Highlight this week: An interactive Australian production of The Wizard of Oz will be performed in Gore and Dunedin on Saturday.
The Wizard of Oz Show is on at 10am on Saturday in the St James Theatre, Gore, and at 4pm in the Glenroy Auditorium, Dunedin.
Kids are encouraged to dress as their favourite Oz characters and take along a toy or book for the Children's Hospital Toy Appeal.
Words and music
Circadian Rhythm in St Andrew St, Dunedin hosts an evening poetry and music from 8pm on Saturday.
Poets on the menu include Rhian Gallagher, David Karena-Holmes, Sally Ann McIntyre and James Saville, while AJ Sharma, The New Self and Emmanuelle Gomez will provide the musical entertainment.
• Gigs
Alibi, the Octagon.
Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers.
Friday, 9pm: Fur Patrol and Bad Sav.
Saturday, 9pm: The Eastern & The Fea St Hustle.
Wednesday, 9pm: Tiny Vipers (Seattle).
Circadian Rhythm Cafe, 72 St Andrew St.
Fridays, 5.30pm: Philtre Jazz Trio.
Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St.
Thursdays, 5pm: open mike night.
Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St.
Every Wednesday, 8pm: I Jazz.
Every Thursday: Oxo Cubans jam night, from 8pm.
Every Friday, 8pm: Oxo Cubans, party night.
Saturday, 9pm: Jimmy Higgs.
Pequeno, the Savoy.
Thursdays: Mojaz, lounge music from 8pm.
Ra Cafe and Bar, 21 the Octagon.
Today, 9pm: The Duo.
Tomorrow, 9pm: Sea Beast.
Saturday, 11pm: DJ James.
Refuel, Otago University.
Tuesdays, 8pm: Jazz in the Pocket.
bSaturday, 9pm: Odessa with Soulseller.
Robbie Burns Pub, 374 George St.
Thursdays: Calder Prescott Jazz Quartet, 8.30pm.
Rosie's Bar, Victoria Hotel.
Thursdays, 9pm: open mike night. Gear provided.
Sammy's, 65 Crawford St.
Saturday, 9pm: Raw Wenches, Rhanamism, Cure Motel (Melbourne), Invader Tron (Chch), Bassmunter and Tyrannosaurus Dex.
Swell, St Clair, Esplanade.
Friday, 6.30pm: Calder Prescott.
Saturday, 6.30pm: Live Jazz.
Terrace Bar, the Octagon.
Friday: Anton & Luke, from 9.30pm.
Saturday: Thelonius, from 10pm.
• Family fun
Blueskin Bay Library.
Until October 11: Kiwiana colouring competition and exhibition - Colour in one of our pictures and include it in our exhibition.
Until October 31: Kiwiana wordsearch and crossword.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Until October 11: Kiwiana colouring competition and exhibition - Colour in one of our pictures and include it in our exhibition.
Until October 31: Kiwiana wordsearch and crossword.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Until October 11, 10.30am-4.30pm: School holiday event: Kreisler cartoon challenge - Pick words from the hat and, using these for inspiration, draw a cartoon. Materials supplied.
Until October 31: The Big Draw - Get a free sketch diary from reception and aim to draw something every day in October.
Saturday, 1pm: Animal mask-making workshop.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
Friday, 1.30pm-2.30pm: Pre-school music for children 0-5 and carers.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
Until October 11: Kiwiana colouring competition and exhibition - Colour in one of our pictures and include it in our exhibition.
Until October 31: Kiwiana wordsearch and crossword.
Today, 11am: Fabulous Foil Art - Learn how to create amazing pictures by painting on tinfoil.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Explorer backpacks for 7-to-12-year-olds (free).
Guided tours daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Meet at the information desk.
Weekends, 10.30am and 2pm, Atrium level 1: children's creative activities.
School Holiday Programme: Sunday, 2.15pm, Atrium level 1: Yucky Slime Time - What happens to an ecosystem when pollution takes over? Today, 2.15pm, Atrium level 1: Extreme Space - Experience the extreme conditions of space as we celebrate the International Year of Astronomy.
Daily during the school holidays, 2.30pm, Search Centre: Snap Happy to Snap Savvy: tips and tricks to perfect your pictures.
October 14-23, 12.30pm: Master weaver Bobbo Ahiagble gives demonstrations as part of the "West Africa: Rhythm and Spirit" exhibition.
Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens.
School holiday programme until October 11 - Dress in olden-day costume. Play indoor games, stage a puppet performance or take part in holiday workshops.
