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Auckland Conversations
Throughout 2012. A series of free international speaker events on urban design, heritage and environmental issues.
Jersey Boys
10 April - 17 June. The story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
Degas to Dali
3 March - 17 June. Auckland Art Gallery presents international modern artists' work spanning 100 years.
Pacific Arts Summit
4-31 May. The annual summit features architecture, dance, dialogue, fashion, music, theatre, visual arts and more.
NZ Music Month at Auckland Libraries
1-31 May. Feel the rhythm of NZ Music Month at Auckland Libraries with events for all to enjoy across the Auckland region.
West Youth Week 2012
18-26 May. The West Youth Week slogan says it all - Be Young, Be Free, Be You.
Walking in Wynyard
6-31 May. Join a guided walk around Wynyard Quarter, the recently revitalised area of Auckland’s waterfront.
LATE at the Museum 2012 - Seven Deadly Sins
LATE at the Museum 2012 explores the seven deadly sins - wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony.
MOTAT Free for East and West Aucklanders
1-31 May. East and west Auckland residents can have fun and interactive experiences for free at MOTAT during May.
Auckland Festival of Photography
1-24 June. Over 100 free exhibitions and events across Auckland from Matakana to Pukekohe and Waiheke to Piha.
Sounds of Friendship Performance
3 June. Enjoy a free performance to celebrate 50 years of friendship between Korea and New Zealand.
Jennifer Ward-Lealand - Falling in Love Again
15 June. A glorious cabaret tribute to Marlene Dietrich to support Ark in the Park.
Diamond Jubilee celebrations
2-4 June. Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II at Auckland Museum.
Northern Regional Parks Volunteer Planting Days
May - August. Be part of the regional parks planting programme and help create habitats and food sources for native species.
Classic At Twelve
18 May - 15 June. This series will showcase young musicians in a lunchtime performance.
Inspire Auckland Presentation Day
30 May. Hear internationally successful business people share insights and success stories.
Mairangi Arts Centre 21st Birthday Display
28 May - 23 June. A retrospective display of photographs and written accounts of the centre's beginnings.
Mairangi Arts Centre Portraiture Awards
26 May - 6 June. People are fascinating! An exhibition of portraiture artworks studying the essence of personality.
Samoan Language Week Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa
27 May - 2 June. What's the second most spoken language in Auckland? Samoan! Celebrate it at Auckland Libraries.
Southern Regional Parks Volunteer Planting Days
May - June. Tree planting days to provide homes for native species and keep south Auckland's regional parks beautiful.
Auckland Then and Now
1 June - 20 July. An exhibition of photographs of Auckland as it was 100 years ago and as it is today.
Auckland Libraries Bargain Book Sale
21-27 May. Bag yourself a bargain at the highly popular bargain book sale at the Central City Library.
Auckland Pet and Animal Expo 2012
25-26 August. An exhibition and lifestyle event tailored specifically to pets and their owners.
Chiwi: A Way of Life
29 May - 22 July. This Auckland Festival of Photography exhibition celebrates fusion, difference, tension and harmony.
Molley Green Reserve Planting Day
30 June. Volunteer a couple of hours to help plant trees and restore the stream in this neighbourhood park.
Cradle to Rave
24 June. Acclaimed UK Renaissance man Lenny Henry returns to his roots with a funny and personal one man show.
Lyndsay Brock: Lineage
5-24 May. A unique exhibition celebrating the multi-discipline philosophy of the Arts & Crafts era.
Roskill Youth Zone's first birthday
9 June. Roskill Youth Zone celebrates its first year with a big party for the whole family.
Acute Self
15 May - 22 June. Digital Art Live and Creative New Zealand present Acute Self by Interrupt Collective.
Kaipatiki Project Community Planting Days
June - September. Get out and help plant thousands of native trees in local reserves.
Nana-Technologies
May-June. Learn about cookery and crafts of yesteryear, brought up to date by Kaipatiki Project.
Deck'd 2
19-31 May. This group show features skate decks designed and painted by Takapuna Grammar students.
Open Studio Weekend - Waiheke Winter Arts Festival
2-4 June. Two inspiring days of art on the island.
Natures Best Art Exhibition
1-26 May. If you love nature then this is the exhibition for you - a beautifully, diverse range of styles to meet all tastes.
Inner Nature - Art Therapists as Artists
9-21 June. This exhibition focuses on the essence of our inner natures - our experiences, feelings, perceptions and imagination.
Julia Durkin, Elaine Smith: Occupy
1-15 June. This exhibition looks at the street theatre of Auckland protests.
Looking at Auckland through the windows of Devonport
1-24 June. Photography in public spaces via a window project.
Whitu, Whatu, Whetu: Seven, Stitch, Stars
24 June - 4 July. Seven weavers will explore the attributes of the seven stars of Matariki.
CAMERA Season of Photography
22 June - 22 October. See some of the world’s most stunning images at Auckland Museum.
Kids Festival at Uxbridge
26 May. Uxbridge is offering an afternoon of activities specifically for our younger generation.
Girls Who Shoot Boys Who Draw
19 May - 16 June. This is not about cowgirls and cowboys, nor does it make references to drug epidemics and samurai swords.
