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How to draw a face with character
Elizabeth Kyle Gallery
726 Queen Street
Thames
Sunday February 22nd
1:00pm - 4:00pm
$40
Our next Drawing Lesson, on 22nd February 2026, is going to be such FUN! With my guidance and encouragement, even those of you who think you cannot Draw - will prove yourselves wrong. We start with a simple egg-shaped structure, and we go from there. I have graphite pencils all sharpened to the finest points. We are going to draw Aged Faces, with gorgeous wrinkles and other details (not the poster woman, though. she is there to gain your attention). This is really a lesson in Subtle Line Drawing. You actually can't go wrong - even if you try. I can't wait to see your amazing portraits. I have chosen 22 characters for you to choose from. You need to INTUITIVELY pick the one that stands out to you. You drawing, without trying, will no-doubtedly illustrate something about your own character....even by the WAY you draw it . I will look after you and it WON'T be daunting. Cheers, [Elizabeth]
Valentine's Day Menu
Mercury Bay Restaurant
Valentine's Day Menu
Author
Mercury Bay Club Inc
This will be a great night to dress in 1920's vintage style for those who wish to.
Hats could be a cloche, beret, fascinator, fedora, boater, bowler. Whatever!
This will be a costume party at The Mercury Bay Club!
Valentine's Day Special
Valentine’s SUP Special Booking link below https://waihibeachsupandkayak.rezdy.com/.../val.../iframe%3E Grab your favourite person and hit the water together! We’re running a Valentine’s Weekend SUP Special with 2 boards for just $50 — the perfect way to share some fun, laughs, and quality time on the water. Whether you’re celebrating love, friendship, or just a good excuse to paddle, our estuary sessions are relaxed, scenic, and beginner-friendly. Valentine’s Weekend 2x SUP hire – $50 Waihi Beach Estuary Limited spots available Come paddle, connect, and make it a Valentine’s to remember.
Lakes Open Night
Pauanui
February 15th
🎤 Sing • 🎸 Play • 📖 Recite Got a song, a tune, or a touch of Shakespeare up your sleeve? This is your stage 👏 🎼 What’s the vibe? 🌿 Relaxed & scenic lakeside setting 😌 Easy-going afternoon energy 🤝 Community, creativity, and good times ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎶 EVENT DETAILS 🎤 Open mic afternoon for musicians & singers 🎸 Acoustic-style music 👤 Soloists & small groups welcome 🥁 No bands — just musicians and singers keeping it intimate ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🍕 WHAT TO EXPECT 🎶 Open Mic – All ages & all talents welcome 🍕 Delicious pizza 🧒 Kid-friendly menu 🍺 Recreational beverages available 🚐 Need a lift? Courtesy Van: 📞 021 746 4766 🎟️ FREE ENTRY – No cover charge! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎉 Bring your friends 🎶 Bring your instrument 😄 Bring your smile ✨ Great music. Great food. Great company. 😂 Laughter guaranteed!
Purple Poppy Day
MARK YOUR DIARY NOW! Purple Poppy day Saturday 21 February 2026.
Planning well underway - maybe you have some ideas for some other activities to honour the animals that served. Dig in your family photograph albums and send a photo of any animals / mascots that feature in your war family photos.
The photos attached are from Italy during WWII, a dog is usually always in the photo!
On Purple Poppy Day you will learn about the role of animals, not just as companions.
Lest We Forget.
Source: D Barker Collection
Get Started with your Family History
at The Thames Museum
Summer is perfect for catching up with family and chatting about days and folk gone by. Does this set you wondering about some of those people? Who were they? How do they fit in your family tree? If you’d like to know more about how to research your family tree and its history, GETTING STARTED with YOUR FAMILY HISTORY is returning soon for its second autumn season with NZ Society of Genealogists Thames Branch and Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga. We’re looking forward to getting you started.
'Hearts In Harmony'
at St Francis of Assisi Church Thames
Friday February 13th 5:00pm - 9:30pm
“Hearts in Harmony” is a fundraising event for the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Thames. They are raising funds for their parish centre building in Willoughby Street, Thames. They have been delighted with the response they have had from so many groups in the Thames community. 13 different performing groups will come along to perform and support the event. The opening item will be a lovely performance from the poi group at St Francis school. There will be items from India, Tonga, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and many more. And the grand finale will be a professional Bubble Extravaganza from Russia. This is going to be something extra special for Thames and there will be amazing food for sale from all around the world.
