Gigs
Alibi, the Octagon.
• Fridays from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
Carousel Bar, 141 Stuart St.
• Fridays 8.30pm-10.30pm: Bill Martin jazz trio.
Cromwell Town and Country Club, Melmore Tce.
• Sunday,2pm: Cromwell Country Music Club, blackboard and guest artists, all welcome.
Crown Hotel, Rattray St.
• Saturday: Black Forest, God Awful, Feral Hunks and Scum Hammer.
Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St.
• Thursdays from 8.30pm: Jam night. Fridays from 9pm: Oxo Cubans.
Queens, 1 Queens Gardens.
• Today, 9pm: Ten Thousand (au) with Phantom Empire. $5.
• Tomorrow, 9pm: Graveyard Love with Leon Jury and Strange Harvest.
• Saturday, 9pm: Secret Knives and Glass Vaults.
Robbie Burns Pub, 374 George St.
• Thursdays from 8.30pm: Calder Prescott Jazz Quartet.
Rosie's Bar, Victoria Hotel, 137 St Andrew St.
• Thursdays 9pm: Open mike night.
Starfish Café and Bar, St Clair Esplanade.
• Friday, 7pm-9pm: Dunedin singer/songwriter Erin Morton.
The Bog Irish Bar, George St, Dunedin.
• Saturday, 9.30pm: Livewire featuring Tim Kent playing classic rock and pop hits.
Family fun
Blueskin Bay Library, 26 Harvey St, Waitati.
• Fridays,10.30am: story time.
Cromwell Library, 43 The Mall.
• Wednesdays, 2pm-3pm: Preschool story and craft session. Preschoolers must be accompanied by a caregiver or adult.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Sunday, 2pm: ''Once Upon a Sunday: Te Reo Tales''. Professional storyteller Kaitrin McMullan spins tales designed to delight children of all ages. Story pit. Free.
• Monday, 7pm: ''Book Group''. A monthly chat about books. Fourth floor. Free. Thursday, 11am: ''Book Group''. A monthly chat about books. Fourth floor. Free.
• Tuesdays, 10.30-11am: Wriggle and Rhyme: Active movement for early learning, term two. Fourth floor, free.
• Wednesdays, 10.30am (excludes school holidays): Preschool story time, story pit.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Saturday, July 6-31, 10am-4.30pm: ''Pioneer Paradise''. Using the materials provided, take part in creating a fantasy city tucked away in the hills of the South Island where time has no meaning.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave.
• Tomorrow, 2pm: ''Book Chat''. Have a hot cuppa, and talk about what you have been reading. Swap ideas, meet new people and enjoy a relaxing hour. All welcome. Downes Room. Free.
• Tuesdays, 11am (excluding school holidays): preschool story time.
• Thursdays, 11am: Wriggle and Rhyme: Active movement for early learning, term two, free.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary, 600 Blueskin Rd, Waitati.
• Saturday, 4.30pm: Orokonui Star Tour with Kane Holmes. A twilight stroll among Orokonui's wild kaka, then, after dark, a southern interpretation of the night sky. Cost: $20 adults, $10 children. Bookings essential, phone (03) 482-1755.
• Sunday, 11am: Orokonui ''Plant a star and story time''. Collect the seeds of native plants and plant them in a special named pot. Orokonui will look after the seedling and children can return next year to plant it in a special place inside the sanctuary. Cost $7 (bookings are essential, phone (03) 482-1755).
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Saturday, from 10am: ''Battle of the Bots''. Part of the Robocup Junior New Zealand robotics competition, Battle of the Bots 2013 is the regional competition which gives Otago children the opportunity to work in teams to create their own robot and compete in one of three categories. Teams showcase their work as they compete for winner honours. Hutton Theatre. Free.
• Daily, 10.30am: ''First-flight butterfly release''. Witness the first flight of a butterfly. Tropical Forest. Free with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission.
• Tropical Forest Show.
• Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from July 15-28, 2pm: ''Tropic Exotic''. Tropical Forest. Free with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission.
• Today, 3.30pm: ''Mega Matter'', Discovery Club. $12 per child per session, ages 8-12. Bookings essential. Phone 474-7474.
• Guided museum tours. Daily, 11.30am: Highlights of the Museum: $12 per person or free for Otago residents bringing non-Otago visitors.
• Daily, 3.30pm: Southern Land, Southern People. Cost as above.
