The Guide: What's on this week

A look at what's happening around Dunedin.

• Gigs

Alibi, the Octagon. Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.

The Big Picture, Cromwell. Sunday, 3pm: Midge Marsden. For tickets ph 445-4052.

The Bog, corner George and London Sts. Every Sunday, 7.30pm. Open mike night with Jae Bedford and Mimz Craig.

Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers. Tomorrow: Connan Mockasin and guests The Undercurrents. 9pmSaturday: Bad Hippy, The Dark Beaks & Death by Silo. 9pm Monday and Tuesday: Adrian Hall / Phil Dadson. New Live Cinemas. 8.30pm

Circadian Rhythm, 72 St Andrew St, Dunedin. Every Friday: Philtre jazz trio, 5.30pm onwards.

Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St. Every Wednesday, 8pm: iJazz. Every Thursday: Oxo Cubans jam night, from 8pm. Every Friday, 8pm: Oxo Cubans, party night. Saturday, 9pm: Jackie Bristow

Liberty Lounge, 101 Great King St. Friday, 8pm: The Chile Benefit Band: Dunedin musicians together for this one time only to raise funds to help earthquake victims in Chile. Trevor Coleman (keyboard/trumpet), Paul Young (saxes), Scott Cambell (bass), Alfonso Rios (percussion), Rodrigo (percussion), Paul MK (drums), Gordon Duffy (sound).

Pequeno, the Savoy. Thursdays: Mojaz, lounge music from 8pm.

Ra Cafe and Bar, 21 the Octagon. Friday, 10.30pm: Sea Beast. Saturday, 10.30pm: DJ Nick.

Robbie Burns Pub, 374 George St. Thursdays: Calder Prescott Jazz Quartet, 8.30pm.

Rosie's Bar, Victoria Hotel. Thursdays, 9pm: open mike night. Gear provided.

Sammy's, 65 Crawford St. Tonight, 9pm: Chile Earthquake Benefit Gig featuring Winds of the Andes, Abominatrix, The Spiritual Bogan, Jess Elliot, Whiskey and the Wench, Cut Loose, Toki and Sam, Ash and the Matadors, Mamma Yeva, Fea Street Hustle and Weedchillers. Saturday, 10pm: Wonky Garden of Earthly Delights, a heaven, hell and purgatory-themed dance party feauturing Booof, Undertow, Sonic Smith, Haszari and Disco Lizard.

Swell, St Clair Esplanade. Every Saturday, 3pm-6pm: Live jazz from Trevor Coleman and Nick Cornish.

Terrace Bar, the Octagon. Saturday, 10pm: Livewire, featuring Amanda Goodwin.

• Family fun

Blueskin Bay Library. Preschool story time, Fridays, 10.30am. Free.

Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl. Preschool story time, Wednesdays 10.30am. Free.

Knox Church, 449 George St. Fridays, 1.30-2.30pm: preschool music for children 0-5 and carers.

Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel. Fridays 3.45pm-4.45pm in the Downes Room: Book Club for Kids. Tuesdays, 11am: Storytime, suitable for preschool children and their caregivers.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St. Explorer backpacks for 7 to 12-year-olds, free. Guided tours daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Meet at the information desk. Weekends, 10.30am and 2pm, atrium level 1: children's creative activities. Every Saturday and Sunday during March, noon and 3.30pm, Atrium Level 1: Interactive Trolley,"The Lapita Link" - Create a piece of Lapita pottery and find out about their mysterious origins. Sunday, 11am-5pm: The Big Get-together, a festival day on the Museum Reserve. Great food, live music and entertainment, including The Funky Monkeys, Asking for Trouble and RASA School of Dance and Slim Pickings with his sword-swallowing and fire-juggling. Bouncy castles, face-painting, unicycles and other activities, free. Every Saturday and Sunday during March, 2.30pm: Porotiti: Wind Voices. Make your very own porotiti, a traditional Maori musical instrument.

Port Chalmers Library. Preschool story time, Wednesdays, 11am.

