The format of the club is an open mic session with a few specific acts invited along each meeting. Artists young and old will be invited to show off their skills on stage over the afternoon, and spontaneous collaboration will be encouraged among members. Musical games and competitions will also be thrown into the mix with the aim of crossing genres and getting musicians together that wouldn’t normally play together.
Industry help will also be a real focus of the club. Guest speakers and industry experts will be a feature at club meetings. Speaker may be in person or via Skype set up over internet allowing experts from around the country to share their knowledge with Nelson musicians that would otherwise have to travel to the bigger cities for industry meetings.
Local businesses are also coming on board offering discounts to members. The Playhouse cafe and Music Planet are both offering discounts to musicians who are part of the club and other businesses are coming on board. These sponsor companies will also be giving away prizes during some of the organised jam events with winners voted on by members.
The first Nelson/Tasman Musician club meeting runs from at 2pm till 6pm on Sunday May 27th for all parties to register interest in being a part of this new Club. There is no age limit or level of musicianship required to join and everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the music on the day. Official membership sub to the club is only $10 for the rest of this year… 2012.
Club meetings will be held on the last Sunday of every month at The Playhouse Cafe, chosen for its facilities and location of equal distance between Motueka and Nelson.
For more information please call Chrissie Small on 540-2312.

Thanks for supporting this event – Sport Tasman, More FM, Ten Events, Lucid Design, Printhouse, Talleys, Tineli and R and R Sport.

Also support from Waterboy and Tasman School.

More photos from David Letsche Photography on the DLPhoto facebook page.

Everyone is nice and clean to start at Muddy Buddy.

The rush into the mud is on!

Filthy, wet but happy…

Hey, look, 2 bikes were won !!

This is a Fundraiser for the Mapua Hall …Gather family, friends or work groups and come along!

The three ticketed events on offer are…

Friday 24^th February  FAMILY CONCERT  7:30 –9pm

$15 Adults  $10 Seniors  $8 Students $40 Family Group

Hills Community Church – Aranui Road Mapua

Saturday 25^th February  am  MUSIC EXTENSION SESSION

9:45am – 11am $15 Adults  $10 Students  $40 Family Group

This will include the history of the Big Ban era, member’s experiences & careers in music and instrumental demos.

Hills Community Church – Aranui Road - Mapua

1940’s Swing Dance Party Night    $35   The Playhouse  8 til late 

Please note that your $35 ticket for this event is a direct donation to the Mapua Hall.  Thank you to the Playhouse for allowing this.  

$15 per old time supper plate –bar snacks menu available.

For meals phone The Playhouse. Free shuttle service available

Donations are also welcomed at: Golden Bear Brewery – 2-5pm Sat:  Aspire will break into four smaller groups here including a sax quartet, covers band, jazz group and Big Band.  They will be reserving energy for the Swing Dance at night therefore only offering a taste of Big Band!  Come to the Playhouse for the Big Sound on Saturday night!!!!!

Tickets can be purchased from …

Juggles Boutique/Mapua Country Trading Co. / Placemakers, Motueka

or by phoning 5402661 or e-mailing nicknhills@xtra.co.nz

We have the books on our shelves but in March, we will also be joined by some of New Zealand’s much-loved authors as we ‘SOAR AGAIN’’ at our second three-day Literary Festival.

‘SOAR’, the first festival in March 2010, was an ambitious project to be undertaken by a small group of volunteers but proved to be very successful in raising much-needed funds for the library and for engaging the wider community.  So successful in fact that library was honoured to be chosen as the overall Tasman winner in the annual ‘TRUSTPOWER’ COMMUNITY AWARDS.

Inspired and encouraged by the original venture we are now ready to offer an exciting new programme with something to suit all tastes and age groups.  From competitions to cocktails, workshops to a wonky donkey, and the fabulous finale in the Café Ooh! La! La! ‘SOAR AGAIN’ promises to be a feast of fun.  Check the library website www.mapuacommunitylibrary.co.nz for full details.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SOMETHING EXCITING, PLENTY FOR ALL TO ENJOY!

When The Hall opened in 1945, 800 people turned up to celebrate this important new facility for the Mapua community and the music and dancing continued long into the night!

 The hall has served the community in many ways and is still used by as many as 30 local associations, clubs and other regular users from our rapidly growing village. The hall is also used for a number of large annual events. The Hall Committee is very aware of their role in facilitating various community activities and is working actively on upgrading plans and fund raising. We greatly appreciate the practical and financial support that many of you have provided, and greatly value the active collaboration with users in order to make the renovated hall the best possible facility.

In March 2011 we held a community meeting to launch the draft plans for the new hall layout. Based on feedback from consultations before this meeting, we had decided to keep the main hall building, as it has important historical value for many residents in Mapua. The upgrading plan includes an enlargement of the current main hall while keeping the street face (and the beautiful timber floor) of the hall very close to what it was when it opened in 1945.

The plan adds a new commercial standard kitchen, new toilet facilities, changing rooms for sports in the domain and for theatre productions, as well as other additions that will all be built along the outside walls on three sides of the current hall. Valuable input from community members and a hall design sub-committee have created the plan that both meet most requirements within a reasonable budget. Currently we are finalizing the paperwork for Resource and Building consents. Application has been made to the Canterbury Community Trust for a contribution to the $200,000 that the community needs to raise in order to get the Tasman District Council support that has been allocated for the next budget year. Local fund raising has started with more than $40,000 already in the Hall Upgrade Fund and the Hall Committee is grateful for all contributions from individuals, clubs and community associations. The Coastal Garden Group created a great event in September which provided major funds for the upgrade.

