The guide: What's on this week

Gigs
Bannockburn Hall, Hall Rd, Bannockburn.
 •Saturday, 7pm: Royale Riot.

Coronation Hall, 1 Balmacewen Rd.
 •Tomorrow, 8pm: Mel Parsons, Drylands release tour with Christof Netherlands.

Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St.
 •Today, 8pm: The Dickies, Rust, Infinite Justice.

Embers, 2 Manor Pl.
 •Sunday, noon: New Edinburgh Folk Club presents The Bombadils.

Inkbox Theatre, Oamaru Opera House.
 •Wednesday, 7.30pm: Jews Brothers Band with one-armed saxophonist Neill Duncan.

Loco, 49 Shotover St, Queenstown.
 •Saturday, 8pm: Katchafire, with Summer Thieves and Kumara Funk DJs.

Re:Fuel Bar, 640 Cumberland St.
 •Thursday, 8.30pm: Raiza Biza, Jay Knight, Gasp.
 •Tomorrow, 8.30pm: Anzac Eve Service featuring Aquatic Apes, Owls and Mansweat.

Sammy's, 65 Crawford St.
 •Tomorrow: Katchafire, with Summer Thieves and Kumara Funk DJs.

Taieri Bowling Club, Wickliffe St, Mosgiel.
 •Saturday, 8am: Dance, with music by Margaret Bates.

Taste Merchants, 36 Stuart St.
 •Tomorrow: Paper Cranes.
 •Sunday: Soft Synth Sirens.

Family fun
Dunedin Botanic Garden, Lower Garden Information Centre.
 •Tuesday to Sunday, 11.30am-3pm: Tractor-train rides depart near duck pond.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
 •Saturday to Monday: Use materials provided to make a poppy for the Anzac memorial wall.

Karitane Boat Club, Karitane.
 •Sunday: Fundraising hike for Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre across Waikouaiti area farmland. Meet at boat club for transport to starting point; 8am for 24km hike, 9.30am for 16km, noon for 8km.

Orokonui Ecosanctuary, 600 Blueskin Rd, Waitati.
 •Daily, 11am: Takahe feeding.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
 •Saturday and Sunday, 11.30am and 3pm: ''The Best Science Show in the History of the World Ever!'', Discovery World science show. Free with Discovery World admission.
 •Daily, 11am and 1.30pm: ''Butterflies' first flight'', Tropical Forest demonstration. Free with Tropical Forest admission.

University Book Shop, 378 Great King St.
 •Fridays, Saturdays, 10.30am: story time.

Music and performance
Dunedin Town Hall, Moray Pl.
 •Saturday, 6.30pm: Dunedin RSA Choir Anzac revue 2015.

Inkbox Theatre, Oamaru Opera House.
 •Tomorrow, 12.15pm: Lunchtime recital; Erik Badcock (bass/baritone), Colin Hayes (euphonium), June Cameron (accompanist).

Marama Hall, University of Otago.
 •Wednesday, 1pm: Music department lunchtime concert, ''Music for Piano Duet II'', Diedre Irons and Tom McGrath (piano).

Musical Theatre Dunedin rooms, 1 Sullivan Ave.
 •Until May 2: ''We'll Meet Again'', theatre restaurant production.

Otago Museum, Cumberland St.
 •Saturday, 1pm: Cantores Choir Gallipoli commemoration concert.
 •Sunday, 1pm: Andrew Caulton plays contemporary pop hits on grand piano.

St Paul's Cathedral, the Octagon.
 •Tuesday, 12.50pm-1.10pm: George Chittenden plays British organ works for Easter.

Film and theatre
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, cnr Union and Leith Sts.
 •Today and tomorrow, 1pm: Lunchtime Theatre; Tower.

Dunedin City Library, Moray Pl.
 •Today and tomorrow, 10.30am and 5.30pm: L.A. Frock Stars, NHNZ film screenings. Today: If This Dress Could Talk. Tomorrow (two episodes): The Business of Vintage and Vintage Fashion Hunter.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
 •Saturday, 1pm: Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, fashion film screening.
 •Sunday, 3pm: Advanced Style, fashion film screening.

