올해의 크라이스트 시립 도서관 설날 행사를 확인하세요
민속 공연을 즐기실 수 있고 연등 만들기 와 여러분의 띠로 알아보는 올해의운세를 확인하세요.
사자 탈춤의 시작과 함께 공식 행사가10시 45분 에서 11시에 시작되고 계속해서 민속 공연과 연등 만들기 그리고 여러분의 띠로 알아보는 올해의운세를 알아보세요. 만들기 시간과 다양한 행사에 가족과 함께 참여해보세요.
민속 공연을 즐기시고 연등 만들기에도 참여하세요. 마오리 깃털 코트 만들기 시간도 마련했습니다.
Korean Day is coming back again this year. It will take place in Cathedral Square between 11am and 4pm on Saturday 29th November 2014.
This special day first started in 2013, when it had the distinction of being the first public event held in Cathedral Square after the February 2011 earthquake. This was an important milestone in the reintegration of Cathedral Square in the cultural life of the city.
Korean Day has quickly become an important cultural event on the Christchurch calendar, as well as being the biggest event for the Korean community in the whole South Island.
The organisers of the day, the Korean Society in Christchurch, see the event as an opportunity to help build strong ties with other local communities through collaborative performances.
The day promises to be a unique showcase of shared artistic values. You can look forward to traditional Korean dancing, as well as music and pieces by guest performers. A special guest will be Park Choon-Hee, Mayor of Songpa-gu, Christchurch’s Korean Sister City. And of course there will be lots of delicious food to sample, and plenty of entertainment for the whole family.
So make sure you don’t miss out this fun opportunity to let go of the daily stresses and to recharge your batteries – come along and get a chance to experience Korean culture!
Hope to see you there!
Jo Yang
Network Library Assistant
I’m hoping that maybe you haven’t planted your garlic yet… We were getting ready to do this, and then luckily saw the weather forecast before we made firm plans. I think if we had gone ahead, our garlic might have been washed out to sea in the deluge and may have decided to swim to Australia to seek some warmer weather!
Everyone seems to have a different idea about when the best time to plant garlic is. The first time we planted it was on the 21st of June several years ago. It is an easy date to remember, being the shortest day, and because we had good results we’ve always aimed for that date (weather permitting).
I love planting garlic, mainly because there’s not really that much that you can do wrong. It just seems to need a sunny spot, a bit of moisture, and away it goes. It is usually ready in about 6-7 months, which is conveniently just in time for the barbecue season, and there’s just something so satisfying about growing your own. It looks great when it is braided too, although I seem to end up with more of a knotty mess myself.
Anyway, this got me thinking that I must check and see what else I should get ready to plant over the next few months. We always seem to plant the same things, so I really need to branch out (pardon the pun!).
There’s always the Yates Garden Guide of course, which is great for practical gardening advice, but I decided to check our catalogue for inspiration, and The Good Life caught my eye. Having watched the Good Life TV series when I was growing up, the title evoked some great memories and it just sounded too good to miss!
It is hot off the press, published earlier this year, and a quick flick through it suggests that it’s just the ticket. It is divided up into seasons and I’ve instantly spotted a couple of recipes that I’ll be keen to try, including pickled garlic, and pickled nasturtium seeds (otherwise known as poor man’s capers). There look to be some good tips in there which I’ll soak up – gardening just seems to be one of those areas where you are continually learning. Maybe that is part of what makes it so much fun!
The only downside to this book is that every time I pick it up and see the title I hear the theme song for the Good Life TV series in my head! Just in case you want a dose of nostalgia, you’ll be glad to know that we have the Good Life TV series available at our libraries on DVD.
If you have any experiences about planting garlic or about your own good life that you would like to share then we would love to hear your comments.
Life after death: the shocking true story of an innocent man on death row is probably not a book that I would have chosen to read, but a customer told me about it (one of the perks of my job!) and an interest was sparked. I was also curious about the New Zealand connection with this – Peter Jackson produced a film about it called West of Memphis, which the library has on DVD.
Damien Echols was one of three teenagers arrested and charged with the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Echols was fingered as the ring leader and was sentenced to death. All three men were eventually released in August 2011.
Echols’s early life was one of poverty and despair, living in miserable circumstances in an unhappy family setting. He mentions that he spent hours in the West Memphis Public Library, as he was a keen reader, and wanted to educate himself. He continued reading through his time on death row.
He describes the long build-up to his arrest, where he started to get attention from the police and the events leading up to the arrest. The most harrowing part of the book is obviously his time on death row, where he gives insights into the inmates’ daily lives, the abuse suffered from prison guards, and so on. It takes you through his journey of swinging emotions triggered by hope one minute and despair the next, his search for spirituality, and his interactions with the people he met (including Peter Jackson) who helped him in his fight for freedom. What really shines through is his courage and determination, and his amazing ability to remain sane in insane circumstances.
Have you read Life after death or seen West of Memphis? If so, what did you think of them?
And is there a title that you wouldn’t ordinarily have chosen to read, but which was recommended to you and which you ended up really enjoying? Why not pay it forward in the comments below?
Christmas day is less than 10 days away, but you’ve still got time to make some delicious edible presents…
If you are running short of time and you want some simple recipes with a short list of ingredients, try 4 ingredients. This handy little book contains a wide range of recipes for treats like chocolate or rum balls, fudge (the lime and macadamia fudge sounds particularly enticing), and biscuits, along with many other mouth watering goodies, so it is definitely a must read!
Homemade jams make a great present, but if you think that jam-making sounds too time consuming and messy, why not try making it in your microwave? ‘Bird of Paradise Pineapple Jam’ from Quick & easy one pot of jam from your microwave sounds absolutely divine with ingredients like pineapple, persimmon, apple, and lime. It is described as being deep orangey-pink in colour with a delicious taste, and apparently makes for ‘a lively addition to a cheese board…’ I haven’t made this myself yet, but it is on my (growing by the day) ‘to do’ list.
For those of you that have an abundant veggie or fruit garden you may be thinking of ways to turn your homegrown goodness into presents. If you’ve got oodles of lemons, for example, there are lots of options like: lemon cordial, lemon honey (an old favourite of mine), preserved lemons, or lemon oil.
Recipe books like Preserved will help you to turn your lemons into edible presents, but beware, it is easy to become quite distracted when you start leafing through the glossy pages of close-up photos of fig jam and oranges in brandy!
Using herbs from your garden to make a jar of pesto is another option you could try. If you have a large supply of parsley at the moment (like I do), just use a standard basil pesto recipe and replace the basil with parsley. Delicious!
So in the lead up to Christmas, why not put a few minutes aside and crank up your creative side?
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