Issue 506 / Aug 16
this month:
• How to run away with the circus • Gold panning for learners • The worst of the Olympics • August music roundup • Heaps of goodies to win with Quest and Cardrona
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INTRO:sparkle August is upon us and before you know it you’ll be searching for your flip flops. This month Queenstown’s gearing up for Gay Ski Week (the proper one, not the hokey immitation version) so you’ve got a whole month to get your sparkly kit on. bumper issue, packed with stories from the circus, tips on how to make a fortune gold-panning and even some inside info on the humble lentil. We’ve got day passes at Cardrona and more pairs of Converse to give away and that’s just the start. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade they said. Well here’s the Sparkle issue, add a dash of something strong and a twist, sit back and read on... Source Out.
Yes people Gay Ski Week starts at the end of August and we think it’s time the town properly embraced the rainbow. So next time you’re chatting with your mates about traffic jams, real estate prices or the price of lipgloss, change the subject and start thinking about where you can get your hands on a sequined mankini or a cerise spandex tutu. If rainbow’s not your colour (live a little), we’ve got plenty of entertainment on the go... it’s another
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moving forward The Setsuna: Check out this wooden car concept from auto giant, Toyota. Meaning “moment” in Japanese, the name Setsuna was chosen to reflect that people experience precious, fleeting moments with their cars. Toyota believes that, over time, these collective moments make their cars irreplaceable to their owners. To embody this concept, Toyota picked a variety of distinctive types of wood for different parts of the car, including the exterior panels, frame, floor and seats. “Wood provides uniquely appealing characteristics that are not offered in conventional cars: it can last for many generations if properly taken care of and it also changes in colouration and texture in response to its environment (particularly temperature and humidity) and conditions of use, taking on a unique character and depth.”
hot stuff
SPIN JUST GOT A SCI-FI MAKEOVER Starting with Pump in 1990, Les Mills has become synonymous with exercise-to-music fitness programmes in more than 80 countries. Since that time, Les Mills has pushed the fitness ball ahead continually, moving from cassettetape music of the old days to the latest reiteration of motion-to-music, The Trip, described at times as a ‘spin class through TRON’. Looks like the way forward but will it give you those buns of steel you crave?
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If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Chief Seattle
TATTOO OF THE MONTH
By BETHANY G. ROGERS
tune in, turn on
In a world of uncertainty and chaos there’s only one piece of advice worth heeding: Listen to more music and less advice... Meatstock Sick of waiting in line for burgers at the food truck during music festivals? This one could be for you. A festival combining Blues and Country music and barbecues is coming to Auckland in 2017, it’s a spin-off from an event which sold 10,000 tickets in Sydney earlier this year. As if a secondhand meat and music festival doesn’t sound appealing enough, they’ve given it the seductive and unimaginative name ‘Meatstock’. The press release doesn’t say much, except that it’ll have your “favourite cuts of meat with a side serving of great music” which, in between all the puns, sounds like an average BBQ.
Sparkly Music Awards In late July the shortlist for the APRA Silver Scroll Awards was announced. Established in 1965, it’s New Zealand’s biggest song writing award, with previous winners including Dave Dobbyn, Lorde and Lawrence Arabia. This list of New Zealand’s Top 20 music stars in the running for the super shiny prize include ‘March’ by Electric Wire Hustle, Mice on Stilt’s ‘The Hours’ and new tunes from Dobbyn and Lawrence Arabia. Also within reach of the Silver Scroll is Queenstown’s own Holly Arrowsmith, who’s teamed up with Wellington Folk-Rock collaboration Fly My Pretties to create a folksy, downto-earth tune called ‘Love Will Be A River’.
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Auckland has Tourettes Working class poet-come-rapper Tourettes has released a brand new music video called ‘New York City’, pulled from his forthcoming album ‘Feel Like Shit, Looking Great’. Appropriately, it was filmed in Whammy bar in Auckland (which, we’re told, neither looks great nor feels great to be in). The new album is set be released on 1st September.
Fat Freddy Fat Freddy’s Drop have just announced their schedule for the summer and they’re only playing twice in NZ - one of those shows is here in Queenstown on February 5th (Waitangi weekend) and tickets have just gone on sale through eventfinda.
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The Dark Side of By DREW MENTOCK
Fresh Pow!
Unfortunately there’s a seldom-advertised theme to Queenstown’s winter season. At this time of year, our nightlife can often get ruined by douchebags who want to show off to each other by exerting aggression or getting into fights. This is not great for all you witty laid-back personalities who like to have fun and joke around but would rather not have your faces punched. Because of this down side to Queenstown’s ski season, you’ll need to be cautious otherwise you’ll need more than a thick coat and gloves to protect you from what the winter can bring. So, when you meet a ski bunny who could easily be mistaken for a member of One Direction you might want to avoid having the following conversation: “What’s up, Harry. I’m sorry to hear that you lost a bandmate.” He’ll laugh. All in good fun you’ll be thinking. To be fair, it was a half-hearted compliment and it’s not as if you said he looked like a prepubescent Harry Potter. You’ll think he feels the same. You’ll be thinking wrong. In an instant, his friend will have you by the collar and will be asking you to “step outside”. This is just an example of where a simple verbal misunderstanding
can quickly escalate into a physical altercation. We’ve seen teeth marks left on heads for asking someone to refrain from queue-jumping or beer glasses intentionally smashed for accidentally bumping into someone who was too selfcentered to rationalise the potential ramifications of hanging out in a crowded bar. It seems that some just can’t behave after dark when alcohol is in their veins - perhaps they’re part Mugwai. You can’t wrap yourself in cotton wool all winter and Queenstown is essentially a safe and fun place to be social but you should aim to avoid the dicks with the big fists and the little dicks. Dicks.
