The guide: What's on this week

Gigs
Carey's Bay Historic Hotel, 17 Macandrew Rd, Port Chalmers.
 •Today, 7pm: Darren Watson and Matt Langley, Shoot Your Television tour.

Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St.
 Today, 9pm: Depths, Innominatus, Dust, Abstract Survival.

Golden Gate Lodge, Cromwell.
 Saturday, 9.30pm: Livewire featuring Alecia Fuller.

New Edinburgh Folk Club, 50 Dundas St.
 Sunday, 7.30pm: The Hudson family.

Taste Merchants, 36 Stuart St.
 Tomorrow, 8pm: Darren Watson and Matt Langley, Shoot Your Television tour.

Family fun
Blueskin Bay Library, 26 Harvey St, Waitati.
 Today, 2pm: Freddo's Family Storytime.

Cromwell Public Library, 43 The Mall, Cromwell.
 Today, 10am-11am: ''Dragons and Knights'' winter holiday programme, with a visit from author Kyle Mewburn.

Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
 Tomorrow, 10.30am: Freddo's Family Storytime.
 Until tomorrow: ''Happy 25th Birthday Slinky Malinki!'', colouring and collage competition for children up to 5 years.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
 Until tomorrow: ''Chocol-Art events'', create a foil flower for display and do the Chocol-Art crossword for a chocolate reward.
 Saturday, 2pm: ''Crystal Magic'' workshop with David Warren from the University of Otago chemistry department. Limited numbers, booking essential: 474-3249.

Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
 Today, 10am: ''Building Bridges'' exhibition tour and art activities for 3 to 6-year-olds. Gold coin.
 Today, 1pm: ''Building Bridges'' exhibition tour and craft activity for ages 7+. $5.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
 Today, 2.30pm: ''Mad Chocolate Science'' free science show.
 Tomorrow and Sunday, 2.30pm: ''Fruits of the Forest Fondue Show''. Learn about tropical fruits and sample them in a chocolate fondue. Free with Tropical Forest admission.
 Until Sunday, 3pm daily: ''Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage'', science adventure tour. Free with Discovery World admission.
 Until Sunday: ''Chocolate Discovery'' school holiday gallery trail. Collect your trail map any time from the Discovery Desk, atrium level 1. Daily, 11.30am: ''The Best Science Show in the History of the World Ever!'', Discovery World science show. Free with Discovery World admission.
 Daily 11am, also 1.30pm Saturday and Sunday: ''Butterflies' first flight'', Tropical Forest demonstration. Free with Tropical Forest admission.

Port Chalmers Library, 20 Beach St.
 Today, 10am: Freddo's Family Storytime.

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

Visitor Information Centre, 26 Princes St.
 Daily, 10am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at visitor centre.

Music and performance
Circadian Rhythm, 72 St Andrew St.
 Wednesday, 8pm: Octagon Poetry Collective open mike reading, with guest poets Richard Reeve and Nick Ascroft.

Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum.
 Monday, 7.30pm: Society of Women Musicians July recital meeting featuring Beth Garey (harp), The Melrose Singers and Barrie Rutledge and friends, saxophone ensemble. All welcome.

Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St, Wanaka.
 Saturday, 7.30pm: ''Tottletown'', performance by The Tottle Trio - Cathy Irons (violin), Bruce Roberts (trumpet) and Grant Bartley (piano).

Marama Hall, University of Otago.
 Wednesday, 1pm: Music department lunchtime concert; Otago University Puspawarna Gamelan Group.

Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.
 Saturday, 2pm: Edwardian high tea and musical entertainment. Bookings essential: 477-3320.

Port Chalmers Library, 20 Beach St.
 Today, 6pm: Readings from steampunk literature - The Hunting of the Snark.

St Paul's Cathedral, the Octagon.
 Tuesday, 12.50pm-1.10pm: George Chittenden plays organ music from Sweden.

Film and theatre
Athenaeum Hall, 33 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
 Today, 7.30pm: Trick of the Light Theatre presents The Bookbinder.

Coronation Hall, 37 Hall Rd, Bannockburn.
 Tomorrow, 7.30pm: Trick of the Light Theatre presents The Bookbinder. Tickets from Cromwell i-Site.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
 •Sunday, 3pm: Art documentary screening - Moving Pictures: Artists' film from the London Jarman Award: Programme 1.

Fortune Theatre, Stuart St.
 Until Saturday, 7.30pm: Punk Rock.
 Until Sunday, 11am and 1pm daily: The Disaster Brothers, children's show.

Mayfair Theatre, 100 King Edward St.
 Today to Saturday, 7.30pm: Indian Ink theatre company presents Kiss the Fish.

Roxburgh Entertainment Centre, 132 Scotland St, Roxburgh.
 Monday, 7pm: Trick of the Light Theatre presents The Bookbinder.

Talks and workshops
Blueskin Bay Library, 26 Harvey St, Waitati.
 Today, 2pm: ''Wool Creations'' creative wool workshop.

