Community Events in October
Auckland
Date: Saturday 02 October 2010
Event: NZ Body art awards
Time: 7.30pm (show duration: 2 hours 45 mins)
Venue: Bruce Mason Centre, The Promenade, Takapuna
Info: info@bodyartawards.co.nz
Phone: (09) 486 8028
Each year artists from around the country converge on the North Shore to participate in a three-hour extravaganza where the best of the best are honoured. This year’s theme is ‘Incredible India’, chosen for its fabulous colour, inspiring imagery and vibrant culture. Awards up for grabs include ‘Air Brushed Body Art’, ‘SPFX Fantasy’, ‘Best Emerging Artist’, and the ‘Supreme Award’ for Best Director.
Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Event: Stories for pre-schoolers
Time: 10am
Venue: Auckland Zoo, Motions Rd, Western Springs
Cost: Ticket Admission is FREE
Phone: (09) 376 3035
Bring the kids along to hear some exciting animal stories before they go on their visit to the zoo. Complete with singing and dancing, this is a fun-filled learning experience for pre-schoolers.
Date: 13 September 2010 – 9 October 2010
Event: Badjelly the Witch
Venue: The PumpHouse Theatre, Killarney Park, Takapuna
Cost: $20
Phone: 09-489-8360
Spike Milligan’s all-time favourite story comes to life in new stage show by Tim Bray Productions. Cheer as Tim and Rose set off to search for Lucy Laugh with Dinglemouse, Mud-wiggle, Binkle-bonk And then...Boo at Badjelly as she captures Tim and Rose. Will she turn them into sausages? Will they escape? Who will save them?
Wellington
Date: 23 - 24 October
Event: Diwali Festival
Time: 1.00pm - 10.15pm
Venue: TSB Bank Arena and Shed 6
Now in its ninth year, Diwali is the largest celebration of the Indian and South Asian community in Wellington. Also known as the ‘Festival of Lights’, the lighting of lamps at Diwali expresses happiness and welcomes light and prosperity.
Diwali is a time of festivity for Wellington’s local communities and an opportunity to share and celebrate culture.
Diwali Mela: A variety of market stalls, food, activities and entertainment. This free event is a showcase of Indian and South Asian culture in Wellington.
Date: 17 September - 10 October
Event: World Press Photo Exhibition
Time: All day
Venue: Shed 11 (NZ Portrait Gallery)
The exhibition is a showcase for creativity in photo journalism and a platform for developments in the profession, part of World Press Photo’s aim of encouraging and stimulating the work of press photographers around the world.