WHAT'S HAPPENING

TODAY
The Irish Rovers, Baycourt, 5pm and 8pm.
Smiths Sports Shoes and Crown and Badger Run/Walk: Crown and Badger, 5.45pm. Event includes a 4km or 7km fun run/walk. Cost $5, includes a free drink and snacks afterwards.
Krazy Jacks: Electric jam night with Strip Search. Starts around 11pm.
Cornerstone Pub: Acoustic sessions.
FRIDAY
Quilts a Plenty Exhibition: Tauranga Patchwork and Quilters Group annual exhibition, Tauranga Racecourse, 10am-4pm, continues until Sunday.
Cornerstone Pub: DV8
SATURDAY
Election Day.
Tauranga Botanic Garden Trust working Bee, 2-4 pm at Millers Rd site. Bring your working gear - there is lots to do.
Huharua Harbour Park Open Day, discuss Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council draft reserve management plan at Te Puna Hall, 9am-4pm, (election booths will be in the main hall)
Rongoa Maori: Traditional Maori Medicine: two day workshop, 9am-5pm, Aongatete Lodge, $45.
ASB Bank NZ Secondary Schools Multisport Championships, McLaren Falls Equestrian, 9:30am-1:30pm.
Harmony A Plenty and Friends, Tauranga Men's Barbershop Chorus. featuring special guests Musical Island Boys and Mighty River Harmony, Holy Trinity, 2pm and 7:30pm, $20 adult, $15 senior citizens/students.
Wholistic Therapies Clinic - Umanga Whakaora Katoa, 10am - 4pm, Baycourt Event Centre, Durham St, Tauranga
Fantasia 2, variety concert in support of Word in Action mission to Thailand and Cambodia, Baycourt,7:30pm.
Farmers Market at Tauranga Primary School, Fifth Ave. Your one-stop shop for local and organic produce, local arts and crafts. New stallholders and buskers welcome, pre-booking essential. Phone Olive (07) 543 0382 or Geoff (07) 552 5832.
Martha Market, Memorial Hall and Seddon St, Waihi, 9am-1pm, phone Robin Straker (07) 863 8726, robin.theo@actrix.gen.nz.
Creative Art Market at The Cargo Shed, 5 Dive Cres, 10am-4pm. Bring your visitors and experience the creativity of local artists and crafts people at work. For stallholders information please phone Mahia (07) 552 5555 or email mahia52@clear.net. Continues until Sunday.
Cornerstone Pub: Sons of Beaches.
SUNDAY
Te Puna Quarry Park Spring Fest: spinning, face-painting, magician, belly dancing, musicians, crafts, art, gardening demonstrations, scarecrow competition.
Cook Island Tivaevae Workshop, St Enoch's Church Hall, 9am-2pm, phone Rosa 5789511 or Tina 5440852.
Omokoroa Te Puna Lions Club Flea Market, Te Puna Tavern carpark, 8am-11am, stallholders $5 for two carparks. Contact (07) 543 3523 or )07) 543 2355.
Opus Chamber Orchestra - Spring Awakening, Baycourt, 7pm.
Nairobi Trio, 16th Ave Repertory Theatre, 8pm.
Cornerstone Pub: Sharmin accoustic.
MONDAY
Coast: art by Paula Knight at Zohar, Mount Maunganui, a collection of vibrant paintings on coastal themes. Continues until October 16.
The Irish Mile: Mount Mellick, register by 6pm. 7km fun run or 4km walk. Entry $5 adults and children free - includes a complimentary drink and sausage sizzle.
Meditation - Sahaja Yoga: Brookfield, 7.30pm. Entry is free. Contact David (07) 5769764.
Bahama Hut: Jam night with Jeff, Nic and Tarquin, 8pm.
TUESDAY
Tauranga Provincial Rural Women NZ dinner meeting at Daniels, 11th Avenue. 6pm for 6.30pm 3 course meal. $21 per person. Speaker Liam Brettkelly, Tauranga's rescue chopper pilot. Bookings phone Ngaire (07) 578 6729.
Smiths Sports Shoes Walk/Run n' Fun 4km: Alimento Cafe, 1st Avenue, 9.30am.
Meditation - Sahaja Yoga: Brookfield, 10.30am and Mount Maunganui School 7:30pm. Entry free. Contact David (07) 576 9764.Overeaters Anonymous, Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd, Greerton, phone (07) 544 1213.
Mount Mellick: Campfire jam night with Damon, 8pm. Bring your instruments.
Nam Wah Pai kung fu, Tauranga Boys College gym, 6-7.30pm, new students always welcome, phone Shelley or Brian (07) 579 4358.
WEDNESDAY
Krazy Jacks: Bay City Music acoustic jam night, 9pm. Bring your instruments.
World's End: Acoustic lounge jam night, 8pm.
Bureta Park Motor Inn: Bureta All Stars and guests play jazz.
THURSDAY
Funkerella by students of The Dance House, 16th Ave Repertory Theatre, $10, phone (07) 575 0123. Continues Friday.
Smiths Sports Shoes and Crown and Badger Fun Run/Walk 4km and 7km: Crown and Badger, 5.45pm. $5, includes free drink and snacks afterwards.
Nam Wah Pai kung fu, Tauranga Boys' College gym, 6-7.30pm, new students always welcome, phone Shelley or Brian (07) 5794358.
COMING EVENTS
The Pop Star priest: Father Chris Skinner, September 26
Classic Hits City to Surf Half Marathon, September 2.
Breast Cancer Support Charity Sailing Regatta, October 10
If you have an event you would like included in the Bay of Plenty Times What's Happening column, please contact Frances Morton on (07) 577 7770 or email frances.morton@bopp.co.nz