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2012 South Pacific & NZ Accordion Championships & Festival

Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd June, 2012

Download the 2012 Prospectus containing the rules and regulations.

The NZAA is delighted to once again have the use of the outstanding Raye Freedman Arts Centre, a venue that is ideally suited to our requirements, with excellent acoustics and all its "state of the art" facilities under one roof.

The Weekend commences on Saturday morning with a President's welcome, in particular to life members, overseas guests and competitors. On Sunday afternoon, there will be a concert featuring the festival orchestra, class winners and other guest artists.

This year, the festival orchestra will be for those players 18 years and under from all over New Zealand and overseas guests. On Sunday evening, there will be a "Formal Dinner" during which we will present trophies to the South Pacific Championship winners. This evening features a wealth of accordion entertainment and dancing, to cap off what is always a most exciting weekend.

Sonja Palinich
President

Dargaville Museum 'Wakefield to Masefield' - Sunday 25th March

Kevin Friedrich is curating a display at the Dargaville Museum to celebrate 40 years
of the NZAA. This display, originally intended to be in June 2011, was postponed to
hold a display unable to return to a Christchurch Museum. The NZAA is running a bus
to the opening of the event, which also includes a concert at the Lighthouse. As these
concerts always sell out well in advance we have booked tickets and are selling these
as a package.

Bus, $35, Ticket to concert $20, Total for Day Trip $55.

Day Schedule:
9am The bus will depart from Northcote Rd carpark, Northcote, opposite the netball
facilities & have a second pickup in Orewa.
12 noon eat packed lunch in Dargaville by River
1pm Concert
5pm Official opening and opportunity to view display
7pm Bus departs for Auckland with stop at Wellsford for dinner
10pm Arrive Northcote Road.
Please advise Committee Member Dennis Lovatt if you wish to have your name on the
list dlovatt@family.net.nz or Ph 09 636 9116

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