APRIL 2014INSPIRING CREATIVITY IN TAURANGA MOANA

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P4: ON THE COVER The Rock Star of Jazz

P6: CT COMMUNITY GALLERY Bleeding Vinyl Cover Exhibition

P8: WAIPUNA HOSPICE FUNDRAISERS Enchanted & Gilbert Enoka

Creative Communities NZ provides the opportunity for communities to express and celebrate who they are through art. It enables individuals and organisations to grow, strengthen and enhance the local arts and culture sector adding depth and colour to the fabric of society.

The funding scheme is administered by Creative Tauranga on behalf of the Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The scheme has two major funding rounds per year. We welcome your enquiries at Creative Tauranga. www.creativetauranga.org.nz/what-we-do/funding

Tauranga City Council Community Group/Individual Amount Awarded

Liz Tamblyn Art Workshops $1823

Connected Media Charitable Trust $2450

Tauranga Performing Arts Competitions $3500

Tauranga Jazz Society $2500

Greerton Village – Illuminart Event $4000

Peter Kageyama Community Workshops $3000

Charlotte Hardy – Friday Night Youth Activities $2000

NZ Country Music Star Awards Singer/Song Writer Competition $2575

Inachord “Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber” Concert $2460 Urban Dance Youth Trust PROJECT $4000

Tauranga Youth Dance Festival $3000

Yvonne Edwards School of Dance 30th Anniversary Production $3000

Have a Go Craft Day $2000

Judy Tallon -Youth singing Workshops $1220

Suzy Sampson “Shakespeare’s Will” Play $593

Western Bay of Plenty CouncilCommunity Group/Individual Amount Awarded

Incubator $1825

Creative Tauranga Art Guide Reprint $2979

The Z Nail Gang Film $9000

Tauranga Jazz Society $1500

Te Puna Heartlands $2364

Successful Applicants for Creative Communities Scheme FundingFebruary 2014 Round:

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CONTENTS

04: NATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

08: WAIPUNA HOSPICE EVENTS

10 WONDERS IN WONDERLAND

12 TAURANGA MUSICAL THEATRE

PLUS

06 CREATIVE TAURANGA GALLERY

07 ZOHAR GALLERY

14 FROM THE TEAM

14 WHAT’S ON

11 OUR WRITERS

13 BAYCOURT

Creative Tauranga is a Ticketing Box Office for:

It’s a ‘jazz kinda feeling’ this month as we prepare for this fabulous annual event staged here in Tauranga. The programme looks amazing and there is plenty for everyone to get a taste of what is on offer throughout the Easter weekend. Go on – get out there!

Our neighbours in the Waikato have an exciting opportunity for lcoal artists coming up later in the year too, its nice to see this type of event closer to home.

Call for Applications – The Art Sale – September 2014 - Hamilton

The Art Sale is a brand new event providing a great opportunity for new and established New Zealand artists to present their work to the public in a large exhibition setting. The event’s cash and carry concept will appeal to a wide range of buyers, from those purchasing their first piece of art to seasoned collectors. Art will be priced from $100 to $6,000.

The Art Sale will be held at Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton over two days - Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September, with a special opening night on Thursday 4 September.

Applications are invited from any New Zealand artist. A panel of art community professionals will select works to be exhibited. For all the details about the event and to apply, visit www.theartsale.co.nz

Applications close Friday 6 June 2014 and if you apply before 16 May you’ll receive a discounted application fee. There are no additional exhibition fees for those in entering their work into the General Exhibition section. If you choose to have your own exclusive space the cost for this will depend on the space required. Please visit the website for details and encourage your artist friends to do this too.

For further information please contact:

Linda Kelly, Event Director, Email: info@theartsale.co.nz Phone: 07 981 5853 or 0274 328 110

Warmest,

TraceyTracey Rudduck-Gudsell, Chief Executive

‘arts and culture are what make a city fall in love with itself’’

Pier Giorgio Di Cicco

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THE ROCK STAR OF JAZZBy Megan Clarkin

Historians have called her the ‘Keith Richards of jazz’ and Anita O’Day’s tumultuous lifestyle warranted the title, but her fame as a singer never reached the same heights despite an abundance of talent.

