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Tue 4 Feb - Tue 1 AprPerforming Arts
Baby Bounce
Baby Bounce
When: Tuesdays, 10am Where: Taradale Library
When: Fridays, 10am Where: Napier Library
Baby Bounce is a half-hour programme of songs, rhymes and noisy, wiggly, bouncy, fun
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Storytime
Storytime
When: Tuesdays, 11am Where: Taradale Library
Storytime is a half-hour - forty-five-minute programme of songs and various picture books from our collection being read
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Intermediate Improv Classes - Adults: CANCELLED
Need more fun and laughter in your life?
Then improv is for you
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Baby Bounce
Baby Bounce When: Tuesdays, 10am Where: Taradale Library When: Fridays, 10am Where: Napier Library Baby Bounce is a half-hour programme of songs, rhymes and noisy, wiggly, bouncy, fun
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Flaxmere Book Chat Group
Flaxmere Book Chat Group meets at Flaxmere Library every second Tuesday, 10
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Drama Playground For Kids 8-12 years: CANCELLED
Drama Playground is a fun and engaging programme for 8-12's that inspires kids to be creative, spontaneous, and silly
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Creative Improv For TEENS 13-17 years: CANCELLED
Creative Improv for TEENS is for all teens wishing to learn more about performance
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Intro to Improv Classes - Adults - 6 Week Course: CANCELLED
Fancy Trying Something New?
Need more fun and laughter in your life?
Then improv is for you
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Two Glorias
This program highlights the strikingly different yet equally captivating interpretations of the Gloria text, offering a journey through two distinct musical worlds
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Dvořák Serenade
This concert features Stravinsky’s elegant neoclassical Concerto in D, Britten’s evocative Serenade, and culminates with Dvořák’s charming Serenade for Strings
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Hope I Made You Proud: Comedian Joe Daymond
Welcome to "Hope I Made You Proud
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I'm Proud of You | Hastings
Kia ora kiddos! Come spend a night with your ole Dad
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All The Earth and Air
The Bay Cities’ Symphonic Band is absolutely delighted to be performing in Waipawa at the CHB Municipal Theatre on Friday 4th April at 7pm
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In Other Words
Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst star in the award-winning two-hander, “In Other Words
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Hilarious Hypnosis Show
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Hypnosis show to the New Zealand Comedy Festival
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Tales of Pooh Bear
Presented by: Rochelle Spence Dance Studio
The Rochelle Spence Dance Studio will perform Tales of Pooh Bear, a dance/drama based on the Winnie the Pooh stories
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Hilarious Hypnosis Show - Fun for All Ages
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Comedy Hypnosis show to Toitoi Hawkes Bay Arts and Events Centre
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French Film in April - Ciné-Club
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Focal Point Cinema in Havelock North
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Dai Henwood - Dai Hard
Notorious* proudly presents
DAI HENWOOD in
DAI HARD
Yippee kai-yay, it’s time for Dai to bring his highly acclaimed show Dai Hard to Hawke’s Bay! Joined by his best pal Justine Smith, this is a 90min comedy spectacular
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Rock Bottom
Meet The Cobblestones, just an ordinary Stone Age family of cave folk living on Stoney Street, Rock Bottom! But when cave boy inventor Bobby Cobblestone hatches his very first good idea, he's whisked off to work for none other than the beautiful celebrity Lady Lava! Unfortunately, BC is soon up to his neanderthal neck in trouble when he discovers his new boss hides a dark secret that will rock Rock Bottom to its foundations
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Hilarious Hypnosis Show
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Comedy Hypnosis show to the New Zealand Fringe Festival
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Nostalgia! 25
Featuring songs from every show that the Napier Operatic Theatre School has performed over the past 25 years, this show is a celebration of the talent that Hawkes Bay holds
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Drag Queen Bingo with Miss Trinity Ice
This one needs no introduction
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Circus of Illusion Magic Show
Presented by: Magic Theatricks
A magical illusion and circus spectacular is coming to Napier! New Zealand’s own ‘Circus of Illusion Magic Show’ is 90 minutes of fast-paced family entertainment
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Aya and the Butterfly
Birdlife Productions are back with a new puppet and music show using exquisite puppetry, live music, lots of giant caterpillar fun!
