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 Sing-along.
Wednesdays, 7pm: Folk Night. Fridays, 6pm: Open Irish Session.
Carey's Bay Hotel, 7 Macandrew Rd, Careys Bay. Tonight, 9.30pm: Jock Walton. Wednesday, 7.30pm: Sanders/Alley/Geiling.
Chick's Hotel, Port Chalmers. Tomorrow: Patrik Fitzgerald, Bob Scott, Stephen Stedman. Saturday: Andrew Keoghan with Grand Rapids. Wednesday, March 23: Chris Hurn 'Too Busy Dreaming' Album Release.
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: Denny Stanway and The Jimmies.
Circadian Rhythm, 72 St Andrew St. Every Friday: Philtre jazz trio, 5.30pm onwards.
Crown Hotel, Rattray St. Friday: Aesthetics, Wolfskull.
Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St. Every Thursday: open-mike night.
Fire Station Theatre, 3 Cargill St, Mosgiel. Tonight, 7.30pm: Denny Stanway and The Jimmies.
Glenroy Auditorium, Harrop St. Saturday, 7.30pm: Christchurch fundraiser with The Eastern, The Unfaithful Ways, Delaney Davidson and Bill Morris.
Inch Bar, 8 Bank St. Sunday, from 5pm: 2tone, Baden, Jungle Fari and Doctor Dave, Reggae.
Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St. Every Thursday: Oxo Cubans jam night, from 8.30pm.Every Friday, 9pm: Oxo Cubans.
Refuel, Otago University. Tuesdays, 8pm: Jazz in the Pocket. Friday, 9pm: Black Messa and guests. Monday, 8.30pm: Open-mike night.
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.
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.
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. Saturday, 1pm, atrium level 1: Golden Faces. Create your own golden mask. Sunday, 2pm, atrium level 1: Science Show: Gold. Follow it from its origins in an exploding star to wearing it as a medal.
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
140 George Street, Dunedin. Friday, 7.30pm: The Branch presents "Half"' - audio/visual experiences.
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago. Tonight and tomorrow, 8pm: Footnote Dance Company presents "Hullapolloi".
Bennu Restaurant, Moray Pl. Tonight, 7pm: Aaron Hawkins hosts the Fringe Festival Club, with music from gypsy punks Barons of Tang and comedy from Ian Loughran.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon. Saturday, noon: Footnote Dance perform in gallery spaces, drawing inspiration from art on display.
Dunedin Town Hall, Moray Pl. Saturday, 7.30pm, Sunday, 2.30pm: Royal New Zealand Ballet Tutus on Tour: Pinocchio.
Glenroy Auditorium, Harrop St. Friday, 7.30pm: Austrian chamber music from the Eggner Trio.
Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum, Cumberland St. Monday, 7.30pm: Society of Women Musicians annual meeting with musical programme presented by Judy Bellingham and Terence Dennis.
Marama Hall, University of Otago. Lunchtime concert, Wednesday, 1pm: Student prizewinners in recital.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St. Lunchtime music, Saturday, 1pm in the atrium:
Sammy's, Crawford St. March 17-19 and March 23-24, 8pm: Australian cabaret group Bird Wizdom present "Master's Curious Delirium".
St Peter's Church Hall, Hillside Rd. Sunday, 2.30pm: Friends of the Opera present "A Date with a Mikado, A Passion Play, and with Destiny" - A musical illustrated talk by Bruce and Elizabeth McMillan.
Talks and films
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Friday, 12.30pm: "Old Gold: Life in Larnach Castle", talk with Margaret Barker.
Dunedin Film Society, The Church Cinema, Dundas St. Wednesday, 7.30pm: Bernard Tavernier's A Clean Slate.
Dunedin School of Art, Corner Albany and Riego Sts. Today, 12.15pm: Art Seminar: Lynn Taylor, The Logbook: Historical Journeying between Scotland and New Zealand.
