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Piha Beach - What's Happening?What is happening in Piha, Waitakere NZ 2009 in date order. What is happening in Piha Beach and surrounding Waitakere City (sometimes Auckland if its really exciting or of interest) in 2009 Mistakes happen - even by us! To the very best of our knowledge the following events are happening where and when we have said. If you are travelling a long way to Piha or Waitakere it may pay to double check prior :) Send your EVENT to What's Happening HERE
November '09: Recycle Collection: 9th & 23rdHey Guys : It's MOVEMBER
29th Nov: Piha Kid's Charitable Trust - Jazz Ballet End of Year Concert @ Barnett Hall, Piha. All friends and whanau welcome. Please join them for tea and biscuits from 3pm. Concert starts at 3:30. Entry by gold coin. Shared BBQ : please bring a side and something for the Barbie!
18th Nov: Piha - The Way it Was. Piha Bowling Club 8pm. Sandra Coney shows nostalgic images of the changing landscape of Piha. Organised by Protect Piha Heritage.
 18th Nov: Public Opening of 'The Piha Cafe'
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11th Nov: A Tonic 2009 - Lift your photographic game with Melbourne-based artist and photographic educator Les Walkling . Prospering as a professional photographer or artist in today's business climate is a challenge. But two things are crucial to success- firstly, efficiency in your day to day work and secondly, the ability to differentiate yourself from the rest of the market. More details on photonz here
6th Nov 7:30: Piha R & R Meeting @ Barnett Hall. Starts with Open Forum.
6th Nov: 2nd Nov 9:30 - 1pm: Piha Taiji Quan workshop. Register your interest please Email HERE
October '09: Recycle Collection: 12th & 26th
Rachel Mooney - Time that Lapsed West Coast Gallery 17 October - 8 November This exhibition is a collection of Rachel's west coast time-lapse landscape images. The photography work is done when all available daylight is gone, each image is taken over a period of time, and tracks the motion of stars,clouds and any moving light .... this gives the images their surreal look and is evidence of the mysterious and beautiful way the universe works. Auckland Regional Parks Management Plan review have your say when the draft Regional Parks Management Plan is released for public submissions in mid-October 2009.
23 - 26 OCT LABOUR WEEKEND AT PIHA: Friday 23rd 23rd 2009 : The opening of the Piha Cafe -
  How far would you go . . .
Saturday 24th 10:00am: Opening of the relocated Piha Post Office 2:30 pm : Piha Community Library Trust celebrates "10th Anniversary". They are planning a storybook theme for the youngsters and encouraging them to dress as a character from their favourite book
Sunday 25th 7.30pm Black Sand Diva & Mandy Patmore live at Piha RSA
Monday 26th 10-2pm: Piha Pre School's Labour Day Market at Barnett Hall - always great. To book a stall please contact Clare Dobson 8128 565
21st Oct 4:30pm: Seminar at Oratia Native Nursery - Grasses More details on this seminar
18th Oct 10 - 3pm: Community Consultation on Piha Beach @ Piha SLSC. The consultation is being run by Harley Spence from Coastline Consultants, assisted by Jim Dahm. People will have full opportunity to express their ideas and expectations for Piha Beach conservation (or not). At 10.30. 12.00 and 1.30, Jim will give a 30 minute talk about West Coast beach processes, including some of the key information from the talks that were given at Conference. This is an excellent opportunity for people to express their views and be heard,
17th Oct: Neighbourhood Day To help build a healthier Auckland we need to look out for each other more. Building better relationships on our streets can transform whole neighbourhoods into healthy, fun and vibrant places to live. Get to know your neighbours and make a difference to the street you live in Neighbourhood Day here Why not invite your neighbours to get together?
17th Oct 2pm: Rachel Mooney - Time that Lapsed Opening: West Coast Gallery warm welcome to all
16th Oct 6pm: Castles in the Sand - Piha Surfclub. Join Protect Piha Heritage for another popular talk, eat a meal of fish, chips and snarlers, sip a glass of wine, and hear Raewyn Paert talk about how development of many parts of our coast has transformed wild natural places into urbanised suburbs.The talk will be illustrated with many gorgeous photographs of the New Zealand coastline. Raewyn is an environmental lawyer, researcher and senior policy analyst for the Environmental Defence Society. Her latest book, Castles in the Sand, with many images by leading landscape photographer Craig Potton, will be on sale. 6pm for fish&chips $10, start of talk 7.30pm
16th Oct: Working Bee on Piha Post Office at its new location: The R & R are calling for volunteers to dig (bring space and wheel barrow) cut and install polystyrene insulation, paint, build access ramp and refreshments.
