Issue 541 / JUL19
arts/dining/culture/social/entertainment
this month:
• plastic free july • blowing stuff up • sexting • glassblowing • bagpipes
blow the word is:
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INTRO:Blow This July, we’re blowing off our addiction to plastic. The Government’s regulations on single-use plastic bags came into force on 1st July, but it’s great to see that many big players have already phased them out. The regulations mean that retailers cannot sell new plastic shopping bags that are made of plastic up to 70 microns in thickness. We all know this is just a start – an attempt at reducing waste that’s as flimsy and as useless as the plastic bags themselves – but start nevertheless. One day, we’ll tell our grandkids that we used to use plastic bags for an hour, coffee cups for ten minutes, straws for five, then throw them all away to sit in the ground for hundreds of years after our own bodies have grown old, deceased and rotted away. Hopefully, our grandkids will reel in horror, rather than be familiar with our wasteful ways. It’s easy to feel despondent when you see oceans of plastic crap and straws stuck up turtles’ noses,
but it might be easier than you think to make a small change this July. Check out Sustainable Queenstown’s article on Plastic Free July and some simple ideas on how to use less plastic. Also on the green brigade, Dr Compost explains the mindblowing magic of biochar which works wonders on your garden and CO2 levels. If you need to let off some steam after all of your conscientious, environmentallyfriendly endeavours, check out Kelli’s primary-school-inspired guide to blowing stuff up on page 6. Finally, here’s something which lasts generations, but has a positive impact: bloody good music. From bagpipes and bad jokes, to jazz and politics, we’ve got a mixed (re-useable, sustainable, fair-trade cotton) bag for you this month. Read on. Source out.
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hot stuff
If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. Khalil Gibran
NewBlowTech HEY SIRI, AM I HAVING A HEART ATTACK? Researchers at the University of Washington have created a new tool which utilises the microphone in your speaker or smartphone to detect the warning signs of cardiac arrest and then call for help on your behalf. Researchers used recordings from emergency calls to train the tool to identify ‘agonal breathing’ (the gasping sound people make when they’re struggling for air), an early warning sign for more than half of cardiac arrests.
GREENHOUSE GASES SUCK Scientists are getting closer to creating practical technology which sucks out some of the CO2 we’re blowing into the atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration was first suggested by Klaus Lackner decades ago, but new developments promise more affordable systems. The next challenge is figuring out what to do with the CO2 once it is captured…
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art
C J Hendry
Called Rorschach, Hendry’s project occupies a 3000-square-foot warehouse in New York City. The showcase presents artworks she developed in reference to the Rorschach psychological test, which records and analyses a person’s perception of inkblots. The artworks live beside an inflatable bounce house, playfully hinting to the psychological background of the test In CJ Hendry’s signature style, the hyperrealist “paint’ blots are incredibly rendered in coloured pencil.
Source: www.thisiscolossal.com
Check out CJ Hendry’s website cjhendry.live, or her instagram @cj_hendry.
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By KELLI MUTCHLER
How to Blow Stuff Up Kelli Mutchler looks at some of our favourite childhood science experiments
When the lolly reacts with the beverage’s carbonation, the two ingredients release gas. This builds up inside the plastic bottle until the pressure becomes too great – then it erupts and fizzes over the lip of the bottle.
From the classic homemade volcano to DIY sparkler bombs and petrol-fuelled camp fires, humans love to mess with the science of blowing stuff up. Want to recapture the explosive fun of childhood school experiments? Grab a lab coat and some goofy protective googles and try these:
#3 The Baking Soda Blast: Stir together one teaspoon of baking soda and a few drops of water. Once the ingredients form a paste, spread it inside the lid of a film canister (or other small container). Then, fill a third of the canister with vinegar and carry both lid and canister separately outside. Quickly put the lid onto the canister, turn upside down and place on the ground. (Hint: Step back to watch, to avoid losing an eye).
#1 The Water Fountain: Find a clear cup and fill it three-quarters full with room-temperature water. Find a smaller, also clear, container (an empty spice jar works well) and create a handle using string or a rubber band and a popsicle stick. This smaller container will be lowered into the larger one, so make sure it fits! Fill the smaller container to the top with very hot water and add a few drops of food colouring. Using the handle, submerge the smaller container until it sits at the bottom of the larger, room-temperature container. When the hot water mixes with the cooler water, the coloured hot water molecules speed up and lose density, exploding (albeit gently) to the top of the cup just like they would in an underwater volcano.
