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  • 2016-02-07 00:00:00 2016-02-07 23:59:59 Pacific/Auckland Ingham Lazy Sundays: Stig The Piano Man 3pm - 4.30pm Archery Lawn, Botanic Gardens

Ingham Lazy Sundays: Stig The Piano Man

Sunday 07 Feb

Stig the Piano Man originally from LA follows the sun which luckily for us finds him in Christchurch for SummerTimes. Relax and while away your Sunday and enjoy a free Ingham chicken kebab.

Stig is an internationally acclaimed pianist and vocalist. He’s a storyteller of the highest caliber. Featuring the music of Leonard Cohen, Elton John, Billy Joel, Harry Chapin, and other greats, an audience is transported on a journey of mirth, whimsy, loss, and redemption. Not unlike the man himself. 

With three passports, longtime residences in Los Angeles, Vancouver Island, and New Zealand, careers in acting, voice-overs, and music, and a passion for socializing, Stig has a few stories of his own to tell. 

Event information

A coffee vendor will be on site or the Ilex Café is a short 2 minute walk away.

Catch a bus to avoid parking hassles or car-pool with friends and family. Don't forget to slip, slop, slap!

Parking is available at the Botanic Gardens car park over the Armagh Street Bridge or off Riccarton Avenue, please note these often run full. Disabled parking available at both of these and on Rolleston Avenue by the Museum. There are flat paved paths to the Archery Lawn venue which is a level grass lawn. Disabled toilets are nearby at 3 locations.

Check here for postponement notification. Local artist may be available for alternative concerts on 28 Feb or 6 March.

This event is part of the Christchurch City Council's Smokefree policy at events. Please respect the people around you and refrain from smoking.

More about Stig

Stig's career all started with the humble accordion at the age of seven. Naturally gregarious, he played for everyone who would listen. This led to his film debut in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken”, starring Don Knotts – at the age of thirteen. His new-found love of acting introduced him to a theatre company called ‘The Covenant Players’, and by the age of 20, and 1200 performances later, Stig had played across America, Canada, Europe, and Russia.  

Career highlights include television roles in "Hercules" and "Xena", film roles in “Dick Tracy” and “King Kong”, the lead role of ‘Long John Silver’ in “Return to Treasure Island”,  and a lead role in Auckland Theatre Company’s, “Twelve Angry Men” which was voted play of the Millenium in New Zealand.

Musically, at the age of 14, Stig turned from the accordion to the piano, and the world changed for him. Instead of the ‘geek’ on the squeezebox, now it was the man at the piano. In his early twenties, he toured with bands throughout the States and Canada, culminating in a tour with Buddy Miles (Jimi Hendrix, Santana) to the New Orleans Jazz Festival. He played for Joe Cocker’s birthday. As a solo artist, he found his stride, entertaining in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Vancouver, Sydney, and Los Angeles. It was while playing at the Playboy Club in L.A. that Stig was asked to come to New Zealand to play for the grand opening of the Chancery Tavern & Restaurant in Christchurch. That was 1983. 

After festivals in Marlborough, Christchurch, Queenstown, and Nelson, the America’s Cup Series in Auckland, three seasons of the New Zealand musical, “RUSH”, the voice of Audrey II in “Little Shop of Horrors” with Mark Hadlow, Stig has been touring the USA and Europe, and has now returned home to Sumner. 

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Details

Date(s): Sunday 07 Feb
Time: 3pm - 4.30pm
Venue: Archery Lawn, Botanic Gardens
Pricing: Free
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Event Categories: Family, Music, SummerTimes