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Pianist Xing Wang plays Tairawhiti Museum's afternoon concert on Sunday, July 10.

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This weekThe Prophet Motive — In town with Super Narcoman on and album/EP release tour, with support from Here Lie The Homunculi and Uni-Fi. Smash Palace; Saturday, July 9.

Xing Wang — Pianist returns to play the third in this year’s series of afternoon concerts. Tairawhiti Museum; July 10 (2pm).

Musical TheatreHairspray — It’s going to be “afrotastic” . . . Musical Theatre Gisborne tackles one of the most beloved contemporary musicals in the world. War Memorial Theatre; July 13-16.

Coming upWinter Arts & Crafts Fair — Featuring work by members of Arts & Crafts Gisborne. Lawson Field Theatre; July 16.

TRAAMPS — Open mic for music, poetry and song. The Bandroom; Saturday, July 16 (2pm).

Boomshack Band — Playing as part of the Dome’s cinema equipment fundraising series. The Dome Bar; July 16.

Tribute To The Rat Pack — Touring troupe Operatunity’s “brat pack” Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua, Rutene Spooner and Robert Enari pay tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr. War Memorial Theatre; July 20 (11am).

Calvino Trio — Award–winning piano trio on tour as part of Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2016 Encompass Series. St Andrew’s Church; July 24 (2pm).

Cornerstone Roots — Aotearoa reggae from Raglan ensemble. The Dome Room; July 29.

TRAAMPS — Open mic for music, poetry and song. The Bandroom; Saturday, July 30 (2pm).

The Nukes — Popular West Auckland ukulele/banjo trio brings its unique sound to town. The Vines; Saturday, July 30.

Poverty Bay Blues — Popular with players and spectators alike, Gisborne blues club holds its monthly jam night. The Dome Room; August 2.

Gisborne Unity Theatre – An all-woman production of three short plays: Towpath (written by Robert Iles, directed by Elizabeth Boyce); Whether I Fall, written/directed by in-house writer Jackie Davis; and a devised work about women bringing up mokopuna (directed by Stephanie Barnett). Unity Theatre black box theatre; August 5-7 and 9-13.

Brendon Thomas & The Vibes — Playing the second of the Dome’s cinema equipment fundraising series. The Dome Bar; August 6.

Operation Neptune — The Royal NZ Navy marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune by touring a live theatre show of a children’s pantomime, plus an evening performance for older audiences. War Memorial Theatre; August 9-11.

Disco Daze — Boogie fever promises to break out at the disco night planned to mark the 40th anniversary since the disco phenomenon hit the air waves. The Dome Room; August 13.

Dan Bolton Quartet — Direct from New York City, bringing a unique version of jazz, pop and Latin American styles. The Dome Room; August 18.

Menopause The Musical: Women On Fire — Award-winning show returns to New Zealand to turn hot flushes, mood swings and memory loss into fodder for hilarious musical comedy. War Memorial Theatre; August 19.

Mojito — Latin dance party . . . a celebration of hot music, dance and culture. The Dome Room; August 20.

ExhibitionsToihoukura — Tau Hou, an exhibition celebrating Matariki (opens July 7, 6pm).

Tairawhiti Museum — Young Country, Kerry Hines’ PhD looks at the imagery of rail-ways employee and amateur photographer William Williams (opens Saturday); Gisborne Artists & Potters Winter Exhibition; Te Rerenga Wairua, works by Nick Tupara; Reach For The Stars, Jean Loomis looks at life through a cosmic lens; Gladstone Road, photos celebrating Gisborne’s main drag; The Children’s War, reflecting on experiences of WW1; Jack Richards Decorative Arts Collec-tion, this month includes glass vessels by Alexander Lamont Workshops; ceramics by Kiwi potter Aaron Scythe; paintings by UK/NZ Melanie Mills and early 20-century Japanese robes.

PaulNache — Everyday People, hyper-realist sculptures by Northland artist Glen Hayward.

Verve Cafe — New paintings by Krystal Kelly.

The Aviary — Book-inspired jewellery by Imogen Wilson, plus chains by Helena Andersson and works by painter/object maker Perry Davis.

Tirohia Gallery — The Design School, emerging designers share their work.

Tupara Gallery — Ko Wai Au, a gathering of Maori painters.

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

Coming upCelebrating Wood — Laurence Aberhart photographs sit alongside objects from the museum to create a celebration of wood, as selected and researched by designer Katy Wallace. Taira-whiti Museum; opens July 15 (5.30pm), floor talk July 16 (2pm).

At the flicksDome Cinema tel: 08 324 3005The Student and Mr Henri — Mr Henri is too old to live on his own so his son Paul offers to rent the spare bedroom to a student. This brings in provincial girl Constance. Mr Henri offers her free board on condition she helps break up his son’s marriage.

Our Little Sister — Japanese sisters aged 29, 22 and 19 live in a house together. At the funeral of their father, whom they hadn’t seen for 15 years following their parents’ divorce, they meet their 14-year-old half-sister. With no one to take care of her, she moves in with her sisters.

Dough — An old Jewish baker (Jonathan Pryce) struggles to keep his business afloat until his Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sales rocket.

Anne of Green Gables — The classic story by L. M. Montgomery about an orphan girl sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead. Stars Ella Ballentine as Anne, and Sara Botsford and Martin Sheen as the middle-aged brother and sister who had hoped for a boy to help them on their farm, but become attached to the irrepressible Anne.

Odeon Multiplex tel: 867 3339The BFG(2D, 3D) — A Roald Dahl classic gets Steven Spielberg’s touch. Mark Rylance is The Big Friendly Giant, Penelope Wilton is The Queen, Ruby Barnhill is Sophie and Jemaine Clement is Fleshlumpeater.

Ice Age: Collision Course (2D, 3D) — Scrat the sabre-toothed squirrell accidentally sets off a chain reaction that results in a bunch of asteroids transforming and threatening Earth. Voice stars include Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah and Simon Pegg.

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates — Zac Efron and Adam DeVine play hard-partying brothers who place an advert online to find dates for a wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the brothers find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by their dates (Anna Kendrick/Aubrey Plaza).

The Legend of Tarzan (2D, 3D) — Alexander Skarsgard plays Tarzan, or John Clayton, 3rd Viscount Greystoke, who lives with his wife Jane (Margot Robbie) on his English estate. He is invited back to the Congo Free State to serve as a trade emissary, unaware he is a pawn in a deadly scheme.

Central Intelligence — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart star as mismatched friends who meet again at a high school reunion and join forces to beat the bad guys.

Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues — Nine-year-old Sebastien lives in the French Alps with his adoptive “grandfather” Cesar, whose daughter Angelina is due home after fighting in the Resistance. Angelina’s plane crashes. Sebastian refuses to accept she has died and, with his dog Belle, sets out to find her. Subtitles.

Independence Day: Resurgence — The invaders from the first film sent a distress signal to their other battalions before their final defeat; and some went into hiding around the world. This time the aliens send a larger, more powerful battle fleet.

Finding Dory (2D, 3D) — Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a Pacific regal blue tang fish with short-term memory loss. With help from friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on a mission to find her long-lost parents.

Me Before You — Adapted for the screen by Jojo Moyes from her novel, a carer tries to make a paralysed banker believe his life is worth living.

The Conjuring 2 — Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as real-life paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren, who help a mother and four kids in a haunted house.

Hunt For The Wilderpeople — A defiant city kid, his cantankerous “uncle” and a dog go on the run.

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