MUSIC & COMEDY
Bill Lake and The Right Mistake Concert: St Peters Hall, cnr Beach Rd and Ames St, Paekakariki, October 22, 7.30pm till 10pm. Kapi Mana Country Music Club: Porirua Club, Lodge Place, third Saturday of each month, 7pm, $3 for adults. Operatunity Presents Fabulous 50s: Southward Theatre, Otaihanga Road, Paraparaumu, come relive swing and rock ‘n’ roll as we celebrate the greatest hits of the 1950’s! Tickets $34 including lunch with the artists, to book call 0508266237 or visit www.operatunity.co.nz, October 19, 11am. 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. Poetry at the Fringe: Our Guest Performers are Mafine Toa, a creative collective of New Zealandborn Tokelau women, who will present a programme of poetry, music and dance. Plus there is Open Mic from 4pm. October 15, 4pm- 6pm, Fringe Bar, 26-32 Allen Street, Wellington City
THEATRE, FILM & DANCE EXHIBITIONS
Dark Horizons: Fear of an Imagined Threat, Pa¯takaMuseum and Art Gallery, Porirua, a suite of three solo exhibitions by Abdul Abdullah, Abdul-Rahman Abdullah and Khaled Sabsabi it explores the duality of fear through aMuslim lens, from August 27. 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. Joining Parliament: an on-line exhibition of photo-collages in the style of David Hockney’s ‘‘joiners’’ , look at the big picture or get upclose and personal without leaving your chair until November 30, www.joiningparliament.gallery. Pottery Art Exhibition: Southward CarMuseum, Otaihanga Rd, Otaihanga, Paraparaumu, October 21 - 23, 10am till 4pm. A Celebration of Cultural Diversity: Te Rauparaha Arena, 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua, cultural performances, cultural food, family/ football activities, fundraising for the Red Cross, November 11, 8am till 8pm. Collage Art No.2 Workship: PatakaMuseum, cnr Parumoana and Norrie St, Porirua, explore colour, design and draw inspiration from Pataka’s current exhibition, suitable for beginners and experienced artists, bookings essential, October 28, 10.15am till 12.45pm. Community Gala: TeWananga o Aotearoa, Heriot Drive, Porirua, fun for all the wha¯nau, kai, performances, music and stalls, if you would like to be a stall holder to sell goods or offer services please contact: community@twoa.ac.nz, for all other enquiries please call us on 04 2377 166, October 29, 10am till 4pm. CORD/COPD Porirua Support Group: 1 Lodge Pl, Porirua Club, the group supports people with chronic breathing problems and has regular guest features, first Wednesday of the month, for more information contact Fiona Wright on 235 8532 or Doug Tait on 027 812 5596. Grey Power: the Mana-Tawa branch of Grey Power holds regular meetings of its members on the second Tuesday of the month at 1.30pm, at the Porirua Club in Lodge Place. Hydrotherapy Classes: Kenepuru Hospital, 16 Ambulance Drive, Kenepuru, every Tuesday, noon till 1pm, see www.arthritis.org.nz Indoor Bowling for Blind and Partial Sighted: North Wellington Bowling Hall, Gloaming Hill Road, Titahi Bay, every Friday morning 10.00am to noon. Inner Wheel Club of Tawa: Tawa RSA, Oxford St, Wellington, meets thirdWednesday of the month, contact tawaiwsecretary@gmail.com
FAMILY & COMMUNITY