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Jossi Wells Invitational, Cardrona ORIGINALLY FROM WANAKA, JOSSI WELLS HAS HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH CARDRONA SKI FIELD. AS SOON AS HE COULD LEARN TO WALK, JOSSI WAS TERRORISING THEIR SLOPES AND HE’S BEEN BACK ALMOST
EVERY YEAR SINCE. MORE THAN 20 YEARS LATER HE’S CLEARLY PICKED UP A FEW SKILLS, WINNING GOLD MEDAL IN THE WINTER X GAMES AT ASPEN, COLORADO. On 12th and 13th August, Jossi, Cardrona and Monster Energy are throwing down the gauntlet for international skiers and boarders to compete for a share of a US $20,000 prize. Free to watch, qualifying skiers and snowboarders from around the world will strut their stuff off a huge 75ft Big Air jump built especially for the event. Get out there early, grab a drink from the snow bar and secure a great spot on the mountain at the base of McDougall’s Quad (by the fence) or at the Noodle Bar.
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By LILLIE ALMOND
Tightropes and tit-bits
Sourcette Lillie Almond wants to run away and join the circus! Queenstown-based Circus performer and teacher Abigail Marion Rose gives her an insight into tricks and tightropes.
CAN YOU DO A BACK-FLIP? Not since I was 15. I competed in gymnastics - that’s intense. Now, I’m 33. It’s way too hard on my body. I much prefer circus, because it’s gentle. There’s a whole variety of circus apparatus and my body just doesn’t gravitate towards it. I like things that wrap around my body, that way I can be more creative. PERFORMANCE MISTAKES? EVER BLUNDERED? Always, in rehearsals. I’ve never had a mistake in a show, not a bad one. I did one act when I started
WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST TRICK? The most spectacular things I’ve done are not the most physically challenging, you realise once you start doing this that things that look really hard are quite easy and vice versa. The most spectacular show I’ve done was probably… off a crane. LIKE - A CRANE CRANE? Yeah, in Ireland, four of us were hanging off it - at night, it went up 40 metres and the crane swung around over the heads of all the people. We were on a special harness where you could somersault forwards, spin, spin, spin. 10
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performing and it was a duo, I did a trick and he dropped me. In a show. And to be honest, I think that was about the largest applause I’ve ever received in a performance. DO YOU GET NERVOUS? Yes, I do. Being nervous is really good for your performance, it keeps you really focussed but not so that you make mistakes. I always get nervous. I wasn’t born with instant stage presence-personality. You know some people who were born to be on stage? I think some people have to really learn that a lot more on the performance side and that’s me.
WHAT TRICKS CAN YOU TEACH ME? There is something very special about teaching somebody who has never hung upside down, to hang upside down off a bar or something. YOU CAN HAVE ANY MAGICAL POWER, GO. I have always wanted to be able to walk up walls like my hero - Pipi Longstocking. WHAT MAKES YOUR SOUL SPARKLE? Sand between my toes, cello music and swinging from my aerial rope.
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their kids that lentils were an ‘enlightening’ food which made children both more cheerful and more studious. They were quite right to encourage their kids to munch on lentils, they’re high in fibre, protein and folic acid. They reduce cholesterol and are low GI – preventing blood sugar levels from rising too quickly after you’ve eaten. There’s even a piece of research which shows that women who ate lots of lentils and beans were less likely to develop breast cancer. In Queenstown, you don’t need to trade your future inheritance for a bowl of lentil soup. Habebes has some great lentil-packed lunches ready to go. Fully endorsed by Neil from The Young Ones.
One of the most ancient cultivars on Earth, lentils have played a background role in a number of ancient debacles and triumphs. In the Bible, Genesis, Esau is daft enough to trade his future inheritance for a bowl of lentil soup. The Ancient Egyptians wouldn’t have considered that too bad a deal – lentils have been found in Egyptian tombs and were used to protect important cargo; it’s thanks to lentils they safely managed to transport the obelisk to where it now stands in Vatican City. (Quick, somebody tell NZ Post.) Their obsession didn’t stop there, Egyptian Mums and Dads told
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I’m obsessed with sparkle for men. It’s so funny watching people’s reaction to a disco-ball shoe! Brad Goreski
Vegetable Rights and Peace
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By THE SPARKLER
Your Guide to the
Worst of the Olympics Fourth Position – Golf. Walking around a field hitting stuff is not a sport, it’s a public nuisance. Plus, Donald Trump likes it, so it’s not in fashion anymore. Bronze Medal – Paralympic Sprinting . Not forgetting how incredible and inspirational the Paralympics are in general, the track events are a competition in cheating. If your legs are made out of high-tech springy fibreglass, you’re at an advantage. Those with the richest sponsors win. Silver Medal – Beach Volleyball. The whole point of this sport was to enable women to get involved in the Olympics. Wearing tight bikinis and jumping around encouraged the old men running the show to let ladies into the Olympics. But time has moved on and with women’s boxing added in 2012, I don’t think we need overlytanned, tight-buttocked Aussie idiots to represent women in sport anymore. Game over, please. Gold Medal – Shooting. Switch on the news. Do you think we need to encourage shooting by handing out medals for it? Accurately taking out a target is considered murder most of the time but is considered ‘gold medal stuff’ once every four years. What’s next, targeted bombing?
