ARTS + CULTURE ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH -150 YEARS AT THE HEART OF PONSONBY 150 years after Bishop Selwyn met with local Anglicans under the Pohutukawa tree in 1866, All Saints Ponsonby is still in good heart. The current Richard Toy designed church built in 1958 replaced the original wooden church which opened on the site on 21 December 1866. While the buildings, the bells and the organ are all important, it is the people of Ponsonby and around who have created what All Saints Ponsonby is today. We are a church made up of people of all ages and where all are welcome. There are five worship services each week as well as a programme for children and young people. The church hall and lounge is used by many different community groups and the All Saints Community Creche operates each weekday between 8.30am and 1pm. A newly rebuilt playground has added to the facilities used by the children and their teachers. The clergy and church community offer support to many people in Ponsonby, Herne Bay and beyond, as well as projects supporting a school in East Auckland and a tree nursery in Uganda. The congregation and clergy hope that you will find time to join in celebrating the 150 year history of All Saints by attending the celebratory Service at 10am on Sunday 30 October or coming along to the community barbecue on Saturday 29 October from 5pm. The Vicar, Rev Diana Rattray, says, “We are delighted to celebrate our history and to continue to serve Ponsonby into the future.� F PN ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH, 284 Ponsonby Road, www.allsaintsponsonby.org.nz
TAPA AND TIARE - A CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC ART EXHIBITION 6-10 October. Opening Thursday 6 October from 5pm to 8.30pm. Food, beverages and music by Soulahula. Tapa and Tiare brings together the work of sculptor Tui Hobson and bespoke furniture maker Sam Ford. The exhibition, at the warehouse pop up space in Grey Lynn, will be a visual treat and allow not only intimate pieces but also large-scale works to be displayed. Both Tui and Sam use recycled timbers and strong pacific designs lie at the heart of their work. Well-known Ponsonby identity, Sam Ford, of Ngai Tukairangi and European descent, has recently returned from 17 years working in London at the Tate and National Gallery where his work there in restoration led him in a new direction, designing and constructing fine furniture. His skills in marquetry and fine joinery take his furniture to a new level with sophisticated but immediately recognisable pacific influences. Sam has set up a workshop in Auckland to take commissions for his high-end furniture. Of Cook Island Maori and European descent, Tui Hobson has been sculpting for over 20 years and her strong abstract forms and fine finishing bring out the natural beauty of the New Zealand native woods and in particular swamp kauri that she uses for her sculptures. Her works are held in both public and private collections in New Zealand and overseas. POP UP SPACE, 3 Grosvenor Street, Grey Lynn
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