Music and Performance
All Saints Church, 786 Cumberland St. Wednesday, 1pm: ‘‘Mid18th century organ works’’, concert by David Burchell.
Dog With Two Tails, 25 Moray Pl.
Wednesday, 8pm: Octagon Collective poetry reading featuring guest poets David Eggleton and James Dignan, and MC Shae MacMillan. Open mike.
Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum.
Monday, 7.30pm: Society of Women Musicians of Otago. July recital meeting.
Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St.
Monday, 7.30pm: Virtuoso Strings Orchestra concert. Food Choices’’, part one in a twopart workshop. Booking essential: at Dunedin City Library or University Book Shop, or online at www.pblinitiative.com.
Sunday, 12.30pm2.30pm: ‘‘Electric Cars and Beyond’’, series of talks presented by Otago Electric Vehicle Society Inc. Booking recommended, via eventbrite.co.nz.
Tuesday, 9.30am1pm: ‘‘Ink Nation: Black Line Design’’, poetry and printing workshop for ages 12+. Booking: email library@dcc.govt.nz or at www.dunedinlibraries.govt.nz.
Wednesday, 9.30am1pm: ‘‘Tech Trek: Virtual Worlds and Flights of Fancy’’, fly digital drones in the Virtual Reality Zone. Ages 12+. Booking: email library@dcc.govt.nz or at www.dunedinlibraries.govt.nz.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, The Octagon. Saturday, 11am: Panel discussion on the exhibition ‘‘The Freedom of the Migrant’’.
Saturday, 2pm: Taonga puoro (traditional Maori musical instrument) workshop.
Sunday, 3pm: ‘‘Women’s Rights’’, talk by Prof Barbara Brookes, in association with the ‘‘Not Neutral’’ exhibition.
Wednesday, 10.30am: ‘‘The Arts of Migration’’, talk to Friends of the Gallery by Dr Thomas McLean.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru. Wednesday, 5.30pm: Curator exhibition talk, ‘‘Above the Long White Cloud: Whites Aviation Ltd’’.
Hocken Collections, 90 Anzac Ave.
Wednesday, 11am and 2pm: ‘‘Behind the scenes’’ tours of the Hocken archives, stacks and picture storeroom. Limit 10 people per tour.
Nga Maara Hall, 63 North Rd, Dunedin. Tomorrow 79pm, Saturday 10am4pm and Sunday 10am3pm: Gospel singing workshops with Eric Dozier. Info: Nancy Miller 022 3130399 or nancymiller140@mail.com.
Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.
Sundays, 3pm: Theomin art collection tours. Bookings essential. Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
Daily, 11am and 2pm: ‘‘Treasures of the Museum’’, guided tour. Paid admission.
Daily, 1pm and 3pm: ‘‘Stories of the South’’, guided tour. Paid admission.
Otago Pioneer Women’s Memorial Building, 362 Moray Pl.
Today, 5.30pm: ‘‘Pioneering Plastics’’ exhibition talk by Janet De Wagt.
Port Chalmers Library, 20 Beach St.
Today, 6.30pm: Talk by Laurence Fearnley, author of To the Mountains: A Collection of New Zealand Alpine Writing.
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Garden.
Tuesday, 5.30pm: ‘‘Visions For Dunedin: Vogel and Bond — Patterns of Regenerating Creative Dunedin’’, Southern Heritage Trust talk by architectural studies lecturer Michael Findlay. Bookings: (03) 4743690 or library@dcc.govt.nz.