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New World International Netball Series - Silver Ferns v Australia New Zealand will take on their fiercest rivals, the Australian Diamonds, this year in Wellington on Thursday 2 September at the TSB Bank Arena. Last year the Silver Ferns showed their potential to be superior over the Australian Diamonds in their final match in Auckland, but it was the Diamonds who took out the series 3-2. In a Commonwealth Games year the Silver Ferns will want to prove they have what it takes to defeat the World Number 1 team. Expect an amazing display of skill, athleticism and passion on the court from two of the finest netball teams in the world. Make sure you get your tickets fast for the opportunity to see them in action and support our national team in their battle for victory.
Dubstate Dubstep Monthly Wellington Dubstep & Sandwiches presents: DUBSTATE - Dubstep Monthly. One Thursday a month get your stomp on at Wellingtons only regular Dubstep night. Hosting Wellingtons finest Dubstep DJs on Wellingtons best club soundsystem playing epic bassheavy tunes. With Free entry, $5 Tigers & Bubbly and a B2B Selection DnB weekly in the lounge this is a night to look forward to. Brought to you by: Grounded, Bassweight Recordings, No Ordinary Moment, Acetate, Strictly 138 & Real Big Groove. This month featuring the considerable talents of:
Supermodel, The Earlybirds and Mercury Crowe Supermodel, recently returned from recording their debut album in the UK, are joined by Auckland rockers The Earlybirds for their first gigs (All Ages and R18) in Wellington at The Garden Club on Friday 3 September. Supermodel, having experienced the UK rock scene, are looking forward to bringing an international standard of show, and some new songs to a Wellington stage. Mercury Crowe, Wellington pop-rock sensations, are joining both Supermodel and The Earlybirds to make sure the night is HUGE!
Richter City Roller Derby: The Rubble Rouser Game two of Richter City Roller Derby’s sophomore season shakes Wellington on Saturday 4th September with The Rubble Rouser at the TSB Bank Arena. The first bout of the season, Stop Drop and Roll was close to capacity with nearly 4000 fans, so book now to ensure you don’t miss out. Brutal Pageant narrowly edged out Smash Malice to take the season opener 125-103 in nail bitingly close bout, with each team taking and then losing the lead several times before the final whistle. Smash Malice will be out to even the score to give them a chance at taking the three game season. Doors open 6pm, bout starts at 7pm. Arrive early to get the best seats. The 2010 Richter City Roller Derby season is the most exhilarating series of sporting events in Wellington this year. Leopard print clad Smash Malice is defending their title after winning a nail biter against disgraced beauty queens Brutal Pageant in the 2009 season finale. This year Brutal Pageant are out to trade their tiaras for the winning crown and will stop at nothing to take the Richter City throne.
Distraction Camp Free Theatre Christchurch invites you to a House of Illusions. Inside, live music is performed by a pianist and cellist as actors tango together. Between dances and songs, the actors move to dressing areas at the edge of the stage, and prepare for a series of performances, given for the audience and for each other. A bishop hears the confession of a young penitent, and gives penance. A judge hears the testimony of a thief, who is consequently punished by an ominous masked figure. A camp commandant trains his “horse” – a young woman who must be disciplined and put through her paces. A woman sings soulfully in remembrance of times past. The thief sings for the camp commandant, and in reward is given the head of her torturer in a box… This is Distraction Camp, the acclaimed follow-up production to Free Theatre Christchurch’s award-winning Faust Chroma (Montana Award Nominee for Most Original Production at the 2009 Chapman Tripp Awards). Directed by Peter Falkenberg, Distraction Camp pays homage to Hamlet, The Balcony, films such as The Night Porter, The Tango Lesson and Frida, and the sentimentality and brutality of Argentine tango. “Distraction Camp, Free Theatre's latest production, has at its heart a delicious contradiction whereby sensuous, bizarre, exotic and theatrical images uncover an arid, soulless world.” - Alan Scott The Press, December 2009. “Unlike any other show you’ll see this year” - Steph Walker, Programme Manager, BATS
Salmonella Dub DJ Sound System Formed eighteen years ago in Christchurch NZ, Salmonella Dub have rightfully been called the pioneers and originators of a unique Pacific style of Dub/Drum ‘n’Bass/Reggae/Hip Hop and Groove based Rock. Acts such as Fat Freddy’s Drop, Scribe & PMoney, Shapeshifter, Cornerstone Roots, Kora, King Kapisi as well as the new wave of Australian acts like Budspells, Rastawookie, King Tide, Red Eyes, and the likes, can all thank Salmonella Dub for paving the way to opening Australian ears to an alternative to a music scene that was largely house influenced dance music or straight guitar rock. (EMI Music) Feasturing DJ Rude Boy & Mighty Asterix with Skitter & Mish on live horns.
