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
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