Gisborne Ukulele UndergroundGisborne Bowling Club, tomorrow, (7.30pm). Group and solo performances and audience strumalongs. Ukes not essential.The Thinking Person’s IdiotFresh from a sold-out show in the Nelson Fringe Festival, Justin ‘Rusty’ White brings his new show, The Thinking Person’s Idiot to Gisborne. Saturday. The Dome, (8pm).Harbinger presents Deadset 3Celebrate Halloween with songs from fallen legends, with support from Uni-Fi. Saturday, Smash Palace, (9pm). $15 entry.Operatunity presents Divas and DivosTenors and sopranos perform well known ballads and famous opera classics. War Memorial Theatre, Wednesday, October 31, (11am). $35 includes lunch. Tickets: 0508 266 237, www.operatunity.co.nzCOMING UPThe Best Live Soul & RnB Ever Russell Harrison and The Ministry of Tone’s TJ Taotua perform soul and RnB at the Dome on November 2, (8pm). Tickets available from The Aviary or limited door sales of $30.The Walsh Brothers EncoreWalter and Doug Walsh perform a tribute to Maori showbands peppered with comic banter. The White House, Saturday, November 3 (doors open at 5.30pm). Dinner and show, $40.Good Folk folk dancing for fun, friendship and fitness.All ages, no experience or partners required. St Andrew’s Church Hall. November 3 (7pm). $5 entry + plate for supper. Kids dance free.Poverty Bay Blues Club presentsRoom full of blues featuring Big Rich, Sarah Spicer and Brilleaux. Dome room, November 10 (6pm). $20.Geoff Sewell of Amici ForeverThe Greatest Showman. War Memorial Theatre, November 10, (7pm).Ink+IronBike and tattoo show with Prime Movers. Smash Palace, November 10, (9pm).Brilleaux Dome garden bar, November 11, (4-6pm). $10.Kelvin Cruickshank LiveWar Memorial Theatre, November 15, (7pm).THEATREOur TownEvolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli Street, October 26-27 at 7.30pm with a 2pm matinee performance on Saturday.Dr Seuss’s The Cat in The Hat War Memorial Theatre, Saturday, (10am and 12.30pm).Kings of the GymA Kiwi comedy by Dave Armstrong. Unity Theatre, November 23-30. Tickets $20 from i-SITE.Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald.co.nzor telephone 869-0630.VISUAL ARTSLife drawingLysnar House studios October 1 - November 26 (Mondays, 7pm). $50 for Artists’ Society members, $60 non-members. Bring paper, large paper clips and drawing materials. ExhibitionsTairawhiti MuseumWairere — Waterfalls, digital photographic compositions by Norm Heke; Atarau: Moonlight, children explore native nocturnal birds and insects of this region. Te Ha Art Awards exhibition, October 5-31. Fresh Horizons Exhibition, young artists exhibit their work alongside established artists, October 12-31.Paul Nache GalleryPaintings by Scott Gardiner. Toihoukura Maia GalleryTairawhiti Sea Walls project exhibition.Verve CafeWahine Atua, works by Deborah Hope.ZestTextiles by More Than Fabric.Muirs Bookshop CafeArtworks based on East Coast scenes by Troy Conole.ODEON MULTIPLEXHunter KillerGerard Butler plays a US submarine commander caught up in an international incident when the Russian president is taken prisoner by rebel elements of his own government out to start a war. Also stars Gary Oldman.Born Racer: The Scott Dixon StoryFilm portrait of five-time IndyCar world champion Scott Dixon, one of New Zealand’s most accomplished racing drivers, exploring the passion and dedication required to compete in one of the most dangerous sports. Directed by Bryn Evans (Hip Hop-eration).A Star is BornThe fourth remake of a 1937 film has drawn critical and popular acclaim for Lady Gaga and director, co-producer and co-star Bradley Cooper.King of ThievesMichael Caine, Michael Gambon, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay and Jim Broadbent star in fact-based story of ageing criminals coming together to stage the Hatton Garden diamond heist.HalloweenA sequel to the 1978 film of the same name. Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers respectively, as Myers returns to finish off Strode for escaping his original killing spree.First ManRyan Gosling plays Neil Armstrong in film about NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon.Bad Times at the El RoyaleStrangers come together at a run-down hotel where everyone seems to have a secret. Stars Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson and Chris Hemsworth.Goosebumps 2: Haunted HalloweenGoosebumps author R. L. Stine (Jack Black) helps two boys out to foil plans by Slappy the Dummy to bring all his ghoulish friends back to life and start his own family.She ShearsCatherine Mullooly, a shearer who hails from Matawai and works in Piopio and Australia, is one of five female shearers pursuing their passion to compete at the highest levels. Directed by Jack Nicol.VenomInvestigative journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter ego, Venom.The House with a Clock in its WallsA boy goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house, which is haunted by the ghost of his uncle’s former friend, who wants to end the world with a clock he hid in the house.SmallfootAnimated musical comedy about a group of yeti who come across a human, each species having thought the other was just a myth.Christopher RobinThe boy who had adventures with Winnie-the-Pooh has grown up and lost his way. Now Pooh and co enter the everyday world to help Christopher rediscover his loving, playful self.DOME CINEMA American AnimalsTrue story of how four friends steal from the rare books collection of Transylvania University’s library, in Lexington, Kentucky, hoping to become rich.Born Racer: The Scott Dixon StoryFilm portrait of five-time IndyCar world champion Scott Dixon. See above.She ShearsDocumentary film about five female shearers, who include Matawai’s Catherine Mullooly. See above.?
Entertainment this week
HELL OF A NIGHT: Celebrate Halloween with Harbinger (above) and Uni-Fi at Smash Palace on Saturday night. Picture supplied
Gisborne Ukulele UndergroundGisborne Bowling Club, tomorrow, (7.30pm). Group and solo performances and audience strumalongs. Ukes not essential.The Thinking Person’s IdiotFresh from a sold-out show in the Nelson Fringe Festival, Justin ‘Rusty’ White brings his new show, The Thinking Person’s Idiot to Gisborne. Saturday. The Dome, (8pm).Harbinger presents Deadset 3Celebrate Halloween
