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From a booty-busting dance party to the nzgirl team's new favourite cafe - check out the quirky and fun picks Sarah is loving this month...
IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS MONTH, LET IT BE...
‘Camere / Hide and Seek’
Cristina Popovici
March 11 – March 25, 2008
74 France Street, Newton, Auckland
Do you like the sound of a visual feast that questions your preconceptions about art? For her March 2008 solo exhibition, ‘Camere/ Hide and Seek’ at SOCA Gallery, Christina Popovici will take the audience on another unpredictable journey. The artist, who defies strict categorisation, is taking her exploration of abstraction further – setting the paintings within a maze of temporary built walls in the gallery space. This allows her to navigate the audience through her own narrative. Click here for more info on this fascinating exhibition: www.soca.co.nz
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The Material Mansfield exhibition
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand
Exhibition runs until May 4.
For the first time, a collection of Katherine Mansfield's clothes and possessions will be on display together in this unique exhibition, which also features new creations by contemporary designers celebrating Mansfield’s enduring sense of style. Presented throughout this Victorian house in Thorndon, Wellington will be designs by Trelise Cooper, Hank Cubitt, Liza Foreman, Robyn Mathieson, Liz Mitchell, Andrea Moore, Alexandra Owen and Viviana Pannell. For more information, click here.
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Release date: March 20
This sweeping romantic epic tells the story of a man who waits over fifty years for his one true love. Florentino Ariza is a poet and telegraph clerk who discovers his life's passion when he sees Fermina Daza through the window of her father's villa. Through a series of letters, Florentino gradually awakens the young beauty's heart, but her father is furious when he learns of the affair. As the years go by, Fermina marries another, and has all but forgotten her first love. But Florentino has not. Now a wealthy ship-owner, Florentino is willing to wait a lifetime for the chance to be with her again. Click here to watch the trailer.
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Bluesfest NZ
Dakota Fields Moewai Road, State Highway 25, Whitianga
March 22, 12pm
BluesfestNZ, held on the East Coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, is a one day event that will play host to impressive names in blues, reggae, funk, roots, pop and swamp rock. One look at the list confirms the quality with both global and local talent well represented. The final lineup includes: Buddy Guy, KT Tunstall, Keb Mo, Wilco, Ian Brown, Midge Marsden, Hollie Smith, Pluto, Little Bushman, The Checks, Newton Faulkner, Xavier Rudd, Sugarland, Paul Urbana Jones, Herbs, Darcy Perry, Kokomo and Twinset. Click here for more info.
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Dance Dance Party Party
Webb Studios: 22 Webb Street, Wellington CBD
March 8 – April 5
Unlike typical workout or dance classes, Dance Dance Party Party has no instructors, no fitness goals, and nothing to prove. There is only one rule in the studio – no judgment. The set-up is simple: 1.5 hours of booty-busting tunes, a dance studio with the lights turned low and women willing to let go. At Dance Dance Party Party, you are free to goof around, shake your body without objectification and feel good about who you are. Click here for more information.
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Shaky Isles Coffee Co.
492 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland
Recently I dragged some of the nzgirl team to join me at Shaky Isles, a new brunchy-breakfast establishment on the Kingsland café strip. The food is great (most options are under $10!) the meals don’t take over my plate and end up on my thighs and the service is top notch. But I like Shaky Isles because of the funky interior; wooden floors, crazy light bulbs, large framed mirrors and quirky cartoon characters painted here and there (Ed's note: Me too!). As a creative person, I could just sit there all day and stare at the glorious artistic eye candy around me!
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