~ GIGS ~
Alibi, the Octagon.
• Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
Blarney Bar, Empire Hotel, 396 Princes St.
• Every Tuesday, 7pm: Irish sing-along.
• Every Wednesday, 7pm: Folk night.
• Every Friday, 6pm: Traditional Irish music.
Chick's Hotel, Port Chalmers.
• Tonight: Anika Moa.
• Tomorrow: The Eastern.
The Church, 50 Dundas St.
• Tomorrow: Ridge Jaggers and Co: hip-hop, R'n'B and funk, from 9pm.
• Sunday: From 7.30pm: Live dinner music, Edinburgh Folk Club.
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.
Sammy's, 65 Crawford St.
• Saturday, 10pm: Wu-Tang Bangas.
St Peter's Church Hall, Queenstown.
• Tonight, 8pm: Dudley Benson.
Swell, St Clair Esplanade.
• Every Saturday, 2.30pm-5.30pm: live jazz from Trevor Coleman and Nick Cornish.
~ FAMILY FUN ~
Blueskin Bay Library.
• Preschool story time, Fridays, 10.30am. Free.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Every Wednesday 10.30am, story time.
• Tuesday, 10.30am: Wriggle and Rhyme - Active movement for early learning. For children from 0-1.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
• Fridays, 1.30pm-2.30pm: preschool music for children 0-5 and carers.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
• Fridays 3.45pm-4.45pm in the Downes Room: Book Club for Kids.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Explorer backpacks for ages 7 to 12, free. Guided tours daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Meet at the information desk.
• Every Saturday and Sunday, 3.30pm, Atrium Level 1: "Making it Count", explore mathematical methods used by different cultures through the ages.
Port Chalmers Library.
• Preschool story time, Wednesdays, 11am.
Ranfurly i-SITE Visitor Centre.
• Tomorrow, 1.30pm-6.30pm: Sticky TV karaoke singing competition, "Sticky Stars". Duets targeted at 10-16 year olds. Contact: Janice Remnant (03) 444-9170.
Visitor Information Centre, Octagon.
• Daily, 11am: Walk Dunedin, inner-city walking tours. Meet at the visitor centre.
~ MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE ~
Dunedin Town Hall, Moray Pl.
• Sunday, 7.30pm: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
Knox Church, 449 George St.
• Today, 12.15pm: Lunchtime recital. "Organ Music for the Feast of Christ the King". Organists: Karen Knudson, Peter Stockwell and organ pupils.
• Sunday, 7pm: The Knox Church Choir presents Advent Processional Carols.
Mayfair Theatre.
• Sunday, 7.30pm: Jimeoin, "Something Smells Funny".
Octagon, Dunedin
• Today, noon-2pm: "Concert in the Octagon" for White Ribbon Day.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Lunchtime entertainment: Saturday, 1pm: Irish Beat Dance School.
Queenstown Events Centre.
• Tuesday, 8pm: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
~ PLAYS ~
Fortune Theatre, Stuart St.
• Until December 11: Red Riding Hood - The Christmas Pantomime. By Roger Hall, directed by David Lawrence.
~ TALKS AND FILMS ~
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Friday, 12.30pm: Thomas McLean, from the University of Otago, presents a talk on 19th-century playwright Joanna Baillie.
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: "Found Objects and the Lost Decade" exhibition talk. David Eggleton discusses Don Driver's art in the 1970s.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Free daily talks, 2pm. For November: Today, "The Falkland Fox"; tomorrow, "Upland Moa"; Saturday, "New Zealand's Introduced Pests"; Sunday, "El Nino", Monday, "Goldrush Days"; Tuesday, "The Plesiosaur".
• Saturday and Sunday, 3pm: NHNZ film screening: Wild Asia: Creature of the Thaw.
~ EXHIBITIONS ~
Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru.
• Until February 27: Lynne Kerr, "Blue".
The Artist's Room, 2 Dowling St.
• Jane Crisp and Allan Batt.
Bannockburn Cafe and Store, Bannockburn.
• Until November 30: Sue Lind.
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 November 27: Juan James Sydney Simon: "Papillon et Merci et au Revoir", Liz Rowe: "Never Too Careful" and Max Bellamy: "99 Ways to Solve Global Warming". Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday noon-3pm.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
• From Saturday: Jason Greig, "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra. Open 9am-6pm.
