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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THE SEASON'S HOT LIST
Events that need to be on your radar.
FESTIVAL
Grapes and gourmands
The South Island’s favourite wine and food event returns to Hagley Park on
Saturday, December 7, for the ninth year. The South Island Wine & Food
Festival features more than 45 of the best loved wineries from around the
South Island, alongside six top local restaurants and 35 gourmet food
producers from Canterbury and beyond. There’s also a range of free wine
and food seminars, along with a top lineup of classic Kiwi talent on the
music stage. Cheers to that!
winefestival.co.nz
FESTIVAL
FASHION IN SPADES
Pick out your best outfit, place
your bets and join in raising a glass
to celebrate the biggest harness
racing day on the calendar. Trot
over to Addington Raceway &
Events Centre on Tuesday
November 12 and join in the
racing excitement.
addington.co.nz
IMAGE: NICOLA EDMONDS
BALLET
FOLLOW THE BREADCRUMBS
The RNZB keep producing the
classical ballet goods and their
rendition of Hansel & Gretel is sure
to impress. The timeless tale will
take you on a journey to a dark and
fantastical realm where two lost
children enter a gingerbread
house. Check it out at the Isaac
Theatre Royal from November 21
until November 23.
rnzb.org.nz
PERFORMANCE
MAGICAL, MUSICAL CHEER
Hagley Park will be filled with
Christmas cheer as the Coca-Cola
Christmas in the Park takes over on
Saturday, November 30. Bring a
picnic blanket and relax as you
enjoy the talent on the stage. The
night will end with a bang as the
sky is lit up with a fireworks
spectacular. Bring your koha to
support Youthline.
coke.co.nz
IMAGE: WILLIAM SORAGNA
CONCERT
CATCH THE COMMOTION
After penning for the Commotions
in the 1980s, Lloyd Cole continues
to create great music, as he makes
clear on his new album Guesswork.
With Commotions’ guitarist Neil
Clark, Cole will present an acoustic
celebration of his career in From
Rattlesnakes to Guesswork, which
hits the James Hay Theatre on
Saturday 23 November.
lloydcole.com
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