Art seen: May 28
Art seen: May 28
James Dignan takes in some exhibitions in Dunedin.
Entertainment
SUBSCRIBER
Feline discovery cements new focus
SUBSCRIBER
Feline discovery cements new focus
Nothing is off the table for Dunedin-based artist Nicole Page-Smith, Rebecca Fox discovers.
SUBSCRIBER
Memories bring violinist back
SUBSCRIBER
Memories bring violinist back
2009 Michael Hill International Violin Competition winner Josef Spacek will help judge the 25th competition. He talks to Rebecca Fox about how it very nearly did not happen.
ODT quiz: May 28
ODT quiz: May 28
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, May 28.
Jazz giant Sonny Rollins dead at 95
Jazz giant Sonny Rollins dead at 95
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practising in solitude to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, has died at the age of 95.
ODT quiz: May 27
ODT quiz: May 27
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, May 27.
SUBSCRIBER
Dame Jools’ ‘humour, generosity, talent’ will be missed
SUBSCRIBER
Dame Jools’ ‘humour, generosity, talent’ will be missed
Dame Jools Topp - one half of the Topp Twins duo - has been remembered across the South as a ‘‘bloody good performer’’ and a talent that will be profoundly missed.
ODT quiz: May 26
ODT quiz: May 26
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Tuesday, May 26.
ODT quiz: May 25
ODT quiz: May 25
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, May 25.
Album showcases ‘New Dunedin Sound’
Album showcases ‘New Dunedin Sound’
A Pasifika artist featuring on a compilation album of local Dunedin music says it is awesome to be a part of what they consider the ‘‘New Dunedin Sound’’.
ODT quiz: May 23
ODT quiz: May 23
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Saturday, May 23.
SUBSCRIBER
Young dancers to learn overseas
SUBSCRIBER
Young dancers to learn overseas
Nell Mace-David and Gus Carr appear to have a little more spring in their step this week, after being selected to train at prominent international dance schools in North America.
ODT quiz: May 22
ODT quiz: May 22
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, May 22.
Art seen: May 21
Art seen: May 21
By Joanna Osborne
SUBSCRIBER
Fair Verona goes country
SUBSCRIBER
Fair Verona goes country
Celebrating 65 years with its inaugural play, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet being re-staged, Dunedin’s Globe Theatre is paying tribute to its roots and its future, finds Rebecca Fox.
Blair Somerville — "Movement is Life"
Blair Somerville — "Movement is Life"
Catlins artist Blair Somerville (The Lost Gypsy) is exhibiting "Movement is Life" at the Otago Art Society until May 31.
SUBSCRIBER
Portraits bring joy and meaning
SUBSCRIBER
Portraits bring joy and meaning
Four Otago artists have made the finals of the prestigious Adam Portraiture Prize. Rebecca Fox discovers what is behind the face.
ODT quiz: May 21
ODT quiz: May 21
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, May 21.
Painted penguins net a pretty penny
Painted penguins net a pretty penny
They have spent time all over Otago, but yesterday was the moment for these penguins to find new homes — for a price.
ODT quiz: May 20
ODT quiz: May 20
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, May 20.