A mountain of songs for Mulholland

Rather than take the mountain to Mulholland it has been easier for Mulholland to come to the mountain, to paraphrase the old saying. With a …

Majik night for Smash

The meat, potato and two vege combo of lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass and drums make up Majik Pixie Juice but from there the band …

On the mike at Unity

It’s almost deja vu, says former 2ZG radio announcer Mike Coyle of his role as a 1940s radio actor in Unity Theatre’s production of Vintage …

Welcome to the jungle

Set in a forest in India, The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. At the centre of the …

A wave to photography

Wave of the Winter was one of two surf photography categories in a competition organised by Gisborne Boardriders Club. “Wave of the Winter is about …

Dreams and fantasies

“Rarely have I encountered a finer musician who has something truly exceptional to say in music,” said “piano royalty” Tamás Vásáry of pianist Tony Chen …

Falling up

Playboy magazine was where many first encountered the work of Shel Silverstein, a columnist and cartoonist for the publication for 40 years. But the poet, …

Rockquest success for Sit Down In Front

A stack of musical equipment to the tune of $3000 was won by young Gisborne punk band Sit Down In Front at the Smokefreerockquest national …

What's on in Gisborne?

Saturday September 14 through to Sunday, September 22

Laughter and danger share a cell

Hardened inmates come face-to-face with tutor Miss Lucy who wants to bring Shakespeare to the men in the two-person play Cellfish. Described in a Spinoff …

Author plots a course for Gisborne

Evoking in the reader a sense of being aboard HMS Endeavour in 1769 was one of author Tessa Duder’s aims while writing First Map: How …

Help build Manawa Moana

Be part of artist George Nuku’s creation in the War Memorial Theatre foyer of Manawa Moana, an installation created from fizzy drink plastic bottles. The …

Barleycorn live at St Andrew’s

When English pop singer Cliff Richard’s band rehearsed in a London cafe across the road from the cafe bass player Brendon Gill’s band rehearsed in …

Joy and energy in Sunday concert

Elements of dance music from the west and east skip through violinist James Jin and pianist Xing Wang’s programme for their concert at Tairawhiti Museum …

On a roll to silver scroll

A piano ballad co-written by East Coast Music Ltd founder Tyna Keelan and up-and-coming Wellington singer/songwriter Angelique Te Rauna is in the running for an …

Soundscapes for Shakespeare

Banter between mad, vengeful and melancholic prince Hamlet and two gravediggers helped get Lytton High School student Mat Hatten direct entry to a major Shakepeare …

What, ho!

Actor Fraser Grout is a returned serviceman, a Royal Essex Major, who has found work as a radio actor and managed to land a role …

What's on in Gisborne?

From Saturday, September 7, through to Sunday, September 15

Under an East Coast moon

The inaugural Tairawhiti Arts Festival starts in only five weeks time and now is the time to make theatre reservations for shows. So much is …

The search is on for performers and art makers to take part in Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival events such as Maui Putahi, producer/performer Teina Moetara’s …

What's on in Gisborne?

From Saturday, August 31, through to Sunday, September 8

Howlin’ at the moon

Australian bluesman Shaun Kirk’s songs range from stompin’ and rockin’ to rock-blues-soul and now he’s returning to the Dome to celebrate the release of his …

Radio Unity presents...

Radio show actors from the 1940s will turn up to work with scripts in hand at the same time as the audience on the Black …

Out of Berlin

From the 23 quartets 18th century genius Wolfgang Mozart wrote in his lifetime, six of them inspired Joseph Haydn to tell Mozart’s father his son …

Sapphire all star

Two New York Broadway shows, workshops run by Broadway stars, participation in a junior theatre festival in Atlanta and a performance on a Disneyland stage …

By the way, which one is Pink?

Revival to present Pink Floyd tribute act at Smash Palace

More tea, vicar?

Eccentricity is key to English sitcom The Vicar of Dibley and plenty of colourful character parts are available for Musical Theatre Gisborne’s production of the …

You know you want to be part of it

Start spreading the news . . . a cabaret-style concert called New York Nights will be presented by local singers tomorrow night. Singers range from …

What's on in Gisborne?

Saturday, August 24, through to Sunday, September 1

Guide briefs

 PechaKucha talks Hemp, the Coffin Club, and a historical disaster in this region are among topics speakers will cover at a PechaKucha event tomorrow …