HIGHLIGHT REEL

Mothers Day

The Project’s Kanoa Lloyd talks to Go Girl author Barbara Else, marine biologist Ingrid Visser and illustrator Phoebe Morris about girls, goals and grit. Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum, 1pm, Sunday.

Going Local

Going Local is an event celebrating NZ Music Month. It aims to help people better understand the industry, how it works and where people should go for help. On the panel are executives from NZ on Air Music, APRA, Recorded Music New Zealand, Independent Music New Zealand, musician Julian Temple and publicist Lisa Paris, tomorrow at Dunedin City Library.

Voyage through New Zealand history

Alternative poprock songwriter and performer Bill Direen will perform songs with creative compositions by a small group of musicians covering New Zealand’s history from 191439, new Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin, tomorrow and Saturday nights.

Is it research?

Anthony Ritchie asks if composing music is research in his inaugural professorial lecture at the University of Otago, 364 Leith Walk, Tuesday. Prof Ritchie is professor of composition at the university’s department of music, theatre and performing arts and has composed more than 200 pieces in a career that includes 18 years teaching at Otago.