Move over Mardi, it's Marty Gras now! Move over Mardi, it's Marty Gras now! Ohakune's a very unique town. In Winter its population sky rockets 10 fold on weekends, and once a year it's 100 fold.  That happened last weekend. I didn't see much snow, but the arctic air told me that it was about. Meanwhile back in Auckland, the talk of the town was the sold-out Deep Hard & Funky dance party at Vector Arena on Saturday. I lost count of the number of people calling and texting wanting tickets; some I could help, most I could not. A few other things occurred last week for me; power cuts, Panasonic Toughbooks, lingerie and cabin fever to name a few.   To see what I mean, click here...     Issue #105 lucky devils are: Matt Knight and Matthew Bambury won the Xbox games. Yolande Duggan got the Denim Bar tab. Julie Rowe won the Easy Tiger bar tab. Kylie Holmes and Rachel Mancini picked up the Reprezent party double passes. Nikki Wilkie and Stacie Swanson won the Slynkey Magazine launch double passes. Simon Russell and Josh Olausen got the Mint Dance Party tickets. Jourdan Griffin won the new funky Mr Vintage t’shirt of his choice.     Cool things to win this week are: 1 x Double ticket to The Love Boat dance party at Pontoon on July 12th at Pontoon. A party of titanic proportions. All the big boys of classy house will be spinning, like Peter Urlich, Bevan Keyes and Soane. Get dressed up and come along. To win type “The Love Boat” as the header for your email back to me. 1 x Double ticket to Celebration ’08 Bringing Sexy Back at Transmission Room this Saturday. Auckland’s 4th annual mid-winter blow-out. A full scale sound, light and staging extravaganza, featuring the hottest and hardest-working DJs in town, cutting loose with a diverse variety of groovy dance-floor sounds. Put “Bringing Sexy Back” as the title for your entry email back to me. 1 x $50 bar tab for Bungalow8 this Friday after work. It’s got a new Manager, new vibe and as a result is a damn fine place to play after work or party till the early morn. If you want to impress your friends with this tab put “Bungalow8” as the headline for an email back to me. 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. 1 x Double ticket to Slynkey.co.nz’s launch party at Bungalow8 on July 10th. It's an online girls magazine that’s starting up here in Auckland, after rocking Christchurch for the past year. This is a female only cocktail event. Put "Slynkey" as the heading for your email entry back to me to win. Their Auckland website is http://www.slynkey.com/main/auck-home/ 1 x $50 bar-tab for Easy Tiger this Friday. It’s a very funky bar that’s hard to find, just off Mahuhu Cres, down a wee alleyway (Dockside Lane), in a construction zone, out the front of The Vector Arena. Write “Easy Tiger” as the heading for an email and send it to me if you’d like to prowl along. Include your phone number too please. 2 x Double tickets to Mint dance party at Seba this Saturday. Now in it's 4th month since relaunching, Mint showcases the best house choons from days gone by with venom. Write "Mint" in the subject box of an email and press send, if you'd like to go. 1 x $50 bar tab for Denim Bar to be used this Friday. Denim’s newly redecorated, with new management and fresh atmosphere, the perfect place for a few intimate drinks before heading into town. Open from 3.30pm on Friday. Write “Denim Bar” in the subject box and mail me to be in the draw.     Wednesday July 2nd Musical Mischief Eden Cloakroom, 476 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden No Charge. 8pm - 12am Dan Wrightson and Adam Stevenson, from Juice TV, perform almost on your laps and interact well, while serenading you with both acoustic ballads and rocking sing-a-long classics.     Thursday July 3rd Edrington Whiskey Training Crow Bar, 26 Wyndham St, Auckland Central No Charge. 2 – 4pm. Contact whiskeynz@maxxium.com for more info Try all the best whiskey brands in the world and learn about their roots. A perfect way to start the weekend. Hope to see you there. And/Or Thursday Night Tea Party A'isha, 1 Wellesley St, Auckland Central No Charge. 9pm – 2am Something different for a Thursday. The North Shore Pony Club perform as do DJ’s Daniel Farley, Rich & Andy and Maya on percussion. Student-oriented but a fun party vibe nonetheless.     