When the vinegar hits the baking soda, the two ingredients produce carbon dioxide gas. The expanding gas puts pressure on the lid, eventually forcing it off like a rocket.
#2 The Mentos Trick: Drop a few Mentos mints into a just-opened 2-litre bottle of Diet Coke. (Hint: DON’T leave the lid on the bottle.) 6
Brazilian Carrot Cake
recipe
Anouva Settin is a baker and private chef. Once the baker behind the birthday cakes at Raeward Fresh, she’s currently on a research sabbatical in Italy.
INGREDIENTS
3. In a large blender, blend chopped carrots, eggs and oil for 2 minutes. Add caster sugar and blend for another minute. Pour mix into flour and stir with a whisk until well combined. 4. Scrape it into the cake tin and bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and keep it in the tin. 5. Chocolate sauce: Place all ingredients in a sauce pan and simmer on low to medium heat for 20 minutes. Stir often so it doesn’t stick. For a creamier sauce, simply simmer for longer. Cut the cake still in the tin and pour the hot chocolate sauce over. Allow it to cool...or not! I love eating this one while still hot!
• �4 cups grated carrots • �4 large eggs • �½ cup oil (Grapeseed/Ricebran) • �1 and ½ cups caster sugar • �2 cups standard flour • �1 Tablespoon baking powder For the Chocolate Sauce • �2 cups full fat milk • �1 cup cocoa powder • �¾ cup sugar • �100g salted butter, chopped
METHOD
Photo credit: James Allan
1. Pre-heat the oven at 170C. Line a 24cm round cake tin with baking paper. 2. Sift flour and baking powder in a large bowl and set aside.
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Our regular agony column - if you’ve got something on your mind let us know and we’ll get Randy on the case... By UNCLE RANDY
Sexting moments, self-doubt, rejection and weird, creepy dick heads. It is no wonder that so many find refuge in the digital realm, where one can curate every detail of each interaction. From behind the safety of the wipe-clean screen, one is free to self-express brazenly — the risk of direct rejection and social estrangement being neutered. And having enjoyed six months of such affluent fantasy and erotic gratification, the time has come for you to cast off this digital shield. Confronted with the physical reality of intimacy, you must risk the perfect fantasy of your creation. But up until now you have enjoyed only a part truth, polished and ersatz, devoid of the true beauty of imperfect, human reality. You’ve been living in a dream world! And now you shirk the sensuous pleasure and emotional reality that could be yours?! Get out there and meet her in actuality, fool. Break up with her in person if you must, but first, really experience each other. Face to face, heart to heart, stare deep into each other’s eyes and recognise the tangible human being looking back. Smell, touch, taste and be seen; for reals. Randy
Dear Uncle Randy, I’ve been sexting a girl I’ve never met for six months and now she wants to meet in person. I’m not keen — how do I break up with her? The advent of digital technology has drastically redefined the nature of human interaction. Whereas it was once customary to catch eyes with an enigmatic stranger from across the rose garden fair, to fall into each other’s arms laughing gaily, rolling down hillsides in erotic ecstasy as Cupid’s lyre rings through the fragrant summer air, it is now easier — and therefore more common — to swipe and type. Romantic connection is no longer dependent on the bothersome physical realm. One can bypass physicality in favour of a digital hard line, as each party sits alone in their room, masturbating to erotic fantasy and pixelated nudes. And whilst this is certainly arousing and safe, it does not bode well for the continuation of the human species. The reality of human courtship is a messy affair; stumbling out into the big wide world to talk to strangers, exposing oneself to awkward 8
music
Jazz and political structures Bethany interviews Myele Manzana, a technically talented drummer, with a splash of anarchy…
Wellington-based drummer and composer Myele Manzanza has just released a “getting over my own shit” album called ‘A Love Requited’ (28th June on vinyl, Spotify and Bandcamp).
is technical, there’s touch, feel, flexibility and a lot of opportunities to be expressive. It’s intellectually intriguing.” He adds that he’s played many different kinds of music, but finds some forms, particularly classic music, to have “a hierarchal structure – Beethoven is God and the conductor is your priest.”
The musician says the writing process was “almost therapy.” “I was trying to musically get a grip on my life; relationship troubles, career, wondering if I really wanted to ‘do this’,” he says.
“With jazz, it’s democratic socialism with a splash of anarchy. Roles change, leadership is fluid – everyone gets their say. There’s risks in that but you’re getting a great range of ideas.”
