Selwyn_Times: September 13, 2023

Wednesday September 13 2023 Selwyn Times 35
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by 5pm each Wednesday
Purerehua - Māori Wind
Instruments
Saturday, 10-11am
Create and decorate your own
wooden Māori musical instrument
(purerehua). 5+ years. Cost
$3 per person. Bookings: selwyn.
govt.nz/events
Glentunnel Community Centre
Lincoln Community Garden
Open Day
Thursday, 1-4pm
Join the Lincoln Envirotown
team to find out how to prepare
your garden for the upcoming
growing season. Pruning berry
and fruit trees, preparing your
strawberry patch – there’s a lot
to do. Plus, find out how you can
get involved.
Lincoln Envirotown
Community Garden, James St
West Melton Saturday Social
Dance
Saturday, 6-10pm
This is a non-profit community
& family-friendly event. The
Ellesmere Big Band will
be playing live music and the
Swingtown Rebels are coming
out to teach a Lindy Hop taster
class beforehand. The taster class
is 6-7pm with social dancing
running from 7-10pm. A supper
will be provided by the Kirwee
Hall committee. Tickets are $35
for adults and $10 for children:
https://rb.gy/87gzm
West Melton Community and
Recreation Centre
Celtic Fiddle Orchestra
Saturday, various times
Enjoy Celtic music from Ireland,
Scotland, Northumberland,
Shetland and the Orkney Islands
with the Leeston-based Southern
Celtic Fiddle Orchestra. Drop-in.
11am-12pm at Leeston Library,
and 1.30-2.30pm at Te Ara Ātea.
Leeston Library and Te Ara
Ātea
Adults Book Club
Saturday and Wednesday, 10-
11am
Book discussion groups are a
fun and popular way to expand
your reading subjects, meet people
in your area and share your
thoughts and ideas about reading.
Free. Bookings not required.
Leeston Library
English Learners
Monday 1.30pm-2.30pm
Improve your everyday
English language skills and confidence
in a casual setting. Sessions
are focused on the needs of
learners - so no two classes are
the same. 18+ years. Free, bookings
not required.
Lincoln Library
Italian Cooking Demonstration - Gnocchi, Thursday 21, 6-8pm at Te Ara Ātea. Learn to
make homemade gnocchi from scratch using time-honoured Italian cooking techniques.
Presenter Brunella Olivieri of Bontà Italiana will describe the tradition behind this classic
Italian dish as she demonstrates how to make and shape the dough into each individual
gnocco. Free, bookings required: selwynlibraries.co.nz/events
Pepeha Workshop
Thursday, 6.15-7.45pm
Tēnā koutou katoa. Are you at
the beginning of your reo Māori
journey and wanting to learn
more? Join Tihirangi Brightwell
for a session, where you will
spend time exploring your
whakapapa (where you come
from), and investigating mihimihi
(introducing ourselves).
For 18+ years. Free, bookings
required: selwynlibraries.co.nz/
events.
Te Ara Ātea
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Storytimes
Various times
Celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo
Māori by attending one of our
popular storytime sessions
where basic reo Māori will be
included through stories, songs
and activities. For 3–5 years.
Drop-in. Thursday 10-10.30am
at Leeston Library, Friday 10–
10.30am at Darfield Library, and
10.30–11am, Lincoln Library.
Leeston, Lincoln, and Darfield
libraries
Women-Only Swimming
Night
Sunday, 6-8pm
The Selwyn Aquatic Centre is
celebrating CultureFest with a
women-only night. There will be
aqua fitness classes, water safety
sessions with our swim school
team and other fun activities. If
you’re interested in participating
in a free swimming lesson, please
register your interest at selwyn.
govt.nz. All ages welcome. Normal
pool admission applies.
Selwyn Aquatic Centre
CultureFest Series
Check out our two-week calendar of activities
around Selwyn from 14 to 28 September!
Henna Art
Faces of
Selwyn on Air
Celtic Fiddle
Orchestra
Sushi Making
Workshop
Fashion
Showcase
Hair
Braiding
Women-Only
Swimming
Italian Cooking
Demonstration
Tai Chi
Highland
Dancing
For bookings and more details visit:
selwyn.govt.nz/culturefest