Updated 27.2.2020
Ruby Coast Arts Trail - Open Studios
Saturday 29th February-Sunday 1st March 2020, 10am – 4pm each day
painting I printmaking I ceramics I glass I wood I textiles I jewellery
Enjoy discovering some superb art and craft on Tasman's stunning Ruby Coast.
A chance to peek inside the studios of a group of professional, working artists, who are located on an easy to drive trail, between Ruby Bay and Tasman.
Pick up information flyers from Mapua Library, Mapua Hall, Jester House Café, Tasman General Store and at participating artists’ studios.
Please see the website for full details of participating artists www.rubycoastarts.co.nz
For updates, follow us on Instagram rc.arts.trail or on Facebook.com/RubyCoastArts (you don’t have to be a Facebook user to view).
Isel Market
Every Thursday
This weekly family event is easily Nelson's hottest night market. Each Thursday you can indulge in the delicious cuisine from the street food carts, find some treasures from the craft stalls and listen to the always fabulous live music.
4.30pm till dark, Isel Park, 16 Hilliard Street, Stoke, Nelson.
Contact: iselmarket@gmail.com
Mercado Latino - Latin MarketFirst Friday of each month
Hola, Kia ora, Hello Amigos Nelsonians - Welcome to the 1st MERCADO LATINO (Latin Market) in Nelson
Multicultural Nelson Tasman, Kirby Lane (105 Bridge Street) and the Latin community of Nelson invites you to participate in this wonderful event on the 1st Friday of each month (until April) from 4pm to 9pm. To share and celebrate local Latin culture with hopes of creating unity in diversity.
Ph. 03 539 0030, info@multiculturalnt.co.nz
Box of Birds Puppet Show
Sunday 1st March 2020
Award-winning theatre company, Birdlife Productions, will be at the Nelson Elma Turner Library with their gorgeous new puppet show designed specifically for 3 to 6 year olds.
It includes live music, interactive songs and the magical wonder of puppetry! The story follows Peter and his Grandma who build a nesting box for Ruru – but Peter must learn to be patient and wait to discover who will eventually nest in his Box of Birds!
The bird characters are familiar New Zealand locals and the story introduces young children to the idea of supporting ngā manu and the different needs they may have. Show is 30 mins long.
1:30pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson
Motueka District Museum Trust
Friday 1st November 2019-Saturday 31st October 2020
Motueka and District Museum specialises in local history with emphasis on productivity over the years of Tobacco, Horticulture, Forestry and more. The Motueka Historical Society also has local archives and a research room at the Museum.
Entry is by donation. Opening hours in summer are Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm and Sunday 10am to 2pm.
There is a major exhibition on the Fishing industry and running from November 2019 to June 2020.
Motueka Museum and Muses Café, 136-138 High Street Motueka
NELSON SUTER ART SOCIETY - NOTICE OF 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Monday 2nd March 2020 at 5.30 pm
McKee Gallery (entry via Albion Square side door)
Suter Art Gallery, 208 Bridge Street
Committee members required!!
Do you want an active role in the future direction of the Nelson Suter Art Society - Now's your chance!
Enthusiastic people needed!
This is your opportunity to join the committee; we value your input and would love fresh ideas. Meetings are once month for a couple of hours. You have the opportunity to direct the future of the NSAS. New ideas and initiatives welcome.
Committee nominations take place at the AGM. Please let us know in advance if you would like to join the committee or nominate someone else.
Email: nelsonsuterartsociety@gmail.com
Royal New Zealand Ballet – Tutus on Tour
Sunday 1st-Monday 2nd March 2020
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to expand the company’s much-loved regional touring programme in 2020, featuring works tailor-made for the RNZB by trail blazing choreographers at home in New Zealand and on the world stage.
A family programme for all ages, watch the dancers of the RNZB perform some of their favourites works.
Inspired by the goddess of the hunt and of the moon, Sarah Foster-Sproull’s Artemis Rising was created in 2019 as a retirement gift for the much-loved former RNZB Principal Abigail Boyle. Remember, Mama is a tender look at the relationships between mothers and sons, from childhood to old age.
Berceuse by US choreographer Penny Saunders, a rapturous, deeply musical pas de deux to a lyrical lullaby by Benjamin Godard, was created in 2011 for the ground-breaking contemporary Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago.
Completing the line-up is a new classical work, Wayward, by young Canadian dancer and choreographer Kiara Flavin, who joined the RNZB in 2018.
6.30, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Tickets from Theatre Royal, TicketDirect or TicketRocket ph. 03 5483840.
Hermitage: The Power Of Art
Sunday 1st-Sunday 8th March 2020
Documentary centered around The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Retraces the two and half century history of the world's second largest museum, and it's art collection.
St. Petersburg and the Hermitage were a meeting point for foreign artists, architects and intellectuals creating connections through art and culture. The history of the museum is marked by the acquisitions of the enlightened Empress Catherine II, whose personality has continued to fascinate art historians and critics over the centuries. Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) leads us on this journey through cultural bridges between places and distant civilizations. Bridges form a symbolic visual element, that will be repeated in the narrative.
Sunday 2pm, Wednesday 11am, Suter Theatre, in the Suter Art Gallery Complex, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
Adults $14.50, Seniors $12.50, Child $12. Rating is Exempt. Tickets from Suter Theatre ph. 03 5483885 .
Jazz on the Village Green
Sunday 19th January-Sunday 12th April 2020
Relax on the Village Green with live jazz brought to Founders by Nelson Jazz Club. Tickets only $2 per person on the door (Jazz will be in the Energy Centre if wet). Bring a picnic and enjoy the summer sounds.
1.30pm - 4.00pm, Founders Heritage Park, 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson
$2 per person on the door
Contact Ph. 03 548 2649, sarah.newman-watt@ncc.govt.nz
Good Habits (Golden Bay)
Monday 2nd March 2020
Good Habits are an eclectic indie-folk band from Manchester, UK creating immersive, multimedia gigs and projects.
Formed of Singer-Cellist and Songwriter Bonnie Schwarz & international Klezmer accordionist, Pete Shaw, the band take their recent venture as a duo, touring new Zealand Jan-March 2020.
8.30pm, Mussel Inn, Onekaka, Golden Bay
$15 + bf, Tickets from eventfinda
WRITERS AT LUNCHTIME
The next Writers at Lunchtime meeting takes place on Wednesday 4 March, 11.30 am to 1.30 pm. The guest speaker at 12.30 pm will be poet and writing teacher Jessica le Bas, who will be talking about ‘What makes good writing’.
