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What's on in Gisborne over the festive season?

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What's on this week?

  • Spotlight screening

Die Hard (M) will be screening from 7pm at Dome Cinema tonight.

38 Childers Road.

Bar & pizza on offer from 5pm.

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  • Build-a-band

Every Thursday night at Smash Palace, from 7pm to 11pm. Motivate your muso mates or just turn up — everything’s set up and ready to go. Let’s jam!  Free entry.

  • Spotlight screening

Bridget Jones’s Diary (M) will be screening from 6.30pm on Friday night. Relive the laughs (and the embarrassing moments), courtesy of Bridget.

Dome Cinema, 38 Childers Road.

Bar & pizza on offer from 5pm.

  • The Hitman vs Missing Link

Two of Gizzy’s finest DJs go head-to-head to mark the Summer Solstice this Friday night.

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It promises to be a pre-Christmas feast of vinyl!

Smash Palace Bar Gisborne, 24 Banks Street, Awapuni.

The fun will begin at 8pm. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Coming up early in the new year

  • Wrights Vineyard & Winery — Summer tunes in the vines

Wrights is turning up the volume for an afternoon of live music with the incredible Muru and his acoustic guitar.

Saturday, January 6.

The cellar will be open from 11am to 5pm. Music will be from 1pm to 4pm. Wrights Vineyard & Winery, 1093 Wharerata Road, 4010 Manutuke.

  • Wrights Vineyard & Winery — Soulful Sunday

Sunday, January 28.

The cellar will be open from 11am to 5pm. Music will be from 12pm to 5pm. DJ Missing Link will kick off the party with funky vibes from 12 pm to 2 pm. Then, get ready for an enchanting Jazz Trio by the talented Allana Goldsmith from 2 pm to 5 pm. Allana is a rare gem in the jazz scene. Born in Ruatoria, East Cape, Allana brings a unique touch to her music, incorporating Te Reo Maori into jazz standards and composing her own soulful tunes.

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Gourmet pizzas, ice creams from the Ice Cream Bros, and goodies from the deli area will be available.

Wrights Vineyard & Winery, 1093 Wharerata road, 4010 Manutuke.

  • Rhythm and Vines

Rhythm and Vines (R&V) returns to Tairāwhiti Gisborne.

This year, the world-class, coming-of-age music festival will be celebrating its own coming of age as it gets set to turn 21!

The headlining act this year is the UK drill sensation Central Cee, who has enjoyed great success with his chart-topping hit Sprinter featuring Dave.

The R&V line-up also boasts talents like Australian house music maestro Dom Dolla, electronic music artist Wilkinson, and local artists such as Gin Wigmore, Georgia Lines, Bbyfacekilla, and Park Rd.

Join in for an unforgettable end-of-year celebration — set against the scenic backdrop of the Waiohika Estate Vineyard.

Starts on Friday, December 29 and finishes at 5am on January 1.

For tickets, head to this website: https://www.rhythmandvines.co.nz/tickets

Movie listings

ODEON MULTIPLEX

Anyone But You

Bea and Ben’s initial attraction quickly turns sour. But when they unexpectedly find themselves at a destination wedding in Australia, they pretend to be the perfect couple to keep up appearances.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck and Patrick Wilson feature as Aquaman balances his duties as king and as a member of the Justice League, all while planning a wedding. Black Manta is seeking Atlantean tech to help rebuild his armour, and Orm plots to escape his Atlantean prison.

Dunki

Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film based on “donkey flights”, an illegal immigration entry technique.

Ferrari

Adam Driver plays Italian automaker Enzo Ferrari, who puts everything into the 1957 1000-mile Mille Miglia in a bid to revive the fortunes of his company.

Godzilla Minus One

Japan is already devastated by the war when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster. Acclaimed Japanese epic kaiju film written over three years by its director, Takashi Yamazaki. In Japanese with subtitles.

Journey to Bethlehem

A retelling of the Christmas story, with music and humour.

Migration

Animated adventure-comedy film  in which a family of New England ducks decide to go on holiday in tropical Jamaica.

One Life

Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn and Helena Bonham Carter star in the story of Nicholas Winton, who helped save hundreds of Central European children from the Nazis.

Salaar: Part 1 — Ceasefire

A gang leader acts on a promise to a dying friend by taking on other criminal gangs. Indian Telugu-language thriller.

Wonka

Paddington writer-director Paul King directed and co-wrote this origin story of Willy Wonka, a character in the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Silent Night

Action master John Woo returns to Hollywood film-making with a revenge flick that has no dialogue.

Wish

Disney animated musical fantasy film that focuses on a 17-year-old girl, Asha, who makes a wish so powerful that it’s answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star.

The Boy and the Heron (dubbed)

Critically acclaimed anime from director Hayao Miyazaki, with the voice talents of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista and Willem Dafoe.

The Old Oak

The Old Oak is the last remaining pub in a village in the English north-east, where the mine has closed and people feel deserted by the system. Housing is cheap, making the village ideal for Syrian refugees, who meet resentment, but a joint venture brings hope. Directed by Ken Loach.

Next Goal Wins

Sports comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Taika Waititi. Based on a documentary about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen’s efforts to knock the American Samoa national football team into shape.

Napoleon

Director Ridley Scott focuses on the swift rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte, as well as his relationship with Empress Josephine.

Trolls Band Together

Animated comedy with Justin Timberlake, Amy Schumer and Anna Kendrick among voice cast.

DOME CINEMA

Die Hard

New York City police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) tries to save his estranged wife and others taken hostage by terrorists. Also stars Alan Rickman and Bonnie Bedelia.

Bridget Jones’s Diary

Bridget (Renée Zellweger) logs her attempts to turn her life around and her escapades with competing suitors played by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant.

For any other entertainment you'd like to see listed, you can let The Guide know by emailing: guide@gisborneherald.co.nz or phoning us on: 869 0600

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