Damian Reid knew he’d found his people. Fairly new to town, he went along to watch the performance of Stiff at Levin Little Theatre earlier this year. The 50-year-old hadn’t been on stage for years, but after seeing the show he wanted in: “They were having so much fun on stage I got the itch to join in and tread the boards,... Keep Reading
Shannon based artist Tracey Lidene says she loves watercolouring, but often uses other media to express herself. “I have always doodled but when my mum died in 2019, painting helped me deal with the grief.” Tracey is part of Art Trail Manawatū, running this weekend from 10am-2pm both days. She paints flowers, birds and people, and... Keep Reading
A bird gracefully swooping over a lake was an image Ōhau sculptor Bill Inge couldn’t resist. He had completed a weekend course in sculpting, a birthday present from his wife, and this image gave him an idea for a range of sculptures he is still working on years later: birds perched on a piece of a very large piece of driftwood. This year... Keep Reading
A popular Levin band with the coolest name ever is again supporting Levin Music Festival by playing a free gig in town tomorrow afternoon. Peanut Slab – arguably and quite possibly one of the coolest covers band ever, too – will bring their repertoire of reggae, funk and rock to a stage inside Kings Sound Centre. The band was... Keep Reading
A young Levin dancer has turned heads at one of the biggest ballet competitions in the Southern Hemisphere. Niyah Henare-Pearson, 12, reached the quarterfinals at the Alana Haines Australasian Awards, competing against 380 of the best young dancers from New Zealand and Australia. Niyah’s dance teacher, Chantal Pinguet, says the Levin The... Keep Reading
Foxton Little Theatre has guest director Matt Kilsby-Halliday to thank for choosing An Unseasonable Fall Of Snow, which opened at the weekend. Matt, who has been in community theatre for almost 30 years, has performed on stage at Foxton before, though had only recently tried his hand at directing, encouraged by audience responses. An... Keep Reading
Levin painter Iris Reesby is currently exhibiting in Levin’s community centre, Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō. She has a selection of stunning oil paintings on show of, among others, dogs, a horse, birds, hawks and falcons, owls, irisses, poppies, and a tui. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays she is there in person with her paint brushes... Keep Reading
Dean Murray – a man of many talents and one of Horowhenua’s best-kept secrets – is playing a gig at Levin Folk Music Hall next Friday night (February 14). The former freezing worker and school caretaker has worn a few hats … builder, environmentalist, gardener, fisherman, lead-lighter, luthier, jack of all trades, husband, father and... Keep Reading
One of New Zealand’s best-known comedians is returning to her hometown of Levin for a stand-up show that will take her roaring down memory lane. Michele A’Court will perform at Levin Little Theatre – where her love of performance began – while the theatre is right next to her old school, Horowhenua College. Michele decided to do a... Keep Reading
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