Kapiti Garden Jazz On Again! – Kāpiti and Coast Independent

Jazz in a Country Garden this Sunday

By Diane Ammundsen

We had to postpone our Jazz in a Country Garden which we planned for 12 March as it was so wet!!

We are on again for next Sunday 26 March so I hope this date may suit some of you and remind your that it is a lovely way to enjoy a few hours on a Sunday afternoon!!

So this Sunday, the June Oakley Memorial Youth Trust is holding a “Jazz in a Country Garden” at 264 Valley Road, Paraparaumu.

Relaxation and enjoyment for a good cause

If you enjoy sitting in a beautiful garden, enjoying a glass of wine and listening to some great jazz music please join us from 2-5pm. “Brasso” will also be playing for us and we also have an excellent vocalist – Jo-Ann Gibbs.

Afternoon tea is provided and you will meet some very nice people there!! The tickets are $25 and the cause is a good one – helping young deserving people on the Kapiti Coast. We hope to see you there!

Those who came last year really enjoyed it and we raised $4,000 for the Trust allowing us to help even more young people on the Kapiti Coast.

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