Music, markets, theatre and lots more to do in the North this weekend

Three quirky tales by Margaret Mahy come to life on stage in The Great White Man-Eating Shark, presented by Tim Bray Productions, in Whangarei on Saturday and Sunday, and in Kaitaia on Wednesday.

TODAY
• Join Us for A Shared Lunch, 12-1pm, Multicultural Whangārei, 71 Bank St.
• Live Music From Bella Mason, 6-9pm, Thirty30, 16, Kings Road, Paihia.
• Mountains to Sea Charity Dinner, 6-11pm, Quality Hotel Oceans, Marina Rd, Tutukaka
• Operatunity: The Golden Era of Musicals, 11am-1pm, Central Baptist Church, 202 Bank St.
• Round Buddah's Acting Strange Tour, 8pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane,Whangārei.
• The Great White Man-Eating Shark, 9.30am & 11.30am, Forum North.
• The Jazz Club - The Louis Prima Show, 5-8pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri.

SATURDAY
• A Life-changing Event, 1pm, Central Baptist Church, 202 Bank St, Whangārei.
• Car Boot Sale, 7am-12noon, Cornerstone - Whare Karakia o Manako, 144 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri.
• Come Dancing, Saturday 8pm-11.30pm, Instep Dance Studio, 42 Reyburn House Lane, Whangārei.
• Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, 8-10pm, Collards Bar, corner SH1 and Whangatane Drive, Kaitaia.

7Days regular and star of What We Do In The Shadows, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, right, comes to Kaitaia for the first time ever on Saturday.

• Full Moon Gong feat. Slumbug & Dubtext, 8pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.
• Mangonui Craft Market, 9am-12noon, Mangonui Hall, 132 Waterfront Drive, Doubtless Bay.
• Paparoa Farmer's Market, 9am-12noon, Paparoa Village Green, State Highway 12, Kaipara.
• Savage & PHD, 9pm, Anomaly, 43a Bank Street, Whangārei.
• The Great New Zealand Book Sale, 7am-5pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• The Great White Man-Eating Shark, 10.30am & 1pm, Forum North, Whangārei.

SUNDAY
• A Life-changing Event, 9am, Central Baptist Church, 202 Bank St, Whangārei.
• Jam Night, 7-10pm, Thirty30, 16, Kings Road, Paihia.
• Mid Winter Get Together, 12.30-4.30pm, Turkuaz Cafe, 24 Rathbone St.
• Sunday Market, 6.30am-11.30am, Tikipunga Tavern, Cnr Wanaka St and Derby Cres, Whangārei.
• The Great New Zealand Book Sale, 9am to 3pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• The King Family Samplers - Lecture by Vivien Caughley, 2pm, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, 1 Tau Henare Drive, Paihia.

COMING UP
• Senior Coffee Mornings, Monday July 30, 10am-12pm, Whangārei RSA, 9 Rust Avenue, Whangārei.
• Experience Day — Tai Tokerau Campus, Wednesday August 1, 9.30am-2pm, The University of Auckland, 13 Alexander St, Whangārei.
• Sightings, Wednesday August 1, 7-9pm, Forum North, Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Rust Ave, Whangārei.
• The Great White Man-Eating Shark and Other Stories, Wednesday August 1, 9.30-11.30am, Te Ahu Centre, Cnr Matthews Ave & South Rd, Kaitaia.
• Toastmasters Whangarei, Wednesday August 1, 7-9pm, Maunu Masonic Village Hall, 224 Maunu Rd, Whangārei.
• Cooking Healthy Food On a Tight Budget, Thursday August 2, 10.30am-12noon, Cornerstone - Whare Karakia o Manako, 144 Kerikeri Rd, Kerikeri.

Learn to cook healthy food on a tight budget this Thursday at Cornerstone - Whare Karakia o Manako, in Kerikeri.

• Whangarei Film Society, Thursday, August 2, 6pm: Sweet Country, 8pm: The Florida Project, Forum North.

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