The Star: April 13, 2017

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COMMUNITY MARKET
Thursday, 8.30am-1pm, 51 Pages Rd
MT PLEASANT FARMERS’
MARKET
Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm,
McCormacks Bay Rd
LYTTELTON FARMERS’
MARKET
Saturdays, 10am-1pm, London St
OPAWA FARMERS’ MARKET
Sundays, 9am-noon, 275
Fifield Tce
SATURDAY, 10AM-1PM
EASTER CARNIVAL
Get your family together and
head down to the Ray White New
Brighton Easter Carnival. The
Easter bunny will be on hand and
there will be an Easter egg hunt,
pony rides, face-painting and live
music.
Rawhiti Domain, Shaw Ave
SATURDAY, 10AM-2PM
SEASIDE MARKET BUBBLE
DAY
Take your bubble blowers and
your smiles along to bubble
day at New Brighton’s Seaside
Market this Easter Saturday. The
Christchurch Faerie Circle will be
on hand with their famous bubble
mixture and there will be 50 free
bubble-mix-and-wand sets to give
away. The Seaside Market also has
a range of stalls, yummy food,
live entertainment, bouncy castle
and free face-painting.
New Brighton Mall
SATURDAY, 5PM
THE JOY OF MUSIC
STARJAM FUNDRAISER
StarJam empowers youth with
disabilities through music and
performance workshops. In this
concert, StarJam’s Jammers will
perform with style and show
you everything they can do
alongside an orchestra made
of extremely talented local and
international musicians. You
will hear music from the sublime
Mozart Concerto for two pianos,
West Side Story and lots of bright
toe-tapping numbers, all in
Christchurch’s beautiful new
concert venue, The Piano.
The Piano, 156 Armagh St
FRIDAY, 4-6PM
SERIOUSLY BRASS
You are sure to be impressed
by the sounds of Woolston
Brass and Woolston Concert
Brass. Each band will showcase
their contest repertoire before
travelling to Wellington this
month to compete at the 2017
New Zealand Brass Band
Championships. Tickets and
information available at www.
dashtickets.co.nz or at the door.
Charles Luney Auditorium,
12 Winchester St
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
MECCANO EXHIBITION 2017
Christchurch Meccano Club will
host the bi-annual New Zealand
Federation of Meccano Modellers
over Easter. See Meccano model
displays by international and
national Meccano modellers
which will include hands-on
models for younger enthusiasts to
have a go. Suitable for the whole
family.
Great Hall at the
Christchurch Arts Centre,
Adult $6, Children $3, Family
$15
SATURDAY, 2.30-4PM
THE GREAT SOUTHSHORE
EASTER EGGHUNT
There will be fun for all ages at
this community event with an
Easter basket creation station
followed by an epic organised
massive Egg hunt around the
beautiful Estuary edge. Enjoy
some hot cross buns, free facepainting
and free tea and coffee.
Take the whole family and your
pets.
Penguin St, Southshore
SATURDAY, 1-3PM
WORLD CIRCUS OPEN DAY
It’s World Circus Day on Saturday
and the Christchurch Circus
Trust is celebrating by holding
a free open day event. The
trust has been running youth
circus classes and providing
circus opportunities to local
communities for the last 10 years.
All are welcome to have a go
and if swinging from a trapeze
isn’t your thing, there will also
be some awe-inspiring circus
performances to watch.
Roy Stokes Hall, 146
Seaview Rd
GATES OPEN 1PM
THURSDAY
CANTERBURY FOLK MUSIC
FESTIVAL
A family-friendly weekend
celebrating music and people.
Top international performers,
concerts, dances and workshops.
There will also be a choir, a
giant ukulele band, a fun-filled
children’s programme and
opportunities to perform with
guest artists. Camping available
on-site
137 Darnley Rd, Waipara
SATURDAY, 11AM-4PM
SPIRITUAL AND WELL-
BEING EXPO
Pop along for a great mix of stall
holders offering a wide range of
well-being and spiritual products,
services and merchandise. Gifts,
healing, guidance and more. Free
workshops from noon.
50 Hoon Hay Rd
THURSDAY, 7PM
PARTY FUNTIMES
For music, performances, art,
food and drink, head along to
this exciting new event for the
youth of Ōtautahi. Don’t miss
the opportunity to check out
CoCA’s current exhibition, David
Shrigley: Lose Your Mind while
you’re there. See his headless
ostrich and artist robot, and
have a crack at drawing – there’s
thousands of his on the walls to
inspire you. Free goodie bags for
the first 30 people through the
door. Presented by CoCA, White
Elephant Trust and Q-topia. Free
entry. R13
CoCA Centre of
Contemporary Art, 66
Gloucester
THURSDAY, 12.10-12.50PM
TRESOLI PIANO TRIO
The imaginative unpredictable
Tresoli Piano Trio is a joy to
behold. This wonderful music
collective includes Rosemary
Stott, on piano, Jenny Davey,
cello, and Susan Farmer, on
violin. Now an annual concert
event, this performance is always
superb and an audience favourite.
The Piano: Centre for Music
and the Arts, 156 Armagh St
FRIDAY, 8-10PM
TOP THAT COMEDY SHOW
It’s Easter Friday, nothing is open,
nowhere to play, except D4. Top
comedians will gather to battle
to the verbal death with tales of
wisdom, heroism, debauchery,
pain, pleasure and whatever else
they may have experienced in
their colourful lives. Get along
and support the show.
Unit D4, 10 Garlands Rd,
Woolston
“Far from home, close to the heart”
Polish Folk Dance Concert
An unforgettable evening with colourful dances & songs
Featuring
LAJKONIK from Sydney &
POLONUS from Christchurch
7.30pm Friday 21st April
Cashmere High School Performing Arts Centre
(Entrance off Rose Street)
$20 Adult | $10 Student | Children under 12 FREE. Purchase on Eventfinda or Door Sales from 6.30pm