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Saint Andrew’s Day at Toitū
In Toitū today I was lucky to hear Dougall Mackay pipe his way through the galleries to mark Saint Andrew’s Day, acknowledging our city’s...
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Jenny Mitchell
#Do - Listen to Jenny Mitchell, an incredibly talented local songwriter. Growing up in Gore (the country music capital of NZ), she's been...
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Ed Sheeran
#Do - Dance weird and sing loud at Ed! Just a guy on stage with a guitar and an amazing voice, totally captivating over 100,000 fans...
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Hänsel und Gretel in Leipzig
#269 Do - Celebrate music in Leipzig. With a musical history that includes the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra that originated in...
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Dunedin Designer Darlene Gore
#261 Buy - off to the opera in a locally designed and made dress by Dunedin designer, Darlene Gore. Darlene was 18 when she first learnt...
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Relics Music Dunedin
#185 Buy - tunes from independent music store Relics in Saint Andrew Street! Established in 2013 by local couple, Dave and Irene, who...
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Ciaran McMeeken
#140 Do - listen to Ciaran McMeeken - I was lucky to hear Ciaran and his band last night at The Savoy, the first concert of his tour...
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War Hero - Archibald Baxter
#129 Do - attend Opera Otago's performance of War Hero at the Mayfair Theatre. War Hero is based on the interesting story of local man...
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Inch Bar
#125 Do - on a wet, windy Friday, best decision ever was to head to the cosy Inch Bar in the North East Valley. The Inch Bar (as it was a...
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Grawlixes
#118 Do - Attend a local music gig, tonight was indie-pop group Grawlixes at Dog With Two Tails. Having met and started out in Dunedin,...