Arts events on this weekend
Lumino City Wellington Waterfront, today and tomorrow
Wellington Lantern Festival’s Lumino City runs for two days on Wellington’s waterfront. It features dance and cultural performances, live music, parades and more. At night the waterfront will be turned into a playground of lights and lanterns. Find out more at wellingtonlanternfestival.co.nz
Wāhine Asians Are Here Tour
Meow, tonight, 8pm $20+
A power line-up of female Asian pop musicians.
Tickets: moshtix.co.nz
Dave Murphy and Janet Muggeridge Thunderbird Cafe, Featherston St, tonight, 5.30-7.30pm, free
Janet and Dave play new tunes and old faves, Americana, blues, folk, originals, driving fingerpicked acoustic guitar, mandolin, melodic vocals.
NZSO Requiem Michael Fowler Centre, tonight, 6.30pm, $25+
Gemma New conducts the NZSO performing Mozart’s masterpiece Requiem, featuring Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and singers Anna Leese, Rhonda Browne, Amitai Pati and
Robert Tucker.
Chaos Circus The Fringe Bar, tomorrow, 8pm, $24+
Chaos Circus is back for an intimate night of magic, juggling, acrobatics, comedy and chaos.
Tickets: eventfinda.co.nz
The Griegol Te Auaha, until tomorrow, $20-$35
The Griegol is a mythic, gorgeously rendered dark fantasy for brave children and lovers of atmospheric theatre. Tickets: teauahaevents
Bulletbelt, Bodysiege and Infinity Ritual
Valhalla, tomorrow, 9pm, $20+ Bulletbelt are playing their first
Wellington show in 18 months. They’ll be road testing some brandnew tracks as well as blasting through classics. Joining them are Bodysiege and Infinity Ritual. Tickets: undertheradar.co.nz
Anxiety ... The Musical !? BATS Theatre, until tomorrow, 7pm, $22
At its best it’s fine art, at its medium it’s theatrical comedy, and at its worst it’s a hot mess! Join stressedout millennial Maria Williams for a one-hour rant about her life. Tickets: bats.co.nz
Seatoun Art & Crafts Village Hall, Seatoun, tomorrow, 9.30am-5pm, free
Seatoun Arts & Crafts is celebrating its 50th Exhibition. Everyone welcome.
Olive Copperbottom Circa Theatre, until Dec 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
Exhibitions Works on Paper
Hutt Art Centre, tomorrow and Sunday, 10am-4pm, free
Last two days of the Hutt Art
printmakers’ exhibition featuring guest artists from the Print Council Aotearoa NZ. Most works for sale – affordable original beautiful New Zealand art.
Retrospective of a Nobody: A Queer Exhibition by Creek Waddington Thistle Hall, until Sunday, 12–7pm Friday-Saturday, 12-3pm 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, until Sunday, free
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 Monday, 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.
Exposure Te Kanohi Kitea Exhibition Entrance C, 63 Wallace St, Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Wellington, to Nov 25, 10am-4pm, free
The exhibition is a showcase of Massey’s graduating students’ work – undergraduate and postgraduate – in design, fine arts, creative media production and commercial music. Visit exposure2022.massey.ac.nz
Glen Wolfgramm: A‘eva tokotaha he Pasifiki – Solo across the Pacific
Pātaka, Sunday to Feb 26, free
A 25-year survey show of
Glen Wolfgramm’s art practice. Auckland-based Wolfgramm is of
Tongan and Irish descent, and his show features 17 artworks spanning 25 years, including new paintings he’s created in 2022.
Photography/Art Exhibition Pariwhero Red Rocks Gallery, Owhiro Bay Pde, Nov-Dec, weekends 12pm-4pm, free
A galaxy of Wellington photographers on show, fresh from the prestigious Iris Awards recently held in Nelson. The artists are: Esther Bunning, Catherine Cathanach, Amber Griffin and Debbie Rawson.
Tūrama: Lighting the Collection Pātaka, from Sunday to Feb 26, free
Tūrama shines a light on a selection of works from the Pātaka art collection, providing an opportunity to explore and enjoy the taonga of Porirua. Featuring works by wellknown names like Colin McCahon, Don Binney, Yuki Kihara and Elizabeth Thomson.
Events to include?
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