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== Recent events ==
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31 September: Several ferries were cancelled between Waikeke and Auckland from 10 am in anticipation of a tsunami following an earthquake in Samoa. At one point passengers waiting at the Matiatia terminal were asked to leave the terminal and seek higher ground. No tsunami reached New Zealand, and normal service resumed at 2 pm.
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== Ongoing Events on Waiheke Island: ==
  
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== Ongoing Events on Waiheke Island: ==
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* <b>Mondays</b> 6:30 - 8pm: <b>Crash Course</b>: Chris Martenson’s “Crash Course” is a series of videos which serves as a clear and straightforward explanation of how our economy, energy systems and environment interact, how we got to where we are today, and some reasonable expectations for the future.  The July sessions will be shown in the Theatre foyer on four successive Monday evenings from the 5th until the 26th of July from 6:30-8pm.  A repeat of the series will run from the 9th to 30th of August.  There is no charge for the course; we do ask, however, that people choose a month when they can attend all four sessions.  Please RSVP to 372-2041.  Facilitated by Millie Watkins, James Samuel and Emma Bowyer-Warner.  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* <b>Mondays</b> 7:00-8:00pm from 19Oct: <b>Feldenkrais classes</b> with Judy Oliver: 372-9780 or [mailto:JudysMove@xtra.co.nz JudysMove@xtra.co.nz]. @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* <b>Tuesdays</b> 3:30 - 8pm: <b>Dramability</b>: Cindy Peterken will be taking groups through drama classes that will include theatre games, improvisation, devising, script work, creating a character, stage fighting, mask work and more. Students must enrol for a term of lessons, and are encouraged to commit to a year's attendance to allow for more exciting planning.  Each term will have a different focus and there will be at least one evening performance to put skills into practice.  All students should arrive 5min before the start of the lesson and wear suitable loose clothing for moving around freely and there will be some floor work -- so no best clothes, please!  Bring only a dollop of enthusiasm and a sense of humour. 6-8yo: 3:30 - 4:15; 9-13yo: 4:45 - 5:45; 14-18yo: 6:30-8:00.  To book, contact Cindy Peterken ph 2770 or email [mailto:L.Peterken@xtra.co.nz?subject=Query_from_Waihekepedia L.Peterken@xtra.co.nz]. @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* <b>Sundays</b> 6-8pm: <b>ASK Youth Church & Concert</b>.  For more information, see their [http://askchurch.com/index.html website]. @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* <b>Sundays</b> 6-8pm: <b>ASK Youth Church & Concert</b>.  For more information, see their [http://askchurch.com/index.html website]. @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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==Upcoming Events on Waiheke Island: ==
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==Upcoming Special Events: ==
  
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=== October ===
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=== July ===
  
