19th to 25th November 2008

Karen’s Calendar

Coming up this week:

Monday 19th November

• Cinema Nocturne: Weekly movie nights are on hold for the holidays.

Tuesday 20th November

• America Club: weekly roleplaying club night at Auckland University City Campus. See their club website for more information. www.theamericaclub.net.nz Meetings have moved to Commerce A Building tonight.

Wednesday 21st November

• America Club: weekly board games club night at Auckland University City Campus. Meeting is in Commerce A Building tonight.

• Auckland University Medieval Guild: weekly club meeting at Auckland University City Campus. All welcome. http://stdionysius.sca.org.nz/
Not sure of the venue, email me for details.

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

Thursday 22nd November

• Italian Dance workshops. Check here http://shell.world-net.co.nz/~katherpat/schedule.htm for more information. (note day has moved)

Friday 23rd November

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

Saturday 24th November

• Slipping Tongue and guests Gig. Oblivion Bar, Auckland. $10, 10pm onwards
http://www.myspace.com/slippingtongue

Sunday 25th November

• 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

• White Ribbon Day, Show you’re against violence towards women.
www.whiteribbon.org.nz

• Auckland Santa Parade, CBD

Happening All Month

• NaNoWriMo http://www.nanowrimo.org/

• Movember – changing the face of men’s health.
http://www.movember.com/nz/home/

Things coming up this month – November

29th Nov - 2nd December (SCA) St Catherine's Faire camp (Auckland) http://ildhafn.sca.org/stcaths.htm

Things coming up later in the year

December
1 Sat Underpants on the Outside, a comic book/sci-fi event. Grey Lynn Library Hall.
2 Sun Special Christmas CityGuard gaming day. Includes Orkland Cup (Fantasy 2000pt tournament, Apocalypse 40K games, Warmachine/Hordes tournament and more)
13 Movie Release The Seeker The Dark is Rising (group movie outing)

January 2008

12/13 GizzyCon (Gisborne)
19/20 Kapcon XVII: Random Encounters. Wellington Roleplaying Convention http://kapcon.rpg.net.nz/kapconXVII/index.html
(includes special Sanctuary Larp http://kapcon.rpg.net.nz/kapconXVII/larp.html )

February 2008
1-6 SCA Canterbury Faire (Christchurch)
1/2/3 Great Lake Tourney, Spa Park, Taupo. www.taupojoust.com
9/10 BattleCry 2008 (mixture of gaming tournaments) (Auckland)
16/17 Over the Top 2008 (Hamiton) Warhammer, 40K and LotR tournaments.

March 2008
7-9 Serenity Larp http://www.diatribe.co.nz/viewforum.php?f=65
15-16 Maelstrom VI (Wellington) 40K event
21 to 26 Conjunction, NZ National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
http://conjunction.sf.org.nz/index.php

May 2008
SCA Crown Tournament, Darton. (Wellington)

July 2008
3 to 6 GenCon (Brisbane, Australia) Uber gaming convention http://www.genconoz.com/