Events

Smith’s Alternative is a licensed venue. Persons under 18 must be under the responsible supervision of a parent, guardian or carer.

We are open midday-9pm, longer for performances. Please check the Calendar for details.

Shows at Smith’s follow a fairly regular pattern, but we’re flexible, so please contact us with your ideas. 

Mondays

Monday early evenings (7-9pm) are in most part reserved for poetry, with a team of local poets putting on a variety of shows each week under the banner of That Poetry Thing That Is On At Smith’s Every Week. Most events begin with an open mic so bring your poems along to share.

Tuesdays

On Tuesdays there’s mostly just one show in an earlier timeslot (7-9ish). We regularly run the Bang!! Beng!! Bing!! Bong!! Bung!! for beginner singer-songwriters,

Wednesday- Friday

We like to run two shows each night, 7-9pm and 9.30-11.30pm. All types of performance are welcome.  

Saturdays

There are usually three shows on Saturdays; 4-6pm, 7-9pm and 9.30-11.30pm. There are also opportunities for shows after midnight.

Sundays

We regularly host open jams from 12-2pm.

Sunday late afternoons (4-6pm) and evenings (7-9pm) are open to any genre. 

Other

Other regular events include Lunchulele, a beginner level uke/singing group (12.30-1.30pm Monday), and Smith’s Scribblers life drawing (12.30-1.30pm Thursday).

Smith’s also hosts book launches, workshops, talks, presentations, panels and we are keen to have more weekday events at lunch time and during the afternoon/early evening.

Let us know what you’ve got to share.