CELLO & PIANO
Winter concert series, All Saints’ Church, 17 Selwyn Rd, Howick, 7-8pm, July 3.
Auckland University graduates Natarani Witten-Hannah on cello and Calvin Li on piano perform Vivaldi, Beethoven and Faure. Entry by donation.

RANEA
Fresh Gallery Otara, Otara Town Centre, Until July 5.
Prints and paintings by Cerisse Palalagi, as part of Matariki celebrations, working with traditional motifs and images in new colour. Works explore Niuean and Maori notions of new beginnings, rejuvenation and abundance.

BRING IT ON
TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, 770 Great South Rd, Saturday July 5, 6.30-11pm.
High energy dance event, primarily hip-hop focused. Secondary school students compete with hard core dance on stage in a showcase for creativity and talent. Tickets: adults $15, children $10, under five free, www.ticketdirect.co.nz, or phone 0800-224-224.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS HALL
Auckland War Memorial Museum, From July 12.
Auckland Museum is opening its ‘never been seen’ collection, as many of the almost four million objects in the total collection have never been viewed by the public and have recently come back to the museum. The exhibition will reveal many exceptional items the museum has had in storage.

FO GUANG YUAN ART GALLERY
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, corner of Stancombe and Chapel Rds, Tuesday to Sunday, 9am-5pm.
A selection of highly crafted Buddhist sculpture and Chinese calligraphy on display at the temple. Phone 274-4880.

THE SPLENDOUR OF BEETHOVEN SERIES
Auckland Town Hall, Thursdays 8pm. Concert 1 June 26; Concert 2 July 3; Concert 3 July 10.
Starring German musicians: pianist Bernd Glemser, violin prodigy Veronika Eberle and former principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic Wolfram Christ. Tickets $20 to $95 from Ticketek, phone 307-5139 (www.ticketek.co.nz).

TE PAPA ONLINE
www.collections.tepapa.govt.nz
The full catalogue of the national art collection and Te Papa’s history, Pacific cultures and other collections moves online. 25,000-plus high-quality images, allowing the online visitor to explore the detail of an artwork or specimen.

IHC TELECOM ART AWARDS 2008
Entries wanted.  The Telecom Art Awards are the major showcase of the talents of artists with intellectual disabilities. The contest is open to all New Zealanders with an intellectual disability. Art works and entry forms must be submitted between June 6 and July 4, 2008. See www.ihc.org.nz

FOOTPRINTS OF MANUKAU
Online exhibition for Auckland Festival of Photography: www.manukau-libraries.govt.nz.
A selection of historic photographs from the Manukau Libraries’ collection. The exhibition is an evolving one and residents are invited to submit images for possible future inclusion.

ECLECTIC MIX
Monterey Art Gallery, 5 Cook Street, Howick. Until July 5.
A changing mix of the gallery’s artists in painting, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery. New artists include Brian Strong, Toni Dolan and Joy Surathep.

MATARIKI MANUKAU EVENTS
Arts and cultural events for the Maori New Year throughout Manukau June and July.
Check details at: www.manukau.govt.nz or www.matarikifestival.org.nz

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL
The Civic, Auckland central, From May 27 for a limited season.
The Australian drag musical extravaganza, featuring classic disco hits including I Will Survive, Finally and Shake Your Groove Thing. Tickets $84.90 - $119.90.

NOVELIST ZANA BELL
At local libraries: Pakuranga 10.30am, Botany 12 pm, Howick 2pm.
Whangarei-based novelist talks and answers questions about her new novel Forbidden Frontier, a story of the life of Charlotte Badger, a convict and mutineer in early Australia.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH & PUMPHOUSE BEAM ENGINE
MOTAT main entrance, Great North Road, Western Springs.
New Voyager I show: an animated roller coaster ride into the depths of the earth in Motat’s virtual reality simulator. Also, Motat’s  131-year-old steam-powered Pumphouse Beam Engine has been fully restored. Included in Motat entry fee. Phone 0800 MOTAT NZ (0800-668-286).

EARTH MATTERS
New Gallery, Lower Level, Wellesley & Lorne Sts, Auckland City, Until September 28. Work by artists who make reference to themes of global and environmental concern. It explores how we respond to our environment with available technologies. Adults $7, children free.

NZ DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Great South Rd. Friday and Saturday, 7pm.
Hip hop urban street dance for young people. Friday Auckland finals, Saturday national finals. Book TicketDirect, phone 0800-224-224.

NEW PLANETARIUM
Stardome Observatory. Cornwall Park, Manukau Rd entrance. From April 1.
A new digital full-dome planetarium opens its doors. Adults $16, children $8.