Talks and workshops

Barclay Theatre, Otago Museum. ‘‘Dressing for the Crossing on the Titanic’’, talk by dress historian Dr Jane Malthus.

Dunedin, various locations.

Today to Sunday: Ignition Children’s Book Festival. Full programme at ignitionkids.nz

Tomorrow to Sunday: WILD Imaginings Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Hui.

Programme and registration at www.storylines.org.nz

Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.

Today, 5.30pm: Ignition Children’s Book Festival launch, with keynote speech by

Kate de Goldi. Bookings essential, tickets from University Book Shop, www.unibooks.co.nz

Sunday, 1pm: WILD Imaginings Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Hui presents Kate De Goldi with Stacy Gregg and Rachael Craw, on

‘‘Our Journey to Publication’’. All welcome.

Tuesday, 3.304.30pm: ‘‘Twisty Plots’’ young writers’ dropin workshop with writer Ella West. Oneonone help and advice for primary and secondary school pupils.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, The Octagon.

Saturday, 10.30am: WILD Imaginings Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Hui presents Kate De Goldi in conversation with David Elliot.

All welcome.

Saturday, 11am: Curator Milly MitchellAnyon discusses her exhibition ‘‘Civic Pride’’.

Wednesday, 11.15am: ‘‘Tour for Tots’’, babyfriendly halfhour tour of an exhibition.

Edgar Centre, Portsmouth Dr, Dunedin. Saturday, 10am4pm: ‘‘Drawing Discovery’’, art workshop with Nancy McLennan Hughes. Bookings: southlandeducation.org.nz

Sunday, 10am4pm: ‘‘Wonderful Watercolour’’, art workshop with Ron Esplin. Bookings: southlandeducation.org.nz

Gallery on Blueskin, Harvey St, Waitati. Sunday, 6pm: Healing meditation with Sabine Margesin.

Hocken Collections, 90 Anzac Ave. Wednesday, 11am and 2pm: Behindthescenes tour of the archives, stacks and picture storeroom. Limited spaces.

Olveston, 42 Royal Tce, Dunedin.

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

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.

Wednesday, noon: Talk by author Chris Carrell, about her novel, Harvest.

Queenstown.

Saturday and Sunday: Queenstown Writers Festival. Programme and booking at qtwritersfestival.nz