2/5/06 Puyallup: Maori Expo & Workshop 2006
i suppose if you're not a Super Bowl Fan... there's something interesting to do south of Seattle! these must be the folks who are in the area for the Burke Museum event..
(sorry about the all caps, but i cut n pasted)
CHILDREN OF POLYNESIA INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE FIRST MAORI EXPO & WORKSHOP
2006
PRESENTING
"TE AWANUI A RANGI"
DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2006
TIME: 9 A.M.-10 A.M. REGISTRATION
10 A.M. - 3 P.M. WORKSHOPS
PLACE: CHIEF LESCHI ELEM. SCHOOL, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, PUYALLUP, WA.
THIS DELEGATION OF 15 ARTISANS ARE COMING TO WASHINGTON, FROM NEW ZEALAND.
THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING A 5 HOUR EXPO & WORKSHOP TO ANYONE INTERESTED.
THIS IS AN EXHIBITION OF MAORI ART, BY THE ARTISANS THEMSELVES,
AND AN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP COVERING:
- KAPAHAKA DANCE
- MAORI CARVING
- MAORI LANGUAGE & HISTORY,
- MAORI WEAVING
- MAU RAKO: MAORI WEAPONRY
THEIR ARTWORK WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ATTEND ALL 5 WORKSHOPS, FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
COST TO ATTEND:
$25.00 EA., PRE-PAID BEFORE FEB. 3RD (BY SENDING CHECK OR MONEY ORDER)
$30.00 EA., PAID AT THE DOOR BY CASH, CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER
$20.00 FOR EACH CAMCORDER USED; $10.00 FOR EACH AUDIO RECORDER USED
$25.00 EACH TABLE VENDORS, ONLY 6 TABLES AVAILABLE (SORRY, NO FOOD)
$5.00 LOCAL SACK LUNCH, INCLUDES A DRINK
*(BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR SUPPLIES IF YOU WANT THEM, AND IF THEY ARE
AVAILABLE)
SPECIAL HALAU & / OR GROUP RATE:
$20.00 EA. FOR GROUPS OF 15 OR MORE, MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED BY FEB. 3RD BY
EMAIL OR CALLING AUNTY MAPUANA @ 253-535-0919, AND YOU CAN PAY IN FULL AT
THE DOOR.
TO REGISTER:
REPLY TO cop2ohana@... WITH
YOUR NAME /OR HALAU /OR GROUP NAME, PHONE, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS,
THEN SEND PAYMENT EITHER BY:
- PAYPAL - RECIPIENT: cop2ohana@... OR
- MAIL PAYMENT: MAPUANA TANDAL, 15414 16TH AVE. E., TACOMA, WA. 98445,
MAKE CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO: "C.O.P."
THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM "TE IWI MAORI O AOTEAROA"
(THE MAORI OF NEW ZEALAND). IT WILL BECOME A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR
PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ALL AGES, AND ALL NATIONALITIES, WHO WANT TO
ENRICH THEIR LIVES WITH KNOWLEDGE FROM A DISTANT LAND.
AROHANUI, MAPUANA TANDAL, LIFE DIRECTOR FOR C.O.P.
253-535-0919,