Jessica Le Bas’s first collection, Incognito, won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for the Best First Book of Poetry. She later received a New Zealand Mental Health Foundation Media Grant to write Walking to Africa. Le Bas has been a teacher, private secretary to a Minister in the Beehive, and worked for the United Nations during the Balkan War. She was awarded the Sarah Broom Prize for Poetry in 2019. Le Bas has returned to Nelson after almost three years in the Cook Islands, teaching and promoting writing in schools.
The venue for Writers at Lunchtime is The Prince Albert, 113 Nile Street, Nelson (car parking is accessed from Tasman Street). Come from 11.30 am, but be sure to be there at 12.30 pm to hear Jessica’s talk. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Lucy on 021 146 5864
Good Habits (Nelson)
Wednesday 4th March 2020
Sitting between folk and pop, the eclectic duo present an upbeat yet intimate sound-world of musical storytelling.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Contact: promo@theboathousenelson.co.nz
CUSP Improv | Glenn's Kitchen
Thurs March 5, 6pm - 7pm, Suter
Spice up your life and join the CUSP improvised theatre troupe in Glenn's onstage Kitchen! During this one hour of improvised storytelling, Glenn Cousins will whip up some culinary delights to tempt your tastebuds.
Improvised theatre is spontaneous and delightful (and in this case, delicious) and you never know what will unfold (or be folded). Come along and share your ideas, the improvisors will then knead them into their cooking inspired tales, for your entertainment.
This is good ole fashioned fun for the whole family... with bite!
More info at www.wintergreencreative.co.nz. Tickets from $6 at www.eventfinda.co.nz. For door sales, bring cash.
Michelle Nadia
Thursday 5th March 2020
Great sounds ending your week and kicking off your weekend at The Boathouse.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Contact: promo@theboathousenelson.co.nz
The Flaming Mudcats (Golden Bay)
Thursday 5th March 2020
The Flaming Mudcats are a high energy guitar and harmonica Rhythm
8.30pm
Mussel Inn, Onekaka, Golden Bay. $10 on door.
NCMA Lunchtime Concerts - Term 1
Thursday 20th February-Thursday 9th April 2020
In term 1 NCMA Artist in Residence Michael Tsalka (concert pianist and early keyboard performer) will perform 2 solo recitals as well as a number of concerts featuring local musicians including James Donaldson, Juliet Ayre, Lissa Cowie, Margarita, Miles and Fleur Jackson.
To round off the concerts for term 1, well known pianist Mark Secker will perform.
05/03/20 Michael Tsalka, James Donaldson & Juliet Ayre perform Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
12/03/20 Michael Tsalka Solo Concert – J.S. Bach’s Art of the Fugue
19/03/20 Michael Tsalka, Fleur Jackson & Lissa Cowie perform Schubert Piano Trio in E-flat major
26/03/20 Michael Tsalka, Angelica Minero Escobar & Miles Jackson perform Songs and Dances from Spain and France
02/04/20 Michael Tsalka, Margarita Jackson & Lissa Cowie perform Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 2 and Three Irish Pieces by Alec Rowley
09/04/20 Mark Secker – Beethoven’s “Tempest” Sonata & works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Ravel & Liszt
Every Thursday at 1pm, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson.
General Admission $15 (includes service fees). Concert Passes available for each term, $100 (+ service fee)
Tickets from Ticket Rocket ph. 0800 224 223.
Rud Stewart
Friday 6th March
The world's best Rod Stewart impersonator
$35 for show, Dinner $33 one course menu. Dinner from 6pm onwards, Show from 8pm.
At The Playhouse, Westdale Road, Mapua.
Tango Libre
Friday 6th March 2020
A night of tango at The Boathouse.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Author Talk - TE REO MĀORI: THE BASICS EXPLAINED
Saturday 7th March 2020
Due to popular demand, David Karena-Holmes will be returning to the Library to give another talk about his new book, Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained, and leading a short practical session to teach you a little more about te reo grammar.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase thanks to Volume Bookstore.
A free event, no bookings required.
2-3pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson
SUMMER TANGO in the QUEENS GARDENS
Saturday 7th March 2020
This event is part of the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the Summer Tango in Nelson festival which brings together Argentine tango dancers and DJs from around Australia and NZ for the pleasure of social tango dancing. The Queens Gardens will host the only free opportunity for the public to come and watch the dancers. Bring a picnic blanket, sun hat, some lunch and enjoy the wonderful music and fantastic dancing. See you all there!
Weather dependent.
If you want to learn tango so that you can join in, email annemaree@tangolibre.com and get enrolled into a class in plenty of time.
12pm-4pm, Queens Gardens, Corner Bridge and Tasman Sts
Contact Ph. 0262380568, annemaree@tangolibre.com
Pangaea
Saturday 7th March 2020
Pangaea are back for their 2nd NZ tour in 2020 to support the release of their debut album.
Hailing from India and NZ, the trio performs an exciting fusion of Indian and Western musical styles, bringing ancient art forms into the 21st century and blending classical instruments with modern songs.
Pangaea are a unique international act with an engaging repour and brilliant style and are not to be missed!
7:30PM, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson.
Tickets from Ticket Direct ph. 03 5489477.
Gypsy Violin & Guitar; Fiona Pears & Connor Hartley-Hall
Sunday 8th March 2020
Violinist Fiona Pears and guitarist Connor Hartley-Hall share a love of Gypsy jazz. This music was originally made famous by legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt and French virtuoso violinist Stéphane Grappelli, when they formed the ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’ back in the 1930s.
The music Fiona and Connor will be performing in their upcoming shows will be a mix of fiery Gypsy jazz, heartwarming ballads and some well-known classics such as ‘ Czardas’ and ‘Sabre Dance’.
7.30pm doors open 8pm Concert, Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street (Upper Trafalgar Street), Nelson
$30, Contact: fairfieldnelson@paradise.net.nz
NT Live Series: Fleabag - Live on Screen
Sunday 8th-Monday 9th March 2020
National Theatre Live is the National Theatre’s groundbreaking project to broadcast world-class theatre to cinemas in the UK and internationally.
The one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s TV series of the same name, filmed live for cinemas from London’s West End.
"Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose." (National Theatre)
Sunday 2pm, Monday 6pm, Suter Theatre, in the Suter Art Gallery Complex, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
Adults $25, Seniors/Children $20. Rating to be confirmed. Tickets from State Cinemas Website - Suter Link ph. 03 5483885 ext 1.
Moonlit Reading: Telling Stories
Sunday 8th March 2020
Stories can be told through words, pictures, voice and now, with digital technology, through a vibrant combination of these in the form of audiobooks. Are you new to this medium? The Nelson Public Libraries team will introduce you to their favourite digital stories, share a hands-on demonstration of audiobooks in a small group setting, and help you take the plunge into a world of multi-dimensional stories. Bring a device, if you have one, and headphones if you’re ready to get listening. The session will end with the opportunity to rest with a good book. Bring your own book or device, or borrow from a selection supplied by Nelson Public Libraries or generously donated by Volume Books.
