Friday, March 02, 2012

NZ Book Month events featuring Peter Wells and his "The Hungry Heart"



Hawke’s Bay Museum and Art Gallery
Wednesday 28 March 2012 at 5.30pm
Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace, Hospital Hill
Peter will deliver his keynote paper from the William Colenso Bicentenary Conference at a public lecture here in March as part of our friends of HBMAG programme.
Join us for an encore presentation of award-winning New Zealand author Peter Wells’ paper on his recently released book The Hungry Heart: Journeys with Colenso.
Limited numbers, bookings are essential. To book, phone HBMAG on 835 7781 or email info@hbmag.co.nz  or book online by visiting the www.hbmag.co.nz events page, or paying in person at the Napier I-Site.
Cost: $5 for friends, $10 for general public

Remuera Library
Wednesday 21 March at 6:30 pm
Remuera Community Library, 429 Remuera Road, Auckland
Join us to hear Peter Wells, author of The Hungry Heart: Journeys with Colenso, talk about this fascinating man. More than just a missionary, explorer and printer, the story of William Colenso makes compelling reading. Come along, have a glass of wine and enjoy the night.]
Light refreshments.
Tickets $5.00. Bookings are essential - please phone 520-2532 to book

Hedley’s Masterton
Thursday 15 March at 7.00pm
William Colenso: Nineteenth-Century Maverick
A discussion on the life of William Colenso: printer, botanist, missionary and nineteenth-century blogger, featuring guest experts Peter Wells and Ian St George
No charge, but please RSVP to 06 3782875 or sales@hedleysbooks.co.nz

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