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A night at the opera
Sue Wards Local opera buffs will have a treat later this month when Opera Otago stages two comic operas in one night. The double bill features Giovanni Pergolesi’s famous opera The Maid Becomes Mistress, which shows how a cleverly scheming servant plots to become the wife of her employer, with the help of the dumbest valet ever to grace the stage; and First the Music, Then the Words by Antonio Salieri, where a composer and writer have to create an opera very quickly while at the same time dealing with two very scary prima donnas. The operas will be staged in Wanaka on June 25 and Cromwell on June 26.
Maori Battalion march to Tarras Sue Wards Tarras residents will be visited by members of the Maori Battalion next weekend – on stage in the Tarras Hall. The play Strange Resting Places takes place during World War II, shining a light on New Zealand’s wartime history and exploring cultural differences
to comic effect. The play also highlights four universals the Maori soldiers shared with the Italians: the love of family, food, seduction and song. Cromwell & Districts Community Arts Council secretary Peter Mead said he hopes people from the Upper Clutha will be enticed to Tarras for what is “very good theatre”.
Bringing theatre to a small population such as Tarras is a challenge, Peter said, with the financial support of Creative Communities and the Central Lakes Trust helping bring this performance to the stage. Strange Resting Places plays at the Tarras Hall on Saturday June 11.
Opera Otago on stage. PHOTO: supplied
Strange Resting Places on stage. PHOTO: supplied
New Zealand first for Wanaka Where else in New Zealand can you fuel your vehicle, wash your car or your clothes, have a shower, check your e-mails, withdraw money, pick up a printer cartridge, buy lunch, some flowers and your groceries all in the one place? The motivated owners of Caltex Wanaka are finally realising their dream of bringing a one-stop-shop to Wanaka. Matt Davison & Kassandra Jackson, owners of Caltex Wanaka, are on track to open their new-look shop and building in ten days. After purchasing the site from Chevron (Caltex) in 2009 Matt & Kassandra installed Wanaka’s first carwash last year. Now they are further upgrading the busy corner site to offer their customers a wider range of options. Matt says “we see an obligation to have a smart and dynamic looking business as we are the first point of entry into Wanaka town for the majority of our visitors.”
The enhancements underway include: • A laundromat with 7 washing machines and 9 superfast dryers. Including a jumbo 18kg washing machine and a jumbo 23kg dryer to cater for duvets, woolrests, sleeping bags & bedding. The laundromat will be a wifi zone and also have a customer computer for internet access. • Fitting of new customer bathrooms, complete with a coin-operated shower. • Installation of Bank of New Zealand ATM machine to the front of the building.
• After the success of the ink cartridge exchange last year, Kassandra and Matt will now stock a full supply of Fresh Ink replacement ink cartridges. Available until 11pm every day, you’ll never have to wait for a replacement ink cartridge again. • Fruizee, New Zealand’s first smoothie in a cone, is coming to town! The Italian-designed Fruizee is fat free, gluten free and diary free and, as a tasty, healthy alternative to an ice cream, it’s the perfect guilt free treat! • A climate controlled, open flower chiller. This means that market-fresh flowers will be in a controlled climate within hours of being picked by the grower or coming from the flower market. Kassandra says “the benefit to our customers is a much longer life, and even better value.” The convenience store will be 50% larger and stock a new range of hamburgers, schnitzels, nuggets, lasagne and BBQ pork riblets. The Obsess coffee range is also on offer with a wide selection of fresh food including fresh slices, muffins and sandwiches. Caltex is pleased to offer the wider variety of competitively priced Pam’s products: this great value grocery line is available from 6am-11pm daily. Look out for the Caltex monthly grocery specials! The larger convenience store also means Matt can offer an enhanced automotive selection that will change with the season. This winter there will be a dedicated snowchain and winter driving area, and next summer look out for the marine *ADVERTORIAL accessories.
The Caltex team looks forward to welcoming you back to their new look service station and shop! Page
Thursday 02 June to Wednesday 08 June 2011