Sunday 20th March
CHURCH SERVICES
FIRST CHURCH
Join us for our special Otago Anniversary Service, which will be our 163rd Anniversary Service.
10.00am
415 Moray Place
ST PAUL?S
Choral Eucharist using the liturgy from a New Zealand prayer book with music from the Cathedral Choir.
10.00am-11.30am
Octagon
KNOX CHURCH - Morning Worship
A worship festival of organ, choir and congregational music featuring Otago composers and hymn-writers.
10.30am
449 George Street, Corner of Pitt and George Streets
BAY DAY
Bay Day is back! The Macandrew Bay community will be pulling out all stops to populate Ralph Ham Memorial Park (the Muddy) with families, friends and anyone who wants to enjoy the Bay. In 1979, when completion of the Beach Project transformed the Bay, the first Bay Day was held with a boating regatta - once common in the 1920's when 'Weekenders' would arrive by ferry in their hundreds to join residents in a fun day out at the Bay.
Bay Day 2011 will involve lots of fun activities around the Bay. The day will begin with a Church Service and end with a Barn Dance. Families are encouraged to come dressed in costume - as diggers, bathers, and other Victorian characters. There will be a Variety Concert for children and honky tonk music. Damper will be cooking along with good old fashioned stew and pikelets. There will be lots of competitions and fun activities.
Bellamys Gallery is hosting an art exhibition themed on goldminer's lives and their passage to Otago.
Click here to learn more about Bay Day.
ACTIVITIES AT GLENFALLOCH
At Glenfalloch there will be the 'Golden Mile' race, the popular Gnome Hunt and other activities for children and a Devonshire Tea will be available.
The Gnome Hunt begins at 11.00am
10.30am - 2.30pm
Macandrew Bay
KAMAU TAURUA / QUARANTINE ISLAND
The Island is now a DOC recreation reserve administered by St Martin Island Community. The community is a group of people who love the Island and are committed to treasuring the unique wilderness and wildlife, restoring the native vegetation, preserving the historic buildings and sites and welcoming visitors, many of whom stay on the Island.
In 1863 the ship Victory, carrying people ill with smallpox, arrived at Port Chalmers. Forbidden to dock, the passengers and crew were put ashore on an island in Otago Harbour - Quarantine Island. Up until the 1890s it held people from more than 40 ships. Later, a few First World War soldiers who came home with venereal diseases were interned there. The island is now a recreation reserve and religious retreat, renamed St Martin Island.
Visit Quarantine Island aboard Captain John McLauchlan's commercial launch the Vivienne J. and come and discover the latest developments on Quarantine Island. Don't be surprised if you run into a few characters from the Victorian era.
12.00pm - 4.00pm
Depart: Portobello Wharf every half an hour starting at 12pm.
Please note: A reasonable level of agility is required to board
Return Trip: Individual $10/Family $25 (two adults & two children)
Maximum number: 18 per sailing.
Bookings essential: 03 474 9256
NEW PURPLE FORBIDDEN CITY ORCHESTRA
An 11‐member orchestra from the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing will perform at the Dunedin Chinese Garden. The New Purple Forbidden City Orchestra perform contemporary music on traditional instruments. Their performance repertoire will be advertised at a later date.
$15 per ticket, with Seniors / Students at $10.
Dunedin Chinese Garden
Queen's Gardens
Enquiries: 03 477 3248
HERITAGE HOMES OF DUNEDIN OPEN DAY
The Heritage Homes Tour listed in the Festival Brochure has been cancelled
and is to be rescheduled for later in the year. The date will be advertised here
as soon as it is confirmed.
Visit www.cargillscastle.co.nz
SOUTHERN CEMETERY TOUR
The discovery of gold in Otago in 1861 transformed Dunedin into the largest, most diverse and most economically important centre in New Zealand. This tour will visit the graves of those who shaped the new economy.
