A look at what's happening around Dunedin this week.
Gigs
Alibi, the Octagon.
Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
Blarney Bar, Empire Hotel, 396 Princes St.
Tuesdays, 7pm: Irish Singa-long.
Wednesdays, 7pm: Folk Night.
Fridays, 6pm: Open Irish Session.
The Bog Irish Bar, George St.
Friday, 10pm: Livewire featuring Amanda Goodwin.
Captain Cook Tavern, 354 Great King St, upstairs.
Friday, 9pm: Thundercub and Alizarin Lizard.
The Church, 50 Dundas St.
Every Friday: Viernes Latin music fiesta from 8.30pm. Free beginners' lesson from 7.30pm.
Every Sunday: Ukulele class. Ukes supplied if you don't have your own. 6pm-7pm.
Sunday, 7.30pm: The New Edinburgh Folk Club presents live music. Club night.
Circadian Rhythm, 72 St Andrew St.
Every Friday: Philtre jazz trio, 5.30pm onwards. Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St.
Every Thursday: open mike night.
Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St.
Every Thursday: Oxo Cubans jam night, from 8.30pm.
Every Friday, 9pm: Oxo Cubans.
Refuel, Otago University.
Friday, 9pm: Made in China, Osmium, Idiot Prayer and Ink Mathematics.
Saturday, 10pm: "It's not real", featuring Haszari, Sonic Smith, Stranger Danger.
Monday, 8.30pm: open mike night. Instruments supplied.
Wednesday, 8pm: Mr Biscuits, The Maybe Pile and Stomping Nick.
Robbie Burns Pub, 374 George St.
Thursdays: Calder Prescott Jazz Quartet, 8.30pm.
Rosie's Bar, Victoria Hotel, 137 St Andrew St.
Thursdays, 9pm: open mike night. Gear provided.
Sammy's, 65 Crawford St.
Tonight, 9pm: Doyleys, OPC, Mr Biscuits and Queen Anne's Revenge.
Tomorrow, 10pm: Dubclash Dunedin with Fear, 50 Cal, HGZ, Calibrate, Hypnotoad, Churburgers, Ingredients, Sgt Sid.
Saturday, 10pm: Cyrus (UK dubstep) with Syrus B2B DVS, Ruffstep, Aural Tendencies, Dubclash Winner.
Swell, St Clair Esplanade.
Every Saturday, 3.30pm-6.30pm: Live jazz from Trevor Coleman, Paul Young and Dell McLeod.
Family fun
Blueskin Bay Library.
Fridays,10.30am: Storytime, free.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Every Tuesday until April 12, 10.30am: Wriggle & Rhyme: Active Movement for Early Learning. Aimed at children from 0-2.
Wednesdays, 10.30am: Storytime.
Sunday, 2pm: Storytime with Kaitrin McMullan, "Fishy Tales".
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Wednesday March 9, 11.15am: Free baby-friendly half-hour tour followed by a cup of tea on the mezzanine floor. Nappy-changing facilities.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
Fridays, 1.30pm-2.30pm: Preschool music for children aged 0-5 and carers.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
Tuesdays, 11am: Storytime.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Explorer backpacks for children aged 7 to 12, free.
Guided tours daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Meet at the information desk.
Every Saturday and Sunday during March, atrium level 1: Interactive Trolley - Find out what makes the stoat such an efficient killing machine and what anti-predator adaptations rabbits possess to aid their survival.
Port Chalmers Library.
Wednesdays, 11am: Storytime.
Roxburgh Baptist Church
Every Tuesday: Music and Movement coffee and playgroup, 10am-11.30am. Contact: Gemma on 446-8221.
Visitor Information Centre, Octagon.
Daily, 11am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at the visitor centre.
Music and performance
Glenroy Auditorium, Harrop St.
Friday, 8pm: Tim O'Brien and The Two Oceans Band. Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Lunchtime music, Saturday, 1pm in the Atrium: Talia Caradus performs originals on piano and guitar.
St Paul's Cathedral, Octagon.
Sunday, 3pm: Tomas Hurnik performing Bach solo cello suites.
Plays
Fortune Theatre, Stuart St.
Until March 12: The Wonder of Sex, by Patrick Barlow, directed by Lisa Warrington.
Fortune Studio, Stuart St.
Until March 5: Hush - A verbatim play speaking about family violence.
Talks and films
Blue Oyster Gallery, basement, 24b Moray Pl.
Saturday, 1.45pm: Artist discussion with Molly Samsell, "interfaces"; Alexandra Kennedy, "Anisotropy"; and Catharine Hodson, "4am Tondo Rondo".
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Saturday, 2pm: Author Talk: Keith Bulfin.
Dunedin Film Society, The Church Cinema, Dundas St.
Wednesday, 7.30pm: Terence Malick's The New World, a re-creation of the first meetings between European settlers and the native peoples in 17th-century America.
Dunedin School of Art, Corner Albany and Riego Sts.
Today, 12.15pm: Art seminar with Gilbert May: "Noise Control and the Paraontologies of Capitalism #2".
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".
Today, 2.30pm: Artist's talk: Nina Katchadourian, international visiting artist in residence for 2011. Katchadourian will be discussing her past projects and aspects of her coming exhibition at the gallery.
Sunday, March 6, 3pm: exhibition talk: dress historian Dr Jane Malthus, "Dressed for the show: clothing portrayed in Beloved Part II".
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
Tomorrow, 2pm: Author talk with Vanda Symon. Free, bookings essential. Phone (03) 474-3690.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Free daily talks, 2pm.
