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.
Crown Hotel, Rattray St.
• Saturday, 9pm: Perpetuity, Pandemonic, Triumphant Skull and Abstract Survivial. Cover charge $5.
Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St.
• Saturday, July 13, 9pm: ''More Southern Skullduggery'' featuring Scurvy Dogs, Silly Drunken Bastards and Whiskey and the Wench. Doors open at 8pm.
Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St.
• Thursdays from 8.30pm: Jam night. Fridays from 9pm: Oxo Cubans.
Queens, 1 Queens Gardens.
• Today, 9pm: Kirin J. Callahan.
• Tomorrow, 9pm: Plastic Paco/No Saliva/Death and the Maiden/Sewage.
• Saturday, 9pm: Permanence. Joy Division covers band.
• Sunday, 3pm: Maine Coons and guests.
Refuel Bar, 640 Cumberland St.
• Tomorrow, 8pm: Tommy Ill with Totems, Love You To, The Heads-Up Hip-Hop Show, and Southern Lights.
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.
The Church, 50 Dundas St.
• Wednesday, 8pm: The Shot Band and New Zealand singer/songwriter Katie Thompson perform as part of their nationwide tour Lipstick, Lies and Gasoline.
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 Botanic Garden, North Dunedin.
• July 15-26, 11am-12.30pm: Workshops for Children: Collect and create a collage. Head into the garden, collect bits and pieces, and make a collage. Meet at the Dunedin Botanic Garden Information Centre. Bookings essential.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Tuesday, 10am-noon and 1pm-3pm: Have a go - knitting and weaving. Learn the basics of how to knit, crochet and weave. Suitable: 7 years +. Fourth floor. Free. Bookings 474-3690.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Until July 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.
• From Saturday until July 19, 10am-4.30pm: School Holiday Best In Show.
• Draw your pet(s) using the materials on the activities table in the foyer and be in to win a prize. Two categories - 6 years and under and 7 years and over. Saskia Leek will judge the entries.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave.
• Tuesday, 2pm: Crafty Kids: Make a light sabre. Learn how to make a light sabre and have play battles with your friends. Suitable for school-aged children. Free. Limited numbers. Bookings essential, phone 474-3690.
• Thursday, July 18, 2pm: Crafty Kids: Bingo. Match the numbers on your card. Suitable for school-aged children. Free. Limited numbers. Bookings essential, phone 474-3690.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Daily during the school holidays: Choc-quistador Quest. Search the galleries to discover the ultimate hot chocolate recipe and receive a chocolate prize. Collect your trail pack from the Search Centre Desk, atrium level 1. Free.
• Weekends during July, 3.30pm: Hot to chop! Explore how different cultures use chopsticks, then take part in a chopsticks challenge. Atrium level 1. Free.
• Daily from Saturday during the school holidays, 11am and 3pm: ''Kaboom!''. From ferocious fireballs of hydrogen and oxygen to the colours of fireworks, discover how explosions take place and witness some booming good science. Free with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission.
• Tuesday July 16, 2.30pm: The Glow Show.
• Explore all things luminous. Barclay Theatre. Free.
• Thursday, July 18, 2.30pm: Flavour Savour. Experiment with your sense of taste, and learn how to fool your taste buds. Atrium level 1. 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.
• Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from July 15-28, 2pm: ''Tropic Exotic''. Tropical Forest. Free with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission.
• This weekend, 11am and 3pm: ''Absolute Zero'', Discovery World Science Show. Free with your Discovery World Tropical Forest admission.
• This weekend, 3.30pm: ''Dem Bones'' Investigation Station. Atrium level 1, free. Freaky facts about your super skeleton.
• 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.
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens.
• Tomorrow, 7pm-8pm: Freaky Friday: Join Danny on an after-dark adventure in the museum. Suitable for ages 7-12, $10 per person or $25 family pass. Booking required.
Visitor Information Centre, 26 Princes St.
• Daily, 10am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at visitor centre.
Music and performance
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, cnr Union and Leith Sts.
• Today and tomorrow, 1pm: Uni Ukes: Just Jammin'. Sing-along/jam session with the University of Otago's ukulele group Uni Ukes.
Dunedin Town Hall.
• Sunday, 2.30pm: Auckland Youth Orchestra with the Dunedin Youth Orchestra under the baton of Antun Poljanich plays Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, Saint-Saens' Havanaise and Monti's Czardas. Lake Wanaka Centre, Wednesday, 7.30pm: Auckland Youth Orchestra under the baton of Antun Poljanich plays Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, Saint-Saens' Havanaise and Monti's Czardas.
Marama Hall, University of Otago.
• Wednesday, 1pm: Francis Poulenc Commemorative Concert (1899-1963).
• L'histoire de Babar/Babar the Elephant, with Honor McKellar (narrator) and Vivienne McLean (piano). L'Embarquement pour Cythere & Elegie (1959) for two pianos, with pianists Terence Dennis and Tom McGrath. Oamaru Opera House, Thames St.
Friday, 7.30pm: Duo Tapas AOTNZ tour.
• Duo Tapas, Rupa Maitra (violin) and Owen Moriarty (guitar), showcase a wide range of music. Tickets $20 adult/senior or $15 for a group of more than eight.
Otago Museum, Cumberland St.
• Saturday, 1pm: Philomena in Prague. Listen to the rhythm of accordion and violin duo Philomena in Prague, as they play original compositions and pieces by Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzolla. Atrium level 1. Free.
