The Karuthers Brothers. Picture by Liam Clayton
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This weekGisborne International Music Competition: Semi-final last round tomorrow (7pm). Competition final, Saturday (7pm), War Memorial Theatre. Students free, adults $10.
Concert under the Leaves: Contestants in the international music competition present a selection of music. Marina Park, Saturday (12.30pm).
Soho: R&V Club Gisborne Party. Brazilbeat Soundsystem and special guests. Saturday (10pm). Free entry.
Smash Palace: Alice Sea brings a unique combination of instruments such as didgeridoo, tin whistles, djembe, finger harp, guitar, blues harp, ukulele, flute, vocals, synth and loop pedal to Smash. Sunday (4pm). Free entry.
COMING UP
The Karuthers Brothers: Gisborne five-piece launches its CD Two Sides, at Smash Palace, Friday, December 8 (6pm).
Cosmopolitan Club: Ten Guitars, December 8 (8pm).
Piano recital: Tony Lee with bassoonist Long Nguyen on bassoon, performing works by Shubert, Eugene, Bozza, Beethoven and Henri Dutilleux. 41 Winifred Street, Wainui, Sunday December 10 (4pm). Adults $25, students $10. Two or more concerts, adults $20, students $5. Reservations essential, phone 868 6443.
Carols on the Beach: Waikanae Beach Reserve (next to the surf club). Hosted by The Wiz. Saturday, December 9 (5.30-7pm)
St Andrew’s Concert Series: Sing We With Mirth, a selection of lesser-known but easy-listening Christmas music from the 7th to 20th centuries, featuring the Gisborne Choral Society and solo singers. St Andrew’s Church, Sunday December 10, (7pm). Koha.
Carols in the Vines: Bushmere Estate, Wednesday December 20. (6.30pm, gates open at 5.30pm)
Michael Jackson HIStoryShow: War Memorial Theatre, Thursday, February 15 (8pm)
Kevin Bloody Wilson: War Memorial Theatre, Thursday February 22 (8pm)
The D4: Smash Palace, March 10 (8pm) $40
THEATRE
The Bach: Unity Theatre presents Kiwi comedy by Stephen Sinclair. Ormond Road. Tonight and tomorrow (7.30pm). Tickets from i-Site.
Sun, Sand and Murder: Musical Theatre Gisborne, Innes Street. November 30, December 1,2,7,8 and 9 (7.30pm). Tickets from Stephen Jones Photography.
At the flicksODEON MULTIPLEX
Kiwi Christmas: Fed up with the materialism of Christmas, Santa runs away to New Zealand for a summer holiday. When two Kiwi kids figure out who he is, they have to find a way to get him back to the North Pole in time for Christmas.
The Man Who Invented Christmas: The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of ‘A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.
Goodbye Christopher Robin: A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author AA Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son CR Milne.
The Stolen: The story of a woman who must find her kidnapper son, navigating a world she doesn’t know, on the edge of danger with every heartbeat.
Wonder: Based on the New York Times bestseller, Wonder tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Daddy’s Home 2: Having finally gotten used to each other’s existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
Justice League (2D, 3D): Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Murder on the Orient Express: A lavish train ride, unfolds into a stylish and suspensful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of 13 stranded strangers and one man’s race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
Thor: Ragnarok: Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilisation.
DOME CINEMA
Ingrid Goes West: Comedy-drama about the pitfalls of social media. An unstable young woman, Ingrid, becomes obsessed with a social media influencer and insinuates herself into her life. Things soon depart from the perfect future that Ingrid envisaged, but she charges on regardless.
Kiwi Christmas: Fed up with the materialism of Christmas, Santa runs away to New Zealand for a summer holiday.
Kedi: Acclaimed Turkish documentary film about the stray cats of Istanbul. For millennia, cats have roamed the city. Although thousands of street cats live in Istanbul, the film focuses on seven. Kedi is an examination of one of our oldest animal companions, and the ways they enrich our lives.
Waru: Following the death of a child, eight Maori women are confronted by guilt, pride and defeat but will ultimately risk everything for the greater good of their community. ght female Maori directors have each contributed a 10-minute vignette, presented as a continuous shot in real time, that unfolds around the tangi (funeral) of a small boy (Waru) who died at the hands of his caregiver. The vignettes are all subtly interlinked and each follows one of eight female Maori lead characters during the same moment in time as they come to terms with Waru’s death and try to find a way forward in their community.
VISUAL ARTS
EXHIBITIONS
Yonel Watene: Spirit, Paul Nache Gallery
Tairawhiti Museum: Te Ha art awards and exhibition. Mo Te Emepaea — artworks based on Maori Pioneer Battalion serviceman Tawhai Tamepo’s World War 1 war diaries and war in general; Myopia, solo show by 100 Days project contributor Lina Marsh.
Toi Matapu: Makauri — an exhibition of whakairoi, raranga and raurangi at Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Until December 6.
Toihoukura: Taiao — I am my environment. A final exhibition of mixed media works by third degree students. Maia gallery.
Verve Cafe: Works by Lytton High School students and art teacher Johnny Poi.
Zest Cafe: Lottie Lu postage stamp work by Janine McDiarmid.
Muirs Bookshop Cafe: Digital art by Troy Conole
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