Red Lecture Theatre, University of Otago Scott Building, 260 Great King St.
 •Wednesday, 7.30pm: Dunedin Film Society presents The Elephant God.

Talks and workshops
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
 •Today, 5.30pm: Talk by Dunedin writer Garth Cameron about the process of non-fiction writing. Wednesday, noon: Talk to Friends of the Library by librarian Louise Booth.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
 •Today, 12.30pm: Special lecture by iD Fashion Week guest Doris de Pont.
 •Tomorrow, 12.30pm: iD guest Q&A with Doris de Pont.
 •Tomorrow. 2pm: ''Who Made my Clothes?'', panel discussion of contemporary ethical and sustainable fashion initiatives.
 Saturday, 3pm: Designers of the iD International Emerging Designers' Award will be available to discuss their work, on display in the gallery.
 •Sunday, 1pm: Curators Priscilla Pitts and Claire Regnault will talk about the new exhibition ''Lace Collars and Calico: Textiles and Dress in the work of Frances Hodgkins''.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
 •Today, 11.30am and 1.30pm: Exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's textiles collection. Bookings essential.
 •Monday, 11.30am-3pm: Wildlife photography field trip to Orokonui Ecosanctuary, with guide Sue Hensley and local experts Gregor Richardson and Steve Ting. Meet at museum. Bookings essential. Daily, 2pm: ''Highlights of the Museum'' guided tour. Meet at information desk.
 •Daily, 1pm: ''Bugs: the Mega World of Minibeasts'' exhibition talk. Daily, 11.30am: ''Intersections'', Ralph Hotere exhibition gallery talk. Meet at information desk.

Exhibitions
Arrowtown Gallery, 8 Berkshire St.
 •Works by various artists.

Artica, 26B George St, Port Chalmers.
 •Ongoing: decorative artworks by Kirsten Andreae, paintings by James Cordery.

Bellamys Gallery, 495 Portobello Rd, Macandrew Bay.
 •Until tomorrow: ''Headlands'', by Manu Berry and Pauline Bellamy. Open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5pm.
 •Sunday to May 24: ''Drawl 3'', drawings by Max Bellamy, Pauline Bellamy, Manu Berry, Emma Chalmers, Kirsten Ferguson, Philip Madill, James Robinson.

Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
 •Photographs by Laurence Aberhart.

Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
 •Until tomorrow: Native bird sculptures by Luke Anthony.
 •Until May 31: ''Their War: Our Story - Gallipoli and Anzac''. Until June 1: ''Gallipoli: Then & Now'' school art competition showcase.
 •Until June 16: Wood carvings by Murray Sheppard.

Community Gallery, Princes St, Dunedin.
 •Until May 1: ''Art in April 2015'', various artists.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
 •Tomorrow and Saturday, 10am-5pm: Selected garments from the 2015 iD International Emerging Designers' Award on display.
 •Saturday to August 16: ''Lace Collars and Calico: Textiles and Dress in the work of Frances Hodgkins''.
 •Until Sunday: ''Dodge'', Evan Woodruffe (rear window project).
 •Until May 17: ''Room Temperature'', Mary McFarlane.
 •Until May 31: ''Belonging'', works from the DPAG.
 •Until August 9: ''Private Utopia'', contemporary art from the British Council Collection.

First Church Grounds, 415 Moray Pl.
 •Opens tomorrow 5pm, until May 31: Contemporary sculpture by various artists.

Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
 •Until April 30: ''Memorial Oaks''.
 •''What is Art For #1'', works by John Mitchell, Eion Stevens, Nigel Brown, Ralph Hotere and Peter Cleverly.

Front Room Gallery, 10 Memorial St, Queenstown.
 •Carved and painted surfboards by Aaron Kereopa, curated by Toi o Tahuna gallery.

Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St, Dunedin.
 •Until tomorrow: ''A Storybook of paintings: From Whaling to Watching'', Janet de Wagt.
 •Until Monday: ''Original Portrait Works'', Andy McCready.

Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka.
 •Until May 15: ''I Am Colour'', Cristina Popovici.

Green Island Gallery, 194 Main South Rd, Green Island.
 •Pottery by Danny Moorwood.

Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
 •Until May 15: Works by Peter Cleverley, Zuna Wright and Kirsten Ferguson.

Lakes District Museum and Gallery, Arrowtown.
 •Until May 10: Autumn Festival Art Exhibition.

Lure Jewellery, 1st floor, 130 Stuart St.
 •Until Tuesday: ''Currency'', Rainer Beneke.

McAtamney Gallery, upstairs, Old Post Office building, 47-49 Talbot St, Geraldine.
 •''As the World Turns'', Rachel Ratten.

Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
 •Until May 6: ''Facing the Mountain'' by Simon Edwards; ''Nga Kakahu Karaihe'' by Te Rongo Kirkwood; ''Men at Work'' by Teresa H.R. Lane.

Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9a Earl St.
 •Until Wednesday: ''The Aroma of Black'', Reuben Paterson.
 •Until May 27: ''The Royal Queenstown Easter Show'', various artists. Mint Gallery, 32 Moray Pl.
 •Until April 30: ''Needle Doodle'', textile art by Desi Liversage.

Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
 •Until April 30: ''Let the Earth Bear Witness'', paintings by Kate Williamson; ''Fashion Drawings'', Lindsay Kennett.
 •Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-4.30pm; Saturday 11am-2pm.

Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
 •''Swimming Into Darkness'', Gretchen Albrecht.

North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru.
 •Until April 30: ''From Little Towns in a Far Land'', World War 1 centennial exhibition.

Old Creamery Gallery, 230 Harington Point Rd, Lower Portobello.
 •Oil and acrylic landscapes by Douglas Williams, Henry Lowen-Smith and Geoff Williams.

Otago Art Society, Dunedin Railway Station.
 •Until May 17: ''Accent on Black & White'' exhibition. Open daily 10am-4pm.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
 •Until May 10: ''Bugs: The Mega World of Minibeasts'', in the Special Exhibitions gallery.
 •Until September 6: ''Intersections: Ceramics from Ralph Hotere's Personal Collection''.
 •Ongoing: ''Sir Edmund Hillary: New Zealander''. Stairwell display.

Owaka Museum Community Gallery, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
 •Until May 3: ''The Summer Show'', works by Bob Wyber, Jane Downes and Bob Steiner.

Quadrant Gallery, Bracken Court, 480 Moray Pl.
 •Until May 2: ''Parade'', ceramics by Liz Fea; ''Attachments'', jewellery by various artists.
 •Open Tuesday-Friday noon-5.30pm, Saturday 11am-2pm.

Reed Gallery, Dunedin City Library.
 •Until June 14: ''By the Author of Waverley'', exhibition featuring Sir Walter Scott.

South Seas Gallery, 1088 Brighton Rd, Brighton.
 •Until April 30: ''South Coast Exhibition'', works by Lindsay Crooks, J.K. Weir and Fienze C.
 •Open 1pm-5pm, Friday-Sunday.

Steampunk HQ, 1 Itchen St, Oamaru.
 •''Mythos'', works by Donald Paterson and Kano.

Stuart St Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
 •Until Sunday: ''Double digits'', 10th anniversary exhibition.
 •Monday to May 9: Judy Ringland Stewar and Riki Julin.

Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Queen's Gardens.
 •Until May 3: ''Dunedin's Great War 1914-1918'', World War 1 commemorative exhibition.
 •Victory Medal, a sculpture by Helen Pollock.

University of Otago de Beer Gallery, first floor, central library.
 •Until May 29: ''Aliens, Androids & Unicorns: the Hal Salive Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection''Warbirds and Wheels, Wanaka Airport.
 •Ongoing: ''Come Up and See My Etchings'', Grahame Sydney.

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