11th Oct: Piha Coast Care Trust Celebrates its inception with a trip to see the wonderful wetlands between Karekare and Whatipu. If you haven?t visited this area for some time, you will be amazed at the changes.  We have arranged for an outstanding group of expert leaders to talk to us about the flora and fauna of the area as we go.
Full details here Everyone welcome
5th Oct: World Habitat Day
 The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat. Read about World Habitat Day here
4th Oct 11am: Waitakere Diwali Festival 2009 Diwali is a festival of lights where we celebrate the victory of life over death, good over evil and light over darkness. Venue: Trusts Stadium, The Trusts Stadium Arena, Central Park Drive, Henderson More details on Diwali here
3rd Oct 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.: The Waitakere Moon Festival Waitakere Moon Festival is a well established and much loved occasion which celebrates the cultural diversity of our city, with a particular focus on Chinese language and traditions through the sharing of music, dance, arts, crafts and cuisine Venue: , New Lynn Community Centre, 45 Totara ave; New Lynn; Waitakere City More here2nd Oct: Piha Ratepayers & Residents Assn Meeting
September '09: Recycle Collection: 14th & 28th
28th Sep 9:30 - 1pm : Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) Workshop @ Barnett Hall, North Piha More details [64kb].doc
27th Sep : Daylight saving Sunday clocks should go forward an hour at 2am to become 3am.
26th Sep : Storyfest: Coastlines - Living At The Edge
Storyfest is a free annual storytelling event organised by Waitakere City Council for kids and their families at the Kelston Community Centre. In 2009 it will take place on Saturday 26 September and provides continuous entertainment and activities from 10am to 4pm.
The event has been running for 14 years and is an integral part of the Going West Books and Writers Festival. It hosts up to 3,000 children and their families for a day of storytelling, music, performance, workshops and more. Free entry - all welcome. Festival Calendar details
19th Sep 7:30pm: Lopdell House Titirangi Robin Kewell films
Our Robin Kewell films and talks series continues with a visit to Ethiopia in ?Our Common Planet?. When you mention ?Ethiopia? most people thionk ?War? ?Starvation? and ?Desert? this film shows a more positive view of this troubled country featuring a film about the work of charity "Menshen fur Menshen" ( Manking for Mankind) based in Addis Ababa and founded by German film star, Karl Heinz Boehm, who gave up his film career to help the people of Ethiopia. The film will be accompanied by excerpts from Robin's diaries and some of the stories from behind the camera. Produced by the late Mohamed Amin. Narration by the award winning Barry Paine. Also short film ?Faces from Places? Venue Top Floor of Lopdell House, 7.30pm doors open at 7pm. Entry $12 or $10 for Friends of Lopdell House Gallery. Booking is advised via phone 817 8087 x201 or call into the gallery shop. Refreshments will be available
18th Sep : Settler's Film Club Settler's Hall. West Coast Road. Oratia. Waitkere "HOME - the Movie" Settler's Film Club. Oratia FREE ADMISSION 'Home' is entirely composed of aerial shots of various places around our planet. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The movie was released on the 5th June - simultaneously in cinemas all over the world, on DVD and on YouTube. Its release on the same date in 50 countries is a world record for any film release in history. Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Director/Producer) For details and bookings tel: 09 818 2489 or E-mail: settlersfilmclub@xtra.co.nz
11th - 13th Sep: Going West Books And Writers Festival 2009 The literary weekend is the main highlight of Going West Books and Writers Festival and takes place from 11-13 September at the Titirangi War Memorial Hall.The weekend begins on Friday night at 6.30pm and this year's keynote speaker is writer, comedian, amateur historian and raconteur Te Radar who is sure to be entertaining and enlightening. Also on Friday night, Going West Books and Writers Festival is proud to present the world premiere of North:South - inspired by Glenn Colquhoun's epic poetry cycle of the same name, where the gods and goddesses of Maori and Celtic mythology meet, clash and fall in love. The poet and the combined musical might of Richard Nunns (taonga pūoro) and Bob Bickerton (celtic musician) bring this riotous tale to life. Festival Calendar details
11th Sep : Settler's Film Club Settler's Hall. West Coast Road. Oratia. Waitkere  "Topp Twins - Untouchable Girls" A sell out wherever it goes - hilarious kiwiana.
