Gig Guide

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

THIS WEEK

Masaya: Chronicles of Youth Album Tour

Raglan-based band paying respect to classic roots and soul, with Lazy Fifty. Smash Palace, tomorrow, 8pm. Tickets from ticketfairy.com

Matiu Te Huki: Common Unity Tour

Come along for live-looping and soulful roots music with a strong Māori flavour. Cosmopolitan Club, Saturday, 7.30pm. Tickets $20+bf at tinyurl.com/2upz6557

COMING UP

Trevor Shaskey

Playing all your favourites on the big stage. Cosmopolitan Club, 190 Derby Street, Friday, July 22 from 7.30pm. Tickets $10+bf from https://tinyurl.com/yhnhf7zu

Ice Block

Beleza Events presents Ice Block, Smash Palace, Saturday, July 23, 8pm. Line-up includes Brazilbeat Sound System, Paws, Machinist, Dizfunk, Stix and DJose. Tickets from $10+bf from eventbrite.co.nz

The Winter Ball

Get out your glad rags. Enjoy a three-course meal, complimentary bubbles and live music from The Chris Reynolds Big Band, with special guest Rhonda Bryant-Corbett. Gisborne RSA, corner Bright Street and Childers Road, Saturday, July 30, 6pm. Tickets $100 from the RSA or Forces Cafe.

Michael Llewellyn and The Darlings Tour

A six-piece Wellington band with blues, country/folk and rock music. Dome Room, Saturday, July 30, 8.30pm, R18. Tickets from undertheradar.co.nz

THEATRE

Michael Hurst: The Golden Ass

Freely adapted from the notorious original by Apuleius, this brand new solo show is the story of Lucius, a young man driven by sexual desire and insatiable curiosity who is accidentally transformed into a donkey. Not suitable for children. Unity Theatre, 209 Ormond Road, Tuesday, July 19, 7pm.Tickets from eventfinda.co.nz

Weed auditions

Saturday, July 23, between 2pm and 3pm. Unity Theatre, 209 Ormond Road.

Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament Fundraiser

Compete for bragging rights and prizes. All proceeds support Evolution Theatre's performing arts programmes. Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli Street, Saturday, July 23, 6.30pm-11pm, R18. Register: $35 incl first round of chips at trybooking.com

Rock of Ages

Gisborne Centre Stage presents Rock of Ages, coming to Lawson Field Theatre August 12 to 20. R16. Tickets from ticketek or from the Gisborne i-SITE.

Avenue Q

Musical Theatre Gisborne, postponed to September 8 to 17. Tickets from eventfinda.co.nz or i-SITE.

VISUAL ARTS

Pick and Mix: Allsorts

An exhibition of artists with varied cultures, skills and a shared passion for art: Sue-Ann Blandford, Amber Graham, Kiri-Ana Tough and Maiko Lewis-Whaanga. Tairāwhiti Museum until September 4.

Salt

Salt, a photographic exhibition by Phil Yeo, is an exploration of our community here in Te Tairāwhiti. The portrait series considers our collective and individual identities and was produced during 2020, as the global pandemic changed our world. Tairāwhiti Museum until August 21.

Hautapu

Featuring creatives from Toihoukura Māori Visual Arts School between 1992-2002. Te Rau Aroha, 26 Peel Street. Exhibition viewing times: Monday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm.

Pumanawa

An exploration and celebration of whakapapa. featuring art from Steve Gibbs, Christopher Huriwai, Piupiu Maya Turei, George Watson and Skawenatti (Turtle Island). Open Wednesday to Friday 11am to 4pm and Saturdays 11am to 3pm. Hoea! Gallery, 67 Gladstone Road.

Let Me Be Myself

Developed by Anne Frank House in the Netherlands, and viewed by more than 10 million people in 80 countries, this exhibition explores what life in hiding was like for Anne, her family, and the other occupants of Prinsengracht 263. Tairāwhiti Museum, until July 24.

Odeon Multiplex

The Black Phone

Finney Shaw is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who's being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer. When a disconnected phone on the wall starts to ring, he discovers he can hear the voices of the murderer's previous victims — and they want to make sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.

Frocks and Divas

Initially a small event to empower women and bring their community together, Tarnished Frocks and Divas grew in popularity to become a nationwide event.

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor embarks on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement gets interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods.

Whetu Marama — Bright Star

The story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, also known as Hek Busby, and his significance for Māori.

Elvis

Elvis Presley rises to fame in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Stars Austin Butler as Elvis, Tom Hanks as the Colonel, and Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley.

The Lion King Reo Maori

The '90s Disney classic is revoiced in Te Reo Māori. It is a film full of colourful animal characters and a classic battle between good and evil.

Minions: The Rise of Gru

In the 1970s, young Gru tries to join a group of supervillains called the Vicious 6 after they oust their leader — the legendary fighter Wild Knuckles. When the interview turns bad, Gru and his Minions go on the run with the Vicious 6 hot on their tails. Luckily, he finds an unlikely ally — Wild Knuckles himself.

Whina

Rena Owen, Miriama McDowell, James Rolleston, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne and Vinnie Bennett star in a film that follows the life of Māori leader Dame Whina Cooper, who spent her life breaking boundaries, speaking for the rights of Māori and fighting for the land.

Lightyear

Space ranger Buzz Lightyear, from Toy Story, embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside ambitious recruits and his robot companion, Sox. As they tackle their toughest mission yet, they must learn to work as a team to escape the evil Zurg and his robot army.

Jurassic World Dominion

Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill appear together in the Jurassic franchise for the first time since Jurassic Park (1993). Dominion is set four years after the events of Fallen Kingdom. Dinosaurs now live alongside humans in a fragile balance. Chris Pratt also stars.

Top Gun: Maverick

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is now a test pilot. Called in to train a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past.

DOME CINEMA

Mermaid in Paris

A man rescues a mermaid in Paris and slowly falls in love with her. Stars Nicolas Duvauchelle and Marilyn Lima. Film has 100 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes website.

Whetu Marama — Bright Star

The story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, also known as Hek Busby, and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA and for all New Zealanders in reclaiming their place as traditional star voyagers on the world map.

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

A disillusioned teacher is transferred to the most remote school in the world, deep in the Himalayan glaciers. In a classroom with no electricity or even a blackboard, he finds himself with only a yak and a song.