What's On: Northland theatre, music and community events from Paparoa to Kaitāia, Paihia, Kerikeri and across the region

Kamo Intermediate research entrants in the Central Northland Science and Technology Fair at Forum North last month, from left Jayden Hudson-Owen, Jack Bassett, Arlo Haigh and Mason Gray. Photo / File

TODAY
• Exhibition from Central Northland Science Fair, 10am-4pm, Kiwi North Museum, Maunu, Whangārei.
• Forget-Me-Knot - play written by David Tristram, Friday, September 7- Saturday, September 22, Whangārei Theatre Company, Riverbank Centre.
• Lingynoiid - Diamonds in The Rough Aotearoa Tour, 12.30pm-2.30pm, Barge Showgrounds, Maunu, Whangārei.
• Mark Taipari, 8.30pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.
• Morse Gang 'The Ground Up' Aotearoa Tour, 9pm Ruakaka Tavern, Bream Bay.
• Northland Performing Arts - Jazz & Tap Dance Competitions, 11am, 2.30pm, 6pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• Rangatahi Māori, 9am-3pm, Copthorne Hotel and Resort, Tau Henare Drive, Waitangi, Paihia.

SATURDAY
• A Big Day In, Saturday, September 8, 10am-1pm, Whangārei Central Library, 5 Rust Ave, Whangārei.
• Ben Hurley: The Club Tour, 8pm-10pm, The Mangawhai Tavern, 2 Moir St, Mangawhai, Kaipara.
• Car Boot Sale, 7am-12noon, Cornerstone - Whare Karakia o Manako, 144 Kerikeri Rd, Kerikeri.
• Children's Craft Class, 10am-12pm, Northland Arts Centre, 1/10 John St, Whangārei.
• Classical Hits, 7.30pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri.

Hamish McKeich will conduct the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra when it performs some of the great works of classical music in Kerikeri this weekend. Photo / Supplied

• Doubtless Bay Market, Doubtless Bay Christian Centre, SH10, Mangonui.
• Exhibition from Central Northland Science Fair, 10am-4pm, Kiwi North Museum, Maunu, Whangārei.
• Mangonui Craft Market, 9am-2pm, Mangonui Hall, 132 Waterfront Drive, Doubtless Bay.
• Northland Performing Arts - Jazz & Tap Dance Competitions, 8am, 11.30am, 2.45pm, 6pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• Northland Performing Arts - Vocal Competitions 12 years & under, 9am, 1pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• Paparoa Farmer's Market, 9am-12noon, Paparoa Village Green, State Highway 12, Kaipara.
• Psychic Surgery with Jeanette Wilson, 7.30pm-10pm, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Woodhill, Whangārei.
• Reiki First Degree with Jeanette Wilson, 10am, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Whangārei.
• The Wave, Saturday September 8, 8pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.

SUNDAY
• Exhibition from Central Northland Science Fair, 10am-4pm, Kiwi North Museum, Maunu, Whangārei.
• Free Yourself Financially with Jeanette Wilson, 7.30pm, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Whangārei.

Gemma Morton-Jones performs during a previous Northland Performing Arts speech and drama competition. The 2018 competition is on again from Friday to Sunday in Whangārei. Photo / File

• Northland Performing Arts - Jazz & Tap Dance Competitions, 8am, 12pm, 1.30pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• Northland Performing Arts - Vocal Competitions 12 years & under, 9am, 1pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• Open Mic - Jam Night, 6.30pm, Thirty30, Paihia.
• Sunday Market, 6.30am-11am, Tikipunga Tavern, cnr Wanaka St and Derby Cres, Whangārei.
• Tea Dance, 3pm-6pm, Instep Dance Studio, 42 Reyburn House Lane, Whangārei.
• The Kugels, 2.30pm-4.20pm, Old Library Building Arts Centre, 7 Rust Ave, Whangārei.

COMING UP
• Badminton, Monday, September 10, 9am-10.30am, Kensington Stadium, Western Hills Drive, Whangārei.
• Exhibition from Central Northland Science Fair, Monday, September 10-Friday, September 14, 10am-4pm, Kiwi North Museum, Maunu, Whangārei.

Don McGlashan is performing in Whangārei on Thursday as part of his Free Flight NZ Tour. Photo / File

• Wings' volunteers collecting litter, Monday, September 10, 10am-11.30am, meet Canopy Bridge - Quay to Pocket Park returning to the Children's Playground, Whangārei.
• Bonsai Book Tour: Whangārei, Wednesday, September 12, 6pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.
• Dirty Word, Wednesday, September 12, 7pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.
• Cooking Healthy Food On a Tight Budget, Thursday, September 13, 10.30am, Cornerstone - Whare Karakia o Manako, 144 Kerikeri Rd, Kerikeri.
• Don McGlashan - Free Flight NZ Tour, Thursday, September 13, 7.30pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.
• Improv Theatresports - Fun Jam Sessions, Thursday, September 13, 5.45pm-7.45pm, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei.
• Mindfulness Community Class, Northland Events Centre, Okara Park, Whangārei.
• Reireis School of Reggae, Thursday, September 13, 8pm-11pm, Thirty30, 16 Kings Rd, Paihia.
• The Collective Marketplace, Thursday, September13, 10am-2pm, Forum North, Whangārei.
• Whangarei Film Society, Thursday, September 13, 6pm: Divine Order & 8pm: Orchestra Class, Forum North, Whangārei.

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