FRIDAY
Breakfast With Baxter
WHEN: 7am
WHERE: The Grand Hotel
WHAT: A buffet breakfast with readings from the poems of James K Baxter — fundraiser for Baxter sculpture.
Art exhibition opening: Optiv 101 Rally
WHEN: 5.30pm
WHERE: Community Arts Centre
DETAILS: Artists use various media to comment on current issues
Scottish dancing for children
WHEN: 7pm to 8pm.
WHERE: Carlton School hall.
DETAILS: glendarroch@dance scottish.org.nz.
SATURDAY
Whanganui River Markets
WHEN: 8.30am to 1pm.
WHERE: Downtown Whanganui riverbank.
DETAILS: Goods, produce, food.
Opera: Die Fledermaus (The Revenge of the Bat)
WHEN: 2pm
WHERE: Wanganui Royal Opera House
DETAILS: Cast of 40 and 30-piece orchestra perform comic opera by Johann Strauss
Friends of the Whanganui River
WHEN: 2pm to 4.30pm
WHERE: St Paul's Presbyterian Church hall, Guyton St
DETAILS: Films and talks presented by Jim Parnell
Heartland Championship rugbu
WHEN: 2.30pm kickoff
WHERE: Cooks Gardens
DETAILS: First round of the championship — Wanganui v South Canterbury
Brass Whanganui Gala Recital
WHEN: 5.30pm
WHERE: Sarjeant on the Quay
DETAILS: Brass concert fundraiser for young musicians heading to Australia.
SUNDAY
Daffodil Rally for Cancer
WHEN: 12.45pm
WHERE: Start at Wanganui Vintage Car Club, Patapu Street
DETAILS: A car rally to raise funds for the Cancer Society — all vehicles welcome; entry $10 per car.
Castlecliff Sunday Market
WHEN: 11am to 3pm.
WHERE: 5 Bryce St.
DETAILS: Goods, produce, food.
Taihape Traders Market
WHEN: From 10am to 2pm.
WHERE: Taihape Town Hall.
DETAILS: Contact Kerry Stephens 027 484 7507.
Table Top War Gaming contest
WHEN: 8am to 3pm
WHERE: Alexander Heritage Library
DETAILS: Information from Julian Emmett 06 347 6065; 027 359 8053
NZ Founders' Society, Wanganui branch meeting.
WHEN: 2pm
WHERE: St Andrew's Church, Glasgow St.
DETAILS: Ian Wakeling will talk about his upcoming book on his life as a helicopter pilot.
Mable the Tram
WHEN: 1pm to 3pm.
WHERE: Tram Shed, 27 Taupo Quay.
DETAILS: Take a ride on the No12 vintage electric tram, $2.
Whanganui senior netball final
WHEN: 12noon; 1.30pm; 3pm
WHERE: Springvale Stadium
DETAILS: 5th/6th playoff (12noon); 3rd/4th playoff (1.30pm); Final — Kaierau v Kaiwhaiki (3pm)
MONDAY
Whanganui Film Society
WHEN: 7pm
WHERE: Davis Theatre, Whanganui Regional Museum
DETAILS: Fill The Void (Lemale et ha'halal) (2012), drama about the search for a husband set in an orthodox Jewish family in Tel Aviv.
Grassroots Singers
WHEN; 6.30pm
WHERE; Duncan Pavilion, Castlecliff
DETAILS; Have fun while you learn songs, Ph Mary Ann 06 3439981
TUESDAY
Wairua Riverboat Cruise
WHEN: 11am
WHERE: Opposite Moutoa Gardens.
DETAILS: Tickets available at Whanganui i-Site or at point of departure.
Whanganui Osteoporosis Support Group
WHEN: 2pm
WHERE: Cosmopolitan Club, Ridgway St.
DETAILS: Guest speaker from the Community Patrol — inquiries: Roslyn 06 3431495
Climate Change and the End of Civilisation — talk by Professor James Renwick
WHEN: 7.30pm
WHERE: Davis Lecture Theatre, Whanganui Regional Museum
DETAILS: Whanganui Science Forum monthly talk — members $4, non-members $5. Supper provided
WEDNESDAY
Free careers seminar for parents of teens
WHEN: 7pm to 8.30pm
WHERE: Whanganui Community House, Ridgway Room, 60 Ridgway St.
DETAILS: Book free place at www.canterbury.ac.nz/events
Film: My Year With Helen
WHEN: 7.30pm
WHERE: Embassy 3 cinema
DETAILS: Documentary following Helen Clark's bid to become secretary-general of the United Nations — a Whanganui Women's Network event; tickets $20
