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This is a professional theatre and has a really good standard AND the cheapest coffee in Palmerston North. $2-50 for an enormous cafe latte. And it was good too. The bar also sells wine but I didn't notice if they sold beer.
It is a charming venue, close to the Square - and this year (2010) they have an all NZ list of plays.
My sister and I went to see the Roger Hall play (Roger Hall is huge in NZ) Four Flat Whites In Italy. It was very funny and very well done, right down to the sound and lighting. The local audience enjoyed it very much, screaming at all the local references. Me, because I have been out of the country and we don't get much NZ news in Oz, I was all at sea sometimes.
I paid $30 (senior) and I think the full price is $35.
If you are at a loose end in Palmerston North you could do a lot lot worse than take in a show. Check the link below for what is on.
Written May 10, 2010
Website: http://www.centrepoint.co.nz/index.php
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I went to see a show here last Saturday - not so great - although the theatre is just lovely - it seats about 200 and is in very good nick. I am going to see another show here tomorrow. But I know the actor (travelling up from Wellington) so I know the show will be of a certain standard. So, you know, the trick here is pick your show. Unless you are in a lucky dip sort of mood - which I was in last Saturday. I mean that show wasn't appalling. I wasn't screaming to run out of the auditorium and into the foyer. It had its moments of interest, the concept was good. I've sat through way worse things on a Saturday night. But from now on I pick what I go to.
Written Apr 28, 2010
Website: http://www.pncc.govt.nz/Leisure/FacilitiesAndVenues/Detail.aspx?id=766
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This is a Museum, Gallery and Science Centre. They are undergoing renovations, due to finish in 2011, and the Rugby Museum will join them. At the moment entry is free, but perhaps that will change when it's all up and ready to go.
I went there because they were offering a floor talk (free) about photographs from the first world war. And it was most interesting too. I am a bit of a sucker for these free lectures, especially when I am in a strange town and at a loose end.
While I was waiting I browsed around and was most impressed with an exhibition by a local ceramacist (from Dannevirke) called Ann Verdcourt. I thought it was quite stunning.
And there was a user friendly installation about sport. Throw this ball, find out the speed of your delivery, putt this golf ball etc etc. This was popular and full of cheerful families.
So this place is well worth a visit and you can get a leaflet of their events (lots of events for kids during the holidays) or check it out on their website.
The second pic is a work by Ann Verdcourt. Her take on a picture by Picasso. I loved her reworkings of Modigliani, Morandi and McCahon.
Updated Apr 25, 2010
Address: Main Road
Website: http://www.temanawa.co.nz/
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While in Palmerston North, don't miss the Te Manawa Museum (formally known as the Manawatu Museum). I only visited the section on the local Maori culture and I loved it. It was also my first encounter with it.
Written Jun 9, 2005
Address: 396 Main Street
Phone: 64 06 355-5000
Website: http://www.temanawa.co.nz/
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This place is full of rugby memorabilia, and is only $5 to get in. If you're going to be in Palmy, and you like rugby, what better place to be.
Written Apr 16, 2006
Address: 87 Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Phone: +64 (6) 358 6947
Website: http://www.rugbymuseum.co.nz/
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