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Welcome to the super-late after-match report from Banana Boat’s July fono in Mangere Town Centre.

Present were GRANT BAYLEY, MAUREEN FEPULEA’I, GERALDINE WARREN, LEILANI UNASA, and DAVID MAMEA.

Apologies were received from JAMES NOKISE, ERIC SMITH, and JENNI HEKA.

BANANA BOAT BUSINESS

No Banana Boat business news this month.

Although there is a demand (the noun, not the verb) for master classes in Auckland.

NEWS TO USE

Playmarket’s Brown Ink initiative is still considering the scripts to push to the next level.

Playmarket writing clinics are to take place in Wellington and Christchurch in the near future – check the Playmarket website for more information.

There’s a women playwright’s conference in Sweden later in the year – the deadline for application is October. For more information, ask Leilani.

Lo – there’s a Maori and Pasifika film writers support group that meets on Monday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm in Galatos Street (in a building, of course). For more details, contact Rob Williams via Leilani.

COMING UP

SHONA TARAI, JONNY SAGALA, VENUS and LEILANI are part of an exhibition at the Fresh Gallery in Otara opening in either late July or early August. Peel your eyes.

MAUREEN’s award-winning “E Ono Tama’i Pato” is having a reading tour!
– Goodman Fielder Room, Aotea Centre – 31 October @ 7pm;
– Corbans Estate Art Centre, Henderson – 1 November @ 7pm;
– Papakura Art Gallery, Papakura – 2 November @ 7pm;
– Te Papa Museum, Wellington – 3 November, time TBC.

Banana Boat has booked dates for some Christmas Cheer around late November to early December. Be afraid.

SCRIPT READING

DAVID dusted off a short script, having been inspired/reminded by Grant’s script reading last month. It needs a lot of work.

NEXT FONO

– will be on THURSDAY 18 AUGUST 2011 at the Toi Ora Live Art Studio, 6 Putiki Street, Grey Lynn.