‍Upcoming Programmes:

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19 September: Turn Up the Music performance

In this session, participants will hear and celebrate the  musical learning of a section of our students. Expect everything from  beginners to intermediate students and some exciting talent!

• About your facilitator: Turn up the Music is the Queenstown music School, working with around 350 students in individual lessons or groups. We offer classes for all ages from pre-schoolers up to senior High School years, on 14 different instruments.

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26 September: Journalling as Self Care (with Lizanne Knights)

Following Lizanne’s first journalling session earlier this year, she will provide the opportunity for reflection on your journaling experience to date, bearing in mind that your journal always meets you where you are in life and without judgement. Whilst not exclusively for those who journal regularly or who have done so during the last six months, this will be a safe space to share experiences. There will be an opportunity to discuss what aids and what distracts from your journaling. Do come along (with your journal) if you want to gain insights and ideas to deepen your practice  and/ or you are curious to explore journaling further.

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3 October: Bird Song of the Whakatipu (with ecologist Dawn Palmer)

Join  ecologist and conservation volunteer Dawn Palmer for a fascinating session on  identifying bird calls.  Dawn will  share her expertise, along with captivating stories from her conservation  work as she expands your repertoire of bird song knowledge, explores the  seasonality and diurnal variability of birds, and even the meaning in their  songs and calls.  Birding requires  mindful patience, and a willingness to expect the unexpected. We’ll learn  about some of the Apps that can accelerate our ability to recognise and learn  bird calls.  You’ll gain new insights  into the world as you HEAR it and you may gain inspiration for your next  creative endeavour!

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10 October: Collaborative Creation - Floral Painting workshop (with Meg Cloete)

In this session, participants will work together to create a collaborative piece of Art. Using mixed media—pencils, pastels and paints—participants will be guided and supported while drawing inspiration from flowers and nature. This workshop is a fun, relaxing way to connect with others and appreciate the beauty and simplicity of nature.

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17 October: Encounter the Wonder of Brass Instruments - from trumpet to tuba!

Encounter  the wonder of brass instruments, from trumpet to tuba! Session led by Turn up  the Music School Director Emma Wilson. After a performance and demonstration  to explain the mechanics of these fascinating instruments (accompanied by the  always-wonderful Mark Wilson), you will get the chance to have a hands-on  experience of your own. Making a sound from a hoseaphone is a unique and  physically involving exercise! Come ready to try something new, and have a  laugh making some randomly fun sounds.

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24 October: Dance and More (with Nina Hermanns from ProDance NZ)

The dance session is suitable for mature women and men who love to move, laugh and socialise. The class is held in a welcoming and safe environment suitable for everyone. The choreographies are tailored to be inclusive and accommodating to varying mobility levels, promoting physical activity, mental challenges and social engagement. The atmosphere is festive and supportive, fostering a sense of community and camaraderie among participants.

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31 October: Everything But the Medicine, a one woman show by Lucy O'Hagan

GP Lucy O'Hagan's one woman show takes you inside a morning of general practice. Lucy plays 32 different characters in 55 minutes in a performance that is both funny and poignant. Author of Everything But the Medicine: A Doctor’s tale (longlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards), all about what it is like to be the GP sitting alongside human stories. Lucy has been a GP for over 30 years, including 20 years at Aspiring Medical Centre in Wānaka. She has most recently worked for a needle exchange clinic and for Ngati Toa Rangatira at Oratoa Cannons Creek, Porirua.

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Drop-in sessions, registrations are not required. Free for ages 60+.

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For further information, please call 027 180 02868 or email hello@teatamira.nz.

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Thank you to Central Lakes Trust for their support in bringing creativity to our community.

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