• Until January 30: "Images", photography by Sue Noble Adams and Barry Wills
Creative Arts Centre, 142 Clyde St, Balclutha
• Until November 28: Art South Otago 2010 Exhibition and TrustPower Art Awards, 10am-5pm.
De Beer Gallery, Special Collections, 1st floor, Central University Library.
• Until December 10: "Special Collections Pulp Fiction".
Dunedin International Airport.
• Until December 10: "Pohutukawa", Kerry Fenton-Johns.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Ongoing: "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery".
• Until February 20: John Ward Knox. Knox has produced an elaborate wall carving sited so it will be activated by shifting natural light levels.
• Until April 2011: Frances Hodgkins' portraits.
• Until January 30: Don Driver: '71-'75.
• Until January 23: Cut Collective, "Illegal Tender".
• Until March 7: "Pretty Vacant" - a celebration of artists who dabble in shonky, disquieting and marginalised spaces and 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".
Gallery at Glenfalloch, Glenfalloch Gardens.
• Contemporary works by Otago Peninsula artists.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St.
• Until December 2: "The Artist's Companion", by Nic Dempster.
Gallery on Blueskin, 1 Harvey St, Waitati.
• Latest creations by Rosie and Peter Laszlo, and 2010 Spring Show, new work by Nigel Wilson, Rachel Hirabayashi, Jacob Feenstra, Patricia Payne, Jack Monaghan, puppet-maker Karan Snow and more.
The Gateway Gallery, 27 Ross Pl, Lawrence.
• "Later Ron", new works by Ron Esplin. Jewellery by Bob Wyber, James Stewart (village chairmaker).
Green Island Gallery, 194 Main South Rd, Green Island.
• On now: "Harmony in Art" by Beverley Kay.
Hocken Gallery, cnr Anzac Ave and Parry St.
• Until January 21: "100 Up: A snapshot of Dunedin life, 1910 and 2010".
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell historic precinct.
• Until November 27: Jillian Porteous: "Points of View", oil paintings.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
• Until November 27: selected artists.
Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown.
• Until November 28: "Square and Compasses - Freemasonry in New Zealand History", artefacts and photographs.
Milford Galleries, Dunedin, 18 Dowling St.
• November 27-December 18: Tony Bishop: "The Green Green Grass of Home".
Milford Galleries, Queenstown, 9A Earl St.
• Until November 27: Michael Hight, "Wakatipu" and the gallery's spring catalogue.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
• Until December 4: "Necessary Reflections: A Response to Colin McCahon" by Russell Moses.
North Otago Art Society, corner of Tyne and Wansbeck streets, Oamaru.
• Until December 4: 80th Anniversary Exhibition .
North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru.
• Permanent exhibition: "Waitaki Landscapes".
Otago Art Society, in the OAS gallery at Dunedin Railway Station, first floor.
• Until November 28: City of Dunedin Art Awards.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Ongoing: "Sir Edmund Hillary: New Zealander".
• Ongoing: "Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition".
Owaka Museum, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
• Until December 5: "In Retrospect - What have you been doing for the last twenty years?", exhibition by Sue Lind.
Portsifika Art Gallery, 3 George St, Port Chalmers.
• Ends tomorrow: "Spinneret" by Jane Davidson.
Quadrant Gallery, Bracken Court, 480 Moray Pl.
• Until November 27: "Ship of Fools: a third anniversary celebration".
Renaissance Gallery and Sculpture Garden, corner Junction Rd and Matai St, Ravensbourne.
• Closing this weekend.
• Closing party from 2pm Sunday, featuring live music and art sales.
Rocda Gallery, 73 Princes St.
• From Monday until December 4: "Belligerence and Bubblegum", prints and paintings by Dunedin artists Sam Ovens and Andy McCready.
• Open 10am-6pm weekdays, 11am-3pm Saturday.
School of Art Gallery, Otago Polytechnic, Riego St, Dunedin.
• Ends today: "Site 10", work from 2010 graduating class.
Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
• Until December 5: Riki Julin and Nicole Kolig.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
• Until December 1: Oils by Sylvia Carter and watercolours by Annie Pepers.
Te Huia Gallery, 38 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
• Featuring works by Grahame Sydney, Jeff Thomson, Paul Dibble and Dick Frizzell.
Temple Gallery, 29 Moray Pl, Dunedin.
• "Stickier", new ceramic work by Madeleine Child and Philip Jarvis.
Venue Creative Arts Centre, 142 Clyde St, Balclutha.
• Until Sunday: Art South Otago 2010 Exhibition and Art Awards.
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