What's happening around Dunedin this week.
Gigs and Dances
50 Dundas, 50 Dundas St.
Tomorrow, 8pm: Dunedin Folk Club presents Legal Tender.
Sunday, 7.30pm: Dunedin Folk Club presents "Best of Open Mic''.
Crown Hotel, 179 Rattray St.
Today, 9pm: Pink Moon, Jared Smith and Jo Little.
Tomorrow, 9pm: Boognish, Murgatroid, Carcosa, Goats As.
Saturday, 9pm: Hex Waves, Funeral Orgies, Perry Buoy.
Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St.
Tomorrow, 8pm: Public gig featuring Dave Colclough, Concrete Grady, Mobius, Shakes and the Swell Guys and Hal's Teef.
Etrusco Italian Restaurant, 8 Moray Pl.
Sunday, 7pm: ‘‘Wine, Dine and Dance'', dinner dance event with music by Devilish Mary and the Holy Rollers.
Mosgiel RSA, 6 Church St.
Tomorrow, 7pm: Bevan Gardiner and James Davy acoustic duo.
Naseby Town Hall, Leven St, Naseby.
Saturday, 8.30pm: Naseby Highland Ball, with music by the Southern Knights.
Pequeno Lounge Bar, Moray Pl, Dunedin.
Saturday, midnight: "Late night Antarctic Blues'', blues dance with music by Devilish Mary and the Holy Rollers.
The Savoy Ballroom, 50 Princes St.
7.30pm: Swing Riot Midwinter Swing Ball. Beginners' taster class at 6pm.
South Dunedin Community Hall, 261 King Edward St.
Saturday, 8pm: Dunedin Rock'n'Roll Revival Club 33rd birthday dance, with music by Free & Easy.
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Queens Gardens.
7.30pm: South Island Swing Dancing competitions.
The Tunnel Hotel, 22 Beach St, Port Chalmers.
Saturday, 8pm: Bands and solo artists.
Family Fun
Blueskin Bay Library, 26 Harvey St, Waitati.
Tomorrow, 3.30pm-4.30pm: "Lego Party'', Lego building group. Ages 5+.
Clyde Historic Precinct, Sunderland St, Clyde.
Sunday, 10am-2pm: Clyde markets. Food, music, stalls.
Dunedin Botanic Garden, Opoho Rd, Dunedin.
Tuesday-Sunday, 10.30am-3.30pm: 10-minute tractor-train rides around the lower botanic garden. Weather dependent.
Earnslaw Park, Beach St, Queenstown.
Saturday, from 9am: Creative Queenstown arts and crafts market.
Oamaru Baptist Church, 14 Sandringham St, Oamaru.
Thursdays, 10am: "Mainly Music'', music and movement for preschoolers, their parents, grandparents and caregivers.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary, 600 Blueskin Rd, Waitati.
Daily, 11am: takahe feeding.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5pm: "Star Craft Makerspace'', Matariki craft activity.
Saturday and Sunday, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm: "Matariki in the Inflatable Starlab''. Bookings essential.
Saturday and Sunday, 11.30am and 3pm: "The Greatest Science Show In The History Of The World Ever!'' Free with Discovery World admission.
Tuesday, 7pm-9.30pm: Planetarium show and solstice stargazing trip led by Dr Ian Griffin. Bookings essential.
Daily 11am, also 1.30pm Saturday and Sunday: "Butterflies' first flight'', tropical forest demonstration. Free with forest admission.
Daily: the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium, several shows throughout the day.
The Octagon, Dunedin Central.
Saturday, 5.30pm: Dunedin Midwinter Carnival. Lantern parade, performers, music, fireworks, food, merry-go-round.
University Book Shop, 378 Great King St.
Fridays, Saturdays, 10.30am: story time.
Music and Performance
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Saturday, 8pm: The Seven Sisters Project contemporary Maori dance performance for Matariki.
Dog With Two Tails, 25 Moray Pl.
Tuesday, 8pm: The Octagon Poetry Collective presents poets Frankie McMillan and Nick Williamson. Open mic. All welcome.
Dunedin Town Hall, Moray Pl.
Sunday, 2pm: The Royal Dunedin Male Choir concert, featuring Sophie Sparrow (soprano), Laura Barton (violin), Sandra Crawshaw (piano) and Jonty Schmidt (oboe).
Marama Hall, University of Otago.
Saturday, 5.30pm: Karla Norton violin recital with John Van Buskirk (piano).
Millers Flat Hall, 1674 Teviot Rd.
Thursday, 1.30pm: Millers Flat School hosts a jazz band from Mountain View High School.
St Paul's Cathedral, the Octagon.
Tuesday, 12.50pm-1.10pm: Fiona Pickering and Donald Cullington perform English works for flute and organ.
Film and Theatre
Dunedin City Library, Moray Pl.
Wednesday, 6pm: "Nga Taonga: A Glimpse of the Archives'', a selection of early film from New Zealand's moving image and sound archive. RSVP: library@dcc.govt.nz or (03) 474-3690.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Saturday, noon and 2pm: Dunedin Medieval Society and the Rare Byrds presents "King Arthur: A Puppet Opera''. All ages.
Fortune Theatre, Stuart St.
Until July 9: Over the River & Through the Woods.
Talks and workshops
Barclay Theatre, Otago Museum.
