Meet hundreds of funky, fun and friendly people this Saturday at Forte for free (Fort Lane) It was a while in the making but this Saturday night at Forte is my 32nd birthday party. Everyone who receives my weekly guide is welcome, just RSVP to me (if you haven’t already) and I’ll pop you, and your guests, on the door-list. Thursday started like any other, an autumn nip in the air, office duties and then it got really rather good. I was dined at lunch by a dashing young star at a restaurant I’d wanted to attend ever since moving here, and then the only love of my life came to mine for nibbles and vino. Others stopped by and things became heated (in a good way). Read the full story on my site (click here) - now onto the winners, prizes and events for the week ahead...     Last week’s winners Karen Pillay and Kiran Budhia got the double passes to the Offshore boat party and rocked with me and the crew. Mara Fisher started her weekend well with a bar tab at Denim. Michelle Anderson will now be able to go into Mr Vintage in Parnell and select a funky T for free. Paul Shanta can join my comedy party, with a friend, and see Tony Lee perform SkyCity on April 19th. Nick Collins won the tickets to the relaunch of Mint at Seba. Karl Lewis will be drinking for free at my party this Saturday night at Forte.     Things to win (only enter gigs you can attend please) 1 x $50 bar-tab for Cocktails by the Hour at Denim Bar. It’s for this Friday after work. Come along and enjoy this quaint funky bar. Write “Denim Bar” in the subject box and mail be to be in the draw. Please include your phone number. 1 x Mr Vintage t’shirt. You get to go into their Falcon St store in Parnell and select any t’shirt you like. Their garments are very funky and service is always with a smile. Put “Mr Vintage” as the header of your email when you mail me back. Check out www.mrvintage.co.nz 2 x Double passes to see Comedian/Hypnotist Tony Lee at SkyCity. He looks like a wrestler and will force you to do things with humour and his steely eyes. It’s all part of the Auckland International Comedy Festival. Put “Comedian Tony Lee” in the subject box and email me back to be in the draw. 3 x Double passes to Stereodays at Space Bar this Saturday. DJ’s Steve Hill and Daniel Ro fly in and  headline this uplifting techno night of organised chaos. Email me back with “Stereodays” as the header if you’d like to be in the draw. Please include your phone number. 2 x Double passes to Club Luxury at SpyBar. It’s no ordinary Spy club night, this time international DJ’s Merenia Gillies and Mosco Music join Jolyon Petch and friends for classy late night action. Write “Club Luxury” in the subject box and mail me to be in to win. 1 x Double pass to “Holy Mountain” a trippy, witty and eye-popping creation of a movie, on as part of the Academy World Cinema Showcase that’s currently showing in Auckland. Go to www.worldcinemashowcase.co.nz for more options. Put “World Cinema Showcase” as the title of an email and send it my way to be in the draw. 1 x Double pass to the opening night of comedian Jamie Bowen’s stand-up show at the Transmission Room called “Bowen Arrow”, if you’d like to go just email me back with “Jamie Bowen” as the heading and then your opinion of who would win in a fight between Russell Crowe and Chuck Norris.     Wednesday April 9th Retro Wednesday The Pony Club, 55 Customs St, Auckland Central No Charge. 10pm – 3am Grant Marshall plays a mash of old, and even older, tracks to make hump day no so bad. It’s not packed but attracts a fine bunch. And/Or $4 Wednesdays The Globe Bar, Darby St, Auckland Central No Charge. 9pm – Late Locals are picking up on this fun bar now too, so it’s half tourists and half Aucklanders. Always a super variety of songs (70’s to techno) to keep everyone happy, and the dancefloor rammed. Globe has cool stuff happening every night; have a look.     Thursday April 10th Pendulum dance party Logan Campbell Centre, 217 Greenlane West, Epsom Presale tickets $75 from www.ticketmaster.co.nz 7.30pm – 2am Pendulum are a drum and bass group originally from Perth, Australia (now the UK’s their home). Their live sound is intriguing due to its mass appeal, typically heavy beats accompanied by low, buzzing basslines, overlaid with synthesized leads. The venue moved here as the last one sold out in record time, this one will do the same. Be quick. And/Or Operation: S.H.O.P Ruby Bar, 484 New North Rd, Kingsland No Charge. 