FEBRUARY 2020
Events are listed in chronological order. Scroll down to see what arts events are happening in Whakatāne in February 2020.
The Fresh Market Jazz in the Park
Saturday 1 February
5-8 pm
Whakatane Gardens
$5 donation
Bring a picnic, sit back and enjoy live music from The Jazz Quintet comprised of Maria O’Flaherty, and Ben Fernandez Quartet. Supported by local acts including the Ukulele Group. Kid friendly - children free!
5-8 pm
Whakatane Gardens
$5 donation
Bring a picnic, sit back and enjoy live music from The Jazz Quintet comprised of Maria O’Flaherty, and Ben Fernandez Quartet. Supported by local acts including the Ukulele Group. Kid friendly - children free!
Steampunk
Saturday 1 February
Watch out for the amazing visual display of a recreated Master Painting created by the League of Extraordinary Pyroclasts. Catch them later at the Fresh Market Jazz in the Park.
Watch out for the amazing visual display of a recreated Master Painting created by the League of Extraordinary Pyroclasts. Catch them later at the Fresh Market Jazz in the Park.
"One Love" Waitangi Day Reggae music
Thursday 6 February
Noon - 5pm
Awatapu Lagoon - the floodgates end
Free
Awatapu Otamakaokao Kaitiaki Trust Presents: One Love 2020 Waitangi Day Bob Marleys Birthday with Special Guests Majestic Roots Soundsystem (Tauranga). Family friendly event, bring a picnic and enjoy the sunshine and music. Free Sausage Sizzle, Free Activites for Kids, Joe Cools Ice Cream Trailer.
Noon - 5pm
Awatapu Lagoon - the floodgates end
Free
Awatapu Otamakaokao Kaitiaki Trust Presents: One Love 2020 Waitangi Day Bob Marleys Birthday with Special Guests Majestic Roots Soundsystem (Tauranga). Family friendly event, bring a picnic and enjoy the sunshine and music. Free Sausage Sizzle, Free Activites for Kids, Joe Cools Ice Cream Trailer.
Mataatua Kapa Haka Regionals 2020
Thursday 6 and Friday 7 February
Ohui Domain, Ōpōtiki.
Visit Mataatua Kapa Haka Regionals Facebook page for ticket sale details.
Ohui Domain, Ōpōtiki.
Visit Mataatua Kapa Haka Regionals Facebook page for ticket sale details.
Dance Carnival
Saturday 8 February
10am - 12pm
Wharaurangi
Koha
A range of dance and drumming groups’ performances.
10am - 12pm
Wharaurangi
Koha
A range of dance and drumming groups’ performances.
‘Funny Flicks’ Silent Movies
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Saturday 8 February
7.30 pm Little Theatre 20 Adults, $15 seniors and $5 children. Tickets at The Good Life. “Funny Flicks” Silent Movies featuring Buster Keaton with organ accompaniment by Chris Hainsworth. THE PROGRAMME First half about 75 minutes: The General” 1926 (starring Buster Keaton) Second half about 30 minutes: “The Consequences of Feminism” 1906 (directed by Alice Guy) “One Week” 1920 (starring Buster Keaton) Total with interval about 2 hours. The films are silent and in black and white. They will be enhanced by partially improvised live music played on the organ by Chris Hainsworth, who has been internationally recognised for his film accompaniment. THE ACCOMPANIST New Zealander Chris is the titular organist of the Cathedral of Béziers, France, where he has lived for over 20 years. He frequently tours New Zealand and with original and entertaining programmes and has frequently performed in Whakatane: ‘A Rare Treat’ (2006) ‘Bach to Bacchus’ (2008), ‘Organ in the Park’ (2010), ‘The Te Kooti Trail’ silent movie (2011), ‘Pipes & Chips’ with Maurice Reid (trumpet) (2013) and ‘Goat & Boat’ silent movies and interludes with Andrei Freidine (clarinet) (2016). In 2018 he accompanied Buster Keaton silent movies on the Wurlitzer at Baycourt, Tauranga. Chris’ events in Whakatane are always well received by sizeable audiences. THE FILMS ‘The General’ ‘The General’ is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The film stars Buster Keaton who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman. At the time of its initial release, The General, an action-adventure-comedy made toward the end of the silent era, was not well received by critics and audiences, resulting in mediocre box office returns. The General has since been re-evaluated and is now often ranked among the greatest American films ever made. The plot centres around Western & Atlantic Railroad train engineer Johnnie Gray and the two loves of his life, his fiancée Annabelle Lee and his locomotive, The General. When the American Civil War breaks out Johnnie is rejected for the Confederate Army and through misunderstanding is thought to be a coward by Annabelle and her family. A year Johnnie is involved in a series of exciting escapades, including a furious locomotive chase between him and Union agents, which in the end prove to Annabelle that he is no coward. ‘The Consequences of Feminism’ ‘The Consequences of Feminism’ is a 1906 French silent comedy film directed by Alice Guy. It was remade in 1912 as ‘In the Year 2000’. The film is set in a society where the roles of men and women have been reversed. Slightly effeminate men sew, iron and take care of the children, while macho women drink and read newspapers in cafés, and court men. ‘One Week’ ‘One Week’ is a 1920 American two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, the first film to be released made by Keaton on his own. The film was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. The story involves two newlyweds, played by Buster Keaton and Sybil Seely, who receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift. The house can be built, supposedly, in "one week" A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates. The movie recounts Keaton's struggle to assemble the house according to this new "arrangement". Anyone who has tried to put together flat-pack furniture will get the idea. |
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MMCA Art and Maps
Thursday 13 February
5.30pm
The Art House – Arts Society Rooms
Free
Guest judge Ruth Watson will give a talk on “Art and Maps”. Through some chosen examples from 20th century art and cartography, she will discuss some of the possibilities as well as potential pitfalls raised by using map imagery in artistic production. Includes a Pot Luck dinner. (Bring something pot luck to share.) For local artists and interested arts people.