Tour Starts at 10.30am
Entrance Main South Rd - Opposite the Oval
Adult $10.00/Child Free
GOLDEN YEARS OF GAS - FIRED UP GASWORKS SPECIAL
Discover how Dunedin's Gasworks 'new' technology powered, fired and lit the city for 150 years. Enjoy fun attractions and activities plus food, music and surprises for all
12.00pm - 4.00pm
Gold coin donation welcome
Gasworks Museum
20 Braemar St
BELOVED: WORKS FROM THE DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY TOUR
Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery is rather special. Today's tour will focus on those works which involve gold leaf or gold paint. All tour participants will go in the draw to win an old gold chocolate ice-cream dessert sprinkled with edible 25 carat gold - for two - at Ironic Cafe.
Tour starts at 1.30pm
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
30 The Octagon
Enquiries: 03 474 3240
Caption: Jenny Sherman, Conservator, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
THE ART OF GILDING
Dunedin Public Art Gallery conservator, Jenny Sherman, will demonstrate the art of gilding. This will take place in the exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Come and view the techniques used by the Old Masters.
Demonstration begins at 3.00pm
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
30 The Octagon
Enquiries: 03 474 3240
THE GOLD FEVER TREASURE HUNT TRAIL
Hunt the Otago Museum high and low for glittery gold themed objects to solve clues and correctly reveal the secret, lucrative location of our hardy prospector to receive your reward! Collect your trail at the Search Centre Desk, Otago Museum
10.00am - 5.00pm
Otago Museum
419 Great King St
Enquiries: 474 7474
Visit www.otagomuseum.govt.nz
THE GREAT GOLD SCIENCE SHOW
Get set to follow the journey of gold from its creation when stars explode, all the way to its transformation into dazzling jingly jewellery, with exciting experiments, facts and fun!
Show starts at 2.30pm
Otago Museum - Atrium Level 1
419 Great King St
Enquiries: 03 474 7474
Visit www.otagomuseum.govt.nz
GRACE, GREED & GRIEVANCE
Did the gold rush bring to an end the Presbyterian's vision of a godly society? Did greed and grog triumph over god? Do we face similar dilemmas today - 150 years on? This promises to be a lively and fascinating panel discussion at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery featuring:
- Professor Andrew Bradstock - University of Otago, Howard Paterson Chair in Theology and Public Issues and the Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues.
- John Stenhouse - University of Otago, Department of History Lecturer whose research interests centre on nineteenth century science, religion, race, politics and gender, and their interconnections
- Professor Kevin Clements - University of Otago, Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies
- Cr Kate Wilson - Dunedin City Councillor and Lawyer.
Discussion starts at 4.00pm
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
30 The Octagon
SAIL THE TALL SHIP 'STEADFAST'
"I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky. All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by"
John Masefield, Poet Laureate
Enjoy a two hour 'wine and nibbles' cruise on the tall ship 'Steadfast'. This traditionally built sailing ship has sailed from the French Pass in the Marlborough Sounds for its cameo appearance at 'Layers of Gold'. The Steadfast is similar to the vessels that worked New Zealand's coastal waters during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The 22.5 metre sailing cutter has a 5 metre bowsprit and draws 3 metres.
Public Sailings
Departs: 10.00am, 2.00pm
Tickets: $30 per adult and $15 per child (under 12 years)
Supper Cruise
Suitable for Adults over 18 years
Departs: 5.00pm
Birch St Wharf
Adult $60
Tickets available from the 9th of February from the Dunedin iSITE Centre, Princes Street, Dunedin. Enquiries phone 03 4743300.
LIQUID GOLD
Join the bartender at Pier 24 for a hands on session where you will learn to make a gold rush cocktail and even have an opportunity to drink real gold!
Maximum 14 people.
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Pier 24, 24 Esplanade, St Clair, Dunedin
Admission: $20
For booking please contact Pier 24, Phone 03 456 0555
VISIT FLETCHERS HOUSE - HISTORIC EDWARDIAN VILLA
New Zealand's only fully restored and furnished villa.
This typical family home built in 1909 by Sir James Fletcher.
Open 11.00am till 4.00pm
Admission $3 Adult or $5 family.
