A group for amateur musicians to get together and play music in the swing idiom. All instruments welcome. Enthusiasm is more important than technical expertise, although ability to either read a chart or play by ear will help. We want to play the great swing tunes, by artists such as The Quintette of the Hot Club of France, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday and many more. The emphasis is on a love of this style, learning by playing with others and having fun playing awes …

The English word baroque is derived form the Italian barocco meaning bizarre, though exuberant or flamboyant would be a better translation. This joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic group aims to promote capitals classical music scene. Involving more young people to attend performances, appreciate the culture and socialise.

what on earth is chalkle°? Chalkle° connects people who want to teach with people who want to learn and enables learning for communities in real life. Small affordable classes mean high value for participants, extracting the knowledge and skills otherwise hidden within the community. Chalkle° redefines what it means to be a teacher or a learner, helping everyone undertake training in practical, artistic or academic skills while fostering lifelong learning. To find out more, see what the Capital …

A group for the lovers of vintage dance and style. Do you love Lindy Hop? Balboa? maybe some Charleston? Then this is the group for you. Fun nights of dressing up, good music and fantastic dancing. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindyHop CouchSurfing: https://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=62857

Pensive Faust Book club is a reading group that meets in Wellington CBD. We aim to bring together wit, wisdom and offer a new cultural revolution to the Wellington scene. Fuse lively, creative events with brain-teasing and mind-expanding food for thought in the form of discussions, events and exploration of books and music. We usually read contemporary fiction but are not limited to literary genre, being fond of good discussions and a fulfilling read we at times choose something completely diff …

Calling all brass players! We need some additional instruments to add to our fledgling quintet so if you play French Horn, Trombone or Bass / Tuba, please get in touch. We plan to play a wide variety of music, with community and Christmas performances, and some stuff for our own fun, but basically, it's up to us :)

An alliance is an agreement of friendship beween two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. Our aim is to help assimilate Kyrgyz people into New Zealand way of life. To share Kygyz literature and music, keep language and traditions through future generations creating more color and diversity in New Zealand culture.

The CubanFusion Social Club is a great place to find out about Cuban Salsa (and related) classes, parties, gigs and free events in Wellington, New Zealand and beyond.  For more information visit www.cubanfusion.co.nz.  We also highly recommend you subscribe to our monthlyish newsletter "CubanFusion Diffusion", and join the "CubanFusion Social Club" group and like our "CubanFusion" page on Facebook as these are the best ways to receive information, invites and updates about our (and other related …

Welcome to the Circa Theatre Meetup Group! We've been organising events for theatre enthusiasts since 2010 - it's a great way to see some of the fantastic shows Circa has to offer, and meet a fun group of people while you're at it. Once you are a member of the Circa Theatre Meetup Group, you can RSVP for any of the events posted. Sometimes we attend the opening night of a new play and then go to the after party, other times we meet for dinner before the play, and have a meet and greet with the c …

Interested in learning and practising some Spanish? Interested in Spanish & Latin-American culture? Interested in meeting people who share your interests and can share their language skills and knowledge? If you answered yes to at least one of the questions, then you should join the Wellingt Spanish/Latin-American Meetup!

I have recently moved to Martinborough from Perth, Western Australia and would be interested in meeting other 'locals' that are new to the area.

Love going out having fun? Want to try new things? good don’t be the only one, come and join us! Girlies in the city is a group for women of any age to meet for friendship, companionship, fun activities or just an excuse for an outing or a chinwag. You can never have too many friends and you can’t always expect your friends to share all your likes and dislikes – in this group there’s something for everyone, be it the regular monthly meetup or one of the many, varied activities organised, from lu …