Come See Where We Are And What We Are All About…

Come See Where We Are And What We Are All About…

Thistle Hall Open Day - Saturday 24th Feb 2006
From 10am – 3pm in the Thistle Hall Gallery at 293 Cuba Street

Thistle Hall is a vibrant community centre in the heart of New Zealand's cultural capital. We provide a community hall which is available for hire for regular groups and for weekend parties. We have a meeting room which is available for smaller community groups and as a neutral space for meetings and negotiations. We also run Wellington's only community gallery showcasing a range of artists and crafts people, from the established to the emerging.

Thistle Hall invites the public to check out some of the groups that use our hall on a regular basis. From 10am – 3pm in the Thistle Hall Gallery at 293 Cuba Street, you can watch or participate in any of the five groups (see below) being profiled at our open day. Then from 4pm join us for a pirate sound session thanks to Radio Active 89FM’s Jewel School and New Flava, with Japanese BBQ provided by Kazu Yakitori!

>10-11 Wellington Russian Society
Founded in 2000 the Russian club is open to everybody who is interested in Russia. We look into all aspects of Russian life such as entertainment, culture, traditions, and art. In our audience large number of people from Russia and the former Soviet Union; many of them are members, visitors, or speakers at the Russian club. However, there is even a larger number of New Zealanders, who are interested in Russian culture and in learning the language and who are involved in the Russian club activities
>11-12 Wellington Batucada

Wellington Batucada is a community based percussion group which brings the flamboyant world of samba from Brazil to Wellington. Batucada is a Brazilian word used to describe the syncopated, African-influenced samba music played by a large percussion group (bateria) as part of a street parade or carnival. We are an all inclusive group - anyone can join regardless of experience or ability. We will even provide community owned authentic Brazilian instruments for those who do not have their own. Currently we have 40-45 members regularly coming to our weekly practices. We are in demand to play at many parades, festivals and events. Often we perform with our affiliated Brazilian influenced groups Capoeira Pasifika, Dance Brasil, and The Sambalicious Dancers.

>12-1 Capoiera Pasifika
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form born out of resistance against slavery and the oppression of Africans and their descendents enslaved on the vast coffee and sugar plantations in Brazil. It encompasses percussion, song and a distinctive form of interactive dance-like gymnastic combative movement involving theatrics and a playful spirit. Our group (Capoeira Pasifika Mandinga Aotearoa) was established in 1992 in Auckland by a New Zealander who learned Capoeira from a Brazilian master in the USA. The group has grown throughout the country and several branches now exist in various centres around New Zealand. The Wellington branch has been active since 2000 and classes for beginners are offered every week at Thistle hall.

>1-2 Taiji
This group usually practices TAIJI Mondays 7.30-9pm and Saturdays 1pm to 3pm at Thistle Hall. All welcome. Better for people who have learnt at least one taiji routine. Gold coin admission. There are a limited number of sword and fan that can be hired for $1.

>2-3 Virtue Dance
Virtue Dance are a performance based hip hop dance group, we offer hip hop classes at Thistle Hall for children right through to adults. Virtue crew have performed at many events around NZ including AXA Sevens, International Arts Fest, Saints Basketball and numerous community events. We also coach a younger group of dancers - Side Step's which range in age from 8-13 yrs.

>4-late Pirate Sounds
Free live DJs from Radio Active’s Jewel School and The Nu Flava. Hear these pirates on Red Bull’s mighty sound system, get away from the crowds up the dirty end of cuba street and eat Japanese bbq while partying beside our flash new bypass.

Please see our website for more info on these and other groups who use our hall.
http://www.thistlehall.org.nz

ENDS

© Scoop Media