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Exhibiting 45 years of printmaking at Tairawhiti Museum

The Gisborne Printmakers Group celebrates 45 years of making handmade prints this month with an exhibition at Tairāwhiti Museum. We Can't Stop Now displays art from 31 past and present printmakers throughout the decades the printmakers group has...

The centre of everything

The surround-sound of strings, brass, piano, and percussion you feel is one of the pleasures of playing at the centre of an orchestra, says Gisborne flautist Matthew Lee. From the end of August, Lee will be surrounded by other like-minded musicians...

Gig Guide

111 DuoCome along to hear all of your favourite songs. Boulevard Bar, Cosmopolitan Club, 190 Derby Street, tomorrow, 8pm, free entry. Hospice Tairawhiti Annual Night of LaughsThe stand-up comedy trio of Jeremy Elwood, Justine Smith and Vaughan King...

Capers with that?

A club sandwich of a free concert is promised with the Gisborne Choral Society's upcoming concert, Choral Capers. With bread and butter Handel choruses on the outside, a meaty middle of Mozart and other morsels, and lots of salad and spices, the...

Living the language

WITH all her knowledge of te reo Maori, Ruth Smith believes there is more to the language than just the spoken word. In speaking with Ruth, it’s obvious from her first words that she is passionate about language and its many forms.“For me te reo...

Loop music and love energy

Progressive, upbeat folk with beatboxing, synth-style vocal harmonies and reggae basslines are part of loop-master Erinsphere’s sound. The musician who says the dictionary definition of her name is “a surrounding or pervading good mood...

NEW YEAR IN THE OLD GARDEN

As the new year begins, many people resolve to make positive changes, eating healthier, exercising more, learning more and spending more quality time with family. Gardening can help with all of these goals. In New Zealand, more families have...

On the Block

Did you get the chicken? Did you go to the supermarket? The questions are back to normal in the Moore/Watts household after three months of being filmed for reality TV. Dare they say it, the lack of pressure has made “normal” feel a bit boring...

‘Generosity of others a fine thing’

The greatest speech Dame Anne Salmond ever heard was in the United States in 1963. She was 17, and sitting on the White House lawn in Washington DC. The teenage Anne was on an AFS (American Field Scholar) year and had gathered with 2000 other AFS...

The spirituality and sexiness of jazz

Compositions that bring out the spiritual nature of jazz music are a big part of the John Mackill’s Jazz Collective repertoire.“Played by the right musicians, they can create moods of great joy, beauty, melancholy, or quirkiness,” says...

Staying on track

As the days start to get longer and Mother Nature begins treating us to a dose of welcomed sunshine, we find ourselves excitedly inviting friends to our homes for overdue catch-ups. However, it can be an overwhelming time of the year as we commit to...

East by North-East 2018 hits the screen

Those in possesion of a DVD of the 2016 ExNE, the inaugural East by North-East showcase of local music, know they have in their hands a collector’s item, a taonga, so highly sought after that in the not-too-distant future its sale at a Sotheby’s...

Surfing for Farmers

Catching a break

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz or telephone 869-0630. This weekFrank Burkitt Band: American roots music for all ages, with hints of jazz, blues and swing. Dome Room, tonight, (8pm). Tickets $25+bf from...

Wananga releases Songs of Rangahau

To celebrate Te Marama Waiata Puoro Maori — Maori Music Month — Te Wananga o Aotearoa has put together an 11-track compilation of songs. Called Songs of Rangahau, the album features works written, arranged and performed by kaimahi (staff) from...

Women at war

Do you know a woman who fought in World War 2? A mother, an aunty or grandparent?Renée Hollis would like to hear from you. The historian and author has put a call out for untold stories of New Zealand women who served during the war. While many men...