R&A: Rob and Alley - Gisborne-Tairāwhiti RSA
Tomorrow, Friday November 10, Rob and Alley will be belting out the tunes in the top bar area. Members, associates and visitors are welcome. (A private function for the Poverty Bay Rugby Union is being held, but if there is any confusion about where the regular entertainment is, just ask at the bar.)
The She Shed Tour
Sunday, November 12, 9am to 4pm. The She Shed is a collective of artists based on Gisborne’s northern beaches who open their studios once a year. They host other artists in their gardens and the public can spend a wonderful day on a self-guided tour of studios, art and lovely gardens, with coffee and food stops along the way. Venue details are on the back of the $10 tickets, which are available from Retro, The Aviary, Ballance Street Bookshop and More Than Fabric. All proceeds from ticket sales go to charity and to provide a scholarship for a local art student going on to further education in art.
Rhythm n’ Lines Smash Sunday Session
Sunday November 12, Smash Palace, 3pm to 5pm. Tickets $5. Rhythm n’ Lines last Sunday Smash Session of 2023. Join them for an afternoon of dancing. Requests from beginners through to advanced.
Vibe in tha Fourty: Eastborne 4010
Saturday, November 11, Smash Palace. It’s going to be another night of local hip hop music with a couple of opening acts such as Ash Eru / Rob Tizl / Loped Out Mafia & Onethree official. Eastborne 4010 will be the main event. Local DJ DIZFUNK will also be spinning the tracks. Ticketfairy.com $25 + service fee online and $30 at the door.
School of Rock — The Musical
A Musical Theatre Gisborne production. Based on the hit movie, this musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. War Memorial Theatre, 7pm, from Friday Nov 10 to 18. Tickets from https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=SCHLROCK23
Crystal Visions Stevie Nicks Tribute Show - Postponed
Tickets $35 at eventfinda.co.nz. Dome Bar and Cinema. Saturday March 9, 2024, 8:30pm.
Gisborne Country Music Awards
Pre-Christmas fundraising dinner. Raffles and a blind auction. Saturday, November 11, 6pm, Kahutia Bowling Club, Cobden Street. Tickets $35, contact Flo on 027 494 6979.
VISUAL ARTS
Maiko Lewis-Whaanga’s Breathe Exhibition
The exhibition will be on display at the Tairāwhiti Museum until Sunday December 3. The last few years have been challenging and this was the catalyst for Maiko to create a space that reconnects her and the viewer back to a basic, biological function, the breath and its power to ground us and create a sense of calm in a busy and uncertain world. Connecting to her heritage, Maiko draws upon a Japanese aesthetic, Shibumi, a concept based around simplicity, refinement, harmony, and balance. Wabi Sabi is another aesthetic that Maiko is learning to embrace; beauty found in imperfection and impermanence. Japanese tea ceremony and mindfulness classes were part of the exhibition.
Rima Tekau - Melanie Tahata
Rima Tekau is a sharing and expression of whānaungatanga, of toi Māori and most importantly, aroha. Sharing this milestone in her creative life-path, multi-disciplinary artist Melanie Tahata has curated a solo exhibition of whānau archives alongside a selection of older and recent works. Ends December 10.
Purapura Whetu - Michelle Hinekura Kerr
This exhibition at Tairāwhiti Museum is made up of woven sculptures that recall the ancestral stories of the whānau mārama, the celestial family of light. Ends Nov 26.
He Kākahu Rerehua — The Uplifting Wind
He Kākahu Rerehua |The Uplifting Wind weaves together an exhibition, collection care project and wānanga in one space.
