Week 19 - 5th to 11th May 2008

Karen’s Calendar

All Month: NZ Music Month

Coming up this week:

All week: NZ Sign Language week. “The Freedom to sign is our freedom of expression.”
http://www.nzsign.co.nz

Art display at Auckland Central Library until 31st May called The Book as Art.
http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/exploreyourcommunity/events/exhibitions/thebookasart.htm

Monday 5th May

Tuesday 6th May

• America Club: weekly roleplaying club night at Auckland University City Campus. See their club website for more information. www.theamericaclub.net.nz Meeting will be in the Lower Common Room of the old AUSA building, above the Quad. Some games will also be in the Ground Zero (ground floor) of the Student Commons tonight. One off night games.

Wednesday 7th May

• America Club: weekly board games club night at Auckland University City Campus. Meeting is in Ground Zero (ground floor) of the Student Commons tonight.

• Auckland University Medieval Guild: weekly meetings held at Auckland University City Campus. Meeting is in Lower Common Room (above the Quad in the old AUSA building) Topic: Play practice, feast gear and much more. 7pm start

• SCA Weekly Fencing: 7:30 – 9:30pm in dancing studio above McDonalds in Queen St. http://ildhafn.sca.org/fencingpractice.htm

• BloodBowl Federation weekly gaming night. 6pm at Queen's Head Bar & Restaurant, 396 Queen Street, CBD.

Thursday 8th May

• NZ Music Month free concert at Auckland City Library Central branch. Robert Ruha with Rawiri Waititi presenting a selection of Maori Waiata.
http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/findyoursubject/music/thursdaylunchtimeconcerts

• Italian Dance workshops is not on today due to people heading to Crown. Check here http://shell.world-net.co.nz/~katherpat/schedule.htm for more information.

Friday 9th May

• 9 – 11 SCA Crown Tournament, Darton. (Wellington) http://darton.sca.org.nz/

• Venue for the Damned weekly DJ gigs at Oblivion Room. http://www.mukuna.co.nz/auckland/cbd/oblivion.htm

Saturday 10th May

• City Farmers’ Market at Britomart between 8.30am & 12.30pm from the corner of Galway and Gore Streets.

Sunday 11th May

• Auckland City Guard Gaming Club: weekly Sunday meeting, at Freemans Bay Community Hall. From 1pm to 5pm. A range of wargames and board games being played including Warhammer Fantasy, 40K, Flames of War, Warmachine and Hordes. Cost $3 members/$5 non-members. www.cityguard.co.nz

• Northshore Wargaming Club: meet the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday of the month. Meet in the Forrest Hill Scout Hall in Becroft Park on Becroft Drive. Meetings are from around 10:30am to 5:00pm. http://www.geocities.com/northshore_wargames/index.html

• Weekly Auckland Farmers Market Plus. From 10am to 4pm.
http://www.aucklandfarmersmarket.co.nz/index.html

• Auckland Migrant Expo, Voice of Kiwis, overseas students. NZ job fair, NZ education and travel opportunities, free, 11 May 2008, 10am to 4pm, Alexandra Park Function Centre, Greenlane Road West, Greenlane, www.migrantexpo.co.nz.

Things coming up this month – May

May 2008 (NZ Music Month)
17 OWBN Auckland Larp (The Phoenix Rises)
17 Royal Visit (Auckland) http://ildhafn.sca.org/specialevents.htm
24th Auckland Uni Medieval Guild May Day pot luck revel
24/25th PlodCon, Mid War: Flames of War
31 May to 2 June Nicon (Panzerschrek VIII) 2008 – Palmerston North http://www.nicon.org.nz
31 May to 2 June: Queen’s Birthday weekend

Things coming up later in the year

June 2008
7-8 World Games Day (DnD) King of Cards + Vagabonds (Auckland)
7-8 NZ Flames Of War Grand Tournament, Mid-War (Auckland)
http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&art_id=510
7-8 Tin Soldiers Warhammer WHFB (Auckland)
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=51402
21 Bloth SCA Auckland Ildhafn anniversary. http://ildhafn.sca.org/bloth.htm
22 Tourney of the Roses. SCA Auckland. Cornwell Park.
23 Joss Whedon’s birthday
CantStopTheSerenity world wide fund raiser. Auckland event info coming soon.

July 2008
3 to 6 GenCon (Brisbane, Australia) Uber gaming convention http://www.genconoz.com/
12-13 America’s Cup (Auckland) roleplaying tournament + RPGA
19 Can Opener – Play like you have a cause. Charity wargaming event (Auckland)

August 2008
16-17 Call To Arms (Wellington) Flames of War tournament
22-24 NZLarp Larp Camp Chimera. http://chimera.nzlarps.org/

September 2008
12-14 Napcon (Napier)

October
25-27 Armageddon (Auckland) http://pulpexpo.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=28

New Zealand Diplomacy Championships (Auckland)
http://www.daanz.org.au/dip-tournaments.htm#nz2008


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