THE OLYMPICS IS AN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPETITION, OCCURRING EVERY FOUR YEARS, WHERE COUNTRIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMPETE TO HOST THE EVENT AND SHOW THEMSELVES UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. BEIJING SURPRISED THE WORLD WITH SECURITY GUARDS IN JOGGING PANTS AND HIDING ALL THE UGLY CHILDREN. London couldn’t scrape up a decent graphic designer so ended up with screwed up pieces of paper for a logo. Rio look like they’ll go one better and wipe out the world’s elite athletes with a deadly virus while the president ‘accidentally’ pockets another few billion dollars intended for hospitals. The biggest embarrassment of the Olympics, however, is the idiotic shenanigans that are socalled Olympic sports. Here’s The Source’s podium of the worst. Fifth position – Blind Football in the Paralympics. Nobody is sure where the ball or their team mates are. Players run around guided only by sound. It’s essentially a dangerous version of premiership football, where players are athletic individuals with substance instead of bimbos with expensive haircuts. And that’s just not football, is it? 14
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ONE TO WATCH FLASHDANCE 1983
Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) is a beautiful young woman who works a day job in a steel mill and dances in a bar at night. When Alex discovers that her handsome boss, Nick Hurley (Michael Nouri), is both interested in her and supportive of her performing career, she renews her efforts to get accepted into a prestigious dance conservatory. Although Alex is frightened of failure, she is cheered on by Nick, as well as by her mentor, former ballet performer Hanna Long (Lilia Skala). Classic 80’s dance twaddle. 15
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By DEREK HIBBERD
Casino In My Ribcage
Stripped down to your dignity Pimped out for your symmetry Under a tonne Of high rolls In his Sunday best Sucked in to the vanity Crushed under the gravity Hoping that someone Will care enough To wield a mighty blow Stepped out for a minute’s breath Crept out to relieve the stress Under the thumb Of fat rolls In his Sunday best Drowning in insolvency Steals bread from his family Knowing that someone Who cares enough Could deal a mighty blow Who can deal a mighty blow ‘Cause we need a mighty blow I get the fear That we’re not going to make it in time There’s no cure for stupidity What do you say? That we keep trying to break through the lines Of the hordes of torpidity When something’s wrong He needs a taste of the wicked high life But there’s no call for perfidy He’ll be there at the church on time To be saved by divinity But feel a mighty blow? 16
THE MOONS AT YOUR DOOR
book review
Anthology edited by David Tibet
The Moons At Your Door, published by the ever-wonderful Strange Attractor Press, is an anthology of the strange fiction and hallucinatory tales that have most moved David Tibet. Tibet is a musician and occultist and his band, England’s Current 93 is an electric British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. They make some deep shamanic and intellectual music so it’s not surprising there are some heavy names on the list of writers featured in this book, who have written some bizarre and visionary fiction. The Moons At Your Door collects over 30 stories from: Robert Aickman, Algernon Blackwood, DK Broster, AM Burrage, RW Chambers, Aleister Crowley, Sheridan Le Fanu, Elizabeth Gaskell, WW Jacobs, MR James, Vernon Lee, LA Lewis, Thomas Ligotti, Arthur Machen, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Perrault, Thomas De Quincey, Saki, Count Stenbock, Montague Summers, HR Wakefield and Edith Wharton. The volume also has an introduction by David, which includes brief extracts and translations by him from Akkadian, Coptic and Biblical texts, alongside poems and fairy tales. So, if you want to take a trip into the underground of the imagination, this is a good place to drop.
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The Three-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
recipe
Serves 4-6
265g bittersweet 70% chocolate, chopped 4 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp of brandy or liqueur of your choice (optional) 240ml water (ok, so that’s four) Melt chocolate, sugar and water in a bowl over a pot of boiling water. Fill a large bowl with ice cubes and when chocolate has melted, place the bowl directly onto the ice. Beat with an electric mixer until it thickens. This takes about 3-5 minutes. Before it hardens spoon into your serving dishes. If you find the chocolate is grainy, you can heat it over the boiling water again and repeat the process until it is the texture that you like. Add the liqueur towards the end of the mixing. It can be served immediately.