In her heyday, O’Day was likened to jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. She left home at age 14 to follow her musical career and was soon working with drummer Gene Krupa and trumpeter Roy Eldridge, among others.

Anita had sass and her gift for improv’ saw her become one of the pioneers of bebop. But lady luck never played her a fair hand and O’Day’s talent was often overshadowed by her troublesome personal life. Failed marriages, alcohol, a heroin addiction, and even a stint in jail, Anita’s life was anything but easy.

This Easter, actress and vocalist Liz Kirkman resurrects the American jazz singer in her show Jezebel of Jazz: Songs and Stories of Anita O’Day at the National Jazz Festival.

While they may not share the rock star lifestyle, the 33-year-old Wellingtonian has noticed some similarities between herself and the talented vocalist. “Not wanting to conform to a ‘typical’ kind of life; a strong, stylistic voice that is not ‘pretty’; and we both have big bucked front teeth!” Liz jests.

Producing a show that married her skills was a rare opportunity for Kirkman. “A lot of my friends didn’t realise I had ‘singing chops’, as a few of them put it. Others who know me as a singer, didn’t really know of my acting ability” Liz explains.

The idea to perform a show based on the life of jazz singer Anita O’Day was seeded by a friend. “I’d never heard of her before. When I started looking I couldn’t believe how remarkable her career was, and what a talent - that Newport performance revolutionised jazz history. Such a rollercoaster life, revolving around the lynchpin of the music.”

The subject of Anita O’Day is an apt choice for Tauranga’s iconic jazz festival. In 1962 a group of young local jazz musicians saw the film Jazz on a Summers Day, which featured O’Day’s famous Newport festival performance. They were inspired to create something similar here and in the summer of 1963 Tauranga’s National Jazz Festival was launched. The rest, as they say, is history.

Working with writer Kelli Greene Caldwell, the script took almost a year to put together. Director Jacqueline Coats came on board in November last year, and helped shape it into the show that Kirkman will present at the National Jazz Festival this Easter.

The show is unique, due to the meld of theatre and song and Liz is quick to point out that it’s a theatre piece at heart, with songs integrated, “not a musical tribute, or a cabaret” she explains. “People will be hooked by the story … the songs have resonance within the material and a reason for being there, as they carry emotional weight.” Liz believes this is what audiences will really enjoy.

Hot on the heels of the show’s debut at the Wellington Fringe Festival, Kirkman is excited to bring an extended version to Tauranga audiences. As well as great reviews for her recent performances, people have also been commenting on the striking resemblance between Kirkman and O’Day, “I have strived to get close to her vocal delivery and mannerisms, so it is very much a tribute to her that fans in Wellington seemed to appreciate, and I hope those in Tauranga will too.”

Kirkman brings a talented all-female crew to the festival with her. Percussionist Lauren Ellis, drummer for the Rodger Fox Wellington Jazz Orchestra, joins Liz on stage. Originally from Tauranga, Ellis went to Otumoetai College before moving to Wellington to attend the New Zealand School of Music. Pianist Anita Schwabe brings more than 20 years of experience to the floor and recent graduate, Janelle Salisbury, on double bass, rounds off the team.

So, where to from here for the talented Kirkman? She’d love to take show overseas but ultimately, “I’d like to continue working with the material and maybe one day make a film/biopic, like the one on Edith Piaf.”

This won’t be the last you see of this rising star. Be one of those who can proudly say they were there when it all began and catch Liz as she brings Anita back to life this Easter.

