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A scene from Hairspray. Picture by Stephen Jones

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This weekThe Bandroom — TRAAMPS open mic for music, poetry and song; Saturday, July 16 (2pm).

The Dome Room — Boomshack Band, playing as part of the Dome’s cinema fundraising series; Saturday, July 16.

War Memorial Theatre — 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; Wednesday, July 20 (11am).

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

Coming upCalvino 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 high-profile Raglan ensemble. The Dome Room; July 29.

Open Mic Night — Verve Cafe; July 29 (8pm).

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; Whether I Fall (written/directed by in-house writer Jackie Davis); and a devised work about women bringing up mokopuna. Unity 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 breaks out at the disco night planned to mark the 40th anniversary since disco 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: 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.

Sons Of Zion — Top Kiwi reggae band on their New Zealand tour. Shipwreck Bar; August 19.

Mojito — Latin party celebrates music, dance and culture. The Dome Room; August 20.

Poverty Bay Blues — Popular with players and spectators alike, Gisborne blues club holds its monthly jam night. The Dome Room; September 6.

Under The Same Moon — The acclaimed touring theatre piece that tells of the cultural confusion that occurs when a Hong Kong matriarch arrives in New Zealand for her grand-daughter’s wedding. War Memorial Theatre; September 6.

At the flicksOdeon Multiplex tel: 867 3339Ghostbusters (2D, 3D) — Reboot of 1980s films with by Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. They battle a mysterious evil that emerges when ghosts invade Manhattan. Also stars Charles Dance, Chris Hemsworth and Andy Garcia.

Star Trek Beyond (2D, 3D) — A seemingly unstoppable wave of aliens forces the crew of the USS Enterprise to abandon ship. Stranded on an unknown planet with no rescue in sight, the crew face a new and ruthless enemy. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and New Zealander Karl Urban star as Kirk, Spock and McCoy, with Idris Elba as an alien.

The BFG — 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 — Scrat the sabre-toothed squirrell sets off a chain reaction that results in a bunch of asteroids transforming and threatening Earth. Voice stars include Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Queen Latifah.

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

The Legend of Tarzan — Alexander Skarsgard plays Tarzan, or John Clayton, 3rd Viscount Greystoke. He lives with his wife Jane (Margot Robbie) on his English estate. He is invited back to the Congo Free State, where a corrupt Belgian captain (Christoph Waltz) has sinister plans.

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.

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 — 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 by Jojo Moyes from her novel. A carer tries to make a paralysed banker believe his life is worth living.

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

Dome Cinema tel: 08 324 3005Anne of Green Gables — Classic story by L. M. Montgomery about an orphan girl accidentally 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 siblings who had wanted a boy to help on their farm on Prince Edward Island, but become attached to the irrepressible Anne.

Broke — Director-writer-producer Heath Davis tells the story of a former rugby league star who had it all and blew it. Co-producer Luke Graham took Davis to Gladstone, Queensland, to get background on league life from his father, Kiwi league player of the century Mark Graham. That led to the film being shot in Gladstone, and the inclusion of footage of Graham playing.

The 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.

ExhibitionsToihoukura — Tau Hou, an exhibition celebrating Matariki.

Tairawhiti Museum — Celebrating Wood, Laurence Aberhart photos sit alongside objects from the collection to create a conversation and celebration of wood, as selected and researched by designer Katy Wallace (opens July 15, 5.30pm); Young Country, Kerry Hines’ PhD looks at the imagery of railways employee and amateur photographer William Williams; Gisborne Artists & Potters Winter Exhibition; Te Rerenga Wairua, works by Nick Tupara; Gladstone Road, photos celebrating Gisborne’s main drag; The Children’s War, reflecting on children’s experiences of WW1; Jack Richards Decorative Arts Collection, 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 wedding 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 iSite — Exhibition space featuring a rotation of works by local artists.

Arts & Crafts

Winter Arts & Crafts Fair — Featuring work by members of Arts & Crafts Gisborne. Lawson Field Theatre; July 16 (9.30am).

Coming upCelebrating Wood — Designer/curator Katy Wallace gives a floor talk about her newest exhibition. Tairawhiti Museum; Saturday, July 16 (2pm).

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