Archive for September, 2011

Grey Lynn Community Choir

September 30, 2011 · Filed under Grey Lynn Community Choir

Love to sing for the pure joy of it?
We are starting a community choir for those who want to sing with others.
The only prerequisite is that you want to sing!
Come along for some fantastic, fun, uplifting singing.
Can’t read music? Never been in a choir before? Never been trained?
All fine by us!
Of course there will be no auditions.

Philip Griffin
We are very fortunate to have in our community conductor, Philip Griffin to lead and teach us.
Philip has many years of experience with choirs of all levels. He has directed the Woodford Festival Fire Event choir in Queensland with some 400 singers and lots of fire! He founded the Western Australian Trades and Labour Council Choir, formed a women’s community choir for the South Australian Theatre Company, conducted an inclusive choir for several years in Adelaide including performances at the Adelaide International Festival.
On the other end of the spectrum he’s prepared choruses for Opera Australia, rehearsed The Western Australian Symphony Orchestra Singers, sung with the London Philharmonic Chorus and been in many classical choir concerts as soloist, conductor, or chorister.
From Scotland to Auckland, Philip has sung in choirs, conducted choirs, started choirs, arranged for choirs and looks forward to working with our local Grey Lynn Community Choir.

Ukulele  Group
As well as the choir, a ukulele group is starting too. The plan is to play ukulele together before choir rehearsals. So those who are keen can go to both sessions.
Philip  will teach this group too. He is extremely well qualified to do so. Philip has been playing guitars, ukulele, mandolin, bass, and lots of other stringed instruments for more than 35 years.He’s taught plucked stringed instruments in all sorts of situations, from prisons to Bachelor of Music level at The Western Australian Conservatorium of Music.
The ukulele’s a great instrument to get started playing music on!  And if you’ve been playing for a while, come and get involved too… there’s always more to learn!

When and Where
Monday, 31st October 2011 until Monday, 5th December 2011
Rehearsals will be at the Grey Lynn Community Centre
510 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn

Ukulele 6.30 – 7.30 Balcony Room 
$10/night – $50 for 6 weeks ($8 & $40 un-waged)

Choir 7.45 – 9.15 Garden Room 
$10/night – $50 for 6 weeks ($8 & $40 un-waged)

Enquiries:  Philip Griffin
philipgriffin@gmail.com
027 217 9911

 

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Grey Lynn Creates for kids at the Farmers’ Market

September 30, 2011 · Filed under Art, Grey Lynn Creates, Grey Lynn Farmers Market

Kids are encouraged to be creative at the GLFM this Sunday (9am – 12.30pm)

Sand saucer competition 9.30am

Kids and adults can make creative sand saucers using flowers & sand at the art table.  The finished sand saucers will be on display for all to see from 10.30 am. 

At 11 am, after Phineas Phrog, there will be a judging for children and adults- with a prize of two delicious cupcakes up for grabs!

Please bring some of your own flowers from home if you can- little flowers work the best in the sand saucers.

Story telling with Phineas Phrog 10.30am

$3 per child or $2 for friends of the market

Kids trading table

Kids can bring ANYTHING they have to sell or trade and pop it on the table- jewellery, jams, lemonade, old toys or clothes.

School Art Display
There will also art  from Richmond Road school and Western Springs College  on display in the Grey Lynn Community Centre  lobby

Part of Grey Lynn Creates and the Spring series at the GLFM

Greylynncreates.co.nz
celebrating creativity and sustainability in our local community

 

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Velociteers to perform at the West Lynn Street Party

September 28, 2011 · Filed under Events, Grey Lynn Creates, West Lynn

The Velociteers – Auckland’s premier synchronised cycling group – are performing at the West Lynn Street Party & Twilight Market this Thursday 29th September at 6pm and 8pm in Francis Street Reserve

 

 

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Community gardens tour and composting workshop

September 23, 2011 · Filed under Gardening, Grey Lynn Creates

Sunday 2nd October  

11am – 12 midday COMPOSTING WORKSHOP and TOUR OF WILTON STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN

Meet the gardeners, check out the community compost, worm farm, bee hive and garden at Wilton Street Community Garden.  Sit under the trees and enjoy the garden.

12 midday  – Break for lunch and time to check out Grey Lyn Farmers’ Market

 12.30 pm COMMUNITY GARDENS TOUR

  • 12.30  – Assemble Wilton Street Community Garden (WSCG)
  • 12 .35 – 12.40pm – Walk to Grey Lynn Community Garden (GLCG)
  • 12.40 – 1.00 – Tour of GLCG & St Columba Church Garden Labyrinth.
  • 1.00 – 1.30 – Walk together to Kelmarna Gardens.
  • 1.30 – 2.00 – Tour of Kelmarna Gardens & bee demonstration with prize winning New Zealand bee keeper Carol Downer.
  • 2.00 pm – Depart Kelmarna & return to WSCG for BBQ.

