Non-U3A Talks/Events
Bookfest
Saturday 3 May 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 4 May 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Whirinaki – 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
Bookfest link
Mothers-Day Devonshire tea
Sunday 11 May
Lower Hutt
More information – Mothers-Day Devonshire tea
Welfare to Work
What NZ can do to improve lives and productivity
Russell McVeagh
Level 24 NTT Tower, 157 Lambton Quay
Tuesday 27 May 2025
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Free entry
This is a follow-up to Max Rashbrooke’s lecture
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Shock of the New: Revolutions in art around 1900 with Vivienne Morrell
A four-week course at the Karori Arts and Crafts Centre:
Tuesdays 1pm to 3pm. 3 June to 24 June. 4 week class. Charges apply.
More information – New: Revolutions in art
“…This course is designed for anyone interested in learning about art history, especially the development of Modernism and some well-known artists from the turn of the 19th and 20th century.”
Save City to Sea Bridge
more information – Invitation-to-donate-to-Save-City-to-Sea-Bridge
Helene Ritchie lecture slides are available here
Dream Gardens at Katherine Mansfield’s house
Direct from Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, a new iteration of the exhibition Dream Gardens comes to Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to continue the conversation between threadwork artist Cathrine Lloyd, sculptress Emily Efford, and painter Keren Chiaroni in a new setting. The exhibition opens is now open. Features an AV work by Kim Potter. It’s with us to Sunday 27 April, so make sure you pop in before 4pm on Sunday 27 April 2025!
Dream Gardens at Katherine Mansfield’s house
Save the Begonia House!
The Friends of the Botanic Garden say that 2025 is “the year we save the Begonia House.”
Have your say by;
· Signing the Friends petition click here
· Donate towards our fighting fund as we may need to take legal action click here
· Make a public submission. Consultation now open, closing Sunday 20 April 2025.
The Friends of the Botanic Gardens are committed to saving this well-known, much-loved public facility from demolition. Help us make that goal a reality.
Mazz Scannell, President, Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden, C/- The Treehouse, 101 Glenmore Street, Wellington NZ 6012
Some of the Begonia House Supporters – Saturday 8 February 2025. The group when further around to the right and in front of the Begonia House.
Interesting items in Glean Report
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Dear Delaware
Sign up to our pen pal program
The programme, a partnership between Wellington City Libraries (WCL) and a cluster of libraries across the state of Delaware, USA, came about through a chance email exchange.
Tess Mehonoshen, Library Specialist at WCL, was contacted by a librarian in Delaware with an unrelated query. The two developed a plan together and after working out a few logistics, launched the programme in May 2023.
It has proven to be really popular with Wellingtonians, says Tess, who has a few ideas about why that might be. Over 240 children and adults have signed up so far to take part, a number which exceeded expectations.
More information
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