Jezebel of Jazz: Songs and Stories of Anita O’DayNational Jazz Festival. Saturday 19 April, 7pm, Baycourt TheatreTickets available at Baycourt or ticketek.co.nz

Photo CreditsHeadshot – Matthew WalshWellington Fringe Festival – Isaac Cleland and Ryan Gray-McCoyJezebel of Jazz – Christian Hipolito

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BLEEDING VINYL COVER EXHIBITIONBy Angela McKenzie. Imagery and Artwork by Clive Armstrong and Ken Wright

Creative Tauranga and Lightwave Gallery are joining forces to co-curate an upcoming exhibition to be held at both galleries.Last year, when organsing the bookings for the 2014 gallery calendar, I included a group exhibition with a music theme to coincide with the National Jazz Festival. Around the same time I was speaking with Ken Wright from Lightwave Gallery and he suggested a vinyl art cover exhibition – a great idea! So we agreed to collaborate and co-curate the exhibition, which would first show here at the Creative Tauranga Community Gallery, then move to Lightwave Gallery.The allure of Album Cover Art triggers our personal connection to music and depicts the many changes society has gone through, unlike any other art form. Album Cover Art captured our history and became an important part of the culture of music.

Album Cover Art began in an effort to sell more records and was enormously commercially successful. The appeal is the creativity of the art form, the visual presentation of an album cover draws the viewer’s attention because we can relate to it whether we owned the album or not. Album Cover Art represents the era we alone define as important and influential to who we are today.Artists in this group exhibition - titled ‘Bleeding Vinyl Covers’, have been given the brief to recreate, reinterpret or even recycle a favourite LP cover – past or present in any medium; the choice is up to each individual artist. There is a mix of artists taking part, creating works in illustration, printmaking, graphic design, painting, photography and sculpture. Participating artists are: Clive Armstrong, Stephanie Brebner, Nick Eggleston, Ashley Grant, Anj Keate, Elliot Mason, Angela McKenzie, Don Overbeay, Lesley

Robb, Nicol Sanders-O’Shea, James Stanbridge and Ken Wright.The exhibition will be on display during the annual ‘National Jazz Festival’, which is scheduled for 17 – 21 April. The Creative Tauranga Gallery will be open to visitors on Saturday, 19 April for the ‘Downtown Carnival’. The city will be alive with a wide spectrum of jazz, blues, world, swing and funk music – this event always draws a huge amount of people to the city centre. Creative Tauranga would like to invite you to the ‘Bleeding Vinyl Covers’ exhibition to be held at the Creative Tauranga Community Gallery, corner of Wharf and Willow Street, Tauranga. The exhibition will run from 11 April – 6 May, then will be re-installed at Lightwave Gallery, 31 Totora Street, Mount Maunganui.

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THE VOYAGES OF MR HEFF’S DAFFY & DARING EXPLORERS

Paul Heffernan, alias Mr Heff, sits in his studio on the water’s edge in Tararu, Thames and handmakes the weird, wonderful and wacky characters that inhabit his ceramic worlds.

There is Horatio Pringledink who dreams of commanding a warship, the sea was in his blood, so too unfortunately were vast quantities of rum. Winslow Llewellyn-Jones loves his life alone at sea with a good cup of tea. Thaddeus Garfunkel Magee is a sort of sea going philosopher, whilst Bartholomew Pilkington Brown can make amazing things out of sticks and twigs and string.

It’s a world where sea monsters tussle with explorers. Where sailors ponder the meaning of life:

Marvin and Finley believe in embracingeach and every day as if it was anunchartered sea full of potential.

They also believe that light and fluffysponge cakes filled with real cream

and raspberry jam have special spiritenhancing qualities.

All Mr Heff’s folk are wall mounted and form part of what he calls Wall Stories. Buyers tend to latch on to a particular character or series to add to their wall displays. Each character comes with a short written piece; maybe a detailed drawing and even an additional small snip of pottery.

He will even sell you your very own Pacific Island for a bargain price.

Kathy Heffernan, Paul’s wife has the difficult job of glazing his work. She keeps telling him not to be so detailed because they become very difficult to glaze but he just gets carried away with the birds, the breeze and the salt spray. Indeed small birds will be found in most of his pieces, perched on a shoulder, hanging on to a mast or just waiting for a fish to be hauled in.