Lisa Reihana: Nga Hau e Wha
23 June - 21 July. Reihana's timeless series of photographs depicts her nieces as the goddesses of the four winds.
The Winter's Tale
7-16 June. A tale of love and romance, jealousy and betrayal, forgiveness and reconciliation. And a bear.
New Beginnings Gallery redevelopment
From 22 June. Voyager NZ Maritime Museum invites you to explore the history of sea-borne migration to New Zealand.
Tanya Ruka: Pūkohu
23 June - 21 July. A three-channel video installation featuring stunning portrayals of ngā whenua (the land).
Puketapapa Garden Web first meeting
23 May. Be part of the first meeting to help grow community gardening in Puketapapa.
Rigoletto
7-17 June. Opera doesn’t get more melodramatic than Rigoletto, Verdi’s heartbreaking tale of love and deception.
Rally NZ Family Day
17 June. Meet the WRC stars of Brother Rally New Zealand at this fantastic family fun day.
Old - musical theatre
1-9 June. This musical theatre performance is the latest work from Kathy Hollo's Kaleidoscope Productions.
Photogenic - Open Photography Exhibition
2-30 June. An open exhibition displaying the works from professional and amateur photographers, members and non-members.
Talking Culture Sunday Series
3-24 June. Check out these talks and film screenings at Auckland Art Gallery as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography.
Westie Wednesday
13 June. Dress up, have fun and help make a difference in the lives of west Auckland kids!
Unfinished Business
26 May - 7 June. A family of artists asks, through their work, does familiarity breed contempt?
Clare Goodwin: Picnic at Waiau Pa
17-30 June. Examines NZ in the 60s and 70s from the perspective of a child.
Tribes
8-30 June. A blisteringly funny and heartfelt experience from acclaimed playwright Nina Raine.
Camille McCawley - Squatter Series
1-24 June. A photographic exhibition looking at the cold, damp and unstable conditions of a London squat.
Group Show: Natural Light
9-20 June. A collaborative exhibition of personal works by three very different photographers.
International Food and Moon Festival 2012
22 September. International food, diverse cultural performances and a variety of games and children's activities.
Weekend Nursery Bites
21 April - 10 November. Learn hands-on how to care for and grow NZ native plant species in these monthly propagation workshops.
Golden Days at MOTAT
1 April - 30 June. Super Gold Card holders from the Auckland region can visit MOTAT for free until 30 June.
Hot Composting
April - November. Practical workshops showing you how to build and care for a productive hot compost heap.
Parallels
21 April - 3 June. An exhibition by Darcell Apelu, part of the 2012 South Auckland Pacific Arts Summit.
Small Histories
5-23 June. Artstation's photography exhibition gives personal histories the same treatment as grand historical events.
Peninsula
8-29 September. The first Auckland production of Gary Henderson's 2012 International Festival hit Kiwi drama.
Ladies For Hire
10 November - 1 December. A hilarious Kiwi comedy about a choir whose relationships are far from harmonious.
Kaipatiki Kids
April-August. Monthly enviro-experiences for little ones at Kaipatiki Project's Environment Centre.
Auckland Choral: Mozart - Great Mass in C Minor
25 August. Left unfinished at the time of his death, Mozart's Great Mass was inspired by Bach and Handel.
Remix the Orchestra
31 May. Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra meets some of NZ's hottest hip-hop stars for a night of groundbreaking music.
Rhythm and Verse
26 April and 24 May. Listen to the featured readers, enjoy live music and share a bottle of wine with friends.
Songs for Matariki at Artstation
27 June - 14 July. Haare Williams exhibits at Artstation as part of Te Taumata Exhibition Series 2012.
In2it - Street Games
Throughout 2012. In2it Street Games are free physical activity sessions provided across Auckland for kids.
Rudali the Mourner
18-27 May. This engaging social drama by Prayas is a hard-hitting yet entertaining tale of exploitation, struggle and survival.
Dominion Road: The shifting urbanscape
From 23 April. King Tong Ho's portrayals in photographs and words of iconic Dominion Road people and places.
Beautiful Losers
22 August - 7 September. This comedy/drama is based on the relationship between Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady.
Joking Aside
28 March - 15 July. Free exhibition with caricatures, cartoons and comics from Sir George Grey Special Collections.
Rewi Alley Photography Exhibition
18 May - 6 June. This exhibition of photography memorialises Rewi Alley's contribution to the Sino-NZ friendship.
Adam Portraiture Awards
20 April - 10 June. Not just a collection of predictable portraits, this exhibition is a fascinating mixture of characters.
Africa Day
26 May. Come and celebrate all things African and exotic under one roof with food, music, dance and drama.
Copenhagen
30 May - 10 June. A dramatic new production of this play about physics, memory, choices and the absurdities of war.
Clay Bodvin - Hybrid Memories and the Still Life of Trivial Objects
20 April - 10 June. Works rich in colour, texture and illusion.
Lounge Room Tribalism
21 April - 3 June. Graham Fletcher paints the living rooms of affluent collectors and their elaborate decor.
Patti Austin in concert
9 June. Don't miss Grammy Award-winning vocalist Patti Austin in this rare down-under appearance.
Speed and Flight
17 March - 24 June. One of the most remarkable episodes in British printmaking is the rise of the humble linocut in the 1930s.
