Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Amazing April Events at Takapuna Library

Art on the Shore 
When: 7 April
Where: Takapuna Library
Cost: Free
Art on the Shore is an exhibition of watercolour painting in support of the international work of the Red Cross. 

Paintings are by artists from the Lake House Arts Centre and the Auckland Watercolour Society.  
All paintings are for sale - cash and carry.   
Join us for refreshments to celebrate the exhibition opening from 6pm on Monday 7 April. To reserve your place, please email Helen Woodhouse or phone 09 486 8469.

A celebration of Michele Leggott

Thursday 10 April, 6pm
Takapuna Library, Level 1
Cost: $2

Join several well-known poets as they celebrate Michele Leggott winning the 2013 NZ  Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry.
Michele was also the inaugural NZ Poet Laureate, and will conclude the event by reading from her latest collection.
Refreshments will be available from 6pm before the event begins at 6.30pm.
Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Auckland University Press.
To book for this event please phone 09 486 8469 or email Helen Woodhouse.


The Paris of the East book launch 

When: Tuesday 15 April, 6pm
Where: Takapuna Library
Cost: Free, but booking is recommended.
The Friends of the Takapuna Library and author Karen McMillan are pleased to invite you to the book launch of her latest book The Paris of the East.

The Paris of the East is a sweeping epic of love and war, courage and survival, sacrifice and loss. Next magazine has called the novel "a tender love story which offers a glimpse of hope for a better future, and reminds us that humanity and kindness ultimately always prevail."
Come along and hear Karen talk about her new book and also hear her unique perspective on the book publishing world from both sides of the fence, of working in publishing and also being a published author.
Join us at 6pm for light refreshments, with the talk beginning at 6.30pm.
To book please phone 09 486 8469 or email Helen Woodhouse.


Takapuna writers guided walk and Frank Sargeson open house 

When: Monday 28 April, 10.30am - 12.30am
Where: Meet at the grass area on the corner of Hauraki Road and Lake Road, Takapuna
Cost: Free

Join Vanessa Seymour from the North Auckland Research Centre (Takapuna Library) for a guided walk around Hauraki Corner and central Takapuna, taking in nine locations with literary associations.
Many New Zealand writers, including Frank Sargeson, Bruce Mason and the Takapuna Lake poet Susie Mactier lived and worked in and around Takapuna.
The walk will begin at Hauraki Corner, visit the top end of Takapuna Beach, and finish at Sargeson House in Esmonde Rd. 

After the conclusion of the walk, you are invited to stay on at Frank Sargeson's House to hear Grimshaw Sargeson fellow Bianca Zander talk about what ongoing literary support means for writers.
For those who wish to visit without going on the walk, the Frank Sargeson House will remain open until 1pm.
The walk will accommodate a maximum of 20 people so booking is essential. Please phone Takapuna Library on 09 486 8466 or email Kirsty Webb to reserve your place.

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