5.30pm
The Art House – Arts Society Rooms
Free
Guest judge Ruth Watson will give a talk on “Art and Maps”. Through some chosen examples from 20th century art and cartography, she will discuss some of the possibilities as well as potential pitfalls raised by using map imagery in artistic production. Includes a Pot Luck dinner. (Bring something pot luck to share.) For local artists and interested arts people.
Music In The Esplanade Courtyard
Saturday 15 February
10am
Esplanade Courtyard
Free
Tom Bayliss’s and friends
10am
Esplanade Courtyard
Free
Tom Bayliss’s and friends
Gala Prize Giving Of Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards
Saturday 15 February
6pm.
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne.
No charge, tickets available at secretary.artswhakatane@gmail.com
Gala prize giving of Molly Morpeth qCanaday 3D awards.
See MMCA website for more details.
6pm.
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne.
No charge, tickets available at secretary.artswhakatane@gmail.com
Gala prize giving of Molly Morpeth qCanaday 3D awards.
See MMCA website for more details.
Whakatāne Community Orchestra Perform “Music From The Movies”
Saturday 15 February
7.30pm
Church of St George and St John
Cost: $12 adults, $10 Seniors, $5 children. Door sales only.
7.30pm
Church of St George and St John
Cost: $12 adults, $10 Seniors, $5 children. Door sales only.
Whakatāne Society Of Arts And Crafts Exhibition
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February
10am – 4 pm.
The Art House cnr McAlister and Short Streets.
Work by members of the Whakatāne Society of Arts and Crafts.
Pottery Poppy Making Sessions – All poppy profits go the local RSA.
10am – 4 pm.
The Art House cnr McAlister and Short Streets.
Work by members of the Whakatāne Society of Arts and Crafts.
Pottery Poppy Making Sessions – All poppy profits go the local RSA.
Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards Exhibition
Sunday 16 February - Sunday 12 April
Mon–Fri 9 am - 5 pm,
Sat - Sun 10 am - 2 pm.
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne
Cost: Free
Presented by Arts Whakatāne and exhibition partner District Council, this national award aims to support and promote artists by presenting 3D work across a range of disciplines.
See MMCA website for more details.
Mon–Fri 9 am - 5 pm,
Sat - Sun 10 am - 2 pm.
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne
Cost: Free
Presented by Arts Whakatāne and exhibition partner District Council, this national award aims to support and promote artists by presenting 3D work across a range of disciplines.
See MMCA website for more details.
MMCA Judge Talk
Sunday 16 February
11am
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne.
Free
Judge Ruth Watson will discuss her views on the 2020 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 3D exhibition.
11am
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne.
Free
Judge Ruth Watson will discuss her views on the 2020 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 3D exhibition.
Music In The Esplanade Courtyard
Saturday 22 February
10am
Esplanade Courtyard
Free
Tom Bayliss’s and friends
10am
Esplanade Courtyard
Free
Tom Bayliss’s and friends
The Art House Market
Saturday 22 February
Outside Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne.
Ceramics, woodcraft, and more made by members of Whakatāne Society of Arts and Crafts.
Pottery Poppy Making Sessions continued – All poppy profits go the local RSA.
Outside Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne.
Ceramics, woodcraft, and more made by members of Whakatāne Society of Arts and Crafts.
Pottery Poppy Making Sessions continued – All poppy profits go the local RSA.
Eastern Bay Brass Development Squad
Saturday 29 February
10am
Esplanade Courtyard
Free
Featuring Danielle Oram on tenor horn with the solo which won a cup at the Regional Brass Band competitions, and a variety of pieces to reflect the groups ongoing development.
10am
Esplanade Courtyard
Free
Featuring Danielle Oram on tenor horn with the solo which won a cup at the Regional Brass Band competitions, and a variety of pieces to reflect the groups ongoing development.
MMCA 3D Floor Talk
Saturday 29 February
11am
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne
Free
Sue Whale will share her thoughts about final awards exhibition to be pitched at students of art and the local arts community in order for them to gain an understanding of the works.
11am
Te Kōputu Exhibition Centre, Whakatāne
Free
Sue Whale will share her thoughts about final awards exhibition to be pitched at students of art and the local arts community in order for them to gain an understanding of the works.
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