• Daily, 1.30pm: Tropical Forest. $26 per person (includes Tropical Forest admission).
• For bookings, phone 474-7474 or book online at www.otagomuseum.govt.nz.
Port Chalmers Library.
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am (excludes school holidays): preschool story time.
Puketeraki marae, Apes Rd, Karitane.
• Tomorrow and Saturday, 7pm: Matariki at the Marae: A celebration of Matariki. Adults $15, children $5. Contact Suzi Flack 021-257-6048.
Visitor Information Centre, 26 Princes St.
• Daily, 10am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at visitor centre.
Music and performance
Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes St.
• Until Sunday, 10am-5pm: Follow the Party of the Whale. Artists Iain Frengley and Shannon Te Ao present a video installation retracing a commemorative hikoi held in 1985 by local iwi. The hikoi remembered the 19th-century Maori prisoners brought to Dunedin during the conflicts between early settlers and followers of Parihaka leaders Te Whiti O Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi.
Dunedin Town Hall.
• Sunday, July 14, 2.30pm: Auckland Youth Orchestra with the Dunedin Youth Orchestra under the baton of Autun Poljanich play Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol Saint-Saëns' Havanaise and Monti's Czárdás. Tickets available from the Regent Theatre.
Goldfields Mining Centre, Kawarau Gorge, Cromwell.
• Wednesday, 8pm: Duo Tapas perform at Wild Earth. Tickets (adults $15, Gold Card $10, student/child $5) available from Cromwell i-Site.
Lake Wanaka Centre
• Wednesday, July 17, 7.30pm: Auckland Youth Orchestra under the baton of Autun Poljanich play Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol Saint-Saëns' Havanaise and Monti's Czárdás. Tickets from www.ticketek.co.nz or phone 0800TICKETEK.
Marama Hall, University of Otago.
• Wednesday, 1pm: Semester Two Showcase Series Lunchtime Concert - Tresoli Piano Trio. Smetana Piano Trio in G Minor, Anthony Ritchie: The Pelog Quartet (2012), Tresoli Piano Trio. Adults $5, students $2.
Oamaru Opera House, 94 Thames St.
• Tomorrow, 12.15pm-1pm: Lunchtime recital, Waitaki Girls' and Boys' High School, foyer.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Saturday, 11am-4pm: ''China's Cultural Minorities: Silk to Silver''. Discover the treasures, traditions and tastes of China as we celebrate the opening of ''China's Cultural Minorities: Silk to Silver, Collections from the Shanghai Museum.''
Museum atrium. Free.
• Sunday, 11am and 1pm: ''Te Taieri o Owheo; Celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo''. Join Te Taieri o Owheo for a special kapa haka performance. Atrium level 1. Free.
Southern Sinfonia Rooms, Carnegie Centre, 110 Moray Pl.
• Sunday, 3pm: The Otago Symphonic Band presents a concert of chamber music. Adults $15, concessions $10, children $2. Door sales only. No eftpos.
St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin.
• Tuesdays, 12.50pm-1.10pm: Margaret Murphy plays organ works by New Zealand composers. Free entry/donations welcome.
St Paul's Cathedral Crypt, Dunedin.
• Saturday, 1pm and 2.30pm: Medieval Midwinter Puppetry including The Ballad of Sir Mannelig with giant puppets, a shadow play of The Pardoner's Tale, and a glove puppet play based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Featuring live music by Rare Byrds. $5 adults, $2 children. Bookings: ignatius@dunedinblog.co.nz
The Church, Dundas St.
• Fridays 9pm: Salsa music and dancing.
Plays
Fortune Theatre, Stuart St.
• Until July 13: Tribes, by Nina Raine. About a young deaf man's place in his family.
Talks and films
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
• Until July 18: Spotlight on design - Jane Whittaker, of Naseby, showcases her landscapes.
Coronation Hall, Portobello.
• Saturday, 7.30pm: Author Peter Hayden and photographer Rod Morris present an illustrated talk on An Extraordinary Land. Fundraiser for the Caselberg Trust Artists Residence in Broad Bay.
Dunedin Botanic Garden.
• Tomorrow, noon: ''Making history - and looking to the future'', by Alan Matchett, team leader/curator of Dunedin Botanic Garden. Botanic Garden Centre, upper Lovelock Ave.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Today, 10am-8pm: America's National Parks: Yellowstone. Duration: 1 hour, screenings on the hour. Teen space. Free.