“But if you were going to pigeon hole it, it would be a jazz record.” Myele has strong drumming roots – his father is Congolese musician Sam Manzanza who’s kept the pulse of Afrobeat going in New Zealand for decades. But Myele took a break from drumming to create ‘A Love Requited’, using the piano to form the basis of each track.
You can catch Myele’s free-form, democratic socialism with a splash of anarchy music at Yonder (Queenstown, 14th July) and the Gin and Raspberry (Wanaka, 16th July). He’ll be performing as part of an allstar trio, with Jonathan Crayford on keys and Johnny Lawrence on bass.
“I’m a drummer. But this was written on piano – I enjoyed being a beginner “I’m really excited for the album again, messing around and making launch tour,” says Myele. mistakes.” “Jonathan is an award-winning Myele’s jazz infatuation also became musician, a prominent cat! And clear at an early age. His first Jonny is really in demand. It’s a great experience of jazz was with a Big opportunity to share music and tell Band at his Wellington High School. the story. I love connecting with “I loved the complexity, the rhythm, audiences, it’s a circle of energy.” the melody. Even though the music was older, it felt fresh. I learned that playing jazz as a drummer 9
I pass my life in preventing the storm from blowing down the tent, and I drive in the pegs as fast as they are pulled up. Abraham Lincoln
By BETHANY G. ROGERS
community
People Doing It When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford
If Your Community Project needs Some Exposure, Give Us A Yell, We’ll Always Try To Find Room. which flood in EVERY DAY. If there’s one thing that we have learned from our visits to the Salvos it’s this: don’t dump your crap at the Salvation Army stores. Damaged, broken, soiled or unusable items can’t be sold and most go to the dump (which costs the Salvation Army money and time, which could otherwise be used to help people). This fantastic charity runs on your generous donations – so make sure you donate unwanted items (which are in good condition), or roll up your sleeves and donate some time to this very worthy cause.
The Salvation Army has been at the forefront of the fight against poverty and spiritual distress in New Zealand since 1883. Nationally, they help more than 120,000 families and individuals in need each year. They offer budgeting advice, food and clothing assistance, life skills programmes and other comfort and support. The Queenstown branch has three op shop stores to help raise money for Salvation Army programmes. There’s Gorge Road, Camp Street and Glenda Drive stores and the Wanaka branch has a great spot on Helwick Street. In a region where the cost of living is high, but access to assistance or mental health services is difficult, this charity fulfils an important role in our community. The Gorge Road, Queenstown store has a few exciting changes afoot for the fiscal year; the veranda (which is normally subject to naughty latenight donations) will be extended to cover dropped donations from the weather, there’ll be new customer car parks and new (much larger) skip bins which will save staff from taking multiple trips to the landfill and speed up efficiency (nice!). One of the reasons behind these changes is so that there’s more room to organise the donations, 10
It was the greatest feeling I ever had. Followed abruptly by the worst feeling I ever had. George Jung
Humour
Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t. ............................................................................... A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station... ............................................................................... You know, they got a luggage store in the airport? A place to buy a piece of luggage? How late do you have to be for a flight where you’re like, ‘Screw it – just grab a pile of s**t. We’ll get a bag at the airport’. ............................................................................... Dogs have masters. Cats have staff.
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Isn’t it odd the way everyone automatically assumes that the goo in soap dispensers is always soap? I like to fill mine with mustard, just to teach people a lesson in trust. ............................................................................... There are three kinds of people: The ones who learn by reading. The ones who learn by observation. And the rest of them who have to touch the fire to learn it’s hot. ............................................................................... Materialism: buying things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people that don’t matter. ............................................................................... Only dead fish go with the flow.
ARIES - Do the planet a favor, don’t have sex...
• A pumping human heart can squirt blood 30ft.
TAURUS - Live a little, drink clear skin wine.
• Thomas Edison’s last breath is held in a vial at the Henry Ford museum in Detroit.
GEMINI - You are not fat chubby. CANCER - Don’t hire a lime scooter. LEO - This is the month of self bashing. VIRGO - You are the human version of period cramps.
• Heroin was originally marketed as cough medicine.
LIBRA - The camels of a thousand deserts will visit your front lawn.
• In 1964, the US set off nuclear bombs under Mississippi. • The most common sentence in the Harry Potter books is ‘Nothing happened.’
SCORPIO - Dont look now, someone is after you. SAGITTARIUS - You haven’t even begun to know what true suffering is. You will find out soon...
• Over your life, you take 850 million breaths. • Sea otters have a secret pocket in their armpit where they like to keep their favourite stones.