Paul was inspired and influenced by his friend, the late John Green. He also dabbles in oil painting, cartooning and is working on several children’s stories.

This is his first gallery exhibition in New Zealand. The exhibition dates are 12 – 28 April, running through Easter at Zohar Gallery, Mount Maunganui.

VOYAGES An exhibition by Paul Heffernan

12-28 April 2014 ZOHAR GALLERY

104 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui

Artist Paul Heffernan Artwork by Paul Heffernan

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“ENCHANTED”An enthralling, elegant evening of Song, Music and Dance featuring Anna Hawkins with Special Guests Renee Maurice and Silhouette (Winner & runners up in 2013 NZ’s Got Talent)

‘Silhouette’ the incredible husband and wife dancing duo from Christchurch, on their first visit to Tauranga, will

add an exciting new dimension to the next Waipuna fundraising concert. Runners up in 2013 NZ’s Got Talent,

they embrace the ballet style ‘Adagio’ - an intense, romantic blend of graceful movements, flexibility and

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IMPROVING MENTAL STRENGTH AND BUILDING RESILIENCE WITH GILBERT ENOKA

Internationally Renowned Mental Skills Specialist and motivational speaker. You might not recognise his name, but you will know of him. Gilbert is the man behind the scenes who has been instrumental in the performance of some of our elite sports teams. He is highly respected and sought after by the All Blacks, Black Caps, Silver Ferns, Crusaders and many of NZ’s top companies. Throughout our lives we all face adversity, disappointments and frustrations. What happens following failure says much

about the strength of a person, says Gilbert. Over the past three decades Gilbert Enoka has honed his skills, building a reputation as NZ’s leading mental skills coach. He strongly believes that players who are mentally prepared will perform better on the day. And it’s not just on the field that Enoka’s philosophy applies. He has worked with many leading companies and CEO’s in Australasia. Gilbert thrives on preparing people for the hurdles that life puts in front of them and seeing them succeed. This is a great opportunity for you to profit from Gilbert’s extensive experience and gain a fascinating insight into the world of Professional Sport. Learn valuable skills to enhance your own performance and develop strategies to help your staff, team or students reach their full potential. Thanks to Harcourts, every dollar from tickets sales benefits Waipuna Hospice.

Wednesday 30 April, 5pm – 6.30pm Holy Trinity, 215 Devonport Road, Tauranga$25 Adults - $15 Student

Saturday 17 May, 7.30pm Holy Trinity, 215 Devonport Road, Tauranga. $55 Adults - $40 Students

strength. Their routines are polished and professional, incorporating breathtaking lifts that leave audiences totally captivated and gasping in awe. They make the difficult look effortless; with one reviewer suggesting it was like watching Goliath cavorting with a butterfly. Kate, a former member of the Royal NZ Ballet, and husband Leiataua’s performance is quite spectacular and you will surely be impressed with their extraordinary talent. This will be Kate and Leiataua’s first visit to Tauranga and they can’t wait to share their special gift with the city of Tauranga.

Blessed with a heavenly voice and warm personality the gorgeous songbird Anna Hawkins will headline the evening. Destined for the world stage, Anna will soon be sharing the limelight with Paul Potts during his NZ Tour. Anna’s

music and alluring stage presence has a mesmerising appeal that will leave you spellbound. A classically trained soprano, with national and international experience, Anna will perform classical, contemporary and Celtic music including Music of the Night, Song to The Moon, Hallelujah and Danny Boy. Anna will be accompanied by a nine piece orchestra including a String Quartet and harpist.

Winner of last year’s NZ’s Got Talent, Renee Maurice from Wellington has been performing since she was very young. At 15 she sang for Julie Andrews who described her performance as beautiful and moving. Renee has an impressive vocal range and delivered a flawless performance in the final of NZ’s Got Talent to take out the title; with the judges and audience on their feet even before the song had finished. Now

a professional musician, Renee is an accomplished artist with a passion for musical theatre.

Thanks to Carrus, every dollar from ticket sales benefits Waipuna Hospice.

