Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery launches its summer season with 'A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa.' This exhibition traces the history of photography in Aotearoa New Zealand as a new technology that took hold amidst colonial nation-building.

Featuring some of the rarest and earliest photographs created in Aotearoa – many on public display for the first time – this is a story about how photography became a critical part of the social fabric of this country.

Also being exhibited until the 6th of April is 'Leap to the Place of Two Pools', presenting five new films commissioned by CIRCUIT with artists whose practices honour and amplify multi sensorial ways of being!

Open Tuesday to Sunday 🙂 ...

Massey O-Week is an unforgettable experience with spectacular gigs over two nights, Friday 21 and Saturday 22 February.

Live acts and DJs who studied at Massey and now perform nationally and internationally kick off the university year with full noise.

Open to all Massey students and the general public. It's about being a part of something bigger and experiencing the energy of a university that’s shaping the next wave of artists and creatives. It’s a chance for new students to see where they could be in just a few years.

Friday 21 line up
Wet Denim with Dani Josie, Sofia Machray and Adult friends.

Saturday 22 line up
Mikeyy with LiminalWendy1 and Froth.

Discounted tickets available for students using a unique code sent via email. Tickets from Eventbrite.co.nz ...

Come join us for Covenant's 3rd birthday with the awesome folks at Underworld Tavern, we have such sights to show you...

DJ Beware will be warming your corpses up to open the night before cracking into our wicked lineup. Including the illustrious Vixen Temple, noise artist Crash Scan, general nuisances Dole Bulger and the titular Twisted Shadows emerging again from the void, we have a little insanity for everyone. There is plenty to go round!

Spot prizes for best dressed will be rewarded with our special promotion offering summoning cards that can be used at your discretion at Covenant.

DOORS: 7.30pm $20 on door ONLINE: $20. LIMITED PRESALES: only $15, get in quick!

Available from UnderTheRadar.co.nz 🙂 ...

David Long, guitarist in TEETH and iconic NZ band, The Muttonbirds, is performing his new album, All Things Will Stay Silent.

This new album layers vocals, electric guitar and beats with an odd orchestral ensemble to create crooked, immersive songs. He is joined by Luke Buda, Nell Thomas, Riki Gooch, Tom Callwood and six members of the NZSO.

Tickets are door sales only, $30 full price, $15 for unwaged, $40 for vinyl and entry.. Doors at 7.30. ...

Guy Gunn hosts a low-budget, conspiracy-based, hunting show called BEAST BASHER where he hunts and kills monsters.

In this episode, he sneaks into a meeting of famous monsters to kill them. However, once inside, he learns of their complex and emotional lives and that they fear a boogeyman of their own: Guy Gunn.

Reviews of previous work: Art Murmurs - "Side-splitting gags, hilarious premise, and a touch of anti-capitalist banter". Regional News - "Reaches multiple climactic points [like] a thriller on the big screen". Theatreview - "Everything I want to see more of in theatre".

Showing at the Gryphon Theatre!

Tickets and info at Fringe.co.nz 🙂 ...

Get ready for a hilarious night of music trivia at the San Fran Quiz Night, hosted by the award-winning comedian Patch Lambert!

Grab your team of up to 8 and enjoy a fun-filled evening of great food, cheap drinks, and big laughs.

Doors open: 6:30pm

Quiz starts: 7:30pm

1st Place: San Fran ticket to a show of each team member’s choice + $100 bar tab

2nd Place: A double pass to a San Fran show of your choice + $50 bar tab

3rd Place: A double pass to a selected San Fran show – this will change each quiz 🙂

Sign your team up at SanFran.co.nz/Quiz ...

Summer Camp returns to San Fran! Showcasing the best up-and-coming local talent with tickets from $10, as well as drink specials and themed cocktails courtesy of their beloved sponsor Jameson.

The remaining shows are:

First Reserve and Keira Batten Coogan on Wednesday the 26th of February

Dropper and Shooless on Thursday the 27th of February

Get your tickets now from Moshtix.co.nz to join the happy campers this summer at San Fran! ...

Jazz saxophonist Hayden Chisholm left Aotearoa more than 30 years ago and has since performed all over Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and—when the chance arises—here in Aotearoa.

One of New Zealand’s most outstanding musical exports, Hayden has been described as having "perhaps the clearest, purist sound of any saxophonist out there today, rivalling—perhaps surpassing—that of one of Duke Ellington's main alto men, Johnny Hodges”.

He’s performing in Wellington with his group, Unwind: Paul Dyne on bass and Norman Meehan on piano. They’re joined by vocalist Hannah Griffin, playing music that knows a lot about jazz, but also a lot about folk and chamber music, too.

Doors at 6:30, music from 7:00pm. Tickets from Eventfinda. [$30] ...