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Gospel choir star Tony Backhouse takes workshop in Napier 16 May, 2021 08:22 PM 4 minutes to read International musician Tony Backhouse is running a gospel choir workshop in Napier. Hawkes Bay Today [email protected] The Napier Gospel Choir is shouting it from the rooftops. New Zealander Tony Backhouse will be back in Hawke s Bay to run a weekend workshop on June 25-27. Tony is Australasia s most accomplished and well known community choir director. He is also a composer, author, singer, and musician. Advertisement This is a great opportunity for new and experienced singers to jump in and sing out with Tony. We are delighted to have him back in New Zealand and Hawke s Bay, says Napier Gospel Choir conductor Ross Browning, who took over from Tony four years ago. ....
Hawke s Bay schoolchildren get creative with masks for competition 16 May, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read Some of the school masks sent in to a mask-making competition. PHOTO: WARREN BUCKLAND Hawkes Bay Today WB110521COURIER1.JPG Some of the school masks sent in to Laurel Judd of Napier which will be in an exhibition at the Hastings Community Arts Centre opening soon. Advertisement [email protected] Primary and intermediate school children in Hawke s Bay have been getting very familiar with masks lately and this time it s nothing to do with Covid. A creative mask-making competition has been under way for the past few weeks, with 220 of the highly decorated creations delivered to organiser Laurel Judd s home for judging last Friday. The masks will be on display at an exhibition opening in Hastings next Monday. ....
Wellington-based Cuban band Son de Cuba back in the Bay 13 May, 2021 09:47 PM 3 minutes to read Son de Cuba is playing at the Napier Latin Club on Saturday, May 22. Hawkes Bay Today [email protected] Wellington based Cuban band Son de Cuba is shimmying its way back to Napier for a night of Latin dance and music this Saturday at the Napier Latin Club. Son de Cuba, which plays traditional styles of Cuban music salsa, boleros, rumba and Afro beats has been playing at the Marine Parade-based club for almost 20 years, says manager and principal instructor Joe Taylor. Advertisement ....
David Jackson s women s self defence idea kicks off 9 May, 2021 07:32 PM 5 minutes to read David Jackson puts his best foot forward at Velocity Kickboxing, Napier. Photograph by Warren Buckland Hawkes Bay Today By: Brenda Vowden The idea of a women s kickboxing and self defence class is gaining traction after first being mooted by Velocity Kickboxing personal trainer David Jackson s mum. She said women need something like this to be able to feel safe and confident so they can protect themselves if needed, David says. A fellow kickboxing trainer also suggested to David there was a need for this service in Napier. ....