More enrol at university

Press, 14 August 1989, Page 16

More enrol at university

More and more people, aged between 20 and 80, are enrolling for part or full-time university courses, whether or not they have previously done university work. Some enrol for a formal degree course and others for certificate courses. Still others join a continuing education course for their own interest rather than a qualification. Those thinking of taking a university course will find the Continuing Education Department’s New Start course invaluable. This will help people decide whether university is right for them, courses available, costs and how much of a commitment it should be. There will be five sessions of discussions, tutorials, and lectures and each participant will have the chance to personally discuss their needs. They will also be able to sit in on first year courses of their choice. The course runs on Saturdays, from 9.30 a.m. until 12.30 p.m. from September 23 until October 28, excluding October 21. Discussions will be on Wednesdays, any time between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m., on September 13, October 4 and November 1. For more details phone Lynda Gill or Robert Tobias at 667-001, ext. 8486, or phone ext. 8405 or 8480 for an enrolment form to be sent. Groucho or macho? That we would rather be Groucho than Macho is the promising topic of a

public debate this Wednesday, August 16 to raise money for the Crippled Childrens Society. The star-studded debating team includes Jim Hopkins, of television and debating fame, Denis Welch, the political columnist of “The Listener” and John King from the “Evening Post.” Affirming the motion will be the Christchurch entertainer Janice Gray, Auckland television personalities, Judith Kirk and Kerry Woodham, and a secondary school student. A mayoral candidate, Vicki Buck, will chair the debate. The event will be in the Christchurch Town Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets are $l2 or $6 for students. Bookings can be made by phoning 654-431. Song for peace El Salvador may be better known for the atrocities of its military rulers than its music, but an internationally known musician will be in Christchurch next week to sing for peace and the future of his country. Eduardo . Gonzalez, the lead singer and director of the group Cutumay Camones, will give a concert at the State Trinity Theatre on Tuesday, August 22. Eduardo is part of the Latin Ameriican new song movement — singers and musicians who combine traditional style and rhythms of Latin American music with a contemporary message of peace

and justice. His tour has been organised by Aid for El Salvador and Corso, who have been funding aid projects in the country for nearly 10 years. Christchurch Latin American group Pachamama will be the support act. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $lO and $6, from Corso, 206 Barbadoes Street, University Bookshops or at the door. Charity concert A fund raising concert to help a Maori family take their sick child overseas — it is hoped for healing, — will be held at the Aranui High School hall this Saturday, August 19. The three-year-old Christchurch girl has cancer, and is very ill. Her Catholic parents want to take her on a pilgrimage, to the Vatican, Lourdes, in France, and Medjugorie, in Yugoslavia. The concert is being organised by the Te Kotahitanga Maori Club and will feature different community groups. It starts at 6 p.m. and costs $5 for adults and $2 for children. Hangi food will be available. For more information phone Glenys Papuni, at 890-952. Colombo Street project Gavin Lucas, a Christchurch photographer, will be photographing people and activities in Colombo Street in the next year. His project has been sanctioned by the 1990

Commission and will culminate in an exhibition of prints as part of the Christchurch Photographic Society’s centenary celebrations in September next year. ( Anybody in business, a ; club, school, or institution 1 in Colombo Street who , would like to be part of the project can phone Gavin in the evenings at 858-374. Embroidery exhibition Dunedin’s Jenny Bain will be the guest exhiibitor at the Canterbury Embroiderers’ Guild exhibition open from August 23 to September 3. Jenny, well-known in Otago as an embroidery tutor, holds three New Zealand Embroidery certificates and is working for a fourth. Spring into Stitches is the theme of the exhibition, which will feature work from the guild’s 155 members. Most of these are original designs which haven’t been shown before. - , They include experimental work with dyes, surface and machine stitchery, applique, quilting, and all types of traditional work. The exhibition will be at the Canterbury Society of the Arts gallery, 66 Gloucester Street from 10 a.m. until 4.30 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. on Sunday.

To coincide, three workshops will be held in the guild room in the Cranmer Centre. For

more information on these phone Barbara at 427-526. Pan Pacific group Women of different ethnic groups are invited to the annual lunch of the Pan Pacific South East Women’s Association this Saturday, August 19. This will be in the supper room of St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Merivale, at noon. It is suggested that women brinjg a traditional dish from their country and perhaps give a cultural item. , The Pan Pacific group has been set up to create understanding and friendship between different cultures. • For more information phone Gay at 660-558 or Lettie at 888-295. Provincial Buildings tour Sunday afternoon tours of Christchurch’s architectural gem, the Provincial Buildings in Durham Street, have resumed after the winter break. The Gothic-style buildings, completed in 1865, are the only remaining buildings of their kind in the country. They were designed by Benjamin Mountfort. Tours begin at 2 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Sundays. The buildings are open to the public from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. A guided tour costs $1 for adults, and children are free.