Irish Music Session
Enjoy Irish music and a
sing-song at The Rivers, Sunday, 4pm. Phone Marty on 021 055 7685
COMING UP
Ink & Iron Show
A motorcycle show ‘n’ shine, food, tattoo and live music. Fundraiser for NZ military veterans in need. Smash Palace, Saturday, November 12, 1pm, gold coin entry. Tattoo show/live band 7pm-late, $10 cash-only door sales, with Waikato-based rock band One One One.
She Shed Tour
Meet 40 artists in studios, sheds and gardens in Makorori, Okitu and Wainui. Fundraiser for local charities/scholarship. Sunday, November 13, 9am to 6pm. Tickets $10 from The Aviary, Retro, and More Than Fabric.
Gish at Smash
A Māori troubadour with unique covers and original songs. Smash Palace, Sunday, November 13, 7pm, $25 cash-only door sales.
Daniel Champagne
The Dome, Sunday, November 13, 8.30pm. Tickets from eventbrite.co.nz
Summer Soundcheck
Chores, Dizfunk, DJose, Machinist and Stix will light up the stage at Smash Palace, Friday, November 18, 8pm. Tickets from eventbrite.co.nz
Must Be The Moon
Racing’s sophomore album Must Be The Moon dropped in September and the band are hitting the road for some spring shows. The Dome, Saturday, November 19, 8pm. Tickets start at $35+bf from ticketfairy
THEATRE
Jesus Christ Superstar info session
An informal get-together for auditionees and backstage helpers to hear about the show, expectations, rehearsals and what auditions will entail. Gisborne Centre Stage Theatre, 260 Childers Road, tonight, 7pm.
Weed
Weed, written by award-winning NZ author Anthony McCarten and directed by James Packman, will be performed at Unity Theatre, November 10 to 19. Tickets from eventfinda
Chicago: pre-audition information
Come along to meet the team and ask questions about the production. Musical Theatre Gisborne, 101 Innes Street, Sunday, November 13, 5pm.
VISUAL ARTS
He Pounamu
An exhibition of kākahu made by and for the mokopuna o Te Kōhanga Reo o Tomairangi. Hoea Gallery, opening Saturday, midday.
The Mudge Murals
The launch of Mark Peters’ book, The Mudge Murals, will coincide with the opening of an exhibition of Graeme Mudge’s rarely seen preliminary sketches and mural design proposals at Tairāwhiti Museum on Friday, November 11, 5.30pm.
Haru at Verve Cafe
Enjoy a coffee and a treat at Verve Cafe and appreciate Maiko Lewis-Whaanga’s latest exhibition, until December 10.
Kotuku Studios
The latest gallery in Tairāwhiti, Kōtuku Studios displays the works of local artists. Open Wednesday, 12 to 5pm, Thursday, 11.30am to 5pm, and Saturday, 10am to 2pm. 349 Palmerston Road.
Tatau: Samoan Tattooing and Photography: Tatau Samoa ma ata pu’e
This exhibition presents
the photographic art of
four Sāmoan artists who have been capturing the dynamic practice of contemporary Sāmoan tatau over the last 40 years. Tairāwhiti Museum, until December 11.
Beginnings: The Origins and Progress of a Painter
This exhibition, consisting of 31 paintings, threads together an individual journey, whose forward movement has been generated by both unforeseen circumstances in artist Peter Ireland’s life and the influence on his commitment by a number of disparate people he chanced upon along the way. Tairāwhiti Museum, until November 13.
Odeon Multiplex
One Piece Film: Red
Japanese animated fantasy action-adventure film. Uta is a beloved singer, renowned for concealing her own identity when performing. Now, Uta is to reveal herself to the world at a live concert.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The leaders of Wakanda fight to protect their nation in the wake of King T’Challa’s death.
The Woman King
In the 1800s, a group of all-female warriors protects the West African kingdom of Dahomey. Faced with a new threat, General Nanisca trains the next generation of recruits to fight against a foreign enemy that’s determined to destroy their way of life.
Barbarian
A young woman discovers the rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the night in the house but soon discovers there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.
Bros
Among the first gay romantic comedies released by a major studio and featuring an openly LGBTQ+ principal cast. A neurotic podcast host content not to have a serious relationship meets an equally detached lawyer who likes to play the field. Repeatedly drawn to each other, both men start to show their vulnerable sides as attraction turns into something resembling a commitment.
Frozen Reo Maori
Disney film Frozen has had a remake in te reo Māori, and the premiere was held in Auckland on Tuesday night.
Black Adam
Teth Adam was given the powers of the gods, but used them for vengeance. He was imprisoned and became Black Adam. Nearly 5000 years on, he is free to dispense his own form of justice.
Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold
Documentary film on New Zealand’s world shot put champion.
Little Monsters
Animated film set in a world where tiny little creatures secretly inhabit the human world and care for homes.
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris
In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls in love with a couture Dior dress and decides she must have one. After raising the funds to pursue her dream, she travels to Paris and changes not only her own outlook, but the future of the House of Dior.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Singing crocodile Lyle befriends the struggling son of the Primm family, recently arrived in New York City. When an evil neighbour threatens Lyle’s existence, the Primms must band together to show that family can come in the most unexpected places.
DC League of Super-Pets
When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, super-dog Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack to master their own newfound powers and help rescue the superheroes.
Muru
Drama about the 2007 police raids of the Ngāi Tūhoe community of Ruatoki.
DOME CINEMA
When the Cows Come Home
New Zealand documentary in which director Costa Botes delves into bovine life on a Cambridge farm where offbeat cow whisperer Andrew Johnstone tends the herd in his own idiosyncratic ways.
The Good Boss
Javier Bardem stars as a company owner who meddles in the lives of his employees in an effort to win an award for business excellence.
Millie Lies Low
Anxiety-ridden Millie is on her way from Wellington to New York for an internship at a prestigious architecture firm when a moment of panic causes her to miss her flight. Then she tries to carry on regardless.