Newcomers to the series are welcome
Koha donation for participation
Recommended for adults
4-5pm, Nelson Provincial Museum, 270 Trafalgar Street, Nelson.
CMNZ present JULLIARD415
Monday 9th March 2020
Next generation baroque, this chamber orchestra of young players from Julliard starts the season with a bang. The NYT describes Juilliard415 as an ensemble who plays with “consistent poise, and hair-trigger responsiveness” under such prominent artists as William Christie, Jordi Savall and Rachel Podger. For their New Zealand tour, Juilliard415 perform under the leadership of early music legend violinist Robert Mealy in a programme contrasting two baroque styles.
“Our programmes are a dialogue between the two main musical languages in the baroque, the French and the Italian styles, focusing on Rome where Corelli was inventing the orchestra in the 1680s & Paris where Lully did the same thing at about the same time. The French pieces explore various dance forms, including everything from brilliant gigues to slow sarabandes, while the Italian works are fiery concertos: a nice contrast of styles!” – Robert Mealy
This programme also features new commission from Dame Gillian Whitehead providing a striking contrast between old and new.
Presented in association with The Juilliard School through the generous support of Sarah Billinghurst Solomon.
7:30pm, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson
Tickets from Ticket Rocket ph. 0800 224 224.
Lunchtime Artist Demonstration - Jan Thomson
13 March 2020
Jan Thomson will be demonstrating watercolour seascape. Jan grew up by the sea in Wellington, and learned to paint on the south coast, Cook Strait. Her sea nowadays is the more peaceful Tasman Bay- the demo will probably be Marahau….
Friday, 13th March 2020, 12-1pm
Wall To Wall Art Gallery, 112 Bridge Street, Nelson
Best of Brazilian Vibes
Friday 13th March 2020
MIB band will take you all through the spicy tropical Brazilian Rhythms.
Bring your dance moves, your positive energy and come out for a boogie!!!
Yes, forró and Bachata playlist to warm up the party.
$5.00 door charge.
Kitchen open 5-8 for your pre gig food and drinks on the deck!
8pm til late, The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Celebration Series: NCMA Chamber Orchestra
Sat 14 March
With special guests Michael Tsalka & Richard Mapp, the Chamber Orchestra will play music by Mozart, Chopin, Greig & Elgar in the first Celebration Series concert of 2020.
7:30pm, NCMA, Nile Street
$35 (+ service fee)
Marchfest 2020
Saturday 14th March 2020
Marchfest is a celebration of all things Craft Beer and an event for the whole family!
2020 highlights:
- Set in the historic village of Founders Heritage Park, Nelson
- 10 of the best Top of the South brews
- 5 specially selected NZ wide brews.
- Tasting bar
- Cool live music including The Chills, Bella Kalolo, Alae, Estella and Bosho.
- Family-friendly entertainment, games and activities
- Local artisan food and a range of non-alcoholic beverages
- Option to join the Gourmet Beer and Food Matching Lunch.
Noon - 9.30pm, Founders Heritage Park, 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson
Earlybird $38.00 (for a limited time only) Standard Ticket $45.00. Under-18s free (accompanied by parent/guardian
Tickets from Ticketing Website ph. 03 928 0620.
Gypsy Pickers
Saturday 14th March 2020
Hot on rhythm and lead guitars, bass, mandolin, banjo, melodica, rich vocals and percussion.
9pm, The Vic Brewbar, 281 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Met Opera - Live on Screen: Akhnaten (Phillip Glass)
Sunday 15th-Wednesday 18th March 2020
Philip Glass's Akhnaten, performed as part of the Metropolitan Opera's 2019-2020 season captured live in HD on the New York stage.
"Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting. Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers to conjure a mystical reimagining of ancient Egypt." (Metropolitan Opera)
Sunday 2pm, Wednesday 11am, Suter Theatre, in the Suter Art Gallery Complex, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
Adults $34, Seniors/Children $29. Rating to be confirmed. Tickets from State Cinemas Website - Suter Link ph. 03 5483885 ext 1.
Moonlit Reading: Rona and the Moon
Sunday 15th March 2020
Can you find Rona in our MOON? Beginning in anger, Rona’s story – told by expert storytellers from Nelson Public Libraries – leads to love and light, and a place in the sky, reflected in the beautiful call of our teller’s taonga pūoro. After the story guests are encouraged to read together as whānau and friends. Bring your own book or borrow from the selection of world stories and family-friendly books supplied by the Nelson Public Libraries or generously donated by Volume Books.
Newcomers to the series are welcome
Held in the Upper Gallery (Our Moon exhibition space)
Koha donation for participation
Recommended for all, children 4+
Bookings not necessary
4-5pm, Nelson Provincial Museum, 270 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Nelson
Auckland Writers Festival - Sneak Peek
Thursday 19th March 2020
Join us at 6.00pm on March 19 when Auckland Writers Festival Director Anne O’Brien will be at the Elma Turner Library to talk about the stand-out themes and issues on the current literary landscape, her pick of contemporary writers and thought-leaders and what should be on your reading list right now, plus highlights of the upcoming 2020 Auckland Writers Festival programme.
One lucky winner will receive a 10- ticket concession pass, drawn on the night.
Celebrating 20 years of good times and great ideas with the world’s best writers and thinkers
6 - 7:30pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson. Contact: library@ncc.govt.nz
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile
Wednesday 18th-Saturday 21st March 2020
A honeymoon cruise down the Nile sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all. But, the tranquil warm darkness of an Egyptian evening can change fast when the air is thick with hot passion and cold malice.
Under scrutiny are a diverse bunch of memorable passengers. The boat is awash with motives to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, and just when you think you’ve guessed the murderer, Agatha adds another twist.
This is a story of passion, rivalry and revenge. Can you work out whodunnit?
7:30pm, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Adults $22.50, Under18/Group of 4 $15 pp plus service fees
Tickets from Theatre Royal and Ticket Rocket ph. 03 5483840.
Shades of Shakti
Friday 20th March 2020
Fresh of their NZ Festival of the Arts performance; Shades of Shakti‘s music combines intricate fast melodies, virtuosic rhythms of the tabla and percussion, and the hypnotic tones of the sarangi, a highly resonant, ancient bowed instrument of India.
This tour will feature India based Maestro, Sangeet Mishra, comes from a long line of sarangi masters from India’s holiest city, Varanasi. Considered a prodigy as a child, Sangeet has endeavoured in his career to revive ancient musical styles. An innovative musician, he has performed with leading artists in India and around the world, successfully employing a contemporary approach to the sarangi without compromising its traditional purity and essence.
