Gigs
Alibi, the Octagon.
• Fridays, from 10.30pm: Hemi and Bede.
Chick's Hotel, Port Chalmers.
• Tonight, 8pm: Kylie Price and Dave Coleclough
Circadian Rhythm, 72 St Andrew St
• Every Friday: Philtre jazz trio, from 5.30pm.
Isis Lounge, 68 Princes St.
• Every Thursday: Jam night, from 8.30pm.
• Every Friday, 9pm: Oxo Cubans.
Penguin Club, Oamaru.
• Tonight: Grandad's Wedding.
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.
Family fun
Blueskin Bay Library
• Fridays,10.30am: story time.
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 Saturday: "TREEmendous Christmas Decorations". Using the materials provided, decorate our Christmas tree, or take your newly made decorations home.
• December 26, until January 29, 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.
First Church, Moray Place.
• Saturday, 10.30am - 1.30pm: Family Fun Day.
Mosgiel Library, Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
• Tuesdays, 11am: story time.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Explorer backpacks for children aged 7 to 12, free.
• Guided tours daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm.
Meet at information desk.
• Saturdays and Sundays during December, 3.30pm: Seeing is Believing: Learn the truth behind optical illusions and discover how your eyes and brain can mislead you during everyday life.
• Until tomorrow, 8.30am-12.30pm: Christmas Discovery Squad.
• Until Saturday: "Christmas comes to the Animal Attic", a Victorian inspired Christmas grotto.
• 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 from December 26: "OM-azing Race Trail: An Amazing Adventure", race around the world on an amazing adventure trail.
• Daily from December 26: "Seeing is Believing, Investigation Station", Learn about optical illusions and how your eyes and brain can mislead you.
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 Chapel, ground floor, Dunedin Public Hospital, 201 Great King St
• December 31, 7pm: The Darkroom Project: Jesse O'Brien
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Today, 1pm: Trevor Coleman with jazz and latin pieces
• Friday, 1pm: Singer and pianist Linda Munro brings you seasonal goodwill and cheer.
• Saturday, 1pm: Jonny Dyas on the piano.
St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin.
• Friday, 7.30pm: Music for Christmas, performed by George Chittenden.
Talks and films
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Every Saturday, 2pm, free: "A New Zealand Artists Tour". Free guided tours.
• Sundays at 2pm: Free guided tour of award-winning exhibition "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery".
• Sunday January 1, 3pm: Gretchen Albrecht DVD Reflections (2005, 60mins). This documentary traces the development of Albrecht's work from her art school years through to her current interest in sculpture.
• Sunday January 8, 3pm: Documentary Hotere (2001, 80min) Directed by Merita Mita.
Hotere documents the life and work of well-known New Zealand artist Ralph Hotere.
• Wednesday January 11, 11:15am: Tours for Tots. A free baby-friendly half-hour tour of an exhibition at the Gallery followed by a chat and a cup of tea on the mezzanine floor.
Nappy-changing facilities just off the foyer.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
• Free daily talks for December, on each weekday at 2pm. Mondays: "Akan gold weights".
• Tuesdays: "Aboriginal bark art".
• Wednesdays: "El Nino". Thursdays: "Karetao - the Maori puppet". Fridays: "The Asmat".
• Saturdays: "The cheeky kea". Sundays: "Haast's Eagle".
• Special Exhibitions talk, daily 4pm: "Focal Point: 150 Years of the Otago Daily Times". Meet at the Information desk, free.
Exhibitions
A Gallery, 393 Princes St.
• Until January: "No Exit Through The Gift Shop" featuring jewellery from Underground Sundae (Annemieke Ytsma), Jess Kitto and Sharon Singer, and more. Hours, noon-6pm Friday and Saturday.
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.
Bellamys Gallery, Macandrew Bay.
• Until January 29: "Summer Selection".
Blue Oyster Gallery, basement, Moray Chambers, 30 Moray Pl.
