Arts diary

Press, 7 December 1988, Page 27

Arts diary

VISUAL ARTS Robert McDougall ART GALLERY (Botanic Gardens) Advance Australia Painting (until January 17). mcdougall annex (Arts Centre) Julia Morison — four works (until December 18). COURTYARD POTTERY (Rutland Street) Lesley Justin — Glass, Paul Wotherspoon — Pottery (until December 14). > CATHEDRAL SQUARE Heart of the City Market (December 9). CAVE ROCK GALLERY (Arts Centre) Campbell Hegan, Brian Gartside — Pottery, Gael Montgomerie, Jill Gibens — Woodware, Barbara Robinson — Paintings (until December 17). GEFN CRAFTS CO-OPERATIVE (79 Cashel Street) Handcrafted gifts for Christmas (until December 24). ROLLESTON AVENUE Open Air Art Exhibition, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. (December 11). C.S.A. GALLERY (6 Gloucester Street). Guenter Taemmlar — jewellery (December 8 to 22). Town squares of Europe (December 8 to January 22). Ann Wilson — pastels (December 8 to January 22). Christmas Show (December 8 to January 22). Posters from the German Democratic Republic (December 8 to January 22). BROOKE/GIFFORD GALLERY (112 Manchester Street)

Group Christmas show — 12 artists (until December 19). Gennie de Lange — 10 new ceramic works (until December 19). WINDSOR GALLERY (High Street) Prints by New Zealand women artists (until December 10). Brent Trolle — oils and acrylics (December 12 to 31). JONATHAN JENSEN GALLERY (High Street) Christmas group show — 10 artists (until December 23). GINGKO GALLERY (Arts Centre) Nigel Brown — Prints (until December 23). CANTERBURY GALLERY (48 Papanui Road) Group show — drawings by 17 artists (until December 18). SEVERAL ARTS (807 Colombo Street) The Inchbonnie Connection — crafts (until December 15). BEALEY GALLERY (59 Victoria Street) Steve Harris — acrylic, watercolour and pencil (until December 9). PETER SMALL GALLERY (Shades Arcade) Group show — 9 printmakers (until December 14). THE GALLERY (Akaroa) Dave Walker — Pottery (until December 18). SWINGLE TREE (Centaurus Village) Handmade cushions, smocked children’s clothes, pottery (until December 24).

ARTISAN FIBRE CENTRE (Arts Centre) “Merry Christmas” (until December 31). THEATRE KAIAPOI COMMUNITY CENTRE ‘Alice in Wonderland” — Kaiapoi Riverside Theatre, 7.30 p.m. (December 9 to 10). COURT THEATRE (Arts Centre) “The Three Musketeers” (until February 4). MILL THEATRE (Wise Street) “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” — Riccarton Players, 7 p.m. (December 7 to 17), 2 p.m. (December 10, 17). CHRISTCHURCH ACADEMY (387 Manchester Street) “XS Baggage” by Performing Arts Department 3 p.m. (December 1), 6 p.m. (December 12, 13). DANCE THEATRE ROYAL (Gloucester Street) “Romeo and Juliet” — Royal New Zealand Ballet, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. (December 7,9, 10), 6 p.m. (December 8). SOUTHERN BALLET THEATRE (Arts Centre) “Cinderella” — Southern Ballet and Dance Theatre (until December 17). MUSIC CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL Christchurch Youth Orchestra, conductor: John Young, 12.40 p.m. (December 9).

CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL (Kilmore Street) Handel’s “Messiah” — Christchurch Harmonic Society, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (December 10). Kaiapoi Brass Band, 2.30 p.m. (December 11). CATHEDRAL OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Cecilian Singers with Anna Christensen, harp (December 11). GREAT HALL (Arts Centre) Chamber music by Eric Biddington, 1.10 p.m. (December 9). Evening of ethnic music and dance for International Human Rights Day, 7.30 p.m. (December 10). Anthony Ferner — flute, 3 p.m. (December 11). SCARBOROUGH PARK (Sumner) Christchurch Citadel Salvation Army Band, 2.30 p.m. (December 11). BOTANIC GARDENS (Rolleston Avenue) Christchurch Garrison Band, 2.30 p.m. (December 11). JUBILEE HOME Christchurch Youth Symphonic Band, 2.30 p.m. (December 11). STATE TRINITY THEATRE (Worcester Street) Carol Concert — Christchurch Gilbert and Sullivan and Light Opera Society (December 11). DEADLINE The deadline for items for consideration for the Living Arts is midday Friday prior to the Wednesday of publication. Information should be sent to Mavis Airey, “The Press,” Private Bag, Christchurch.