News
Here you'll find news, reviews ...
... and other useful updates.
From time to time, the committee publishes important notices or matters of interest to members and others. You'll also find reviews of festivals and extra information about concerts.
Welcoming New Personnel
7th November 2023
We are delighted welcome John Dodd who has volunteered to join our team, taking over the Artist Liaison role from Ronel Hunter. We thank Ronel for looking after this challenging role for the past coup...
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Administrator Vacancy
4th October 2023
The Club is in need of a new administrator. Perhaps you or someone you know would like a part time income. You will need your own computer, internet access, workspace and transport (where necess...
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Committee News - bar, festivals, AGM, new speakers
29th May 2023
You will all have already read about us securing a more permanent bar licence for the coming year. Opening the bar regularly has proved to be popular and has been growing our social interactions....
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Raise a glass and socialise on club nights from 7 pm, 11 June onwards
18th May 2023
As most of you will know from the AGM when we moved to join the Opoho Bowling club it was thought that we could be included in their club licence. We discovered that this necessitates a change of...
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Sorry no bar Sun 23 Apr
19th April 2023
Looking forward to hosting Adam McGrath on Sunday. Please note we are unable to run our bar for this event. Tickets on Under The Radar. ...
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want a gig?
11th April 2023
Musicians! Far away or local! We'd love to hear from you. We run concerts every Sunday evening and have a few gaps in our schedule. If you'd like to come and charm us with your music, contact ...
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Waimate Winter Folk Festival - call for volunteers
1st April 2023
Waimate Winter Folk Festival Do you enjoy folk music? Are you good at organising? Do you like working in a team? We're after 1 or more volunteers to help out this year. The fe...
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February Committee News
28th February 2023
During the month Keri Smith organised a social day with the Bowling Club which was a huge success with many members taking to the Green to have a go. There was music inside and food a-plenty before ou...
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January Committee News
30th January 2023
The Committee is back in business after the summer recess and planning is underway for a full and varied entertainment programme for 2023. Things to note: we're trying to bring back more Come Al...
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Summer Social Day - Folk & Bowls - 12 Feb - 2 pm
13th January 2023
Dunedin Folk Club and Opoho Bowls Club Welcome members to a SUMMER SOCIAL DAY From 2pm on Sunday 12th February 2023 at 80 Lovelock Ave, Opoho LETS GET TOGETHER FOR SOME FUN AND ENTERTAI...
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October Committee Panui
31st October 2022
As we have changed seasons, so has the Bowling Club started up again. A reminder to all that DFC members are welcome to come to the club and give bowling a try – as long as the rain stays away! ...
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September Committee News
20th September 2022
We were all deeply saddened by the recent passing of our loyal member Terisha Hubbard. We will all miss her smiling face and enthusiasm shown at the club performances and for life in general. A good n...
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August Committee News
15th August 2022
AGM News We had our AGM on the 7th with a good turnout of members. We had a bit of a re-shuffle of personnel this year with Lindsey Shields and Mike Dillon leaving and Monica Barkman joining o...
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Eric Bogle to Cross the Ditch
23rd June 2022
We're delighted to announce that the legend that is Eric Bogle will be crossing the ditch to perform for us in October - or as he would put it, to inflict himself on us. He'll be accompanied b...
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June Committee News - Notice of AGM 7/8/22
20th June 2022
Firstly, notice of our AGM which is coming up on Sunday August 7th. The meeting is usually held immediately prior to a club night but this year the evening will take the form of a party night to inclu...
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Review of Waimate Folk Festival 2022
15th June 2022
From Ali and Carole After a long drought of no festivals, it was wonderful to be among friends and music again at the Waimate Folk Festival. This was the third time Miguel has run it ‘f...
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May Committee Panui
22nd May 2022
It has been great to see steady attendance numbers coming out to support the Club performances each week despite the threat of Covid 19 still hanging over us. Thanks go out to those Committee members ...
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March Committee News
16th March 2022
At the latest committee meeting we decided to try to continue to operate the club as long as we can with the restrictions we have been using of requiring vaccinations and masks when people are moving ...
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November Committee News
21st November 2021
We were saddened by the news last month of the sudden death of our member Donna Young. Some of you will remember seeing the beautiful girls Emily & Gracie performing at 50 Dundas. We send our hear...
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IMPORTANT NOTICE - Covid requirements
17th November 2021
As Covid travels down the country and gets closer to us, the committee has been deciding how best to keep our members safe while at the same time continuing to operate. We are a...
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TICKETS for Andrew London Duo
4th November 2021
We expect a high demand for seats at the Andrew London concert on Sunday 14 November. Although the room has a limit of 105 people we cannot allow this number and still have any sort of space between p...
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