By Claire Ahuriri

Come on down to the Browns Bay Village Green this Saturday 13th of March for ‘From Cairo to Cape Town’, a celebration of African culture.

From 10.00am to 5.00pm there will be African-themed foods, crafts, and entertainment, with music by Street Level and Nu Culture.

Call 478 4301 for more information about this event, and more weekly themed events on Browns Bay Village Green.

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By Claire Ahuriri

This week Movies by Moonlight, the free outdoor cinema on the Shore, visits Aitken Reserve in Torbay.

On Friday 12th of March, the film Angels and Demons, the prequel to The DaVinci Code, will be playing.

On Saturday 13th of March, The Pink Panther 2 will be playing.

Both films start at 8.30 pm each night.

Call 486 8600 for more information.

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By Claire Ahuriri

Come down to the Lake House, on Fred Thomas Drive in Takapuna this Wednesday 10th of March for a Frocks on Bikes event.

This is a female-oriented evening, for women familiar with bikes, or complete beginners, who want to look at female-friendly bikes in different colours, shapes and size, completely free to try.

It’s also a wine and cheese evening, from 6pm onwards.

For more information call 486 4877 or visit http://www.bikewisetowork.co.nz, which is a website full of helpful tips and services for cyclists.

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By Claire Ahuriri

Matecito Latin dance band are back at The Backyard this Wednesday 10th of March.

They will be playing the best of Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and Cumbia from 9pm until midnight.

Feeling a little bit inexperienced ? Dancing feet gotten all rusty? Start off at the Salsa beginners lesson from 7pm till 8pm $5.00.

The band plays at The Backyard, 31 Northcote Road (part of Pounamo Hotel).

Call Gerardo Torres on 021 1043691 for more information, or visit http://www.matecito.co.nz for photos, gigs, and free music samples.

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By Claire Ahuriri

This Wednesday 10th of March, tenors Benjamin Fifita Makisi, Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua, Derek Hill, and soprano Susan Boland present opera and song made famous by the Three Tenors and the Three Irish Tenors.

Bookings are essential for the show, which is at Windsor Baptist Church, 550 East Coast Road, Mairangi Bay, at 11.00am this Wednesday.

The cost for a ticket to the show is $27.00, which includes lunch.

For more information and to book, call 0508 266 237, email concertsadmin@operatunity.co.nz, or visit http://www.operatunity.co.nz

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By Claire Ahuriri

Are you interested in stamp collecting? Then maybe you’ve heard of the North Shore Philatelic Society.

If you haven’t heard of them, then you’re missing out on an great opportunity to talk with other stamp collectors at the twice monthly meetings.

The North Shore Philatelic Society meets at the Milford Senior Citizens Hall, at the rear of New World, Milford.

Their next meeting is Wednesday 10th of  March at 8pm.

Their meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month (except for December and January).  Read more... (107 words, 1 image, estimated 26 secs reading time)

By Claire Ahuriri

To celebrate National Children’s Day, there will be a Treasure Hunt in Devonport on Sunday 7th of March.

The fun starts at Windsor Reserve, Victoria Road, Devonport, where you can register for the treasure hunt.

The event starts at 10am and goes until 2pm.

There will be heaps of prizes, and refreshments will be available.

This is a great chance to explore Devonport Village and go slightly beyond to find the treasures in our midst.

For more information call Maire on 445 9533.

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By Claire Ahuriri

On Sunday 7th of March, the Bayswater Auto Show is on at Bayswater Primary School.

From 10am to 3pm there will be more than 200 speciality automobiles, from vintage cars to exotics cars, kitcars and hotrods, Harley Davidson motorcycles, big-rigs, and possibly some military vehicles.

There will also be children’s entertainment consisting of an amusement fair with an automotive theme.

It’s be a car-themed car-nival with food and drink as a fundraiser for Bayswater Primary School.

Should it rain, the carvinal is postponed until Saturday 13th of March.  Read more... (124 words, 1 image, estimated 30 secs reading time)

By Claire Ahuriri

This Saturday 6th of March Browns Bay Village Green is holding a ‘Children’s Day in the Bays’ as part of their weekly party schedule.

From 1pm to 4pm there is guaranteed to be a lot of fun and messy playing in the water.

For more information call 478 4301.

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By Claire Ahuriri

This Saturday 6th of March at the Phab Youth Space 8 Auburn Street, Takapuna, there is a charity party, Sunset Chillin’.

For just a gold coin donation you get to chill out with the musical talents of Fastwalker, McRob; The Impressions, D J Ash; 86 & Ramando P, Rootswest, from 3pm to 9pm

There will also be displays and giveaways, face painting, fire poi, sausage sizzle and more.

Fun for the whole family!

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