For details and bookings tel: 09 818 2489 or E-mail: settlersfilmclub@xtra.co.nz
9th Sep 7 - 8:30pm : No Sweat Parenting with Pio Terei Hoani Waititi Marae 451 West Coast Rd, Glen Eden, Waitakere Join Pio for a 'free' evening of laughs, fun and choice ideas for raising our kids
"You'll go home with your head full of good ideas and your face tired from grinning so much," says Pio Terei of the No Sweat Parenting/ Manaki Whanau Korero seminars being held in Waitakere during September.
The popular entertainer and proud father of three boys will present the seminars, in Ranui, Massey and at Hoani Waititi Marae, with plenty of practical advice and humour.
"It'll be great fun, with lots of humour, lots of good stories and mixed in with it will be some fantastic ideas on how to make some great changes in the way you bring up your kids." And he's promising people won't be bored.
"We all know that being a good Mum and Dad is so important, but we don't want to be bored to death learning how to do it."
Full Details Ngareta Renata Tel:818 2323 Email: ngareta.renata@hoaniwaititi.co.nz
5th Sep 9-2pm : Going West Books And Writers Festival 2009 Books of all shapes, sizes, age and condition come to the fore at the Book Market at the Titirangi War Memorial Hall from 9am-2pm. The best second-hand and rare booksellers in the region along with demonstrations and displays, great local music, snacks, espresso and on-the-spot market valuations, and new for 2009 is the Going West Book Auction in association with Bethunes@Webbs Festival Calendar details
5th Sep 7pm : Going West Books And Writers Festival 2009 For those who enjoy the drama of performance, put your rhyme on the line and come and slam with the best at the Sixth Annual Going West Poetry Slam on Saturday 5 September from 7pm at the Titirangi War Memorial Hall. Too shy to take to the stage, cheer on the contestants - entry is just $10 on the door. Festival Calendar details
 3rd Sep 7:30 - 9pm : Plunket 'Dads for Dads
Plunket presentation and tips on toddlers, Thursday 3 September at the Henderson Family Centre 7.30pm to 9pm
2nd Sep 7:30 - 9pm : Dad's & Babies - The Seminar - What babies learn from dads: latest research . . . .
- How babies' brains develop to different stimulation . . . .
- Men and women: how children thrive on the differences . . . .
- Attachment and relationship-building for babies and dads . . . .
Did You Know?? - Dads' hormones change when a baby is born!
- 18mth old children with lots of father time have better problem-solving skills!
- Father involvement in early childhood protects against teenage pregnancy!
Harald Breiding-Buss is National Coordinator of the Father and Child Trust. His background includes natural sciences, early childhood education and parenting education. Harald has run manyworkshops and courses for and about fathers and pioneered research and services on teenage fathers in New Zealand. Parents Centre West Auckland and Father and Child Trust invite you... Limited spaces, please book your seat NOW! Mobile: 021 892 980 Parents Centre Members: Non-Members: Email: info@westaucklandparents.org.nz
$10.00 per person $15.00 per person $15.00 per couple $20.00 per couple Telephone: 837 8481
A 90 minute Seminar for Parents
Kelston Community Centre, cnr Great North Road and Awaroa Road, Kelston
August '09:
Recycle Collecton: 3rd, 17th & 31st
LOPDELL HOUSE School Workshops - Term 3
15 AUGUST - 13 SEPTEMBER WEST COAST GALLERY EXHIBITION; IDEO-GRAMS AND SPOONERISMS Alex Laubli and Maurice Williams This is a playful exhibition of paintings, carved wood and wire creatures, reflecting dreams, ideas, shapes and colours, inspired by the natural beauty of the west coast.
26 - 29th Aug: Going West Books And Writers Festival 2009 The 2009 Festival theatre season features Indian Ink Theatre Company's superb solo play Krishnan's Dairy at the Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre from 26-29 August and with a week to go before opening night, the season is almost fully sold out. Tickets are still available for the Saturday 29 August 2pm performance. Festival Calendar details
23rd Aug 4pm: Piha Ratepayers and Residents Assn Monthly Meeting @ Barnett Hall
20th Aug 9.30 - 1pm: Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) Workshop. Often described as ?meditation in motion? taiji has benefits for both physical and mental health. Improved awareness, concentration, digestion, immunity and strength are gained from regular practice. More details here
20th Aug 7.30pm: Rhythm & Verse @ Lopdell House, Titirangi
 A wonderful evenings of words and music with some of New Zealand's best poets and local musicians. The featured musician will be Sergio Arellano, a fine classical and contemporary guitarist from Bolivia. Our guest poets will be Penny Somervaille, noted for her delightful poems laced with acid, and John Pasley, a local talent whose thoughtful poetry deserves to be heard more often. They will be followed by The Literatti, a talented performance group who combine poetry with music, theatre and song.
