Thoughtful Thursday
Anzac special screenings
When: 3pm and 6.30pm
Where: Confluence, 15 Watt St
Details: Set in Stone - Double Farley's award-winning documentary made in Whanganui, featuring the craftspeople and community who came together to preserve the Māori WWI memorial. At 6.30pm see They Shall Not Grow Old - Peter Jackson's hard-hitting WWI documentary film. $10 entry. Book at confluence.kiwi or call (06) 281 3474. Free screening, booking essential.
Meditation
When: 6pm-7.30pm
Where: Whanganui Community Arts Centre, 19 Taupo Quay
Details: Drop-in classes from Gen Demo from Amitabha Buddhist Centre. Suggested donation $12.
The Rhythms of Ireland
When:7.30pm
Where: Royal Wanganui Opera House
Details: Experience a spectacular evening of traditional Irish dance, music and song enhanced by stunning costumes, lighting and sound. Book at ticketeck.co.nz
FRIDAY
Blowing Bubbles
Museum school holiday programme
When: 1pm to 2pm
Where: Whanganui Regional Museum, Watt St
Details: Have fun blowing zany bubbles into all sorts of shapes and colours. All ages. Museum front steps.
Stargazing
When: At sundown (clear sky permitting)
Where: Ward Observatory, Cooks Gardens, St Hill St
Details: Entry is by donation (suggested charge $2). Call Ross 027 245 8066 with queries.
Adam McGrath
Ragged Ramble Tour
When: 7pm
Where: Whanganui Musicians club, 65 Drews Ave
Details: The big voice of The Eastern on his autumn tour.
Live at Lucky
When: 7.30pm
Where: Lucky Bar + Kitchen, 53 Wilson St
Details: Four fresh and funky bands from Whanganui and New Plymouth. $10 at the door.
SATURDAY
River Traders' Market
When: 8.30am-1pm
Where: Downtown Whanganui riverbank
Details: Goods, produce, food.
Walking Tours
When: Tours leave 10am and 2pm each Saturday, Sunday
Where: Whanganui i-Site
Details: Learn about Whanganui's history, buildings and people. $10 per person. Other times possible - call i-Site in good time.
SUNDAY
Feijoabulous
Feijoa Festival
When: 11am to 2pm
Where: Harakeke Room, Whanganui Environment Base, 83 Maria Pl
Details: Celebrate the feijoa by bringing raw feijoas, and dishes containing feijoas,
to share, plus recipes. Competitions, singing and dancing. Phone 345 6000
for details.
Castlecliff Market
When: 11am-3pm
Where: 5 Bryce St, Castlecliff
Details: Goods, produce, food.
Antique and Collectables Auction
When: 10am to 5pm
Where: Haywards Auctions, 129 Guyton St
Details: Antiques and rarities offered in the annual auction. Open for viewing on Saturday.
Mable the Tram
When: 1pm to 3pm
Where: Tram Shed, 27 Taupo Quay
Details: Take a ride on the No12 vintage electric tram, $2.
Grand Jam
When: 6.30pm.
Where: Grand Hotel Irish bar, St Hill St.
Details: Free. Relaxed sing-around session for acoustic musicians, singers and listeners. All abilities and styles of music.
MONDAY
Whanganui Film Society
When: 7pm
Where: Davis Theatre, Watt St
Details: Daisies - made in Czechoslovakia, 1966. A brilliantly vibrant surrealist comedy following two young women on a joyously anarchic rampage. See whanganuifilmsociety.org.nz
Grassroots Singers
When: 6.30pm
Where: Duncan Pavilion, Castlecliff Beach
Details: We welcome new (and current) singers. Ph Mary Ann 06 343 9981.
TUESDAY
Slimmers Support Group
What: Lose weight and keep it off
When: 5pm.
Cost: $10 joining fee with $2 weekly. Inquiries: Ngaire 06 347 1613.
If you have an item for this free column, email news@ whanganuichronicle.co.nz with the details. The deadline for information about events from, and including, Thursday, May 2, to Wednesday, May 8, is noon on Tuesday, April 30.
