Please note that events may be subject to change and/or cancellations.
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Friday, 19 March 2010
| 6pm | Opening of Open Studios Sample Exhibition Made Here | |
| Cnr Market Place and Taupo Quay, Whanganui | ||
| 7pm | Fringe Festival Opening Celebration | |
| Street Musical Performances / Lantern Lighting / Food Stalls | ||
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| 8pm | Whanganui Musicians Club | |
| Savage Club, Drews Avenue, Whanganui. | ||
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Saturday, 20 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium |
| 8 days of carving by 6 carvers on the Awa grass area between boardwalk | |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Whanganui Artists Open Studios / 10am-4pm |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
| 10am | Intaglio Print Work Shop / 10am-4pm |
| Central Print Council, 24 Taupo Quay, Whanganui | |
| Free to the public | |
| 10am | Sasquatch Recording Studio Workshop / 10am-3pm |
| Rutland Street (opposite Chronicle Glass). | |
| | Record an experimental audio piece - free to the public. |
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| 11am | Glass Blowing Workshop |
| Chronicle Glass Studio, 2 Rutland Street, Whanganu | |
| Open to the public, spaces limited, $30.00 per person | |
| 11am | Sarjeant Collection Tours |
| Sarjeant Gallery, Queens Park, Whanganui. | |
| Free to the public, spaces limited. Contact Sarjeant Gallery. | |
| 4pm | Heritage Tour - Town Houses |
| Craig House, 238 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui | |
| A walk around Wanganui’s central city with local historian Wendy Pettigrew looking at the architecture and history of some of our older houses. | |
| Gold coin donation to Historic Places Trust | |
| 5-7pm | Rick Baum | Jazz Pianist |
| Grand Hotel, cnr Guyton & St Hill Sts, Whanganui Central | |
| Free to the public | |
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Sunday, 21 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium on the Awa |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Whanganui Artists Open Studios / 10am-4pm |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
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| 10am | Intaglio Print Work Shop / 10am-4pm |
| Central Print Council, 24 Taupo Quay, Whanganui Central | |
| Free to the public | |
| 7-9pm | Flogging a Bad Horse | Best of the Bad Horse film awards |
| Davis Lecture Theatre, Whanganui Regional Museum, Queens Park, Whanganui. | |
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Monday, 22 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium on the Awa |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium on the Awa |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
| 10am | Flax Weaving Workshop |
| St Mary’s Marae, Wicksteed St, Whanganui. | |
| Open to the public, spaces limited. 5 hours $20.00 per person | |
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| 10am | Drawing through Awareness 1 | Drawing Workshop |
| Women’s Network, 75 St Hill Street, Whanganui. | |
| Open to the public, spaces limited. 6.5 hours $20.00 per person | |
| 12-1pm | Whanganui Literary Society – Readings from Local Authors |
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium on the Awa |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
| 10am | Drawing through Awareness 2 | Drawing Workshop |
| Women’s Network, 75 St Hill Street, Whanganui. | |
| Open to the public, spaces limited. 6.5 hours $20.00 per person | |
| 6pm | Sasquatch Recording Studio Official Opening Ceremony and Studio Viewing |
| Rutland Street (opposite Chronicle Glass). | |
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| 7-9pm | Perfectly Weilland | a musical by Mark Rayner |
| Sarjeant Gallery, Queens Park. Door-sales from 7pm. | |
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Thursday, 25 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium on the Awa |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
| 12-1pm | Whanganui Literary Society – Readings from Local Authors |
| 7-9pm | Perfectly Weilland | a musical by Mark Rayner |
| Sarjeant Gallery, Queens Park. Door-sales from 7pm. | |
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Friday, 26 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium on the Awa |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
| 7-9pm | Perfectly Weilland | a musical by Mark Rayner |
| Sarjeant Gallery, Queens Park. Door-sales from 7pm. | |
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| 8pm | Sam Hunt |
| The Savage Club, Drews Ave. | |
| Bookings at i-Site, 101 Guyton Street, Whanganui. | |
| ph. (06) 349 0508 info@wanganui.govt.nz | |
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Saturday, 27 March 2010
| All day | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Symposium on the Awa |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 10am | Whanganui Artists Open Studios / 10am-4pm |
| 10am | Sample Exhibition: Made Here / 10am-4pm |
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| 10am | Intaglio Print Work Shop / 10am-4pm |
| Central Print Council, 24 Taupo Quay, Whanganui | |
| Free to the public | |
| 10am | Sasquatch Recording Studio Workshop / 10am-3pm |
| Rutland Street (opposite Chronicle Glass). | |
| | Record an experimental audio piece - free to the public. |
| 4pm | Heritage Tour - Our Artistic Cemetery |
| Guyton St entrance to Heads Road Cemetary. | |
Local historian Wendy Pettigrew leads this walk around Heads Road Cemetery looking at some of our monuments and their links to people who have contributed to Wanganui’s artistic heritage. | |
| Gold coin donation to Historic Places Trust | |
| 7-9pm | Rick Baum | Jazz pianist |
| Grand Hotel, cnr Guyton & St Hill Sts, Whanganui. | |
| Free to the public | |
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Sunday, 28 March 2010
| 10am | Whanganui Artists Open Studios / 10am-4pm |
| 10am | Intaglio Print Work Shop / 10am-4pm |
| Central Print Council, 24 Taupo Quay, Whanganui | |
| Free to the public | |
| 3pm | Te Kahuitanga Stone Carving Auction |
| Come join us as we auction off these spectacular creations! | |
| Grass area between boardwalk and River Traders Market (under pohutukawa trees). | |
| 8-10pm | Curbside Cabaret |
| Oggies Cafe, 53 Wilson Street, Whanganui. | |
| Door sales and meals available. | |
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