THE MUST HAVE
Air Bonsai
Hoshinchu, a Japanese start-up, has raised over $500,000 on Kickstarter for its new project, Air Bonsai, which consists of the floating plant or living moss ball that contains a built-in magnet and an “energy base” also with a built-in magnet that runs on an AC adapter. The two magnets have the same poles, with the repelling force carefully balanced so that the bonsai trees ‘float’ on an invisible cushion of magnetic energy. The start-up aims to ship its products this month. 18
I’ve never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I’m more interested in people. Ali Hewson
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All That Sparkles… yeah right! All that glitters is not gold, anything sparkly is oversold - and most often it’s wrapped in plastic! promising plastic, which once used, is discarded and left to stubbornly and indefinitely litter the planet, release toxins and be ingested by wildlife. What’s not beautiful about that? Nothing, you’re worth it! We all are. We’re entitled to treat ourselves, right? Of course, the product did not over-promise in any way, so we no longer have bad breath, fat bums, crow’s feet, or tasteless food which takes too long to cook… There’s nothing showy about
The sage words of Shakespeare still ring true today, only now it’s about unveiling marketers’ dirty secrets: a task which local community group APP AntiPlastic Population has put its hand up for. Globally there is a voracious appetite to consume anything we are told will improve our lives; convenience food and drinks, lifestyle and beauty products. We unwittingly and frequently buy average merchandise that’s wrapped in emotive, over20
in so many other places in the world. The APP’s here to stay and we want you to join us on the journey. Success is about hosting free events where like-minded people can come together. Striving to ban plastic bags, campaigning for corporates to reduce packaging, continuing local clean-up projects and working with the council to move in the right direction. More than anything, APP wants people to scrutinise their merchandise. If you don’t need it, just say no and save your dough! Let us know how you got on during Plastic Free July at Facebook/Anti-Plastic Population Words by Esther Whitehead (APP Co-Founder).
talking about waste, though some seem to find anti-plastic warriors vexingly pretentious - perhaps believing that these warriors see themselves as more important than the subject deserves… it’s just waste after all, who cares? APP’s job is to keep digging in the elbow and saying “Listen up peeps, this shit really can kill us all… and slowly too!” The plastic effluent of the affluent has reached quantities which beggar the human imagination in the immense garbage patches of our oceans - a global plastic soup. APP is about community cohesion, gathering locals in a diverse community, enabling interaction with a shared vision, a vision which has been realised 21
humour Paddy and Murphy are having a pint in the pub when some scuba divers come on the TV. Paddy says, “Murphy, why is it them deep sea divers always sit on the side of the boat with them air tanks on their backs and fall backwards out of the boat?” Murphy thinks for a minute then says “That’s easy. It’s ‘cos if they fell forwards, they’d still be in the boat!” .............................................................. Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them and the beech says to the birch “Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?” The birch says he cannot tell but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling. The birch says “Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?” The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree and replies “It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch.
It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into.” ......................................................... .A woman answered the doorbell to find a man standing on her porch. The man said “I’m terribly sorry. I just ran over your cat and I would like to replace it for you.” The woman replied “Well that’s alright with me but how are you at catching mice?” ..................................................... Steve, a lonely batchelor, wants some company so he buys a centipede and a small box for it to live in. That evening he decides to go out. “Want to grab a drink?” he asks the centipede. There is no answer from the box. A few minutes later he asks again - still no reply. “Hey! Do you want to get a drink?” “I heard you the first time” says a small, irritated voice. “I’m putting on my shoes!”
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Thumbs Up • GERMAN SPARKLE PARTY (Google it). • BREXIT. A fortnight in the UK just got a whole lot more affordable.
Thumbs Down • The continuing chatter about traffic. Time to start car-sharing, using the bus or better still walking. Yep, those two legs you got given at birth can come in really handy sometimes...
WTF? Breast Milk Jewellery Want to have a unique memento of your child’s infancy? There are crafters on Etsy who sell keepsakes made with dried breast milk. According to the women behind this, a couple of mums, they hit on the idea as they sought out unusual keepsakes of their special bonds with their babies during nursing. The two would not reveal their recipes for processing the milk, which is covered with a glaze or clear resin after it is plasticised or dehydrated, forming a clay-like substance that hardens over time when at least one method is used. Surely folks are lining up for this one... 23
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1. The World Bar 2. Otautahi Tattoo 3. Pog Mahones 4. Skyline 5. Sherwood 6. Habebes 7. Canyoning Queenstown 8. Devil Burger 9. Front Room Gallery 10. Green Cabs 11. Bath House 12. Toro 13. Bound 14. No.5 15. Quest 16. Bela Cucina 17. Public 18. FINZ 19. Coalfire
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Queenstown Gardens
Lake Wakatipu
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THE BATH HOUSE ABOUT: Dine on the beachfront in this original Victorian bathhouse. Now an elegant restaurant, The Bath House offers enviable views across Lake Wakatipu, looking out towards snow-capped mountains. Inside, there’s a cosy fire and just eight tables, guaranteeing an intimate dining experience. The Bath House offers hearty food with a twist including a succulent New Zealand lamb dish, all produced from the finest and freshest locally sourced ingredients. Take a seat right here to enjoy a glass of fine Central Otago wine over great food and a beautiful sunset. SPECIALTIES: Breakfast, lunch and really great scones. SOURCE SAYS: If you want to step away from the hubbub of downtown it’s a two minute stroll along the Parade to this cosy, warm, lakeside hideaway. Opening Times: 9am - late Food: Full menu lunch and dinner Bookings: Possible Music: Background Outdoor area: Absolute beach front
Address: Marine Parade, Queenstown, NZ Phone: 03 442 5625 Email: unwind@bathhouse.co.nz Website: bathhouse.co.nz
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No5 CHURCH LANE ABOUT: No5 Church Lane is renowned for its world-class cocktail list, unsurpassable service and outstanding locally-sourced Mediterranean style cuisine. No5 also has an excellent selection of vegetarian meals available. For discerning drinkers in Queenstown No5 is a bar with a difference. Whether a local or just here for a quick visit, the team at No5 is ready to satisfy the taste buds with delicious cocktails, fine champagnes, carefully selected local and international wines and some of the tastiest dishes in Queenstown. SPECIALTIES: Try the versatile mezze-style dishes, perfectly portioned for sharing. SOURCE SAYS: Intimate and welcoming, No5 is a stand-out destination for an evening of cocktails or an amazing meal. Opening Times: 7:30am till late. Daily Happy Hour between 5-7pm. Food: Breakfast, lunch and dinner al-a-carte. Music: Background. Outdoor area: Yes, with heat lamps and awnings.
