Gigs
Alibi, the Octagon.
• Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
The Church, 50 Dundas St.
• Tonight, 8.30pm: Live ukulele band Kill Martha and friends.
• Saturday, 8pm: Katharticus with The Bradley Initiative, Matthew Robertson and Wolfman Stuey.
Circadian Rhythm, 72 St Andrew St.
• Every Friday: Philtre jazz trio, from 5.30pm.
The Empire Hotel 396 Princes St.
• Blarney Bar: Friday 7pm, Irish singalong with the Blarney Boys; Sunday 3pm, Blues with Sweet Papa John and the Revelators; Tuesday 7pm, Irish jam with Blarney Army.
The Glue Gallery, 26 Stafford St.
• Friday from 9pm: Rise of the City Cat Cult, one night only.
Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St.
• Every Thursday: Jam night, from 8.30pm.
• Every Friday, 9pm: Oxo Cubans.
• Saturday, Kylie Price plays solo. Free.
Robbie Burns Pub, 374 George St.
• Thursdays: Calder Prescott Jazz Quartet, 8.30pm.
Roaring Meg Bar, Cromwell.
• Saturday, 9pm: Little Green Men.
Rosie's Bar, Victoria Hotel, 137 St Andrew St.
• Thursdays, 9pm: open mike night.
Family fun
Blueskin Bay Library
• Fridays,10.30am: story time.
Caselberg House, 8 Gwyn St, Broad Bay.
• Saturday, 11am-3pm. Open day with artist Lynn Taylor.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Tuesdays, 10.30am: Wriggle and Rhyme.
• Wednesdays, 10.30am: story time.
• Until January 29: Summer Reading Programme - sign up and receive a booklet full of supportive ideas and activities, book lists and a diary to record and rate your summer reading progress. Free. Every child who reaches their reading target is rewarded at the end of the summer.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Until Sunday, 10am-5pm: "Detail Detective", bring your detective skills to "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery" and find the details from the paintings, prints or sculptures on the activity sheet. There will be clues to help you. Free, bookings not required and suitable for all ages.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
• Tuesdays, 11am: story time.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Freaky Science Shows: "Superbly Stupendous Sun", 2.30pm today. "Incredible Ice!", 2.30pm on Sunday. Explorer backpacks for children aged 7 to 12, free.
• Guided tours daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Meet at information desk.
• Until February 27, daily: "Focal Point Photo Challenge". Take a creative photo with a quirky twist in the museum and be in with a chance to win a prize from the Otago Daily Times.
• Daily: "OM-azing Race Trail: An Amazing Adventure", race around the world on an amazing adventure trail.
• Daily 3.30pm, Atrium Level 1: "Maritime Marvels, Investigation Station". Explore all things maritime, from launching a vessel to Morse code.
Port Chalmers Library.
• Wednesdays, 11am: story time.
Visitor Information Centre, Octagon.
• Daily, 11am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at visitor centre.
Music and performance
The Church, Dundas St.
• Tuesdays, 7pm: Salsa lessons.
• Every Friday 8.30pm: Salsa Tango Night, $4 lesson, then try out your dancing skills or just come and enjoy the atmosphere.
Knox Church, George St.
• Sunday, 7pm: "In the French Style" music for baritone and organ. Durufle: Messe con jubilo; also music by Faure, Gigout, Ravel. Tanara Stedman, baritone; Karen Knudson, organ; Rev Dr Sarah Mitchell. Sung as part of a service. Admission free.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Saturday, 1pm: Saxophonist Stevie Rice performs everything from blues and rock to jazz and funk.
• Sunday, 1pm: Les Belles Vilaines showcase traditional French dances.
St Paul's Cathedral, Octagon.
• Friday, 7.30pm: Symphonie No. 1, Charles-Marie Widor, played by George Chittenden.
Talks and films
Archway 1 lecture theatre, University of Otago.
• Monday, January 30, 5.30pm: "Jane Austen between the Covers", public lecture by Prof Janine Barchas, from the University of Texas.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Every Saturday, 2pm, free: "A New Zealand Artists Tour". Free guided tours.
• Sundays at 2pm: Free guided tours of "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery".
• Today and tomorrow, 3pm, Anime Greats: Today, My Neighbour Totoro (G 1hr 25min); tomorrow, Howl's Moving Castle ( PG 1hr 55min).
• Saturday, 3pm: Art Documentary: Ralph Hotere (G 1974, 30min).
• Tomorrow, January 27, 5.30-8pm: Summer Series No 1. Invited speaker, Elizabeth Caldwell, DPAG director. All welcome.
• Sunday, 3pm: Exhibition talk, "Paint it Black" by Peter Leech.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Free daily talks for January, on each weekday at 2pm. Monday, "The Blue Duck"; Tuesday, "Chinese Snuff Bottles"; Wednesday, "Blaschka Glass Models"; Thursday, "Kereru"; Friday, "Native American Peace Pipes"; Saturday, "Rangi and Papa"; Sunday, "Mutiny on the Bounty".