Tickets to “Enchanted” and the Gilbert Enoka Presentation are available from: Waipuna Hospice; Holy Trinity; Creative Tauranga; Hospice Shops: 1292 Cameron Road, Greerton; 271 Fraser Street, Tauranga and 2 Macdonald Street, Mount Maunganui.Or purchase online at www.waipuna-hospice.co.nz

Richie McCaw, Steve Hansen and Gilbert Enoka. Photo courtesy of Phil Walters, Getty Images

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WONDERS IN WONDERLANDWritten by Hannah Lane, Images by Catherine Wensor

This April sees Susanne Hanger Dance bringing to life the enchanting story of Alice in Wonderland at Baycourt Theatre.

The students are buzzing with excitement this term. They are working hard to get their choreography right, to perfect their double pirouettes, to hold their balance a second longer, to stretch their leg an inch higher. Many mums sit together in the waiting rooms sewing on copious amounts of sequins as they wait for their child’s class to end. All in the aid of creating a wonderfully magical production, that flows seamlessly from one dance to another. Incorporating 8 different styles of dance, children are aged 3 to 17.

For as long as Baycourt has been in existence, Mrs Hanger has been putting on one of her famous children’s dance productions annually. This years production of Alice in Wonderland is set to be one of the best yet! The Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and a talking caterpillar are just a few of the curious creatures you will encounter.

Preparation begins as soon as the previous production ends. We are not just talking a ‘recital’; we are talking a full-scale production. Backdrops and scenery are painted and built, costumes are designed, props are prepared, music is put together. By term one, costumes are now almost finished, the teachers are busy choreographing, everything is being finalized to make sure that they get the best possible production that everyone involved will be proud of.

Mrs Hanger firmly believes that by giving her students this wonderful opportunity to perform on such a big scale year on year gives them so much confidence and often draws them towards a career associated with the Arts. Last years lead dancer Samantha Rowe was the 2013 Performing Arts leader at Te Puke High School and this years lead dancer Sophie Tarr achieved 1st place in NCEA level one Performing Arts at Otumoetai College. Mrs Hanger is passionate about her students reaching a high standard, so exams are taken each year in Ballet, National, Jazz, Hiphop, Tap, Contemporary and Acrobatics - this ensures the students have several goals to work towards throughout the year. Many carry on their dance careers, some dance professionally, some teach. But as Mrs Hanger says ‘As long as they walk down the aisle with grace, elegance and confidence, my job is done’.

Alice in Wonderland is at Baycourt Theatre on 26 and 27 of April, with Matinees at 2pm each day and Saturday evening at 6.30pm. Tickets are selling fast so be sure to get your tickets soon! Get your tickets though www.ticketek.co.nz

From left:White Rabbit, Kaya van der Meer Queen, Hayley Ellis-SmithMad Hatter, Dayna RoweAlice, Sophie Tarr

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BEYOND THIS… STORYA national Intermediate Schools short story competition.

In response to an invitation to intermediate schools around the country to get their students writing hyperfiction (creative non-fiction) about a historical event or person, Tauranga Writers received over 400 entries from more than 60 schools in its second annual writing competition.

Stories ranged from the distant past of the Tangiwai disaster, Mt Tarawera eruption, and the sinking of the Wahine, to our more recent tragedies of Cave Creek and the Christchurch earthquake. Students researched their facts thoroughly and used sensitivity to put themselves into the lives of the people and events they were portraying—not an easy thing to do for 11 to 12-year-olds. There were also light-hearted pieces of historical figures such as Rutherford, Kate Shepard, and Sir Edmund Hilary, as well as more recent sporting heroes representing New Zealand with pride around the world.

Teacher Karen Mills (Tauranga Intermediate) keenly supported the competition in its inaugural year (2012), and followed it up with the most entries for one school. “I used the competition as a motivation for the writing. My students were engaged in this competition as they could choose a topic that interested them. They knew they had to ‹know› their topic in order to be able to produce their best piece. We will be entering again this year.”

