Live Music at Le Cafe Picton Restaurant

August 17th, 2011

Hey Guys,

A slightly obvious plug here as Indigo is my daughter, but I am all for promoting live music in Picton, so here goes – on Friday the 9th September at 8pm for the small sum of $5 Indigo Greenlaw will be singing, along with Blair Gibsone, freshly back from Aspen Colorado on lead guitar.  Should be a great night, so beat the winter blues and pop down to your favourite music venue, Le Cafe – awesome food and ambience. :)

Indigo is heading off to Europe again, so this might be the last chance to hear her for a wee while. <3

Tika

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Cruise Into Picton : Spring Festival

July 21st, 2011

Hi guys,

It being a particularly beautiful sun filled winter’s day today, it seems natural to want to spread the word about the glories of Picton.

In case you were wondering what’s happening for Spring Fest here’s a few items for your diary, gleaned from the Love Marlborough website.

Picton Spring Fest is a free, two-day 17/18 September 2011 event featuring Marlborough wine and seafood, hospitality and family activities with entertainment planned to appeal to a wide variety of tastes.

The event will have a main stage with performances from several bands each day, multi cultural entertainment, dancing and other performances and a finale jazz soiree complete with an ice bar. There will also be children’s activities and competitions, along with stall holders offering food/refreshments, arts and crafts, cooking demos, and a strong involvement from the Waikawa Marae. A hive of activity on the foreshore!

It will all get a little groovy on Sunday 18th when the Jazz Soiree begins, headlined by LA Mitchell who with her powerful voice has opened for the likes of Stevie Wonder, Dave Dobbyn and Guy Sebastien. The event will be undercover with a main stage profiling some fantastic Kiwi Bands, multi cultural entertainment, dancing, cooking demos with Celebrity Chefs and a finale Jazz Soiree on the Sunday evening. National performers announced so far are Special Guest Artist Dukes and LA Mitchell .

hese fantastic bands will be supported by some great local acts including Clara Vanwel – the winner of this year’s Marlborough Smoke Free Rockquest who is going through to the National Finals to represent Marlborough.

These bands – along with the other great entertainment planned for the Festival will provide something for everyone!

There will also be children’s activities and competitions, along with The Sample Marlborough Marquees – including wine, seafood, strawberries, honey, oil and other local delights along with other events and activities available in the region. A real sample of Marlborough! There will also be a Festival Bar operated by locals for part of the festival.

All in all a hive of activity on the foreshore.

Event organisers Marlborough 4 Fun have a long and well known track record for providing professional, enjoyable events for the region and we are looking forward to showcasing the region with this fantastic two-day event.

PICTON SPRINGFEST

Saturday 17th September

10.00am Kapa Haka Welcome

10.15am Schools performance (including Russian Anthem)

11.00am Chris Fortune Cooking Demo

12.00pm Clara Vanwel

Running of the Fish Competition

1.00pm Cooking Demo – TBC

2.00pm Rio Hemopo

3.00pm Cornerstone Roots

5.00pm Finish

PICTON SPRINGFEST

Sunday 18th September

10.00am Café Cortado Cooking Demo

11.00am Highland Pipe Band

11.30pm Fish Filleting Demo – TBC

12.15pm Local Band

1.30pm Le Cafe Cooking Demo

2.00pm Dukes

3.00pm Figaro’s Cooking Demo

3.30pm Local Band TBC

4.00pm Chris Fortune Cooking Demo

JAZZ SOIREE

6.00pm MGC Jazz Band

6.30pm LA Mitchell

7.10pm MGC Jazz Band

8.00pm LA Mitchell

For further details please contact: Contact Email: katrina@marlborough4fun.co.nz Contact Phone: +64 3 577 8935

For other Cruise into Picton events, please check website

9 September to 24 October 2011

If you know of other events to promote, please let me know so we can help promote Picton and the beautiful Marlborough Sounds.

