Chopper is coming to Gisborne War Memorial Theatre on May 2 (7.30pm). Facebook picture
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This weekSt Patrick’s Day entertainment: Barleycorn play at lunchtime, other bands throughout the day. Wear green. The Rivers, Reads Quay, starting at 12 noon. March 17.
Footrot Flats - The Musical auditions: March 17 and 18. Musical Theatre Gisborne clubrooms, 99 Innes St, 2pm.
Subset BC plus DJ’s Missing Link and Subsekretary: The Dome Bar, March 17. $10 at the door. (8.30pm)
St Paddy’s Day at Smash: Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with The Smithereenz and IRB. (9pm). $5 on the door.
Coming upGisborne Orphans Club concert: Senior Citizens Hall, Grey St. Free, supper provided, refreshments available. All welcome. March 21. (7.30pm-11pm)
Mike King — I am Hope: Mike tells his story, being bullied, becoming a bully and how he became one of New Zealand’s best known comedians. War Memorial Theatre, March 23, free. (5-7pm)
Gisborne Ukulele Underground: Uke or experience not essential. Clyde Hotel, Marine Parade, Wairoa. $5. This is a special event taking place in Wairoa. March 23 (7pm).
IRB: Three-piece cover band perform at the Cosmopolitan Club, March 23, (8pm). Free entry.
Glitter Masquerade: Dress in Mardi Gras theme. Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, (10pm start), $5 at door, R18. Featuring: Brazeilbeat and DJ Eaze.
The Marriage of Figaro, One Crazy Day: Presented by Wanderlust Opera. War Memorial Theatre, March 31, (7.30pm).
Poverty Bay Blues night: Dome Room at the Poverty Bay Club. April 3. Doors open 7pm, bands start 8pm. $5 door sales. R18.
Timeless Treasures: Gisborne Choral Society concert tracking folk tunes through the ages. St Andrew’s Church, Cobden St. Sunday, April 9. (2pm).
Hobnail Blue Sky Songs Tour: Classic celtic country folk perfomed live. April 19, Dome Room, (8-10.30pm). Tickets: $20 plus booking fee from eventfinda.co.nz.
The Timeliners on Tour: Neil Worboys, Maurice Priestley and Stephen Carlyle play acoustic rootsy blues. April 27. Smash Palace, 24 Banks St, (6-8pm), free, R18.
Heath Franklin’s Chopper — ‘Bogan Jesus’: Star of 7 Days brings his Ocker humour, and moustache, to Gisborne War Memorial Theatre, May 2, (7.30pm).
The Nutcracker: Performed by Moscow Ballet La Classique. War Memorial Theatre, May 7-8, (7.30pm).
ExhibitionsTairawhiti Museum: The Company of Potters which explores creative/social relations linking three kilns and New Zealand ceramicists, runs until April 15. My Language of Pattern and Colour — Watercolours by Gisborne artist Jan Linklater, runs until April 8. Paintings by Rosemary Parcell. Horse riding and dressage influence her work. Da Vinci Machines and Robotics. This award-winning exhibition invites visitors to delve into the mind of artist, scientist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci
Te Kurahuna: Traditional Maori arts exhibition at Te Whare Wananga o Te Kurahuna, 75a Peel Street.
Te Kuwatawata gallery: Te Whare Ripene, an exhibition of ribbon weaving by Te Aitanga a Hauiti artists.
Paul Nache Gallery: Paintings by Evan Woodruffe.
Verve Cafe: Views from the Trophy Room.Photographs by Ray Teutenberg of works by Conor Jeory
Muirs Bookshop Cafe: Works by Kath McLaughlin.
Zest Cafe: Paintings by Virginia Pahura.
At the flicksODEON MULTIPLEX
The Death of Stalin: Film — banned in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan — satirising the power struggles following the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Stars Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine and Michael Palin.
Tomb Raider: Reboot of Tomb Raider series, with Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, who embarks on a perilous journey to her father’s last-known destination to try to solve the mystery of his disappearance.
The Shape of Water: Oscar winner for best picture, director (Guillermo del Toro), production design and original score. A mute custodian at a government laboratory falls in love with a captured human-amphibian creature.
The Mercy: Film based on the true story about an attempt by sailor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) to complete the Golden Globe Race in 1968 and subsequent attempts to cover up his failure.
Red Sparrow: Jennifer Lawrence is a Russian ballerina, retired through injury and recruited by a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their bodies and minds as weapons.
Winchester: The widow of a gun manufacturer builds a huge mansion to try to help the ghosts of those killed by the Winchester rifle.
Finding Your Feet: Imelda Staunton stars as Sandra, who seeks refuge from marital problems by going to stay with an estranged elder sister (Celia Imrie) in London.
Black Panther: The heir to the kingdom of Wakanda returns to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to take up the throne, but troubles are in store.
Lady Bird: Coming-of-age comedy-drama about a girl and her turbulent relationship with her mother.
Broken: A former gang leader must choose forgiveness or revenge when his daughter is murdered by a rival gang.
Ferdinand: Torn from his home, Ferdinand the bull rallies a misfit team to help him return.
The Greatest Showman: Musical inspired by life of P. T. Barnum.
DOME CINEMA
Kobi: Documentary portrait of Kobi Bosshard, “grandfather” of contemporary New Zealand jewellery. Directed by daughter Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader, the film explores the philosophy and work of the Swiss goldsmith who came to New Zealand in the early 1960s and who, now approaching 80, continues to produce in his Central Otago workshop.
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami: Documentary portrait of the Jamaican singer, model and actress Grace Jones. Directed by Sophie Fiennes, the film explores her private and public personas, and includes performance footage and interviews with family members.
Loving Vincent: Each of this film’s 65,000 frames is an oil painting on canvas. A team of 125 painters, working in the style of Vincent van Gogh, thus created an animated biographical drama about the artist.
The Square: The Square, “a sanctuary of trust and caring”, is the central work of an exhibition that Christian, curator of a Stockholm art museum, must ensure is promoted to best effect. But a controversial YouTube clip means Christian’s professional and personal lives enter crisis at the same time.
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