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* Fr24, Sa24 Oct 7pm and Su25 Oct 1pm: <b>Poisoning Paradise film by the Graf Brothers</b> For more info, contact Paul Cohen on 3115 or [mailto:ZBPaul@xtra.co.nz ZBPaul@xtra.co.nz].  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* Daily in the wee hours: <b>FIFA World Cup Soccer Games</b> live on Sky at TimeOut Cafe. Free admission.  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* We28Oct 7:30pm: <b>Spiritual Cinema Circle</b>: see the [[Spiritual Cinema]] webpage for details.  @ [[Waiheke Community Cinema|Waiheke Island Community Cinema]]
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* Mo12Jul-Sa17Jul: <b>Chroma Lab</b>. Artworks Community Theatre and Robert Mignault are proud to be running a youth workshop during the July school vacation aimed at developing performance skills and creative approaches for making new theatre. The workshop will run from Monday 12th to Friday 16th July, with a workshop performance on Saturday 17th July. It is open to youth and young adults aged 15 to 30 with a strong desire to participate and a willingness to engage in the creative process with others. The fee for the whole course will be $100. Chroma Lab will be an exploration of new ways of making theatre in our modern world. By using various technical and digital tools such as video, web cams, projections and video mixing, it will be about creating unique stories and telling them in unique ways. Register online at [http://www.robertmignault.com/chroma_lab_registration www.RobertMignault.com] @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* Th29 and Fr30Oct: <b>Words on a Small Island: First Annual Waiheke Literary Festival</b>. For a programme, see any Artworks venue. @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* We14Jul 7:30-9pm: <b>The Great Chicane -- a Playcentre fundraiser</b>: Magician, illusionist and entertainer the Great Chicane will perform a combination of his fast-paced unpredictable magic and illusion combined with his "magic of the mind" in an evening show for adults. Chicane's magic is light hearted and off beat, with plenty of audience participation, including sawing a member of the audience in half! Fundraising for Waiheke Playcentre. Tickets $20 -- phone 372-6746 to book. Doors and cafe open at 7pm. @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* Fr30Oct 8pm: <b>Dress to Scare Halloween Party</b>: Doors open at 8pm. Live music with Ian Simpson, Nikki Ngatai, Chris Orange, Miles Gillett and special guests Kiri Eriwata and Band.  Tickets $15: book through [mailto:ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com] or 372-2941msg.  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* Fr16Jul-Mo09Aug: <b>'Painting The Dream'</b> exhibition at [[Waiheke Community Art Gallery]], Korora Rd, [[Oneroa]]. This exhibition will feature work from 3 groups tutored by Bridget Oakley-Stevens, with funding assistance from Creative Communities - [[Auckland City Council]], [[Waiheke Community Board]], COGS, Lotteries Commission, [[WISH Trust]] and [[Waiheke Peer Support|Horizons]]. The artists' work will be based on the imagination using images and memories from dreams.
  
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* Sa31Oct 7:00pm: <b>Scary Tales with Tanya Batt, Craig Denham and the Playback Theatre</b>.  Dress up and join them for games, activities and snacks, fundraising for the brand-new <b>Once Upon an Island Charitable Trust</b>.  Tickets $10 or $30 per family.  Bookings essential: ph 021-296-3149 or email [mailto:StoryCentre@gmail.com StoryCentre@gmail.com].  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* We28Jul 7:30pm: <b>[[Spiritual Cinema]]</b>: @ [[Waiheke Community Cinema|the Cinema]]
  
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* Sa31Jul: <b>Acoustic Café -- a Steiner fundraiser</b>: featuring: The Two Daves (Alley and Khan), Aaron Carpenter, Ian Simpson, Nikki Ngatai, Luckless (Ivy Rossiter) and Eden Roberts. Tickets $20 advance or $25 at the door (if available): book with Artworks Theatre on 2941 or ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com, or purchase your tickets at Nourish Cafe (Ostend), Loose Change (Oneroa) or the Theatre's TimeOut Cafe. @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* Fr06 & Sa07Nov, 8:00pm: <b>Millen Baird's Wedding Speeches</b>, a 1-man, 20-character show.  See his [http://www.millenbaird.com/weddingSpeeches.html website] for more information.  Tickets $20 ($18 concession) through the Theatre.  Doors and café open at 7:15.  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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=== August ===
  
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* Sa14Nov, 2pm: <b>In Transition</b> film, a Transition Towns event.  The film is from the UK, and has some Waiheke footage in it.  People will be invited to take a series of 2-3 minute slots to talk about the many different projects that are being worked on all across the island, which are building a more resilient community. For more information, contact [mailto:James.Samuel@TransitionTowns.org.nz James.Samuel@TransitionTowns.org.nz] or ph 8737.  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]  
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* Fr06 - Sa21Aug: <b>Kaleidoscope Productions</b> in seven shows -- details TBA @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* Tu17Nov, 8:00pm: <b>Martin Pearson LIVE!</b> Martin has been described as the world’s funniest male, long-haired, Victorian, piscean folk singer. Formerly of the act “Martin Pearson”, Martin has risen to fame like a dead pigeon in a water tank. He plays the fool in B sharp and is one of the Australian folk scene’s favourite personalities. A performance can include any of: traditional folk standards and ballads (Martin with his beautiful voice and acoustic guitar); pop and rock classics; swing standards; brilliant, topical parodies on any of these; stand up comedy; or a complete one-man retelling of “The Lord of the Rings” performed as a musical - including an analysis of the differences between the book and film versions.  Tickets $20 ($15 concession) through the Theatre: 372-2941 or [mailto:ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com].  Doors and café open at 7:15.  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* Wed11Aug 7:30pm: <b>[[Earth Cinema]]</b>: @ [[Waiheke Community Cinema|the Cinema]]
  
