Arts Diary: A hint of Kiwi flair

95bFM bCard Launch Party

95bFM is bringing back the popular music event, bCard, on Saturday with a line-up of young, up-and-coming NZ artists - Imugi 이무기, Yoko-Zuna, Polyester, and more. The NZ music scene is quickly filling up with fresh new talent amongst the youth, prompting bFM to revive bCard. This event showcases young Kiwi musicians who’re repping their culture, with a hint of Kiwi flair.

DJ for Imugi 이무기 Carl Ruwhiu says bFM has always been extremely supportive of local music, which has served as a useful tool to share their sounds with other young Kiwis. “We went from making music in a bedroom to playing gigs all around Auckland so it’s real sick to see that other young artists are doing that as well.”

EVENT INFORMATION:

FREE

Date: Saturday, April 14th - 15th.

Time: 8 PM - 2 AM

Location: Whammy Bar, Backroom & Wine Cellar; Karangahape Road.

95bFM bCard Launch Party event page.

Babyface EP, DIRTY SOUTH PACIFIC: https://growroomakl.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-south-pacific

Imugi ‘Vacasian’ EP: https://soundcloud.com/imug2/sets/vacasian-ep

Sponsored by Rudi’s brewery.

Smino and Monte Booker concert.

Underground American musician, Smino is bringing his smooth Jazz and R&B sound to Auckland this Saturday night for an intimate gig at Neck of the Woods. Monte Booker will be playing alongside him into the early hours of the morning with songs from his latest album, ‘Blkswan’.

Tickets: $35
Date: Saturday, 14th of April.

Time: 10pm - 3am

Location: Neck Of The Woods, 155B Karangahape Road.

Presented by Astral People, Handsome Tours and Sniffers.

Pop-up Globe Season 3

13^th April – 15^th April 18

Pop-up Globe Theatre, 80 Ascot Avenue, Ellerslie

All Ages.

Tickets ranging from $10- $149

One weekend left to see a new cast enact some of Shakespeare’s most famous masterworks in the beautiful garden setting at Ellerslie - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors and Julius Caesar. Pop-up Globe will pop down. Enjoy it while it's up.

The Wizard of Ōtāhuhu

Get ready to relive your childhood memories, but with a South Auckland twist. Cyclone Tita has swept Dorothy and dog Koko up and dropped them into Munchkinland. Far from home Dorothy befriends a scarecrow, a tin man and a lion who help her find the Wizard, and her way back to Māngere.

20th - 21st April

2pm & 7pm

23rd - 24th April

11am & 2pm

25th - 28th April

2pm & 7pm

Tickets: $8.00 - $20.00

Māngere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu o Uenuku.

Moana with Sound

Before Disney’s Moana there was the OG Moana of Samoa. The film Moana with Soundfollows  Moana, the son of a tribal chief, and his journey to receiving a traditional his tatau (traditional Samoan tattoo). This film shows what life in Samoa looked like in 1926, originally with no sound but has since been restored and had sound added.

After the screening a panel will be speaking about Pasifika representation in the film industry today, and also reflecting on the film.

5th May

3-5pm

Free

Māngere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu o Uenuku.

Botanical Art Worldwide

Ngāi Tipu Taketake – Indigenous Flora

Botanical artists are collaborating with organisations and institutions around the world to create works of art from native plants. There are 25 countries involved in this exhibition and their aim is “to call attention to the importance of conserving our botanical diversity”. The New Zealand exhibition will kick start at the Auckland Botanic Gardens and then gradually work its way down to Wellington, Blenheim and Christchurch (dates yet to be confirmed). At the Botanic Gardens there will be 56 artworks contributed by artists and secondary school students.

On now until 1st July.

8am-8pm

Free.

Auckland Botanical Gardens

102 Hill Rd, The Gardens, Auckland 2105

STOMP

STOMP hits a milestone 25 years, and the global sensation is coming to Auckland! The show is unique for the instruments they use - from your supermarket trolleys to your mum’s kitchen sink. STOMP incorporates wit, dance and non-traditional instruments to create “pure stage magic”.

23rd - 28th May

1pm - 7:30pm

All ages

Prices range from $95.40 - $115.40.

The Civic, Cnr Queen and Wellesley Sts. CDB, Auckland.