CAPRICORN - Well aren’t you a waste of two billion years of evolution.
• The Aztecs wore necklaces made out of popcorn.
AQUARIUS - The problem isn’t that obesity runs in your family. The problem is no one runs in your family.
• Only 28% of people know when they have been flirted with.
PISCES - The more you want something, the less likely you are to get it...
• Every second at least one star in the universe explodes. 13
I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay? John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
HorrorScopes Did You Know?
LOCALGUIDE
No5 CHURCH LANE ABOUT: No5 Church Lane is renowned for its world-class cocktail list, unsurpassable service and outstanding locally-sourced Mediterranean style cuisine. No5 also has an excellent selection of vegetarian meals available. For discerning drinkers in Queenstown No5 is a bar with a difference. Whether a local or just here for a quick visit, the team at No5 is ready to satisfy the taste buds with delicious cocktails, fine champagnes, carefully selected local and international wines and some of the tastiest dishes in Queenstown. SPECIALTIES: Try the versatile mezze-style dishes, perfectly portioned for sharing. SOURCE SAYS: Intimate and welcoming, No5 is a stand-out destination for every meal of the day as well as an evening of cocktails. Opening Times: 7:30am till late. Daily Happy Hours between 5-6pm and 9-10pm. Food: Breakfast, lunch and dinner al-a-carte. Music: Background. Outdoor area: Yes, with heat lamps and awnings. 14
Address: 5 Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 450 2166 Email: info@no5churchlane.co.nz Website: no5churchlane.com
THE GRILLE ABOUT: The Grille by Eichardt’s is Queenstown’s premier dining destination right on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. With a vibrant and stylish setting, it offers an outstanding menu that showcases the unique tastes of the region where the bounty of Central Otago and Southland awaits. Savour each hand-crafted dish where homegrown, free-range and locally sourced produce is at the forefront of an authentic dining experience. A state of the art kitchen fully equipped for curing, smoking and grilling dishes to perfection makes each course unrivalled in its flare and flavour. Your new favourite local dining experience awaits. SPECIALITIES: Try the Tomahawk steak with a few friends, it’s up to 1500g of meaty perfection. SOURCE SAYS: From the team who brought us the delicious tapas at Eichardt’s Bar comes Queenstown’s next big thing. Address: Marine Parade, Opening Times: 7.30am until late Queenstown, NZ Food: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, steak, salads, sandwiches Phone: +64 (0) 3 441 0444 Music: Background Email: thegrille@eichardts.com Outdoor area: Panoramic lake views Website: eichardtsdining.com 15
LOCALGUIDE
THE WORLD BAR ABOUT: The World Bar has a long and solid reputation in Queenstown. Since moving to their new premises in 2015, The World has undergone a transformation and set a new standard for both all day food and late night entertainment. The menu is broad and full of some classics. There’s heaps of seating both indoors and out. If you’re looking for a quiet hidey-hole, head for the ‘shed’ out the back. The main room is lively and the front deck is one of Queenstown’s favourite sun-traps. SPECIALTIES: Burgers, Fish Tacos, Mac ‘n’ Cheese Balls and great service. SOURCE SAYS: These guys have been doing this stuff for a while now and they know how to look after you. Great food, great people and if you’re after a burger, this is the only end of town - no need to queue, just sit down and relax... Opening Times: Noon - late Food: Full menu lunch and dinner Bookings: Possible Music: Background music early. Live music + DJs later Outdoor area: Suntrap
Address: Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 450 0008 Email: Info@TheWorldBar.com Website: TheWorldBar.com 16
TANOSHI ABOUT: Tanoshi is one of Queenstown’s rare hidden gems. Tucked away on Cow Lane, this surprising and compact Japanese eatery has become a local favourite. Tanoshi is all about the Teppan grill and the menu includes some amazing new interpretations of Japanese classics. From the moment you arrive, host Keita Yoshimura and Chef Tatsuhito Sasakura make you feel welcome and part of the vibrant atmosphere. There’s an extensive range of sake, whiskey and Japanese cocktails with Kirin lager on tap. Open for lunch, dinner and late night grazing. SPECIALITIES: Dishes from the Teppan grill and a huge range of quality Sake. SOURCE SAYS: A local favourite for a quick lunch stop or a late night get together with your crew. Some of the whiskeys are outrageously good. Address: Cow Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 441 8397 Email: bookings@tanoshi.co.nz Website: tanoshi.co.nz
