Waihī Beach’s customary winter welcome is on this weekend with the popular Polar Plunge.
Waihī Beach’s customary winter welcome is on this weekend with the popular Polar Plunge.
EVENTS
Katikati Youth Theatre: New production Somebody Famous at The Arts Junction from May 31-June 8.
Pink Ribbon Breakfast: At Katikati Community Centre on May 31 from 8-10am. $8.
Emergency Preparedness Events: Emergency management adviser Jo Lynskey will be sharing information and advice on making emergency plans. Ōmokoroa Library, May31 from 10am-1pm.
Polar Plunge: Waihī Beach Surf Lifesaving Club on June 1 at 11am. Prizes for best dressed, gold coin entry.
Waihī Beach Art and Craft Fair: The annual fair is celebrating its 20th birthday with its last fair. Waihī Beach Community Centre on June 2 from 10am-3.30pm.
My Favourite Things: The Rodgers and Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (on the big screen) June 20 at 1.30pm at The Arts Junction.
Midwinter Christmas Party: Dinner, drinks, live music, auction. A fundraiser for first responders. June 21 at The Pavilion, Western Ave Ōmokoroa. ww.events.humanitix.com
Grow On Katikati: Midwinter soup social and annual general meeting on June 21 to celebrate its fourth birthday. Bring a vege or handful of herbs for the soup.
Katikati Volunteer Expo: Meet local organisations and learn how you can be involved in helping the community. The Arts Junction on June 22, from 11am-1pm.
JDM Ministock and Swapmeet: Clear out those spare parts, 93 Tetley Rd on June 22 from 8am.
Winter Wellness Carnival: Free event, face painting, outdoor games, workshops and music. June 23 from 11am-3pm at Katikati Memorial Hall.
An American in Paris - the musical: On the big screen on June 26 from 1.30pm at The Arts Junction.
Celebrating Matariki: Service includes dawn service, kapa haka performance, a chance to set goals. Park Rd Reserve, Katikati, on June 28 at 5am. Park at Katikati Primary School and catch a bus from 4.30am to the event.
Innovative Garden Club: Winter challenge and Garden Ramble of decorative gardens in a bag or suitcase. Free at Waihī Beach RSA from July 6-7 from 10am-3pm.
Hume Pack-N-Cool fun run and walk: Free entry and entertainment to participants to mark the company’s 40th anniversary on July 6.
Afternoon Tea with Jo McCarroll: An Abbeyfield Western Bay of Plenty fundraiser. McCarroll is the editor of NZ Gardener magazine. July 7 at Waihī Beach RSA from 2-5pm. Tickets from The Arts Junction or online.
Auckland duo Mark Laurent and Brenda Liddiard in June. The two play grass-roots, mostly unplugged music and sometimes pepper their sets with short bursts of poetry and stories of travelling. June 14 www.katikatifolkclub.co.nz. Photo / Paul Restall
GIG GUIDE
Waihī Beach Hotel: Speakeasy on May 31, Reggae Vibes on June 15, Jordan Luck Band on June 29.
The Secret Garden: Alice and Ayden on July 29, Dolphin Therapy DJ set on July 28, Journey Ryder dance party on August 5.
