Gig Guide

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

THIS WEEK

Introduction to Printmaking

Norman Mclean and Jean Johnston are offering a one-day workshop on printmaking. Lysnar House, Saturday, 9.30am. Spots are limited so booking is essential. Call Jean on 027 868 8606 or Norman on 867 3423 or 021 0220 5074.

COMING UP

Paul Ubana Jones

Singer and acoustic guitar virtuoso Paul Ubana Jones is bringing his contemporary sound to Gisborne. Lawson Field Theatre, Saturday, February 19, 7.30pm. Tickets from ticketek.co.nz

Summer Frequencies

Summer Frequencies Festival will host some of the biggest names in Kiwi music including House Of Shem, DJ Noiz, Tomorrow People, Ardijah, Herbs, Scribe, Che Fu and Three Houses Down. Postponed to March 4 and 5. Gisborne Soundshell. All tickets valid for new date. Tickets from ticketspace.co.nz

Gisborne Country Music Awards

War Memorial Theatre, March 5, 4pm.

Gin Wigmore

Singer-songwriter Gin Wigmore is returning home for a five-date regional tour in March 2022. Smash Palace, March 17 and 18. Tickets from livenation.co.nz

Diablos Caravan

An evening of acoustic guitar performed by three of New Zealand's finest players. Dome Room, Friday, March 25. Tickets from undertheradar.co.nz

THEATRE

The Secret Garden

Evolution Theatre Company presents The Secret Garden. One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden has remained a favourite with children the world over. Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli Street, March 17 to 27. Tickets from trybooking.com

VISUAL ARTS

Pride Tairawhiti

To coincide with Pride Month in February, Tairāwhiti Rainbow Collective and Tairāwhiti Museum have come together to showcase stories and experiences of some of our LGBTQIA+ community members who have lived and grown up in Tairāwhiti. Tairāwhiti Museum until February 27.

Whakakaha

Exhibiting works by Rākau Buchanan, Paul Edgar Bird, Moorina Bonini, Te Awariki Lardelli, Genevieve Pini, Katrina Reedy, Carmel Salmanzadeh and Ron Te Kawa. Hoea Gallery, 67 Gladstone Road. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 3pm, or by appointment, until the end of March.

Koaka o Whakaaro

Kōaka o Whakaaro is an exhibition of new works by the students and staff from Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Art and Design, showcasing the latest in emerging talent. Tairāwhiti Museum, until February 13.

Makorori Artists Collective

The collective's second show is on at Verve Cafe in Gladstone Road until the end of February.

Be the Taniwha

Tai and Kaaterina Kerekere's exhibition is a tribute to leaders who challenged the status quo, paved pathways of empowerment and broke barriers by bringing issues to the surface. Tairawhiti Museum, until March 20.

Out of the Closet

Out of the Closet is a collaborative arts and crafts exhibition presented by weaver Adrienne Stewart and her multi-talented whānau. Tairāwhiti Museum, opening Saturday, February 19.

Odeon Multiplex

Death On the Nile

Kenneth Branagh returns as Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, bringing with him exotic locations and a cast that includes Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Emma Mackey, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

Blacklight

Liam Neeson plays a shadowy government agent who specialises in extracting operatives whose cover has been blown. He uncovers a conspiracy to shut down dissent, and declares war on it.

Marry Me

Jennifer Lopez plays a pop star who discovers her partner's infidelity just before their high-profile wedding. Instead, she locks eyes with a stranger (Owen Wilson) and marries him instead.

The Beatles: Get Back — The Rooftop Concert

Director Peter Jackson presents — for the first time in its entirety — The Beatles' last live performance as a group, the rooftop concert in London's Savile Row.

Badhaai Do

Indian film in which a gay man and a lesbian enter into a marriage of convenience to appease their parents, then chaos ensues when her girlfriend comes to stay.

Belfast

Semi-autobiographical film written, directed and co-produced by Kenneth Branagh, recalling his childhood in a Northern Irish Protestant family at the time of “The Troubles”. Stars Jude Hill as nine-year-old Buddy, Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan as his parents, and Judi Dench and Ciaran Hinds as Granny and Pop.

Jackass Forever

Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and the gang get together again to hang out and do crazy stuff for laughs.

Moonfall

A mysterious force knocks the Moon out of its orbit and on to a collision course with Earth. Weeks before the expected impact, a NASA executive (Halle Berry) teams up with a man from her past (Patrick Wilson) and a conspiracy theorist (John Bradley) to save the world.

Spencer

Kristen Stewart stars as Princess Diana at a family gathering where she supposedly decided to end her marriage to Prince Charles.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Peter Parker asks Dr Stephen Strange to help restore the secrecy of his Spider-Man identity, but this allows five supervillains to arrive through a break in the multiverse.

Sing 2

Can-do koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast prepare a stage extravaganza.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

A magical animal rescuer gives Emily a small red puppy that overnight turns into a giant.

DOME CINEMA

India Sweets and Spices

Comedy-drama written and directed by Geeta Malik, who drew on childhood experiences in Colorado. Her parents would take part in gatherings of the Indian community. Although she initially saw these parties as comforting, she came to realise they also gave rise to backbiting, gossip and drama behind the scenes.

Mark Hunt: The Fight of His Life

Documentary that explores how Mark Hunt, the “Super Samoan”, pushed past a challenging childhood to become a kickboxing and mixed martial arts global star.

The Hating Game

Two executive assistants forced to work with each other when their companies merge are then positioned to compete for promotion. It gets complicated when the promotion rivals begin to harbour romantic feelings for each other.

Mothers of the Revolution

Documentary about the Greenham Common women's protest, which started in 1981 when 36 women set off on a 120-mile march from Cardiff to Berkshire to protest against the planned arrival of US nuclear missiles on UK soil.