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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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SUMMER IN GARDEN PLACE – Coming Up

 

SATURDAY 20 March

 

Fairy on Stilts (Street theatre) 12.00 noon

Come along and see what Hamilton street theatre group ‘Freelunch’ have in store for you today.

 

Saturday 27 March 

 

Earth Hour Hamilton

To mark Earth Hour 2010 in Hamilton an exciting programme of activity has being planned for Saturday 27 March - make sure you head along and check it out. All entertainment is FREE of charge.

Earth Market 9am – 2pm

Fresh, organic and local produce, arts and crafts. Bring your eco-bag and enjoy the market atmosphere.
Live Entertainment on Stage 12-9.30pm
Including BMG Trio, Every Second Tuesday, Ghosts of Electricity, Zion Hill and MNB feat. NZ Idol winner Ben Lummis.
All Day

Pledge for Change - Make a pledge on how you can help reduce your environment footprint

Official Countdown with MoreFM 8.15pm - 8.30pm
'Lyrica by Candlelight' - Lyrica are New Zealand’s most sought after pop opera group. Combining the soul and grace of the classical world with the power and energy of today’s popular music.

The Night Rider bus will be free all night on Saturday 27 March to help you mark Earth Hour in the central city.

Check out http://www.hamilton.co.nz/earthhour for more information.

 

White Rabbits (Street theatre) 12.000 noon

Come along and see what Hamilton street theatre group ‘Freelunch’ have in store for you today.

 

 

THURSDAY 15 April

 

Hamilton’s ITM400 Launch Party, Garden Place 4pm-7.30pm

V8s launch party and driver signings – Let’s get the party started!

Hamilton hosts its third annual V8 Supercar Streetrace on 16-18 April, when thousands of drivers, teams, corporate guests and motorsport fans come to the city for the New Zealand leg of the V8 Supercar series.  Garden Place has come alive with a full schedule of activities through the summer and has been chosen as the location for the popular driver signings.  There will be entertainment on the Garden Place stage, car and motorbike displays, and grid girls and sponsors in attendance. The drivers will be on the stage to take questions from fans.

 

EVERY DAY

 

Library Unplugged

Pick up a book or a new magazine from the Library Unplugged cart in Garden Place. 

 

As the leaves are starting to turn brown, this is the final Summer in Garden Place schedule for the season.  See you next year.


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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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