A look at what's happening around Dunedin.
Gigs
Alibi, the Octagon.
Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
The Bog Irish Bar, George St.
Friday, 10pm: Livewire featuring Amanda Goodwin playing classic pop and rock covers.
Chick's Hotel, Port Chalmers.
Tomorrow: Scarlett Lashes, The Pseudo Dancers and Vostoc LakeSaturday: Azalia Snail (US).
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.
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.
Swell, St Clair Esplanade.
Every Saturday, 2.30pm-5.30pm: live jazz from Trevor Coleman and Nick Cornish.
Tonic, 138 Princes St.
Friday, 9pm: Matt Langley.
Family fun
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Until January 30: "A World with Chocolate - Summer Chocolate Hunt". Free; bookings not required and suitable for all ages. Children 7 years and under will require assistance and must be supervised.
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.
Daily during the school holidays: "The Great Face Farce Detective Trail". A dastardly hoax has occurred and there are some pretty guilty-looking faces around. Pick up Detective Conan's trail and follow the clues to figure out whodunnit. Collect your trail from the search centre desk. Free.
Daily during the school holidays, 3.30pm, atrium level 1: "Survival of the Fittest". Find out what makes the stoat such an efficient killing machine and what anti-predator adaptations rabbits possess to aid their survival.
Today, 2.30pm: Freaky Science - "Eye Popping", take a look at the world of optical illusions, watch an eyeball being dissected and find out what all the bits inside are for.
Sunday, 2.30pm: Freaky Science - "That Sounds Sensational", experiment with sound waves, sonic booms, melodic music and more.
Visitor Information Centre, Octagon.
Daily, 11am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at the visitor centre.
Music and performance
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Friday, 7.30pm: New Zealand sound artist Richard Francis and visiting US performer Jason Kahn.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Lunchtime music, Saturday, 1pm: Linda Munro.
Plays
The Repertory Theatre, Oamaru.
Tonight: The Travelling Brain Show.
Talks and films
Evolve Art Award, cnr Moray Pl and Princes St,
January 29, 2pm: Being in Colour, explore the universal language of colour with Barbara Dixon-Grant, free.
January 30, 2pm: The Art of the Native American Peace Pipe, a workshop with Aelred Edmunds, free.
February 3, 7pm: "Esoteric Psychology", an introduction by Sandra Paul, free.
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".
Sunday, 3pm, DVD screening: Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Free daily talks, 2pm. For January: Mondays, SS Port Chalmers; Tuesdays, traditional Maori stone tools; Wednesdays, Blaschka glass models; Thursdays, "Delhi Monkeys"; Fridays, "The Kiribati Warrior"; Saturdays, "The Siebe-Gorman Diving Suit"; Sundays, "The Legend of Maui".
Exhibition gallery talk, daily, 4pm: "Finely Furnished".
Saturday, 1.30pm: Songs and Family Stories South of the Waitaki. Join Angela Wanhalla, Nicola Taylor and the Russell sisters as they explore local whakapapa and family lineages.
Sunday, 1pm: Korowai. Traditional Cloak-making with Roka Cameron.
Exhibitions
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru.
Until February 27: Lynne Kerr, "Blue".
Until February 27: Hannah Kidd, "Beastly Delights".
Bannockburn Cafe and Store, Bannockburn.
Guest artist Nigel Wilson
Bellamys Gallery, Macandrew Bay.
Works by Manu Berry, Pauline Bellamy, Max Bellamy.
Open every day noon-5pm.
Blue Oyster Project Art Space, 24b Moray Pl, Dunedin.
Until March 5: "interfaces", by Molly Samsell, "4am Tondo Rondo" by Catharine Hodson and Antoinette Wood, and "Anistropy" by Alexandra Kennedy, Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday noon-3pm.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Until January 30: "Images", photography by Sue Noble Adams and Barry Wills.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Reed Gallery, third floor, until February 20: "Let There Be Light", celebrating the Bible in English.
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 January 30: "Don Driver: '71-'75".
Until February 20: John Ward Knox: A wall carving activated by shifting natural light levels.
Until March 7: "Pretty Vacant" - includes collection favourites by Saskia Leek, Peter Peryer, Ronnie van Hout and Mark Braunias.
Until January 30: "Pieces of Eight".
Until February 27: Eugene Hansen and Andy Thomson, "Fieldwork".
Ongoing: "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery".
Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore.
Until February 4: Lowell Nesbitt, "Made in the USA".
Evolve Art Award, cnr Moray Pl and Princes St.
January 28 to February 4: "Art and Spirituality in 2011, main exhibition"; Evolve Art Award, Carnegie Cottage, 197 Stuart St. January 28 to February 4: Art and Spirituality in 2011, Salon des Refuses".
Gallery at Glenfalloch, Glenfalloch Gardens.
Contemporary works by Otago Peninsula artists.
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 February 9: Green Island Art Group.
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell historic precinct.
Until January 30: "If these walls could speak", by Anne Marie Hope-Cross.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
Selected works. Open Thurs-Sat noon-2pm and by appointment.
Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown.
Until February 6: Graham Brinsley, "30 Years of Painting, Retrospective and New Works".
Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
Until February 2: "Summer Show".
Milford Galleries, Queenstown, 9A Earl St.
Until February 8: "The Earl Street Journal", a group show.
Monumental, 7 Anzac Ave.
Until February 24: "Einstein's Pylons revisited", sculpture by Stuart Griffiths.
Mountfort Gallery, 7 Earl St, Queenstown.
Until February 25: Jonathan R. White, "Heart in the Wilderness".
North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru.
Permanent exhibition: "Waitaki Landscapes".
Old Presbyterian Church, 24 Inniscort St, Old Cromwell. Deidre Copeland.
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": a variety of entries from this annual competition, a favourite among local amateur photographers.
"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".
Featuring a mix of collection items and hands-on exhibits, "Your Face Here" lets you 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 February 27: "Primal Threads", a combined exhibition of works on paper by Gordon Thompson and textiles by Janine Thompson.
Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-1pm, 1.30pm-4.30pm.
Weekends: 10am-4pm.
South Seas Gallery, 1088 Brighton Rd, Brighton.
January 29-March 28: "Exploration of the deep" by J.K.Weir; "Delve into Ollyness" by O.E.Crooks; "Rambrandt returns" by P.Keane.
Open 1 to 5 Saturday and Sunday or by appointment.
Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
Until January 30 : Peter Gregory and Riki Julin.
From January 31 until February 13: Marion Familton and Paddy Carr.
Toi O Tahuna Fine Art Gallery, Church Lane, Queenstown.
Until February 4: new works by Aaron Kereopa and Sofia Minson.Tell us
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