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". Saturday, 1pm: Artist's Talk: Joanna Langford. Saturday and Monday, 3pm: Documentary: Art in the Making, Italian Painting before 1400. Sunday, 3pm: Art Demonstration: Conservator Jenny Sherman will demonstrate gilding.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St. Free daily talks, 2pm. For March: Mondays, "Chinese snuff bottles"; 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". Today, 5.30pm: Community Forum Day: Share your views about the museum and contribute ideas. Saturday and Sunday, 3pm: NHNZ film screening: Dark days in Monkey City. Sunday, 1pm: Tour of the Mo Tatou exhibition with Dr Jim Williams.
The Shed, Northburn Station, Cromwell. From 11am: Jeffrey Archer.
Waikouaiti Library, 192 Main Rd, Waikouaiti. Tuesday, 7.30pm: Author talk with Ian Church.
Exhibitions
A Gallery, 393 Princes St. Phillip James Frost, "Paper Work".
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru. Until April 10: Rachael Polson, "Now & Always". Until April 10: Marian Maguire, "The Labours of Herakles".
The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St. "Repertoire", by Stephen-Martyn Welch.
Bellamys Gallery, Macandrew Bay. From Friday until April 11: "Deeply Bitten Ground", by Pauline Bellamy, Manu Berry, Max Bellamy, Jodie Austin. Open daily noon-5pm.
Blue Oyster Project Art Space, 24b Moray Pl. Until April 16: "Arytipidal", by Andy Leleisi'uao. Until April 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 Downing St. Until March 24: "29 Posters of the Truth".
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra. Until March 30: "Bird's Eye View" by Janet de Wagt.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl. From tomorrow until June 12, Reed Gallery, third floor: "Guts, God & Gold: Dunedin in the 1860s".
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 3: Frances Hodgkins' portraits. 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 Niuean artist John Pule. Until June 5: "The First City in History", by Fiona Amundsen. From Saturday until July 10: 'Te Putahitanga o Rehua", by Reuben Paterson.
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 on Blueskin, 1 Harvey St, Waitati. Until March 27: "Pattern & Paradox", by Jenny Longstaff.
Green Island Gallery, 94a Main South Rd, Green Island. Ends today: Landscape artwork of Dave Johnston.
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell historic precinct. Until April 2: "Vanitas", a series of small still-life paintings by Liz Kempthorne.
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".
Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St. Until March 30: Christine Thacker, "On Location". Until March 30: Garry Currin "Various Distances Apart". Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9A Earl St. Until April 6: Elizabeth Rees, "A Short Walk From My Brother's Bach". Until April 6: Emily Siddell, "Drift".
Monumental, 7 Anzac Ave. Until April 10: "Doppelganger", by Nicola Jackson.
None Gallery, 24 Stafford St. Ends tomorrow: "The Glean", contemporary jewellery and more from Richard Scowen, Kelly O'Shea and Ben Smith.
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. "Otago's Ocean", Explore the stories of Otago's ocean life, from tidal zones to the deep sea, as well as underwater landscapes to life on the seashore.
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.
Port Chalmers Museum, 19 Beach St, Port Chalmers. "Layers of Gold" exhibition, gold dredge display.
Rice and Beans, Level 2, 127 Lower Stuart St, Dunedin Opens tonight, 5.30pm: Violet Faigan's "Venn Diagram With Tears and Onion".
Rocda Gallery, 73 Princes St. Open 10am-6pm weekdays, 11am-3pm Saturday.
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; "Rembrandt returns", by P. Keane. Open 1pm-5pm weekends or by appointment.
Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St. Until March 27: Farewell to departing members Marion Familton and Nicole Kolig.
Tangente Cafe, Moray Pl. Until March 31: New Paintings by Bernard Mullane.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel. Until April 4: Works by the Amana Art Group.
Temple Gallery, 29 Moray Pl, Dunedin. "As it is on Earth", by Peter Nicholls.
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 John Crump, Ben Ho, Nigel Wilson and Ivan Clarke.
Waikouaiti District Museum , State Highway 1. Until April 3: "Gold: Past and Present".
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