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Lots to do for the kids Queenstown Lakes District Council arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said Summerdaze comes at a good time. “School’s been out for a while, Christmas has been and gone and it’s about now kids start to get bored,” she said. Children have a range of activities to get involved with during this year’s Summerdaze festival including the PJ Party in the Library on January 24, the Teddy Bears’ Picnic on January 26 and the Puzzling World Junior Challenge Wanaka which is on this weekend.
Summer days kite making Kids and kites are the focus of a kite-making workshop in Wanaka tomorrow with the results set to soar on Saturday as part of the Summerdaze Festival. Referred to as New Zealand’s kite lady, workshop leader Julie Adams has made kites with more than 25,000 children. “I still get a real buzz seeing the huge smiles when kids get their kite up into the air,” she said. “I believe that kites
bring out the smiles in people, and that flying kites, or just watching others fly them, is the best way to lift your spirits.” A kite flying session is being held on Pembroke Park from noon on Saturday which will feature a large number of stunt and exhibition kites as well as the kite the children make. The 90 minute workshops are held at the Lake Wanaka centre at 10am, 11.30am and 1.30pm.
An exemplary life Caroline Harker A friendship between retired psychiatrist Ken Bragan and the late internationally renowned dancer and teacher Jennie Kjelgaard began twenty years ago when they met as members of the Wanaka walking group. More recently they began recording the
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story of Jennie’s life. Just before she died in September last year Jennie told Ken she would like it to be published. Jennie Kjelgaard – An Exemplary Life is being launched at the Wanaka Hotel tomorrow. Jennie lived in Wanaka from 1981 and taught dance right up until she died at the age of 89.
Ken said she was passionate about teaching. She was born in England and trained through the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) before coming to New Zealand as a war bride. As well as teaching here, for 30 years she made annual teaching trips to Japan, and she travelled all over the world as an
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examiner for RAD. Ken also grew up in England and studied medicine in Edinburgh beforeimmigratingtoNewZealand where he became a psychiatrist. He has written a number of books on subjects ranging from psychiatry and literature to religion. An Exemplary Life is his first biography.