As winter sneaks on in, a lively local night out may be just what you need.
At this month’s Live and Local event we are showcasing some exceptional talent, well-know in our community but bringing you some newly inspired works….
Takiwa
Singer-songwriter with Lost Tribe Aotearoa, Takiwa brings a powerful blend of Blues, Reggae, and Soul.
He'll be performing a selection of unreleased originals written over the past few years — raw, reflective, and rooted in the sound of Aotearoa.
Ruth Power
Pianist, composer, and sonic storyteller whose music is a blend of grounded truth-telling and experimental flight. With a deep and lifelong relationship to the piano, her solo work moves beyond genre—combining classical sensitivity, raw emotional honesty, and an evolving palette of effects, looping, and subtle electronic textures.
Her performances are immersive and vulnerable, sometimes cinematic, sometimes meditative—always chasing what she calls “heart-expanding” moments: those visceral, frisson-filled rushes where music lands not just in the ears, but in the chest, spine, and soul.
The Blukes
The Blukes are a collection of a few old guys, plus a couple of younger blokes who enjoy learning and performing a very eclectic number of songs, just for the fun of it.
The Blukes - Ray Diprose, Pete Williams, Brian Wilson, Stephen Hand, Nick Wilson and Michael McKinnon -mainly playing Ukuleles, with a guitar, bass and drums, are bringing some unusual songs that were probably never composed for ukulele. Certainly not how we will play them.
Guaranteed to get your toes tapping.
NEXT FRIDAY 11TH JULY, 7PM FOR 7.30PM START
OLD SCHOOL ARTS CENTRE
Recommended entry $10, Minimum $5 – pay what you can afford. Free entry for ages 17 and below.
Licensed bar and café open.
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