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Arts events on this weekend

Pinocchio the Pantomime Circa Theatre, to Dec 23, TuesSat 6.30pm, Sun 4pm, $18-$54

Jump inside a fantastical storybook adventure with Pinocchio and friends. Tickets: circa.co.nz

NZSO Messiah Michael Fowler Centre, tomorrow, 7.30pm, $25-$85

Umberto Clerici conducts the NZSO performing Handel’s festive season favourite, featuring The Tudor Consort choir with soprano Emma Pearson, mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble, tenor Lila Crichton and bass Wade Kernot. Tickets: Ticketmaster

Great Sounds Great San Fran, Meow, Valhalla, Rogue & Vagabond, Bedlam & Squalor, tomorrow, from 5pm, $65+

This one-day indie music festival spans five neighbouring venues and features 17 of Aotearoa’s best acts. Tickets: undertheradar.co.nz

Jingle Elves: The Musical BATS Theatre, until tomorrow, 8.30pm, $22+

Join the North Pole’s inhabitants as they bring you the magic of song, a splash of inter-elf drama, and maybe even something to stuff your stocking. Tickets: bats.co.nz

Welly Walks Saturdays from tomorrow until Jan 22, Wellington trails, free

This annual event showcases the many walking tracks around Pōneke, and this year’s six walks range from beginners to pro, for kids and for dogs, with treats to be discovered along the way. A secret code will be needed to unlock the treasure trove. Visit: wellington. govt.nz/wellywalks

A Celtic Christmas, by Taste of Ireland Opera House, Dec 11, Carterton Events Centre, Dec 14, 7.30pm, $79.90+

Witness the champions of Irish dance take to the stage for a magical night of tunes, taps and tradition as they tell the story of two star-crossed lovers. Laugh, clap and sing along to carols under the mistletoe. Tickets: Ticketmaster

Braindrops presents SC Cumuna and MaryJane Thomson

241 Cuba St, above Suite Gallery, tomorrow, 1pm, free Enjoy an afternoon of ambient experimental electronic music featuring spoken word poetry.

Exhibitions Hutt Art Potters’ Exhibition Creative Clay 2022 Hutt Art Lower Hutt, until tomorrow, 10am-4pm

Guest artist Leo Semau. Affordable, original New Zealand pottery for your home or as a gift.

tari Raranga Weavers

Leonard Cockayne Centre,

tari Wilton’s Bush, various dates and times to Dec 17, $0-$40

tari Raranga Weavers provides an introduction to raranga with harakeke. Classes aim to spread knowledge of traditional Māori weaving and healing practices, utilising the native plants at tari Wilton’s Bush. Ticket/booking details: Eventfinda

Capital Photographer of the Year: The Exhibition

Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua, until Sunday; Saturday 10am5pm, Sunday 11-4.30pm, free The best images from the 2022 competition, handpicked by some of the country’s top artistic talents.

The Places We Called Home Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, to Dec 18, 10am-4pm weekends, free

The Places We Called Home brings together the work of Andrew Ross & Cody Ellingham, two photographers capturing the

history of urban Wellington 20 years apart.

Megan Dunn: The Mermaid Chronicles

Adam Art Gallery, ¯ O to Dec 18, free

Exploring writer Dunn’s longstanding fascination with mermaids and the world of professional mermaiding. Vintage artefacts are brought together with painting, sculpture, underwater photographs, and videos.

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