Year 7 Judge, Jenny Argante, awarded first place to Rebecca Bridgeman of Bethlehem College for her story Hamiora Pere: “This was an emotional blending of historical fact and personal reaction. Her storytelling showed a skill in fully engaging with the reader to care what happened to the narrator and to her sweetheart.”

Year 8 Judge, Susan Brocker (www.susanbrocker.com), awarded first place to Nadia Snegirev of Tauranga

Intermediate for her story I Lived and Breathed Running. “A highly imaginative and original take on the story of a legendary NZ icon, Jack Lovelock, with clever weaving of Lovelock’s life with the legend of the Olympians.”

For the first time, there was a special prize awarded by editors, Lee Murray and Piper Mejia. “Mai Mai by Joshua Todd Gutsell of Romahapa School is a flawlessly crafted piece on a recognisable aspect of Kiwi life.”

Selecting the best entries was a difficult task for the panel so they decided instead to double the size of the anthology to 50 stories (25 for each year level). The anthology, Beyond This Story, was launched on March 21st at Tauranga Intermediate.

(See taurangawriters.org.nz and youngnzwriters.weebly.com for details of this year’s competition – Write Off Line (aimed at NZ Secondary students opens at the end of Term One 2014).

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‘THEY HAD IT COMING – CHICAGO RETURNS TO TAURANGA’Written by Mary Sunshine

In 1994, barely a week after moving to Tauranga from Queenstown, Marilyn Collins-Smith saw auditions advertised for CHICAGO and thought that besides being an opportunity to be involved with a fantastic musical, it would be a great way to meet people when you are new to town. Having just been in a production of ‘Anything Goes’, Marilyn was delighted to win the lead role of Roxie Hart for the Tauranga Musical Theatre (then known as Tauranga Operatic Society) show.

Twenty years, many fabulous shows and even more fabulous friends later, Marilyn and TMT are thrilled to be revisiting Chicago, although this time Marilyn will take on the more ‘mature’ role of Mama Morton. She would however, like it known that she was very young when she played Roxie.

Marilyn is not the only member of the 1994 Chicago company that is returning. The Directors of the current production, Matthew Roderick and Marlise Hughes were both involved behind the scenes, though in somewhat less prominent roles; Matthew as a follow spot operator, while Marlise multi-tasked as a wardrobe assistant and lighting board operator (they would both like it known that they were even younger than

Marilyn!). It was while watching the show each night from the tech box that the seed was planted of how they would stage Chicago, if they ever got the chance to do things ‘their way’. Now, with more than a dozen plays and musicals under their directorial belts, they have been given the opportunity to do just that. But as merry murderess Velma Kelly says in the show ‘I simply cannot do it alone’ and Matthew and Marlise are delighted to have the onstage talents of Carlie Howe (Roxie), Sara Toomer (Velma), Stephen Ormsby (Billy Flynn) and the rest of the awesome cast, together with the musical skills of Elise Rhode and the choreography of Laura Mansell to help bring this iconic musical to life.

And so it is that 20 years after first producing Chicago and 12 years after the Tony Award winning musical was made into an Oscar and Bafta winning movie, Tauranga Musical Theatre is very excited to bring the ‘Razzle Dazzle’ of Chicago to Tauranga audiences once more.

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Tauranga Musical Theatre Chicago Cast Left: Marilyn Collins-Smith 20 years ago. Right: Marilyn today

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BEARDED MUSICAL MADNESS AT BAYCOURT!

If you don’t know what a Kalimba is, and have never heard the nose flute or Tuvan throat singing, then now’s your chance!

By Pip Loader; Manager, Baycourt Community & Arts Centre

One of my personal highlights from the 2012 Jazz Festival was Adam Page, an award winning, multi-instrumentalist and it’s no wonder the Jazz Festival are bringing him back after his previous high energy, fringetastic, sell-out performance in 2012.