Opening Times: 12pm until midnight Food: Lunch, dinner, Japanese Teppan grill Music: Background Outdoor area: Yep, overlooking Cow Lane 17
LOCALGUIDE
BOLIWOOD ABOUT: Boliwood serves up authentic Indian cuisine in central Queenstown and at 5 Mile, Frankton. The restaurant offers high-quality dishes inspired by traditions from every corner of India. From palak paneer to fish kohliwada and there’s a whole range of Halal dishes to make your mouth water. Restaurant Manager Manmeet takes prides in Boliwood’s cuisine and says that the focus has always been to serve quality food with superior taste. Boliwood is renowned for pioneering delicious South Indian dishes in Queenstown. For quality and authentic Indian cuisine without compromise, look no further than Boliwood. SPECIALS: $15.90 +gst Curry and rice every night from 5pm-7pm Dine in or takeaway. SOURCE SAYS: Give the unique prawn Malabari a try – a light coconut curry with a distinctive aroma. Opening Times: 11am till 11pm Food: Lunch, dinner, dessert, drinks and takeaway Music: Contemporary Indian Fusion Outdoor area: Street dining – great for people watching! 18
Address: 62 Shotover Street Phone: 03 442 7779 and 3/34 Grant Road, 5 Mile Phone: 03 442 2019 Email: info@boliwood.nz Website: www.boliwood.nz
MIXOLOGISM
MINT JULEP “Open the whisky, Tom,” she ordered, “and I’ll make you a Mint Julep. Then you won’t seem so stupid to yourself.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
The Mint Julep has origins in 18th century from the Southern States but there is also a non-alcoholic of it called a julab with Arabic roots made with rosewater and rose petals, which have since made way for refreshing mint leaves. As with many great inventions, this simple country tipple left its roots and found its way to the big cities, to Great Gatsby’s hotel, to Washington DC and across the oceans to London. Some early descriptions included “a dram of spiritous liquor that has mint steeped in it and taken by Virginians in the morning”. Though we recommend this as an evening drink on a hot day...Ingredients
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• 4 to 5 mint sprigs (leaves only) • 2 sugar cubes (or 15ml simple syrup) • 75ml bourbon whiskey • Garnish: mint sprig
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Place the mint leaves and sugar/ simple syrup into a julep cup. Muddle well to dissolve sugar and release the aroma of the mint. Add the bourbon. Fill with crushed ice and stir well until the glass becomes frosty. Garnish with a mint sprig. Serve and enjoy!
environment
BLOW your mind
Life passes most people by while they’re busy making grand plans for it. George Jung
…with what you can achieve this Plastic Free July! 3. Understand that ‘compostable’ is NOT the solution. Items marked ‘compostable’ need to be commercially composted under certain conditions – there’s no facilities for this in Wanaka and Queenstown, so ‘compostable’ items end up in the anaerobic environment of landfill where they can’t break down. Just take your own container/cup to the café instead! 4. Use the power of the pen – it’s a mighty force. Write to companies and positively ask them what you’re looking for. Share it with others on social media so that the consumer voice is stronger. Want to get involved with the Sustainable Queenstown community? We have ‘Green Drinks’ every month, where you can meet like-minded people (details on our Facebook page @SustainableQueenstown). We’re also running a Plastic Free July event on 25th July at Smith’s Craft Beer bar in Queenstown – there’ll be talks, a DJ and even a short play. Come join us! Words by Esther Whitehead
July is that time of year when we get a reminder of the intrusion plastic has become in our lives. Plastic Free July is a global campaign; its focus is on simple, supereffective tips to help everyone reduce the amount of unnecessary plastic in their lives. At Sustainable Queenstown we’re passionate about taking the emphasis off the end consumer with initiatives like DISRUPT ™, which disrupts our dependence on plastics and disposables at events (like the LUMA Light Festival) by providing re-useable steel dishes. But there’s so much YOU can do that can make a BIG difference: 1. Sign up for the Plastic Free July challenge online (plasticfreejuly. org). 2. Identify the ‘big four’ offenders in your life and seek to eliminate them – they’re usually coffee cups, plastic food packaging, glad wrap and take-away food containers.
