Christmas Party/BBQ 12th December 2011

What a wonderful way to wrap-up the North Shore Organ and Keyboard Club's 2011 calendar with a fantastic BBQ Xmas Party. Members and guests came and left as their schedule dictated but that was as well given the apartment would have been bursting at the seams if all stayed all day and all night! It was great to have guest artists join us: Len Hancy on vocals; Bev Barnes vocals; John Perkin on keyboards; Ron Stanwell (President of the Tauranga Organ and Keyboard Club) on keyboards and non other than Internationally acclaimed artist, Marian Burns, who squeezed us into her busy schedule for the BBQ and after dinner music. There was lots of jamming going on and many happy, if somewhat tired bodies, by the end of the night. Definitely a Club Christmas Party to remember!

A big thank you to Peter Brophy as our generous host and also to the guest artists and a special thanks to June Stanwell, Secretary to the Tauranga Organ and Keyboard Club, for acting as our culinary host and ably assisted by Peter Littlejohn with his famous Pavlovas and magnificent Christmas cake.

            

 

            

 

    

           

  

 

   

   

  

Club Night 6th December 2011

What a magical way to finish Club Night for 2011. In excess of 50 members and visitors (including a Japanese guest - Mayo Murakami) packed our Club Rooms for the wonderful music. We had five invited players each given a 20 minute slot to create a mini concert. Thanks to the musical participants and to the Committee and helpers to put together a great evening, what with a super supper courtesy of Delyse Whorwood and helpers. Wonderfully presented Christmas Hampers (10 of them) prepared by George and Jean Watt courtesy of our generous members contributions. Even a visit from the North Pole with Santa's helper (Jeanette Beamish) dishing out Christmas gifts and goodwill. Thanks also to Philippa Zink and Peter Jackson for a great job on door duties. It was great to have our big screen back in operation after Mr President ran over it a couple of months ago in his car!

             

         

              

Prescott Club 30th November 2011

As part of the North Shore Organ and Keyboard Club's "bringing music to the Community" programme, it was our pleasure to entertain the Age Concern's Prescott Club members at St Joseph's Church Hall in Takapuna. This is a weekly event put on for the senior citizens by this hard working organization and we are proud and pleased to be able to contribute an hourly concert at least once a month for them. As this concert was the last of the year their was a Christmas feel to the show and whilst Santa Clause couldn't make it he arranged for a beautiful fairy named Fiona to come along and share some Christmas cheer. Now where did Peter Brophy the NSOKC's Events Manager disappear to just after the start of the show!

  

   

  

       

Coffee Day 21st November 2011

The keen members made the trek over to St Heliers for Coffee Day at Peter and Lizza Littlejohn's lovely home. Lizza took the day off work specially to cater for the members both morning tea, lunch and a superb BBQ banquet in the evening. The music was great as always with members participating in the morning and afternoon. Pre-dinner and after dinner we were treated to a great concert by John Bercich and Damien Shalfoon. John playing two stacked keyboards and accompanied by Damien on drums. A lovely day was had by those attending and on behalf of the Club a big thank you to Peter and Lizza for the incredible hard work to make the day so memorable. A pity more members couldn't make it along and enjoy the occasion also.