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* Fr20Nov 7pm: <b>Celebration@Artworks</b>: As some people may have already seen, our Community Theatre at Artworks has some rather nice new chairs.  Gone are those old, green plastic BBQ chairs — replaced by 120 brand-new padded seats covered in a very fetching dark red fabric.  The arrival of the seats marks the end of an 18-month project to upgrade its facilities by the group of volunteers that now runs the theatre.  During that period the group has raised over $40,000 to improve the acoustics, purchase a new PA system, install an internal communications system, buy several new stage lights, replace the lighting control system and — finally — to give the audience something softer to sit upon!  To celebrate the end of 18 months of hard work, there will be another Evening@Artworks, where a wide variety of entertainers bring their talents and expertise in to entertain all comers.  Admission is free to all, and you're invited to bring a plate to share for supper.  The doors and café will open at 6:30, with entertainment starting at 7:00.  If you'd like to perform a song, dance, reading, mime, skit or whatever, please contact the Theatre on 372-2941 or [mailto:ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com].  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* Wed25Aug 7:30pm: <b>[[Spiritual Cinema]]</b>: @ [[Waiheke Community Cinema|the Cinema]]
  
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* Sa21 & Su22Nov, 10am-3pm: <b>Artworks Youth Theatre</b>--first workshop. The second Youth Theatre programme is open to all young people aged 9–14. It involves three weekend workshops on 21–22Nov, 5–6Dec, 12–13Dec plus a 3-week Summer School from 11–29 January 2010.  Enrolment fee: $60 for the set of weekend workshops, $200 for the 3-week summer school or $250 If you enrol for both and pay before 13th November 2009. To book your place now contact Artworks Community Theatre: 372-2941, [mailto:ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com] or PO Box 117, Oneroa, Waiheke Island 1840.   @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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* Fri27Aug 6-10pm: <b>Rock Forever!</b>  We’re looking for performers who’d like to support our Family Fun and Fundraising concert for the Waiheke UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.  (See http://waihekenova.wordpress.com for more info.)  The concert will be held at Artworks Community Theatre and will be emceed by Grant Bridger.  We’re looking at an early, family-style concert, with food and drinks available at the café, and perhaps a sausage sizzle as well. Let us know (ph Dee on 3456) if you want to be involved!  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* We25Nov 7:30pm: <b>Spiritual Cinema Circle</b>: see the [[Spiritual Cinema|Spiritual Cinema]] webpage for details.  @ [[Waiheke Community Cinema|Waiheke Island Community Cinema]]
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*Sat28Aug: <b>Lady Sings the Blues</b>, part of Waiheke's Winter Blues Festival @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* Th26Nov: <b>Circus Schmirkus</b> returns to Artworks Theatre.  FREE TO PUBLIC.  Contact [mailto:James.Samuel@TransitionTowns.org.nz James.Samuel@TransitionTowns.org.nz] or ph 8737.  @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
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=== September ===
  
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=== December ===
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* Th08Sep-Sa18Sep: Waiheke Choral Society presents <b>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</b>. Nine cabaret-style shows: Th/Fr/Sa 8pm; Saturdays 2pm and Su11Sep 2pm. Book with the Choral Society: 372-1000 or [mailto:ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com?subject=Forum_Booking_Enquiry ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com] @ [[Artworks Theatre|Artworks Community Theatre]]
  
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* Fr10Dec and Sa11Dec, time TBA: <b>Waiheke Choral Society Concert: Handel's Messiah</b> @ St Peter's Church in Oneroa.
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* Wed29Sep 7:30pm: <b>[[Spiritual Cinema]]</b>: @ [[Waiheke Community Cinema|the Cinema]]
  
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* Su20Dec, time TBA: <b>An Artworks Christmas Special</b>.  Details to come.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:58, 16 October 2017

