Live jazz, a DJ set, an art auction and raffles are in store at the Queenstown Cat Rescue Trust's fundraiser, Cool Catz Jazz Night, at Subculture tomorrow.
The trust will mark its one-year anniversary with entertainment featuring a jazz trio led by vocalist Anya Santos-Uy, originally of Milan, plus Queenstown DJ Snoop, who will spin jazz and funk tunes.
A silent auction will be held with a dozen artworks donated by artists including Graham Brinsley, Rachael Errington and Kelvin McMillan.
Gift hampers will be raffled on the night, with support from Pets n Vets, Remarkable Vets, Flame Bar and Grill, Prime Restaurant and many more.
The fundraising fun begins at Subculture at 6.30pm and runs until 10.30pm. Tickets cost $15 and are available from the Church St basement nightclub and Central Art Galleries, on Beach St.
PICKS OF THE WEEK
TODAY
> 9pm: Kill Me DJ, Samari and Jem the Misfit bring their live audio-visual gear and techno with them from Melbourne to Debajo, as part of their four-date national Gunn Metal tour.
> 9pm: Queenstown DJs Preferinse, Louie Wu, Turbohag and Deja Vu mash up hip-hop, dubstep, drum `n' bass and glitch at Subculture. Free entry before midnight, $5 afterwards.
TOMORROW
> 9pm: Jazz, funk, hip-hop and drum 'n' bass super crew Olmecha Supreme returns from Wellington to Revolver, with support from DJ Sinch and DJ A List. Earlybird tickets cost $5 from Quest stores, or $10 on the door. R18.
> 10.30pm: Soulware, incorporating Organikismness' dubstep and electronica, with Tsubliminal, JBNaste, Scutch and D-Jade, at Subculture. Entry $5 before midnight, $10 afterwards.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12
> 8.30pm: A girl deals with bullying; a child is trafficked; a man finds his life is overgrown; a woman is threatened; and a divorcee breaks into his former partner's home for revenge: these plots feature among six challenging short films in Beyond the Dark Side, presented by the Queenstown Film Society, courtesy of the New Zealand Film Commission, at Dorothy Brown's Cinema and Bar.
