This week
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Stars In Their Eyes
The finale of the local talent showcase. Lawson Field Theatre. Now October 17, 2.30pm an...
A full circle that starts another circle, is how entertainer Rutene Spooner describes his return to Gisborne to perform his solo show, Super Hugh-Man.
“I have ...
If what we use today is made with art, and not thrown together by chance or caprice, then we shall have nothing to hide, says Italian artist Bruno Munari in his...
THIS WEEK
Pianist Lorelle McNaughton
Tairawhiti Museum, Sunday, 2pm. Entry is $10 adults, $5 FOTM, and free for students (with ID) and children. Numbers st...
A travelling print show that fits into a small box ready to be unpacked, and the contents hung and viewed at each destination, opens in Gisborne on Saturday.
L...
The most beautiful arrangement is a pile of filth disposed haphazardly, Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said.
Contemporary artist Inga Fillary shares Heraclit...
Dome Cinema
■ 23 Walks
A man and a woman in their 60s meet while walking their dogs and develop a tentative romance. Stars Alison Steadman.
■ Romantic Road
A ...
Actors Andrew Stevens and Danielle Siata talk about how they plumb their characters for an Evolution Theatre Company production.
Harold Dobbs — Andrew ...
The man who gunned down John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980 was denied parole for an 11th time, state corrections officials said on Wednesday.
M...
Having performed Schumann’s song cycle Dichterliebe in January, one of 65 poems composed by a lovelorn knight-poet who plans to stuff them, along with his pain,...
Works of imagination, works of observation and the spillover of painting into his bespoke furniture designs — Wairoa artist Chris Wilson’s oeuvre is nothing if ...
■ Dave Dobbyn Open Up concert
War Memorial Theatre, Thursday, August 20, 7pm. Tickets $50+bf from i-SITE or ticketek. POSTPONED.
■ Tina Turner Tribute
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by Dan Satherley, Newshub
The six-piece Kiwi band Split Enz’s classic album has been remastered and re-released to mark its 40th anniversary.
It contained the b...
The stage is set for Evolution Theatre Company's production of David Auburn's drama Proof and the cast of four Gisborne actors await their audiences.
The play ...
On hearing, as an 11 year old, Beethoven's Sonata No.8 for the first time, Liam Furey's life changed forever.
His mother, a guitarist, had taught him piano sin...
The challenge of taking on a wicked, manipulative character appealed to Bo Jarratt while the unpredictable nature of performing live theatre drew Lawrence...
Think of the worst things you can do with a claw hammer.
It's not pretty.
But it's what Damage — whose journey from impoverished, violent family home to abusive...
After performing in Gisborne last year from a programme that included works by Spanish composers, New Zealand pianist Lorelle McNaughton recently featured as sp...
Never mind your driftwood creatures with googly plastic eyes or macrame plant holders, the Gisborne Artist, Potters and Photographers Society annual exhibition ...
THIS WEEK
■ Mechanical bull riding
Endeavour bar, Cosmopolitan Club. Tomorrow, 7.30pm. Prize pool up for grabs. $2 entry
■ Big Rich on acoustic guitar
Wri...
Theatre, live music and installations are among events planned for this year’s Maori arts-based Tairawhiti Arts Festival.
From October 2-11, Turanga locals and ...
Poverty Bay Blues Club night
Dome Room, Tuesday, September 1. CANCELLED
COMING UP
Mechanical bull riding
Endeavour bar, Cosmopolitan Club. Friday, Se...
The seven-headed soul monster Fat Freddy’s Drop is among the first tranche of New Zealand acts announced for this year’s Rhythm and Vines music festival.
Never ...
Dome Cinema
■ Britt-Marie Was Here
A 63-year-old Swedish woman discovers her husband of 40 years has been having an affair. With her world turned upside-down, ...
Born as Barrie Bates of Auckland in 1935, self-rebranded in 1962 as Billy Apple, the pop/conceptual artist, and maker of Excretory Wipings (1970) in which he co...
Kiwi broadcasting legend John Campbell has hooked up with Auckland rapper Melodownz to down kava in the first episode of a new web series.
Campbell revealed he ...