• Until tomorrow: "Walk", by Kate Fitzharris; "A Collection of Still Life", paintings by Nicola Hansby; "Memory and Fabric", by Rose McLeod.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
• Until tomorrow: "The Phaedra Chain", works by Jason Greig.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
• Until January 2: The Hoffman Collection in association with the Alexandra Patchwork Group.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
• Until January 22, in the Reed Gallery: "Signs and Symbols: Decoding Medieval and Renaissance Iconography".
Dunedin International Airport.
• Until January 9: Artists in the Terminal - Watercolourists Pauline Bellamy, Tony Shields, Sharon Murcott, Ron Esplin.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
• Until January 2012, "Back in Black", featuring work by Len Lye, Colin McCahon, Ralph Hotere and Lisa Reihana.
• Until Febuary, 2012: "The Pressure of Sunlight Falling", by Fiona Pardington.
• Until January 22: "Ladies and Gentlemen - At a Glance". Portraits from the collection.
• Until April 1, 2012: "Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery".
• Until April 1, 2012: "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.
"Kabuki: The Art of Transformation".
Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore.
• Untill January 29: "Woollaston 101", works by Toss Woollaston.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
• Until January 15: Selected works of Rita Angus: 40 works.
• 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.
• Closed December 25-January 11.
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.
• Ends today: "Rural Landscapes", featuring work by Don Binney, J.S. Parker and Louise McRae.
Glue Gallery, 26 Stafford St.
• Until Saturday: "Anti Christmas Craft Party".
Open noon-6pm.
Green Island Gallery, 194 Main South Rd, Green Island.
• Until Saturday: Darren Tautari's recent work.
Hocken Gallery, cnr Anzac Ave and Parry St.
• Until February 20, 2012: "Ralph Hotere: Zero to Infinity".
Koru Gallery, 4 Castle St.
• Until Saturday: "Come and see what we've been making", new work by Liz Abbott and Rudie Verhoef.
Lakes District Museum Arrowtown.
• Friday until January 29: "Otago Colours", new works by Christine Hill and Jenny Mehrtens.
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".
Mint Gallery, 32 Moray Pl.
• Until December 31: "Dunedin by Numbers", by Richard Munro; "Building Something Real", by Murray Eskdale.
Monumental, 7 Anzac Ave.
• "Extended Moment", solargraphy by Chris Reid.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
• "Not Far From Home", by Gretchen Albrecht and Elizabeth Thomson.
Naseby Jubilee Museum, Leven St, cnr Earne St.
• Until December 31: "Maniototo Sporting Heroes" exhibition.
• Open Mon-Fri noon-4pm, weekends 10am-4pm.
North Otago Museum, 60 Thames St, Oamaru.
• Permanent exhibition: "Waitaki Landscapes".
Otago Art Society, OAS gallery, Dunedin Railway Station, first floor.
• Open daily 10am-4pm.
• Until January 6: Christmas Exhibition.
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". Closed Christmas Day.
• "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.
Speargrass Inn Gallery, 1300 Fruitlands-Roxburgh road (State Highway 8), Alexandra.
• Until December 31: Works by Nigel Wilson.
Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 Lower Stuart St.
• Until Sunday: "Christmas at the Co-op".
• December 28-January 8: Summer at the Potters Co-op.
• January 9-21: Rosemary McQueen & Riki Julin.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
• Until February 1: Mosgiel and Central Otago landscapes by photographer Murray Crawford.
Temple Gallery, 29 Moray Pl, Dunedin.
• Until January 10: "A Christmas Cracker ... paintings and other treats".
Teviot District Museum, Abbotsford St, Roxburgh.
• Sundays, 2pm to 4pm, or by request. Contact Robin (03) 446-8130 or Joan (03) 446-8671.
Toi O Tahuna Fine Art Gallery, Church Lane, Queenstown.
• Until January: Group Spring Show.
The Packing Shed Gallery, Boulton Road, Alexandra.
• Until January 31: "Edge of Light", Central Otago and Southern Landscapes.
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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