'Aya and the Butterfly' is a heart-warming, joyful story about a little girl who finds happiness through her experience of the metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly
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MADE for A Cause 2025, featuring 'Wairua Paani'
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hawke’s Bay Indian Cultural Centre with the spectacular event, "MADE for A Cause 2025," featuring the dance drama "Wairua Paani"
Following the highly popular, bi-cultural shows like “Shakuntala,” “Sita Unsung,” and “Takshaka - King of Snakes,” Krishni Production, and Hawke's Bay Flying Trapeze collaborating this time with the Wahanui Production to bring you another dramatic masterpiece
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Ben Elton - Authentic Stupidity
The world has changed a lot since Ben last toured - a whole new existential threat has emerged to challenge our very existence: Artificial Intelligence
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Comedian Magician Jarred Fell Live at The Common Room
Comedian Magician Jarred Fell Live at The Common Room, Hastings – May 1st!
Get ready for a night of jaw-dropping magic and side-splitting comedy as award-winning comedian magician Jarred Fell brings his high-energy show to The Common Room, Hastings, on May 1st! Known for his edgy humor, razor-sharp sleight of hand, and unforgettable stage presence, Jarred has wowed audiences worldwide—from Las Vegas to TV screens across the globe
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Pegasus Showcase - Fairytales & Musicals
Step into a world where magic meets movement and dreams take flight!
This Pegasus Studio event is a captivating dance and aerial showcase that brings beloved fairytales and musicals to life in a spectacular fusion of art, acrobatics, dance and storytelling
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Hawke's Bay Orchestra and Friends Present Classics for Koha
Join us for a very special ‘Classics for Koha’ concert
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The Boss - Bruce Springsteen Experience
A Show Not to Be Missed!
The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen Experience Is an International Level Show Honouring the Timeless Music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Burlesque at Common
Let us take you on an adventure as you dip your toes into the world of burlesque
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
A fun night out!
Come along for a 3-course Dinner and a show
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Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Marlon Williams - Te Whare Tīwekaweka Tour
Presented by: Eccles Entertainment
Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) is about to release his first Māori language album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, (out April 4th) and today, also announces a 11-date album tour of Aotearoa
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French Film in May - Ciné-Club
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Focal Point Cinema in Havelock North
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Honour the Crown
Presented by: The Royal Family Dance Crew
Off the back of a successful 2024 Europe Tour, The Royal Family Dance Crew are touring New Zealand to perform their HONOUR THE CROWN Show
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Heath Franklin's Chopper - The Last Hard Bastard on Earth
As seen on 7 Days
The year is 2030
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
A fun night out!
Come along for a 3-course Dinner and a show
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Showquest Hawke's Bay 2025
RQP presents Showquest - a night to celebrate creative rangatahi
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Matariki Glow Show
The magical Matariki Glow Show will tour New Zealand from May 2025, through the school terms and holidays! The Glow Show is an extraordinary experience that educates as it entertains, delivering an utterly original event for all the family
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The Gruffalo
Toitoi Hawke's Bay Arts and Events Centre presents CDP with Tall Stories' production of THE GRUFFALO based on the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood
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Matariki Glow Show
The magical Matariki Glow Show will tour New Zealand from May 2025, through the school terms and holidays! The Glow Show is an extraordinary experience that educates as it entertains, delivering an utterly original event for all the family
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Before We Slip Beneath the Sea
An immersive theatrical experience, brought to you by Red Scare Theatre Company
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Magic Men - Feel The Magic Tour
We’re coming back to the CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY MUNICIPAL THEATRE in 2025!!
Worldwide sensation - the MAGIC MEN AUSTRALIA are coming your way!
Australia’s most anticipated men are heating up the town Magic Men’s “FEEL THE MAGIC” showcases it’s most talented men in a heart-stopping live performance
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NZTrio presents Fantastique
Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble”, NZTrio He Taonga Wairere is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence
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CMNZ Series Ghost Trio
Ghost Trio was founded mid-2019 by Monique Lapins (violin), Ken Ichinose (cello), and Gabriela Glapska (piano)
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Kevin Bloody Wilson Aussie Icon Tour
The much-loved and outrageously funny comedian KEVIN BLOODY WILSON is coming back to NZ in August & September with his new “Aussie Icon Tour”, performing again his funniest songs, hilarious stories and shooting down political correctness for his Kiwi fans supported by Jenny Talia from Australia
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Matilda The Musical
Get ready for a spellbinding adventure with Matilda, Roald Dahl's beloved tale brought to life on stage
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CMNZ Series Four Last Songs
Composed in the year before his passing, the 'Four Last Songs' are held by many to be Richard Strauss’ most beautiful, sensuous, and moving composition
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Jimmy Carr - Laughs Funny
BOHM PRESENTS
Jimmy Carr
Laughs Funny
If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy
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