What's on in Gisborne?

HANGING OUT AT CIRCUS SCHOOL: Gemma McDonald, Holli McDonald and Hayley Richardson practise on the beam. File picture by Liam Clayton

Saturday, July 6

Gisborne parkrun. Wear a colourful tutu on your run/walk. Meet: Waikanae Beach Playground, Grey St, 7.45am. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www.parkrun.co.nz/gisborne/

Tairawhiti Coffin Club. Design your own personalised coffin; constructed by a joiner, fitted out and decorated by you. BCR Joinery, 522 Gladstone Rd, 9am-midday.

Tairawhiti Menzshed. Pop in for a cuppa, or work in a fully equipped workspace with woodwork/carpentry tools on community or personal projects. Tairawhiti Menzshed, Cnr Parkinson & Innes St, 9am-midday. Details: See Facebook, or ph/txt James 022 465 0396.

Indoor Art Bazaar. Many unique treasures; handmade crafts/products, collectables, vintage fashion, live music, food and coffee. Dreamspace Art Bazaar, 61 Carnarvon St (next to the Stihl Shop), 11am-2pm. Stall inquiries: dreamspaceartbazaar@outlook.com with brief description and pictures.

Mega Sewing Bee: Plastic-free July. Spot prizes, kai and lots of fun. Bring fabric and a sewing machine, or yourself/a friend to help with other jobs. Tairawhiti Environment Centre, 386 Palmerston Rd, 1-5pm, free.

TRAMPS. For all singers, musicians and poetry readers to come along and perform. The Band Room, 200 Childers Rd, 1.30-3.30pm, $3, ph John 868 9658.

Tennis for players of all skill levels. Ormond Tennis Club, Hill Rd, Ormond, 2-4pm, ph 862 5741 or 862 5856.

Good Folk Community Dance. Warm up winter with dances inspired by the folk of Planet Earth. Bring the whole family. Suits all ages. No skill, experience or partner required. St Andrew’s Church Hall, 176 Cobden St, 7pm, $5 entry, potluck supper follows.

The Ashes and The Search. Popular covers band playing a mix of Kiwi classics and danceable tunes. Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, 9pm, $5 door sales, R18.

Sunday, July 7

Gisborne Runners and Walkers Club. 1.5 hour walk/run and a cuppa. 8am start. For meeting place: See Facebook or email gisbornerunnersandwalkers@gmail.com

Gas Guzzler Breakfast. Everyone welcome to check out the cars on the Quay. Behind the Courthouse on Reads Quay, 8-11am.

Jolly Lifestyle Market. Local craft stalls, coffee and music, with parking in the paddock. Jolly Stockman carpark, 3 Saleyards Rd, 11am-2pm, weather permitting.

Lions Express Train Rides. Take the kids for a train ride around the playground and lake. Start: near Gisborne Wainui Lions Junior Cycle Park, Centennial Marine Dr, 11am-3pm, $2.

Record Fair. An extensive variety: jazz, blues, rock, folk, country, metal, pop, classical and comedy. Sweet Leith Studio, 24 Leith St, 11am-4pm, free entry. To sell unwanted records on the day: Ph/txt 022 633 0405.

Gisborne Country Music Club. Singers and musicians welcome. Blind Foundation Rooms, 39 Grey St, 1-4pm, $3, incl afternoon tea, ph Flo 867 7637 or flo.ross@xtra.co.nz

The Irish Club. Join us if you possess a sense of humour and a passion for all things Irish. The Rivers, cnr Gladstone Rd & Reads Quay, 4-6pm. For details ph Phil 867 3715.

Monday, July 8

Badminton Centre, 134 Roebuck Rd. New players welcome and rackets available. Social Morning, 9-11.30am, $4, ph 867 2584. Gisborne Badminton Club, 7-9pm, $10, ph 867 1416.

Holiday Open Fun Gym. For ages 5-13. Bring your friends and jump on the tumble track/trampoline, swing on rings and bars, climb up the ropes or play hide-and-seek in the castle. Electrinet Sports Centre, Cnr Stanley & Aberdeen Rd, 9am-midday, $10/child, Eftpos available.

