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Welcome to our weekly guide of what's on, where and when around New Zealand and beyond. Each Monday we will bring you a collection of the best events to attend, so you can plan your social calendar!

If you have an event you would like listed, please contact us at editors@glorydaysmagazine.com

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ON THIS WEEK...

AUCKLAND

The 2nd Annual New Zealand Beard and Moustache Competition

Friday 28th August
Kings Arms Tavern
59 France St South
Eden Terrace
Auckland
From 6.30pm

A night not to be missed if you have a beard or moustache or love people with them! Glory Days is taking place at the judgement table and will be sponsoring the Whiskerina section. We cannot wait to see the calibre of entrants this year. See our Hair of the God blog post and visit the NZBAMC Facebook page!

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Lost Vegas

Friday 28th August
Cassette Nine
9 Vulcan Lane
Auckland City
$10 from 10pm

After a short hiatus LOST VEGAS is back and we're proud to present to you the finest raucous jazz/swing band our fair capital has to offer: The Wellington City Shake-'Em-On-Downers! Brew up some bathtub gin and get togged to the bricks! The Wellington City Shake-’Em-On-Downers are the Strait city's most swinging septet, with tunes that take you back to scintillating nights at the speakeasy. 

The Liam Neeson Tribute Quartet will be in house to warm ya'll throughout the dinner service, with dinner specials as per usual - free drink with anything on the menu!

Main act on at 10pm sharp! For further details visit the event page.

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The Last Hurrahs with Auckland's Wurlitzer

Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August
Hollywood Cinema
St Georges Rd
Avondale

One of the best wurlitzers in the Southern Hemisphere has been housed in Auckland's Hollywood Cinema, but sadly the building is up for sale and the entire organ needs to be packed down and found a new home. 

Two concerts have been arranged to give it a proper send off! For more information about tickets and the amazing history and preservation efforts for the Wurlitzer visit the Wurlitzer Organ Trust of Auckland Facebook page

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Vintage Textile Fair

Sunday 30th August
Alexandra Park Raceway
Greenlane
Auckland
10am - 4pm

A specialist fair selling all things vintage and antique textile related such as fabric, clothing, shoes, hats, haberdashery, linen, embroidery, jewellery.

For further information visit the Vintage Textile Fair Facebook page.

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COMING SOON...

SILVERDALE

Cruise Night's First Birthday with the Blue Roses

Friday 4th September
Silverdale Village Hall
Silverdale
Doors open 7.30pm

The Cruise Night Rockers have been bringing you Auckland's one and only Rockabilly night for a whole year now!! To celebrate this auspicious occasion they present the Honky Tonkin' Country/Rockabilly sounds of the BLUE ROSES. These guys know how to keep you dancin', singin' and rockin' so come join us for a night with a difference. Country/Rockabilly/Roots and RnR music all night!! Cruise in, meet up, DANCE!!

For more information visit the Cruise Night Rockers event page.

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AUCKLAND

Aethercon

AetherCon! 2015 Auckland, the Steampunk Convention!
Ellerslie Event Centre
80 Ascot Ave
Auckland
10am - 6pm

A big event to celebrate everything Steampunk! AetherCon is one of the largest steampunk events in New Zealand. It is closely associated with Steampunk New Zealand (www.steampunknz.co.nz), and supports the festival there - www.facebook.com/steampunknzfestival

AetherCon has stalls, displays, vendors, and performers from around New Zealand, each contributing their own specialty or interest. 

Visit www.facebook.com/aethercon for further details.

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Photo by Tony McKay Photography

HAMILTON

Classics Museum Pinup Calendar Launch

Saturday 19th September
11 Railside Place
Hamilton
4 - 10pm

Stalls
Pamper Parlour
Live music
Calendar signings
The Amazing Travelling Photo Booth 
and more! 

Keep an eye out for further details on the Facebook page!

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