.
But there are plenty of big guns still to come.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Gin Wigmore, Helen Medlyn, The Butler, Antal Szalai and his Gypsy Orchestra and choreographer Louise Potiki-Bryant and the cast of Taonga: Dust, Water, Wind all arrive in town in the next couple of days.
The Dunedin hills echo with the sound of music today.
Michael Houstoun will be tickling the ivories at St Paul's Cathedral at 1pm, before he hooks up with jazz pianist Mike Nock in what should be a memorable recital at 8pm on Friday in the cathedral.
The Song Company performs Sweet Dreams at the Glenroy Auditorium tonight.
The concert will explore the world of fantasy and desire, with madrigals and songs from medieval and renaissance times.
Opera Otago's stunning L'Orfeo continues to wow audiences at the Mayfair Theatre, but only for three more performances.
By Friday, it too will have passed us by.
I popped into a packed Glenroy last night for the Montreal Guitar Trio's energetic and very funny and entertaining concert.
We will run a review of the concert tomorrow.
Upstairs, the Montana Festival Club in the Dunedin Centre continues to be a popular hang-out for an after-show drink and some cool jazz.
The highlight of the club so far for me was the delightfully multi-talented Katherine Krohn (nee Leese) on Tuesday night, who rolled out her "sarcastic pop songs", accompanied by everything from a kazoo, ukulele and piano to her brother (and Opera Otago L'Orfeo conductor) Matthew Leese.
The festival club is open every night this week from 10pm till midnight.
Tonight, it's the Bobby Vinson Combo and a jazz kaleidoscope of bepop, blues, bossa and swing.