Entry $15 or $10 for Friends of Lopdell House Gallery. 'Booking is advised, phone 817 8087 x201 or call into the gallery shop.
16th Aug: Session #4 Piha CoastCare Nature in your Neighbourhood. For More Informaton 
15 Aug 11 - 1pm: WEST COAST GALLERY OPENING IDEO-GRAMS AND SPOONERISMS WEST COAST GALLERY Alex Laubli and Maurice Williams
16th Aug: Rhythms of the World Lopdell House. Titirangi. This series continues with a collection of musical talent from around the globe, cameraman Robin Kewell shows examples from his archive of film of musicians and the stories that go with them, from his travels around the world. Rhythms of the World is guaranteed to strike a note with everyone. Featuring street busker Scott Huckabay, violinist Bettina Boller, Pete Townsend from The Who and a mystery rap artist from New Zealand, Moby, Jarvis Cocker, Basement Jaxx, The Afro Celts, Three Daft Monkeys, Dalla, Shed Dwellers Against Poll Tax and many more? A mixture of those who have 'made it' and those who continue to try. Venue Top Floor of Lopdell House, 7.30pm doors open at 7pm. Licensed Bar Entry $12 or $10 for Friends of Lopdell House Gallery. Booking is advised via phone 817 8087 x201 or call into the gallery shop.
15th Aug 7:30: Hat's off to Larry. Old Time Singalong at Piha Bowling Club. Remember Beautiful Sunday, Bye Bye Love, Love Letters in the Sand or maybe Sad Movies . . . . They'll have them all with words up on the screen. Gold Coin Entry and kitchen open
15th Aug 10 - 5pm: Workshops for 15 - 18 yr olds!
 All Workshops cost $10 (subsidised by the ASB Community Trust). Sponsorships available. BOOKINGS: Please book by phoning: 09 838 4455 or email: info@ceac.org.nz Places are limited in each workshop, so book soon! See www.ceac.org,nz for further details.
11th Aug 6:30 pm: Books for Westie boys with Wayne Mills | Massey Library Ph 8392260
7th Aug 8pm: Settler's Film Club Settler's Hall. West Coast Road. Oratia. Waitkere
 "The Cave of the yellow Dog"
Tel: 09 818 2489 or E-mail:settlersfilmclub@xtra.co.nz
7th Aug 04:05:06am: The time/date is 04:05:06 07/08/09 at 5 minutes and 6 seconds after 4am this morning. This will not happen again until theyear 3009! You really needed to know this didn't you?
2nd Aug: Session #3 Piha CoastCare Nature in your Neighbourhood.
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1st Aug 8pm-1am: West Coast Gallery Dance Party - Go Wild! at Barnett Hall, PihaPhotos Here FUNDRAISER FOR OUR GALLERY: With the success of "Masquerade Ball" we promise a great night - DJ's, acts, performances, hall decorated to the Wild theme and special thanks to creative communities. This is part of our
"Wild Winter Festival" and could be a sell out again, so advising all the get tickets early to avoid disappointment. $20 tickets available from Titirangi Pharmacy or West Coast Gallery, Piha.   Enquiries 8128 029
July '09: Recycle Collection: 6th & 20th
West Coast Gallery - Piha Wild Winter Festival : Wild Exhibition 11th July - 9th August OPEN: Wednesday to Sunday 10.00am - 5.00pm or by appointmentLOPDELL HOUSE School Workshops - Term 3
25th July 9am: E-Waste Action Day : Trusts Stadium Carpark - 86 Central Park Drive, Henderson 
Drop off all your unwanted computers, printers, monitors, laptops, car batteries, mobile phones, old digital alarm clocks, batteries etc. at the E-Waste Action Day.
25th July 7.30pm: Scent from Sri Lanka & Going to Guyana Robin Kewell film night  Scent from Sri Lanka combines two filming trips to the country, one for Rainforest Rescue International and one for Quest International. RRI was set up in 1998 to help rescue some of the rainforest areas of the world by working with the logging companies to save rare species of flora and fauna by changing their logging methods and linking islands of rainforest together with corridors. The project has proved a great success
Entry $12 or $10 for Friends of Lopdell House Gallery. Bookings are advised via phone 817 8087 x201 or call into the gallery shop.
