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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

April 2025

 

Welcome to our Arts & Entertainment newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about movies and music, and library resources focused on the arts.

 

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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is New Zealand Music Month. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

 

Artists and exhibitions

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

Blog Post

Ghostcat stirs up memories of places of the past

"Ghosts On Every Corner" brings iconic Christchurch places back to life with his miniature artworks. See our photos in Canterbury Stories.

Blog Post

Moe mai rā, e Robyn Kahukiwa

Moata considers the work of iconic Māori artist, Robyn Kahukiwa.

 

New titles

New in films

"Fackham Hall"
"Blue Moon"
"Five Night's at Freddy's 2"
"Dracula" by Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
"The Running Man" by King, Stephen, 1947-
"Urchin"
"Blue Moon"
"Dracula" by Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
 

Books about films

"Making Mary Poppins" by Pierce, Todd James, 1965-
"Hitchcockian Thrillers" by Rebello, Stephen, 1949-
"The James Bond Archives" by Duncan, Paul, 1964-
"Martin Scorsese All the Films" by Bousquet, Olivier (Film journalist)
"Eiga ja naindakara umaku ikanakutemo daijōbu" by Jēn sū
"The Making of Avatar" by Fordham, Joe
"Hitchcockian Thrillers" by Rebello, Stephen, 1949-

Books about musicians

"Love Like This" by Bassingthwaighte, Natalie, 1975-
"Ornette Coleman" by Golia, Maria
"Cosmic Music" by Beta, Andy
"Bowie Odyssey 76" by Goddard, Simon
"Unmasked" by Halperin, Ian
"Kocham, Freddie" by Jones, Lesley-Ann
"Ornette Coleman" by Golia, Maria

Books about art

"Rayguns & Rocketships"
"Introduction to Art Therapy Research" by Kapitan, Lynn
"Assessment in Art Therapy"
"Contemporary Practice in Studio Art Therapy"
"The Symbols of Art" by Hodge, Susie, 1960-
"Assessment and Outcomes in the Art Therapies"
"Introduction to Art Therapy Research" by Kapitan, Lynn
 

Library events

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

Magic Trick Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe Day

Jul 8th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Shirley Library

Have you ever wanted to know how to do magic tricks with a deck of cards? Come down to Shirley Library and learn how.

 

Blog Post

Read It Before You See It: Murderbot and a Booker winner

Hayley breaks down the films and TV series based on books due to hit screens in the coming months including Murderbot and a Booker winner.

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