Arts

An enthusiastic Dunedin Town Hall audience was treated to a walk down memory lane by New Zealand music taonga Sir Dave Dobbyn as he presented his favourite "Selected Songs".

By Laura Elliott

This year’s Riversdale Arts November classes feature a Queenstown sculptor offering a festive take on her work as well as a local’s art of cheesemaking.

Gore Musical Theatre’s theatre restaurant this year stars an unlikely player: Gore District councillor Andrew Fraser.

A new photography exhibition at the Mandeville for November will challenge the eye of the beholder — through beholding eyes.

An ensemble of leading Dunedin musicians will make their debut this month with a recital in the elegant drawing room at Olveston.

Stepping up to sing Bic Runga’s hit song Sway on stage at Dunedin Town Hall, with full orchestra and live band accompaniment, is an exciting prospect for young singer Shannon Burnett.

A promising cellist has struck a resonant note that could help transform practice room hours into concert hall performances.

Spine-tingling bends on the road to the Otago Peninsula and spring’s changeable weather are among the impressions a visiting poet will take away from Ōtepoti Dunedin.

By James Dignan

An intercultural ensemble that brings together the rich traditions of Indian classical music with the improvisational energy of jazz and the refinement of Western classical music

Not quite a full lecture, but a whole dose of comedy — the Science of Getting High is coming to Gore to give a show unlike any other.

The Southern Stomp kicked off for another year, with the second iteration bringing another big weekend of country music greatness down to Gore.

A talk next week will highlight a time when books were often more precious than gold.