Saturday, 2pm: "An Astronomer's View of Matariki'', illustrated talk by Otago Museum director Ian Griffin.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Saturday, 10.30am: Artist Euan Macleod and curator Greg O'Brien will talk about the "Euan Macleod - Painter'' exhibition. Reservations: (03)448-6230.
Saturday, 2pm: "Landscape, Poetry & Painting'', reading and panel discussion by Michael Harlow, Gregory O'Brien, Jillian Sullivan and Brian Turner. Booking essential: (03)448-6230.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Today, 6pm: "Cooking and Culture: French Tartiflette'', cooking demonstration by Julien Delavoie. Booking essential.
Wednesday, 10am-1.30pm: Dunedin Creative Fibre World Knit in Public Day event. Bring your knitting to work on in the company of other knitters and spinners.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Sunday, 10am-noon: Matariki dance workshop led by The Seven Sisters Project.
Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.
Thursdays, 4.30pm: Theomin art collection tours. Bookings essential.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Sunday, 2pm: Korowai weaving class with Robin Hill.
Daily, 11am and 2pm: "Highlights of the Museum'' guided tour. Meet at information desk.
Exhibitions
Art Bay Gallery, 13 Marine Parade, Queenstown.
"Selected Works'', Craig S. Primrose, Rachael Errington and Grant Hanna.
Artica, 26b George St, Port Chalmers.
Ongoing: decorative artworks by Kirsten Andreae, paintings by James Cordery.
The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St.
New oil paintings by John Toomer; watercolour paintings and ceramics by Nick Eggleston and Fiona Tunnicliffe.
Bellamys Gallery, 495 Portobello Rd, Macandrew Bay.
Until July 3: "The Hereweka Project'', Becky Cameron.
Winter hours: Thursday-Sunday, noon-4pm.
Blue Oyster Art Project Space, 16 Dowling St.
Until July 2: "You Can Eat Everything But The Rocks'', Ngahuia Harrison.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
"Frolics: Imaginary Music'', Cilla McQueen.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Until July 27: paintings by Euan Macleod.
Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre, Mandeville.
Until July 16: "The Return of Sergeant Dan'', exhibition on the history of the Fleming's Creamoata mascot.
De Beer Gallery, University of Otago central library.
Until August 26: "Scholarly Favourites: Researching in Special Collections''.
Dunedin Airport.
June: photographs by Simone Jackson.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Until Sunday: "The Unswept Floor'', Kate Davis.
Until August 7: "The Obliteration Room'', interactive installation by Yayoi Kusama.
Until August 14: "Light switch and conduit'', works from the Jim Barr and Mary Barr collection.
Until August 14: "The analysis of Billy Apple's genome'', collaborative work by Billy Apple and Dr Craig Hilton.
Until August 21: "Bodywork'', works from the gallery's collection, with a focus on the body.
Until December 31: "Exploded Worlds'', works from the gallery's collection.
Ongoing: "Belonging'', works from the gallery's collection.
Fe29 Gallery, 30 Sandringham St, St Clair.
Until Wednesday: "Edward Povey - From the 1970s Murals to the New Paintings''.
Gallery open 11am-5pm Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday-Sunday.
The Fix, Frederick St.
Until June 30: "Flat White'', by Jarvis Jarvis.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
Ongoing: "What is Art For #4: the self-portrait'', works from the gallery's collection.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St, Dunedin.
Opens tomorrow 5.30pm, until June 24: Ivan Hill 83rd birthday exhibition, "Alice in North Dunedin''.
Gallery on Blueskin, Harvey St, Waitati.
Works by Anita DeSoto, Rachel Hirabayashi, Malcolm Beaumont, Chandima Daskon and Marina Kazantseva.
Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka.
"New Works'', by Thomas Elliott.
Glenfalloch Woodland Garden, 430 Portobello Rd.
Until June 26: "In the Strawberry Patch'', ceramic sculpture by Suzanne Emslie.
Green Island Gallery, cnr Church St and Main South Rd, Green Island.
Displaying a variety of local art.
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell Historic Precinct.
Until June 25: "Downsizing'', paintings by Ro Bradshaw.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
Until June 25: Works on paper by Zuna Wright.
Gallery open Saturdays only, noon-2pm.
Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
Until June 28: "Ubiquitous People of Erodipolis'', by Andy Leleisi'uao; "Cosmogony'', by Hannah Beehre.
Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9a Earl St.
Until Wednesday: "The Review'', various artists.
Mint Gallery, 32 Moray Pl.
Until June 23: Works by the DADA and Antarctic Riviera collectives.
Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
Until June 30: "Rangi & Papa: Earth & Sky'', paint and clay artworks by Fiona Stirling and Marion Familton.
Otago Art Society, Dunedin Railway Station.
Until July 11: "A4 Anonymous'' exhibition, 300 A4-sized works to celebrate OAS 140th anniversary. Open daily 10am-4pm.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Until October 16: 2016 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition.
Ongoing: "Surviving Chunuk Bair: H.D. Skinner at Gallipoli''.
Speargrass Inn, 1300 Fruitlands-Roxburgh Rd (SH8), Alexandra.
Ongoing: paintings by Paul Samson.
Steampunk HQ, 1 Itchen St, Oamaru.
"Recycled Relics'', sculpture by Chris Meder.
Stuart St Potters Co-op, 14 Lower Stuart St.
Until Saturday: works by Jo Howard and Judy Ringland Stewart.
Monday to July 2: works by Anne McLean and Rosemary McQueen.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
Featuring work by local artists and photographers.
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens.
"Slice of Life - The World Famous Dunedin Study''.