Doors. Walls. And also Silence. A mystery of madness, Wellington and just how far one really bad day will take you. Emma and Lydia have a problem. They live together. That doesn't mean they like each other. A stain has appeared on their wall and it seems to be growing. It could be rust. But it's not. Claire has a problem. Her boyfriend, Mark, is up to something - and it's not planning to propose. The customers at her chiropractor practice keep complaining of chest pain and she just can't work out why. Tim has a problem. People are going missing and no one seems to remember them. Or care. In world where everyone is looking for something, you'll be shocked at what they find. Behind all these doors, through all these mirrors, someone is waiting. You will tell the world that you’re not crazy. It won’t listen. 'DOORS. WALLS. AND ALSO SILENCE.' is the latest devised theatre work from my accomplice - the people who brought you the 2010 Fringe Award nominated 'Sometimes I Don’t Like Yellow'. Cast:
Set by Rebecca Wilson
Japan Festival of Wellington Come and enjoy an afternoon of Japanese entertainers, food, crafts, and culture at the second Japan Festival of Wellington on Sunday 5 September at the Wellington Town Hall. The Festival is returning after a successful inaugural event in July last year that attracted thousands of Wellingtonians. This time the event is timed for Spring to coincide with the arrival of the peach blossoms that herald the end of Winter. This year, the Festival will include a traditional Chin Don-Ya busking group from Osaka, karate and judo demonstrations, a tea ceremony performance, Taiko drumming, folk dancers, a Japanese anime film and even a children’s choir. The highlights include a Chin Don-Ya busking group from Osaka who will be about town on the Friday and Saturday before the Festival. The Festival is brought to you by the Japan Embassy, Wellington City Council and the Asia New Zealand Foundation, with support from the Japan Foundation.
Late Lounge: Bella Kalolo Find out why Bella was one of this year's finalists for the best Female Vocalist at the Pacific Music Awards. Described as one of New Zealand's most exciting artists, she has worked extensively as a vocalist with the likes of Don McGlashan, Dave Dobbyn, Hollie Smith, Fat Freddy's Drop, Tina Cross, Jackie Clarke, the NZSO and Nathan Haines, to name a few. Multi-talented Bella has also worked in television on Dancing With The Stars, played a lead role in TV 2's kids series Jandals Away and appeared in the film, Sione's Wedding. Her first single (released independently) came out in November 2008 and received radio play on several stations including NiuFM, Radio Active (bNet), KiwiFm and National Radio. At the end of 2009, Bella recorded a single called Walk to Change. She also recorded an EP called The Road Ahead.
Flip Grater Album Release Flip Grater is pleased to announce a nationwide tour in support of the release of her new album While I'm Awake I'm At War, with a gig at Mighty Mighty on Thursday 2 September. Described as having traces of PJ Harvey, a sprinkling of Cat Power and a touch of Suzanne Vega, Flip Grater's music has established her as one of our country's beloved indie-folk artists. With over six years of creating a sound she is renowned for, the release of an EP, two critically acclaimed albums (2006's Cage For A Song and 2008's Be All And End All), a published book and a tour history that has seen her meandering through 11 or so countries, Flip recently decided to make the move from Christchurch to Auckland to record and release her latest musical offering. Flip Grater's third studio album, While I'm Awake I'm At War is released on Flip's own label Maiden Records. The 11-track album was recorded at The Lab in Mt Eden, was produced by singer/songwriter/producer Tim Guy and a features a stellar line-up of musicians including Geoff Maddock (Goldenhorse, Anika Moa), Gareth Thomas (Goodshirt), Matt Short (The Feelers), Dianne Swann (The Bads), Chris O'Connor (Don McGashen), Richie Setford (Bannerman) and LA Mitchell (The Dukes). While I’m Awake I’m At War is quickly becoming the buzz among music lovers across New Zealand. With 5-star reviews and rapturous verbal applause, Grater’s third album is the one we’ve all been waiting for. In September Grater will head out on a national tour to perform this intimate collection of songs live. Grater’s superb live touring band will include Geoff Maddock (ex-Goldenhorse, Anika Moa), Dianne Swann (The Bads), Chris O’Connor (Don McGlashen) and Andrew Keoghan.
