Gigs
Cromwell Memorial Hall, Melmore Tce.
•Saturday, 8pm: Central Otago Rock 'n' Roll public dance, with music from IMPAK. Tickets from Cromwell i-Site.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
•Today, 5.30pm: Mallika, Madeleine Howard, 6Years.
•Tomorrow, 5.30pm: Falconets, The Violet-ohs, Kylie Price.
•Wednesday, 5.30pm: Jake Cropley, Glen Ross, Tui Birds.
Embers, 2 Manor Pl.
•Sunday, 7.30pm: New Edinburgh Folk Club presents Adam McGrath.
Grainstore Gallery, 9 Harbour St, Oamaru.
•Today, 8pm: Adam McGrath.
Inch Bar, 8 Bank St.
•Today, 8pm: Humboldt County.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave.
•Tomorrow, 6.30pm: Metal Fusion, instrumental covers band.
Purple Rain Retro Bar and Cafe, 403 Princes St, Dunedin.
•Saturday, 8pm: ''The Future is Now'' featuring Justice Peace, The Bedfords, DJ Fadez, Ain't The First, Baylee Berry, Miss, The Bedford School of Music, Dave Coleclough and Laura Bedford-Murphy.
Re:Fuel Bar, 640 Cumberland St.
•Friday, 9pm: OUSA Battle of the Bands heat four.
•Saturday: OUSA Battle of the Bands finals.
Regent Theatre, the Octagon, Dunedin.
•Saturday, 9am: The Bedfords and The Bedford School of Music NZ.
Robbie Burns Pub, 374 George St.
•Tomorrow, 9pm: Thundercub, OPC, and The Violet-Ohs.
Taieri Bowling Club, Wickliffe St, Mosgiel.
•Saturday, 8pm: Dance, with music by Spectrum.
Family fun
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
•Daily, 3.30pm-4.30pm: ''Play the Banana Piano'', New Zealand Music Month activity.
John McGlashan College Hall, 2 Pilkington St, Maori Hill.
•Today, 4pm: Dunedin Public Libraries presents Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey. Suitable for ages 7+. Bookings essential: (03) 474-3690.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary, 600 Blueskin Rd, Waitati.
•Daily, 11am: Takahe feeding.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
•Saturday and Sunday, 11.30am and 3pm: ''The Best Science Show in the History of the World Ever!'', Discovery World science show. Free with Discovery World admission.
•Daily 11am, also 1.30pm Saturday and Sunday: ''Butterflies' first flight'', Tropical Forest demonstration. Free with Tropical Forest admission.
St Gerard's School Hall, Tarbert St, Alexandra.
•Saturday, 7.30pm: Alexandra Old Time Dance Group public dance. Contact: (03) 448-6871.
University Book Shop, 378 Great King St.
•Fridays, Saturdays, 10.30am: story time.
Music and performance
Blueskin Bay Library, l26 Harvey St, Waitati.
•Today, 6.15pm: Malcolm Honeychurch, classical guitarist.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
•Saturday, 1pm: The Dunedin Harmony Chorus with Highland Harmony.
Dunedin Railway Station, Anzac Square.
•Sunday, 4.30pm: ''Songs of War & Peace'', Gallipoli commemoration concert by the OUSA Cantores Choir, with orchestra and percussion band.
Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum.
•Sunday, 2pm: ''A Beautiful Pea-Green Boat: Songs for Kids'', performance by the Southern Consort of Voices and the Southern Children's Choir.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
•Wednesday, 7.30pm: ''Night Ringing with Unseen Larks, Music to Remember World War 1'', Dunedin Youth Orchestra concert.
Marama Hall, University of Otago.
•Wednesday, 1pm: Music department lunchtime concert; senior performance students in recital.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave.
•Tomorrow, 1.30pm: Fairfield School choir, marimba band and recorder ensemble.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
•Saturday, 1pm: Jonny Dyas plays contemporary and classical hits on grand piano.
Re:Fuel Bar, 640 Cumberland St.
•Today, 8pm: ''Circulating Rhythms'', featuring the OUSA Fire Club and Circus Club performers, DJs, painters, tribal belly dancers and more.
St Paul's Cathedral, the Octagon.
•Tuesday, 12.50pm-1.10pm: George Chittenden plays French organ works for Pentecost, to include music by Olivier Messiaen.
South Dunedin Community Hall, 261 King Edward St.
•Saturday, 7.30pm: Middle Eastern Music and Dance Night, fundraiser for Syrian refugee children and families.
Waikouaiti Library, 192 Main Rd, Waikouaiti.
•Saturday, 11am: Richard Wallis, classically inspired guitar.
•Wednesday, 4pm: East Otago High School pupils' music performance.
Film and theatre
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, cnr Union and Leith Sts.
•Today and tomorrow, 1pm: Lunchtime Theatre: Dear Diary.
Athenaeum Theatre, the Octagon.
•Until Saturday: The Globe Theatre presents Roger Hall's Taking Off at 7.30pm.
Limelight Cinema, 239 Thames St, Oamaru.
•Sunday, 2pm: North Otago Bible Society presents The Vatican Museums 3D.
Mosgiel Coronation Hall, 99 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
•Until Saturday: Taieri Musical presents The Sound of Music at 7.30pm.
Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown.
•Until Saturday: Showbiz Queenstown presents Saturday Night Fever.
Red Lecture Theatre, University of Otago Scott Building, 260 Great King St.
•Wednesday, 7.30pm: Dunedin Film Society presents Gloria. Roxburgh Town Hall, 132 Scotland St, Roxburgh.
