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Timaru business owner Judy Gabites, left, and Timaru District Libraries outreach librarian Ingrid Davies with some of the peggy squares made by knitters in South Canterbury in 2021, towards breaking the world record for the largest blanket fort.
Friday
Anita Wigl’it: 6.30pm at the Grosvenor Hotel, Timaru, a kooky, hilarious one-woman show. Tickets through eventfinda.co.nz.
Friday and Saturday
Emma: 7pm on Friday, and 2pm and 7pm on Saturday, Aidan Theatre’s production of Emma by Jane Austen at the Timaru Scottish Society Hall, 20 Barnard St. Tickets through Newmans Music Works.
Saturday
World Wide Knit in Public Day: 10.30am to 12.30pm at the Temuka, Timaru and Geraldine libraries. Let’s knit some peggy squares for the libraries’ world’s largest knitted blanket fort attempt.
World Wide Knit in Public Day: 10am at the Waimate District Library. Bring your knitting, a thermos, and a chair, if you like. Everyone is welcome.
Summer in Europe 2021: 4pm to 6pm at the Susan Badcock Studio, Geraldine. A soft exhibition launch of a collection of 16 paintings by John Badcock which has been held in the family estate for the past 22 years.
Big Bike Film Night: 7pm at the Waimate Regent Theatre, with everything a cycle-centric audience could want. Tickets, $20 for adults, under-16 $14 – online at bigbikefilmnight.nz, or door sales on the evening.
Ongoing
Timaru Artisan Farmers’ Market: 9am to 12.30pm, on Saturday at 2 George St. A range of stalls including arts, crafts and plants.
Waimate Community Market: 9am to noon on Saturday at Seddon Sq in Waimate.
Aigantighe Art Gallery: Open noon to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday.
South Canterbury Museum: 1pm to 4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday with free admission. Two floors of exhibitions relating to local nature, history and culture. Latest exhibition The Royal Connection.
South Canterbury Genealogy Society: 1.30pm to 3.30pm, every Sunday at the South Canterbury Museum. Members will be at the museum to assist other people with their family history queries.
Geraldine Craft and Produce Market: 8.30am to 3.30pm every Saturday, Sunday and public holiday in Cox St.
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