This event has been cancelled. Julia Deans graces The Civic Club in a stripped back trio, presenting new material from an...

A selection of short cycling films to inspire, encourage and celebrate women who love to bike.

A celebration of how the power of dance can transform boys into men.

A visceral dance work exploring a possible future for our physical bodies.

Celebrating creative women through inspiring conversations about art, culture, and the role of women in the arts today.

Enjoy two great works by two of the giants of classical music.

Michael Bolton will be performing at The Civic for one night only on June 19. 

Diary of A Wimpy Kid writer and illustrator Jeff Kinney brings the world of Greg & Rowley, Manny and Rodrick to the Aotea...

An analysis of the recent disruption of traditional male-female relations, and its likely long-term consequences.

Once more unto the breach go eight writers, to deliver a seven-minute true story without scripts or props, inspired by the...

Two of our literary masters have recently produced books that use contemporary Europe as a backdrop, emphasising the global...

Kubé Jones-Neill talks with wa Thiong’o, one of the world’s literary treasures and the recipient of a 2005 Honorary Doctorate...

A.C.Grayling delivers a lecture on democracy’s current lowpoint, and the pressing need for reform.

Robert Webb  talks about his life and work, and the way in which concepts of family and fatherhood continue to evolve.

Best-selling author Karen Joy Fowler is a maverick, with novels and short stories spanning science fiction, fantasy and...

 Chew-Bose offers insights into art, literature, pop-culture, and what it means to be a Bengali-Canadian.

The book world’s man of the moment joins Paula Morris in conversation.