Gig Guide

TELLING ALL: Auckland duo Cy Winstanley and Vanessa McGowan of Tattletale Saints. Portrait by Anna Webber

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THIS WEEKBUILD-A-BAND: Motivate your muso mates or just turn up, instruments and sound gear all provided. Smash Palace; every Friday (8pm).

Tattletale Saints:The Nashville-based Kiwi duo and 2014 winners of the NZMA Folk Album of the Year visit Gisborne on their Australasian tour (Pre sales $20 from the Aviary and Eventfinda or $25 on the door). Dome Room; February 5 (8pm).

Teia Kennedy, Paul Jackson and Maisy Stark-Walker: Flag the Bag family fun day with live music, food trucks and a make-your-own-bag workshop (adults $5, kids free). Wrights Wines; February 5 (11am - 4pm).

Welcome to Smashville: A celebration of country music delivered by Albi and the Wolves, Lesley Niania, Steve Kingi Band and The Mo2’s will finish off the Smash Up Summer series. Smash Palace; February 5 (4pm).

Poverty Bay Blues Night: Arrive early to book a spot on the mic ($5 entry, free if you play). Dome Room; February 7 (8pm).

Bodyheat: All Male Revue: An evening of live male entertainment and cheeky games ($20 presale, $30 on the door). Smash Palace; February 9 (8.30pm - 10pm). Giveaway: We have three double passes to give away to Bodyheat. Send your name and phone number to any of the following addresses to be in the draw. Email: guide@gisborneherald.co.nz or post: P O Box 1143, or 64 Gladstone Road, Gisborne.

COMING UPTiromoana Summer Concert Series: Sydney violinist Fox Chen is joined by pianist Tony Lin to perform all three of the Brahms Sonatas for their respective instruments. Tiromoana, 41 Winifred Street; February 11 (7.30pm).

The Nukes: The Auckland three-piece return after a sell-out concert last year. The Dome; February 28 (TIME).

French for Rabbits: Dreamy alt-folk duo from Wellington. ($20 presales online at Eventfinder or $25 on the door) Dome Room; March 10 (8.30pm).

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with the Modern Maori Quartet: The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents Summer Pops with the Modern Maori Quartet. Gisborne War Memorial Theatre; March 17 (7 – 9pm).

Tiromoana Summer Concert Series: The final concert in the series is a gala event featuring work for four hands performed by Chilean pianiist Edith Fischer and the Argentinean Jorge Pepi-Alos. Tiromoana, 41 Winifred Street; February 18 (7.30pm).

THEATRECOMING UPWest Side Story auditions: Information packs available at Stephen Jones Photography. Musical Theatre Gisborne clubrooms; February 10 – 11.

Swan Lake: Moscow Ballet company La Classique. Gisborne War Memorial Theatre; May 8, 20 (7.30pm). Sold out.

At the flicksDOME CINEMADancer: Documentary on the life of Ukrainian-born “bad boy of ballet” Sergei Polunin, who became the Royal Ballet’s youngest principal dancer at the age of 19.

The Country Doctor: French comedy-drama set in a village where the people’s reliable doctor falls ill, and a young hospital doctor has to prove she can replace the irreplaceable.

A Man Called Ove: A townhouse neighbourhood’s sullen prefect has his life turned around when a boisterous family move in next door.

Paterson: Bus driver Paterson (Adam Driver) has a routine, observing the city, listening to conversation fragments, writing poems. Wife Laura (Golshifteh Farahani) has an ever-changing life. Paterson supports her ambitions; she champions his gift.

ODEON MULTIPLEXPork Pie: Remake of New Zealand film industry breakout movie Goodbye Pork Pie, about three friends who drive a Mini to Invercargill, with police in pursuit. Directed by Matt Murphy, son of GPP director Geoff. Stars Dean O’Gorman, James Rolleston and Ashleigh Cummings.

Patriots Day: Drama-thriller about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt. Stars Mark Wahlberg, J. K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon and Michelle Monaghan. National Board of Review chose it as one of year’s top 10.

Split: Psychological horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. James McAvoy plays a man with 23 different personalities, who kidnaps three girls.

Hidden Figures: Three African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the first successful space missions. Based on a true story.

Live by Night: Based on a novel by Denis Lehane, with a screenplay written by star, director and co-producer Ben Affleck. Joe Coughlin, a World War 1 veteran of Irish descent and the son of a Boston police captain, gets mixed up in the 1920s underworld. Also stars Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana and Chris Cooper.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter: Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s last stand against the undead.

Lion: Fact-based story of an Indian boy separated from his family and seeking them from thousands of kilometres away. Stars Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman.

xXx: Return of Xander Cage: Vin Diesel is extreme-athlete-turned-government-operative Xander Cage, thought to be long dead, returning to race a villain to recover a powerful weapon.

Ballerina: Animated film, set in 1880s France, of a poor girl who runs away from a rural orphanage to chase her ballet dream.

La La Land: Musical comedy-drama with record-equalling number of Oscar nominations. Musician Ryan Gosling and aspiring actress Emma Stone fall in love in LA.

Moana: Disney musical comedy adventure featuring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison and Jemaine Clement.

Sing: Animated comedy about a singing competition organised to try to save a music theatre from closure.

VISUAL ARTSEXHIBITIONSTe Whetu Art Gallery: A range of work by Tolaga Bay artists, from acrylic and oil paintings depicting landscapes, figures and more conceptual imagery, to sculpted kowhai flowers and planter pots. Exhibitors include Jeanette Johnson, Fiona Bryant, Kereopa Wharehinga, Jury Harrison, William Burgess, Makahuai Thatcher and Sarah McKinley.

Tupara Gallery: Whitingia Exhibition: Contemporary Gisborne artists, including Walter Dewes, Tawera Tahauri, Henare Tahuri, Mokaraka Phil Berry and Nick Tupara come together in this summer exhibition. Finishes February 20.

Tairawhiti Museum: A-Hoe! Exhibition: Toihoukura associate professor and artist Steve Gibbs shows a series of paintings inspired by his studies of rarely seen waka hoe from around Europe, New Zealand and America. Ko Rongowhakaata exhibition: The Rongowhakaata people share their history through a large and varied collection of taonga from across New Zealand; Mahunga: A collection of photographs from the early 20th century, capturing the establishment of the Mahunga farm station near Matawai; works by John Roy; Gladstone Road: Photos celebrating Gisborne’s main drag.

Gisborne i-Site: Exhibition space featuring a rotation of works by local artists.

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald.co.nz, or telephone 869-0635.