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April 2014
Navy Museum School Holiday Programme
When: 22nd April – 4th May
Navy Museum has a fun finger puppet mascots making activity on throughout
the holidays. Kids get to decorate their own finger puppet, taking inspiration
from some of the animals that once lived a life at sea as ship’s mascots. For
more details, visit the Navy Museum’s website: www.navymuseum.co.nz
Navy Museum will also be holding a special exhibition on Anzac Day with a paper poppy
making activity
Devonport Community House April School Holiday Programme
When: Week days, 22nd April – 2nd May, 8:30am-5pm
Venue: Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence St, Devonport
Check out the action packed programme at the Devonport Community House for the April
school holidays! Activities include Pirate Day, Drama and Storybook Day and World Record
Day, Outer Space day, a trip to Rio 2 at The Vic and Kiwi Valley not to mention a bouncy
obstacle course, loads of cool art projects, science, cooking, sport and more. Check out the
full programme at www.devonportcommunityhouse.co.nz
Devonport ANZAC Day Parade & Service
When: Friday 25th April, 10am
All groups and individuals wishing to take part in the Devonport ANZAC Day
parade, led by the RNZ Navy band, should assemble in the area in front of
Devonport New World at 9:30am. For those wanting a shorter walk, please
fall in with the RSA members meeting outside the RSA clubrooms at 61 Victoria Rd. The
service will commence at the cenotaph in Victoria Rd at 10am. Seating will be available
but space will be limited due to the library building project
Peter Wells and Shonagh Koea in conversation...
When: Sunday 27th April, 4pm
Venue: Michael King Writers’ Centre, Summit Rd, Mt Victoria, Devonport
Peter Wells and Shonagh Koea, two of New Zealand’s finest writers, will be in conversation
at the Michael King Writers' Centre. Peter, who has many award-winning books and films
to his credit, is the current writer in residence at the Michael King Writers’ Centre. Shonagh
has written seven novels and three collections of short stories. Join Peter and Shonagh for
an intimate literary chat over a coffee/tea or a glass of wine. Entry by koha ($5).
Bookings are recommended – ph: 445 8451
The Vic School Holiday Film Making Course
When: Monday 28th April - Friday 2nd May, 10am-4pm
Venue: The Vic Theatre, Victoria Rd, Devonport
This course is aimed at children and young teenagers interested in learning about film
making. Participants will learn how to make a short film from scratch and promote and
present their work to an audience. The red carpet premiere screening and presentation of
the work is an integral part of the course experience and we encourage as many people as
possible to come and support the young filmmakers. For more info ph: 446 0100, email:
info@thevic.co.nz or visit: www.thevic.co.nz