For March: Mondays, "The Wahine disaster"; Tuesdays, "The sneaky stoat"; Wednesdays, "Slavery in Ancient Greece"; Thursdays, "Ferns of New Zealand"; Fridays, "The secrets of the adzebill"; Saturdays, "The Clyde Dam"; Sundays, "Sepik Men's Houses".
Exhibition gallery talk, daily, 4pm: "Your Face Here".
Sunday, 1pm: Join Jim Williams for a tour of the Mo Tatou exhibition.
Exhibitions
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru.
Until April 10: Rachael Polson, "Now & Always".
From Saturday until April 10: Marian Maguire, "The Labours of Herakles".
Allison Art Gallery, 22 Wilson St, Geraldine.
Until March 15: Photography by Mari Hill Harpur. \
Bellamys Gallery, Macandrew Bay.
Works by Manu Berry, Pauline Bellamy, Max Bellamy. Open daily noon-5pm.
Blue Oyster Project Art Space, 24b Moray Pl.
Until March 5: "Interfaces", by Molly Samsell, "4am Tondo Rondo" by Catherine Hodson and Antoinette Wood, and "Anisotropy", by Alexandra Kennedy. Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday noon-3pm.
March 8-April 16: "Arytipidal", by Andy Leleisi'uao.
March 8-Aptil 16: "The Fullness of Empty Pockets", by Colleen Altagracia, and "At once we are rootless and harbouring, floating on an inland sea (I am from here)", by Clare Fleming.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
"Shunga, Japanese Erotic Prints".
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Until March 30: "Birdseye View" by Janet de Wagt. Dunedin International Airport.
Until March 25: "Presence" by Rob Piggott.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Until April 17: Simon Morris, "Black Watercolour".
Until April 2011: Frances Hodgkins' portraits.
Until March 7: "Pretty Vacant" .
Ongoing: "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery".
Until July 10: "A la Mode: Early 19th-century fashion plates from the collection".
Until May 8: "Hauaga (Arrivals)" featuring works by Nuiean artist John Pule.
Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore.
Until April 10: "Bohemians of the Brush", Pumpkin Cottage Impressionists.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
Until April 10: "8 Years, 8 Works", by Marcus Wainwright.
Until April 10: "Still Lives", by Sue Marshall.
Gallery at Glenfalloch, Glenfalloch Gardens.
Contemporary works by Otago Peninsula artists.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St.
Until March 10: "A-Z of Saints", by Frank Gordon.
Gallery on Blueskin, 1 Harvey St, Waitati.
Every Thursday and Friday: Karan Snow will be working on her puppets and dolls and new creations at the gallery, 10.30am-4pm.
Green Island Gallery, 94a Main South Rd, Green Island.
Until March 17: Landscape artwork of Dave Johnston.
Hocken Gallery, cnr Anzac Ave and Parry St.
Until March 5: "Bringing it Home: Pathways from Home Science to Applied Science at the University of Otago 1911-2011".
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
Selected works. Open Thurs-Sat noon-2pm and by appointment.
Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown.
Until April 18: Lindsay Kennett, Master Milliner: "A Life in Art and Fashion".
Manu Berry's Studio, top floor, 107 George St.
From tomorrow until March 16: Prints and Ceramics by Manu Berry and Peter Gregory.
Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
From Saturday until March 30: Christine Thacker, "On Location".
From Saturday until March 30: Garry Currin "Various Distances Apart". Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9A Earl St.
Until March 9: Callum Arnolds, "Sojourn".
Until March 9: The Earl Street Journal.
Monumental, 7 Anzac Ave.
Until April 10: "Doppelganger", by Nicola Jackson.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
Until March 11: "The Perfect Mirror", by Max Gimblett. North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru.
Permanent exhibition: "Waitaki Landscapes".
Old Presbyterian Church, 24 Inniscort St, Old Cromwell.
Deidre Copeland.
Otago Art Society, in the OAS gallery at Dunedin Railway Station, first floor.
Until March 27: Summer Exhibition, featuring Streetscapes awards.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
"Sir Edmund Hillary: New Zealander": mementos given by Lady Hillary for Otago and New Zealand to share.
"Finely Furnished": focusing on the specialised skills of expert furniture-makers.
"Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition".
"Mo Tatou", presenting the journey of Ngai Tahu Whanui.
Added to the exhibition for the Otago Museum showing, "Aukaha kia kaha - Strengthen the bindings" is dedicated to the local runaka: Waihao, Moeraki, Puketeraki, Otakou and Hokonui.
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Level 1: "Your Face Here". Come face to face with creatures from the natural world, merge your face into famous portraits and even become part of the exhibition.
Owaka Museum, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
Until June 19: "It's All About Me": colourful, playful works by Sharon Gilchrist. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-1pm, 1.30pm-4.30pm. Weekends: 10am-4pm.
South Seas Gallery, 1088 Brighton Rd, Brighton.
Until March 28: "Exploration of the Deep", by J.K. Weir; "Delve into Ollyness", by O. E. Crooks; "Rambrandt returns", by P. Keane. Open 1pm-5pm weekends or by appointment.
Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
Until March 13: Judy Ringland Stewart and Rosemary McQueen.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
Until April 4: Works by the Amana Art Group. Temple Gallery, 29 Moray Pl, Dunedin.
"The Rose Papered Room", by Diana Smillie.
Toi O Tahuna Fine Art Gallery, Church Lane, Queenstown.
Until March 23: "Everybody knows this is nowhere", by Sam Foley and Greg Lewis.
Wanaka Fine Art Gallery, 4 Helwick St.
Work by Geoff Williams, Craig Primrose, Ben Ho, Peter Hackett and Trevor Askin.
