Weekly Events

Aratoi Foundation invites you to a series of winter talks in the Wairarapa on architecture, both
old and new involving some of New Zealands leading architects and architectural commentators:

Stuart Gardyne, Chris Kelly, Evzen Novak
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
Stuart Gardyne of Architecture+, Chris Kelly of Architecture Workshop and Evzen Novak of Studio of Pacific Architecture are three prominent Wellington-based architects who have designed a number of award winning projects in the Wairarapa.

On Friday night Tess O'Hara will be performing at the Lounge Wine & Tapas Bar in Carterton from 7pm and on Saturday night The Life of Riley will be playing.
For more information phone (06) 379 6065 or e mail: pwatkinson@xtra.co.nz
www.loungewineandtapas.co.nz

Pat McKenna will entertain at Bar Salute, 83 Main Street, Greytown from 7pm.

Each and every drink purchased from 6pm on live music Fridays during July will put you in the draw to WIN a mixed case of wine and 2 tickets to Toast Martinborough 2010. This will be drawn on Friday 23rd July at 8pm, tickets will be drawn until we have the winner here to claim their prize - so be here on the 23rd!

For more details or dinner bookings, phone 06 304 9825 or email info@salute.net.nz

www.salute.net.nz

Wairarapa's Farmers' Market is held every Saturday at the historic Solway Showgrounds in Fleet Street from 9am to 12.45pm. Fresh from Wairarapa paddocks to Wairarapa plates with locally produced vegetables, herbs, cheese, free range eggs, flowers, plants, artisan products, olive oil, cider, organic meat and beer, freshly prepared local foods, organic coffees and more. For more information contact John Hart on 021 043 7899 or e mail: waifarmersmarket@gmail.com or visit: http://wairarapa.wikispot.org/Farmers_Market

The Primary Pinot Wine and Art Auction is a fund raiser for the Martinborough School and will be held at the school hall from 6pm. Entry is $10pp which includes a taste of Primary Pinot and canapes. Wine by the glass can be purchased during the evening. The auction of wine and children's label art begins at 6.45pm.
The evening will finish before the start of the rugby test!
For more information phone Martinborough School on 06 306 9602

Acclaimed Christchurch organist Barry Sinson, will play at St Matthew's Anglican Church, Church Street, Masterton at 7pm.
The first half of the programme includes silent films accompanied by theatre organ style music plus Gershwin, Rodgers and Porter and in the second part of the programme, an edited version of the original Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin.
Admission: adults $15, students $5. Door sales.
For more information phone the Parish Office weekdays 9am to 1pm - phone (06) 370 8589

The Martinborough Country Market is held every Sunday at Jaq's Bar, New York Street from 10am until 2pm. There is a mix of fresh produce, local olive oil, pickles, jams and chutneys, local crafts, wooden toys etc. There is a cafe and bar attached where people can get coffee and snacks. In Summer you can sit outside looking over the vines and in Winter, you can be cosy inside by the fire. For more information contact Antoinette on 06 306 8930 or Robyn on 06 306 9891, e mail: pheasantd@actrix.gen.nz

Cross Creek Blues Club Meeting.

1st Wednesday each month at The Tin Hut, SH2, Tauherenikau from 7.30pm. Dinner from 5.00pm.
Guest artists for August are Dave Murphy and Dougal Speir from Wellington. Authentic blues at its best.

$2 for members, $5 non-members.

Contact: marcus@tinhut.co.nz

www.crosscreekblues.org

Tirohana Cellars in Martinborough is transformed into an Italian trattoria offering a selection of rustic Italian dishes accompanied by music and decor to provide a welcome respite from cold midweek nights, dine in from 6pm.

Reservations are essential - phone 06 306 9933 or email: eat@tirohanaestate.com

www.tirohanaestate.com

Ace Masterton golfer Ben Campbell is to be honoured at a Wairarapa Sports Education Trust Function (WSET) at the Masterton Town Hall. The August 5th function is supported by the Masterton District Council and will be open to the public. with all profits being passed on to Ben Campbell to assist him reach his ultimate goal of turning professional.
Tickets are $30pp and can be purchased at Trev's Sports in the Mastermall, Queen Street, Masterton; phone (06) 3786321

The team at Harvey World Travel in Martinborough invites you to join them for a light dinner and to the screening of "Motorcycle Diaries" at Circus Cinema in Martinborough. To start at 6.30pm. Tickets are $25pp which includes the movie, dinner and drink on arrival. Limited spaces available so please RSVP by Friday 30th July by phoning 0800 808480 or email: ksenia.ptilidi@harveyworld.co.nz

Spend a cold winter evening away at the WAI ART Winter Series of Talks on varied art topics by interesting speakers. The talks will be at Bambino Café, Carterton and start with some nibbles and refreshment, including a glass of Paulownia wine, at 7.30pm. A chance to learn from the fonts of artistic knowledge about things you always wanted to know but did not like to ask. There will be a chance to socialize and talk with the speaker afterwards.

Thursday 5 August – Rhonda Grieg on Art and Me - Rhonda Greig a local artist with deep and varied background.

Wine tasting with Paulownia Estate, a local Wairarapa wine at Snap Roll Cafe, Hood Aerodrome, South Road in Masterton from 3.30pm to 6pm. Happy hour on Friday afternoons at Snap Roll Cafe.
For more information email: bearecio@yahoo.co.uk

The 65 members of the Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force will perform a concert for all ages at the Masterton Town Hall 7.00pm on Friday 6 August. Conducted by Squadron Leader Owen Clarke the concert will feature soprano Marla Rodriguez and the Auckland MC and actor Kevin Keys.
Tickets: Adults $18, $15 concession and students. Children (school age) $10 available from Regent 3 Cinemas, tel 06 377 5479. www.airforce.mil.nz/band

The Winter Astrocamp is an annual astronomical convention with a programme of lectures & workshops for people of all ages and levels of knowledge plus opportunities to explore our winter milky way through large telescopes at the Phoenix Observatory, Stonehenge Aotearoa. There will be a special public presentation by Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt to be held at Carterton RSA on Saturday 7th at 7.30pm. Admission is free.

Trio Boyarsky from the UK will perform music from Beethoven and Dohnanyi at 57 Wood Street in Greytown at 4pm. Seats are $20 pr adult, $10 per student. Telephone bookings essential - phone 06 304 8096 (business hours) and 06 304 9497 (Ed & Juliet Cooke, evenings). For more information contact Eric Turner on 06 379 6510 or email: eric.turner@xtra.co.nz