11 - 25th July 8pm: Dirty Weekends by Roger Hall @ Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre
 A play by Roger Hall with music and lyrics by Philip Norman. Enjoy the horticultural (and relationship) joys and frustrations of some great Kiwi characters. Super comic entertainment for Winter! Gardening - a favourite NZ pastime. The jokes spring up like weeds, the situations tangle like clematis and the songs sparkle like hoses on a summer evening. With his finger on the Kiwi pulse, Roger Hall hits the mark yet again. $18-$20. Group and Wednesday discounts available Rachel Oldham Tel:021 134 6168 Email: r.oldham@ipls.org.nz
24th July 7.30pm: Montana Poetry Day 2009 @ Lopdell House, Titirangi
Ila Selwyn will be our MC for the evening with a top line-up of local and New Zealand poets and music by the fantastic Reb Fountain Trio. It will be a great night!
Poetry readings by: Riemke Ensing; CK Stead; Karlo Mila, Glenn Colquhoun, Genevieve Maclean, Gus Simonovic, Renee Liang, Michael Stevens and Tim Heath. Venue Top Floor of Lopdell House, 7.30pm doors open at 7pm. Entry $15 or $10 for Friends of Lopdell House Gallery. Booking is advised, phone 817 8087 x201 or call into the gallery shop.
19th July 2pm: Nature in your Neighbourhood @ Barnett Hall, North Piha. The Good the Bad and the Ugly continued What to do about the neighbours! Program HERE Photos of 1st session HERE
19th July 2.30pm: Piha Ratepayers & Residents Assn Special General Meeting @ Surf Club. To decide on the Committee?s recommendation for the permanent location of the Piha Post Office Two resolutions will be voted on at the SGM to be held on 19 Jul 2009: That the meeting approves the R&R Committee's recommendation for the relocation of the Piha Post Office building and Postal Services and instructs the R&R Committee to proceed with the implementation of the proposal. That authority is granted to the R&R Committee to spend up to $26,000 to relocate the Post Office services and that the Committee make every endeavour to reduce the total cost as much as possible by fundraising, community grants, donations, supplier discounts and utilising voluntary labour.
17th July 8pm: Settler's Film Club Settler's Hall. West Coast Road. Oratia. Waitkere
"Beyond the Gates of Splendour Tel: 09 818 2489 or E-mail:settlersfilmclub@xtra.co.nz
11th July 2pm: Opening WILD mixed media members exhibition @ West Coast Gallery. Is it wild enough?
9th & 10th 10-1pm: July 10-2pm: "WILD MONSTERS" Painting workshop Tutor: Mandy Patmore
 Fee $5 per child. Important children attend both sessions. Bookings essential, Info and bookings: Glenys 8128-029
8th July 10-2pm: CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS : Barnet Hall, North Piha. "FLYING WILD"
3D natural material critters. Tutor: Kristin Kell, free entry.
4th July Black Sand Diva & Mandy Patmore @ Piha RSA
5thJuly: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The Piha Environment, Human Impact, why ecosource? For Details
June '09: Recycle Collection: 8th & 22nd 
Piha: West Coast Gallery: 13th June - 5 July Te Ahurei Matariki : Lone Kauri School have their artwork as our exhibition month.
28th June 10am - midday: CoastCare's one and only spinifex planting this season!
Meeting Place: A bit north of Lion Rock Corner (Marine Parade). Look for the blue Honda Jazz. Spinifex planting is easy work. Suitable for all ages. If children get sick of planting they can play on the beach! Bring: Spade, (or use ours), gloves, strong footwear
26th June 6pm: Corbans Matariki exhibition and festival 
The opening of our Matariki exhibition and festival ? including outdoor and indoor sculptures, kapahaka and a pyrotechnics performance ?FREE ENTRY!! Corbans Matariki Exhibition invite right here [179kb].pdf
13th June 2pm: West Coast Gallery "Opening Te Ahurei Matariki" : Lone Kauri School have their artwork as our exhibition month. All Welcome
12th June 7:30pm: Concert for the Birds @ Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre. Special Guests Helen Medlyn, The Three Mezzos, Warwick Gibbs Jubate, Yuko Takahashi, Setsuko Strange, Show West singers with supports artists. Forest & Bird invite you to this fund raiser to help return threatened natives birds back to the Waitakere Ranges. Bookings essential 845 5540 All the details here [667kb].pdf
10th June 7:30pm: How to prepare a submission to a Select Committee The Westie Labour MPs will be holding a public meeting on how to prepare a submission to a Select Committee at the Kelston Community Centre, in the main hall.
