Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Maree’s musings

FROM OUT THERE … Space travel’s been in the news lately. Of course, it’s nothing new, but just now when any sort…

Aug 2021

Arts & Culture

Jazz in Martinborough – From Fund-raising Idea to Annual Festival Celebrating Our10th Anniversary 2011-2021

“We never really had a plan for anything long term. We were just rushing to put together a Jazz Festival in 6…

Aug 2021

Arts & Culture

Invented in America

America have had a pretty bad press of late, maybe it’s a good time to remember that in the mid twentieth century…

Aug 2021

Arts & Culture

Book review: Exactly – How precision engineers created the modern world

Here is another excellent book from author Simon Winchester. Simon has written numerous books on history, geography, inventions, discovery and personalities, the…

Aug 2021

Arts & Culture

Book review – Dead letters

Author Jared Davidson is a Wellington archivist and historian, his special interest is in exploring people and events which are often overlooked…

Aug 2021

Arts & Culture

Aroha String Quartet with Clarinettist Rachel Vernon

After a disappointing cancellation of their June concert due to level 2 lockdown, the Greytown Music Group is hoping all will be…

Aug 2021

Arts & Culture

Miniature art is a fast-growing hobby

Miniatures of all kinds have experienced a pandemic bump. As the virus rages outside, hobbyists can at least flex control of their own…

July 2021

Arts & Culture

Country dog – City dog

July 2021

Arts & Culture

Directions in Jazz in Martinborough 2021

The opening night concert for the 10th festival of Jazz in Martinborough will feature one of New Zealand’s finest jazz pianists, Duncan…

July 2021

Arts & Culture

Maree’s Musings

THE THINGS YOU LOVE or HATE Good things tick boxes, while others make you cross. We all have stuff we love. On…

July 2021

Arts & Culture

Martinborough Library to hold Creative Writing Classes for Kids

Are your young readers looking for new stories? This July holiday, they can learn to write their own. Our favourite stories feel…

July 2021

Arts & Culture

Soprano Jenny Wollerman  and Pianist Emma Sayers in Concert

Greytown Music Group has not presented a concert with a vocalist since a programme of German Romantic Duos in 2009, so it…

Jun 2021

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