What's it all about?
What is Freemasonry? Who are Freemasons? And what do Freemasons do? Get the answers from Freemason John Rees at the Otago Settlers Museum on Sunday 2pm during his free talk entitled "Square & Compasses", in conjunction with the exhibition "Square & Compasses: Freemasonry in New Zealand". The story of the craft of Freemasonry in Otago is also revealed in this exhibition.
The heart of Argentina
Be at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Saturday for the Argentinian tango workshop, in association with the exhibitions Miguel Angel Rios, Tom Kreisler and David Clegg: Rerecordings 2006-2009. Numbers are limited and booking is essential. Phone 474-3249.
~ GIGS ~
Alibi, the Octagon.
Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
Carey's Bay Hotel.
Tonight, 8pm. The Rusty String Sessions featuring: Mike McLeod, Catherine KS, Paul Cathro, Jonny Bollox, Matthew Robertson.
Saturday, 8pm: The Fea Street Hustle with Bill Morris.
Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers.
Tonight, 8pm: The Transistors.
Friday, 8pm: Tiger Tones and O'Lovely.
Circadian Rhythm Cafe, 72 St Andrew St.
Fridays, 5.30pm: Philtre Jazz Trio.
Dunedin Musicians Club, 12 Manse St.
Thursdays, 5pm: open mike night.
Dux de Lux, Queenstown.
Tomorrow, 8pm: Anika Moa with Julia Deans.
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.
Mosgiel Tavern.
Saturday, 9pm: Livewire - classic rock covers.
Pequeno, the Savoy.
Thursdays: Mojaz, lounge music from 8pm.
Revolver, Queenstown.
Wednesday, 8pm: The Veils with An Emerald City.
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, 8pm: The Bats with David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights, The Puddle and Haunted Love.
Tonic, 138 Princes St.
Saturday, 9pm: Baraka and the Finish Hims - "Qualms, Psalms and Finnish Hymns".
~ FAMILY FUN ~
Blueskin Bay Library.
Preschool story time, every Friday, 10.30am. Excludes school holidays. Free.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Wednesday, November 11, 11am: Young at Art: Parents and caregivers: take part in a free baby-friendly half-hour tour of an exhibition followed by tea on the mezzanine floor. Free.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
Friday, 1.30-2.30pm: Preschool music for children 0-5 and carers.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
Preschool story time, every Tuesday, 11am.
First Friday of the month, 3.45pm: Kids' Book Club.
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.
Every Saturday and Sunday during November and December, noon and 3.30pm, atrium level 1: Interactive Trolley - The Earth's Riches.
Every Saturday and Sunday during November and December, 2.30pm, Search Centre: Origami: The Art of Folding Paper.
Port Chalmers Library.
Preschool story time, every Wednesday, 11am.
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 ~
Bannockburn Hall,
Saturday, 8pm: "A Double Bill of Comic Opera".
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Friday: Mark Wilson and guest, music and humour.
Fortune Theatre Studio, 231 Stuart St.
Saturday 8pm: Song Poets Corner featuring Mimz, The Jae Bedford Band and special guests.
Kavanagh College Auditorium,
Sunday, 2pm: Kavanagh College A Cappella Group sings with Sunny Side Up. Gold coin entry.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
Today, 12.15pm: Organ Music for Reformation (and possibly Guy Fawkes), Karen Knudson and Peter Stockwell.
Lake Wanaka Centre,
Sunday, 8pm: "A Double Bill of Comic Opera".
Marama Hall, Otago University.
Sunday, 3pm: Duo Giocoso with Helen Bevin of Dunedin on viola and Rafaella Garlick-Grice on piano.
Mornington Presbyterian Community Centre, Mitchell Avenue.
Sunday, 2.30pm: The Melrose Singers present "Music for a Spring Afternoon".
Regent Theatre, the Octagon.
Tonight, 8pm: The Rhythms of Ireland.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Lunchtime music every Friday and Saturday, noon.
Friday: Greg Hoskins;
Saturday: Trevor Coleman.
St John's Church, 373 Highgate.
Sunday, 3pm: Concert for Habitat for Humanity - Samoa Building Appeal. Featuring Judy Bellingham, Terence Dennis, Peter Adams and Tessa Petersen.
St Peter's Church Hall, Hillside Road.
Saturday, 2pm: "Go the Children" - a concert to raise funds for the children of Samoa and Tonga affected by the tsunami local singers, including Helen Scott, Justin Scott, Kathryn Redpath, Darrell Craig-McKenzie, Kay Smith, Nicola Steel.
~ TALKS AND FILMS ~
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Today, 10.30am and 5.30pm, 2nd Floor, Teen Space: Buggin' with Ruud 5: Madagascar - Out of this World.
Today, 12.30pm: Saucy Reading: Four Flat Whites in Italy.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Sunday, 3pm: Film screening - Conceptual Paradise: There is a Place for Sophistication.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Free daily talks, 2pm.