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Address: 5 Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 450 2166 Email: info@no5churchlane.co.nz Website: no5churchlane.com
THE WORLD BAR ABOUT: The World Bar has a long and solid reputation in Queenstown. Since moving to their new premises in 2015, The World has undergone a transformation and set a new standard for both all day food and late night entertainment. The menu is broad and full of some classics. There’s heaps of seating both indoors and out. If you’re looking for a quiet hidey-hole, head for the ‘shed’ out the back. The main room is lively and the front deck is one of Queenstown’s favourite sun-traps. SPECIALTIES: Burgers, Fish Tacos, Mac ‘n’ Cheese Balls, + great service. SOURCE SAYS: These guys have been doing this stuff for a while now and they know how to look after you. Great food, great people and if you’re after a burger, this is the only end of town - no need to queue, just sit down and relax... Opening Times: Noon - late Food: Full menu lunch and dinner Bookings: Possible Music: Background music early. Live music + DJs later Outdoor area: Suntrap
Address: Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: 03 450 0008 Email: Info@TheWorldBar.com Website: TheWorldBar.com
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TORO KITCHEN AND BAR ABOUT: Toro Kitchen and Bar brings you a diverse mix of Mediterranean inspired dishes in the heart of Queenstown. Centred around tasty, fresh and seasonal produce, Toro’s menu is based on what’s fresh and available locally. It features tapas, big plates, sides and the chef’s ‘Taste of Toro’ homemade 5 courses. Great food and great restaurants are about family, friends and the memories that are made when we all come together and sit down for a meal. Toro Kitchen and Bar, it’s how we eat. ABOUT: Seasonal menu using local produce. SOURCE SAYS: It’s where we go for lunch.
Opening Times: 9am till Late Food: The chef’s ‘Taste of Toro’ homemade 5
courses.
Music: Backround in the main restaurant Outdoor area: Yes + rooftop bar coming soon
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Address: 20 The Mall, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 442 8503 Email: hello@toroqueenstown.co.nz Website: www.toroqueenstown.co.nz
BELLA CUCINA Bella Cucina was set up so we could share our love of Italy and our passion for good food and wine. Our philosophy at Bella is to provide fresh, flavoursome food with that something special, in a warm relaxed atmosphere. Much more than Pizza and Pasta, Bella Cucina is based on the Italian kitchen philosophy of a daily changing menu to incorporate the freshest produce. Everything is made from scratch with love, it’s fresh, delicious and affordable. Join us for a slice of ‘la bella vita’ today. You can also pick up a take away pizza every night between 5pm and 7pm. Eat Simple. Eat Well.
Address: 6 Brecon St, Queenstown, NZ Phone: 64 (0) 3 442 6762 Email: eat@bellacucina.co.nz Website: bellacucina.co.nz
Opening Times: 7 days from 5pm until late Food: Italian and delicious Music: Background Outdoor area: Yes 29
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FINZ SEAFOOD & GRILL Finz Seafood & Grill has been a popular choice with Queenstown diners in the know for the past 11 years and now, with extra heating for the indoor courtyard tables and extended lake front dining, Finz is set to become the restaurant of choice for casual dining in Queenstown this season. SPECIALTIES: Seafood. SOURCE SAYS: Finz is a busy bustling little seafood bistro with crisp white table cloths and wooden chairs. It is a place you can go with family or friends and enjoy great food and wine and not break the bank. The takeaway fish and chips are also a sure fire winner.
