Cityscape Christmas 2019
Bring on the party, Cityscapers! Addington Cup Week kicks off the season we love to love, and we are sooo ready. We bring you all the deets on the biggest week in Christchurch’s social calendar. Important information like what the judges are looking for in The Crossing Fashion Starts Here Best Dressed Competition and stuff about the racing as well, like pointers on how to pick a winner. And thanks to Callam Mitchell and his team at Team Event, Addington Cup Week is just the start of party season. We talk to the promoter putting the icing on Christchurch’s cake this summer. Ladi6 is just one of the fantastic artists he is bringing to town, and we check in with her as well (that’s her gorgeous self on the cover). The days are counting down to Christmas and with that comes the fun and the challenge of finding the perfect gift for all those on your ‘Nice’ list. We live to serve here at Cityscape, and so we have served up a curated Christmas gift guide brimming with ideas fresh and failsafe. Nailing that pressy list is the best reason possible for heading to the central city and exploring its retail hotspots, followed by a drink and some nibbles, of course. We shine our spotlight on what’s new in the inner city, from retail meccas to the hottest hospo hangouts. And if 2020 is looking like the year to put a ring on it, check out our feature on the amazingly creative community of jewellers we have in this city. As always, we also bring you what’s hot in cuisine, events, home and couture.
Bring on the party, Cityscapers! Addington Cup Week kicks off the season we love to love, and we are sooo ready. We bring you all the deets on the biggest week in Christchurch’s social calendar. Important information like what the judges are looking for in The Crossing Fashion Starts Here Best Dressed Competition and stuff about the racing as well, like pointers on how to pick a winner. And thanks to Callam Mitchell and his team at Team Event, Addington Cup Week is just the start of party season. We talk to the promoter putting the icing on Christchurch’s cake this summer. Ladi6 is just one of the fantastic artists he is bringing to town, and we check in with her as well (that’s her gorgeous self on the cover). The days are counting down to Christmas and with that comes the fun and the challenge of finding the perfect gift for all those on your ‘Nice’ list. We live to serve here at Cityscape, and so we have served up a curated Christmas gift guide brimming with ideas fresh and failsafe. Nailing that pressy list is the best reason possible for heading to the central city and exploring its retail hotspots, followed by a drink and some nibbles, of course. We shine our spotlight on what’s new in the inner city, from retail meccas to the hottest hospo hangouts. And if 2020 is looking like the year to put a ring on it, check out our feature on the amazingly creative community of jewellers we have in this city. As always, we also bring you what’s hot in cuisine, events, home and couture.
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RDU PICK: BEACON OF HOPE
If you enjoy a fusion of synthpop, space disco and house woven together
with a bit of techno and funk then Otautahi outfit BEACON BLOOM need
to be on your radar. These guys are an uber-cool new band around town
and have gained recognition with their inclusion in the RDU Singles Club
for their song ‘Rocket’, which is full of good vibes. BEACON BLOOM’s
chillaxified music is the brainchild of James Allen, Ryan Ferris and Thomas
Isbister. Ryan says, “The subject matter of the songs generally deals with
belief and non-ordinary states of consciousness, states which the music
itself can hopefully take people to at our shows.” These guys will perform
and curate a stage at the brand-new Something Else Festival in November
and have a killer set lined up for Nostalgia in February.
beaconbloom.com
CONCERT
MARATHON MAN
In a feat of musicality and
endurance, legendary musician and
humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma will
perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s
Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
in one sitting at Christchurch Town
Hall on Tuesday, November 12. This
performance is his New Zealand
debut and is part of his Bach
Project, which is 36 days of action.
vbase.co.nz
MUSIC
FEEL THE BUZZ
Aussie musos Hermitude are
heading across the ditch and will
bring their chillaxified aesthetic
with them as they take the James
Hay Theatre stage on Friday
November 15. The über-cool cats of
Haiku Hands will get you warmed
up with their fusion vibes at the
start of the night before Hermitude
take you to another planet.
hermitude.com
THEATRE
BANISH THE HUMBUG
Join The Court Jesters this
Christmas as they once again
ambitiously recreate Charles
Dickens’ classic Yuletide tale with
just two performers, one pianist
and a little help from the audience
(30 Nov – 21 Dec). Packed with
brand-new jokes and interactive
excitement, A Christmas Carol is a
Christchurch Christmas tradition.
courttheatre.org.nz
MUSIC
VENTURA HIGHWAY
Iconic folk-rockers America – Gerry
Beckley and Dewey Bunnell – are
celebrating their 50th anniversary
by grooving around the Town Hall
stage (Nov 22). Expect a mass
sing-along to hits including ‘A
Horse with No Name’, ‘I Need You’,
‘Don’t Cross the River’ and ‘Ventura
Highway’. Grab your tickets and be
ready to celebrate.
venturahighway.com
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