His styles range from funk to jazz, tango to classical with a hint of afro beat thrown in, just because he can! He absolutely delivers on fun, quirkiness, audience participation and musical mayhem for all ages. He cleverly uses beat boxing, looping, several different instruments, including a kalimba (African thumb piano) and even plays a song on his beard! The guy is a musical genius, in my humble opinion.

Adam is one of the leading saxophone players in the Southern hemisphere and has somehow found time between shows to collaborate with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the renowned Greek-born composer John Psathas. Prior to performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, he played at high-profile festivals in New Zealand, including the Wanaka Festival of Colour and the Wellington International Jazz Festival.

His sense of humour and charisma make him a pleasure to watch, so if there is a show not to be missed at this years festival this is it! So, if you’re between the ages of 14 and 94, grab your friends, get some tickets, bust out your jazz hands and buckle up for an hour of masterful musical mayhem and see for yourself why Billy Connolly recently said to Adam “You’re Astonishing!”

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FROM THE TEAM

KATIKATI MURAL RESTORATIONSBy Steve Graveson

This is the big question Katikati Open Air Art faces. All the 54 works of art in our collection are somebodies favourite, but some of the murals are now twenty plus years and paint doesn’t last forever.

We want to keep the murals looking new, to be worthy to be visited, admired and photographed. One of the problems is some of the original artists have now passed away or are not able to climb a ladder anymore, so do we repaint the mural using a different artist, this creates the possibility that it will change the whole mural, because of different styles; or do we paint it out and completely start again with a new mural, but still based on the old theme; or do we use our secret weapon in the form of Renee Te Pairi, a talented artist who

lives between Auckland and Katikati depending on where the work is. Renee is a scenic artist and for the last 10 years has been painting scenery for movies and stage shows, which has enabled her to develop the ability to paint in different styles. For the last few years Renee has been working with Katikati Open Air Art to restore and revitalise a number of our murals. With Renee’s ability to mimic the techniques of the original artist, the original mural is brought back to life.

One of the amazing things that has happened through this process is the difference a bit of paint can make. I don’t know whether it is because you see them all the time and you get used to the fading and loss of colours, but put some new paint on them and areas that have

been missing for years reappear.

This summer season Renee has been extra busy tackling a couple of bigger restoration projects, mural #11 “Central Motors” and #17 “Jimmy Culpan” are both looking like brand new murals. Also due to get a touch up is #6 “Early Ventures”, #5 “Main Street” and #3 “Dr Joe”.

Katikati Open Air Art is constantly working on restoration with Renee and other artists, but at the same time not forgetting to also continue to add new artworks. It is our aim to keep the original aims and purposes of what Katikati Open Air Art was set up for, looking new, exciting and making it well worth a visit.

Before Restoration After Restoration

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WHAT’S ON IN THE GALLERY THIS MONTH…

14 MARCH - 8 APRIL.The Poetics of the City: a continuing conversation:

Works 2009 - 2014.An exhibition of works by artist Steven Chambers.

11 APRIL - 6 MAY.Bleeding Vinyl Cover Exhibition.

A group exhibition with a music theme to coincide with the National Jazz Festival.

Opening Hours:Weekdays 9am - 4:30pm

112 Willow Street, Tauranga

Mischelle O’Donnell Artist.Works by the above on show from Monday 31 March at ‘Sunrise Cafe’, Wharf Street, Tauranga and ‘The Landing Cafe’, Katikati. Any interest phone 027 417 3452. New owners, new food, and a new energy!!

National Jazz Festival Tauranga.17-21 April. Tickets on sale now - 0800 842 538.Think Jazz, Think Easter, Think Tauranga. A star-studded lineup of world-class jazz coming to you this Easter. www.jazz.org.nz.

National Jazz Festival Downtown Carnival.19 April. 12 noon. The Strand, Tauranga. Free. Once more the Downtown Carnival explodes with music that will keep you dancing all weekend to the sounds of some of the best jazz, funk, swing and blues bands in the country. With stages set up all along The Strand and Red Square the city will be getting its groove on once again! For more information visit www.jazz.org.nz.