Address: Steamer Wharf, Queenstown New Zealand Phone: 64 (0) 3 442 7405 Email: eat@finzdownunder.co.nz Website: finzdownunder.co.nz
Opening Times: 7 days from 5pm until late Food: New Zealand Seafood Music: Background Outdoor area: Yes
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PUBLIC KITCHEN AND BAR ABOUT: Good honest Kiwi fare sourced locally and designed to bring people together is the key concept behind Public Kitchen & Bar. Offering exceptional local cuisine Public Kitchen is all about sharing dishes of local produce caught in the hills, farmed down the road or caught off the coast. SPECIALTIES: Sharing plates are a big part of the great atmosphere plus the trifle is becoming a bit of a local legend. SOURCE SAYS: Since Public opened back in 2013 it has quickly established itself as a Queenstown icon. The best view, some of the finest food and great company - the perfect spot for a burger or brunch.
Opening Times: 11am - 11pm Food: Sharing plates and kiwi classics Music: Live music 2-5pm Sundays Outdoor area: Yes
Address: Steamer Wharf, Queenstown New Zealand Phone: 64 (0) 3 442 5969 Email: eat@publickitchen.co.nz Website: publickitchen.co.nz
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COALFIRE BARBEQUE BAR Inspired by pit masters and kitchens from around the world, Coalfire Barbecue Bar offers food that’s ‘flavoured by fire’. Housed in a beautifully restored 150 year old building in the Queenstown Mall, Coalfire has a relaxed and warm atmosphere. With distinctive smoky flavours from the handbuilt Spanish smoker and delicious meats cooked low and slow, Coalfire offers up tasty meat, fish and vegetarian dishes to be enjoyed with local wine, beer and cocktails served up by friendly and professional staff. SPECIALTIES: Barbecued and smoked foods with a distinctive flavour, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. SOURCE SAYS: We can’t get enough of Coalfire’s snack menu, try the jalapeno poppers or fried halloumi. Opening Times: 7 days from 8am until late Food: Smoky bbq meat, fish and vegetarian Music: Background Outdoor area: Yes
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Address: The Mall, Queenstown New Zealand Phone: 64 (0) 3 442 8439 Email: eat@coalfire.co.nz Website: www.coalfire.co.nz
FRONT ROOM
2016 EVENTS
The Front Room wall space is now fully booked for the rest of 2016 but we are available for events, workshops and social gatherings. If you need a space for your event, give us a call.
AUGUST 5TH-31ST :: “Practitioners” presented by Wakatipu Arts ‘N’ Kulture collective. FRIDAY AUGUST 5TH “Practitioners” Opening Night from 6pm. All welcome. SEPTEMBER 2ND-16TH :: NZIPP 2016 Print awards. Award-winning photography on display SEPTEMBER 20TH-5TH OCTOBER :: Wakatipu High School Emerging Artists design work on display OCTOBER 7TH-31ST Tracey Tawhiao & Julie Pengully presented by Toi O Tahuna. FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER 6-8PM Tracey Tawhiao & Julie Pengully opening; all welcome OCTOBER 7TH-14TH Live Ta Moko art by Julie Pengully NOVEMBER 4TH-30TH Amy Wybrow (Botanical photographic show) DECEMBER Aaron Kereopa presented by Toi O Tahuna YOUR SHOW: If you are an artist, photographer, sculptor or artisan and you’d like to show your work at the Front Room, please get in touch with: leigh@fluid.co.nz UPfront returns: Keep an eye out this month...
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August ‘16 SODOKU (hard)
WORD WHEEL
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Create as many words of two letters or more using each letter only once and the centre letter in each word. Find the nine letter word. No proper nouns allowed. Meh=30 Now We’re Farming=40 You Freakin’ Rock=50
QUIZ 1. A squirrel’s nest is called a what? 2. What is the study and the act of bell ringing known as? 3. Which nationality was Edvard Munch? 4. Spanish company Lladro is a well-known maker of which ceramic material used to create vases or other objects of art? 5. In the Mr Men series, what colour is Mr Tickle? 6. The Zugspitze is the highest mountain in which European country? 7. What is the collective name for the eight small bones that connect the forearm with the hand? 8. Who succeeded Boris Yeltsin as Russian President in May 2000? 9. Which rap legend is known as Hova? 10. Which Russian actor appeared in both The Ten Commandments and The Magnificent Seven. 1: Drey 2: Campanology 3: Norwegian 4: Porcelain 5: Orange 6: Germany 7: Carpal bones 8: Vladimir Putin 9: Jay-Z 10: Yul Brynner
Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle. Shirley Temple
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Practitioners
Making art is a journey. Seven local artists invite you along for the ride.