School Holiday Workshop (to July 12). For ages 7-12: July 8, 3D modelling and printing; July 9, program microbits to play music; July 10, coding; July 11, artBot circuitry and July 12, robotic cars. Tonui Collab, Shed 3, 48 Esplanade, 9am-midday, $30/child/workshop. Register: Ph 777 0522 or admin@tonuicollab.com

Gisborne Contract Bridge Club. Supervised play, new players welcome. 572 Gladstone Rd, 9.15-11.30am, $4, ph Jean 867 2383.

Holiday Art Workshop (to July 12). Interactive activities for ages 5-12: July 8, create a paper garland; July 10, create a zine (self-made magazine); July 12, create a mystic eye woven art-piece. HB Williams Memorial Library, 34 Bright St, 10am-midday & 1-3pm, $5/child, accompanying adult free. Pre-book and pre-pay at venue.

Prenatal Depression/Anxiety Seminar. If you are working with women who are expecting or have a new baby, then come along for a discussion or to network. Tangata Rite Building, 110 Peel St, 12.30-3.30pm, free. Limited spaces, register: Facebook Messenger. Bring: Plate of finger food for a shared lunch.

Mahjong Club. Enjoy a friendly fellowship. Gisborne Town & Country Women’s Club, 42 Emily St, 1pm, ph 281 0187.

Matariki Storytelling. Come along with your tamariki for stories, songs, free hot soup and buns. Te Wananga o Aotearoa, 630 Childers Rd, 3.30-5pm.

Eastland Toastmasters. For confidence in public speaking. A friendly club which welcomes all visitors. Arohaina, 396 Aberdeen Rd (opposite Botanical Gardens), 5.30-7pm.

Hibernian Club Indoor Bowls. A roll-up for new or seasoned bowlers. Gisborne Intermediate Hall, 7pm, ph 867 6383.

Fun Dancing Gisborne. Beginners class and reviews for modern, sequence and social ballroom dancing. St Andrew’s Church Hall, 176 Cobden St, 7-10pm, $5, ph 867 0074.

Tuesday, July 9

School Holiday Workshop, 9am-midday. See July 8.

Tairawhiti Menzshed, 9am-midday. See July 6 listing.

Circus School Holiday Workshop (to July 11). For ages 5-12: A three-day programme to learn heaps of circus tricks. Gisborne Gymnastics Club, cnr Aberdeen & Stanley Rd, 9am-3pm, $50/day or $130/3-days. Register: Chris ph 021 0290 5416 or gisgymoffice@gmail.com?

Stop Motion Animation Workshop (to July 11). For teens 12/over. Develop a story, construct a set, compose a script and produce a digital copy to take home. Tonui Collab, Shed 3, 48 Esplanade, 9am-4.30pm to Thursday, $150/child. Register: Ph 777 0522 or admin@tonuicollab.com

Over 50s Men’s Vets Golf. For any skill level. Poverty Bay Golf Club, cnr Awapuni & Lytton Rds, 11am. Details: ph Dave 867 4402 (opt 1), email Glenn at glennb355@gmail.com

Carbon Farming Workshop. For farmers to hear from industry leaders about the Emissions Trading Scheme and carbon farming. Speakers: Victoria Lamb, B+LNZ; Bryan McKinlay, Eastern NZ Forestry Ltd; Charles Rau, BDO and Peter Andrew, AgFirst. Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club, 280 Grey St, 1.30-4.30pm. Register: Briar ph 027 263 6174 or briar.hugget@beeflambnz.com?

National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Workshop. Federated Farmers host a workshop to upskill users into becoming compliant and confident. PGG Wrightsons tearoom, Saleyards Rd, 3.30pm. Details: Kerry ph 027 863 9002, naumaifarmtrust@gmail.com or Sam ph 867 8097, sam.gemma.hain@gmail.com?

Tairawhiti Writers' Hub. All writers and scribblers welcome. Bring a few written words of your own or from someone you admire. HB Williams Memorial Library, Flexi-Space, 34 Bright St, 5.30-7.30pm, free. Details: Facebook/ph 868 5236.

Patutahi Badminton Club. New players welcome. Patutahi Hall, Biggs St, 7.30pm, ph 862 7783.