• Monday, 7.30pm: Society of Women Musicians July Recital meeting featuring ''The Otago Viols'' (Johanna Fielding, Donald Moorhead and Aart Brusse) presenting a programme of Renaissance Consort Music and then the ''Eve'n Pete'' show, variety items by duo Evelyn and Peter Steer. All welcome.
St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin.
• Tuesdays, 12.50pm-1.10pm: Donald Cullington plays organ music by Franck, Messiaen and Vierne. Free entry/donations welcome.
The Church, Dundas St.
• Fridays 9pm: Salsa music and dancing.
Plays
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, cnr Union and Leith Sts.
• July 18 and 19, 1pm and 7pm: John Wayne little duck, by Kirk Torrance, directed by Sara Georgie Tunoka.
Fortune Theatre, Stuart St.
• Until July 13: Tribes, by Nina Raine. About a young deaf man's place in his family.
• Daily July 20-21, 23-28, 11am and 1pm: Why Are My Parents So Boring?, by Dan Bain. Fortune Theatre Studio. All tickets $8. Bookings, phone 477-8323.
The Globe Theatre, London St.
• July 13-21: Little Rockin' Robin Hood. 11am and 2pm daily. Saturday 13 and both Sundays, 2pm only.
Playhouse Theatre, Albany St.
• July 13-21: The Princess and the Pea. Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14 2pm only. Monday, July 15 to Saturday, July 20 11am and 2pm. Saturday, July 21 2pm only.
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.
• Tomorrow, 10am: Our Green Roadie. $5 entry, bookings essential. Presented by Clair Higginson in the Otago Daily Times Theatre.
Dorothy Browns Cinema, Buckingham St.
• Tuesday, 7pm: ''Elizabeth Thomson and The Crystal Chain Gang'' artist talk, $8. Bookings 442-1964.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Today, 11am-noon, and Monday, 7pm-8pm: Book group.
• Monthly chat about books. Recommend your favourite books, get ideas for what to read next. Fourth floor. Free. Bookings, phone 474-3690.
• Wednesday, 6pm: ''An insight into Zen meditation''.
• An introductory talk about Zen meditation with Glenn Roshi, of the Diamond Sangha tradition. Bookings essential. Fourth floor. Free. Phone 474-3690.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Sundays throughout July, 2pm: Free tour of the downstairs exhibitions, including the Frances Hodgkins ''Colour and Light'' exhibition. Free.
• Saturday, 3pm: Snooker demonstration followed by some hands-on practice for you, handy hints in stance and cue techniques, all of which will help improve accuracy. Brangwyn exhibition. Free.
• Sunday, 1pm: Meet the Fellows. Meet University of Otago arts fellows David Howard, Leonie Agnew, Zina Swanson, Samuel Holloway and Hahna Briggs. Tea and cupcakes to follow. Free.
• Wednesday, 10.30am: Friends Talk - Marshall Seifert. Join the Friends of the Gallery for a coffee and informal talk with Marshall Seifert. Free.
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.
Waikouaiti Library, Main Road, Waikouaiti.
• Tomorrow, 6.30pm: America's National Parks: Yellowstone. Duration: 1 hour. Free.
Zoology Benham Building, 346 Great King St, Rm 215.
• Tuesday, 5.30pm. Forest and Bird Talk: ''Orokonui - robin and saddleback translocations'', Prof Ian Jamieson. All welcome.
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.
• Ends Saturday: ''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. Until August 25: ''Winter Images''. Photographs by Grahame Sydney, including rare Antarctic pieces. Russell Henderson Gallery.
Dunedin Botanic Garden, Information centre.
• Until July 30, 10am-4pm: ''Delight In Detail'', Jenny Longstaff.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Ongoing: Frances Hodgkins, ''Kaleidoscope''.
• Until July 21: Frances Hodgkins, ''Colour and Light''.
• Until September 8: Saskia Leek, ''Desk Collection''.
• Until September 22: ''The Pleasure Principle - Collecting and Collectors''.
• Until September 22: ''Sir Frank Brangwyn: Captain Winterbottom and the Billiard Room of Horton House''.
• Until November 3: ''Among the machines''.
Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore.
• Until August 11: ''A la mode: Early 19th-Century Fashion Plates''. Open Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm, weekends and public holidays 1pm-4pm.
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.
• Until July 26: ''Captured Light'', Richard Adams.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St.
• Ends today: ''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.
• Ends Sunday: ''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.
• Ends tomorrow: ''Sea Change'', oil paintings by Nigel Wilson.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
• Until July 27: ''Winter show'', various artists.
Lakes District Museum and Gallery, Arrowtown.
• Ends Sunday: 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.
• Until July 31: ''Arcadia'', Karl Maughan.
• Until July 31: ''Theme'', Merilyn Wiseman.
• Until July 31: ''Editions''.
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.
• Until July 25: ''Roam Around the World'', Lauren Bremner.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St.
• Tuesday, 8pm: ''Elizabeth Thomson and The Crystal Chain Gang''
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.
• Until July 21, 10am-4pm: printmakers' exhibition, etchings, woodcuts etc.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• 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.
• Open 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 August 5: Works by the Green Island Art Group.
The Fix, Frederick St.
• Until August 2: Graeme Geary, Anna Read, Sue Hatherley, Jane Hamilton and Jacob Feenstra.
The Gallery, Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens.
• Open daily 10.30am-4pm.
Tony Williams Workshop and Gallery, Carnegie Centre, Moray Pl.
• Open 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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