2.30 pm onwards – Afternoon BBQ and picnic party at WSCGarden to celebrate the end of Grey Lynn Creates

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Part of Grey Lynn Creates: a week-long festival of artistic, cultural, culinary and environmental events.
Celebrating creativity and sustainability in our community.
Visit greylynncreates.co.nz for details
A Grey Lynn 2030 event, part of the Real NZ Festival supported by NZ Lottery Board

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Media release: Shop windows turn into art galleries

September 22, 2011 · Filed under Art, Grey Lynn Creates

Media Release from Grey Lynn 2030

Date: 22 September 2011

Subject: Grey Lynn Creates Festival 25 September – 2 October

Shop windows turn into art galleries

As part of Grey Lynn Creates – a week-long festival celebrating creativity and sustainability – a unique collaboration “Window Galleries” opens on Sunday pairing fifteen artists and shops to turn West Lynn into a street based art exhibition.

“The window galleries have resulted in unusual and diverse pairings between retailers and artists including Jude Graveson’s sculptural installations made out of animal gut in the window of Moa boutique, and Elizabeth McClure’s intricately carved glass wine bottles – some still wine filled – at the Wine Vault”. Says Festival Coordinator Shelley Jacobson

“Each event on the programme is being hosted by an individual or team who are committed to their creative discipline. Many of the events invite participation, such as Crafternoon Tea and The Literatti Workshop. The established West Lynn Street Party & Twilight Market features performances by the Velociteers, synchronised cycling with a twist.  Grey Lynn Creates offers the community and visitors a fantastic opportunity to have a good time and get creative.” Says Ms Jacobson

Grey Lynn Creates is a free festival, with events including workshops, tours, markets, performances and a group exhibition. 

Grey Lynn Creates is part of the REAL New Zealand Festival. Visit www.greylynncreates.co.nz for full timetable and event descriptions.

The programme

  • Window galleries West Lynn shop windows 25th Sep – 2nd Oct  (opening at Dalston at 5pm on Sunday 25th September)
  • Art studio trail and tours, Walking map available online 25th Sep – 2nd Oct
  • Spring equinox celebration, St Columba church 25th Sep, 10am
  • Kraftbomb, Grey Lynn community centre 25th Sep, 11am-2pm
  • Crafternoon tea, Grey Lynn community centre 25th Sep, 1-3.30pm
  • West Lynn Street Party & Twilight Market  29th Sep, 4-8pm (a Grey Lynn Shout for Samoa event)
  • The Velociteers performance 29th Sep, 6pm, 8pm at the West Lynn Shops
  • Community festival St Joseph’s school 1st Oct, 12.30-6pm (a Grey Lynn Shout for Samoa event)
  • The Literatti, Grey Lynn community centre 1st Oct, 6.30-8.30pm
  • Grey Lynn Creates at the Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market, Grey Lynn community centre 2nd Oct 9am-12.30pm
  • Composting workshop, Wilton St community garden 2nd Oct, 11am-12pm
  • Community gardens tour Meet: Wilton St community garden 2nd Oct, 12.30-2.30pm

Contact:

Shelley Jacobson, Coordinator, Grey Lynn Creates Festival

027 392 5941 | greylynncreates@gmail.com | www.greylynncreates.co.nz

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West Lynn Street Party & Twilight Market

September 22, 2011 · Filed under Grey Lynn Business Association, Grey Lynn Creates, Waste Away Group, West Lynn

West Lynn Street Party & Twilight Market
Thursday 29 September 4 -8pm
 
An evening of culinary and creative delights. Stalls, music, and performance art. Shops open late.
 
Just some of the highlights
 
Performances:
The Longdrops
Ukeladies
Vision Cultural Movement  at 7pm
Velociteers at 6 and 8pm
Family Band – at Monterrey
Craig the busker
(full line up to be confirmed)
 
Special Promotions:
Dalston until 8pm drinks and nibbles and anyone who makes a purchase from Dalston on the night of the street party will go in a raffle to win a $100 Dalston voucher.
Organic Candy floss at Nature Baby
 
Street stalls include:
 
Pacific Island weavers
Island food
Manu Samoa Supporters club and the Grey Lynn RSC
Blue September promotion
West Lynn Meats organic sausage BBQ
Grey Lynn Business Association
Womens Centre
Little Island Press
Popo Hardwear
All good bananas
Art from Toi Ora and local schools
 
Thank you to the volunteers from Grey Lynn 2030, GLBA, Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away, Grey Lynn Community Church
Part of Grey Lynn Shout for Samoa and Grey Lynn Creates

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