What is new at Sarau Festival in 2011?

What is new at Sarau Festival in 2011?

STONE CARVING WORKSHOP

A 2 hour stone carving workshop at Sarau Festival commencing at 4pm - $15 per person. To secure a place please phone Tutor Sharyn Tasker on 5433880 by Thursday 27th January.

Sharyn is an experienced artist and stone carver and her work can be seen at Country Kids in the Moutere where one of her carvings stands proudly in the new gardens.

Each participant will be given a block of Oamaru Stone to work with and Sharyn will be on hand to guide you through the early stages of the art form. When you arrive at the festival watch out for the yellow flags as these will guide you to Sharyn’s workshop.

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GARDEN SCULPTURE COMPETITION

Create something interesting, funky, or downright artistic! Our guest judges would prefer this to be from either recycled or natural materials. There is no limit to size or to material so let your imagination roam free!

Bring your entry to the Sarau Festival by 4.30pm – no need to register, no entry fee. Head for the green flags to find the Garden Sculpture area.

Prize for those under 12 and one for Adults (& those over 12).
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WRITING COMPETITIONS

To be judged by local author Jillian Sullivan:

• Kids – write a poem or a short story about Blackcurrants, or Life in your area
• Adults – write a limerick about Blackcurrants or Life in the Moutere
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If you want to write something which doesn’t come into these categories - no problem – we will be pleased to see it, but it may not win a prize! Also – please note that this is not limited to residents of the Moutere – anyone can use their imagination and enter!

Bring them along to the Sarau Festival by 5pm – no entry fee. There will be a board displaying the entries, and assuming there are plenty of entries Jill will take these away with her and judge them over the next two weeks. Winners will be announced in the March Grapevine and prizes will be able to be collected from the Upper Moutere Village.

The Gentle Cycling Company’s ride through the Moutere.

Everyone wants to have a go at exploring the Moutere by bike, but not everyone feels up to doing the Mountain bike club’s 26km cross country ride through some reasonably rugged farmland… soooo…. The Gentle Cycling Company together with a fun riding group called “Frocks on bikes” have decided to mount a shorter ride over the flatter sections of the Moutere route.

The route is a loop, with a 7 or 11km option, & finishes at the festival site. Cyclists will travel along quiet sealed roads, farm tracks & mown paddocks, passing through vineyards, raspberry & blackcurrant fields, hop gardens & open fields. There are some rolling hills on the road section at the beginning & the remainder is flat.

Children are welcome as long as they are reasonably experienced riders. This is not recommended for children under the age of 8, and of course they must be accompanied by an adult.

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