Fresh And Fruity Gallery, Level 3, 140 George St.
 Saturday, 2pm-4pm: ''Misfit Mod's electronic music practice for women'', workshop with electronic musician Sarah Kelleher. Bookings: iam@misfitmod.com

Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum.
 Today, 5.30pm: ''Cancer - From Tissue to Molecule'', talk by Prof Antony Braithwaite from the University of Otago department of pathology.

Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.
 Thursdays, 4.30pm: Theomin art collection tours. Bookings essential.

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
 Sunday, 2pm: Korowai (Maori feather cloak) weaving class with Robin Hill.
 Daily, 2pm: ''Highlights of the Museum'' guided tour. Meet at information desk.
 Daily, 11.30am: ''Intersections'', Ralph Hotere exhibition gallery talk. Meet at information desk.

Exhibitions
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru.
 Until August 2: ''Stations of the Cross'', John Badcock.
 Tomorrow to August 2: ''Fire and Earth'', South Canterbury pottery group.

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.
 Saturday to August 2: ''Hinterland/Revival'' by Pauline Bellamy and Manu Berry; ''Wonder Word'' by Emma Chalmers.

Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
 Until July 23: ''Thirteen Drawings'', various artists.

Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
 Until Tuesday: Spotlight on Design - Miki Nobu Komatsu.
 Wednesday to September 8: Spotlight on Design - Matt McCutcheon.
 Until August 9: ''Food For Thought'', photographic exhibition.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
 Until July 26: ''Parallel Play: Frances Hodgkins and her European Contemporaries''.
 Until August 2: ''Crossing the Line'', rear window project by David Green.
 Until August 9: ''Private Utopia'', contemporary art from the British Council Collection.
 Until August 16: ''Lace Collars and Calico: Textiles and Dress in the work of Frances Hodgkins''.
 Until August 30: ''For Luck'', Zina Swanson.
 Ongoing: ''Belonging'', works from the gallery's collection.

Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
 Until August 30: ''The Bridge'', by Ioan Grigore.
 Until August 23: Woodworks by Damien McNamara.
 Saturday to September 6: ''The Bridge'', by Burns Pollock; ''Forged'', by Johanna Zellmer; works by Motoko Watanabe.

Front Room Gallery, 10 Memorial St, Queenstown.
 Until Wednesday: New works by Gareth Barlow.

Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St, Dunedin.
 Until Monday: Tenth anniversary group show. Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka.
 Until July 24: ''V I V I D'', Richard Adams, Cristina Popovici, Ellie Gray and Janna Van Hasselt.

Green Island Gallery, cnr Church St and Main South Rd, Green Island.
 Displaying a variety of local artwork.

Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell Historic Precinct.
 Until August 1: ''Sense of Place'' group show.

Lakes District Museum and Gallery, Arrowtown.
 Until Sunday: Artworks by Clyde artist Liz Kempthorne.

Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
 Until July 29: ''Negative Space'', Neil Dawson; ''Studio 18D Part Two'' group show.

Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9a Earl St.
 Until Wednesday: ''Belong Belong'', Nigel Brown. Until August 19: ''The Review'', various artists.

Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
 Until July 30: ''Riders of the Storm'', paintings by James Bellaney.

Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
 ''Meditations on New Zealand History'', paintings by Kim Pieters.

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

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
 Until September 6: ''Intersections: Ceramics from Ralph Hotere's Personal Collection''.
 Until September 27: 2015 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition.

Queenstown Art Centre, 49 Stanley St, Queenstown.
 Until Sunday: ''The Perception Project'', dyslexia awareness exhibition.

Reed Gallery, Dunedin City Library.
 Tomorrow to October 11: ''Dunedin City of Literature: The First 100 Years''.

South Otago Creative Arts Centre, 142 Clyde St, Balclutha.
 Wednesday to July 26: Works by Jane Rixon, Anne Creighton and Mary Woodrow. Hours: 10.30am-4.30pm.

South Seas Gallery, 1088 Brighton Rd, Brighton.
 Until October 25: 15th birthday exhibition, ''Artist at Work'', by J.K. Weir. Gallery hours: Friday-Sunday, 1pm-5pm.

State of Princes, 393 Princes St, Dunedin.
 Until July 25: ''As Is'', by James Oram. Gallery hours: Thurs-Sat, 11am-4pm.

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

Stuart St Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
 Until Saturday: Judy Ringland Stewart and Anne McLean.
 Monday to August 1: Peter Gregory and Marion Familton.

Susan Badcock Studio, 47 Talbot St, Geraldine (back of old post office).
 Until Saturday: ''Botanical Series'', hand-coloured photographs by Susan Badcock; ''Narcissistic'', works by John Badcock.

Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Queen's Gardens.
 Until September 6: ''Cats 'n' Dogs: An Illustrated History''.

Warbirds and Wheels, Wanaka Airport.
 Ongoing: ''Come Up and See My Etchings'', Grahame Sydney.

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