For music and poetry lovers, time for indulgence and inspiration when folk- jazz and poetry meet amongst the bookshelves of Rotorua's acclaimed McLeod's Booksellers. The evening features: - Siobhan Harvey acclaimed poet, prose writer, editor, reviewer, and lecturer of creative writing at Auckland University of Technology. - Hanna Wiskari-Griffiths saxophonist & Tristan Hancock guitarist (https://www.facebook.com/pg/tristanandhanna) and explorers of the world of jazz world and Swedish traditional music who will also create improvised soundscapes with influences from India and Aotearoa in an exciting collaboration with - Angela Frank, Rotorua poet, performer and arts advocate. - Plus spot readings by invited local poets. The event is suitable for all ages however may have more appeal to adults. A koha/ donation is most welcome. Event supported by McLeod Booksellers and Rotorua Lakes Council, and is organised by Frank Walker - an art collaboration of Angela Frank and Jill Walker. For further information about this event contact Jill or Angela email poetrybombrotorua@gmail.com. Plus Check out www.facebook.com/PoetryBOMBrotorua for more information of events & activities happening between 19th August and 3rd September, including ‘Ngā Kupu o Ngā Wahine - Words of Women’ open mic poetry, Poetry in Windows, Poetry on Te Aka Mauri - Rotorua Library Community Pride Screen, Rotorua Mad Poets Rhythm and Rhyme and more.

This workshop is part of the Te Akatea Winter Series. In this Telling Stories with Maps workshop, local historian and researcher Ben Manley will introduce free, basic tools that can combine maps with narrative text, images or video to create interactive, visual narratives.

Cadenza is a two day competition of 13 of the best secondary school choirs of the Upper North Island competing against and singing with each other under international conductor and adjudicator Tim Sharp, Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association. The Gala Concert is a culmination of these two days and a feast of music as each choir presents a song individually as well as performing together in a large massed choir. Cadenza is organised by the NZ Choral Federation and has grown out of The Big Sing competition where the 24 best choirs from across the country take part in Finale. Cadenza is a new initiative which enables another 36 excellent choirs beyond these 24 to take part in three regional events, one in Rotorua, in Whanganui and in Timaru. Come and share the excitement of this inaugural event! There are four adjudicated sessions the public are welcome to attend for a gold coin donation. These are on Sunday 25 August 11am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 3.30pm; and on Monday 26 August 10am - 12noon and 1pm - 2pm. In each session several choirs present programmes of two songs within eight minute time frame.