• Wednesday, 5.30pm-7.30pm: Paradise Lost II: Satan Enters Eden. Readings of Milton's epic poem continue with books two to four. Introduced by Dunedin scholar John Hale and read by performers and audience members alike. Fourth floor. Free. Register interest at (03) 474-3690 or library@dcc.govt.nz if you would like to read a passage.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Saturday, 3pm: ''Panel Discussion: Among The Machines''. Contributing artists and curators will discuss key aspects of the exhibition. Free.
• Sunday, 3pm: ''Artist's talk''. Artist and film-maker Gavin Hipkins will discuss and screen his short film The Fine Island, which revisits Charles Darwin's journey to the Bay of Islands in 1835.
Sundays throughout July, 2pm: Join our tour guide for a free tour of the downstairs exhibitions, including the Frances Hodgkins ''Colour and Light'' exhibition. Free.
• Today, 10.30am-noon: Free art consultation. A free service in which members of the public are invited to bring works of art to seek advice about conservation treatments, media, maker etc. Valuations and treatment of works are not available.
• Daily from July 6-31, 10am-4.30pm: Pioneer paradise - create a fantasy city. Using the materials provided, take part in creating a fantasy city tucked away in the hills of the South Island. For all ages. Free.
• Wednesday, 11.15am: Tour for Tots. Take part in a free baby-friendly half-hour tour of an exhibition at the gallery followed by a chat and a cup of tea on the mezzanine floor. Free.
Mornington Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Tce.
• Monday, 7.30pm: Dunedin Photographic Society ''Winter Projected Image'' exhibition. All welcome.
Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.
• Thursdays, 4.30pm: Tours of the Theomin Art Collection. Bookings essential.
• Daily tours at 9.30am, 10.45am, noon, 1.30pm, 2.45pm and 4pm.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Daily talks at 2pm through July. Today: Woollen bathing suit. Tomorrow: Whio - New Zealand blue duck. Saturday: Stephen Island wren. Sunday: Operation Pedestal. Monday: Akan gold weights. Tuesday: Queen Liliuokalani's feathered cape. Wednesday: Ta moko - Maori tattooing.
• Daily during July, 4pm: Special Exhibition talk - ''China's Cultural Minorities: Silk to Silver: Collections from the Shanghai Museum''. Please meet at the information desk. Free.
• Saturday and Sunday, 11am and 3pm, and daily at 1pm during the school holidays: ''Absolute Zero''. Discovery World science show. Free with with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission.
• Daily at 11am and 3pm during the school holidays: ''Kaboom!''. Discovery World science show. Free with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission.
• Saturdays and Sundays during July, daily during the school holidays, 3.30pm: ''Hot to Chop!''. Explore how different cultures use chopsticks. Atrium level 1. Free.
Exhibitions
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru.
• Until July 31: ''Thirty Three''. Las Vegas-based artist Matt Couper presents a glimpse of each year of his life through updated 16th-century Spanish retablo paintings.
• Until August 4: ''Towards the Stranding of the Faerie Queen''. Aoraki Polytechnic tutor Michael Armstrong presents recent drawings, paintings and a sculpture on the theme of disasters.
Anneloes Douglas Studio+Gallery, 91 Lower Stuart St.
• Open Monday-Friday noon-5.30pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.
Arrowtown Gallery, 8 Berkshire St.
• Rachel Hirabayashi, sculpture and works on canvas.
Art-cut Gallery, 71 Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell Historic Precinct.
• Contemporary art and design, open 10am-4pm.
The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St.
• ''The Muses'', Donna Demente.
Blue Oyster Gallery, Moray Chambers, 30 Moray Pl.
• Until July 13: ''Put Up Your Dukes!'', by Jill Sorensen and Gabrielle Amodeo.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
• ''Beauty and Desire in Edo Period Japan''.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
• Daily, 10am-4pm: ''Behind The Name''. An exhibition exploring the lives and stories of our namesakes (William Bodkin, Russell Henderson, John McCraw and Elizabeth Heafey). Gold coin entry.
Dunedin Botanic Garden, Information centre.
• Tomorrow until July 30, 10am-4pm: ''Delight In Detail'', Jenny Longstaff.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Until June 30: ''Caxton Press: The Art of Ordered Plainness''. Meet the creative risk-takers of New Zealand's printing industry.
