FREE Welcome to ART EVENTS ALONG THE RAIL TRAIL EVENT FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL ON THE RAIL TRAIL LAUDER UKULELE FESTIVAL This festival in beautiful Lauder is for the lover of the ukulele. A long weekend The Central District Arts Trust and the of performances and workshops. Thursday 5 February until Sunday 7 February Rail Trail Trust have worked www.lauderukefest.com together to showcase the art of our talented POP UP ART EXHIBITION - ART SOCIETY At Alexandra Community House, members of the Art Society will exhibit their Central Otago artists. All along the Rail Trail, work for 3 days. 14 - 16 Centennial Ave, Alexandra. Each day from 10am, between Clyde and Middlemarch, cafes, hotels Friday 6 February until Sunday 8 February. and galleries are featuring mini solo art CENTRAL STORIES MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, ALEXANDRA ART 23 January - 8 March exhibition - Sounds like Us. 20 March - 31 May exhibitions by our artists as part of this eight- exhibition - Their War, Our Story: The ANZAC’s. Open every day 10am-4pm. week-long group event. 21 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra. ALEXANDRA SUMMER MARKETS, PIONEER PARK This is peak season for the Rail Trail operators, A wide variety of crafts, plants and produce. Every Saturday until 28 February, rail on the so we are predicting that Art on the Rail Trail will then again - Easter Saturday 10am - 2pm. 4 April. CLYDE ON SUNDAY be a wonderful experience for Rail Trail riders Market, music and fun! Once a month at Clyde’s Historic Railway Station and the art-loving public alike. The event offers Reserve. 10am - 2pm Sunday 8 February & Sunday 8 March. an opportunity for the participating artists to raise AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SHOW trail their profile and also to showcase their art to a A truly rural experience! Show grounds, Pery St, Ranfurly. Wednesday 18 February. www.maniototo.co.nz much wider audience. Hopefully they will also sell FESTIVAL IN THE PARK – RANFURLY RAILWAY STATION some of their work. Entertainment throughout the afternoon along with a market, wine, food, art, 6 FEBRUARY - APRIL 2015 music and local produce. This will be a great day out for locals and visitors. A large number of visitors ride this classic Otago 12 noon - 6pm. Saturday 21 February. Central Rail Trail every year. The experience is SALTIRE - SCOTTISH SHOW This duo is like Foster & Allen, but Scottish. Comedy, traditional Scottish A Great Autumn Art Ride a high priority on visitors “must do” list. We are songs and audience participation. 8pm at Ranfurly Town Hall. taking art to the tourists so they don’t have to go Saturday 21 February. Tickets: Ranfurly i-SITE: $20.00. off trail to find the artists. We hope this event is DUATHLON enjoyed by all and becomes an annual happening A multi-sport event involving running and mountain biking the length of the Rail Trail over two days. Starting at Clyde and finishing in Middlemarch. on our cultural calendar. Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 February. www.railtrailduathlon.co.nz HAYES ENGINEERING WORKS For more information on the artists featured or Open 7 Days from 9am to 5pm. the Rail Trail check out our websites Operating Days - 1 March and 5 April from 10am to 5pm. Guided tours will be at 10.30am, midday, 1.30pm and 3pm. Artist Marion Vialade onsite, 1 March. - www.centralotagoarts.com Hayes Road, off -Omakau Road, . - www.otagocentralrailtrail.co.nz A & P SHOW A truly rural experience! Commencing 10am. Grand Parade 2pm. Middlemarch Show Grounds - 7 March. MIDDLEMARCH SINGLES BALL The gumboots are polished and the gear washed for the biggest weekend on Middlemarch’s social calendar. 8pm, Middlemarch Show Grounds, Easter Saturday, 4 April. www.middlemarch.co.nz CLYDE WINE AND FOOD HARVEST FESTIVAL The festival celebrates wines from the world’s most southerly vineyards with wine, food, markets and music. Main street, Clyde, Central Otago 10.30 am – 4.30 pm. Easter Sunday, 5 April. www.promotedunstan.org.nz St Bathans RAIL TRAIL VENUES 27 28 29 with ArtistS Oturehua 34 35 Diggings Becks () Naseby 1. Post Office Bar and Café, Clyde - Jenny Hill 26 Ida Valley Wedderburn Idaburn Dam 2. Jan Rasmussen, studio & gallery, Clyde 30 17 18 19 Auripo 3. Dunstan Hotel, Clyde - Debbie Malcolm Cromwell Lauder 4. Bank Cafe, Clyde - Melanie Eade 20 21 24 25 5. Dunstan House, Clyde - Richard Parsons Ophir 6. Clyde Bistro - Odelle Morshuis 22 23 Ranfurly 7. Liz Kempthorne studio & gallery, Clyde Kyeburn Chatto Creek 8. Trail Journeys, Clyde - Debbie Paton 31 32 33 9. Orchard Garden, Clyde - Nigel Wilson 16 10. Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery - Clyde 8 Kokonga Malcolm Macpherson, John Guise and Jim Robbie Clyde Railhead 11. Tin Goose Cafe, Alexandra - Les Riddell Moa Creek Daisybank 9 Galloway 12. D L’s Gem Gallery - Denis Litchfield Tiroiti 13. Courthouse Cafe, Alexandra - Kathi McLean and Alexandra Esther Dexter Hyde 14. Nosh Nosh Swigs, Alexandra - Rebecca Gilmore 36 15. Shaky Bridge Cafe, Alexandra - Greg Slui 16. Chatto Creek Tavern - Eric Schusser 17. Muddy Creek Café, Omakau - Paul Samson 18. Omakau Commercial Hotel - Maurice Middleditch 19. Omakau Post Shop - Lorimer Knives and Jewellery Rock and Pillar 20. Scrap Metal Art, Omakau - Dave Donnelly 21. Shebikeshebikes, Omakau - Andrew Price 22. Pitches Store, Ophir - Rachel Hirabayashi 23. Blacks Hotel, Ophir - Annie Guise Ngapuna 24. Stationside Café, Lauder - Olaf Mengeringhausen 37 38 39

25. Lauder Hotel, Lauder - Sally Jory Middlemarch 26. Ida Valley Kitchen, Oturehua - Annemarie Hope-Cross 27. Hayes Engineering Works & Cafe, Oturehua - Marion Vialade 28. Oturehua Railway Hotel - Megan Huffadine 29. Oturehua General Store - Marion Mewburn 30. Wedderburn Tavern - Todd and Sarah Sisson 12 31. Ranfurly Hotel - Janyne Fletcher 11 7 10 32. E-Central Cafe, Ranfurly - Lynne Wilson 33. The Practice, Ranfurly - Marie Velenski and 6 Luke Anthony 13 34. Black Forest Café, Naseby - Jane Whitaker 14 15 5 3 35. Jane Whitaker studio & gallery, Naseby 4 2 1 36. Otago Central Hotel, Hyde - Lynley Brownridge 37. Kissing Gate Café, Middlemarch - Jillian Porteous 38. Trail Journeys depot, Middlemarch - Lorraine Higgins ALEXANDRA CLYDE 39. Quench Café and Bar, Middlemarch - Ro Bradshaw