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grow show By DR COMPOST
Veggie Gardening with Biochar Dr Compost, aka Ben Elms, explains the mind-blowing magic of biochar
You want around 5 – 10% biochar by volume in the soil to have a positive impact on crop yields and plant health. I also mix it into seed-raising mix. The biochar industry has been slow to get started in New Zealand, but there are a few suppliers online. You can make it yourself using waste wood from pruning, or any other source of untreated timber (even chopped down wilding pines!). There’s a few different production methods; I’m a fan of the old biscuit tin in the home firebox method, but there’s also the earth pit, the steel bath, the ‘Kon tiki’ Kiln, the Oregon Kiln and the Warm Heart Kiln methods. Do some homework and find the best method for you. The Biochar Network New Zealand (bnnz.org) is at the forefront of carbon sequestering technology in New Zealand and has lots of information… go check it out! Photo credit-Ben Elms_Dr Compost
Biochar offers us so many positives as a gardener it’s hard to ignore this mind-blowing gardening magic. Biochar is a type of charcoal that has been made at high temperatures – think 300°C plus. The high temperatures and pyrolysis process means it’s a smoke free, nonpolluting burn process… it’s a little bit like the honey combed structure of hokey pokey, or a Crunchie bar. A gram of biochar can have the surface area of a mind-boggling 200 square meters! This porous structure, when added to our gardening and farming soils, acts like a sponge to capture and hold moisture and nutrients, allowing plants to use them later. This means less nutrients need to be applied to our soils – it’s like a holiday park for useful bacteria and fungi in the soil, encouraging growth of their numbers. Biochar is a form of carbon that doesn’t break down, it will stay in your soil for hundreds of years, slowly sequestering carbon out of the atmosphere and doing about a million other amazing things for your garden and the environment. Before adding it to the soil, you’ll need to ‘charge’ it with nutrients. You could simply pee into your bucket of biochar, mix it with manure slurry, or put it into your compost heap. 21
the word
You know you’re getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.’ Jerry Seinfeld
By JESS HALL
A Short History of Glassblowing Jess investigates glassblowing, from the 1st century BC to Queenstown’s Saturday markets
Glassblowing was invented along the Syro-Palestinian coast near the Fertile Crescent, a huge area in the Middle-East (near modern-day Iraq and Israel), in the 1st century BC. The ancient Phoenician culture was the first to set up glass workshops and from there, glassblowing spread around the world. The original free-blowing technique is still widely used for making jewellery and art today. The process requires three furnaces, each heated at different temperatures. Glass is melted into a molten blob at 1320°C and is transformed by blowing air into the blob using a blowpipe. Traditionally, techniques were passed down from father to son, or master to apprentice and death was the penalty for revealing secret glassblowing techniques. In the 1820s a company patented a process of mechanically pressing glass that would forever change the manufacturing of glass products and in the late 1800s, a new technique was developed which allowed mass production of lightbulbs, coinciding nicely with the perfection of the cheap-toproduce incandescent light bulb. Queenstown-based glassblower and all-around craftsman Rex
Charlesworth has been blowing glass for twenty years. Rex has developed his own, very unusual glassblowing technique using an oxy-propane torch. He moulds and shapes pieces of glass into jewellery and pendants depicting realistic scenes of galaxies, fungi, sea creatures and flowers. You’ll find him at the Saturday markets at Earnslaw Park in Queenstown, or at his home studio where he teaches the basics of glassblowing; after a two-hour session, his students understand the basics of glassblowing and leave with small treasures they have handcrafted. Rex says that learning to blow glass is quite simple to understand, “When learning anything you have to be a beginner and it takes time to learn when first starting, but it is an incredibly satisfying process to create something lovely.” Rex says you must start somewhere. “I was always interested in learning to blow glass and so when I took my first lesson, I was hooked.” Fancy yourself as a glassblower? Check out queenstownhotglass. co.nz and talk to Rex – you’ll be pleased to know the death penalty for sharing glassblowing secrets has been lifted. 22
music
Why Bagpipes Blow Wanaka-based piper Daniel O’Brien (11 year old) talks to Liz about the dark art of bagpiping with a few terrible jokes too. How do you have to maintain your pipes? Well it’s a dark art really I still don’t understand how to do it! But if you don’t maintain the moisture control it might get really really mouldy and you could get ‘pipers lung’ and maybe even die!!!
Why bagpipes? I started playing the chanter (the thing you practice your technique with) when I was nearly eight and then about half a year later I started playing the pipes. Funny story, my sister actually wanted to play the pipes and my mum said I should! So that’s what I did. My nana’s name is Janet Mitchell Macintosh Auchterlonie O’Brien so there’s a lot of back story there. The name O’Brien comes from Brian Boru, one of the kings of Ireland.