The Gruffalo Come along to the Opera House on 4 September 2010 and see The Gruffalo for the first time on stage in New Zealand. The West End production of the monster hit children’s tale The Gruffalo comes to Wellington for a very limited season in September, at the Opera House on Saturday 4 September for three shows only. The Gruffalo is the magical musical adaption of the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s Books. The Gruffalo follows Mouse into the deep dark wood on a lunchtime hunt for hazelnuts. Armed with just a nut map and a very vivid imagination, Mouse runs into the smirking, wheeler-dealer Fox; an eccentric, retired Woodland Air Force General Owl; and the maraca-shaking, party animal Snake. Rather than becoming the main course of their next meal, Mouse kills their appetites with stories of an imaginary monster friend. Little does this clever critter know but Mouse will have to escape the jaws of this faux protector as well. Whether their favourite food is roasted fox, owl ice cream, scrambled snake or Gruffalo crumble, audiences eat up this delectable tale about the adventures of a clever little mouse in a forest full of predators. Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep, dark wood in this big scary monster of a show. Mouse can scare hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when she comes face to face with the very creature she imagined? Let your imagination run wild with songs, laughs and fun for children aged 3 and up, and their adults. London’s Tall Stories Theatre Company have toured in Britain, Europe, America and beyond with this transformation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved story and the show has been an even bigger hit in Australia, with sold-out seasons and a prestigious 2009 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Children. In a production that has become the toast of London’s West End, Tall Stories vibrantly reinvents this delightful tale through its signature style of bold, multifaceted storytelling. This triumphant trio of performers fill the forest with colourful characters and toe tapping, sing-along songs capturing the magic of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s adored modern classic. “... clever storytelling... enchanting characterisation... a rare treat that really is for all the family.” - The Scotsman “The cast of three bring the story to wonderful life ... an irresistibly charming tale told with refreshing simplicity” – The Times (London) "funny, charming and smart... brings the house down" – Sydney Morning Herald
Opensouls Sixsixteen and Smash Boom Pow are proud to present the return of Opensouls to Bodega on 4 September. Since their musical journey began in 2001, Opensouls have been busy winning over music lovers with their fresh, infectious energy. Infused with elements of soul and old-school R'n'B, the band’s unique sound is due to a collaborative effort from its seven talented members, each bringing their own personality, flair and musical taste to the mix. 2009 saw the release of 'Standing in the Rain' Opensouls’ terrifically accomplished sophomore album that well and truly solidified their standing as the top-shelf New Zealand soul band. Heralded for lighting up the stage with their irrepressible energy, they are crowd pleasers at music festivals and gigs on both sides of the Tasman. Bringing soul to the music scene, this powerful collective of talented musicians are setting the bar for world-class New Zealand music. Supporting will be the freshest new collective in town. The Buttercuts are quickly making a name for themselves as one of Wellington's most exciting live acts with their fusion live keys, guitars, MPC and beats providing the phat as funk sound bed for J-Dub's (Truetone Recordings) dexterous, insightful raps. Mara And The Bushkas will also be taking the stage to deliver their eclectic fusion of folk, rock, soul, pop. Following the Opensouls, two incredibly talented producers Julien Dyne and Benny Tones will hit the wheels of steel to spin tunes from their highly acclaimed debut albums' 'Pins and Digits' and 'Chrysalis' respectively. Opensouls w/ DJ support from Julien Dyne Drinks specials available. Formed in 2002, Opensouls have steadily risen through the ranks of the New Zealand music scene since beginning their combined musical journey in 2001. Comprised of 2 vocalists, M.C. Bjorn Petersen and singer Tyra Hammond, and a live band including Jeremy Toy a.k.a. Ota (guitar/MPC), Julien Dyne (drums), Chip Mathews (bass), Steph Brown (keys), Scott Towers (saxophone), Isaac Aesili (trumpet/vocals) and Harlin Davey a.k.a. DJ Buttafingers (turntables), the collective possesses an