Levin and Districts Brass is celebrating its 125th year and plans to see many more years with a new youth academy that could boost band numbers by at least 30. The band’s bass trombone player, Mat West, has offered to take over the current youth tutoring programme – the academy would be an extension of that programme. He ran a successful... 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
The Horowhenua Art Society has already decked out its Bath Street, Levin, gallery ready for Art Trail Manawatū, running on the weekend of October 18 and 19. During the trail weekend, members will be showcasing their varied talents, including watercolour painting, drawings, pen and ink drawing, oil painting, floral art, jewellery, cardmaking... 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
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
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