A monthly newsletter featuring news and events for all the arts in Kāpiti.
Dear all
We hope to have our fabulous ARTbeat Newsletter back in production shortly. In the meantime some brief notices for all:
- Mahara Place Easter Market – Waikanae, 3rd April 2010.
The team at Waikanae Library are keen to be involved in the revival of the Easter Market in Mahara Place and are calling for expressions of interest from stallholders.
They say:
“Any venture like this needs to be self-supporting to be sustainable, and our intention is that the stallholder site fees cover all the promotion and site costs. We want to get enough stalls to (at least) fill the main square area, which will create a market atmosphere. To keep it simple (and given the short lead in time) we are not proposing to organize any entertainment or prizes. Hopefully a few talented buskers will take advantage of the event, and we will direct these if necessary.
At this stage we don’t propose to have a theme – we will consider all stall site applicants. Ideally, we would want to support local ventures – be they art, craft, or other goods and services. Non-profit organizations fundraising can be an attraction, but we will try to avoid putting a cake stall outside the bakeries.
And we have the support of the Waikanae Community Board. Information for stall holders is available. For any further information or feedback, please contact us at the Waikanae Library & Service Centre.”
- Promote your arts event on the radio!
Janet Secker who presents the programme "Focus On Arts" on Coast Access Radio 104.9FM is very happy to interview anyone involved with the Arts, who has a special event to publicize, or an interesting story to tell. The programme is recorded at the studios at Waikanae and plays three times the ensuing week. You need to contact Janet well in advance on mikjan@clear.net.nz or ring 902 1173.
- Hot Club Sandwich plays: Lembas Cafe, Raumati 2.30pm, Saturday 6 March
- Coasters Musical Theatre Inc are looking for new members, and reminding existing members to renew! Their AGM is coming up on Wednesday 24 March so be in soon! Contact them at 15 Hinemoa Street, Paraparaumu, P O Box 658, Paraparaumu. E-mail: coastersmt@yahoo.co.nz and Phone: 04 902 0572. Shows coming up include: Love, Peace and Doris Day. Tickets are available from Tony on 904 2966.
- Mahara Gallery has launched its Festival show: Frances Hodgkins : Kapiti Treasures. This milestone exhibition has wonderful works made available from the Field Collection and many private collections. There are a number of events scheduled throughout the exhibition, including:
¨ Curators Floortalk, Wednesday 3 March 11am (all welcome, free entry).
¨ Double Portrait: Finding Frances Hodgkins – a brief return of the wildly successful play by Jan Bolwell, 12,13,14 March. Contact the gallery for bookings.
¨ Floortalk by Tina Barton, director of the Adam Art Gallery, VUW, Wednesday 14 April, 11.00am (all welcome, free entry).
¨ Frances Hodgkins’ Birthday Celebrations and launch of the new Mahara Gallery publication: Frances Hodgkins: Kapiti Treasures. From 10.30am.Wednesday 28 April, all welcome.
And last but certainly not least: The NZ International Arts Festival is underway!
In addition to the exhibition at Mahara Gallery, we are extremely fortunate to have three Festival shows being performed right here on Kapiti Coast. They are:
¨ Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Southward Theatre, 7 March, 8pm
¨ Ship Songs, Southward Theatre, 9 March, 7.30pm
¨ He Reo Aroha, Otaki College, 11 March, 7pm.
Book now for these local shows, at Ticketek. For more information on these and the rest of the Festival, see the official website: www.nzfestival.dompost.co.nz