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Celebrating Live Music at Le Cafe

May 24th, 2011

Hi guys,

Just thought I’d give you Peter’s latest newsletter as he’s the man of the moment after the Marlborough Express article celebrating his involvement in encouraging live music in Marlborough, specifically at Le Cafe, and to let you know about the next upcoming musical offering at Le Cafe tomorrow Wednesday night. So here goes, I give you Peter Schoni:

“Hey folks!
The comments about the beautiful photo in the paper are slowly subsiding – why didn’t the papers turn up 20 years ago, when it could have granted some valuable contacts, when one was fit and indestructible??

Was trying to remember what my father looked like when he was my age. I had left school, into my second year as an apprentice chef, I already knew lots about most things important, was able to judge situations in a grown-up fashion, made mature decisions and generally had a grip on the scene – I was convinced! Also, my socio-political viewpoints were pretty much bang on unlike the majority of politicians and most authoritative powers that were! Funny how it’s actually still the same, aye. My viewpoints are still the closest to the point of just about anyone around, only now I’ve come to realize that that actually applies to most people’s idea about the way forward. Maybe that’s why we argue every now and constantly, us people! Dogs are no better or cats for that matter. Not sure fish fight over ideas or mating rights or whatever….? I know Crayfish are said to be territorially pre-occupied. Only they can re-grow limbs lost in combat- I’ve seen it!!

Anyhow, I was going to tell you about the two stellar instrumentalists that are performing here at LC tomorrow night. Wednesday 25th of May 2011 at 7:30pm

Endorsed by the Culture Ireland Council (promoting Irish Arts worldwide) and the Conseil des Arts et des lettres Québec

Sophie & Fiachra www.sophieandfiachra.com

Traditional Irish and Québecois Music Uilleann Pipes and Fiddle $10.- cover charge.

Book now – check out the new dinner menu featuring Lamb from our “house farmer” down at Ocean Bay Farm, Portunderwood!”
So book your table now : 03 573 5588 and all those who seek travel, sometimes Picton can give you a taste of the world just by visiting Le Cafe.

Ciao Tika – best get back to work. :)

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Julia Deans & Anna Coddington Live at Le Cafe Picton Marlborough

May 2nd, 2011


Just a reminder as time approaches that this Friday 6th May 2011,
Anna Coddington & Julia Deans, two beautiful talented singers will perform at le Cafe Picton on  Friday  as part of their “Keepsake Tour”.

Tickets are available now from Le Cafe at $15 until the 4th May, when they will be $18, so book your tickets now . Reserve your table now 03 573 5588 and enjoy a wonderful evening.

Browse through the previous post, or the singers’ websites for more info.

www.annacoddington.com

and www.facebook/juliadeans

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Anna Coddington & Julia Deans Live at Le Cafe Picton Marlborough

April 26th, 2011

So guys,

The wind is howling outside, the fan palm by our door is being battered and the draught is cold under the door, all the more reason for something to look forward to, a night out.

On Friday 6th May 2011 at Le Cafe in Picton come and hear two awesome lasses of the New Zealand music scene, Anna Coddington & Julia Deans. They have both played previously at Le Cafe, but this time double the value as they are touring together  “Keepsakes Tour”, which promises to be one of the most enchanting tours of the year.

Julia Deans is surely the possessor of one of modern rocks most interesting voices; able to shift elegantly between soaring falsetto and assured growl. Known primarily as the charismatic front-woman of Fur Patrol, Julia released her debut solo album ‘Modern Fables’ in 2010 to critical acclaim. As well as being a world -class vocal talent, Deans has proven herself as a prolific songwriter, having being recently nominated for both the prestigious Silver Scroll Award and The Taite Music Prize.

Anna Coddington is one of New Zealand’s foremost heroines of independent pop music, as is evident on her debut solo album ‘The Lake’ (one of my favourite albums ever) and new sophomore release ‘Cat & Bird’.  Anna has been quietly kicking around New Zealand’s music scene for some time, fronting casually released pop gems by her former bands Handsome Geoffrey and Duchess and performing with musical collective Fly My Pretties.

Don’t miss two of the finest gems New Zealand music has to offer when Anna Coddington and Julia Deans come to Picton, Marlborough  for The Keepsakes Tour.

Book your table at Le Cafe 03 573 5588 and buy your tickets now – they will run out! You can buy them from Le Cafe right now.

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