Shades of Shakti is made of some of New Zealand’s finest musicians: Justin Firefly Clarke (guitar), Basant Madhur (tabla), Tristan Carter (violin), Thomas Friggens (percussion and drums).
7.30pm doors open 8pm Concert, Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street (Upper Trafalgar Street), Nelson
$20 entry fee, contact: fairfieldnelson@paradise.net.nz
Live Music
Friday 20th March 2020. Great sounds ending your week and kicking off your weekend at The Boathouse.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
TWO DAY FRAME SALE
Friday 20 March – Saturday 21 March
The Framing Rooms, 33 Wakatu Lane, Nelson. Heaps of fantastic bargains for artists.
Angel of Music - Sophie McCarlie
Sat 21 March
A young woman’s powerful sung-through journey of growth, self-belief and ultimate empowerment, featuring songs from Phantom of the Opera, Ghost, Kinky Boots, In the Heights, Mean Girls, Miss Saigon, Wicked and Waitress.
7:30pm, NCMA, Nile Street
Tickets: Adults $15, Children $12 (+ service fee). Preschoolers are free
The Best 80s Night Ever!
Sat 21st March
$25 Burrito Buffet from 6pm, Music from 730pm till 11pm
At The Playhouse, Westdale Road, Mapua.
FREE ENTRY
Race Unity Day 2020
Sunday 22nd March 2020
Race Unity Day 2020 is an opportunity for the many cultural communities in Nelson to share their food, music, dance and cultures with the wider community. Bring the family and come down to Victory Square Park for a day of cultural fun! Rain or shine, come down to explore the diversity in our community.
11 a.m to 4 p.m, Victory Square, Toi Toi, Nelson. Contact: info@multiculturalnt.co.nz
TINA Simply The Best
Monday 23rd March 2020
Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s.
Featuring the powerful, raspy vocals and thrilling stage presence of Caroline Borole live on stage, complete with band, brass section, backing vocalists and dancers to make this the definitive tribute, and a fabulous fun night out!
Hear all the energetic Rock and soulful RnB hits that made Tina one of the 20th century’s biggest names in music.
8pm, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Tickets from Theatre Royal, TicketDirect or TicketRocket ph. 035483840.
Hot Potato Band: Aotearoa / New Zealand Tour 2020
Wednesday 25th March 2020
Hot Potato Band is a brass band like no other. Beginning as street performers the 10 piece band from Sydney Australia are passionate about re-igniting organic performance and acoustic instrumentation, breaking down the barriers between stage and audience, and writing engaging original music that leaves lasting impressions on audiences around the world.
7:30pm, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Tickets from Theatre Royal or TicketDirect ph. 03 5483840.
The Desotos
Friday 27th March 2020
Tickets- Pre sales $16.38 via Eventfinda
door sales $20. Show starts 7:30pm prompt!
The DeSotos hit the road for their 2020 Acoustic Routes Tour- an intimate, up close and personal acoustic tour of the lower North Island and top of the South Island.
The DeSotos will be featuring material from their two critically-acclaimed albums that featured heavily in the South & North TV series', plus Paul's solo album 'Shadow of Love' released in 2017.
The setlist will be rounded out with some of the band's personal favourites from the likes of Neil Young and Ryan Adams – and there will be a few surprises in store !
The touring line up includes Paul Gurney (lead vocals, guitars, blues harp), Stuart McIntyre (bass, vocals) and touring drummer Vic Singe (drums, percussion, vocals)
7.30pm till late, The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Palate to Palette 2020, Art Auction and Dinner
Friday 27th March 2020
Swish and Sparkly.
That’s the theme for our up-coming Palate to Palette auction and dinner event – March 27th 2020
You see, we’ve secured a work for Reuben Paterson for our auction. Reuben is represented in major art galleries and his signature is the use of glitter and diamond dust in works featuring kowhaiwhai patterns, vintage floral textile designs and geometric tessellations.
We have Auckland’s Art+Object auctioneer Ben Plumbly back and celebrated chef Sam Mannering has offered to cook for us.
5.30pm-11.00pm, The Suter Art Gallery and Theatre, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
$165 single, $320 double. Tickets from Book at The Suter ph. 03 548 4699.
Beacon Hill Country Market
Saturday 28th March 2020
We will have a variety of local stalls, exhibiting an inspiring assortment of vintage, shabby chic, artisan and country treasures!
With fabulous products ranging from giftware, homeware, antiques, clothing, jewellery, food + coffee, crafted by our wonderful local artisans.
There is a $2 entry fee that goes to iBring Freedom as we continue our support for the incredible work they do reaching, rescuing and restoring trafficked girls. We will also again have our eftpos station available. No dogs please.
10:00am - 3:00pm, Beacon Hill Estate, 205 Paton Road, Hope, Nelson
Contact beaconhillestate@gmail.com
Nelson Symphony Orchestra: String TheorySat 28 March
Featuring Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Concerto for Piano, Violin and Strings and Bizet’s Symphony in C.
Joining the orchestra are soloists John Thomson and Monica Chang
7:30pm, NCMA, Nile Street
Tickets: Adults $30, Student $15, Family of 4 $70 (+ service fee)
Tasmonics as part of the Live Music Series at Elma Turner Library
Sunday 29th March 2020
We are a relaxed and friendly mixed a-cappella, barbershop, 4-part harmony chorus based in the Nelson / Tasman area.
Previously known as Men in Accord, we recently invited women to join us so our name has changed to TASMONICS (Tasman Hrmonics).
We rehearse most Tuesday nights at Club Waimea, Lower Queen Street, Richmond starting at 7.15pm.
We welcome interest from men & women who have a desire to sing in harmony. Prior experience of being in a choir or chorus is not necessary.
2.00pm - 2.30pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson
Ph. 545-8737, michelle.bryant@ncc.govt.nz
OLEG MARSHEV – Piano – NZ Concert Tour
Wednesday 1st April
7.30pm, Chanel Arts Centre, Motueka
Programme: Dialogue – Chopin and Scriabin
Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie op.61
Chopin 2 Nocturnes op. 48
Scriabin 2 Nocturnes op. 5
Scriabin Polonaise op.21
Intermission
Chopin Fantasie op.49
Chopin Valse A flat major op34 n. 1
Scriabin Valse A flat major op.38
Chopin Mazurka e-minor o.17 n.2
Scriabin Mazurka e-minor op.25 n.3
Scriabin Fantasie op.28
Tickets from Floral Affaire, High St, Motueka: $25 adults, $5 high school students.
