Looking For Alaska are hitting the road this April in support of their new single "Calling Out," bringing their tight harmonies and upbeat pop-folk to audiences around New Zealand. Looking For Alaska offer up a sound rooted in country-style guitar and soaring harmonies woven together at...
The Rogue Stage Presents - Richard Gilewitz (US) For nearly four decades, American fingerstyle wizard Richard Gilewitz has fascinated listeners with 6 and 12-string finger gymnastics while spinning enchanting yarns of a seasoned raconteur. His concert performances around the world spill over with unexpected turns of...
Collaborating with Mel Bay Publications, Richard released Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop; a book based on his guitar workshops, First Lessons: Fingerstyle Ukulele,along with a DVD of “All Time Favorite Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes” and a live performance DVD, "Live at Charlotte's Web", as well as several...
artsMAD Tuesday 8th May 2018 Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm Venue: The Monarch Room, Prince's Gate, 1057 Arawa St, Rotorua Short art talks to ignite and inspire All welcome. Gold coin koha welcome. People from a range of disciplines and interest areas (design, visual arts, performance, music, environment, community development, business and more) make presentations...
Are you organising a free event in your community to celebrate Matariki 2018? Rotorua Lakes Council wants to make this year’s Matariki celebrations in Rotorua the best so far and if you are organising a free community event to mark the occasion, we would love to...
This is an invitation to all music related societies, groups, institutions, music schools or clubs to join Rotorua NZ Music Month 2018 on the 19th of May for an EXPO day. We want to showcase what you do and we welcome you to host your own...
BULGARiAN HARMONiES ~ A Singing Workshop with TUi MAMAKi Learn some exquisite traditional songs from Bulgaria. Immerse yourself in the joy of singing with others! Learn by call and response, explore timbre, play with harmony/dissonance, delight in odd-meter rhythms and assimilate some exquisite ornamentation… SUNDAY 11th MAR ~ 10am-4:30pm Rotorua Little...
artsMAD Tuesday 13th March 5.30pm - 7.30pm @ The Monarch Princes Gate Short art talks to ignite and inspire All welcome. Gold coin koha welcome. People from a range of disciplines and interest areas (design, visual arts, performance, music, environment, community development, business and more) make presentations about the art of life, or their work,...
Our son Max popped back home recently and left his newish car with us for a couple weeks. Fortunately, there’s nothing modified, raucous or ratty about this vehicle at all - you might even say it looks decidedly unremarkable as a factory standard, Japan-built family wagon. ‘The...
Applications are being sought for the next funding round of the Creative Communities Scheme which closes on 6 March 2018. “With nearly $25,000 available for new arts projects in the community, this is a fantastic opportunity for locals with an artistic passion to make their dreams...