What’s On: Filipino fun

Good morning Sunners, if you're looking for a bit of family fun and trial some great international food then head down to support Club Filipino Tauranga's fundraising event.

The event is being held at the Otumoetai Baptist Church and it will include international food stalls, upstage market, games, plants, vegies and fruit.


Punters will also have the chance to win some spot prizes. The event gets underway at 10.30am and runs until 4.30pm.

Now if that's not quite what you're looking for, then check out some of the other events happening around the city today.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Women's meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757

Annual Book Sale

Books wanted for Tauranga Harbour Lions November book sale. Drop off points are Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Liquor King, 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield. No magazines or encyclopedias please. 576 7105

Come Dancing Tonight

Sequence & old time dancing, great music & supper. Greerton Hall 7.30-10.30pm. Run by Tauranga Scottish Soc. Entry $7. Nola 576 5076

Cross Dressing Club Starting Up

Stop hiding away & join the cross-dressing club. Get together with people like yourself & do fun things together. Donations of ladies clothing, mainly lingerie etc plus 2 + ladies to help out. All guys & girls welcome to join, ages 18+. Free. 021 042 7074.

Dance Party

Aug 13, Greerton Hall, 1263 Cameron Rd 7.30pm. BYO drinks & nibbles. Just turn up on the night. Entertainment by Helen Riley. Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786

Katikati Tramping Club

Te Miro MTB Park, Morrinsville. Easy. Dave 07 886 7335

LOL Laughter Wellness

Laugh away the winter blues with us. Sandpiper Room, Arataki Community Centre, Mount 11-11.45am. $3 door charge. Trish 022 036 6768 email: lollaughterwellness@gmail.com

Messianic Meetings

Every Sat at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 10am. Seek to unite together in our walk to put truth into action on a daily basis. All ages welcome. 544 7424 or 0210 226 3515

Narcotics Anonymous

Open meeting, Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor) 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7.30-8.30pm. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. 0800 NA TODAY

Open Air Movie Night

Bring the whole family down to Wharf St with rugs, cushions & bean bags with the movie screening of Rio. Pre-entertainment from 5pm, movie screening from 6pm (BOP Film's short Just Three Girls will screen directly after Rio). Free.

Operanesia from Puccini to Presley

Aug 13 at Holy Trinity, 215 Devonport Rd, Tga 7.30pm. The outstanding quartet Operanesia, & special guest Imogen Thirwell perform a diverse programme of classics, medleys & contemporary songs. Adults $45, student $25. Tickets available from Hospice Shops, Holy Trinity and www.waipunahospice.co.nz

Organ Music Concert

A grand tour of organ music with Nicholas Forbes at St Peter's Anglican Church, 15 Victoria Rd, Mount 7.30pm. $20 at door, free for children.

Papamoa Community Park

Join in the fun - growing soil, food & community. Fun for all ages, dawn till dusk. Gardening bees 2nd & 4th Sat 9am - 3pm. Between 51 & 53 Hartford Ave, Papamoa. Chris 021 0241 5454 or therockpapamoa@gmail.com

Petanque at Blake Park

Every Sat 1pm. Coaching & competitive play. Equip available, all levels welcome. Jo Ann 578 3606

Red Cross Book Fair

Sept 3 & 4 at Historic Village Hall, 17th Ave West. Wanted: books, CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, jigsaws. Please deliver to: Red Cross, 245 Chadwick Rd, Greerton. 578 6987

Scrapbooking Weekend

Fri 29th - Sun 31st July. Games, challenges, classes etc. $50. deborah@cropnshop.co.nz 0274 303 781

Tauranga Leisure Marching

Display day Aug 13 at QEYC Stadium, Memorial Park, 11th Ave 10am - 3pm. Come along & support local & visiting marching teams displays.

TEDx Tauranga

13 live speakers on stage, live entertainment, 3 official TED videos. Join 1000 people for a day of inspirational talks & great food. Aug 20 at ASB Baypark Arena 10am - 6pm. Tickets at Eventfinda or www.tedxtauranga.com Limited student & seniors discounted tickets. Be quick.

Village Radio

Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1940's - 90's weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

Winter Fun Festival

Join Club Filipino Tauranga & savour their world famous Lechon, pork roasted on a spit for 5 hours. Otumoetai Baptist Church, 241 Otumoetai Rd 10am – 4pm. Browse around & grab a bargain at the car park market. Free admission.

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