9pm – 1am It’s a quirky bar on the far side of the Kingsland shops. The night will be a little crazy, but all the people will be more than friendly. Music will be varied, and there will be plenty of interesting things to look at.     Friday April 11th Bacardi pres. DJ Recloose (3hr set) Rakinos, Level 1, 35 High St, Auckland Central Entry $10 on the door. 9pm – Late Digi-funk hero, DJ Recloose, is back in the Rakinos booth to deliver a specially prepared set of old school gems and jams. His recent album release took flight on the charts, so this will be a very special night to enjoy at this very unique funky venue. And/Or Modulate dance party Asta, 10 Victoria St, Auckland Central Entry is $5 on the door. 10pm – 6am Fresh on the success of their first event, they once again bring you Modulate. This time they have upped the stakes and added in a couple of local heavyweights to the bill to ensure your musical desires are fulfilled. Expect techtonic Tech House, engorging Electro House, and the baddest Breakbeat ever.     Saturday April 12th Marty’s Guide pres. WINGS’n’WHEELS (Marty’s birthday party) Forte Club, 2 Fort Lane, Auckland Central No Charge. RSVP your name to me now to get on the doorlist. 10pm – 3am Sure to be a very fun night. People of all sorts will be attending, some I’ve never met, but it’s all about meeting people, having fun and seeing what eventuates. 2 party zones, lasers, big-time DJ’s and it’s open to everyone who gets my guide. Maybe I’ll see you there then? I’ll be the tipsy one.     Sunday April 13th George FM’s Free Parking outdoor dance party Eric Armishaw Reserve, End of Walker Rd, Point Chevalier No Charge. 1 – 6pm Like last week’s Red Bull Daylight Savings party being the only thing to do on Sunday, this one’s the same. Bevan Keys is DJing the entire thing, somehow (mixed CD’s perhaps ;-)), so you will dance without fail. BYO everything and I’ll see you there, quite bleary eyed I imagine.     Monday April 14th Movie Night: You The Living Academy Cinema, City Library Building, 44 Lorne St, Auckland Central Tickets $9 - $15. Book first on (09) 3732761. 8.30 – 10.15pm It’s a series of ingeniously twisted anecdotal sketches. The bleak mundane miseries of modern existence are shown in dead-pan, but hilarious, ways. Very arty and a bit odd, but your frown lines of confusion will soon be replaced with laugh ones.     Tuesday April 15th Interactive Quiz Night The Kingslander, 470 New North Rd, Kingsland No Charge. 7pm register for 7.30pm start. As the days begin to chill what better place than the Kingsy on a Tuesday evening. Catch up with friends, get a couple of bowls of spicy wedges and rack your brains while learning things and having a superb time.     Wednesday April 16th Loser (opening night) Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Dr, Auckland Central Tickets $15 from www.ticketek.co.nz 8 – 10.30pm Back after a sell-out run in 2007, Loser is part of the NZ International Comedy Festival 2008. This hilarious pitch-black comedy play tells a story of Glenwood High's ten-year reunion. It’s a tale of failed dreams, painful memories and revisiting high school traumas through the laugh-to-cringe experiences of six dysfunctional characters. I think we could all relate to some section of this show.  Great price and guaranteed fun.     Events of note on the Horizon April 16th, Small Business Expo (begins), ASB Showgrounds April 17th, 5 Star Comedy Preview, SkyCity Theatre April 17th, The Edge Party Hard Mix Tour, Reef Bar April 18th, NZ International Comedy Festival 2008 begins, Central Auckland April 19th, Comedian Tony Lee, Sky City Theatre April 19th, Azzido da Bass Dance Party, Asta Club Bar & Lounge April 19th, Club Luxury Dance Party, SpyBar April 19th, One Million Dollars’ last ever gig, 4:20 Club April 19th, 80’s Retro Night launch feat. The Neons, Bar Retro April 20th, King Of The Bays Ocean Swim, Milford Beach April 20th, Bacardi Sunday Sessions, Malt Bar April 24th, DJ Tom Novy, The Civic April 24th, Highlife Deluxe, Pontoon April 24th, Insideout social industry party, Pasha April 25th, Anzac Day April 25th, Floorplay dance party, Space Bar April 25th, 50 Cent & G Unit, Vector Arena April 26th, Vodafone Soundsplash, Wellington’s Waterfront April 26th, Smashfest ’08, Waikaraka Family Speedway May 3rd, Mint Dance Party, Seba May 5th, Foofighters, Vector Arena May 8th, Erupt Lake Taupo Festival (begins), Taupo May 10th, Westlife, Vector Arena

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