Walk It Series
19 February - 26 June. Free guided walks through beautiful west Auckland locations.
Workshops on the Wharf
Every Sunday. Head down to Wynyard Quarter to take part in a different fun and creative workshop each week.
Cloth Nappy Workshops
10 March -16 June. Learn all you need to know about cloth nappies at this free workshop.
John Miller - Photographer
7 June - 1 July. John Miller has captured some momentous events and moments in the struggle for peace.
Toioho ki Mangere
9 June - 8 July. Now in its second year, Toioho ki Mangere features the work of students from Te Pūtahi a Toi.
Auckland Art Gallery Conservation Tours
Throughout 2012. Go behind the scenes of Auckland Art Gallery and into the painting conservation studios.
Identi-Tee
March - September. Join the project as Auckland Museum discovers how we express ourselves through T-shirts.
Bush Walk and Talk - Autumn 2012
18 March - 27 May. Join a weekend educational leisure stroll on the North Shore with experienced guide Margi Keys.
Made Active: The Chartwell Show
14 April - 15 July. Explore ideas of "action" through the work of sculpture, performance and installation artists.
Kushana Bush: All Things to All Men
24 April - 1 July. These artworks present a world where difference is embraced and possibilities for coexistence are endless.
Unbound - Young Artists Alter Found Books
6 May - 2 June. Artstation's Youth Art Committee presents its second exhibition.
Entertaining Angels
14 July - 4 August. A funny, touching and thought-provoking comedy about a new widow cutting loose.
As You Like It
12 May - 2 June. William Shakespeare's comedy of love, lust and mistaken identity.
Living Room 2012
October. Living Room brings high-quality temporary public art to the streets of Auckland over a 12-day period.
Create Your Own Eden
Throughout 2012. Learn the art of composting for free.
Going West Books and Writers Festival 2012
August - September. West Auckland will become a hotbed of literary discussion, debate, oration and performance.
Southside Arts Festival
12 October - 11 November. Experience the vibrant arts of south Auckland.
Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens - Exhibition 2012
19 November 2011 - 20 October 2012. Sixty new sculptures by contemporary NZ artists on a 1km garden trail.
Living Here by Andrea Wilkinson
From 4 May. The outdoor exhibition space in central Auckland's Bledisloe Walkway features work from Andrea Wilkinson.
WWJD
11 May - 23 June. This exhibition marks Fresh Gallery Otara's 6th anniversary and honours late Cook Islander curator Jim Vivieaere.
Te Taumata Exhibition Series 2012
6 July - 4 August. Featuring artist Aimee Ratana, Te Taumata Exhibition Series celebrates excellence in Maori visual arts.
Kermadec Exhibition and Speaker Series
15 February - 2 July. An exhibition of art works inspired by a voyage to the Kermadec region by nine South Pacific artists.
Free Park Ranger Walk and Talk 2012
17 January - 4 December. Come along and learn about the history, geology and botanical features of Auckland's parks.
Together
25 May - 19 June. An exhibition focusing on that which binds us - images of family.
Janet Lilo exhibition
19 May - 16 June. Papakura Art Gallery hosts an exhibition curated by Auckland artist Janet Lilo through invitation by Tautai Trust.
Ko e nei whetu
23 June - 28 July. This exhibition has been curated to intersect with and reflect on the themes of Matariki.
Papatoetoe 150th Celebrations
Throughout 2012. Come along to commemorate Papatoetoe's 150th anniversary.
Boutique Farmers' Market
Sundays. Mangere Bridge Village has a new Boutique Farmers' Market every Sunday.
A.I.M. Auckland Indoor Markets
Every Sunday. Over 30 quality arts and crafts stalls, an interactive workshop, a cafe and music.
Blockhouse Bay Antiques and Collectables Fair
Throughout 2012. Browse and buy from a large collection of antiques, collectables and memorabilia.
Model X Hobby Show
2-4 June. A selection of about 60 exhibitors displaying hobby interests and activities over Queen's Birthday Weekend.
Devonport Chamber Orchestra - The Emperor
24 June. Performance of one of Beethoven's most complex and loved piano pieces.
2012 Unitec Shakespeare Season
1-9 June. An all female cast of Romeo & Juliet and an all male cast for Titus. Prepare for the unexpected.
JF Kennedy Memorial Park guided tours
Throughout 2012. Visit the tunnels that made up part of Auckland's WWII defences.
SAFE Movie Night
29 May. See Vegucated - an award-winning documentary following three meat eaters over a six-week challenge to be vegan.
Money Talks
24 May. This is a free, chilled out, cafe-style fact session for young women dealing with money dramas.
Collectors Toy and Model Fair
29 July. There's lots to see and buy at this fair organised by the Auckland Central Model Railway Club Inc.
Watoto Beautiful Africa: A New Generation
18 May - 10 June. TEAR Fund presents the Watoto Children's Choir, with powerful stories, vibrant music and African dance.
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