Today and tomorrow, 10.30am: Patchwork Workshop - Learn to hand-piece a simple patchwork bag with tutor Sara Sinclair.
Saturday, 1pm: Spring Crafts with Jenee Still.
Sunday, 1pm: Sea Legs. Dress up and become passengers bound for New Zealand in the "Across the Ocean Waves" exhibition.
Port Chalmers Library.
Until October 11: Kiwiana colouring competition and exhibition - Colour in one of our special kiwiana pictures and include it in our exhibition.
Until October 31: Kiwiana wordsearch and crossword.
Visitor Information Centre, Octagon.
Daily, 11am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at the Visitor Centre.
• Music and performance
Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers.
Tonight, 9pm: Comedy with James Nokise and Ian Loughran. MC Bari and Sam. Bob Scott and the Moreporks.
Circadian Rhythm Cafe, 72 St Andrew St.
Saturday, 8pm: Emmanuelle Gomez, The New Self, AJ Sharma and seven Dunedin poets.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl. 4th floor.
Wednesday, 5.30pm, 1st floor: Voyagers: Science Fiction Poetry from New Zealand tour.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Today, 8pm: Chris Watson, audio artist/wildlife sound recordist from the United Kingdom.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
Today, 12.15pm, Lunchtime recital: Mozart piano sonatas performed by John Elder.
Marama Hall, Otago University.
Lunchtime concert, Wednesday, 1pm: Presented by senior performance students.
Regent Theatre, the Octagon. 8pm, Wednesday, October 14.
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company presents Swan Lake.
Oamaru Opera House
8pm, Thursday October 15.
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company presents Swan Lake.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Lunchtime music every Friday and Saturday, noon. This week, Friday: Jae Bedford; Saturday: James Yoo.
Plays Allen Hall Theatre, cnr Union and Leith Sts,
today and tomorrow, 1pm: Lunchtime Theatre: Leave Only Footprints.
Globe Theatre, 104 London St.
Until October 10, 11am and 2pm: The Ordinary Fairy.
Fortune Theatre, Stuart St.
8.30pm, until October 10: Glorious by Richard Huber, directed by Patrick Davies.
Until October 24: The Day my Bum went Psycho! by Andy Griffiths, adapted and directed by Laura Cooney.
Mayfair Theatre, King Edward St.
2.30pm Sunday and 8pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: The Yeomen of the Guard.
• Talks and films
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Today, 10.30am & 5.30pm: NHNZ Film Screening: Storm Shooter.
October 8, 10.30am, 1st floor: Vanda Symon shares her experiences as an author.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Sunday, 3pm: Jim Barr and Mary Barr will give a floor talk on works in the exhibition "Kind of Blue".
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Free daily talks, 2pm. Topics in October: Monday, "Kiwi"; Tuesday, "The Asmat", Wednesday, TSS Port Chalmers; Thursday, "Flamingo", Friday, "Tu-hawaiki"; Saturday, "Siebe-Gorman Diving Suit"; Sunday, "Itchy, Itchy Sandflies".
Department of Preventative and Social Medicine, Adams Building, off Frederick St,
Saturday, October 10, 11.30am. Vijay Narayanan, of Bangalore, will speak on "Science and the Nature of Reality" about meditation and the scientific tradition. Entrance opposite Student IT shop. Free. All welcome.
• Exhibitions
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru.
Until October 11: Jane Zusters' "Wall Talking" and Terrence Johnston's "Mystery".
Anchorage Gallery, 19 George St, Port Chalmers.
Until October 30: "The Sentient" by Tina Watt.
Art Upstairs, cnr Ardmore and Helwick Sts, Wanaka.
New works by Jon Thom.
The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St.
New works by Neil Driver.
Blue Oyster Gallery, basement, Moray Chambers, 30 Moray Pl.
Heather Straka - "Do Not Resuscitate" and Hannah Riley - "Still Occupants". Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday noon-3pm.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
From October 10: Patrick Hartigan: "The Village is Quiet". Dunedin Community Gallery, Princes St.
Until November 1: "Airbrush Expo", works by students from Aoraki Polytech.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl, Reed Gallery, third floor.
Until November 1: "Samuel Johnson 1709-2009: Life and Afterlife".
From Tuesday until October 31: Kiwiana Colouring Competition Exhibition.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Until November 8: Joanna Langford, "The Landless".
Until October 25: "Frances Hodgkins: femme du monde" and "Frances Hodgkins: family and friends".