Presented by Motueka Music Group
Ruby Coast Arts Trail - Open Studios
Saturday 29th February-Sunday 1st March 2020, 10am – 4pm each day
painting I printmaking I ceramics I glass I wood I textiles I jewellery
Enjoy discovering some superb art and craft on Tasman's stunning Ruby Coast.
A chance to peek inside the studios of a group of professional, working artists, who are located on an easy to drive trail, between Ruby Bay and Tasman.
Pick up information flyers from Mapua Library, Mapua Hall, Jester House Café, Tasman General Store and at participating artists’ studios.
Please see the website for full details of participating artists www.rubycoastarts.co.nz
For updates, follow us on Instagram rc.arts.trail or on Facebook.com/RubyCoastArts (you don’t have to be a Facebook user to view).
Isel Market
Every Thursday
This weekly family event is easily Nelson's hottest night market. Each Thursday you can indulge in the delicious cuisine from the street food carts, find some treasures from the craft stalls and listen to the always fabulous live music.
4.30pm till dark, Isel Park, 16 Hilliard Street, Stoke, Nelson.
Contact: iselmarket@gmail.com
Mercado Latino - Latin MarketFirst Friday of each month
Hola, Kia ora, Hello Amigos Nelsonians - Welcome to the 1st MERCADO LATINO (Latin Market) in Nelson
Multicultural Nelson Tasman, Kirby Lane (105 Bridge Street) and the Latin community of Nelson invites you to participate in this wonderful event on the 1st Friday of each month (until April) from 4pm to 9pm. To share and celebrate local Latin culture with hopes of creating unity in diversity.
Ph. 03 539 0030, info@multiculturalnt.co.nz
Box of Birds Puppet Show
Sunday 1st March 2020
Award-winning theatre company, Birdlife Productions, will be at the Nelson Elma Turner Library with their gorgeous new puppet show designed specifically for 3 to 6 year olds.
It includes live music, interactive songs and the magical wonder of puppetry! The story follows Peter and his Grandma who build a nesting box for Ruru – but Peter must learn to be patient and wait to discover who will eventually nest in his Box of Birds!
The bird characters are familiar New Zealand locals and the story introduces young children to the idea of supporting ngā manu and the different needs they may have. Show is 30 mins long.
1:30pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson
Motueka District Museum Trust
Friday 1st November 2019-Saturday 31st October 2020
Motueka and District Museum specialises in local history with emphasis on productivity over the years of Tobacco, Horticulture, Forestry and more. The Motueka Historical Society also has local archives and a research room at the Museum.
Entry is by donation. Opening hours in summer are Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm and Sunday 10am to 2pm.
There is a major exhibition on the Fishing industry and running from November 2019 to June 2020.
Motueka Museum and Muses Café, 136-138 High Street Motueka
NELSON SUTER ART SOCIETY - NOTICE OF 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Monday 2nd March 2020 at 5.30 pm
McKee Gallery (entry via Albion Square side door)
Suter Art Gallery, 208 Bridge Street
Committee members required!!
Do you want an active role in the future direction of the Nelson Suter Art Society - Now's your chance!
Enthusiastic people needed!
This is your opportunity to join the committee; we value your input and would love fresh ideas. Meetings are once month for a couple of hours. You have the opportunity to direct the future of the NSAS. New ideas and initiatives welcome.
Committee nominations take place at the AGM. Please let us know in advance if you would like to join the committee or nominate someone else.
Email: nelsonsuterartsociety@gmail.com
Royal New Zealand Ballet – Tutus on Tour
Sunday 1st-Monday 2nd March 2020
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to expand the company’s much-loved regional touring programme in 2020, featuring works tailor-made for the RNZB by trail blazing choreographers at home in New Zealand and on the world stage.
A family programme for all ages, watch the dancers of the RNZB perform some of their favourites works.
Inspired by the goddess of the hunt and of the moon, Sarah Foster-Sproull’s Artemis Rising was created in 2019 as a retirement gift for the much-loved former RNZB Principal Abigail Boyle. Remember, Mama is a tender look at the relationships between mothers and sons, from childhood to old age.
Berceuse by US choreographer Penny Saunders, a rapturous, deeply musical pas de deux to a lyrical lullaby by Benjamin Godard, was created in 2011 for the ground-breaking contemporary Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago.
Completing the line-up is a new classical work, Wayward, by young Canadian dancer and choreographer Kiara Flavin, who joined the RNZB in 2018.
6.30, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Tickets from Theatre Royal, TicketDirect or TicketRocket ph. 03 5483840.
Hermitage: The Power Of Art
Sunday 1st-Sunday 8th March 2020
Documentary centered around The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Retraces the two and half century history of the world's second largest museum, and it's art collection.
St. Petersburg and the Hermitage were a meeting point for foreign artists, architects and intellectuals creating connections through art and culture. The history of the museum is marked by the acquisitions of the enlightened Empress Catherine II, whose personality has continued to fascinate art historians and critics over the centuries. Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) leads us on this journey through cultural bridges between places and distant civilizations. Bridges form a symbolic visual element, that will be repeated in the narrative.
Sunday 2pm, Wednesday 11am, Suter Theatre, in the Suter Art Gallery Complex, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
Adults $14.50, Seniors $12.50, Child $12. Rating is Exempt. Tickets from Suter Theatre ph. 03 5483885 .
Jazz on the Village Green
Sunday 19th January-Sunday 12th April 2020
Relax on the Village Green with live jazz brought to Founders by Nelson Jazz Club. Tickets only $2 per person on the door (Jazz will be in the Energy Centre if wet). Bring a picnic and enjoy the summer sounds.
1.30pm - 4.00pm, Founders Heritage Park, 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson
$2 per person on the door
Contact Ph. 03 548 2649, sarah.newman-watt@ncc.govt.nz
Good Habits (Golden Bay)
Monday 2nd March 2020
Good Habits are an eclectic indie-folk band from Manchester, UK creating immersive, multimedia gigs and projects.
Formed of Singer-Cellist and Songwriter Bonnie Schwarz & international Klezmer accordionist, Pete Shaw, the band take their recent venture as a duo, touring new Zealand Jan-March 2020.
8.30pm, Mussel Inn, Onekaka, Golden Bay
$15 + bf, Tickets from eventfinda
WRITERS AT LUNCHTIME
The next Writers at Lunchtime meeting takes place on Wednesday 4 March, 11.30 am to 1.30 pm. The guest speaker at 12.30 pm will be poet and writing teacher Jessica le Bas, who will be talking about ‘What makes good writing’.