•Saturday, 7.30pm: Boy Wonder, one-man comedy show starring Ryan Richards.
Talks and workshops
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
•Tomorrow, 1pm-4.30pm: ''Navigating Career Transitions - Young People Managing the Journey to Economic Independence'', Otago Careers Festival panel discussion. Bookings essential.
•Monday, 10am-2pm: ''What About Me?'', Otago Careers Festival workshop for women returning to work or changing careers. Bookings essential.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
•Sunday, 3pm: ''Tale & Fable'', Emma Neale will talk about tale and fable in the work of selected artists in the ''Private Utopia'' exhibition.
Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.
•Thursdays, 4.30pm: Theomin art collection tours. Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
•Daily, 2pm: ''Highlights of the Museum'' guided tour. Meet at information desk.
•Daily, 11.30am: ''Intersections'', Ralph Hotere exhibition gallery talk. Meet at information desk.
Exhibitions
Arrowtown Gallery, 8 Berkshire St.
•Works by various artists.
Artica, 26B George St, Port Chalmers.
•Ongoing: decorative artworks by Kirsten Andreae, paintings by James Cordery.
Bellamys Gallery, 495 Portobello Rd, Macandrew Bay.
•Until Sunday: ''Drawl 3'', drawings by Max Bellamy, Pauline Bellamy, Manu Berry, Emma Chalmers, Kirsten Ferguson, Philip Madill, James Robinson.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
•Opens tomorrow, 5.30pm: ''What Happens'', Cilla McQueen.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
•Until May 31: ''Their War: Our Story - Gallipoli and Anzac''. Until June 1: ''Gallipoli: Then & Now'' school art competition showcase.
•Until June 16: Wood carvings by Murray Sheppard.
Cloakroom Gallery, cnr Ballarat and Stanley Sts, Queenstown.
•Until June 9: ''Impressions'', pottery exhibition.
Dead Souls Bookshop, 401B Princes St, Dunedin.
•Until June 15: ''Disorder'', new paintings by Robert Scott.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
•Until May 31: ''Belonging'', works from the DPAG.
•Until August 9: ''Private Utopia'', contemporary art from the British Council Collection.
•Until August 16: ''Lace Collars and Calico: Textiles and Dress in the work of Frances Hodgkins''.
Eastern Southland Gallery, 14 Hokonui Dr, Gore.
•Until June 7: ''We Are Here'', Juliet Novena Sorrel.
First Church Grounds, 415 Moray Pl.
•Until May 31: Contemporary sculpture by various artists.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
•Closes today: Paintings by Jackie Margaret.
•Until Sunday: ''Bodytok Quartet: A Sonics From Scratch Project'', interactive video and sound installation by Phil Dadson and James Charlton; ''What is Art For #1'', works by John Mitchell, Eion Stevens, Nigel Brown, Ralph Hotere and Peter Cleverley.
•Until June 30: ''Memorial Oaks'', tribute to fallen memorial oak trees; ''Look Again'', works by Colin Wheeler, from the gallery's collection.
Fresh n Fruity Gallery, Level 3, 140 George St.
•Tomorrow and Saturday: Fashion and art installation by STeeP STReeT. Open from 5.30pm tomorrow; noon-4pm Saturday.
Front Room Gallery, 10 Memorial St, Queenstown.
•Until June 10: Paintings and digital prints by Shaun Burdon.
Green Island Gallery, cnr Church St and Main South Rd, Green Island.
•Displaying a variety of local artwork.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
•Tomorrow to June 18: Selected works.
Lakes District Museum and Gallery, Arrowtown.
•Until May 31: ''Where History Meets Nature'', Quilt Challenge exhibition.
Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
•Until June 3: ''Finnis Road'' by Karl Maughan; ''Tipping Point'', by Hannah Kidd.
Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9a Earl St.
•Until Wednesday: ''The Royal Queenstown Easter Show'', various artists; ''Dawn Chorus'', Ray Ching.
Mint Gallery, 32 Moray Pl.
•Until May 28: ''Coast'', Anna Reid.
Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
•Until May 30: ''Matchbox'', various artists. Fundraising exhibition for the Caselberg Trust.
•Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-4.30pm; Saturday 11am-2pm.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
•''Swimming Into Darkness'', Gretchen Albrecht.
Old Creamery Gallery, 230 Harington Point Rd, Lower Portobello.
•Oil and acrylic landscapes by Douglas Williams, Henry Lowen-Smith and Geoff Williams.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
•Until September 6: ''Intersections: Ceramics from Ralph Hotere's Personal Collection''.
•Ongoing: ''Sir Edmund Hillary: New Zealander''. Stairwell display.
Reed Gallery, Dunedin City Library.
•Until June 14: ''By the Author of Waverley'', exhibition featuring Sir Walter Scott.
St Paul's Cathedral, Octagon.
•Until June 30: ''A Tent for the Sun'' and ''The Dawn Watch'' by Wallace Crossman.
•Hours: 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday, noon-4pm Sunday.
Steampunk HQ, 1 Itchen St, Oamaru.
•''Mythos'', works by Donald Paterson and Kano.
Stuart St Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
•Until Saturday: Lisa Simpson and Louise Thompson Parker.
•Monday to June 6: Loris Ives and Kate Springfield.
University of Otago de Beer Gallery, first floor, central library.
•Until May 29: ''Aliens, Androids & Unicorns: the Hal Salive Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection
''Warbirds and Wheels, Wanaka Airport.
•Ongoing: ''Come Up and See My Etchings'', Grahame Sydney.
