The Killing Floor Live
Followed by Campbell Ngata playing rare vinyl. Garden Bar, Saturday, PBC, 38 Childers Rd, 8.30pm, $10 cash-only door sales.
Summer Soundcheck
BrazilBeat Sound System, Johnny Hitman, Dizfunk, Bubzilla, Paws, Djose, MX Dreadeye. DJs in two areas, big-screen visuals, prizes for best festival look + giveaways including R&V pass. Smash Palace, Saturday, 6pm-late. $5.
Poverty Bay Blues Night
Ladies Sing The Blues, Dome Room, Tuesday (8pm). Entry $5 on the door.
Te Wananga o Aotearoa
End Of Year Concert, Smash Palace, Thursday, December 5 (7.30pm)
Gisborne International Music Competition
War Memorial Theatre, December 2-7. Free entry.
COMING UPSt Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series
Claudia and Sofia Tarrant-Matthews play piano and violin in solo or accompanied performances. Thursday December 5, St Andrew’s Church, Cobden St, 12.30pm. Doors open midday, koha or donation for performers. Bring your lunch, tea or coffee provided.
New York Nights
Local singers perform “holiday favourites”. Evolution Theatre, Disraeli Street, Friday December 6, 7pm. Entry by koha.
Subset BC present
Courtyard Cosmogony. The Dome garden, Saturday, December 7. $10 door. DJs Missing Link and Subsekretary and special guests from 8pm.
THEATRE
The Vicar of Dibley
Presented by Musical Theatre Gisborne. tonight and Saturday night. 7.30pm Lawson Field Theatre. Book at Ticketek or iSite.
Auditions for Calendar Girls
Sunday, December 8, Unity Theatre, Ormond Rd. Online audition form at https://tinyurl.com/r8rlxq9
VISUAL ARTS ExhibitionsTairawhiti Museum
The Lieutenant’s Calling Card and the Response of a Quizzical Eye. Native Voices: Ko au, ko matau - I am, we are. Tu te Whaihanga — 37 taonga. Mon-Sat, 10am - 4pm.
Muir’s Bookshop Cafe
Photography by Gisborne Camera Club.
Verve
A Second Fruiting: Collaborative works by John Walsh, Richard Rogers and Daryl File.
Graeme Mudge Art Exhibition
157 Ormond Rd, today and Saturday.
Paul Nache Gallery
Blue vs Red, work by contemporary Maori artist Kauri Hawkins.
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