Saturday, 12.30pm, Barclay Theatre: Ludwig - Luchino Visconti's film based on the life of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
November daily talks: Monday: "Karetao - a Maori puppet"; Tuesday: "Piopio"; Wednesday: "The Lawrence Lions"; Thursday: "Kaka"; Friday: "New Zealand ferns"; Saturday: "Otago skinks"; Sunday: "The dynamic Otago Harbour".
Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens.
Sunday, 2pm: Freemason John Rees discusses aspects of the craft and the exhibition "Square and Compasses: Freemasonry in New Zealand". Free.
The Shed, Northburn Station, Cromwell,
Today, 6pm: International bestselling author Paullina Simons, will be reading and talking about her new book A Song in the Daylight. Tickets from PaperPlus.
~ EXHIBITIONS ~
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru.
From tomorrow until November 22: "Polychrome".
Art Upstairs, corner Ardmore and Helwick Sts, Wanaka.
Sculpture by Minhal al Halabi.
The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St.
Room One: "Trilogy", new works by Patricia Murdoch, W. F. Moore and Brian Strong.
Room Two: Works including those of Donna Demente, Helen Back, Olav Nielsen, Matt Gauldie, Sam Foley, Greg Lewis, Sam Bennett, Geoff Williams and others.
Bannockburn Cafe and Store.
Until November 30: Works by Alexandra photographer Olwynne Oliver. Hours: 9am -5pm.
Bellamys Gallery Macandrew Bay.
Open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5pm.
From Monday until November 15: "Celtic Imprints" - part of the Dunedin Celtic Arts Festival.
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.
Patrick Hartigan: From tomorrow: "The Dark Chamber", five new works by Ben Cauchi.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Open 10am-4pm.
Until November 13: "The Extraordinary Art of Alan Waters".
Until November 13: "Unique Central", photographs by John Douglas.
De Beer Gallery, Special Collections, 1st floor, Central University Library.
Until January 29, 2010: "Heresy, Sedition, Obscenity: The Book Challenged".
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Until November 8: Joanna Langford, "The Landless".
Ongoing: "Poseur". Portraits from the gallery's collection.
Until November 8: "Hail Falls Noisily on Bamboo Leaves", Japanese Prints from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 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 a 30-year period.
Until January 2010: David Clegg: "Rerecordings 2006-2009." Showcases recordings the 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, Oamaru.
Until December 6: "The Oamaru Male", photographs by Anthony McKee taken in 1993.
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.
Ends today: "An elemental life", an exhibition of mixed media works by Kylie Duncan.
From tomorrow until November 19: new works by Frank Gordon and Kirsten Lovelock.
Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka.
From Friday until November 13: "I Love You to Distraction", by Miranda Parkes and Alexandra Kennedy.
The Gateway Gallery, 27 Ross Pl, Lawrence.
Arty Collection: Robert Wyber, Ron Esplin, James Stewart, Marjorie Millhon Hay, Rosemary McQueen, Judy Ringland-Stewart, Ernest Papps, Gilbert van Reenen, Murray Ayson, Anne Smart, Gay Webb, Ray Ansin, Peta Dowle, Angela Meecham, Mags Meechang, Hilda Thomson, Ben Woollcombe, Margaret Palmer, Liz Abbot, Janet de Wagt, Blue Hall, Sally Jorys.
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.
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell historic precinct.
Until November 14: "Blue Velvet", new ceramic works by Lynne Wilson.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
Until November 7: Ryoko Tabuchi, "Drawings".
Milford Galleries, Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
Until November 11: Callum Arnold: "Simulations". Hannah Kidd: "Antarctica and Other Adventures".
Milford Galleries, Queenstown, 9a Earl St.
Until November 15: Megan Huffadine: "Alms for the Memory Keeper".
Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
Until November 13: "Winter on Clutha" by Nigel Wilson.
Otago Art Society, in the OAS gallery at Dunedin Railway Station, 1st floor,
Open daily 10am-4pm.
Until November 29: 2009 City of Dunedin Art Awards.
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.
Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens.
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".
From Saturday until February 28: "Square and Compasses: Freemasonry in New Zealand". Shares the history and traditions of Freemasonry. The story of the craft of Freemasonry in Otago is also revealed.
From Saturday until February 28: "Built to Last: Engineering in Otago". Examines over 150 years of engineering achievement in Otago - the development of telecommunications and transportation networks, water and wastewater systems, mining industries, electricity supplies, buildings, bridges and more.
Owaka Museum, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
"Growing Home - Catlins Gardens: Photographs of then and now".
Renaissance Gallery and Sculpture Garden, corner Junction Rd and Matai St, Ravensbourne.
Until November 8: "Homage" by Amy Prebble.
Stuart St Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
Until November 14: Judy Ringland Stewart and Peter Gregory.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
Until November 30: Art by the Green Island group.
Temple Gallery, 29 Moray Pl, Dunedin.
Ends tomorrow: major works from private collections.
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