Texture / May 2008
Texture is an events guide, place guide, interactive guide to this fair city. Its role is to hook you up with the best spots to spend your nights and where to recover during the day, all the latest news and information you want from round town and a place to meet only the best people from all over the place. Texture is brought to you by Positively Wellington Tourism with support from heaps of kindly folk round town.
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New Zealand Jewellery
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- Got magpie eyes? Drool at precious, blingin' stones? Or maybe an earthier look is your thing?Either way, the jewellery fanatic in you should be pleased to know that the second annual National Jewellery Showcase is on its way.Over 100 of New Zealand top jewellery designers will be showcasing their works at the Michael Fowler Centre, from Friday the 6th till Sunday the 8th of June.
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Songs of Hollow Hill
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- If you are looking for something a little bit different to do this week, then I can highly recommend that you get along to Happy to see Songs of Hollow Hill. Happy is the perfect wintery venue; warm, cozy and intimate and this show is one not to be missed. A combination of deliciously insane gypsy songs and theatre performed by two extremely talented Toi Whakaari grads.
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48 Hours Wellington finals coming up!
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- I've just come back from the 11th heat of the Wellington 48 hours at the Paramount theatre. I've managed to see 5 out of 11 so far so I reckon I am doing pretty well! There are still two more to go, on Tuesday night, and I urge you to go along and check them out, and vote for your favourite.
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Dick Dynamite!
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- Dick Dynamite and his Doppelgängers are sure to cause all sorts of crazy this Saturday at the Mighty Mighty.I say this on good authority because the band were an unexpected highlight at Camp a Low Hum this year.
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A Guide to Wellingtons Fabulous Public Art
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- Wellington is absolutely bursting with fabulous displays of public art just about everywhere you look. So why has nobody gathered all those nifty pieces you and I take for granted and stuffed them (or rather their photos) into a tidy little book? Well, now they have. Art and About: A pocket guide to Wellingtons Public Art, takes you on a tour of our cities fairest and dearest pieces of public artistry.
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San Fran gigs
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- Here's a small selection of some of the many acts playing soon at SFBH.
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Wellingtonians clean-up top Comedy Awards
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- Wellington has emphatically come out with the last laugh at the 2008 New Zealand Comedy Awards. Both of the top prizes went to local Welling-town comedians at the culmination of this year’s comedy festival, held in Auckland’s Sky City Theatre.
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48 Hours: Furious Film making
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- This weekend marks the 6th time 48 Hours has been held. What is 48 hours you might ask? Basically, a whole bunch of film makers, both experienced and amateur, organised and chaotic turn up at various locations around New Zealand this Friday night, are given a genre, and maybe some other mysterious factors to include, and are let loose to make a film and hand it in 48 hours later. This year there are more than 600 entries, so the mind boggles as to how many people in total are participating.
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The Best Cocktail Party In Town
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- It’s the 202nd birthday of the cocktail this coming Wednesday (the 13th) and YOU are invited to the early party. On Friday the 9th and Saturday the 10th of May, three of the best cocktail-making institutions in New Zealand are pulling out all the stops to celebrate this very special occasion. The Matterhorn, Motel bar, and the Hawthorn Lounge will be combining their super-powers to deliver a taste of class to all Wellington cocktail lovers. Each bar will delve into a sacred tome on the craft of the cocktail, and strive to recreate their classic recipes for your tasting enjoyment. The Matterhorn will be working from The fine art of mixing drinks (By David Embury, 1948), Motel from The bar-tenders guide (Jerry Thomas, 1887) and the Hawthorn folks will be utilising selected drinks from The Savoy cocktail book (Harry Craddock, 1930). There will also be an aim to enlighten one and all on the glorious (and at times infamous) history of cocktails. This is shaping up as two stupendous evenings of entertainment, indulgence and (Fun) education. So round up you homies and homettes for cocktails at one or all three of Welly’s cocktail-forging icons. You can practice your James Bond or Sarah Jessica Parker for this, so don’t forget to dress to impress! -Darren
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Human Rights Film Festival 2008
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- Having spent many years working for the Paramount theatre I have been lucky enough to see an overwhelming number of incredible films, but none have affected me more than the films I have been privileged enough to see courtesy of the Human Rights Film Festival. Their programme continues to get stronger with every year, and this year also celebrates the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Vodafone Homegrown 2008 - Wellington Waterfront, 26th of April
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- Blessed by good weather, Vodafone Homegrown had a lot to prove if it was going live up to all the hype surrounding it's innaugural year. And in most areas that promise was fulfilled. 30+ local acts appearing on four stages for over 10 hours, had all the hallmarks of a logistical nightmare in the making. Yet the Wellington waterfront was a good choice for such an undertaking, providing space and scenery to enhance the spectacle on hand.
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