All for fun and fun for all - just 32 sleeps till Xmas! Rather than having a birthDAY, Graziella has a birthWEEK. This is genius. Her one yearly special day is now 7 times longer. I am definitely going to adopt this next year when it’s my turn. Her week commenced with a delightful dinner and a movie at Toto’s restaurant. She chose “Grease”, and dressing up was mandatory. I was surprised at the number of gents that knew all the words to all the songs, in particular Chico and Braidy who both sang lustily. Things are starting to really hot up - both with the weather and opportunities to get out and party. Click here to read about what happened over the last 7 days, plus see below for a heap of good stuff coming up over the week ahead. And for those of you who are yet to make your New Year’s plans, there’s a list of some of the top NY events at the end of the guide. Oh yeah, and let’s not forget the pix. Click here to view 5 new galleries of good times.     Thumbs Up To Rachel Aarons won the double pass to Famous at Opium. Jonathan Fullbrook, Dave De Cleane, Shafie Rahim and Hannah Harwood got 2 tickets each to Deep Hard & Funky, at Met & Code. Lauren Bartlett won the Takapuna Les Mills gym membership. Josh Samuel and Peter Fogarty won the Dam Native passes at The Kings Arms. Jodie Smith, Nathan Moss-Penman and Andrew Kerr got double tickets to the Brown Teal Ale launch. Amelia (last name unknown) got 4 tickets to see the Breakers win again last Thursday.     Cool Things to Win 3 x double passes to ALT TV’s The Playhouse Party. They’re taking over Fort Lane and all the bars on it this Friday. Put “Playhouse” in the subject line and mail me back if you’d like to go. 2 x double passes to see the now 4th placed NZ Breakers play the Cairns Taipans at The North Shore Events Centre tomorrow. Message me back with “Breakers” as the header if you’d like to go. I’ll text the winner Thursday morning so please INCLUDE YOUR MOBILE NUMBER. 3 x sets of all 3 volumes of the AA and George FM Finely Tuned CDs. These are not available for sale and feature many of NZ's leading artists including Hollie Smith, Rhombus, Katchafire, the Black Seeds etc; perfect tunes for summer road trips, days at the beach and barbies. To win email me back with “AA” in the subject line. Plus as an exclusive offer to Marty's Guide readers, you can join the AA this month for only $69 for 12 months. Just call 0800 AA Join (0800 225 646) and mention Marty's Guide to make sure you're covered on the roads this summer. 10 x double passes to see the exclusive preview of the movie “American Gangster” on Wednesday evening next week. This movie isn’t released in NZ till next year. Email me with “Paramount Pictures” as the header and you’ll have a great chance of seeing this advance screening. 1 x double pass to Club Unity dance party held at The Auckland Town Hall this Saturday. To win these tickets message me with “Club Unity” as the subject.     Wednesday Movember 21st Big Wednesday Comedy Night The Classic, 321 Queen St, Auckland Central $10 on the door, students are 2 for $10. 8 – 10.30pm After a few beers anyone in a spot-light holding a microphone is bound to be funny. Here you get 10 fresh funny people hosted by an even funnier person, namely the MC Steve Wrigley. A bargain at twice the price.     Thursday Movember 22nd Heineken House Party Denim, 207 Parnell Rd, Parnell No Charge. 9pm – Late It’s one of the few bars in Auckland where you consistently know what you’re going to get. Here, it’s stylish surroundings, perfect cocktails, friendly people and great funky uplifting house beats. Tonight seasoned DJ’s Nick Batchelor and Mark Emerson entertain for the party people.     Friday Movember 23rd Bright Lights Launch Party Fisher Galleries, 66 Parnell rd, Parnell No Charge. 5 – 9pm This looks great fun. 6 colourful NZ artists, 1 soulful funky DJ and a whole array of people all packed into 4 hours of sponsor-fuelled celebration at one of Auckland’s most respected galleries. And/Or ALT TV’s Playhouse Party Fort Lane, Downtown Auckland Entry $15 on the gate. 10pm – Late There’ll be dancing in the streets as Fort Lane is cordoned off and 3 popular bars unite. Forte Bar houses the mad ALT TV DJ’s, Coco Club takes ownership of the sexy house and Flight pounds to the dirty electro sounds of NZ’s best. Presenters Katy Thomas & General Lee will be doing their 2 hour Playhouse Party show live from 10pm on site. It’ll be the sort of event you could stay all night at. And/Or Tiki Tanne Live Tour 2007 4:20, 373 K’ Rd (Upstairs), Newton Tickets $25 from www.iticket.co.nz. 10pm – 1am Former frontman for kiwi legend band Salmonella Dub, Tiki is perhaps one of the most acclaimed musicians in the country doubling at times as an award-winning audio engineer. Tonight, with his new full band, he brings us some diverse tracks off his debut solo top 10 album, "Past Present Future". Be quick this will sell-out.     