Events
Future Te Aroha's 25th Anniversary Celebration
The Future Te Aroha team invited me to perform some of my poetry at their amazing Showcase event.
I donned Chilean spurs and trotted on to the stage to read The Torreon and Ghosts, both themed from the Wild West.
The spurs attracted quite a bit of interest, especially the way they rang – which added to the poetic effect. Yeehah!
An Evening of Poetry at Future Te Aroha
Join me in the joy of poetry and let your voice be heard.
Find out more about Future Te Aroha here.
Update:
Poetry evenings have been discontinued for the Winter.
Further events and updates will appear on this page.
Creative Talks at the Pumphouse Theatre
Elizabeth Barton is among the invited artists for Creative Talks series hosted by the Pumphouse Theatre, which continue throughout 2024.
A small appreciative audience attended her talk given on the 20th of May, with the host Mags Delaney in the role of interviewer. Poetry videos provided a backdrop to the discussion and was followed by questions from the audience.
Dirty Dusting was staged by the Te Aroha Dramatic Society last November. It was a great way to end the year 2023. I was invited to provide the introduction voice over for the play!
Waiting for the Golden Age
Art Exhibition
A new art exhibition by Elizabeth Barton is now showing at the Whitaker Gallery in Te Aroha, located at 138 Whitaker Street. The show is a fascinating collection of imaginative and diverse works, many centred on the idea of a coming Golden Age.
The idea has captured the artist’s imagination since she was young and shaped her belief that a Renaissance in the arts would occur in the future. That time is approaching.
The exhibition will continue until the 2nd of June 2023.
Dressed in gold for the exhibition opening.