abundance of musical flair and experience which they used to great effect on their critically acclaimed debut album Kaleidoscope. Add to this a string of sold out 12" and 7" vinyl releases and an inspired live show, and it's clear to see why Opensouls are now widely regarded one of Aotearoa's premier groups. Standing In The Rain is Opensouls' terrifically accomplished sophomore album and well and truly solidifies their standing as a top-shelf NZ soul band. Standing In The Rain is a concept album, made with the intent to reflect the sound and feeling of a musical era; late-50s, early-60s British and American R&B. Inspiration was drawn from traditional songwriters such as Lennon and McCartney, Smokey Robinson, Holland/Dozier/Holland and Van Morrison. Consequently, the album has an unmistakable vintage quality, reminiscent of Motown in its heyday. Opensouls' aim was to create an album that involved the entire band performing 100% of the time. Unlike their 2006 debut, Kaleidoscope, with drum programming and computer sequencing, Standing In The Rain was tracked entirely live by the band's rhythm section and recorded at Jeremy's Spare Room studio at his home in the AK suburb of Westmere. The band didn't want a polished, expensive studio sound – after studying how old soul records were made, they used basic recording gear, pushing it to its full potential, obtaining a raw, gritty quality.
My First Time An international hit comedy featuring four amazing actors in hysterical and heartbreaking stories about first sexual experiences written by real people… just like you! First Times are one of the few things that almost every single person on this planet has in common, yet we rarely talk about them. Until now… In 1998, a website was created that allowed people to anonymously share their own true stories about their First Times. It became an instant phenomenon as over 40,000 stories poured in from around the globe – stories that were silly, sweet, absurd, funny, shy, sexy and everything in between. Now these true stories, and all of the unique characters in them, are brought to life in My First Time. Come with your friends, because My First Time will have you laughing and reminiscing about your own first time... and thinking about your next one. You too can join in the fun! Tell us about your first time and be entered to win a guaranteed great time! Visit our special website: www.myfirsttime.weebly.com. My First Time - I'll tell you mine, if you tell me yours. “Provocative, amusing and moving” – New York Post My First Time Written by: Ken Davenport and Real People Just Like You, Inspired by the website www.myfirsttime.com Directed by: Ross Jolly Starring Aaron Alexander, Judith Gibson, Danielle Mason, Simon Vincent
The Three Musketeers Stagecraft Theatre presents a new adaptation of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, translated and directed by Joy Hellyer. A beautiful but deadly lady. A brave and virtuous hero and the pride of the King’s guards – the Three Musketeers. In this brand new adaptation, translated and directed by Joy Hellyer, Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel is brought to life in a sexy, swash-buckling, action adventure. Follow the journey of hero D'Artagnan as he comes to Paris from the country to become a Musketeer and finds himself mixed up with three very different women, palace intrigue, fights aplenty and even international diamond-hunting espionage. From dark and dangerous to witty and light-hearted, The Three Musketeers is guaranteed to be an exciting theatre experience. The Three Musketeers contains adult themes and violence. It is not suitable for children under 13 years.
Father's Day at Zealandia Bring your dad to Zealandia: The Karori Sanctuary Experience this Father's Day and he'll get in for FREE! With a brand new exhibition and a chance to spot some of our rarest native animals in the wild, ZEALANDIA is the perfect place to spend Father's Day. Begin your journey by stepping back 1,000 years to ‘the day before humans arrived’ in the state-of-the-art exhibition. You will discover an extraordinary paradise that evolved in isolation for 80 million years, brought to life with heaps of interactive exhibits. Witness the devastating consequences of human settlement and the biggest extinction since the dinosaurs. Then pick up your map and head outside into the world's first fully-fenced eco-sanctuary. Show Dad the view from our aerial walkway and see if he's brave enough to visit the cave weta in our old gold mine. The kaka are fed at noon and there are free ranger talks all afternoon. You might even spot a sunbathing tuatara! |
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