Saturday Movember 24th Tabu Party The Late Club & Office Bar, Westin Hotel, 21 Viaduct Harbour Ave, Viaduct No Charge. 10pm – Late This is doubling as Highlife Entertainment’s Xmas bash, so it should be pumping. You’ll find sophistication, sexiness and housey dance beats here. Be one of the first 200 and you’ll get a comp. cocktail on entry. I find the Late Club impersonal and cell-like, so I recommend lapping it all up street-side in the Office Bar and its outdoor zone. And/Or Legends Dance Party Ink & Coherent, 268 K’ Rd Newton Tickets $15 from Real Groovy, or $20 on the door. 10pm – 7am The innovators, the originators, the legends, all the old skool DJ’s still mixing it up in NZ band together for a night of memories and massive times. The last one was still humming at 7am. This one will be no different.     Sunday Movember 25th The Farmers Santa Parade Mayoral Drive, through Queen Street, Customs Street West & Albert Street. Auckland CBD No Charge. 2 – 3pm Expect 250,000 people to line the streets, old and young, as the parade ignites the Christmas season with the perfect mix of fantasy, excitement, magic and laughter. Each year creative limits are pushed and new floats are born, this year’s new ones are themed around board games.     Monday Movember 26th Justin Timberlake Live In Concert The Vector Arena, Quay St, Downtown Auckland Tickets $98.50 - $141.20. 8 – 11pm See JT perform at all costs. Of the 91 shows on his World Tour so far, every one has sold out. Here’s why; Justin Timberlake leads the nominations for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards with 7 nominations. He’s accompanied by an 11 piece band and a crack team of dancers. And he has state of the art production, including massive screens, a moving split level stage and a 360° multi-media viewing experience for fans. Wow!     Tuesday Movember 27th The Mystery Of Irma Vep The Silo Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland Central Tickets $30 - $35 from www.ticketmaster.co.nz. 7 – 10pm I’ve recommended this before and I’m doing it again. This play is flippin’ hilarious. All eight roles are played by the utterly brilliant Michael Hurst and Oliver Driver, who obviously relish acting in this cross-dressing camp comedy. This is a match of two comic talents, some of the most delicious moments are watching them push each other to near wipe-out. It's a funny, family-friendly little oddity that's as nutty as a fruitcake. The cool thing is that the theatre is transformed into a cabaret with the audience seated at tables, so the show goes on around you. Book in advance for this stellar caper.     Up And Coming Fun Times Movember 28th, Lionel Ritchie, Vector Arena Movember 29th, Crosby Stills & Nash, Auckland Trust Stadium Movember 29th, NZ Golf Open Begins, Queenstown Movember 29th, MaS Live, Logan Campbell Centre Movember 30th, The Diesel/Brave Party, Denim Bar Movember 30th, Soulsion, 4:20 December 1st, 80’s Movember Finale Party, The Kingslander December 5th, Paul Van Dyk, The Powerstation December 5th, Ravi Coltrane After Party, Rakinos December 6th, Elton John, New Plymouth December 6th, Strippersrus & Exclusive Models Xmas Party December 7th, Warriors Returns (feat. Captain Tinrib), Galatos December 7th, White Party (feat. John 00 Fleming), Asta December 8th, Christmas In The Park, Auckland Domain December 8th, Chemistry, The Civic December 8th, NZ Job Fair (begins), North Shore Events Centre December 9th, Big Day Art, Auckland Art Gallery December 11th, Hyundai Korean Puppet Theatre, Bruce Mason Theatre December 12, Final Marty’s Guide for 2007, back January 9th December 12th, ZM Stars & Studs, Ellerslie Racecourse December 14th, Carols By Candlelight, Western Park December 14th, Electrofest, Zanzibar December 26th, Boxing Day Races, Ellerslie Racecourse     New Years Eve Recommendations Salvation Dance Party, Galatos, Auckland Central Rhythm & Vines Music Festival, Waiohika Estate, Gisborne Oxygen Dance Party, Transmission Room, Auckland Central Highlife Dance Party, Stonyridge Vineyard, Waiheke Island Phat 08, Inangahua, South Island Canaan Downs Festival, Takaka Hill, South Island

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