What's On in September 2009

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Late Lounge art + musicLATE LOUNGE
Thurs 3 September | 5-9pm

We bring late night Thurs action to Lower Hutt with the Late Lounge. This month, SMP Ensemble play electronic chamber music from 7pm, followed by a musician Q&A session . Come early for a free gallery tour at 5.30 or 6.30pm, or treat yourself to dinner at Cafe Reka or a civilised beverage from our mini-bar in the reception foyer. All facilities open till 9pm.  

UpStage 09.09.09
090909 UpStage Festival
Weds 9 September | 2pm

A unique festival of live online performances (cyberformances) by 13 artists traversing 9 different time zones. Just log on to www.upstage.org.nz and click on the link to attend. Or pop into TheNewDowse or Hutt City Libraries and tune in to one of the Connect computers or watch on a big screen.


Gary Tricker: Haydn's Toy Symphony (detail), 1975Tickle My Senses
opens Saturday 12 September

A new kids' show exploring art through all five senses. Can you smell a painting? Do some artworks make you feel hungry? Can you feel an idea with your fingers? Tickle My Senses is an immersive experience that lets you expand the ways you experience art... and life!

Gary Tricker: Haydn's Toy Symphony (detail), 1975.


PlantlifeWeedSwap | FREE
Sunday 13 September 11am-3pm

TheNewDowse and our colleagues at Hutt City Parks and Gardens want to help you go native! As part of Conservation Week, bring in your weeds to the Tutukiwi Living Gallery (the old Orchid House cnr Laings Rd/Myrtle St) and swap them for a primo new native plant.

Plantlife 

 

The Box Woman - Kunha PatuguaThe Box Woman | FREE
Sunday 13 September | 1-2.15pm

The Box Woman - Kunha Patagua is a theatrical performance featuring audience participation, poetry, music and fantastical costumes. Based on the thousand-year-old story of an Amazonian woman with a magical box for a head, this event is a treat for adults and children alike. Pull up a seat or a bean bag and enjoy the show. 
NO BOOKING REQUIRED - JUST SHOW UP
PRESENTED BY THE EMBASSY OF BRAZIL

Cao Fei: RMB City - A Second Life City Planning 06, 2007. Courtesy of Vitamin Creative Space.Cao Fei: Utopia 
Michael Parekowhai's Jim McMurtry 
Shows open Saturday 26 September

Cao Fei is a Chinese video/online media artist and rising star in the contemporary art scene, with works in the Guggenheim and displayed at the Venice Biennale. Meanwhile, local art star Michael Parekowhai fills gallery 1 with Jim, a giant bunny.
CAO FEI: UTOPIA IS A JOINT PROJECT BY ARTSPACE AUCKLAND AND THE INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART BRISBANE.

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