Why are bagpipers’ fingers like lightning? Cos they rarely strike the same spot twice. Is there much call for bagpipers? Yes, definitely, and you won’t regret it because the cash I make from busking is phenomenal! It earns you loads of cash from busking and gigs like the ANZAC day thing I did at a kindergarten in town or playing for huge cruise ships for 50 bucks each, playing for the All Blacks and Les Bleus (France) as they came in from their planes at the airport. But also – don’t play the pipes they’re very dangerous, you might get kilt.
What’s the kit like? I have a hat with my school bands crest on it, a fancy waistcoat with really fancy buttons, just a plain white shirt, the tie for our band which is the same tie you get when you are year thirteen at my school, either the greenish John McGlashan kilt with red and yellow bits of tartan or my purplish Scotland the brave modern tartan, some shorts underneath, (don’t worry, I’m not as Scottish as my dad) some fluffy navy blue kilt socks with red and blue flashes, and my black school shoes. Why do bagpipers walk when they play? Cos moving targets are harder to hit.
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Babgpiper Dan O’Brien with AllBlack Ryan Crotty
By LIZ BRESLIN
July ‘19
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Create as many words of four letters or more using each letter only once and the centre letter in each word. Find the nine letter word. No proper nouns allowed. Pretty good = 37 Very good = 43 WOW. SO. GOOD. = 56
QUIZ 1. Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair are three novels set predominantly in which fictional world? 2. What links the Olympic events of the Decathlon, 50km walk and the 110m hurdles? 3. Paprika is the predominant spice in which Hungarian meat and vegetable stew? 4. Which French designer is well-known for popularising the “Little Black Dress” during the early 20th century? 5. Who performed a rock version of The Star Spangled Banner at the closing of Woodstock in 1969, which subsequently became a symbol of the 1960s era? 6. What is placed into a pocket of beef in order to make a “carpetbag steak”? 7. Which Mexican artist is well-known for her self-portraits, such as her 1938 piece The Frame, which is currently exhibited in Paris? 8. What geological phenomenon was formerly measured on the Richter Scale? 1. Narnia 2. They are men-only 3. Goulash 4. Coco Chanel 5. Jimi Hendrix 6. Oysters 7. Frida Kahlo 8. Earthquake
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet. Theodore Hesburgh
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ONE TO WATCH An American biographical crime film, based on the stories of George Jung, Pablo Escobar and Carlos Lehder Rivas. George Jung is a small-town boy from Weymouth, Massachusetts. His father files for bankruptcy, but tries to assure George that money doesn’t matter. As an adult, George is sucked into the drug dealing world, selling marijuana in Boston before a stint in jail connected him to the money-making world of dealing cocaine. He becomes involved in the infamous Medellín Cocaine Cartel and makes huge amounts of money. As his connections waiver and George starts a family, he sees an opportunity to create a new life without drugs and cartel money – but his past dogs him.
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An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out? Rene Descartes
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Boom, crush. Night, losers. Winning, duh. Charlie Sheen
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Nadia Reid’s New Chapter Bethany talks new albums, new countries and new tours with Nadia Reid
Songwriter and guitarist Nadia Reid has been hailed as one of New Zealand’s best young talents. Her first album, ‘Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs’, was released with the help of a PledgeMe campaign in 2015 and her second album, ‘Preservation’ (2017) received great acclaim and piqued the interest of music aficionados the world over. She says she can’t divulge much about her in-production third album (“I can’t say too much yet, but details will be released soon!”), except that it was made in America with a new team and will be quite different from her previous releases. “Creating it was such a cool experience. I got it mixed by a guy in LA – I got my dream team.” Nadia is about to take advantage of her British roots, re-locating from Port Chalmers to Bristol, UK (her Mum is British) for a little while. Before this new chapter unfolds, she’s touring her “favourite places” across Australia and New Zealand, with songs from her previous two albums, plus “new stuff and a few surprise covers.” “I’m touring with a five-piece band and Anita Clarke who’s also a solo project called ‘Motte’, she’s a wonderful singer and violin player.
“I’ve picked a few of my favourite spots for the tour, I didn’t get to play in Queenstown last year so I’m excited to go back. The Sherwood is a wonderful venue,” she says. Between writing albums and completing her University degree, Nadia has toured extensively. She says it was a hard slog at first, planning and arranging gigs herself, long before she could afford a tour manager. “I’ve done some pretty hard-core touring in the past. Lots of late nights and early mornings. It’s taken me years to get to where I am now. That’s just the reality – you can’t afford a big crew when you first start out. I’m grateful I have that knowledge now, it was hard, but I’m so glad I did it.” Nadia’s hard-won tour experience comes across in her soulful and engaging live performances. Catch her at the Sherwood (Frankton Road, Queenstown) on 25th July. Tickets available from banishedmusic.com
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WHAT’SONJULY
CONCORD DAWN 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR :: 6th July. lOCO, Queenstown. Tickets · $29.50. cosmicticketing.co.nz
MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR 2019 - QUEENSTOWN :: 4 - 6th July. Mountainfilm on Tour is back! The 2019 Mountainfilm on Tour features the best short films from the annual Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. One word sets Mountainfilm apart from other tours - HEART. Join us for a celebration of adventure, environment and the human spirit. Tickets: Eventbrite.