Dunedin Community Gallery, 300 Moray Pl (opposite Otago Community House).
• Until July 7, 10am-5pm: ''Follow the Party of the Whale'', Shannon Te Ao and Iain Frengley.
Dunedin International Airport.
• May-June: Kylie Duncan.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Opens Saturday: ''Among the machines''.
• Until July 21: Frances Hodgkins, ''Colour and Light''.
• Ongoing: Frances Hodgkins, ''Kaleidoscope''.
• Ongoing: Saskia Leek, ''Desk Collection''.
• Ongoing: ''The Pleasure Principle - Collecting and Collectors''.
• Ongoing: ''Sir Frank Brangwyn: Captain Winterbottom and the Billiard Room of Horton House''.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
• Fifteen paintings and 15 poems celebrating the pearl wedding anniversary of Ewan and Sarah McDougall.
Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka.
• Tomorrow until July 26: ''Captured Light'', Richard Adams.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St.
• Until July 11: ''Winter Group Show''.
• Opens tomorrow until July 25: ''Everyday Icons'', Frank Gordon.
Gallery on Blueskin, 1 Harvey St, Waitati.
• Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10.30am-4.30pm.
Green Island Gallery, 194 Main South Rd, Green Island.
• Until July 14: ''In The Steps Of My Father'', by Ron Esplin. Gallery open Monday-Friday 11am-6pm and Saturday 11am-5pm.
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell Historic Precinct.
• Until July 12: ''Sea Change'', oil paintings by Nigel Wilson.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
• Until July 6: Various artists.
Lakes District Museum and Gallery, Arrowtown.
• Until July 14: Embroidered art by members of the Queenstown Embroiderers' Guild.
Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
• Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm and Saturday, 11am-3pm.
• July 6-31: ''Arcadia'', Karl Maughan.
• July 6-31: ''Theme'', Merilyn Wiseman.
Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9a Earl St.
• Until July 24: Michael Hight recent paintings.
• Until July 24: ''The Review''.
Mint Gallery, 32 Moray Pl.
• Gallery open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5.30pm and Saturday, 10am-4pm.
• ''Project Ridebo'', by Dunedin photographer Alex Lovell-Smith.
• Tomorrow until July 25: ''Roam Around the World'', Lauren Bremner.
North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru.
• Permanent exhibition: ''Waitaki Landscapes''.
OCTA Gallery and Workshop, Old Cromwell Historic Precinct.
• Until July 30: ''Habit'', an exhibition of street art and graffiti by Francis Lind.
Otago Art Society, Dunedin Railway Station.
• July 6-21, 10am-4pm: printmakers' exhibition, etchings, woodcuts etc.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Opening Saturday until October 28: ''China's Cultural Minorities: Silk to Silver, Collections from the Shanghai Museum''. Special Exhibitions Gallery. Free.
• Until July 28: 2013 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition.
• Sir Edmund Hillary: New Zealander. Stairwell display.
• Until September 15: The Moriori of Rekohu, T'chakat Henu - People of the Land. People of the World Gallery, free.
Owaka Museum, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
• Until August 4: ''Paint the Town'', by Unn West. Ongoing: ''Mementos of the South''.
Art South Otago.
• Open Monday-Friday, 9.30am-1pm, 1.30pm-4.30pm. Weekends: 10am-4pm.
The Picture Lounge, 48 Helwick St, Wanaka.
• New Zealand's Photographers' Gallery.
Portobello Gallery, cnr Highcliff and Portobello Rds, Otago Peninsula.
• Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Various artists.
Quadrant Gallery, Bracken Court, 480 Moray Pl.
• Monday-Friday noon-5.30pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
• Until July 2: Works by Kaori Jackson.
• Until August 5: Works by the Green Island Art Group.
The Gallery, Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens.
• Open daily 10.30am-4pm.
Tony Williams Workshop and Gallery, Carnegie Centre, Moray Pl.
• Tuesday-Friday 11am-5.30pm, Saturday 11am-2pm.
The Winehouse Gallery, 5592 Ettrick-Raes Junction Rd.
• Featuring works by Johanne Flanagan, James Russell, Sally Jory, Gail Kemp. Open 11am-8pm.
Waikouaiti Old Post Office Gallery, 152 Main Rd, Waikouaiti.
• Open 1pm-5pm, Wednesday-Friday and Sunday. Paintings by Laura Gregory. Pottery and paintings by Peter Gregory.
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