• Daily at 4pm: "Focal Point, 150 Years of the Otago Daily Times".
Exhibitions
A Gallery, 393 Princes St.
• Until February: "Transformed", an exhibition of new sculpture by Benjamin King.
Art Station, Dunedin Railway Station.
• "The HeArt of Giving". Open daily, 10am-4pm.
The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St.
• "Tiefschwarz", Sam Foley; "New Works", Ben Ho; "(Un)common Ground", featuring work by Peter Cleverley, Claire Beynon, Sam Bennett and Olav Nielsen.
The Bank Cafe, Clyde.
• Until January 31: Liz Kempthorne paints the familiar environment with a personal vision.
Bellamys Gallery, Macandrew Bay.
• Until January 29: "Summer Selection".
Blue Oyster Gallery, basement, Moray Chambers, 30 Moray Pl.
• February 1-March 3: "867 Hours Underground", by Scott Flanagan.
• February 1-March 3: "Emetic Aesthetic", by Tjalling de Vries.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Until February 19: Central Otago Art Society exhibition.
Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes St.
• Until January 28: "Sock It To 'Em", a national travelling suitcase collection of socks.
Alongside this display will be information on sock-knitting during the First and Second World Wars. Demonstrations. Open 10am-4pm.
Dunedin International Airport.
• Until February 28: Fiona Stirling: a selection of works.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Until Sunday: "Back in Black" incorporates a selection of works by some of New Zealand's most recognised artists.
• Until February: "The Pressure of Sunlight Falling", by Fiona Pardington.
• Until April 1: "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery".
• Until April 1: "The French Connection", Frances Hodgkins and Impressionism.
• Ongoing: "Myriad Worlds", by Ruth Watson.
• Ongoing: "Boys from the Black Stuff", work from the gallery's permanent and long-term loan collections.
• Ongoing: "Kabuki: The Art of Transformation".
Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore.
• Until January 29: "Woollaston 101", works by Toss Woollaston.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
• Until May 6: "The Garden as Muse", an anthology of works that explores the meaning of gardens.
Gallery on Blueskin, 1 Harvey St, Waitati.
• Open Wednesday-Friday, 1pm-4pm, weekends 10.30am-4pm.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St.
• "A Round Christmas", featuring works by Brian Dahlberg, Simon Kaan, Frank Gordon, Graham Tait, Andy McCready, Nic Dempster, Suzy Platt, Maria Kemp, Angela Burns, Ewan McDougall, Marilynn Webb and others.
Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka.
• January: Selected favourite works.
Hocken Gallery, cnr Anzac Ave and Parry St.
• Until February 20: "Ralph Hotere: Zero to Infinity".
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell historic precinct.
• From Sunday until Feb 18: New paintings by Jillian Porteous, open daily 10am-4pm.
Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown.
• Until Sunday: "Otago Colours", new works by Christine Hill and Jenny Mehrtens.
McAtamney Gallery, upstairs at old post office building, 47-49 Talbot St, Geraldine.
• Until April 10: John Badcock's "Stations of the Cross".
Metalworks Gallery, 54 Ballantyne Rd, Wanaka.
• "Unfolding Landscape", works by Ernie Maluschnig, sculptor in metal. Open weekdays or weekends by appointment.
Milford Galleries Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
• Until February 1: "Summer Show".
Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9A Earl St.
• Until March 7: "The Earl Street Journal".
Monumental, 7 Anzac Ave.
• "Extended Moment", solargraphy by Chris Reid.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
• Opening Friday until February 17: Russell Moses, "Night Fishing".
North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru.
• Permanent exhibition: "Waitaki Landscapes".
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• "Translation", works in glass by Luke Jacomb.
• Until June 17, 2012, Special Exhibitions Gallery: "Focal Point: 150 Years of the Otago Daily Times".
• "The Crescent Moon: The Asian Face of Islam in New Zealand".
Owaka Museum, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
• Until March 11: "Enchanted Garden", by Sue McPhee. Open Mon-Fri, 9.30am-1pm, 1.30pm-4.30pm. Weekends: 10am-4pm.
Packing Shed Gallery and Cafe, Boulton Rd, Earnscleugh, Alexandra.
• Until January 31: "Edge of Light". Central Otago and Southern landscapes. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm.
Southland Museum & Art Gallery, 108 Gala Street, Invercargill.
• Until January 29: "Borrowed Time", Max Bellamy.
• Until January 29: "Three to the fore II", Jim, Bec and Josh Gilmore.
• Until April 1: "Malu Minar".
Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 lower Stuart St.
Until February 5: Jo Howard and Peter Gregory.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
• Until February 1: Mosgiel and Central Otago landscapes by photographer Murray Crawford.
Teviot District Museum, Abbotsford St, Roxburgh.
• Sundays, 2pm to 4pm, or by request. Contact Robin (03) 446-8130 or Joan (03) 446-8671.
Wanaka Fine Art Gallery, 4 Helwick St.
• "Summer Hits"' featuring oil paintings by Peter Hackett and Raquel Clarke and sculpture by Trevor Askin.
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