Jessica Le Bas’s first collection, Incognito, won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for the Best First Book of Poetry. She later received a New Zealand Mental Health Foundation Media Grant to write Walking to Africa. Le Bas has been a teacher, private secretary to a Minister in the Beehive, and worked for the United Nations during the Balkan War. She was awarded the Sarah Broom Prize for Poetry in 2019. Le Bas has returned to Nelson after almost three years in the Cook Islands, teaching and promoting writing in schools.
The venue for Writers at Lunchtime is The Prince Albert, 113 Nile Street, Nelson (car parking is accessed from Tasman Street). Come from 11.30 am, but be sure to be there at 12.30 pm to hear Jessica’s talk. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Lucy on 021 146 5864
Good Habits (Nelson)
Wednesday 4th March 2020
Sitting between folk and pop, the eclectic duo present an upbeat yet intimate sound-world of musical storytelling.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Contact: promo@theboathousenelson.co.nz
CUSP Improv | Glenn's Kitchen
Thurs March 5, 6pm - 7pm, Suter
Spice up your life and join the CUSP improvised theatre troupe in Glenn's onstage Kitchen! During this one hour of improvised storytelling, Glenn Cousins will whip up some culinary delights to tempt your tastebuds.
Improvised theatre is spontaneous and delightful (and in this case, delicious) and you never know what will unfold (or be folded). Come along and share your ideas, the improvisors will then knead them into their cooking inspired tales, for your entertainment.
This is good ole fashioned fun for the whole family... with bite!
More info at www.wintergreencreative.co.nz. Tickets from $6 at www.eventfinda.co.nz. For door sales, bring cash.
Michelle Nadia
Thursday 5th March 2020
Great sounds ending your week and kicking off your weekend at The Boathouse.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Contact: promo@theboathousenelson.co.nz
The Flaming Mudcats (Golden Bay)
Thursday 5th March 2020
The Flaming Mudcats are a high energy guitar and harmonica Rhythm
8.30pm
Mussel Inn, Onekaka, Golden Bay. $10 on door.
NCMA Lunchtime Concerts - Term 1
Thursday 20th February-Thursday 9th April 2020
In term 1 NCMA Artist in Residence Michael Tsalka (concert pianist and early keyboard performer) will perform 2 solo recitals as well as a number of concerts featuring local musicians including James Donaldson, Juliet Ayre, Lissa Cowie, Margarita, Miles and Fleur Jackson.
To round off the concerts for term 1, well known pianist Mark Secker will perform.
05/03/20 Michael Tsalka, James Donaldson & Juliet Ayre perform Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
12/03/20 Michael Tsalka Solo Concert – J.S. Bach’s Art of the Fugue
19/03/20 Michael Tsalka, Fleur Jackson & Lissa Cowie perform Schubert Piano Trio in E-flat major
26/03/20 Michael Tsalka, Angelica Minero Escobar & Miles Jackson perform Songs and Dances from Spain and France
02/04/20 Michael Tsalka, Margarita Jackson & Lissa Cowie perform Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 2 and Three Irish Pieces by Alec Rowley
09/04/20 Mark Secker – Beethoven’s “Tempest” Sonata & works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Ravel & Liszt
Every Thursday at 1pm, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson.
General Admission $15 (includes service fees). Concert Passes available for each term, $100 (+ service fee)
Tickets from Ticket Rocket ph. 0800 224 223.
Rud Stewart
Friday 6th March
The world's best Rod Stewart impersonator
$35 for show, Dinner $33 one course menu. Dinner from 6pm onwards, Show from 8pm.
At The Playhouse, Westdale Road, Mapua.
Tango Libre
Friday 6th March 2020
A night of tango at The Boathouse.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Author Talk - TE REO MĀORI: THE BASICS EXPLAINED
Saturday 7th March 2020
Due to popular demand, David Karena-Holmes will be returning to the Library to give another talk about his new book, Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained, and leading a short practical session to teach you a little more about te reo grammar.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase thanks to Volume Bookstore.
A free event, no bookings required.
2-3pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson
SUMMER TANGO in the QUEENS GARDENS
Saturday 7th March 2020
This event is part of the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the Summer Tango in Nelson festival which brings together Argentine tango dancers and DJs from around Australia and NZ for the pleasure of social tango dancing. The Queens Gardens will host the only free opportunity for the public to come and watch the dancers. Bring a picnic blanket, sun hat, some lunch and enjoy the wonderful music and fantastic dancing. See you all there!
Weather dependent.
If you want to learn tango so that you can join in, email annemaree@tangolibre.com and get enrolled into a class in plenty of time.
12pm-4pm, Queens Gardens, Corner Bridge and Tasman Sts
Contact Ph. 0262380568, annemaree@tangolibre.com
Pangaea
Saturday 7th March 2020
Pangaea are back for their 2nd NZ tour in 2020 to support the release of their debut album.
Hailing from India and NZ, the trio performs an exciting fusion of Indian and Western musical styles, bringing ancient art forms into the 21st century and blending classical instruments with modern songs.
Pangaea are a unique international act with an engaging repour and brilliant style and are not to be missed!
7:30PM, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson.
Tickets from Ticket Direct ph. 03 5489477.
Gypsy Violin & Guitar; Fiona Pears & Connor Hartley-Hall
Sunday 8th March 2020
Violinist Fiona Pears and guitarist Connor Hartley-Hall share a love of Gypsy jazz. This music was originally made famous by legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt and French virtuoso violinist Stéphane Grappelli, when they formed the ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’ back in the 1930s.
The music Fiona and Connor will be performing in their upcoming shows will be a mix of fiery Gypsy jazz, heartwarming ballads and some well-known classics such as ‘ Czardas’ and ‘Sabre Dance’.
7.30pm doors open 8pm Concert, Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street (Upper Trafalgar Street), Nelson
$30, Contact: fairfieldnelson@paradise.net.nz
NT Live Series: Fleabag - Live on Screen
Sunday 8th-Monday 9th March 2020
National Theatre Live is the National Theatre’s groundbreaking project to broadcast world-class theatre to cinemas in the UK and internationally.
The one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s TV series of the same name, filmed live for cinemas from London’s West End.
"Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose." (National Theatre)
Sunday 2pm, Monday 6pm, Suter Theatre, in the Suter Art Gallery Complex, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
Adults $25, Seniors/Children $20. Rating to be confirmed. Tickets from State Cinemas Website - Suter Link ph. 03 5483885 ext 1.
Moonlit Reading: Telling Stories
Sunday 8th March 2020
Stories can be told through words, pictures, voice and now, with digital technology, through a vibrant combination of these in the form of audiobooks. Are you new to this medium? The Nelson Public Libraries team will introduce you to their favourite digital stories, share a hands-on demonstration of audiobooks in a small group setting, and help you take the plunge into a world of multi-dimensional stories. Bring a device, if you have one, and headphones if you’re ready to get listening. The session will end with the opportunity to rest with a good book. Bring your own book or device, or borrow from a selection supplied by Nelson Public Libraries or generously donated by Volume Books.
