Arts diary

Press, 13 December 1989, Page 26

Arts diary

VISUAL ARTS ARTISAN FIBRE CENTRE (Arts Centre) “Merry Christmas” (until December 31). ART ON THE RAILINGS (Rolleston Avenue) Works by local artists for sale, Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weather permitting. BROOKE/GIFFORD (112 Manchester Street) W. A. Sutton — watercolours of the Port Hills (until December 15). CANTERBURY GALLERY (48 Papanui Road) Christmas exhibition: works by Bing Dawe, Ralph Hotere, Doris Lusk, Raymond Jennings, Eion Stevens, Roger Hickin, John Parker, Stephen Gleeson, Llew Summers, Trevor Moffitt, Marian Maguire (until December 24). CAVE ROCK GALLERY (Arts Centre) “Summer Splash” — silks by Diana Whitby (until December 15). CORNERSTONE GALLERY (Arts Centre) Joyce Garrett — hands screen-printed works on silk (until December 14). COURTYARD POTTERY (69 Rutland Street) “Highlights ’B9" — pottery and glass (until December 28). C.S.A. GALLERY (66 Gloucester Steet) Josie Jay-Martin, Helen Rockel, Martin Whitworth, David Reid — paintings; Maty Zohrab, Stephen Gibbs, Liz Hancock — drawings and paintings (until January 21). DESIGNER GALLERY (Guthrey Centre, City Mail) Christmas gifts by New Zealand designer/makers (until December 25). DUX DE LUX (Arts Centre) Keith Nicholson — photographs (until December 19). GEFN (City Mall) Pot-pourri of special gifts (until January 13). GINGKO GALLERY (Arts Centre) Tom Burnett — new prints (until February 3). HEART OF THE CITY MARKET (Cathedral Square) Arts, antiques, craft stalls, food fair, entertainments, every Friday. JONATHAN JENSEN GALLERY (160 High Street) Christmas show (until December 16).

LA QUETE GALLERY (73 Manchester Street) Robyn Kitty — red paintings (until December 16). MCDOUGALL ART ANNEX (Arts Centre) Paul Johnson — "Land Marks,” ceramic sculpture (until December 17). “Return to Sender” — Ken Orchard (December 19-Janu-ary 29). McDougall art GALLERY (Botanic Gardens) “The Dunedin Years 1925-45” — R. N. Field: sculpture, drawings, paintings, prints, pottery (December 15-Janu-ary 7). PETER SMALL GALLERY (Shades Arcade) Annie Baird — paintings, Royce McGlashen — paintings, Ralph Hotere — lithographs (until December 21). RITCHIES FINE ARTS (70 Gloucester Steet) S. L. Thompson, M. D. Stoddart, Grahame Sydney, Lily Lewis, Ola- Swolf (until ■December 15). Jane Pecheur — "Christchurch Gardens” (until December 22). SEVERAL ARTS (807 Colombo Street) Jill Roche — original prints on hand-made paper (until December 16). WINDSOR GALLERY (153 High Street) Eric Sturgeon — prints, Cynthia Taylor — etchings, Karen Baddock — bird studies (until December 24). WORCESTER HOUSE (15 Worcester Street) Marine paintings, early New Zealand paintings, ship models (until December 22). THEATRE COURT THEATRE (Arts Centre) “Once Upon a Mattress,” 8 p.m. except 6 p.m. Thursday (until February 3), 2 p.m. (December 16). Professional theatre. ST CHRISTOPHER’S CHURCH HALL (Avonhead Road) “Angel at Large” — Christmas pantomime, 7 p.m. (December 15, 16), 2 p.m. (December 16). DANCE JACK MANN AUDITORIUM (College of Education) Jacqui Tieleman School of Ballet, 2 p.m., 7 p.m. (December. 16). y

SOUTHERN BALLET THEATRE (Arts Centre) “The Snow Queen,” 8 p.m. (until December 16), 2 p.m. (December 16), 6 p.m. (December 15). MUSIC CATHEDRAL OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Christmas Concert: Schola Cantorum, Christchurch Youth Choir, Christchurch Youth Recorder Ensemble, 3 p.m. (December 17). CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL David Childs — organ, 12.30 p.m. (December 13). GREAT HALL (Arts Centre) Carole Stevens — vocals, Barry Brinson — piano, 1.10 p.m. (December 15). Qu Yong — piano, 8 p.m. (December 18). JAMES HAY THEATRE (Kilmore Street) National Concerto Competition: first round 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m. (December 13); semifinals, 8 p.m. (December 13). QUEEN ELIZABETH II PARK “Carols by Candlelight and Fireworks Spectacular,” Christchurch Youth Orchestra and Youth Choir, 7.30 p.m. (December 17). THEATRE ROYAL (Gloucester Street) Christmas Singalong, 2 p.m. (December 17). TOWN HALL (Kilmore Street) “In Praise of Christmas," C.S.O. Pops Orchestra, Southern Ballet, Julibate Singers, 1.30 p.m., 7.30 p.m. (December 14). LECTURE ROLLESTON LECTURE THEATRE Arts for Health — Peter Senior, 7.30 p.m. (December 13). DEADLINE The deadline for items for consideration for “The Living Arts” is 10 a.m. on the Friday prior to publication. Information should be sent to Mavis Airey, Arts Editor, “The Press,” Private Bag, Christchurch. • REVIEWS Reviewers’ tickets, with programmes for supporting information where possible, should be clearly marked i “Review Tickets” and sent to Mavis Airey, Arts Editor, “The Press,” Private Bag, Christchurch, to arrive no later than one week before the performance.