U3A Tauranga

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  • Composers as at March 2026

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    This is a list of all composers that the Classical Music Lovers A group have selected to feature over the past 10 years, in descending order of frequency.

  • Programs 2024 and 2025

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    This shows the detail of each of the Classical Music Lovers A group’s twice per month programs and the music that was played.

  • Photography-1: 2025 November: Open

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  • Photography-1: 2025 November: Subject

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    Col Shake Line for Cold Shower (1),Glenne Rainbow (1),

  • Photography-1-2025-10-Subject

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  • Photography 1: May 2025 -Subject

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    These are the images for the May Photography Meeting SET SUBJECT for May was ‘Wild-life’. Bill Knockout 1 vote Bill Out for Lunch Col OK, ‘Who’s going to be first’. Col White Heron at Waikanae Glenne Panda Glenne Take off I vote Margaret GIRAFFE Margaret ZEBRA Pam H Dreaming of thee 1 vote Pam P…

  • Photography 1: May 2025 – Open

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    These are the photos from the Open section of the May meeting Open section Bill Pretty Maids all in a Row – no photoshop – 1 voteBill Queenstown Lights – 1 voteCol Arrowtown – 1 voteCol SkyGlenne Spanish courtyard – 1 voteGlenne There’s a storm brewingMargaret HERITAGE VILLAGE-#1Margaret HERITAGE VILLAGE-#2Pam H Our view from the…

  • Photography 1 – April 2025 – Subject

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    Here are the subject entries for the April meeting. The set subject was clocks. The result of the voting was: Bill Coffee time x 2 votes Glenne Leaning tower x1 vote Glenne Tick tock x1 vote Pam H Len Lye perspective x1 vote Pam P Clock inspired by a Dalek from Doctor Who. x1 vote…

  • Wright Homestead – Feb 2025

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    February 2025 was a visit to the Wright Homestead in Omokoroa Garden Ramblers 1 recently enjoyed a visit to the Wright Family homestead in Omokoroa. A beautiful home in a stunning location and despite the dry weather over the summer the  gardens and lawns looked extremely well maintained, no doubt due to having their own…

  • Westview Place, Tauriko

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    10th September 2024 This month we visited two adjoining gardens in Westview Place in Tauriko.

  • Classical Music Lovers B – 24 August 2023 – Operetta

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  • Terry & Maureen in Tauriko

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    February 2023, Garden Ramblers 1 visited the large garden of Terry and Maureen in Tauriko Terry Pond with wildlifeUnexpected residentLots of native vegetationTrees everywhereShady nookComposting areaTerry and garden companionCabbage tree leaves for ground retentionReuse of local timber to create planting bedsCabbage tree leaves for mulchGeological rock specimens for unique stairs

  • Alma Deutscher – A Modern Classical Composer

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    Group News:  Classical Music Lovers B Meeting 11 August 2022 Story by Margaret Marsh Alma Deutscher, born in England in 2005, is a composer, violinist, pianist and conductor. She started playing the piano when she was two years old and the violin when she was three. She composed her first piano sonata at the age…

  • Group Info: August 2022

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    Ballet Appreciation Group It’s so difficult to see live productions here in Tauranga but that doesn’t stop our group from watching the most marvellous ballet companies in the world giving spectacular performances.  One month we watch a well-known ballet in rich, ornate costumes with wonderfully painted backdrops, then we alternate with a little known production,…

  • OMG – Hippy Day

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    Last Tuesday we had another theme day for our group’s regular session. The theme was “Hippy Day”, where members were encouraged to dress up from memories of the Hippy era, and we played/sang songs from the Woodstock Music Festival and others from that era. It was a real blast man! Smoking joints was discouraged for…

  • OMG – March 2022

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    U3A members Alan Read (looking like Brian May, lead guitarist for Queen) and Grant Toomer (dressed as Axl Rose, lead singer for Guns ‘N Roses) pose for this photo. Both are part of the U3A OMG (Oceanside Music Group), where their performance band put on a 3-hour Rock Show at the Pāpāmoa Retirement Village in…

  • Dining Group 3 – Dec 2021

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    At our October meeting we celebrated Clive Berry’s 90th birthday and on our final meeting for the year last Friday we recognised Steve Subritzy’s 70th birthday as well as Barbara Procter who will be 80 on Xmas Eve Photo of the three is below, Regards, Ray Goldfinch   Published: 30 December 2021

  • Science Today – Xmas 2021 meeting

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    We had our final meeting of the year on 14 Dec, and my last as convenor after 7 years! Raewyn and Murray McAlonan were our very hospitable hosts. I arranged a “hands-on” problem solving activity. Supplied only with 20 balloons and a roll of masking tape, the challenge for each small group was to build…

  • News: April 2021

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    Our meeting was on the 26th April and we did ANZAC stories  from our families in WW1 and WW2.  and of course our book swaps too. Eve Grimley29 April 2021

  • Visit to The Elms – Xmas 2020

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    We spent a very pleasant morning for our final meeting of the year visiting the new garden at The Elms. We are fortunate to have Bev as one of our members and she explained the significance of the  plantings as well as the design of the structure within it. We admired the magnificent carvings and…

  • Mah Jong – Xmas 2020

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    December meeting: Building Walls for Christmas: Christmas fun at the Mahjong group with a yummy afternoon tea  Published: 22 December 2020