Notices
Our April Guest Speaker: Jenny Harper
We are delighted that Jenny Harper will be our guest speaker on Tuesday 14 April. Jenny is the former Director of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. She retired in 2018 after 12 years during which she watched the gallery being overtaken by Civil Defence and the Earthquake Recovery Authority as the only building that had the foundation strength and capacity in the inner city to withstand the ongoing earthquakes. Jenny has spent a large part of her working life involved in the arts. She spent 12 years at Victoria University where she developed the art history department, becoming head of a larger school of art history, classics and religious studies in 2000 and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic) in 2003. Jenny has always been an ardent supporter of Aotearoa New Zealand’s exhibitions at the Venice Biennale, and was appointed commissioner in 2009, 2011 and 2013. This year, Creative New Zealand has commissioned the Christchurch Art Gallery to develop and effectively present New Zealand's installation at the Biennale. It is an exciting project involving New Zealand artists. Jenny says, she understands as well as anyone, the ‘crazy challenges and great rewards of presenting art in this amazing city.’ This year, the Biennale will run from 9 May to 22 November and will be the highlight of the Venetian summer.
Refresher Course for Older Drivers
This course will be held in May 2026 and is designed as a refresher course for older drivers. It is run by Aged Concern Canterbury and is free for our U3A members. The date is 19 May The venue is Heathcote Community Centre We can accept a maximum of 20 members. It is a daylong course. More details about start and finish times will be advised shortly. If any member is interested please contact Yvonne Boulton via our U3A Opawaho email address.
Membership: Important Notice
Our Opawaho U3A has reached its maximum membership of 250. We are delighted because it demonstrates the level of interest in our district for events and activities especially for people over 55, and also because we have achieved this milestone within our first year. It also means that we have a waiting list. If anyone would like to join our U3A, please email us on u3aopawaho@gmail.com