Simon Morrison-Deaker Philippa O’Brien Paul Green Ella Mills Rosa Scott Sophie Scott Jessica Winchcombe
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How To Gold Pan
and Get Rich Quick(ish)
It might be faster to pick all those little flakes out of a thousand Goldschlager bottles, or melt down Grandma’s jewellery but if you’re a ‘patiently willing to have wet feet for the next decade’ kind of person then gold panning could be the next scheme that adds sparkle to your bank account. Here’s the 101: Learn the lingo Prospecting is the general search for gold and prospector is the job title to throw on business cards. Gold panning is a common and popular method of looking for gold, involving water and – you guessed it – a pan. The type of shiny stuff left in the pan is alluvial gold. Don’t confuse that with fool’s gold, a similar-looking type of rock also known as “Nature’s Cruel Joke”. Suit up Unless constant pneumonia sounds appealing, buy some solid gumboots. Socks, pants and shirt are suggested but left to the preference of the prospector. (Flatbrim hats and handlebar moustaches no longer necessary.) Equip up If purchasing a proper gold panning set will send you further into debt, don’t panic. Anything bowl or tub-shaped can work, as long as the DIY pan is a dark colour that sets off that seductive gold colour. And don’t forget vials or something to store your findings in. (Casserole dishes, plastic bags and actual bathtubs not recommended.) Pick a location Gone are the days when you could claim your bend of
the river with lots of swearing and a sawed-off shotgun. Nowadays, DOC controls several prospecting areas free for public use; or you can apply for a permit to gold pan on privately controlled land. Practice Bend, scoop, sift, repeat. Some prospectors like to shovel a bit of river bottom up first and maybe separate the sediment inside the pan with a fast hand. However you do it, if gold’s there it will float above the heavier materials and twinkle as bright as your future. At the end of this lesson, here’s hoping your gold panning efforts run this way: bend, scoop, sift, discover, collect, cash in, buy up all of Jack’s Point and retire as New Zealand’s youngest billionaire.
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The Man Killer relish (made using Lucifer’s Mum’s special recipe). While Olympians are no doubt drinking raw egg for breakfast to beef up those muscles, we’d rather enjoying ours fried and served up on top of our tower of beef, cheese and relish. Added to the tower (and yes, this is a burger you must deconstruct to eat, lest your jaw becomes stuck), are juicy and beefy Portobello mushrooms. It’s all topped off with Devil Burger’s classic fancy lettuce, tomato, red onion, aoli and delicately balanced inside a fluffy white bread bun. It’s unlikely you’ll still be hungry after this lot but if you really must, get a side of Devil’s Hula Hoops. Crispy crumbed onion rings served with aoli, perfect.
ALL THIS TALK OF THE OLYMPICS AND EPIC TRAINING REGIMES HAS MADE US SOURCERS HUNGRY, SO WE’VE GONE FOR THE BEEFIEST BURGER WE CAN POSSIBLY FIND. The Man Killer comes with a double serving of prime New Zealand beef, topped with deliciously salty and streaky bacon. Edam cheese oozes over the top and there’s a good dollop of sweet and spicy Devil
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Adopting a really positive attitude can work wonders to adding years to your life, a spring to your step and a sparkle to your eye. Christie Brinkley
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HorrorScopes
Did You Know? • Scientists have tracked butterflies that travel over 3,000 miles. • If a pregnant woman has organ damage, the baby in her womb sends stem cells to help repair the organ. • The word “gorilla” is derived from a Greek word meaning “a tribe of hairy women”.
ARIES - So you’ve changed your mind. Does this one work any better? TAURUS - It’s okay to take ‘weird’ as a compliment. GEMINI - That first step off your high horse is going to be a bugger. CANCER - I didn’t mean to push all your buttons. I was just looking for Mute. LEO - Be decisive. The road of life is paved with flat possums who weren’t. VIRGO - Open the door before entering. LIBRA - Don’t be afraid to be the dumbest one in the room.
Everybody loves things that sparkle. Philip Treacy
SCORPIO - Do not breathe under water.
• World population is expected to rise to 10.8 billion by the year 2080. • A single cloud can weight more than 1 million pounds. • New York drifts about one inch further away from London each year. • Avacados are poisonous to birds. • Blue-eyed people tend to have the highest tolerance for alcohol.
SAGITTARIUS - Chin up princess before the crown slips. CAPRICORN - Eat a healthy breakfast so you can run from the cops. AQUARIUS - Watch your step but if you do fall, do so fabulously. PISCES - Where is a fish in orbit? Trouter space. Trouter space!! 40
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community
IF YOUR COMMUNITY PROJECT NEEDS SOME EXPOSURE, GIVE US A YELL, WE’LL ALWAYS TRY TO FIND ROOM.
