Selwyn Times: April 28, 2021

Wednesday April 28 2021 Selwyn Times 19
Community Law Sessions –
Consumer
Today 11am-noon
Hosted by qualified lawyers
from Community Law, these
sessions aim to provide free
advice, assistance and guidance
in navigating the justice system.
Drop-in.
Leeston Library
Chicago
Wednesday to Saturday
After a relatively quiet
2020, CentreStage Rolleston
presents Chicago, the first of
its three 2021 productions.
Prepare to enjoy catchy music,
timeless lyrics and a classic
storyline in this popular musical
spectacular. Chicago opened
last Friday and runs to May 1.
Tickets $26/$16.
Rolleston College
Exhibition - Kā Taoka ō
Ōhoku Tupuna – Treasures
From My Ancestors
Wednesday and Thursday
11.30am - 2.30pm, Friday to
Sunday 10am-4 pm
Local artist Leisa
Aumua shows her vibrant
paintings and raranga
(weaving with harakeke) in this
exhibition, which draws to a
close on Sunday. The show
draws on intergenerational
Email devon.bolger@starmedia.kiwi
by 5pm each Wednesday
knowledge and has many
layers and themes around
whanau along with explorations
of colour, patterns and
technique.
Down By The Liffey Gallery, 1
James St, Lincoln
CCC Walking Festival
Thursday
Experience some of our great
walks in Selwyn, guided by a
Department of Conservation
ranger. The festival winds up
this week with Hogs Back Hike
tomorrow. See selwyn.govt.nz/
events for bookings and more
information.
Hogs Back Hike
Mahi toi – Māori arts and
crafts
Thursday 10.30-11.30am,
12.30-1.30pm
An introductory session to
mahi toi (Māori arts and crafts)
at Rolleston in the morning
and Darfield in the afternoon.
Children and teens will learn
different Māori designs and
symbolism, then transfer
this knowledge, with the aid
of lightpads and 3D printed
stencils, to design their own
kōwhaiwhai pattern. Free,
bookings essential.
Rolleston and Darfield
libraries
Children’s Print Making
With Soon-Lee
Friday 2-3pm
Try printmaking with local
artist Soon-Lee Spicer. Children
will get to design and create their
own relief print using foam,
scissors, pencils and ink, and
enjoy the moment when they
peel the paper off their printing
plate to reveal their very own
artwork. Suitable for 8+ years, $5
per person. Bookings essential.
Leeston Library
Mahoe Reserve Working Bee
Sunday 2-4pm
Go along and join in to look
after your reserve. Please wear
closed-toe shoes, gloves and eye
protection. LincolnEnvirotown.
org.nz/event or phone Sue 021
100 1009
Mahoe Native Reserve,
Boundary Rd, Lincoln
Selwyn Sports Centre Open
Day
Sunday 12.30-4.30pm
Celebrate the opening of this
new community space. Join in
for a fun afternoon of family
activities at the Selwyn Sports
Centre and Selwyn Aquatic
Centre – bouncy castles, food
trucks, group fitness, pony
rides, face painting, live music,
pool inflatables and water
safety. Entry $1 per person.
Proceeds donated to the Halberg
Foundation.
Broadlands Drive, Rolleston
Creative Junk Clocks,
today 1.30-3.30pm
Let the kids’
imaginations soar
as Selwyn Libraries
collaborates with
Creative Junk for
workshops on rethinking,
re-using and
recycling. These twohour
workshops aim
to increase skills and
knowledge around the
use of junk. Suitable for
children under 10 years
old, accompanied by
an adult. Free, bookings
essential. Leeston
Library
Markets
Rolleston Sunday Market:
Sunday, 2.30am-12.30pm. Open
Sundays all year round, 631
Springston-Rolleston Rd.
Market@254 West Melton:
Saturday, 9.30am-1pm. Open
Saturdays all year round, 254
Lawford Rd, West Melton.
Lincoln Farmers’ and Craft
Market: Saturday, 10am-1pm.
