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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

February 2025

 

Welcome to our Arts & Entertainment newsletter.

Letting you know about movies and music, and library resources and events focused on the arts.

 

Te Matatini

Aotearoa's biennial kapa haka festival is on 25 February to 1 March.

Blog Post

Everything you need to know about Te Matatini

Learn the history behind Aotearoa's biggest haka festival, where to watch, and which local teams are performing.

Staff List

Te Matatini - Kapa Haka

Enhance and enrich your viewing experience of Te Matatini, the biennial kapa haka competition, with these resources.

 

Library events

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

 

Featured magazine: Symbiosis

New local artist magazine dedicated to amplifying Otautahi’s vibrant creative community.

 

New titles

New in films

"The Life of Chuck" by King, Stephen, 1947-
"Weapons"
"The Naked Gun"
"Bride Hard"
"MΞGAN 2.0"
"Seven samurai"
"Weapons"
"Bride Hard"
 

Books about films

"The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki" by Rapold, Nicolas
"Hitchcocktails" by Maslon, Laurence, 1959-
"Anime Archives" by Mielke, James
"Breaking Into New Hollywood" by Tseng, Ada
"A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic" by Scheib, Richard
"Generation Tarantino" by Rausch, Andrew J.
"Hitchcocktails" by Maslon, Laurence, 1959-

Books about musicians

"The KLF" by Higgs, John
"Only God Can Judge Me" by Pearlman, Jeff
"Capitol Gains" by Cook, Andrew, 1959-
"The Drums" by Joyce, Mike
"Freak Out!" by Butcher, Pauline
"The Absence" by Budgie (Musician)
"Only God Can Judge Me" by Pearlman, Jeff

Books about art

"Working Girl" by Giovannitti, Sophia
"Natural Watercolor Paint Making" by Green, Joanne (Artist)
"How to Live An Artful Life" by Hessel, Katy, 1994-
"Closer to Vermeer"
"With Her Own Hands" by Nehrig, Nicole
"How to Paint A Nude" by Mahon, Sam, 1954-
"Natural Watercolor Paint Making" by Green, Joanne (Artist)
 

Featured film

Blog Post

The Dark and the Light: David Lynch

A tribute to director, writer, and artist David Lynch who has died at the age of 78. Explore his works in our collection.

Staff List

Short watches: Movies before bedtime

For people who want to start watching a movie at 8pm and be in bed by 10pm - because not every film needs to be a two hour-plus epic.

More movies
 

Book Sale coming soon!

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Find out more
 
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