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Blockhouse Bay Community Centre
A treasure trove of fun awaits if you set sail for the Blockhouse Bay Community Centre on Saturday afternoon. The Free Family Fun Day Mash Up is headlined by family favourite Captain Festus McBoyle and his Travellin’ Variety Show. These guys are like a more risque Pixar, enthralling kids with their piratey-ness while slipping in plenty of sly jokes for the adults in the room. They’re a lot of fun. The bFM Kids Show host DJ Lee will spin a tasty selection of classic tunes throughout, Le Cirque de JP, a graduate of the French Circus School, performs and so will Otis “Guitar Ace” Mace, the 80s alt-radio staple who’s opened for people like Billy Bragg and Violent Femmes. What more could you want? Face painting and a sausage sizzle you say? Well, tick and tick. The festivities kick off at midday and run until late afternoon. As stated in the title, admission is free but it’s on a “first come, first in” basis, so don’t dilly dally.
The Free Family Fun Day Mash Up, Blockhouse Bay Community Centre, Saturday, noon-4.30pm
Spark Arena
It’s not often New Zealand hosts someone with the kind of star power Celine Dion has. We’re lucky to welcome the Canadian legend for three shows this weekend and next Tuesday, for Dion’s first visit to New Zealand in more than two decades.
The singer told the Herald in February that her NZ shows would be a “different energy” than usual — expect them to be more “rock ’n’ roll”, she said. The tour is particularly exciting for a couple of Kiwi fans — The Breaker Upperers directors Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek