Talks and workshops

Dunedin Community Gallery,

20 Princes St.

Monday to September 26, 12.30pm and September 27, 11am: ‘‘Explore your way to wellbeing’’, Artsenta creative sessions. Different activity each day. No booking required. Info at www.mhaw.org.nz

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, The Octagon. Saturday, 3pm: Talk by Ron Bull and Simon Kaan of Kaihaukai Collective about their indigenous food and identity projects.

Monday, 11am: Talk by archaeology PhD candidate Baylee Smith about inventory processes related to the ‘‘Coastal Flows/Coastal Incursions’’ exhibition.

Hocken Collections, 90 Anzac Ave.

Wednesday, 11am and 2pm: ‘‘A Rear View’’, behindthescenes tour of the archives, stacks and picture storeroom. Limited spaces.

Mosgiel Methodist Church hall, Wickliffe St. Saturday, 2pm: Mosgiel Genealogy meeting, with speaker Alison Breese from DCC archives. All welcome.

Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.

Sunday, 3pm5.30pm: First weekly class in a 10week tutored botanical art and illustration course.

Contact: 0224612561 or jo@livingart.co.nz

Sundays, 3pm: Theomin art collection tours. Bookings essential, 4773320.

Ombrellos, 10 Clarendon St.

Tuesday, 5.30pm: ‘‘Flygskam’’, talk by Prof Lisa Ellis about the environmental impact of air travel, and the Swedish phenomenon of flygskam (flight shame).

Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.

Saturday, 10.30am12.30pm: Tivaivai (Cook Islands quilting) demonstration by Mangaia Cook Islands Group.

Sunday, 14pm: Weaving workshop with the Multicultural Weavers Association. Book at museum info desk or otagomuseum.nz/whatson

Monday, 7pm: ‘‘Equinox Under the Stars’’, planetarium show and field trip to BeverleyBegg Observatory. Bookings essential: at museum info desk or otagomuseum.nz/whatson

Daily, 11am and 2pm: ‘‘Treasures of the Museum’’, guided tour. Paid admission.

Daily, 1pm and 3pm: ‘‘Stories of the South’’, guided tour. Paid admission.

Waitati Hall, 26 Harvey St, Waitati.

Sunday, 78pm: A mediation to unify to elevate global consciousness.