Arts events around Wellington region

There are some classical music treats on offer this weekend, as well as dance, theatre and even a pool party.

Wellington Chamber Orchestra 50th Anniversary Concert

Alan Gibbs Centre, Wellington College, tomorrow, 3pm

Music by Shostakovich and Holst’s the Planets. And Gareth Farr’s ‘‘Terra Incognita’’ based on his visit to Antarctica as guest artist. Conducted by Rachel Hyde, with soloist bassbaritone Sam McKeever. Tickets: eventfinda.co.nz

Dance: For by Four

BATS Theatre, until tomorrow, 6.30pm, $22

Presented by New Zealand School of Dance, these four flawless solos each reflect the choreographer’s singular creative voice. This programme promises an intimate view of Aotearoa’s emergent choreographic landscape. Tickets: bats.co.nz

Iron Horse Burlesque Revue II Iron Horse, Miramar, tomorrow, 9am11pm, $40

This outstanding world-class burlesque show is in its second year as a part of the Capital City’s Eat, Drink, Play Festival. tickets: eventfinda.co.nz

Pasifika Pool Party

Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre, tomorrow, 3pm-7pm, $3.30

As part of Samoa Language Week (May 29-June 4) there will be a special opportunity with a Pasifika Pool Party tomorrow for everyone to celebrate Pacific culture. There will be performances by the Anamua Fou Dance Group, the Mafutaga Tagata Matutua Pacific Exercise Group, and a ‘‘Bomb’’ competition. Miles Calder

Vogelmorn Hall, tomorrow, 7.30pm – $20

Miles Calder performs as an acoustic duo with bandmate and guitarist Chris Armour. The pair will be playing an intimate set in a strippedback, acoustic fashion, re-imagining songs from Calder’s 2021 debut solo album Autopilot Life. Tickets: UTR and www.milescalder.com Camerata and The Tudor Consort

St Peter’s on Willis St, tomorrow, 7.30pm,

Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (Mass for Troubled Times), also known as the ‘‘Nelson Mass’’ is one of the six great Mass settings that form the crowning glory of his vocal music, along with The Creation and The Seasons. More info: camerata.nz Cringeworthy – The 80s

Circa Theatre, until June 11, Tuesday-Thursday 6.30pm, Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday 4pm, $25-$54 Cringeworthy is back, baby with a brand-new show! A righteous, stellar, fantabulous blast from the past that is equal parts nostalgic and hilarious. Tickets: Circa.co.nz

Piano: Spain from Classicism to Modernism

St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Sunday, $10-$40

Considered one of the most technically demanding and brilliant works for solo piano, Albéniz’s Iberia is a sumptuous musical evocation of Spain. Together with works by fellow Spanish composers, Granados and de Falla, pianist Lorelle McNaughton takes us on a colourful and varied guided tour. Tickets: eventfinda.co. nz, door sales from 2.30pm.

Blue Dragon Book Fair

Ngaio Town Hall, tomorrow 9am4pm, Sunday 9am-2pm, free. Book treats and bargains galore at this annual fundraising book fair. Queer Arts Festival: Too Much Hair Bats Theatre, until June 3, 7.15pm, $25

Combining celebratory stories about gender identity and expression with the power of music and the brilliance of emerging artists, Too Much Hair is a new musical cabaret about gender euphoria. Tickets: Bats. co.nz

Exhibitions

Inhabit – Holli McEntegart Courtenay Place (ex Readings Cinema complex) until Sunday, 10am-4pm

Holli McEntegart describes herself as a social practice artist and full spectrum doula. Inhabit combines both practices providing a social space for new parents to come together to share their postpartum experiences within a context of care and social activism. Unearth Your Local Potter Academy Galleries, 1 Queens Wharf, until June 7, free

This is a group of committed potters doing ‘‘high-end’’ sculptural and domestic ware. Most work in isolation, but they meet monthly for an exchange of ideas on the Kāpiti Coast. This is their second group exhibition in Wellington at The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.

Safe Space: Birgit Moffatt Mahara iti, Waikanae, until July 15, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, free Berlin-born taki-gorge based,¯O Birgit Moffatt prefers to create her own materials in their purest form. She is a keen explorer of natural dyes, using plant parts and other natural elements to achieve sophisticated results that are often unexpected and serendipitous. Whakapapa Te Pō Te Ao. Courtenay Place light boxes, until September 18

As part of the Matariki festival, artist Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka turns the light boxes into a series of digitally woven pouwhenua that are derived from the natural Te Aro and the local environment.

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