Harrison Family Collection Exhibition.31 March-13 April. The Zeus Gallery. 106 11th avenue, Tauranga.Featuring works by esteemed New Zealand artists & acquired over generations. A once only must-see exhibition, and a piece of Tauranga’s visual art history. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm. email: thezeusgallery@gmail.com. Phone: (07)9269208.

Adam Page Multi-Instrumentalist.17 April. 9pm. Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga. $39.The wonderfully clever and outrageously funny multi-instrumentalist Adam Page makes spontaneous symphonies, feeding all his instruments and vocals through loop pedals to build lush, layered soundscapes. Adam incorporates everything from jazz and tango to Afrobeat in his wacky, improvised performance. Buy Tickets – 0800 842 538.

Battle of Gate Pa Commemoration 2014.26-30 April. For more information on the commemoration visit www.facebook.com/GatePa2014Commemoration.

15th Tauranga Multicultural Festival. 5 April. 10am-4pm. Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga. Adults $6, Under 12 Free.Culture, food, dance, arts and crafts. Everyone welcome! www.trmc.co.nz.

Hurricane Party.18 April. 9pm. Mauao Performing Arts Centre, 11 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui. $29. The Hurricane Party storms into town with a roar this Easter! Spank the Funky sends the night into a spin with their tight ’n’ groovy funk tunes. A surge of soul from funk upstarts the Hipstamatics comes flying in behind, as they flood the floor with their high-energy set. The party goes into overdrive when Recloose hits the stage, thundering through to the wee small hours with an onslaught of DJ mastery. Buy Tickets – 0800 842 538.

Alice Sea.27 April. 4pm. Ivory Bar, Mount Maunganui. Free.Multi-Instrumentalist Vocalist and Composer Alice Sea performing live for the Ivory Sunday session. Accompanied by Aaron Saxon the Alice Sea duo will play original material and cleverly arranged covers that will have your toes tapping and eyes glued to the stage. Come and check out the act before they head off on an overseas tour!

Bleeding Vinyl Cover Exhibition Opening Night Reception.Thursday 10 April. 5-7pm. Creative Tauranga Gallery, 112 Willow Street, Tauranga. A group exhibition featuring artists: Clive Armstrong, Stephanie Brebner, Nick Eggleston, Ashley Grant, Anj Keate, Elliot Mason, Angela McKenzie, Don Overbeay, Lesley Robb, Nicol Sanders-O’Shea, James Stanbridge and Ken Wright.

The House of Jazz and Blues.18 April. 10am onwards. Mauao Performing Arts Centre, 11 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui. $5. The Mauao Performing Arts Centre throws the doors open on Friday 18 April and invites you to join them for a jazz-packed day. Kicking off at 10am. For all the information of what is happening on the day visit www.jazz.org.nz. Buy Tickets – 0800 842 538.

The Mount Art Group Art Exhibition.2-4 May. 9am-5pm. Mount Surf Club, Mount Maunganui. Free.The club is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The exhibition will also display work from Mount Maunganui College art students - an opportunity for the public to see what they can accomplish. All visitors are welcome to come and enjoy the artwork. There will also be a painting area for visitors to try their hand, and find their own hidden talents.

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National Jazz Festival: Think Jazz, Think Easter, Think Tauranga!

17 -­ 21 April 2014

Also in April: Bay EXTRAaudiology Show: Wed 9 April 11AM

Manpower Australia: Sun 13 April 7:30PM

Rhys Darby -­ Mr Adventure: Mon 14 April 8PM

The ABBA Show: Tue 15 April 8PM

Alice in Wonderland: Sat 26 April 2PM & 6:30PM, Sun 27 April 2PM

Queen -­ It s A Kinda Magic: Weds 30 April 8PM

Coming Up: -­ Repeat Offender: Thurs 1 May 7:30PM

Wheel of Experience: Weds 6 May 7:30PM

Grumpy Old Women: Fifty Shades of Beige: Sun 18 May 7:30PM

2degrees Comedy Convoy 2014: Sun 25 May 7PM