SKYLINE :: Sunday Movies. Coco. 7 July at 3pm.
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NO NONSENSE. JUST GOOD TIMES. DJ YELLA :: DJ Yella from N.W.A with Hype Man Playboy T. Tickets online on The Ticket Fairy. 11th July, 9:30pm. Yonder, Queenstown.
SKYLINE :: Sunday Movies. How to Train your Dragon. 14 July at 3pm.
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Book at skyl DROP FM PARTY :: A multitude and Drop FMs best DJs $5 KOHA. 12th July. Yonder, Queenstown.
MYELE MANZANZA TRIO - ‘A LOVE REQUITED’ TOUR - QUEENSTOWN :: A not-to-be-missed performance at Yonder on the 14th of July. 9pm Tickets: Eventfinda.co.nz
KENDALL ELISE :: Red Earth Tour. Cargo brewery. 14th of July 6:30pm. Tickets $15 from undertheradar.co.nz or $20 on the door.
STORY SLAM :: Quirky Characters and quirkier stories. 18th July. Yonder, Queenstown. If you feel inspired to share a story please message this event page or e-mail qtstoryslam@gmail.com
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SNOW & BASS 2019 :: AFTER 21st - 23rd June. ELEVATE, NIGHT SKI PARTY :: Loco Presented by 26thQueenstown. July. Yonder and World Bar, Shucka & Music for the People. Queenstown. FREE ENTRY from 9PM.
STUBACCA :: 20th July. Yonder, Queenstown. Free Entry | Happy Hour from 9PM.
CARNIVOROUS PLANT SOCIETY :: Saturday 20th July 2019 9:30pm SHERWOOD, 554 Frankton Road, QT PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
HILLTOP HOODS PERFORMS AT ELEVATE 26th July. Coronet Peak. HILLTOP HOODS are back with ‘The Great Expanse World Tour’ and performing a special show as part of Elevate Coronet Peak Night Ski Series. Free event.
THE CLEARING :: Footnote New Zealand Dance presents The Clearing. Queenstown Memorial Centre 23rd July 7pm. Tickets $25-$35. eventfinda.co.nz
Tell us the score CHRISTMAS IN JULY :: 25th July. Yonder, Queenstown. Christmas in July - The songs you want to sing when it’s snowing.
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS, EVENT MANAGERS AND MUSICIANS: IF YOU’VE GOT A GIG WORTH SHOUTING ABOUT, LET US KNOW AND WE’LL DO OUR BEST TO WORK IT INTO THE CALENDAR... info@thesourceonline.com
NO NONSENSE. JUST GOOD TIMES. PLASTIC FREE JULY – SUSTAINABLE QUEENSTOWN :: Three creative takes on plastic and two inspiring plastic solutions from local leaders in the field followed by music and mingling. Thursday 25th July, 5.30pm till 8pm Smiths Craft Beer Brewery Queenstown Entry $15 + BF, includes a craft beer.
DIY CLEANERS: THE ZERO WASTE APPROACH :: Make and take home your own washing powder and surface spray. Sunday 27th July. Sherwood Hotel, Queenstown. Entry: $15 + BF.
MADCAP :: 27th July. Yonder, Queenstown. MADCAP entertainment presents a night a music. NADIA REID & HER BAND :: New Zealander Nadia Reid has attained global success off the back of her first two albums. She is a rising star not to be missed. Friday 26th July, 9pm. Sherwood Queenstown. Ticketed event.
THE REMARKABLES SLOPESTYLE U14 & OPEN :: Time: Registration from 8:30 – 9:30, training opens at 9am, event begins at 10:30. Location: Beginner Park, Remarkables. Entry: Free with a $20 bib deposit. BOMBAY CANTEEN :: Bombay Canteen is back! Warm up with our monthly curry night in Elements Restaurant this winter. $40/Adult. $17/Child (5-15yrs). Thursday 25th of July 6pm - 10.30pm.
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