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    02/26/2021 to 03/20/2021

    New Zealand Fringe Festival 2021

    New Zealand Fringe Festival, NZ’s largest open access arts festival of unbridled creativity and culture returns for another year.
  • 02/10/2021 to 02/20/2021

    ‘Not As Simple As It Sounds’

    6 days long durational performance, installation and workshop
  • Night of the Queer
    02/04/2021 to 02/13/2021

    Night of the Queer

    Featuring dazzling dance, extraordinary aerial artistry, sassy song, bold burlesque, divine drag and a huge dose of comedy, this sublime queer cabaret appeals to all colours of the rainbow.

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12 Feb 2021 to 19 Feb 2021
Music

KITA, Imugi 이무기 & Zuke

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Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Auckland
12 Feb 2021 to 16 Apr 2021
Art

Why Write? Workshops

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Mapura Studios
Auckland
12 Feb 2021 to 13 Feb 2021
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Les Femmes

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The Wintergarden - The Civic
Auckland
12 Feb 2021
Film

BELLBIRD Flicks Cinema Titirangi

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Lopdell Theatre Titirangi
Auckland
13 Feb 2021 to 14 Feb 2021
Art

Mokuhanga Weekend Workshop - Sybille Schlumbom

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Studio One Toi Tū
Auckland
13 Feb 2021 to 3 Apr 2021
Art

WSA - 10-12 year old Art Class - Saturdays

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Waikato Society of Arts - ArtsPost Building
Waikato
13 Feb 2021
Art

Trixi Rosa - Poetry writing workshop & conversations about grief

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Depot Artspace
Auckland
13 Feb 2021
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Four Seasons (in Tauranga)

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Holy Trinity Church
Bay of Plenty
13 Feb 2021
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Dawn Diver

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Wellington Museum
Wellington
13 Feb 2021
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Ignite Your Creativity - LIVE One Day Workshop

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St Columba Centre
Auckland
14 Feb 2021 to 7 Mar 2021
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Auckland Fringe Festival 2021

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Auckland
14 Feb 2021
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Four Seasons (in Rotorua)

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Harvest Centre
Bay of Plenty
14 Feb 2021 to 9 May 2021
Art

A Very Different World

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Te Tuhi and Papatūnga
Auckland
14 Feb 2021 to 27 Jun 2021
Public Program

Toi Mā Te Whānau: Family Art Sessions

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Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
Taranaki
14 Feb 2021
Film

Valentine's Day movie - People's Choice

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Aotea Square
Auckland
14 Feb 2021 to 6 Mar 2021
Theatre

Auckland Fringe festival 2021

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Various
Auckland
15 Feb 2021 to 6 Dec 2021
Music

Morning Melodies

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Bruce Mason Centre
Auckland
15 Feb 2021 to 12 Apr 2021
Art

Expressive Life Drawing And Painting - Jarad Bryant

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Studio One Toi Tū
Auckland
15 Feb 2021 to 12 Apr 2021
Art

WSA - Sculpting Creatures 12 years + (All Materials Included)

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Waikato Society of Arts - ArtsPost Building
Waikato
15 Feb 2021 to 12 Apr 2021
Art

WSA - Kids Sculpting Class

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Waikato Society of Arts - ArtsPost Building
Waikato
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