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Arts events on this weekend

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A Very Welly Christmas Saturday and Sunday,

Lambton Quay will be pedestrian­ised for two days of entertainm­ent and activities including bands, choirs, carol singing, an ice rink, a snowball igloo, street performanc­es, facepainti­ng, a foam pit, photo booths, local sports stars, and of course Santa. More info: averywelly­christmas.co.nz. Sat noon-5pm, Lambton Quay; Sat 5pm-7pm, Carols in the Park, Midland Park; Sun noon–4pm, Lambton Quay.

After Work Music at GoetheInst­itut

Goethe-Institut, 150 Cuba St (entrance on Garrett St, level 6), today, 5pm, free

Listen to classical and modern sounds by local pianist Liam Furey and a baby grand piano.

Camerata presents Haydn in the Church St Peter’s on Willis St, today, 6.30pm, koha

Enjoy a feast of Romanticis­m, with Tchaikovsk­y’s Serenade for Strings and Grieg’s Last Spring. Haydn’s Symphony No. 15 lends its grace and intimacy.

Alan Carr, Regional Trinket Michael Fowler Centre, tomorrow, 8pm, $84+

From the exhilarati­ng high of his star-studded wedding day to the low of lockdown stuck on a farm, a lot has changed since Alan Carr’s last tour in 2016. Tickets: Ticketmast­er

Pinocchio the Pantomime Circa Theatre, Nov 26-Dec 23, Tues-Sat 6.30pm, Sun 4pm, $18-$54

Wellywoodi­ngton is the place to be this Christmas. Whale

watching, a topsy-turvy parliament­ary circus, and toys and treats for all the family. Join Pinocchio and friends as they fight fake news and discover what it means to be a real person. Tickets: circa.co.nz

Groove Armada TSB Arena, Sunday, 6pm, $99+

Experience electronic dance act Groove Armada live. Tickets: Ticketmast­er

Avenue Q Gryphon Theatre, to Dec 3, $37.50/$32.50, R13

A romp through the eyes of Sesame Street. Puppets perhaps but this is not the show for your

little monsters. Tickets: wellington­repertory.org.nz/ bookings

Homemade Takeaways BATS Theatre, to Dec 3, 7pm, $20+

Red Scare Theatre Company presents Homemade Takeaways about everyday lives in an average Kiwi home. Tickets: bats.co.nz

Trio Muritai, Chamber Concert St Ronan’s Church, Eastbourne, Sunday, 4pm, $20

Trio Muritai (Rebecca Steel, flute; Roger Brown, cello; and Rosemary Barnes, piano) play Gaubert: Pie`ce Romantique; Haydn: Trio in D Major Hob XV16; Saint-Sae¨ns: Softly Awakes my Heart; and Weber: Trio in G Minor Opus 63.

Tickets: slang@xtra.co.nz

Tintype Photobooth Photograph­y Sessions

Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Saturday and

Sunday, 10am-4pm, $150 per session

To celebrate the opening of the new exhibition – Look Closely and Tell Me What You See: Photograph­s from the Collection – photograph­er Adrian Cook brings his mobile darkroom (a 1950s caravan) to the museum to craft timeless portraits. Bookings: tintypecen­tral.com

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 orphan Olive and a gaggle of hilarious Victorians to life. Tickets: circa.co.nz

Exhibition­s The Long Waves Of Our Ocean

Exhibition opening: Te Ahumairang­i Foyer, National Library, tonight, 5.30pm6.30pm, free

Come along to the opening of the library’s latest exhibition.

The Places We Called Home Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Nov 26-Dec 18, 10am-4pm weekends, free

The Places We Called Home brings together the work of Andrew Ross & Cody Ellingham, two photograph­ers capturing the history of urban Wellington 20 years apart.

Events to include? If you want your event listed on this page, please send an outline to arts@dompost.co.nz with ‘‘what’s on’’ in the subject line.

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A Very Welly Christmas is back and will take over the central city during the weekend for two days of free, family-friendly, festive fun.

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