Atamira Dance Company: Pango: Dance, lights and live music come together to create an extraordinary performance. War Memorial Theatre. Wednesday, October 24, (7.30pm). Tickets from Stephen Jones Photography and http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz
Coming upThe Thinking Person’s Idiot: Justin ‘Rusty’ White on tour. Fresh from a sold-out show in the Nelson Fringe Festival, and a critically acclaimed run during Dunedin Fringe, Rusty brings his latest show, The Thinking Person’s Idiot to Gisborne. Saturday, October 27, The Dome, (8pm).
Harbinger presents Deadset 3: Celebrate Halloween with songs from fallen legends, with support from Uni-Fi. Saturday, October 27, Smash Palace, (9pm). $15 entry.
Operatunity presents Divas and Divos: Our tenors and sopranos feature well known ballads and famous opera classics. War Memorial Theatre, Wednesday, October 31, (11am-1pm). $35 includes lunch. Tickets: 0508 266 237, http://www.operatunity.co.nz
The Best Live Soul & RnB Ever: Seasoned entertainer Russell Harrison brings his soul and RnB show to the Dome on Friday, November 2nd, (8pm). Tickets available from The Aviary or limited door sales of $30.
Geoff Sewell of Amici Forever: The Greatest Showman. War Memorial Theatre, Saturday, November 10, (7pm).
TheatreOur Town: Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli Street, October 19-27 at 7.30pm with 2pm matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays.
Dr Seuss’s The Cat in The Hat: War Memorial Theatre, Saturday October 27, (10am and 12.30pm).
Kings of the Gym: A Kiwi comedy by Dave Armstrong. Unity Theatre, November 23-30. Tickets $20 from i-SITE.
Visual artsLife drawing: Lysnar House studios October 1 - November 26 (Mondays, 7pm). $50 for Artists’ Society members, $60 non-members. Bring paper, large paper clips and drawing materials.
ExhibitionsTairawhiti Museum: Wairere — Waterfalls, digital photographic compositions by Norm Heke; Atarau: Moonlight, children explore native nocturnal birds and insects of this region. Te Ha Art Awards and Exhibition, October 5 to 31. Fresh Horizons Exhibition, young, aspiring artists exhibit their work alongside established artists, October 12 to 31.
Te Kurahuna, 75a Peel Street: Mahi A Atua exhibition of work by Mark Kopua, Nick Tupara, Poutu Puketapu, Huia Edmonds, Gavin Smith and others.
Verve Cafe: Wahine Atua, works by Deborah Hope.
Zest: Textiles by More Than Fabric.
Muirs Bookshop Cafe: Artworks based on East Coast scenes by Troy Conole.
At the moviesDOME CINEMA
She Shears: Catherine Mullooly, a shearer who hails from Matawai and works in Piopio and Australia, is one of five female shearers pursuing their passion to compete at the highest levels. Directed by Jack Nicol.
Westwood: Documentary on the life of British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, who emerged from the punk movement in the 1970s but has always drawn deeply from historical sources.
Together: After 60 years of marriage, Rosemary and Philip are separated when Rosemary goes into hospital for a routine procedure. Philip goes to a care home but when his wife is returned to their home, he is not allowed to join her. They must prove they can live independently, together. Based on fact.
ODEON MULTIPLEX
A Star is Born: The fourth remake of a 1937 film — 1954, 1976 and 2013 (Bollywood) versions preceded it — has drawn critical and popular acclaim for Lady Gaga and director, co-producer and co-star Bradley Cooper.
King of Thieves: Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay and Jim Broadbent star in fact-based story of ageing criminals coming together to stage the Hatton Garden diamond heist.
Halloween: A sequel to the 1978 film of the same name, disregarding the continuity of the previous sequels. Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers respectively, as Myers returns to finish off Strode for escaping his original killing spree.
First Man: Ryan Gosling plays Neil Armstrong in a film about NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on the years from 1961 to 1969.
Bad Times at the El Royale: Strangers come together at a run-down hotel where everyone seems to have a secret. Stars Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson and Chris Hemsworth.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween: Goosebumps author R. L. Stine (Jack Black) helps two boys out to foil plans by Slappy the Dummy to bring all his ghoulish friends back to life and start his own family.
She Shears: Documentary film about five female shearers, who include Matawai’s Catherine Mullooly. Jack Nicol’s film focuses on their passion for shearing.
Venom: Investigative journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter ego, Venom. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organisation wanting its own symbiote.
The House with a Clock in its Walls: A boy goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house, which is haunted by the ghost of his uncle’s former friend, who wants to end the world with a clock he hid in the house.
Smallfoot: Animated musical comedy about a group of yeti who come across a human, each species having thought the other was just a myth. Features voice talents of Channing Tatum and James Corden.
Christopher Robin: The boy who had adventures with Winnie-the-Pooh has grown up and lost his way. Now Pooh and co enter the everyday world to help Christopher rediscover his loving, playful self. Stars Ewan McGregor.
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