Last updated 2010

Ongoing Events on Waiheke Island:

  • Mondays 6:30 - 8pm: Crash Course: Chris Martenson’s “Crash Course” is a series of videos which serves as a clear and straightforward explanation of how our economy, energy systems and environment interact, how we got to where we are today, and some reasonable expectations for the future. The July sessions will be shown in the Theatre foyer on four successive Monday evenings from the 5th until the 26th of July from 6:30-8pm. A repeat of the series will run from the 9th to 30th of August. There is no charge for the course; we do ask, however, that people choose a month when they can attend all four sessions. Please RSVP to 372-2041. Facilitated by Millie Watkins, James Samuel and Emma Bowyer-Warner. @ Artworks Community Theatre
  • Tuesdays 3:30 - 8pm: Dramability: Cindy Peterken will be taking groups through drama classes that will include theatre games, improvisation, devising, script work, creating a character, stage fighting, mask work and more. Students must enrol for a term of lessons, and are encouraged to commit to a year's attendance to allow for more exciting planning. Each term will have a different focus and there will be at least one evening performance to put skills into practice. All students should arrive 5min before the start of the lesson and wear suitable loose clothing for moving around freely and there will be some floor work -- so no best clothes, please! Bring only a dollop of enthusiasm and a sense of humour. 6-8yo: 3:30 - 4:15; 9-13yo: 4:45 - 5:45; 14-18yo: 6:30-8:00. To book, contact Cindy Peterken ph 2770 or email L.Peterken@xtra.co.nz. @ Artworks Community Theatre

Upcoming Special Events:

July

  • Mo12Jul-Sa17Jul: Chroma Lab. Artworks Community Theatre and Robert Mignault are proud to be running a youth workshop during the July school vacation aimed at developing performance skills and creative approaches for making new theatre. The workshop will run from Monday 12th to Friday 16th July, with a workshop performance on Saturday 17th July. It is open to youth and young adults aged 15 to 30 with a strong desire to participate and a willingness to engage in the creative process with others. The fee for the whole course will be $100. Chroma Lab will be an exploration of new ways of making theatre in our modern world. By using various technical and digital tools such as video, web cams, projections and video mixing, it will be about creating unique stories and telling them in unique ways. Register online at www.RobertMignault.com @ Artworks Community Theatre
  • We14Jul 7:30-9pm: The Great Chicane -- a Playcentre fundraiser: Magician, illusionist and entertainer the Great Chicane will perform a combination of his fast-paced unpredictable magic and illusion combined with his "magic of the mind" in an evening show for adults. Chicane's magic is light hearted and off beat, with plenty of audience participation, including sawing a member of the audience in half! Fundraising for Waiheke Playcentre. Tickets $20 -- phone 372-6746 to book. Doors and cafe open at 7pm. @ Artworks Community Theatre
  • Sa31Jul: Acoustic Café -- a Steiner fundraiser: featuring: The Two Daves (Alley and Khan), Aaron Carpenter, Ian Simpson, Nikki Ngatai, Luckless (Ivy Rossiter) and Eden Roberts. Tickets $20 advance or $25 at the door (if available): book with Artworks Theatre on 2941 or ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com, or purchase your tickets at Nourish Cafe (Ostend), Loose Change (Oneroa) or the Theatre's TimeOut Cafe. @ Artworks Community Theatre

August

  • Fri27Aug 6-10pm: Rock Forever! We’re looking for performers who’d like to support our Family Fun and Fundraising concert for the Waiheke UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. (See http://waihekenova.wordpress.com for more info.) The concert will be held at Artworks Community Theatre and will be emceed by Grant Bridger. We’re looking at an early, family-style concert, with food and drinks available at the café, and perhaps a sausage sizzle as well. Let us know (ph Dee on 3456) if you want to be involved! @ Artworks Community Theatre

September

  • Th08Sep-Sa18Sep: Waiheke Choral Society presents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Nine cabaret-style shows: Th/Fr/Sa 8pm; Saturdays 2pm and Su11Sep 2pm. Book with the Choral Society: 372-1000 or ArtworksTheatre@gmail.com @ Artworks Community Theatre
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