QUEENSTOWN ARTS CENTRE As well as the renowned Cloakroom Gallery, QAC also houses a unique group of local artists in its studio spaces, offers classes and even has a fully equipped ceramics studio and kiln. The Arts Centre is on the corner of Stanley and Ballarat Streets and is open every day. FB: Queenstown Arts Centre GUERILLA DRIVE IN A new location every time, matched up with an old movie and some popcorn equals a fantastic way to spend a night out. Facebook is the best way to stay in the loop: FB: Queenstown Guerilla Drive-In HAPPINESS HOUSE Drop in to their awesome Op Shop open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Donations always welcome and if you need a helping hand, just let them know. Help out: FB: Happiness House Queenstown QUEENSTOWN LIFE Wakatipu blog by Queenstowner Jane
Guy. Queenstown Life is like a handbook for living in the Wakatipu. Join in the discussion at www.QueenstownLife.com FB: Queenstown Life
QUEENSTOWN TRADING If you’re looking to buy, trade or
sell something in the Wakatipu, this is the Facebook page for you. Crackin’ deals: www.QueenstownTrading.co.nz FB: Queenstown Trading
QUEENSTOWN.COM Queenstown.com has grown up and is now the definitive resource for getting under the skin of this enigmatic wee town. www.Queenstown.com ROUTEBURN DART WILDLIFE TRUST Bring back the
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. Francis Bacon
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WHAT’SONAUGUST SAT 6 AUGUST
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POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: Kitchen’s Floor (Aus) DJ set (free) CREATIVE QUEENSTOWN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm
MON 1 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Mojo Live and Loud // 9pm
LOCO CANTINA :: 6th August State of Mind with P Digsss, Arma del Amor + special guests. 9pm-4am, tickets $20 early bird/$30 from eventfinda.co.nz
TUE 2 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm QUEENSTOWN FILM SOCIETY, Dorothy Brown’s, 8.30pm SILKWORM, Zephyr
WED 3 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9pm ONE DAY FILM-MAKING WORKSHOP, Lake Wanaka Centre, 9am-4.30pm, FREE
THU 4 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Pol & Dom 9pm
SUN 7 AUGUST
Being gay is like glitter - it never goes away. Lady Gaga
FRI 5 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Pear of Pommes 4pm
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Ribera 5-9pm // The Flavour 9.30pm
MON 8 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Mojo Live and Loud // 9pm
FRONT ROOM GALLERY :: PRACTITIONERS: Wakatipu Arts n Kulture Collective. Opening Show Friday 5th August from 6pm.
TUE 9 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Sam Rivers // 10pm QUEENSTOWN FILM SOCIETY, Dorothy Brown’s, 8.30pm
WED 10 AUGUST
August 5 - 31:: Live music 9pm POG MAHONE’S WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9pm POL & FI, Ballarat 44
Practitioners
NO NONSENSE. JUST GOOD TIMES
THU 11 AUGUST
TUE 16 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm POL & DOM, Ballarat
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm QUEENSTOWN FILM SOCIETY, Dorothy Brown’s, 8.30pm
FRI 12 AUGUST
WED 17 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Ribera 5-9pm // The Flavour 9.30pm
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9pm POL & DOM, Ballarat
SAT 13 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm CREATIVE QUEENSTOWN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm TORPEDO 7 PEAK TO PEAK, Remarkables to Coronet Peak, 12-4pm KELVIN CRUICKSHANK SOUL FOOD, Queenstown Memorial Centre, 7-9.30pm, $65.00, Eventfinda.co.nz
LOCO CANTINA :: 17th August HYBRID MINDS New Zealand Tour
LOCO CANTINA :: 13th August Galliano Sambuca & George present SNOWBALL, Aroha, Dan Aux, Luca, Jay Bulletproof & Hamish Crocker
THU 18 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm
FRI 19 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Ribera 5-9pm // The Flavour 9.30pm
SAT 20 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm CREATIVE QUEENSTOWN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm
SUN 14 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Pear of Pommes 4pm // Bitchin Bingo 7pm
SUN 21 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Pear of Pommes 4pm POL & FI, Pub on Wharf
MON 15 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: A Winter Feast with Cazador at Sherwood. Tickets $125 from eventfinda.co.nz WORLD BAR :: Mojo Live and Loud 9pm 45
WHAT’SONAUGUST MON 22 AUGUST
SAT 27 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: 42Below Cocktail Earth Cup (The first trans-Tasman sustainability focused cocktail competition) WORLD BAR :: Mojo Live and Loud // 9pm
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: Olly Friend and Long Distance Swimmer (a.k.a Joseph Van Der Hurk) $10 WORLD BAR :: Gay Ski Week opening party GAY SKI WEEK until 3 September CREATIVE QUEENSTOWN ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Earnslaw Park, 9.30am-3.30pm
TUE 23 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: 42Below Cocktail Earth Cup WORLD BAR :: Sam Rivers // 10pm QUEENSTOWN FILM SOCIETY, Dorothy Brown’s, 8.30pm
SUN 28 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: Sunday Workshop Series: The Real Crust by Ruth Heath, Wanaka, ($80PP). Registration essential from experiences@ sherwoodqueenstown.nz WORLD BAR :: Pear of Pommes 4pm
WED 24 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: 42Below Cocktail Earth Cup WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9pm
MON 29 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Mojo Live and Loud // 9pm
THU 25 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: Sherwood Songwriter Society, free entry
TUE 30 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WORLD BAR :: Sam Rivers // 10pm QUEENSTOWN FILM SOCIETY, Dorothy Brown’s, 8.30pm SILKWORM, Zephyr
FRI 26 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm SHERWOOD :: Wakatipu Youth Trust presents the Battle of the Musos final WORLD BAR :: Ribera 5-9pm // The Flavour 9.30pm
WED 31 AUGUST
POG MAHONE’S :: Live music 9pm WAKATIPU YOUTH - Reverb Sound Kitchen, 6-9pm POL & DOM, Ballarat
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Our ‘How To’ guide to some old favourites and a few new ones...
mixologism
FRENCH REVOLUTION Brought to you by the team at No5
INGREDIENTS 40ml Hennessey VS 20ml Pedro Ximénez sherry 30ml lemon juice 15ml clove infused syrup
METHOD: Combine all ingredients
in cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into goblet. Serve without ice and garnish with skewered dehydrated orange slice.
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