RSA Matariki Buffet and Karaoke
Celebrate Matariki at the Gisborne-Tairāwhiti RSA on Friday. Buffet from 5.30pm and karaoke from 7pm.
Good Folk
An afternoon of folk dance. Saturday 4pm, $5, Mangapapa
Scout and Guide Hall, 7 Bryce St.
Electronic Party - DJ Daniel Moll
Smash Palace, 24 Banks Street. Saturday, starts at 9pm, $10 at the door.
Caledonian Society Modern Sequence and Social Dance
Theme: Blues, visitors welcome. Holy Trinity Church, 70 Derby Street, Saturday, 2pm.
Matiu Te Huki: Upward Spiral Concert - Masculine/Feminine Haka Workshop
Saturday shared kai with the whanau 6pm, music from 7.30pm. 176 Cobden St, 6pm to 9.30pm. Tickets: $20 from humanitix.com/nz ($40 combo ticket for Saturday concert and Sunday workshop). Sunday 2pm to 5pm masculine/feminine haka workshop, tickets $30.
Gisborne Orphans Club Concert
Live entertainment for all ages. Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, Sunday 1.30pm, free. Ph Mike 06 867 5247.
Gisborne Country Music Club
Singers and musicians welcome. Sunday 1pm to 4pm, $5 visitors, $3 members, $1 children, including afternoon tea, ph Flo 867 7637 or flo.pahuru@outlook.co.nz
Gisborne Line Dancing
Join in the fun. All ages, beginner/advanced dancers. Senior Citizens’ Hall, 30 Grey St, Tuesday 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Details: Kerry ph 021 102 4890.
Gisborne Pub Choir
Smash Palace, every Tuesday 7pm to 9pm. Group sings popular songs. Singing tuition provided, no prior experience needed. Learn a new song each week and sing about a dozen pop classics.
COMING UP
The Little Tairāwhiti Comedy Fest
Featuring some of the hottest up-and-coming NZ comedic talent. Evolution Theatre, 75 Disraeli St, R16. Tickets, door sales only: $10-$20 cash only. Thursday July 20, Joana Joy 7pm, Ben Tito Caldwell 8.15pm. July 21 Auntie Lianne 7pm, Kajun Brooking 8.15pm. July 22 Hawke’s Bay Comedy 6pm, Patch Lambert 7.15pm, Dueling Mangos 8.30pm.
Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute Show — Born on the Bayou
Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club. Friday September 15. Members $25, non-members $30. Performing all their hits from this timeless era including Suzie Q, Proud Mary, Fortunate Son, Bad Moon Rising, Born on the Bayou, Down on the Corner and many more.
Gisborne Country Music Club presents Country Hits of the Decades
Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club, Saturday July 29, $50 dinner and show featuring Itchy Fingers. Doors open at 5pm. Tickets from flo.pahuru@outlook.co.nz mobile 027 4946979.
VISUAL ARTS
Gisborne Artists, Potters and Photographers annual exhibition
Join the Gisborne Artists’ Society, Pottery Group and Camera Club for their annual showcase at the museum. Open until August 20.
Ka tū te Rūnanga Exhibition/Whakaaturanga — John Moetara
A mixed media offering by John Moetara who specialises in painting and is active in both whakairo and kapa haka. On display until July 30.
Houpapa - Indigenous Sculpture Symposium
Eastwoodhill Arboretum, July 11 to Saturday July 15. Houpapa is a chance to see the creative process of Indigenous artists. This carving symposium is free and open to the public.
Matariki Exhibition
He Rau Aroha Gallery, 26 Peel Street, featuring mahi toi by various ringatoi. The exhibition runs until August 18.
Let The Guide know what’s on, guide@gisborneherald.co.nz or ph 869 0600