Friday July 4th Sideroom.com Magazine Edition #3 Launch 42 Below Space, 20 Customs St East, Auckland Central No Charge. 6 – 9pm A dynamic cross section of contemporary erotic expression. If you like avante-garde art and the human form, come along for a geez. There’s an after party across the road at Pony Club. And/Or Singer/ Songwriter David Knott Denim Bar, 207 Parnell Rd, Parnell No Charge. 8 – 11pm Since the renovations Denim has really picked up and looks sensational. Go have a look and listen to the sweet sounds of David Knott this Friday. And/Or Matariki Native Noise 08 Auckland Town Hall, Queen St, Auckland Central Tickets $25 from www.the-edge.co.nz or call 0800 289 842. 7 – 11pm Celebrate Matariki – the Maori New Year. Native Noise will see an amazing line up of Kiwi talent with KORA, Katchafire, Tiki Tane, Ladi6 and DJ Poroufessor. This will sell out so hurry.     Saturday July 5th Celebration 08 – Bringing Sexy Back Transmission Room, Cnr Mayoral Dr & Queen St, Auckland Central Tickets $35 from www.iticket.co.nz. 9.30pm – 6am Auckland’s 4th annual mid-winter blow-out. A full scale sound, light and staging dance party extravaganza. Featuring the hottest and hardest-working DJs in town, cutting loose with a diverse variety of groovy dance-floor sounds. And/Or Mint Dance Party Seba, 63 Fort St, Auckland Central Tickets $15 before midnight. $20 after. 10pm – 6am Happy vibes and uplifting, melodic feel good house music spun by a hand selected few of the country’s finest DJ's. Nothing dark and dirty here. And/Or Liquid Creations 2nd Birthday Zen & Fu Bar, Cnr Wolfe & Albert Sts, Auckland Central Tickets $15 from www.iticket.co.nz. 10pm – 6am A huge line-up of D&B and funk acts, with everything all around and in-between thrown in. A full house is expected for this multi-zoned celebration.     Sunday July 6th Mission Bay Winter Splash Mission Bay, Tamaki Dr No Charge. 10 – 11am If you are balmy have a got, I’ll be safely viewing from my car in the carpark with the heater blasting. It’s Hawaiian Luau themed, so dress to impress. Plenty of entertainment for all.     Monday July 7th Movie Night: Speed Racer In Cinemas Nationwide Tickets $9 - $16 A live-action, family film version of the Japanese cartoon Speed Racer by the famous Wachowski brothers. It’ll be surreal, clever and smoothly done. Go prepared, it’s 135 minutes long.     Tuesday July 8th Matt Palmer Art Exhibition Opening Lane Gallery, 33 Victoria St East, Auckland Central Meet the artist and enjoy complimentary vino. Matt Palmer's hand painted photographs are images that talk to us about the past. Their ghostly appearance and painterly surface challenges us to reminisce about the places we've been to before but can never seem to find again. Curious? I am. See you there.     Wednesday July 9th Big Wednesday Comedy The Classic, 321 Queen St, Auckland Central Entry $10. 8 – 10pm Your pro host Jeremy Elwood (NZ TV celeb) is the jam that fuses 10 comedians of all abilities together to form a 2 hour show. Some will be brilliant, others laughable.     Upcoming cool events for your diary: July 10th, Slynky Magazine Launch, Bungalow8 July 11th, Sublime Aspire Model Launch, Toto Restaurant July 11th, The Edge Party Hard Tour #3, Hush Lounge July 11th, 40th Auckland International Film Festival (begins) July 12th, Key To The Groove pres. The Love Boat Dance Party, Pontoon July 14th, Bastille Bay July 17th, Steve Wrigley Comedian, The Classic July 18th, Timbaland, Vector Arena July 19th, Stereodays Dance Party, Space July 19th, Winter Wonderland, Toto Restaurant July 23rd, Hypnotist Grant Boddington, Carringtons July 24th, Aquamatta’s 4th Birthday Party, Aquamatta July 28th, Lenny Henry Comedian, Aotea Centre July 30th, 4 course Dinner & Movie Night, Toto Restaurant August 1st, All Horses Birthdays August 1st, Auckland Food Show, ASB Showgrounds August 1st, Vegas Nights Dance Party, Flight Lounge August 1st Derelict/Homeless Party, Denim Bar August 2nd, Scotty Lewis's 8hr DJ Set, Spy Bar August 2nd, Art Of This World’s 9th Birthday, Art Of This World August 5th, Auckland Bar Show, Alinghi Base August 5th, Chris Rock Comedian, The Civic August 6th, NZ Bar Awards After Party, Crow Bar August 8th, Olympics Begin, Beijing August 9th, Les Mills Gym 40th Birthday Party, SkyCity

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