Newcomers to the series are welcome
Koha donation for participation
Recommended for adults
4-5pm, Nelson Provincial Museum, 270 Trafalgar Street, Nelson.
CMNZ present JULLIARD415
Monday 9th March 2020
Next generation baroque, this chamber orchestra of young players from Julliard starts the season with a bang. The NYT describes Juilliard415 as an ensemble who plays with “consistent poise, and hair-trigger responsiveness” under such prominent artists as William Christie, Jordi Savall and Rachel Podger. For their New Zealand tour, Juilliard415 perform under the leadership of early music legend violinist Robert Mealy in a programme contrasting two baroque styles.
“Our programmes are a dialogue between the two main musical languages in the baroque, the French and the Italian styles, focusing on Rome where Corelli was inventing the orchestra in the 1680s & Paris where Lully did the same thing at about the same time. The French pieces explore various dance forms, including everything from brilliant gigues to slow sarabandes, while the Italian works are fiery concertos: a nice contrast of styles!” – Robert Mealy
This programme also features new commission from Dame Gillian Whitehead providing a striking contrast between old and new.
Presented in association with The Juilliard School through the generous support of Sarah Billinghurst Solomon.
7:30pm, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson
Tickets from Ticket Rocket ph. 0800 224 224.
Lunchtime Artist Demonstration - Jan Thomson
13 March 2020
Jan Thomson will be demonstrating watercolour seascape. Jan grew up by the sea in Wellington, and learned to paint on the south coast, Cook Strait. Her sea nowadays is the more peaceful Tasman Bay- the demo will probably be Marahau….
Friday, 13th March 2020, 12-1pm
Wall To Wall Art Gallery, 112 Bridge Street, Nelson
Best of Brazilian Vibes
Friday 13th March 2020
MIB band will take you all through the spicy tropical Brazilian Rhythms.
Bring your dance moves, your positive energy and come out for a boogie!!!
Yes, forró and Bachata playlist to warm up the party.
$5.00 door charge.
Kitchen open 5-8 for your pre gig food and drinks on the deck!
8pm til late, The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Celebration Series: NCMA Chamber Orchestra
Sat 14 March
With special guests Michael Tsalka & Richard Mapp, the Chamber Orchestra will play music by Mozart, Chopin, Greig & Elgar in the first Celebration Series concert of 2020.
7:30pm, NCMA, Nile Street
$35 (+ service fee)
Marchfest 2020
Saturday 14th March 2020
Marchfest is a celebration of all things Craft Beer and an event for the whole family!
2020 highlights:
- Set in the historic village of Founders Heritage Park, Nelson
- 10 of the best Top of the South brews
- 5 specially selected NZ wide brews.
- Tasting bar
- Cool live music including The Chills, Bella Kalolo, Alae, Estella and Bosho.
- Family-friendly entertainment, games and activities
- Local artisan food and a range of non-alcoholic beverages
- Option to join the Gourmet Beer and Food Matching Lunch.
Noon - 9.30pm, Founders Heritage Park, 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson
Earlybird $38.00 (for a limited time only) Standard Ticket $45.00. Under-18s free (accompanied by parent/guardian
Tickets from Ticketing Website ph. 03 928 0620.
Gypsy Pickers
Saturday 14th March 2020
Hot on rhythm and lead guitars, bass, mandolin, banjo, melodica, rich vocals and percussion.
9pm, The Vic Brewbar, 281 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Met Opera - Live on Screen: Akhnaten (Phillip Glass)
Sunday 15th-Wednesday 18th March 2020
Philip Glass's Akhnaten, performed as part of the Metropolitan Opera's 2019-2020 season captured live in HD on the New York stage.
"Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting. Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers to conjure a mystical reimagining of ancient Egypt." (Metropolitan Opera)
Sunday 2pm, Wednesday 11am, Suter Theatre, in the Suter Art Gallery Complex, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
Adults $34, Seniors/Children $29. Rating to be confirmed. Tickets from State Cinemas Website - Suter Link ph. 03 5483885 ext 1.
Moonlit Reading: Rona and the Moon
Sunday 15th March 2020
Can you find Rona in our MOON? Beginning in anger, Rona’s story – told by expert storytellers from Nelson Public Libraries – leads to love and light, and a place in the sky, reflected in the beautiful call of our teller’s taonga pūoro. After the story guests are encouraged to read together as whānau and friends. Bring your own book or borrow from the selection of world stories and family-friendly books supplied by the Nelson Public Libraries or generously donated by Volume Books.
Newcomers to the series are welcome
Held in the Upper Gallery (Our Moon exhibition space)
Koha donation for participation
Recommended for all, children 4+
Bookings not necessary
4-5pm, Nelson Provincial Museum, 270 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Nelson
Auckland Writers Festival - Sneak Peek
Thursday 19th March 2020
Join us at 6.00pm on March 19 when Auckland Writers Festival Director Anne O’Brien will be at the Elma Turner Library to talk about the stand-out themes and issues on the current literary landscape, her pick of contemporary writers and thought-leaders and what should be on your reading list right now, plus highlights of the upcoming 2020 Auckland Writers Festival programme.
One lucky winner will receive a 10- ticket concession pass, drawn on the night.
Celebrating 20 years of good times and great ideas with the world’s best writers and thinkers
6 - 7:30pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson. Contact: library@ncc.govt.nz
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile
Wednesday 18th-Saturday 21st March 2020
A honeymoon cruise down the Nile sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all. But, the tranquil warm darkness of an Egyptian evening can change fast when the air is thick with hot passion and cold malice.
Under scrutiny are a diverse bunch of memorable passengers. The boat is awash with motives to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, and just when you think you’ve guessed the murderer, Agatha adds another twist.
This is a story of passion, rivalry and revenge. Can you work out whodunnit?
7:30pm, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Adults $22.50, Under18/Group of 4 $15 pp plus service fees
Tickets from Theatre Royal and Ticket Rocket ph. 03 5483840.
Shades of Shakti
Friday 20th March 2020
Fresh of their NZ Festival of the Arts performance; Shades of Shakti‘s music combines intricate fast melodies, virtuosic rhythms of the tabla and percussion, and the hypnotic tones of the sarangi, a highly resonant, ancient bowed instrument of India.
This tour will feature India based Maestro, Sangeet Mishra, comes from a long line of sarangi masters from India’s holiest city, Varanasi. Considered a prodigy as a child, Sangeet has endeavoured in his career to revive ancient musical styles. An innovative musician, he has performed with leading artists in India and around the world, successfully employing a contemporary approach to the sarangi without compromising its traditional purity and essence.
