News from Rongolia

Guitarist Andrew White and violinist Gillian Boucher will be staying with us this Friday 11 jan. 2008 and playing live at Saracens Bush Lounge.

Fantastic Kiwi Music for only $10

Scandinavian Folk Musicians Habbadam will be staying at Rongo and playing live at Saracens Bush Lounge on January 14, 2008. Entry is free and the tunes will be fantastic, so join us for an evening of fine music and folk dancing.

Click here to see the tour poster

Boston artist, Kyle Browne, arrives today (Thursday Dec. 20, 2007) to take up an artist residency at Rongo. Kyle will be conducting art workshops and courses throughout the summer, exhibiting her work and working on some new creations. We hope she will be inspired by Karamea's stunning scenery and the creative environment that is Rongo. Welcome Kyle.

Update:

Kyle will be giving art workshops from January 16 - March 29 at Rongo.

The subjects covered are:

Drawing
Drawing and Illustration Techniques

Painting
Experimental Painting and Colour

Creating
Environmental/Found Object Art

For the full details, Click Here

Dunedin Funky Hip-Hippers "Vibrasics" rocked the radio shack Monday night to an appreciative crowd who grooved to the tunes despite the quite heavy rain. A good night was had by all and if you have a chance to check out the boys from Vibrasics, definitely take it.

Vibrasics Myspace Page

With the recent delivery of a truckload of outdoor furniture Rongo now has a very nice seating area:

Click on the thumbnails to see image full size.

After several months of work, the new site is finally ready, and I am pleased to launch the site officially!

Hopefully everything works smoothly, but as with all new projects there is a high probability of at least a few gremlins in the works, though hopefully not too many.