Thursday, October 30, 2008

16th Annual 24 hour Auckland Book Fair Sat 1st/Sun 2nd November

This Saturday is the Tamaki Lions 24 Hour Great Auckland Bargain Book Fair, free entry, 1 November 2008, 12pm until 12pm Sunday 2nd November, A.S.B. Stadium, Kohimarama Road, Kohimarama, ph 027 452 2491,

So you can go in at any time including the small wee hours of the night/morning… and they are constantly adding new cool stuff throughout the night too…

Regards,
Karen

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Week 41 - 13th to 19th October 2008

Karen’s Calendar

Coming up this week:

Monday 13th October

Tuesday 14th October

• 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.

Wednesday 15th October

• 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:

• 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 16th October

• Italian Dance workshops. Check here http://shell.world-net.co.nz/~katherpat/schedule.htm for more information.

Friday 17th October

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

Saturday 18th October

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

• King of Cards: Sat FNM Magic draft. 10:30am registration, 11am start.
Ninja Burger game demonstration.

Sunday 19th October

• 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

• Auckland Wargaming Club: The AWC meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month except the first Sunday in January. Meetings commence at 10am and run until 4pm. Meetings at the Scout Hall at Pollard Park in Balmoral. http://awc.wargaming.info/

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

Things coming up this month – October

25-27 NAAMA
25-26 Auckland Late War Grand Tournament, Flames of War event http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=796
25-26 Conquest (Christchurch) wargaming event
25-27 Armageddon (Auckland) http://pulpexpo.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=28
29 Wed Watties 15th Can Film Festival
http://www.watties.co.nz/html/whats_new/cans_film_festival2008.asp
New Zealand Diplomacy Championships (Auckland)
http://www.daanz.org.au/dip-tournaments.htm#nz2008

Things coming up later in the year

November
15/16 Rally Point (Hamilton) wargaming event

December
5-7 St Catherine’s Faire (Auckland) SCA camp and festival
For more information: http://ildhafn.sca.org/stcaths08.htm

January 2009
Kapcon (Wellington)
Canterbury Faire (Christchurch) SCA camp
Jousting (Taupo)
24-25 ValleyCon (Lower Hutt) wargaming event (FOW, FOG, DBMM, DBR)
For more info contact allenyaxley@yahoo.com.au

February 2009
14 – 15 Hamilton Warlords
21 – 22 BattleCry (Auckland) www.battlecry.has.it

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Week 40 - 29th September to 5th October 2008

Karen’s Calendar

Coming up this week:

Monday 29th September

Tuesday 30th September

• 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.

Wednesday 1st October

• 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:

• 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 2nd October

• Italian Dance workshops. Check here http://shell.world-net.co.nz/~katherpat/schedule.htm for more information.

Friday 3rd October

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

• Magic the Gathering Shards of Alara release

Saturday 4th October

• Akoranga Hobbies Expo, YMCA, Akoranga Drive, Northcote. http://www.huntly.net.nz/antique.html

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

• Magic the Gathering Auckland Shards of Alara.
King of Cards: Launch Party sealed deck events and usual Sat FNM. 10:30am registration, 11am start.

Sunday 5th October

• 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

• Auckland Wargaming Club: The AWC meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month except the first Sunday in January. Meetings commence at 10am and run until 4pm. Meetings at the Scout Hall at Pollard Park in Balmoral. http://awc.wargaming.info/

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

Things coming up this month – October

11 Frostbane Festival (Auckland) Auckland Uni Medieval Guild Feast
For more information: ysemayrede@gmail.com or http://stdionysius.sca.org.nz/
25-27 NAAMA
25-26 Auckland Late War Grand Tournament, Flames of War event http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=796
25-26 Conquest (Christchurch) wargaming event
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

Things coming up later in the year

November
15/16 Rally Point (Hamilton) wargaming event

December
5-7 St Catherine’s Faire (Auckland) SCA camp and festival
For more information: http://ildhafn.sca.org/stcaths08.htm

January 2009
Kapcon (Wellington)
Canterbury Faire (Christchurch) SCA camp
Jousting (Taupo)
24-25 ValleyCon (Lower Hutt) wargaming event (FOW, FOG, DBMM, DBR)
For more info contact allenyaxley@yahoo.com.au

February 2009
14 – 15 Hamilton Warlords
21 – 22 BattleCry (Auckland) www.battlecry.has.it

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This Saturday 4th October

AKORANGA HOBBIES EXPO.
COLLECTORS FAIR, SWAPMEET, with MODEL TRAINS + DOLLS and
MINIATURES
Radio Controlled Tanks, Model Trucks Club,
Meccano Club, Thomas & Friends, Dr. Who Fan Club,
Vintage Tool Club. Vintage Stationery Engines, Model Boat Club, ART,

B ........... SELL ......... AND ........... SWAP
MATCHBOX .. CORGI .. DINKY .. TRAX .. LLEDO .. SPOT-ON - SOLIDO
.... FUNHO
DIECAST MODELS .. OLD TIN PLATE TOYS .. MECCANO .. MODEL TRAINS -
TOY SOLDIERS KITSETS .. TV THEMES - STARWARS .. INTERGALACTIC -
MCDONALD'S TOYS .. VIDEOS, BOOKS .. MAGAZINES .. PHONECARDS -
RECORDS - C/COLA MEM. - DOLLS - BEARS, STAMPS .. POSTCARDS - PLASTIC
MODELS - NASCAR - MOTOR-RACING MEM. - PLANES -
MILITARY Mem., JIGSAW PUZZLES, BRIC-A BRAC - CHINA AND MUCH MORE


SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER 2008

(STALL HOLDERS From 9.30 AM)
11 . 00 AM TIL 3 . 00 PM
Large Venue Y M C A Centre
AKORANGA DRIVE. NORTHCOTE, AUCKLAND
Exit off the Northern Motorway, at Northcote Road and travel West
Entrance ADULTS $7 . 00 Primary school children free entry with an
adult

DIECAST MODELS AUCKLAND & NORTH SHORE MODEL RAILWAY CLUBS.
IMPORTANT******Stallholders, please book at least two weeks before.
Enq. Please ph. Graeme (09) 480 9117 or Mobile (027) 4920 487
Email; graemeh@infogen.net.nz GREAT COLLECTING
visit; http://www.nsmrcnz.org/

For our future information on Collectors Fairs, Hobbies Expo's, Swapmeets
etc.. may we suggest you visit the www.huntly.net.nzweb pages and look in
the Antique/Collectors Fairs Diary of events section.
or www.simplyclassics.co.nz includes a site map of the event.
or www.allauto.co.nz
or www.eventfinder.co.nz

www.usplus.com This is a useful site to list your club, group, activities
etc. and is run here from Auckland

or "Petrolhead" Magazine. & "Classic Car" magazine and look in the diary
dates.