Activity Guide

Monday February 06, 2012


Tora Tora Tora - Coastal Music Festival

Type: Festival
Venue: Tora Coast
Date: Saturday, 4th of Feb, 2012
Time: 10:00am
Price: Check Cosmicticketing.co.nz Including Olmecha The Relic, Brockaflowersaurus Rex.Rhythm Hawks and loads more!
Season finishes: Monday, 6th of Feb, 2012
Summary:


Local Knowledge

Type: Art Exhibition
Venue: The Dowse, Lower Hutt
Date: Monday, 16th of Jan, 2012
Time: 10:00am
Price: FREE Check out www.dowse.org.nz cos there's lots more info!
Season finishes: Thursday, 16th of Feb, 2012
Summary: Julian Priest creates a unique time-zone. An exhibition that deals with the specifics of location and time, the connections between them, and what it means to be at home.


One Love - Concrete Jungle

Type: Event
Venue: Foxglove and Foxglove Ballroom 33 Queens Wharf
Date: Monday, 6th of Feb, 2012
Time: 12:00pm
Price: Free all day! Good vibes, good music, new location. (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult ovr 18)
Summary: New location. Keep listening to RadioActive.fm, more information to come.


Fringe Festival 2012

Type: Fringe Festival
Venue: Various Venues Round Town
Date: Thursday, 2nd of Feb, 2012
Time: 12:00pm
Price: Various Prices goto www.fringe.co.nz for more information on shows and tickets
Season finishes: Saturday, 3rd of Mar, 2012
Summary: A fierce, feisty, fabulous, Fringe Festival is ready to roll out some colourful mayhem in the Cultural Capital, 10 February until 3 March 2012.


Stitch 'n Bitch KNITTING CIRCLE

Type: Drinks and Merriment
Venue: Southern Cross Abel Smith St
Date: Thursday, 1st of Jan, 1970
Time: 7:00pm
Price: free
Summary: Learn how to knit, join the knitting circle.


Up and Comings 


 

Data Hui 

Type:  Live Gig 
Venue:  San Francisco Bath House 
Date:  Thursday, 9th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  9:00pm 
Price:  $20 on the door,Data Hui is Billy TK,Mara TK,Riki Gooch,Iraia Whakamoe&Crete Haami.  
Season Starts:  Thursday, 9th o Feb, 2012 
Summary:  Data Hui is the band. Taniwhunk is the form of music we play. This genre was coined in order to claim a small part of a vast musical universe for ourselves, lest we continually be labelled the borrower. 


Myele Manzanza and Olmecha Supreme Double Album Release Party!! 

Type:  Live Gig 
Venue:  San Francisco Bath House 
Date:  Friday, 10th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  9:00pm 
Price:  Tickets $15 from Cosmic Manners and Cuba St 
Season Starts:  Friday, 10th o Feb, 2012 
Summary:  Epic night of music with an epic line up of special guests to celebrate this double album release party. 


Lovers Walk - a Poetic Journey in Eight Scenes 

Type:  Fringe Festival 
Venue:  Meow - 9 Edward Street 
Date:  Friday, 10th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  8:00pm 
Price:  $15 from eventfinder.co.nz or for more info printablereality.com 
Season Starts:  Friday, 10th o Feb, 2012 
Season finishes:  Sunday, 12th o Feb, 2012 
Summary:  A short (yet infinite) odyssey 
written, created and choreographed by dancer Siri Embla and poet Gus Simonovic,with specials guests each night!  


Summer Concert at Government House  

Type:  Classical Concert 
Venue:  Government House  
Date:  Saturday, 11th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  12:00pm 
Price:  Tickets & info from ticketek.co.nz,includes picnic lunch!feat.Whirimako Black,Julia Booth,Ben Makisi.. 
Season Starts:  Saturday, 11th o Feb, 2012 
Summary:  Brought to you by the Vector Wellington Orchestra 


The Official Bowl-a-Rama after party featuring: DJ Reno (Shapeshifter), MC Tali, Nick D (Auckland), Marek, DDog 

Type:  DJ Dance Party 
Venue:  Sandwiches 
Date:  Saturday, 11th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  11:00pm 
Price:  Limited advance tickets only $10 from dash tickets, cosmic stores, rough peel music. More on the door. 
Season Starts:  Saturday, 11th o Feb, 2012  


RadioActive.FM presents Cut Chemist Exclusive NZ Date!! 

Type:  Live Gig 
Venue:  San Francisco Bath House 
Date:  Thursday, 16th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  9:00pm 
Price:  $29 + bf from 1-night.co.nz with support from NZ's Red Bull Thre3Style Champ DJ Spell 
Season Starts:  Thursday, 16th o Feb, 2012 
Summary:  Turntablist extraordinaire Cut Chemist brings his envelope-pushing live show to Wellington for his cut ‘n’ scratch audio-visual blowout; “Sound of the Police”. 


Splore 2012 

Type:  3 day music festival 
Venue:  Tapapakanga Regional Park 
Date:  Friday, 17th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  10:00am 
Price:  tickets from 1-night.co.nz - Line up includes Erykah Badu, Hudson Mohawke, Q-Bert for more info goto splore.net 
Season Starts:  Friday, 17th o Feb, 2012 
Season finishes:  Sunday, 19th o Feb, 2012 
Summary:  What more do you want in a 3 day festival - sun, water, and good music. 


Summer Shakespeare - Twelfth Night 

Type:  Outdoor Performance 
Venue:  Botanic Gardens - Dell 
Date:  Friday, 17th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  7:00pm 
Price:  $15 Full/$10 Con,thru Downstage ph:04 801 6946/bookings@downstage.co.nz,more info goto summershakespeare.wordpress.com 
Season Starts:  Friday, 17th o Feb, 2012 
Season finishes:  Saturday, 3rd o Mar, 2012 
Summary:  One of Shakespeare’s most romantic and hilarious comedies. Directed by Melanie Camp 


Alphabet Street with Orchestra of Spheres 

Type:  Live Band 
Venue:  Capital E 
Date:  Sunday, 26th o Feb, 2012 
Time:  2:00pm 
Price:  $12 +BF from undertherader.co.nz for more info goto alphabetstreet.co.nz 
Season Starts:  Sunday, 26th o Feb, 2012 
Summary:  Alphabet St. Funk for the whole family! Babysteps presents a Sunday session where families can listen, laugh, dance and craft together. 


The Forest 2012 (Check facebook for line up) 

Type:  Festival 
Venue:  Western Lake - FEATHERSTON 
Date:  Saturday, 10th o Mar, 2012 
Time:  12:00pm 
Price:  $100 from, Pan de Muerto 8 Kent Tce, Devine 205 High Street, Lowerhutt Vinyl Heaven 5 Jackson Street, Masterton.  
Season Starts:  Saturday, 10th o Mar, 2012 
Summary:  Live acts on the day stage all arvo 
2 all night dance zones in the forest. 
free camping. 
Bring it! 


In Association with RadioActive.fm - Justin Townes Earle 

Type:  Live Band 
Venue:  Bodega (www.bodega.co.nz) 
Date:  Friday, 20th o Apr, 2012 
Time:  8:00pm 
Price:  tickets from ticketmaster and RPM, Bringing fresh new music from his 4th studio album 
Season Starts:  Friday, 20th o Apr, 2012 
Summary:  returns to New Zealand this April, bringing with him his timeless songs, tasty picking and charismatic, high-energy performing style.