EXHIBITION
Kapi Mana Country Music Club: Porirua Club, Lodge Place, third Saturday of each month, 7pm, $3 for adults. North City Country Music Club: Porirua Club, Lodge Place, third Sunday of each month, 1pm, $4 for adults, 50c for children. Mana Little Theatre: a concert of Jazz and Other Stuff by pianist Kevin Clark and vocalist Fran Barton with Lance Philip on drums and Rowan Clark on bass, nibbles and drinks available, Sept 9, 8pm, bookings are essential, call 2338202. Circus Hub Talent: Michael Fowler Centre, 111 Wakefield St, Wellington, see death-defying aerial performers, sensational stilt dancers, jugglers, tumblers and clowns with Orchestra Wellington, from 3pm on Sept 2, visit ticketek.co.nz for more information. The Last Night of the Proms: Operatunity’s Daytime Concert series, Southward Theatre, Otaihanga Rd, Paraparaumu, a variety show ofmelodies, singalongs and skits, from 11am on Sept 5, call 0508 266 237 to book tickets. Playshop: BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Tce, Wellington, late-night improvised comedy without limits, fast, physical, and unpredictable. Fridays, 9pm till 10pm, see www.playshop.co.nz for more information. He Tohu: Signatures that shape New Zealand, 70 Molesworth St, National Library, a permanent exhibition of three iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand, Monday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm, free admission.
MUSIC & COMEDY THEATRE, FILM & DANCE FAMILY & COMMUNITY
Artisan and Craft Market: 17a Hartham Place, Porirua. Homemade, quality items from kids’ clothes to bath bombs, from ceramics to crochet, all made locally. Sept 9, 9am till 5pm, Sep 10, 10am till 3pm. ZinesWorkshop: PatakaMuseum, Porirua. Join Kerry Ann Lee for a hands-on workshop making zines and fanzines - hand-made selfpublished works on paper, often taking the formof a booklet filled with original or appropriated words and images that can be reproduced on a photocopier. All materials provided, Oct 7, 11am till 3pm, $25 per person. Pay at Pataka reception or email mtolland@pcc.govt.nz for more information. Tea and coffee provided. Breast and Cervical Screening Day: Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua, free screening test: if you are aged 20-69 years you are eligible for a smear test. If you are aged 45-69 you are eligible for a breast screen, Sept 2 and Nov 11. Chicken Noodle Chats: Newtown Cultural Community Centre, Cnr Rintoul and Colombo Sts, Newtown, Wellington. Pop in for some healthy and warmsoup (vegetarian available) and some awesome people to yarn to. All welcome, Fridays, 12.30pm till 1.30pm. Club dinners: Linkline Social Club Inc, 17McEnroe Grove, Naenae, dinners every fourth Saturday of the month, most members are retirees, welcome inquires from all ages, call Jocelyn on 577 1876 for more information. Pasifika PowerUP Plus: Porirua Power Station, Porirua College, 64 Drivers Crescent, Cannons Creek. Children can improve in their learning, i.e. literacy and numeracy for primary students and preparation for NCEA for college students. Ameal provided, every Tuesday, from 5.30pm. CORD/COPD Porirua Support Group: 1 Lodge Pl, Porirua Club. The group supports people with chronic breathing problems such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. For more information contact Fiona Wright on 235 8532 or Doug Tait on 027 812 5596. Feldenkrais Classes: Pataka Museum and Art Gallery, Porirua, every Tuesday 5:30pm and 7pm, see www.bodyreset.nz or contact Conrad 021 843 467 or conrad@bodyreset.nz.