Open Saturdays all year round,
Gerald St, Lincoln.
Darfield Market: Saturday,
9am-1pm. Open Saturdays
all year round, 33 South Tce,
Darfield.
Prebbleton Community
Market: First Sunday of the
month, noon to 4pm, cnr Blakes
and Springs Rd, Prebbleton.
Christine Maynard’s roots are in the deep South, gateway to
Fiordland, the dramatic beauty undoubtedly having an influence on
her. Self taught, she has taken her creativity to painting semi abstract
landscapes. Layering paint and working into the paint with various
tools allows suggestion of strata, erosion, flora and fauna.
Maynard says of her work “The paintings aim to reveal the essential
nature – or soul – of the landscape. There are many hidden layers
beneath the surface. These are depicted by multiple layers of texture
and colour, often revealed by scraping back the top surfaces.
Each painting shows that the landscape is inherently transient. There
may be solid rock in one area of the painting transformed to shifting
sand in another area. Or there may be a snow-capped mountain in
one area transformed to a flowing river in the other.
The paintings show this evolution in a “deconstructed” way. All
the elements of the landscape exist together in a “patchwork” of
mountain, glacier, river, field and sky. The paintings are another way
of seeing the natural environment, but with a familiarity that appeals
to our emotions . . . hidden essence . . . “
Hidden Essence is Maynard’s second solo show at Little River Gallery,
her first was very successful and served to propel her well into the art
world, her paintings have come to rest in art collections throughout
New Zealand and beyond.
‘Hidden Essence’ on exhibition at Little River Gallery 1 – 25 May
Coastal Blue
Hidden Treasure
SPRINGSTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
ONE HUNDRED YEARS CELEBRATION
Come one and all, join Springston Rugby Club
in May this year as we celebrate 100 years of
grassroots Green and Black club rugby.
About this Event:
The Springston Rugby Football Club Centenary
is celebrated on May 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th
2021 at the Springston Domain, 460 Ellesmere
Junction Road Springston, New Zealand 7674.
What’s Happening:
Ticket Purchase: https://srfc100years.eventbrite.co.nz
Friday 7th May - Free - Meet and greet
Saturday 8th May - Club Day - Free until 5pm, $50 per
person for the evening from 6.30pm
Tickets include: Welcome pack, free bus, great
entertainment and a weekend supporting your
favourite club.
Christine Maynard
HIDDEN ESSENCE
1 - 25 May 2021
littlerivergallery.com
Main Rd, Little River | 03 325 1944
art@littlerivergallery.com
• Thursday 6 May - Free Entry
Juniors Training starts 5pm and Senior Training from
6.30pm. Bar open and great chance to come and
watch some of the current teams train at their best.
• Friday 7 May - Free Entry
Meet and Greet from 6pm. Div. 3 Friday night rugby
is on with Springston vs Lincoln, kick-off around 7pm.
The bar will be open, and nibbles will be supplied
after.
• Saturday 8 May - Free from 9am till 5pm
Club Day from 9am, food, fun and a bouncy castle
for the kids. Come and support the Clubs biggest day
on home soil. Games times to be confirmed closer to
event, but expect a full day of junior rugby as well as
our senior teams, Colts, Div. 2 and Div. 1 playing.
• Saturday 8 May - From 6.30pm $50pp
Evening Celebrations, gates open 6.30pm. Join
us for an evening of celebrations, speeches,
auctions and all. Music, drink specials and
nibbles for everyone to enjoy. Free bus
available to Lincoln, Rolleston and Hornby,
departing from 11.30pm. Cash preferred (the
internet availability is still awful), 18+ event
only, NO BYO, NO GLASS, NO DOOR SALES, no
ticket - no entry.
• Sunday 9 May - Free
Golden Oldies, Springston Rams vs Lincoln
Lizards, kick off 1pm. Some would say the
biggest event of the weekend, don’t miss the
Rams fight it out on the field and fight the
hangover at the same time. Free BBQ for all to
enjoy and a great afternoon for the family.