What's on at Culture Waitaki
Try out games like Guess Who?, Bananagrams, Card and Memory games, Twister, Hedbanz, Snakes & Ladders, Jenga, Monopoly & more
Oamaru Library9 July 2019 - 9:30am to 11 July 2019 - 11:15am
Come along and meet the author Maxie Alterio as she launches her new book 'The Gulf Between'
Maxine Alterio is a short fiction writer, novelist and an academic mentor.
Oamaru Library11 July 2019 - 6:00pm
Forrester Gallery and North Otago Museum Winter Holiday programme
Peace Project: wonderlab15 July 2019 - 11:00am
Lizzi Tremayne will give an illustrated talk about her life and books.
“Unpretentious, eminently readable contemporary and historical fiction … by a horse vet!”
Oamaru Library18 July 2019 - 6:00pm
Auckland’s brightest musicians combined.
Oamaru Opera House24 July 2019 - 7:30pm
Self-taught Figurative Cloth Doll Artist, tutor and pattern maker Sharon Mitchell has been inspired by the story of the Lion King for her first exhibition at the Forrester Gallery. She uses human and animal figures to portray the story and express the connectivity of a community.
26 July 2019 - 6:00pm
Emerging from the creative brilliance of choreographer Ross McCormack, The Clearing is a full-length work performed by renowned national dance company, Footnote New Zealand Dance.
Oamaru Opera House28 July 2019 - 7:00pm
Programmes
Do you love reading and finding new books to dig into?
Come along to the BookChat group at Palmerston Library! We meet the third Wednesday of the month at 2pm.
Interested to know more about your family? Join others and learn from the experts.
Learn how to record family information.
Need help researching your ancestors?
Love to do jigsaw puzzles and want to meet others?
Come to the Community Space at the Oamaru Library, keep warm this winter and indulge your passion in puzzling.
Stories and music for preschoolers and parents/caregivers. Come along to our fun, free sessions at Oamaru Library, every Thursday from 10:45-11:15am.
Wriggle & Rhyme is an active movement programme for 0-2 year olds and caregivers.
It runs Fridays during term times from 10:30-11:00am at The Oamaru Opera House.
Exhibitions
The early story of electricity supply in Oamaru is a small commemorative display marking 100 years of the Waitaki electricity scheme.
North Otago Museum12 November 2018 to 30 June 2019
Steampunk HQ and the Forrester Gallery combine to present an exhibition to celebrate 10 years of Steampunk in Oamaru. From award winning wearable art to portable brains this riveting show will blaze your furnace and spark your engine.
Steampunk HQ11 May 2019 to 28 July 2019
The Burns Memorial Art Exhibition is always a wonderful showcase of children’s art that reflects our community and environment. Named to honour George Burns, an Oamaru born journalist with a passion for children’s’ art, it was his belief that “Art is not a luxury.
31 August 2019 to 6 October 2019