Visitor Information Centre, Octagon. Daily, 11am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at the visitor centre.

 
• Music and performance

Knox Church, 449 George St. Sunday, 7pm: The Knox Church Choir performs Bach, Jesu Meine Freude. Rae Shurbutt (soprano), Erin Johnson-Hill (contralto), Invitation Orchestra, Karen Knudson (conductor). Sung as part of a service, free.

Marama Hall, University of Otago. Lunchtime concert, Wednesday, 1pm: Miles and Margaret Jackson perform a programme of guitar music by Piazzola, Richard Rodgers and traditional Rumanian, Russian and flamenco guitar music.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St. Lunchtime music every Friday and Saturday, noon. Friday: Tom Kelly.

Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens. Tonight, 7.30pm: Concert by Eddi Reader.

• Plays

Cromwell College Auditorium, Saturday: Roger Hall's Conjugal Rights. Tickets available at Cromwell i-Site.

• Talks and films

Dunedin Film Society, Red Lecture Theatre, Great King St. Wednesday, 7.30pm: "After the Fall", Frauke Sandig's 1999 documentary about life in Germany following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl. Today, noon: Followers of Fashion Tour. See vintage collections and the latest fashion purchases, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Burda. Discover fashion books and magazines not on public display (duration: 45 mins). Bookings essential. Contact: (03) 474-3690 or library@dcc.govt.nz

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon. Sundays, 1.30pm and Wednesdays, 12.30pm: Free guided tours of "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery". An overview of some treasured works in the collection. Sunday, 3pm: Artists Talk - New Zealand sculptor Regan Gentry discusses his art practice, particularly that relating to art projects in public spaces. Sunday, 7.30pm: Art-themed Pecha Kucha night. Tuesday, 5.30pm: Exhibition talk - Fariba Hachtroudi will discuss aspects of Taryn Simons' photographic art practice.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St. Free daily talks, 2pm. Special exhibition gallery daily at 4.30pm: "Charles Darwin: Evolutionary Thinking". Daily gallery talks for March: Monday, "Staff Gods of the Cook Islands"; Tuesday, "Legends of Maui"; Wednesday, "Kakapo"; Thursday, "West African gold weights"; Friday, "Slavery in ancient Greece"; Saturday, "The Little Blue Penguin"; Sunday, "The dynamic Otago Harbour".

Otago Settlers Museum, Queens Gardens. Friday, 10am-4pm: Behind the Scenes - Museum staff will be taking guided tours through our recently completed, purpose built storage facility. Tours will take place every hour on the hour.

• Exhibitions

Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru. Until April 18: Craig Freeborn, "Old Positions / New Traditions".

Art Upstairs, corner Ardmore and Helwick Sts, Wanaka. Open from 10am daily. New watercolours by Alan Waters.

The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St. "Lasting Impressions", works by Richard Hansen.

Bellamys Gallery Macandrew Bay. Open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5pm. Representing Pauline Bellamy and Manu Berry.

Blue Oyster Gallery, basement, Moray Chambers, 30 Moray Pl. Until March 20: "Re-Fibra: Contemporary Textile Art - A Dialogue Between New Zealand and Sweden", featuring work by Victoria Andersson, Andrea Chandler, Anna Eckert, Jacquelyn Greenbank, Ngahina Hohaia, Malena Karlsson, Genevieve Packer and Jeanette Scharing.

Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St. Joanna Margaret Paul: "The Colour of Candour".

Doc Visitors Centre, Aoraki/Mt Cook. Until April 6: "Karearea : NZ falcon": Photography by Donna Falconer documenting the nesting season of a pair of wild New Zealand falcon.

Dowling Street Project, Milford House, Dowling StMarch 19-28: "The Dowling Street Project: A Retrospective".

