Friday 8 February 2013

Chch - What's on this weekend?

Friday 8 February
Top Dog Theatre Open Air Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
Until Sunday 17 February
Monday–Saturday, 6pm
Sundays, 1pm
The Mound Lawn, Mona Vale
Ticket Price: $15 / $10

In its ninth year of delighting Christchurch with summer Shakespeare, Top Dog Theatre brings you Twelfth Night. This witty and colourful play is one of Shakespeare’s most well-loved and relatable comedies. Full of cross-dressing, love triangles and class rivalries, this production is full of 1920s charm and style.

Set in the idyllic Mona Vale gardens, this is a chance to lay out the picnic rug and soak up the early evening sun. The show will cater to young and old; as this is Shakespeare in its most viewer-friendly form!

Saturday 9 February
Summer Pool Party: Back to School Bash
Noon–4pm
Halswell Aquatic Centre

Come and join us for some fun in the sun at our next Summer Pool Party. More FM will be there with games, competitions and great prizes and of course, lots of Streets Ice Creams!

Sunday 10 February
Avice Hill Arts and Craft Fair
11am–3pm
Avice Hill Reserve, 395 Memorial Avenue
Free

An art and craft extravaganza promoting activities undertaken at the Avice Hill Craft Centre and by the local community. The event features craft stalls, displays, food stalls, ‘have-a-go’ craft activities, live jazz, plus a range of children’s entertainment. Supported by the Fendalton/Waimairi Community Board.

Sunday Bandstand
Noon–1.30pm
Free

Woolston Brass will be playing at
Daffodil Lawn, Botanic Gardens

Christchurch Metropolitan Pipe Band will be playing at
Scarborough Reserve, Sumner

All Pipe Bands will be playing at
Deans Bush

Ingham Lazy Sundays: Bond Street Bridge
3pm–4.30pm
Archery Lawn, Botanic Gardens
Free

Bond Street Bridge is where Sam Prebble, of the Broken Heartbreakers and the Reb Fountain Band, gets to break out from the mould and play his own style of music: selections from an Antarctic song cycle inspired by the exploits of Scott and Shackleton, favourites from 2011's Spring Summer Awesome Winter and newer material. Accompanied by glitchy beats, a fair bit of strings and a surprising amount of cinematic pomp and circumstance.

These events are all part of the Garden City SummerTimes festival. For more information please visit summertimes.co.nz.

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