Ongoing: "Poseur". Portraits from the gallery's collection.
Until December 6: "Kind of Blue: new acquisitions and loans".
Until February 2010: Bill Culbert and Ralph Hotere: "P. R. O. P".
Until February 2010: "Tom Kreisler" - works spanning span a 30-year period.
Until January 2010: David Clegg: "Rerecordings 2006-2009."
Showcases recordings this artist made in Dunedin this year alongside previous recordings, assembled here for the first time, which were made in Chile in 2006.
Until January 2010: "Miguel Angel Rios".
Works by New York and Mexico City-based artist Miguel Angel Rios. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames St, Oamaru.
Until December 6: "The Oamaru Male", photographs by Anthony McKee taken in 1993.
From Saturday until November 29: "Off The Page", a touring exhibition of New Zealand children's book illustrators from the Tai Tamariki Trust.
Gallery at Glenfalloch, Glenfalloch Gardens.
Contemporary works by six peninsula artists.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St.
Until October 15: "Travelling Through" by Nic Dempster.
Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka.
Ends tomorrow: "Head On", new work by Bing Dawe and Peter Cleverley.
Gallery on Blueskin, 1 Harvey St, Waitati.
Until October 11: Spring Show.
The Gateway Gallery, 27 Ross Pl, Lawrence.
Arty Collection: Robert Wyber, (jewellery), Ron Esplin, James Stewart (chair-maker), Marjorie Millhon Hay (ceramic sculptures), Rosemary McQueen, Judy Ringland Stewart, Ernest Papps, Gilbert van Reenen, Murray Ayson, Anne Smart, Gay Webb (masks and torsos), Ray Ansin (glass-bead pendants), Peta Dowle, Angela Meecham, Mags Meechang, Hilda Thomson, Ben Woollcombe, Margaret Palmer, Liz Abbot (woodcuts), Janet de Wagt, Blue Hall (wooden), Sally Jory and others. Open Thursday-Monday.
Harris Smith Art, 86-88 Bond St.
Paintings by Jeffrey Harris, sculptures by Nicole Page-Smith. Open Monday-Saturday, 1pm-2pm, or by appointment.
Hocken Gallery, cnr Anzac Ave and Parry St.
Until October 8: "Charles Brasch - In the Company of Artists".
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell historic precinct.
Hours 10am-4pm daily. Closed on Mondays.
Until October 25: "New Paintings in Oil" by Jillian Porteous.
Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown.
Until October 26: "Speaking of Change - Memories of the Wakatipu 1900-1980".
Milford Galleries, Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
Until October 14: Niki Hastings-McFall: "Have a little faith".
Milford Galleries, Queenstown, 9a Earl St.
Until October 21: Tim Main: "The Spring Vine". Sculptural artworks.
Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
Until October 23: New works by Rachel Hirabayashi.
Until November 13: "Winter on the Clutha" by Nigel Wilson.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
Ends tomorrow: Ans Westra, Fiona Pardington and Peter Peryer.
Otago Art Society, in the OAS gallery at Dunedin Railway Station, 1st floor,
open daily 10am-4pm.
From Monday until October 18: "Art in Process".
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Until May 16, 2010: "Charles Darwin: Evolutionary Thinking", Nature Galleries, level 3, free.
Special exhibitions gallery: "West Africa: Rhythm + Spirit". Free.
Until November 29: Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition.
Images from the 2009 competition, as well as winning entries from the competition's history.
Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens.
Until October 11: "Paint-box Pioneers: Visions of the Past", from the museum art collection.
Ongoing: "Across the Ocean Waves", Otago immigration in the age of sail.
Until June 2010: "Willkommen to Dunedin: A History of German-speaking People in Otago".
Owaka Museum, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
"Growing Home - Catlins Gardens: Photographs of then and now".
Queenstown Airport,
until October 25: Deidre Copeland: "Face Forward".
Stuart St Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
Until October 17: Marion Familton & Rosemary McQueen.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
Until October 30: Oils by local artist Justin Morshuis.
Tangente Cafe, Moray Place.
Until October 16: Jackie Lindsay, "Back Into Living".
Temple Gallery, 29 Moray Pl, Dunedin.
Until October 15: A survey exhibition of South Island artists.
Toi O Tahuna Fine Art Gallery, Church Lane, Queenstown.
Until October 21: new works by Fleur Yorston.
Wakari Church Hall, Centennial Ave.
Until October 10: Wakari Art Group Inc, Annual Exhibition.