8th June 10-12 mid-day: Baby and You - Sleeping and Settling Part one of a four part day-time course covering the essentials for you and your new baby: sleeping, settling, and feeding; baby massage; coping with a changed lifestyle; and child development and play ideas from birth to 12 months. More info on Baby and You here
6th June 8:30pm: Fundraiser for Piha's Twins to go to Huntington @ The Bowler : Sam and Joe are off to Huntington, California, to represent the Piha SLSC and Us. Band: Lost Key Legends, blues and souuuuuuuuul. $20 includes light supper. Tickets at Piha Store or Camp Ground. Lets support our Piha born and bred ...........
May '09: Recycle Collection: 11th & 25th  Corban Estate Arts Centre 10 Apr - 17 May  West Coast Gallery - Piha 9th May - 7th June
24th May 4pm: Piha Ratepayers & Residents Assn monthly meeting at Barnett Hall. Open forum 4pm
23rd May 7:30 - 10pm: United North Piha Lifeguard Services QUIZ NITE to raise funds for Rob Pidgeon to attend 2009 Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth Conference and Championships (thats a mouth full!) in Edmonton, Canada June 9-12. More details on QUIZ NITE here [147kb].pdf
20th May 7pm: Public Meeting - Auckland Local Government  Hon Paula Bennett, MP for Waitakere & Hon John Carter, Associate Minister for Local Government
Kelston Community Centre Cnr Awaroa & Gt Nth Road Kelston Formal Invitation here [323kb].pdf
9th May 10 - 4pm: ANNUAL FREE KIDS ART FESTIVAL IS ON AGAIN: join in, make a mess and leave us to do the cleaning up! Free, rain or shine and parking onsite.
 This years theme is RECYCLE, REUSE, RECREATE which promotes the importance of living a more ecologically aware lifestyle within today?s current environment. The festival will include an exhibition of children?s art, following this years theme (from local schools), live performances, food stalls and plenty of hands-on creative activities for everyone to get involved in. Activities will include: weaving, pottery, sculpture, costume making, jewellery design, painting and drum making, all from recycled and found materials. This annual free day out provides a great opportunity for children and their parents and/or caregivers to get creative together. Come, join in with your children and enjoy your day out as a family, make a mess and leave us to do the cleaning up! Program here
8th May 9pm: Mike Murane at the Piha Bowling Club - tickets $15 Three reasons : - 1. Tim Hopkins returns to Piha for one gig only. 2. Last Gig at the Bowler for this season. 3. And why not!
8th May 8:15pm: Flicks at Titirangi presents Bustin Down the Door
 During the winter of 1975 in Hawaii, surfing was shaken to its core. A group of young surfers from Australia and South Africa sacrificed everything and put it all on the line to create a sport, a culture, and an industry that is today worth billions of dollars and has captured the imagination of the world. With a radical new approach and a brash colonial attitude, these surfers crashed headlong into a culture that was not ready for revolution. Surfing was never to be the same again.
Wine bar opens at 7.15 pm. Movie screening starts 8.15pm. Tickets $12. Booking is advised as seats are limited. Tickets via bookings@flicksattitirangi.co.nz or www.flicksattitirangi.co.nz Payment: Direct credit: 12-3100-0226879-00. Account name: Flicks at Titirangi. Or Cheques payable to Flicks at Titirangi, 117 Central Park Drive, Henderson
7th May 10am: Artist's Talk by Adrian Jackman @ Lopdell House Titirangi 
Adrian Jackman will discuss the works in his exhibition Mind the Gap currently on show in the Street Gallery at 10am.
Free entry. Details and booking for Adrian Jackman here
6th May 7pm: Robin Kewell Double-Bill Film Night: The Making of Eden and Return to Eden: Titirangi War Memorial Hall, 7.30pm doors open at 7pm. 
Our new season of Robin Kewell films and talks opens with a re-showing of the very popular The Making of Eden plus the follow-up film Return to Eden, which examines the reality of running the Eden Project in Cornwall once the honeymoon period was over. Bookings essential phone 817 8087 x201 or call into the gallery shop. You must pay in advance to secure your seat. More details on these movies
4th May 7pm: Artspeak - Corban Estate 
Corban Estate Art Centre Henderson Join us to hear Warwick Brown, renowned art critic and writer, contextualise Tolhurst?s work within the great tradition of geometric abstraction.
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