Brazilbeat, Paws, Dizfunk, Slyone, Stix, DJose. DJs on two stages, multimedia, prizes and giveaways. Smash Palace, Saturday, November 28, 9pm. Tickets $10 from eventfinda.
Sunshine Brewery have put together a $400 prize pack to help Lazy Fifty fundraise for the band’s new album.Tickets $10 from the Taproom or givealittle.co.nz/cause/lazy-fundraiser. Every $10 donation you make gets you an entry in the draw. Neighborhood Pizzeria, 57 Ballance St, Sunday, November 29, 5pm.
War Memorial Theatre. First round begins Monday, November 30, 2pm and 7pm. Admission free for the first round, semi-final and final.
Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli Street. A Rising Stars presentation. November 13 and 14 at 5.30pm. November 15 at 1.30pm. Tickets at the door. Kids $5, adults $10.
Learn hand-to-hand stage combat basics in a one-day workshop for ages 15+. You’ll get to use your new skills in an original scene. Pack a bottle of water and a light lunch. Please wear sensible shoes (no jandals or heels) and loose-fitting clothing that you are not afraid to roll around in. Instructor: Dinna Myers, Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli Street, Saturday, November 21, 11am – 2.30pm. $25.
Directed by Belinda Campbell. Lawson Field Theatre, December 11-19. Tickets from i-SITE or ticketek.
Pen and ink drawings by Leigh Wright. Miharo Gallery, 118 Gladstone Road.
JB Contemporary, 14 Lowe Street — A collaborative project from Shannon Novak and Daniel Metcalfe.
Jo Torr explores in costume and textile history cultural exchanges between European and Maori. Tairawhiti Museum until December 6.
Tairawhiti Museum until November 10.
Tairawhiti Museum until November 22.
Lysnar House. Mondays 7pm-9pm until November 23. Gisborne Artists’ Society members $8 per session or $50 for 8 sessions. Non-members $10 per session. Bring your own sketch pads, pencils and paints.
Documentary focusing on the lives of nine women whose love of the sea is so profound they have chosen to make the ocean the centre of their physical, philosophical and professional lives. Surf Aid fundraiser.
Terrorist-infllicted serious injury to the son of a well-off Tunisian couple causes tension and heartache.
Two years after the death of supposedly illiterate pizza cook Henri Pick, he is hailed as the author of a celebrated novel. Not everyone is convinced that Pick wrote the book, though. Literary critic Jean-Michel Rouche (Fabrice Luchini) sets out to discover the truth.
In 1998, Kabul is under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love, and despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.
The story of the art revolution at the core of the Impressionist movement is told through 50 paintings on display for the first time.
A girl and a serial killer unintentionally change bodies in supernatural slasher-comedy starring Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn.
Australian animated adventure that is reported to be surprisingly adult in its appeal.
Hindi-language comedy-horror film.
Sam Neill and Michael Caton play feuding brothers forced to join forces to save their sheep.
Tilda Cobham-Hervey plays Helen Reddy as she makes her way in the US music industry from the time she arrives in New York with her three-year-old daughter to the time she records feminist anthem I Am Woman.
Ip Man counted Bruce Lee among his students, and the Ip Man films are a reimagining of his exploits at various stages of his life. In this one he is a police officer in China at the time of the Japanese invasion.
A supernatural horror film that is a stand-alone sequel to The Craft.
A professional bank robber agrees to return all the money he stole in exchange for a reduced sentence. But two FBI agents set him up for a murder rap.
Two arborists are expecting a baby. The father likes the idea but the mother wants to cram in all the experiences she fears she’ll miss out on.
Bunkers in Greenland offer the only hope of escape from the impact of a comet on Earth.
A boy will stop at nothing to get his room back from his grandfather, who has come to live with the family after his wife’s death.