Shades of Shakti is made of some of New Zealand’s finest musicians: Justin Firefly Clarke (guitar), Basant Madhur (tabla), Tristan Carter (violin), Thomas Friggens (percussion and drums).
7.30pm doors open 8pm Concert, Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street (Upper Trafalgar Street), Nelson
$20 entry fee, contact: fairfieldnelson@paradise.net.nz
Live Music
Friday 20th March 2020. Great sounds ending your week and kicking off your weekend at The Boathouse.
The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
TWO DAY FRAME SALE
Friday 20 March – Saturday 21 March
The Framing Rooms, 33 Wakatu Lane, Nelson. Heaps of fantastic bargains for artists.
Angel of Music - Sophie McCarlie
Sat 21 March
A young woman’s powerful sung-through journey of growth, self-belief and ultimate empowerment, featuring songs from Phantom of the Opera, Ghost, Kinky Boots, In the Heights, Mean Girls, Miss Saigon, Wicked and Waitress.
7:30pm, NCMA, Nile Street
Tickets: Adults $15, Children $12 (+ service fee). Preschoolers are free
The Best 80s Night Ever!
Sat 21st March
$25 Burrito Buffet from 6pm, Music from 730pm till 11pm
At The Playhouse, Westdale Road, Mapua.
FREE ENTRY
Race Unity Day 2020
Sunday 22nd March 2020
Race Unity Day 2020 is an opportunity for the many cultural communities in Nelson to share their food, music, dance and cultures with the wider community. Bring the family and come down to Victory Square Park for a day of cultural fun! Rain or shine, come down to explore the diversity in our community.
11 a.m to 4 p.m, Victory Square, Toi Toi, Nelson. Contact: info@multiculturalnt.co.nz
TINA Simply The Best
Monday 23rd March 2020
Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s.
Featuring the powerful, raspy vocals and thrilling stage presence of Caroline Borole live on stage, complete with band, brass section, backing vocalists and dancers to make this the definitive tribute, and a fabulous fun night out!
Hear all the energetic Rock and soulful RnB hits that made Tina one of the 20th century’s biggest names in music.
8pm, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Tickets from Theatre Royal, TicketDirect or TicketRocket ph. 035483840.
Hot Potato Band: Aotearoa / New Zealand Tour 2020
Wednesday 25th March 2020
Hot Potato Band is a brass band like no other. Beginning as street performers the 10 piece band from Sydney Australia are passionate about re-igniting organic performance and acoustic instrumentation, breaking down the barriers between stage and audience, and writing engaging original music that leaves lasting impressions on audiences around the world.
7:30pm, Theatre Royal, 78 Rutherford St, Nelson
Tickets from Theatre Royal or TicketDirect ph. 03 5483840.
The Desotos
Friday 27th March 2020
Tickets- Pre sales $16.38 via Eventfinda
door sales $20. Show starts 7:30pm prompt!
The DeSotos hit the road for their 2020 Acoustic Routes Tour- an intimate, up close and personal acoustic tour of the lower North Island and top of the South Island.
The DeSotos will be featuring material from their two critically-acclaimed albums that featured heavily in the South & North TV series', plus Paul's solo album 'Shadow of Love' released in 2017.
The setlist will be rounded out with some of the band's personal favourites from the likes of Neil Young and Ryan Adams – and there will be a few surprises in store !
The touring line up includes Paul Gurney (lead vocals, guitars, blues harp), Stuart McIntyre (bass, vocals) and touring drummer Vic Singe (drums, percussion, vocals)
7.30pm till late, The Boathouse, 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Palate to Palette 2020, Art Auction and Dinner
Friday 27th March 2020
Swish and Sparkly.
That’s the theme for our up-coming Palate to Palette auction and dinner event – March 27th 2020
You see, we’ve secured a work for Reuben Paterson for our auction. Reuben is represented in major art galleries and his signature is the use of glitter and diamond dust in works featuring kowhaiwhai patterns, vintage floral textile designs and geometric tessellations.
We have Auckland’s Art+Object auctioneer Ben Plumbly back and celebrated chef Sam Mannering has offered to cook for us.
5.30pm-11.00pm, The Suter Art Gallery and Theatre, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
$165 single, $320 double. Tickets from Book at The Suter ph. 03 548 4699.
Beacon Hill Country Market
Saturday 28th March 2020
We will have a variety of local stalls, exhibiting an inspiring assortment of vintage, shabby chic, artisan and country treasures!
With fabulous products ranging from giftware, homeware, antiques, clothing, jewellery, food + coffee, crafted by our wonderful local artisans.
There is a $2 entry fee that goes to iBring Freedom as we continue our support for the incredible work they do reaching, rescuing and restoring trafficked girls. We will also again have our eftpos station available. No dogs please.
10:00am - 3:00pm, Beacon Hill Estate, 205 Paton Road, Hope, Nelson
Contact beaconhillestate@gmail.com
Nelson Symphony Orchestra: String TheorySat 28 March
Featuring Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Concerto for Piano, Violin and Strings and Bizet’s Symphony in C.
Joining the orchestra are soloists John Thomson and Monica Chang
7:30pm, NCMA, Nile Street
Tickets: Adults $30, Student $15, Family of 4 $70 (+ service fee)
Tasmonics as part of the Live Music Series at Elma Turner Library
Sunday 29th March 2020
We are a relaxed and friendly mixed a-cappella, barbershop, 4-part harmony chorus based in the Nelson / Tasman area.
Previously known as Men in Accord, we recently invited women to join us so our name has changed to TASMONICS (Tasman Hrmonics).
We rehearse most Tuesday nights at Club Waimea, Lower Queen Street, Richmond starting at 7.15pm.
We welcome interest from men & women who have a desire to sing in harmony. Prior experience of being in a choir or chorus is not necessary.
2.00pm - 2.30pm, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson
Ph. 545-8737, michelle.bryant@ncc.govt.nz
OLEG MARSHEV – Piano – NZ Concert Tour
Wednesday 1st April
7.30pm, Chanel Arts Centre, Motueka
Programme: Dialogue – Chopin and Scriabin
Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie op.61
Chopin 2 Nocturnes op. 48
Scriabin 2 Nocturnes op. 5
Scriabin Polonaise op.21
Intermission
Chopin Fantasie op.49
Chopin Valse A flat major op34 n. 1
Scriabin Valse A flat major op.38
Chopin Mazurka e-minor o.17 n.2
Scriabin Mazurka e-minor op.25 n.3
Scriabin Fantasie op.28
Tickets from Floral Affaire, High St, Motueka: $25 adults, $5 high school students.
Presented by Motueka Music Group
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