Waihekepedia:Current events

Ongoing Events on Waiheke Island:

Thursdays 7-9pm: Dramability for adults. Contact details as above. @ Artworks Community Theatre

Sundays 6-8pm: ASK Youth Church & Concert. For more information, see their website. @ Artworks Community Theatre

Sa18Feb 8pm: Tom Rodwell and Storehouse: Auckland’s cult calypso-blues band Storehouse visits Waiheke for the first time on Saturday February 18th, with a concert at the Artworks Community Theatre, celebrating the release of the single “Adam in the Garden”, from their debut album “Live Humble”. Assembled around UK-born singer-guitarist Tom Rodwell, Storehouse present a wildly entertaining and eminently danceable tour through the lesser-known musical alleyways including slave spirituals, Bahamanian calypso, street-preacher rave-ups and gutbucket rent party blues. Storehouse also features the “velveteen vocals” of singer Coco Davis (an expert in the savage world of early female blues and jazz) as well as percussionist extraordinaire Chris O’Connor (a veteran of the SJD and Don McGlashan bands) and guitar innovator Phill Dryson (of Meatbix and Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band notoriety). Tickets available at the Theatre's TimeOut Café (open 9-3 Mo-Sa) with advance purchase at $15 and door sales at $20. @ Artworks Community Theatre

Fr02/Sa03Mar 7:30pm: Lovers Walk - A Poetic Journey in Eight Scenes:A short—yet infinite—odyssey written, created and choreographed by dancer Siri Embla and poet gus Simonovic, with video material by visual artist Peter Brierley-Millman and music by Jo Blankenburg (piano), Gareth Priceless (guitar), Dubtext (electronica) and Kotaro Nishishita (classical guitar). Lovers Walk is an engaging, multi-layered show, rich in content... physical, sensual and moving; an uplifting true love story told through fusion of music, poetry, video, theatre and dance; a majestic theatrical feast for your soul and all six senses. A majestic theatrical feast for your soul and all six senses... Guest performance on Fr02Mar: "Forever Hold Your Peace". "A bride and a piano player meet on the edge of forever. A completely improvised and unrehearsed performance by long-time sweethearts (and long-time Waiheke residents) Hannah McQuilkan and Anthony Milas. Guest performance on Sa03Mar Prosad: As a part his NZ summer tour (performing at the Prana New Year Festival and the Luminate Festival 2012) Prosad (an international musician, composer and well known sitar player) is playing his fusion of classical and trance sitar--for one night only at Waiheke Island. Tickets $15 prepaid/concession from the Theatre's TimeOut Café (open 9-3 Mo-Sa) or $20 at the door. @ Artworks Community Theatre

Fr09Mar 8pm: Emily Smith and Jamie McClennan in Concert: Award-winning Scottish folk singer Emily Smith and New Zealand born multi-instrumentalist Jamie McClennan will be touring New Zealand in February and March 2012. Following a sell-out tour back in 2010 they are back to delight audiences with an inspiring mix of original songs and tunes alongside updated settings of traditional material in English and Scots language. Smith and McClennan have been creating music together for almost a decade. They met in 2002, shortly after Emily won the prestigious title of ‘BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year’. Jamie joined Emily’s band initially on fiddle, but over the years has become an integral part of Smith’s sound, playing fiddle and lead guitar on recordings and live performances as well as producing Emily’s latest solo album ‘Traiveller’s Joy’, the success of which has helped garner her the nominations of ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ & Best Traditional Track’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards to be held in Feb 2012. Performing a beautiful blend of traditional and original folk songs and tunes on vocals, accordion, piano, fiddle and guitar, this is an act not to miss! Tickets $20 prepaid from the Theatre's TimeOut Café (open 9-3 Mo-Sa) or $25 at the door (if available). @ Artworks Community Theatre

Fr23Mar: Urban Tramper in Concert: Lake (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboard), Phil Jones (bass, Bvs, keyboard/computer) and Andy Hoy (drums/samples) play, write, perform and record music as well as other creative endeavours.... "We have entitled our music 'Future Folk'. Future - because we are in a state of becoming and our music is an aural representation of unrealised dreams; Folk - because we write simple songs for everyone to play and sing along to. Manifesto-in-progress: To try and capture emotions/experiences, that are felt or perceived, and present them in a digestible, aesthetically pleasing format. To stimulate feeling in our listeners; be it that of concurrence with the emotion we attempt to convey, or of reaching a place hitherto not explored. To play, write, perform and record with ardour and respect for our subject, ourselves, our listeners and the artform itself; we acknowledge our responsibility to all. @ Artworks Community Theatre

Fr30Mar: Feral Vessel and Nikki Ngatai in Concert @ Artworks Community Theatre

Sa31Mar: Do or Di: Rouge Productions' Herschel Herscher hosts this fun-filled musical event. Add singers Anna Rugis and Linn Lorkin and you have a top professional vocal trio. This fabulous fifties television game show spoof showcases the trio's comedic and musical talents. Wonderful singing and jazzy instrumental arrangements are applied to the hits of Doris Day and Dinah Shore while the audience guesses which diva was the hit-maker! Linn Lorkin is one of New Zealand’s most loved entertainers as a member of Inside Out Theatre and The Jews Brothers. Her partner, Hershel Herscher (from New York), was a bandleader before moving here and is a skilled pianist and arranger. He’s also a founder of jazz group Nairobi Trio. Anna began her career as a back-up singer on the TV show Happen Inn, and along the way has worked with the likes of Van Morrison and Sir Cliff Richard. @ Artworks Community Theatre