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It's pages are… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 3 November, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Leary's Pharmacy Ltd - 125 years of pharmacy in Palmerston North In 1875, Richard Leary opened the first chemist’s shop in Palmerston North, ushering in almost a… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 3 November, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Memorial Park - Past, present and future A tour around Memorial Park, covering its heritage, and looking forward to the city’s vision for… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 3 November, 6:00pm – 7:00pm Terrace End Cemetery by twilight Join us on an evening tour to ‘meet’ some of the interesting residents of the Terrace End Cemetery.… Part of "Local History Week" 4 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Digital Help Sessions Need some help with your phone, computer or other technology? Awapuni Library is here to help! Drop… Programme 4 November, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Making history: the story of the Manawatū Journal of History Trace the development of the Journal from 2005, going into the "engineroom" to see how issues are… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 4 November, 1:30pm – 4:50pm NO VACANCIES - Bus trip: Linton Military Camp The tour of Linton Military Camp will include information about the history of the Camp, a "taster"… Part of "Local History Week" 5 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Morning tea Come in and have a cuppa! Casual morning tea with the occasional guest speaker All welcome!… Programme 5 November, 12:00pm – 1:00pm The jazz musician: An endangered species A short history of Jazz and The Manawatu Jazz Club. Followed by a short performance by A53 Jazz… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 5 November, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Palmerston North's other shopping street Cuba Street has a wealth of 1900s Edwardian shop buildings but its golden days in retail are little… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 5 November, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Launch of the Awapuni History Project Join us as we launch Awapuni: Our Stories, a project collecting and celebrating local stories about… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 5 November, 5:30pm – 6:30pm Council's role in heritage protection and management Palmerston North has significant heritage buildings and objects protected through section 17 of the… Part of "Local History Week" 5 November, 6:00pm – 7:00pm Book group Come and join us for some great discussion and books. All welcome. First Thursday of each month at… Programme 6 November, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Robèrt Embroideries – A stitch in time In 1877 the Robèrt family moved to New Zealand and introduced gold and silver bullion embroidery to… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 6 November, 2:00pm – 3:00pm The Regent on Broadway The Regent is one of New Zealand's finest performing arts facilities. When it was opened in 1930 it… Part of "Local History Week" Programme 7 November, 2:00pm – 3:00pm CANCELLED - New Zealand Rugby Museum tour and Rugby app launch Part of "Local History Week" Programme 8 November, 2:00pm – 3:00pm The Palmerston North palate of the past Contrary to meat, potato and three veg, early cookbooks published in Palmerston North (and New… Part of "Local History Week" 9 November, 5:30pm – 7:00pm Manawatū Writers' Hub Join the members of the New Zealand Society of Authors for an evening of sharing and connection.… 10 November, 6:30pm – 8:00pm An Evening With Paul Henry Join us for an entertaining evening with well-known broadcaster Paul Henry who will be discussing… 11 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Digital Help Sessions Need some help with your phone, computer or other technology? Awapuni Library is here to help! Drop… Programme 11 November, 5:30pm – 7:00pm Perspectives on a 70-year war Theme – 70th Anniversary of NZ’s involvement in the Korean War.A consideration of the origins and… Part of "Local History Week" 12 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Morning tea Come in and have a cuppa! Casual morning tea with the occasional guest speaker All welcome!… 12 November, 12:00pm – 1:15pm City at the Centre: Themes and insights from a new history of Palmerston North, followed by The military history of Palmerston North The key themes of the new history published in October, and the points at which these general… Programme 14 November, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Embrace of the serpent Part of Latin American Primavera programme. All films screened in original language with English… Part of "Latin American Primavera - Films and Food" Programme 16 November, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Gloria Part of Latin American Primavera programme. All films screened in original language with English… Part of "Latin American Primavera - Films and Food" Programme 17 November, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Colombian Cooking Workshop Part of Latin American Primavera programme. Learn how to prepare and enjoy a Colombian traditional… Part of "Latin American Primavera - Films and Food" 18 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Digital Help Sessions Need some help with your phone, computer or other technology? Awapuni Library is here to help! Drop… 18 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Fun with Singer, Songwriter, Author Kath Bee! Come along to a special Jumping Jellybeans morning with the wonderfully talented Kath Bee! Sing… Programme 18 November, 7:00pm – 8:30pm The Heiresses Part of Latin American Primavera programme. All films screened in original language with English… Part of "Latin American Primavera - Films and Food" 19 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Morning tea Come in and have a cuppa! Casual morning tea with the occasional guest speaker All welcome!… Programme 21 November, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Vinicius Part of Latin American Primavera programme. All films screened in original language with English… Part of "Latin American Primavera - Films and Food" 26 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Morning tea Come in and have a cuppa! Casual morning tea with the occasional guest speaker All welcome!… 27 November, 6:30pm – 8:00pm An Evening with Peta Mathias (NEW DATE) We have a new date, Friday 27 November. Current tickets can be used for this date. Join us for a…