In early 2012 we have plans for several events in collaboration with community groups that will be listed on the website. We are also working on promotional materials that can help in the fund raising efforts. On behalf of the various users of the hall, we express our appreciation to all those who are helping us achieve the upgrade of this important community facility. If you are not a member of the Hall Society and would like to become more involved in our work, you are welcome to join. Just send an email to: m.garner@xtra.co.nz.

07 January 2012

Andy and Karen Price began offering lessons to children in the Moutere in in 2006. Their company, ActiveKidz, has now taught close to one thousand children in the area since its inception. Andy and Karen both have PE teaching backgrounds and are passionate about teaching children to swim.

This year they also have the services of Faye Hudson, who has swum at New Zealand National level and went to Olympic trials in 2008 . She is an outstanding swimming teacher and it is great to have her working with our local kids.

Having taught swimming in all of the Moutere school pools, Andy and Karen decided to build their own pool at their Chalets, on Seaton Valley Road, in November 2010. Their heated 12.5 metres by 6 metres pool lends itself perfectly to lesson teaching and was built with this purpose in mind.

If you would like lessons for your children over the summer holidays, or in term 1, you can book online at www.mapuachalets.co.nz/swim or email swimschool@mapuachalets.co.nz or phone Andy and Karen on 03 540 3316.

Just call them on 027 GO FERRY (027 463 3779) and they’ll have you and your bike to and from Mapua Wharf and Moturoa (Rabbit Island).

As part of the Mapua Show & Art Trail, the following six workshops are offered by experienced local artists:

Amazing Plaster of Paris with David Kemp                       Cost: $45

Friday 11 November 2011.  9.30 – 3.00pm

David has been a self employed artist and art educator for over 20 years.  In this workshop, a range
of options will be presented including: casting into prepared moulds, make own moulds, and
3D self supporting work. Participants can then chose their preferred option/s and get creative.

Participants will need to bring: Suitable clothing, apron, clay working tools if possible, own food.

Drawing Faces with Lynn Price Cost: $20

Saturday 12 November 2011.  3.00 – 4.30 pm

This is a workshop for adults (14yrs +) who would like to learn the steps involved in sketching faces. Lynn is a trained artist and drawing tutor. In this informal workshop she will share some helpful tips

and show you how to draw faces with more confidence.  Beginners welcome.        
Please bring a sketch pad and any drawing materials you have. Some materials supplied.

Using Impasto and Acrylics with Betty Salter Cost: $20

Saturday 12th November 2011 at 10am, 1pm and 3pm (1 1/2 hr sessions)

Participants will need to bring: Own bristle brushes, apron and rags.

Expressing with Charcoal with Betty Salter                       Cost: $15

Sunday 13th November 2011 at 10am, 1pm and 3pm (1 1/2 hr sessions)

Innovative Ways with Acrylic – Surface Treatments & Mark Making with Lisa Chandler

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th November 2011. Two full days from 9 – 4pm

Lisa is currently completing her Master of Fine Arts. She works in acrylic on canvas, previously in landscapes and now exploring the human form in the urban environment. For painters with some experience, this will be an innovative, experimental weekend workshop, held in a supportive environment. Experiment with a number of ways to make marks and different surface treatments.  Discuss your existing paintings and strategies for opening up your process. Plan and start a new painting, using some new techniques, based on photos/sketches that you bring along.

Participants will need to bring: All painting equipment including easel, paints, brushes, rags,

mediums, tools for mark making etc.  A photograph of one of your paintings or an actual painting.  
A reasonably large blank stretched canvas.

Own lunch. Morning /Afternoon Teas provided. Cost: $160

Oamaru Stone Sculpture with Jo Heatherbell

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th November 2011.
Start anytime between 10am and finish by 5 pm. Experience the challenge of revealing the object within the stone. Learn how to remove and shape stone. Tools will be supplied.

Participants will need to bring: Clothes that are ok to get dusty, own food. Sunhat if working away from covered table. Costs based on size of stone selected – between $15 for a 20-20-10cm piece, to $60 for a 300-300-400cm piece.  (Bigger pieces must be ordered directly from Jo).

To book your place at these workshops and for venue details, please contact the artist directly:

There are minimum and maximum numbers for these workshops to go ahead so please book directly with the Artist prior to 9 November to secure your place:

David Kemp                   Ph: 03 540 3720     e-mail: dk@davidkemp.co.nz

Lynn Price                    Ph: 03 540 2178      e-mail: lynn.price@yahoo.co.nz

Lisa Chandler                Ph: 03 540 3933     e-mail: lisa@lisachandler.co.nz

Betty Salter                   Ph: 03 540 3622     e-mail: BettySalterArt@gmail.com

Jo Heatherbell               Ph: 03 540 3554      e-mail: jo@mapua.gen.nz

VIRTUAL TRAIL 4  SALE – $40 per 2metres

Show your financial support for the inaugural phases of construction, promotion and regional economic development the trail will bring.