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What is 'Summer in Garden Place' all about?

It’s all on in Garden Place. All through this summer an exciting range of activities is planned for the CityHeart. Summer in Garden Place is all about creating a space for people to meet, enjoy activities and share time together.

Watch out for the schedule of activities including entertainment from Hamilton street theatre group Free Lunch, free Saturday classic movie screenings and weekend jam sessions for talented young musicians. There will even be workshops for aspiring stilt walkers.

Hamilton’s new i-SITE is open for business and the Hamilton Central Library will spill outside for people to enjoy book readings and other activities.

You will notice some small changes – like the petanque court near the Victoria Street entrance. There are also tables and chairs which can be used free of charge during the day to enjoy the open spaces and summer sun.

And let’s not forget the popular giant Hamilton Community Christmas Tree, which will again capture some festival cheer in the centre of the city.


“Summer in Garden Place” this week:

 

“Council is taking a fresh approach to Garden Place, which is very much about what happens there, not about cobblestones and physical design.”

Hamilton Mayor Bob Simcock

 

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TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY

Fairies (Street Theatre) 12.30-1.30pm
Mischievous, cute and just plain silly these cute little fairies are sure to raise a smile in the lunchtime crowd.


WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY

Dr. Hapuka's Amazing Whirlygig (Street Theatre) 12.30-1.30pm
Local eccentric and self-styled music expert Dr Hapuka makes a meagre living on the side, selling stuff from his home made Whirligig. But what exactly is it that he has for sale? No one has in fact ever seen him sell anything, but this apparent lack of success doesn't dampen his enthusiasm.

 

THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY

Pioneer Woman (Street Theatre) 12.30-1.30pm
She is a page straight of New Zealand's Early Settler history, artfully painted to closely resemble antiqued copper, she is the performer most likely to be mistaken for a real statue.

 

SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY 

Glutmax (Street Theatre) 12.30 – 1.30pm

Some brave souls wriggle around in inside a pink slime coated giant cheesecloth bag.  Interesting.

 

YOUTH JAM:   2-5pm

Come and enjoy some of the city’s top young music talent jamming away on the Garden Place stage.

 

CLASSIC HITS OUTDOOR CINEMA SERIES – PRETTY WOMEN - 8.30pm

What better movie to show on the eve of Valentine’s Day than this famous Hollywood romantic comedy featuring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Bring a rug, some refreshments, and that special someone. There are also some great prizes  – including two $180 vouchers for dinner at one of Hamilton’s top restaurants, Embargo, in Garden Place. There are also flowers and chocolates to be won.

 

Everyday

 

Library Unplugged
Pick up a book from the Library Unplugged cart in Garden Place and enjoy a little lunchtime reading.

  • Petanque and Giant Chequers

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Hamilton City Libraries has selected some fascinating old photographs of Garden Place over the last century. The images show the leveling of Garden Place in the 1930s, the construction of the Central Post Office (now SkyCity Casino), huge gatherings of people for the Queen’s Coronation in the 1950s, the giant car park of the 1960s, fountains of the 1970s, and the construction and opening of the central library in the early 1990s.  The photographs can be viewed on the Summer in Garden Place Facebook page.

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Garden Place
Hamilton City Council
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Hamilton 3240
Phone: 838 6481
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