The Country Garden Club. For women interested in gardening or floral arranging. Waerenga a Hika Hall, 726 Matawai Rd, 7.30pm, $2. Details: Katrine ph 867 2427.

Wednesday, July 10

School Holiday Workshop, 9am-midday. See July 8.

Circus School Holiday Workshop, 9am-3pm. See July 9.

Holiday Art Workshop, 10am-midday & 1-3pm. See July 8.??

Thursday, July 11

Bridge and Rummikub Club. Enjoy fellowship of a friendly club. Gisborne Town & Country Women’s Club, 42 Emily St, 9am, ph Liz 281 0187.

School Holiday Workshop, 9am-midday. See July 8.?

Tairawhiti Menzshed, 9am-midday. See July 6 listing.

Circus School Holiday Workshop, 9am-3pm. See July 9.?

Kids Slime Demonstration. Have some school holiday fun learning how to make slime. Warehouse Stationery, 70 Customhouse St, 10-11am, free.

Animates School Holiday Activities: for ages 5-10. Kids leave your pets at home, come in and learn about fin-tastic fish. Animates, 383 Gladstone Rd, 11-11.40am, free.

Mahjong Club, 1pm. See July 8.

FreeDance. A movement and dance meditation practice with a variety of sound and rhythm. St Andrew’s Hall, 176 Cobden St, 7-8.30pm, $7 each. See Facebook.

Gisborne Caledonian Society Practice Night. Modern, sequence and social dancing. St Mark's Church Hall, 776 Childers Rd, 7.30-9.30pm, $4.

Friday, July 12

School Holiday Workshop, 9am-midday. See July 8.

Holiday Art Workshop, 10am-midday & 1-3pm. See July 8.

Self Portraits of Carol Montgomery Exhibition (to Sept 8). The works exhibited are in graphite, pastel and oils from 1980-2015. Tairawhiti Museum, 10 Stout St, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1.30-4pm, locals free, visitors $5, ph 867 3832.

Nick Saxon Live. Australian touring solo singer/songwriter with dancing guitar tones and soulful melodies. Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, 6-11pm, door charge: check with venue, R18.?

Build-a-Band. Let’s jam. Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, 8-11pm, free entry, R18.

Saturday, July 13

Gisborne parkrun, 7.45am. See July 6 listing.

St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. Plenty of bargains. In the carpark behind St Andrew’s church (access off Childers Rd), 8am-midday, $5/vehicle.

Tairawhiti Coffin Club, 9am-midday. See July 6.

Tairawhiti Menzshed, 9am-midday. See July 6 listing

Gisborne Card-Making & Scrapbooking. Meet like-minded people and get crafting. Emerald Hotel, 13 Gladstone Rd, 9.30am-3pm. To register ph/txt Karen 027 664 8010.

Ormond Tennis Club, 2-4pm. See July 6.

Mamma Mia (to July 20). Non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers of a young woman's search for her birth father. War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright St, 7.30-9.30pm. Tickets: $48A, $44Snr/Stu with ID, $29u/15 from SJ Photography, or ticketdirect.co.nz

Sunday, July 14

Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club ride, Waiomoko Rd/Panikau Rd, departs 9am, $10. 20km easy circuit ride, unsealed road in middle, with lunch at the Marine Reserve. Advise if bike transport required. Register: Geoff ph 862 5710, cobbunco@xtra.co.nz

Gisborne Runners and Walkers Club, 8am start. See July 7.

Winter Arts & Crafts Fair. Crafts: Batik, soy candles, quilting, jewellery, knitting, woodturning, stained glass and more. Poverty Bay Bowling Club, 109 Ormond Rd, 9.30am-2pm, Eftpos available.

Lions Express Train Rides, 11am-3pm. See July 7.

Winter Concert Series. A vocal and piano performance by Te Koki NZ School of Music musicians, Harry Grigg and Xing Wang. Tairawhiti Museum, 10 Stout St, 2-3pm, $5A, free for a Ch/Stu with ID, pay on the day, ph 867 3832.

Gisborne Orphans Club Concert. Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, 1.30-4pm, free, smoko provided, ph Mike 867 5247 or Phil pjshn@xtra.co.nz

Mamma Mia, 2-4pm. Details/cost: See July 13. ?