Spring is coming in hot and so is our September issue, jam-packed with sizzling content inside. We get our Star Trek on and chat with former captain of the USS Enterprise, William Shatner on all things Shat ahead of his one-man-show Shatner’s World: The Return Down Under! We get funky with Master of Electronic Funk Laughton Kora who is teaming up with the CSO for their epic NZ Music of the 80s gig in the city and sit down with local thesp Derek Doddington, founder of Top Dog Theatre. We go beyond the traffic-cone coloured safety mesh for an exclusive sneak peek of the extensive reno work happening at the regal Christchurch Town Hall (can confirm, this one’s a beauty) and get the scoop on Ballantynes’ iconic Fashion Week – internationally-renowned Kiwi couture queen Karen Walker and twenty-seven names designers Rachel Easting and Anjali Burnett are tapped to make an appearance. Things get seriously cool (we’re talking -180 degrees cool) with Cryotherapeutics NZ’s cryotherapy treatment centre, the first to open in the country and we nail a chat with Tomoko Tsuji who has recently opened up her new nail salon, Nails by Tomo, inside Merivales Hair & Beauty. The Central Art Gallery’s Art Director Jonathan Smart gives us the run-down on local artist Simon Edwards’ upcoming exhibition Finding the Way and we drop the 411 on indie-pop songstress Amy Shark’s upcoming gig at The Foundry this month. We go globetrotting with Peter Dunne and fire questions at the intrepid and passionate expert behind the city’s leading travel agency Discover Travel. Let your taste buds loose as we take you on a culinary journey across Christchurch’s vast range of international restaurants and show you how to whip up some super easy eats in the form of Chorizo Al Vino Tinto courtesy of Hotel Montreal Polo Bar’s Head Chef Jay Refugia, we also sample and review the fresh and feisty fare at Christchurch dining institution No.4 Bar and Restaurant. Oh, and there’s also our signature round up of the city’s best-of-the-best in gigs, events, films and music!