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon. Ongoing: "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery". Until March 22: Bill Culbert and Ralph Hotere: P. R. O. P. Until May 18: "Cao Fei: Utopia". Chinese artist Cao Fei has a reputation for multimedia installations. Until April 18: Madeleine Child: "Sweet As". Featuring Child's signature range of oversized and deliciously rococo popcorn. Until May: Taryn Simon: "An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar". From Saturday until June 20: Heather Straka: "The Asian".

Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru. Until March 28: "White Gold - the Business of Milk", by Sally Burton. Inspired by the immediate surrounds of Sally Burton's house and studio on the Waimea Plains, south of Nelson. Until March 21: "The Fishermen's Daughters", by Irene Schroder and Ramonda Te Maiharoa. Photomontage works and crater-glaze terracotta ceramics.

Gallery at Glenfalloch, Glenfalloch Gardens. Contemporary works by six Peninsula artists.

Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St. From tomorrow until April 1: Ivan Hill: "Two Series".

The Gateway Gallery, 27 Ross Pl, Lawrence. "Sweet As" - prints by Jason Kelly, Rita Angus, Hamish Allan, Ron Esplin, Barry Ross Smith, Diana Adams. Chairs by James Stewart, ceramics by Marjorie Hay, Ro McQueen, Judy Ringland Stewart and others.

Green Island Gallery, 149 Main South Rd, Green Island. March 19-April 17: works by Kylie Duncan and Gary Clarkson.

Hocken Gallery, cnr Anzac Ave and Parry St. Open Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm, Saturday 9am-noon. Until April 24: Eddie Clemens: "Delusional Architecture".

Hope Gallery, Dunedin Railway Station. Ends tomorrow: "Making Tracks", multimedia group show by Artsenta.

Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St. Until March 27: Kirsten Ferguson, new work.

Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown. Until March 28: "Illumination" - National Association of New Zealand Quilters touring exhibition.

Lagniappe Gallery, 361 George St. Until March 31: "Theodore Ursidae Shamans" by Larry Matthews Monumental, 7 Anzac Ave, Until March 27: Morgan Jones: "New Work".

Milford Galleries, Dunedin, 18 Dowling St. Until March 24: Karl Maughan: "The Lost Path".

Milford Galleries, Queenstown, 9A Earl Street. From Saturday until April 14: Royal Queenstown Easter Show featuring work by Nigel Brown, Garry Currin, Michael Hight, Luke Jacomb, Neal Palmer, Reuben Paterson, Mike Petre, Elizabeth Rees, Doc Ross, Tim Royall, Terry Stringer and Elizabeth Thomson. From Sunday until April 14: Ann Robinson, "Masterworks".

Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown. From tomorrow: Wayne Youle: "Soar".

North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru. Until May: "Sweat and Starch": textiles from the museum's collections. Otago Art Society, in the OAS gallery at Dunedin Railway Station, 1st floor, open 10am-4pm daily. Until March 19: "Making Tracks", group show from Artsenta.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St. Until May 23: "Charles Darwin: Evolutionary Thinking", Nature Galleries, level 3, free. Until April 19: "Charles Brasch: A great good man", People of the World Gallery, level 2. Until May: "Dinosaur Eggs and Babies", Special Exhibitions Gallery, level 1.

Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens. Ongoing: "Across the Ocean Waves", interactive exhibition about Otago immigration in the age of sail. Until June: "Willkommen to Dunedin: A History of German-speaking People in Otago". From Saturday until March 28: An Exhibition of Chindogu, everyday inventions designed to make life a little easier but which are also impractical.

Quadrant Gallery, Bracken Court, 480 Moray Pl. Until March 20: "Cross Purposes". New jewellery and objects by Chaim Cleavin, Chris Idour, Ingrid Kaddatz, David McLeod and Stephen Myhre.

Rocda Gallery, 73 Princes St. Until March 27: Linda Halverson: "A Series of Prints".

Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St. Until March 28: Dawn Palmer & Louise Thompson Parker .

Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel. Until April 4: selection of works by local artists Temple Gallery, 29 Moray Pl, Dunedin. Until April 17: "Au" works by Ralph Hotere and Mary McFarlane.