Arts events coming up this weekend
Come Together: The Beatles White Album The Opera House, tonight, 8pm, $99+
A supergroup of musicians recreates The Beatles’ celebrated White Album track by track plus some deep cuts.
Tickets: ticketmaster
The Woman in Black Gryphon Theatre, until tomorrow, 7.30pm, $20-$25
The Woman in Black will make its ghostly, ghastly appearance to thrill and chill all souls.
Tickets: iticket.co.nz
Jack Panther Meow, tonight, 9pm, $17.50+ or $20 door sales
Off the back of his new single Weekend at Bernies, and a recently soldout Auckland show, Jack is revving up to showcase a powerful, eccentric show of his new work, featuring support from Sofia Machray. Tickets: undertheradar
Owls Do Cry Circa Theatre, until Monday, 8pm, Sunday 4pm, $25-$54
Janet Frame’s Owls Do Cry follows the story of the four Withers siblings and their lives in small town New Zealand after a family tragedy. Tickets: nz.patronbase.com
Olive Copperbottom Circa Theatre, until December 7, 7.30pm, and 4pm Sundays. $25-$38
In this Dickensian tale of love, gin and the pox, Penny Ashton brings plucky orphan Olive and a squalid gaggle of hilarious Victorians to crusty life. A rollicking romantic musical journey.
Tickets: circa.co.nz
Bill Bill Bill BATS Theatre, until tomorrow, 6.30pm, $15-20
A triple dipped, triple clown, triple bill show from collaborators Knot Theatre and Dastardly Productions. See three un-Bill-ievable solos take the stage with pizzazz and alacrity. Tickets: bats.co.nz
Kāpiti Coast Art Trail 2022 Various locations across Kāpiti Coast, tomorrow and Sunday, 10am-4pm, free
Every November the Kāpiti Coast
Art Trail surprises and delights with a wonderland of artist studios, galleries and shared spaces. More info: kapiticoastarttrail.co.nz
Iranian Community Fundraiser Karori Community Centre, tomorrow, 2-4pm
Join us for Iranian treats, crafts and conversation about what is going on in Iran at the moment. Plenty of things for sale. Proceeds will go to fund events showing solidarity with Iranian protesters fighting for their human rights.
German Fair & Karneval Wellington Bridge Club, tomorrow, 11am-3pm, karneval 4pm, gold coin donation
Spoil your tastebuds with German baking, sausages, brezeln,
sauerkraut and other goodies. Hunt for secondhand bargains at the German Culture Club’s annual German fair.
Songwriters’ Showcase Moon, Riddiford St, Newtown, Sunday, 7pm, $10
The show will feature not just one but two touring performers from out of town, with Auckland’s Bill Angus, and Nelson’s Elisha Hobbs. Also performing will be Lostbird.
Shut Up & Dance: Divas Course Te Auaha, 6-week course starting Sunday, 10.45am11.30am, $99 for six weeks or book casually from $20
From Tina to Whitney, Beyoncé to Jessie J, Madonna to Cher, Dolly Parton to Britney . . . We couldn’t be more excited to choreograph a glitzy extravaganza for this 6-week course. Treat your alter ego to a weekly 45-minute dance class. No dance experience required. Bookings: shutupanddance.co/ courses
EXHIBITIONS Collaborate II Jewellery Exhibition Studio Toru, Eastbourne, until Sunday, free
This Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition showcases and brings together seven jewellers and visual artists from around the motu. Featuring Fiona Christeller, Christine Cook, Leah Firth, Philothea Flynn, Lesley Fowler,
Natalie Halley, Zita Wespell Rose.
Golem by Annaliese Brown Thistle Hall, until Sunday, free; clay sculpture workshops, November 12-13, tickets from $15
A golem is a clay being in Jewish mystical practice, created for a specific task. Brown builds golems as a way of understanding the individual and its place within a community.
More info: thistlehall.org.nz
Retrospective of a Nobody: A Queer Exhibition by Creek Waddington
Thistle Hall, Wellington, November 15-20, noon-7pm Tuesday to Saturday, noon-3pm Sunday.
A multimedia show exploring themes of anti-shame, butch and queer positivity, and scruffiness as an acceptable state.
Splash 2022 & Ceramicus Academy Galleries, 1 Queens Wharf, Open daily, free, to November 20
The annual joint exhibition for Watercolour NZ and Wellington Potters. Showcasing a well-curated selection of watercolours and ceramics. Come and see the wonderfully diverse offerings. Chat with artists available during the weekend, participate in the People’s Choice awards, and review the winners of several awards presented by each society.
End of Year Exhibition Victoria University, until November 21, 9am-5pm, free
Te Wāhanga Waihanga-Hoahoa celebrates the mahi of architecture and design innovation students in the annual end-of-year exhibition. The students are constantly exploring their auahatanga (creativity), to develop and produce works engaging with concepts of architecture and design innovation. Info: wgtn.ac.nz/wfadi/about/ events/end-of-year-exhibition
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