Bars to spend summer in
This is the extended version of today’s piece in the summer section of the Dominion Post.
So we had some awards
In fact some of us right now are celebrating those awards, at the most lovely of locations, the Mighty Mighty.
But if you were unable to make it to the TAWAS here’s how you all voted.
Expect a review of the night later on tomorrow, and by later on I mean after afternoon tea.
For right now many of the wellingtonista are shaking their thing to the sounds of the Klezmer Rebs.
Also hopefully Hadyn who is the king of stats will offer up some analysis of the way you voted.
And if you havn’t already why not head over to the DCM and give a little. As I write at this very moment $10 has been donated to DCM. If everyone who reads this blog dontated $5 each, together we will make a serious difference in the lives of Wellingtonians who are most at risk and in need this Christmas.
Best Cheap Eats: Sweet Mother’s Kitchen
Best un-Cheap Eats: Matterhorn
Best Drink in Town: Castlepoint at Mighty Mighty
Best Late Night Hangout: Mighty Mighty
Best Suburban Destination: Maranui Cafe
Best non-Drinking Destination: Wellington Central Library
Best Place to Shake It WINNERS: Mighty Mighty & San Francisco Bath House
Best Public Space: The Waterfront
Best Art Experience: Yayoi Kusama at City Gallery Wellington
Best Apparel: Mandatory
Best Shop: Slowboat
Most Needed: Bike lanes
Best Service: Matt at Mojo Old Bank
Best Coffee: Mojo Old Bank
Best Contribution to the Internet by a Wellingtonian: The Webstock Team
Best Regular Entertainment: The Wellington Phoenix
Best Live Performance: Question Time at Parliament
Best Wellington-based Event: The Cuba Carnival
Wellingtonian of the Year: Martin Bosley for the City Market
Kora and Strike Percussion – A Collaboration of Sound
Sydney Festival : Kora @ Becks Bar, Hyde Park Barracks Museum – 19th January, 2008 (Photo © 2008, Joel Courtney)
Bloody hell this is going to be intense! One show only this Friday.
Last time I saw Kora play I was in field at Parihaka and the earth moved, in fact the earth possibly got packed down too hard to grow grass for awhile, due to hundreds of people jumping and writhing in unison. Way to freak the sheep man.
Sax Pack – The Mack is Back
Remember this guy and all of those drums? (Incidentally, all of those drums will be turning Kora up loud this Friday).
Or perhaps you remember him as that crazy, sexy, cool guy playing vegetables at Fringe last year (winner Best Music and Best Solo Show at 2009 Fringe Festival).
Adam Page is back at Downstage this Sunday along with three more saxophonists, as the Adalaide Sax Pack, featuring some silky vocals from Welly’s Lisa Tomlins (Shapeshifter, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Rhombus, TrinityRoots).
Billed as:
4 world class Saxophonists, 1 HUGE quartet sound, stacks of the cheesiest music you know you love but choose to hate.
This girl is looking looking forward to the cheezy ’80s covers and being a vocal member of the raucous fun-time crowd.
Come along, it isn’t that expensive and will be downright festive (in a good way).
Details and a taster after the jump.
Montana winners
So recently we asked you where you would drink Montana’s new-label Sav Blanc, and you told us. The randomizer.org threw the numbers 2 and 8 at us, so congratulations to Cat and Marshall. If you could please send an email to johubris at gmail with your address, I’ll get your wine out to you. Cheers!
the 12 Pubs of Christmas
People say, sometimes with even a hint of concern in their voices, that we at the Wellingtonista are overly concerned with drinking.
And it’s true. We are very concerned. In fact we’re writing now to warn you about an upcoming event that may well involve some drinking. What’s worse, it’s the the sort of thing attended by the Boys Your Mother Warned You About and the Girls Your Father Snuck Looks At When He Thought Your Mother Wouldn’t See.
Buy Enjoy
Not that we want you to wear yourselves out before the T4WAs on Thursday, but we thought it would be only fair to tell you that Enjoy Gallery is having a cut-price art bash in time for Christmas.
One hundred and twenty five dollars or less for a nice piece of what you fancy at the annual Enjoy gallery art sale, followed by the "unofficial Wellington X-mas ART BASH": X-mas party at Watusi.
What: Enjoy gallery’s annual art sale Buy Enjoy (details of artists on the facebook invite)
When: Tuesday 15 December from 6.00pm
Where: Enjoy Gallery on Cuba (map) and after party at Watusi (map)
More exciting stuff to do with #T4WA
Holy crapsticks, there’s less than a week to go until the Fourth Annual Wellingtonista Awards! You already know, of course, that you need to vote before December 15, and that the doors to the Awards Ceremony open at 6.30pm on December 17 at Mighty Mighty. We’ve told you about the Klezmer Rebs who are playing, but we haven’t mentioned that there’ll be a secret musical interlude. And we also haven’t told you about the awesome spot prizes we have to give away on the night, so let’s do that now:
- Ponoko Vouchers
- Craft 2.0 money!
- Jewellery from Supervery!
- Coffee from Mojo!
- A limited edition print by Amie McCarron
- "I’m a bit of a geek" and "I’m blogging this" necklace from Cupcakes and Mace.
- We’d also love to give away things from your company, so get in contact if you think you’d be a good fit.
Tickets are just $10 on the door, and we can promise you that it will be a rollickingly good time, so you’re coming along, right?
Mixing it up at the Havana Club Cocktail Grand Prix
Those of you who follow us on Twitter might have noticed a reoccuring hash tag yesterday of "cockchamp".
This was, of course, us reporting live and on the sport from the New Zealand heat of the Havana Club Cocktail Grand Prix held at Betty’s. Ten of the best bartenders from around the country battled it out for the chance to represent NZ at the world wide finale in Havana next May.
You may already know that Clare Harlick from the Matterhorn won, but what went on at the competition and at the VIP after-party? Read on!
Montana gets fresh – and so can you
From the numbers of you lot voting for the Montana World of WearableArt awards in the TAWAs, we’re guessing that you’re already pretty familiar with Montana wines. After all, it’s been more than 30 years since Montana’s original 1979 vintage Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc introduced the distinctive flavours that established New Zealand’s reputation on the world wine stage. As part of the commemorative celebrations, Montana took the opportunity to freshen up the look of the brand. Always keen to get our hands on free wine, even if we have to pass it on, we have two triple packs to give away so you can see the new look for yourself.
With the compliments of the lovely people at Montana and us adorable Wellingtonistas, you can enter the draw for a chance to win one of two Montana prize packs valued at $50 each. The prize pack includes three bottles of the new look Montana Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009
In order to get into the draw, all you gotta do is leave us a comment and tell us where you’re going to drink the wine. Are you going to take them to your favourite Malaysian BYO place, or drink them (carefully!) at the top of the secret tree in the Bot Gardens? Tell us before December 15 (which is also the cut-off date for voting in the Wellingtonista Awards, don’t forget!) and we’ll choose two winners at random. And now for the legal stuff: you need to be over 18 to enter this competition. We will be checking IDs because we definitely learnt our lesson with that one guy we met on Courtenay Place that one time.