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Otago Daily Times
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Domain transformed by glow festival
A sellout crowd of 11,000 packed Hororata Domain on Saturday for the Hororata Glow Festival. The festival featured 12 hot air balloons, the Marama Energy glow walk, live music, food trucks and free children's entertainment, including The Wonky Donkey author and musician Craig Smith. The hot air balloons, which glowed in unison and were set to music, included 'Owlbert' – an owl-shaped hot air balloon from the United States. The festival was organised by the Hororata Community Trust in association with Ballooning Canterbury. Said event manager Cindy Driscoll: 'This festival is about so much more than entertainment. 'It's about building community pride, celebrating our rural way of life, and giving people something magical to be part of right here in the heart of Selwyn.' Driscoll said more than 130 volunteers were involved in bringing the festival to life. 'What many don't see is the week-long effort behind the scenes. We host balloon crews from around New Zealand and the world. It takes a huge volunteer effort.' The festival is a key initiative of the community trust and raises funds for projects like rebuilding the historic Hororata Hall. The biennial event will return in 2027.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Renovated Edgar Allen Poe/Sullivan's Island library to reopen Tuesday
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Tuesday morning for the renovated Edgar Allen Poe/Sullivan's Island Library. The Poe Library closed for refurbishment in August 2024 to undergo an interior refresh. Upgrades to the branch include new paint and furniture, refreshed bathrooms with new flooring, upgraded IT systems, and improvements to the HVAC and electrical systems. Charleston County Public Library officials said the refurbishment is part of the ongoing $108.5 million referendum-funded project, which was passed by Charleston County voters in 2014 to build five new libraries and renovate all existing branches. The Poe Library's location is unique. It has been housed in Battery Gadsden, a former Spanish-American War four-gun battery, since March 1977. Library officials say the battery's walls are two feet thick, offering plenty of protection for the 15,000 books in the 2,000-square-foot library. It is named after author Edgar Allen Poe, who was stationed on Sullivan's Island as a private in the U.S. Army in 1827 and 1828. Tuesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony will get underway at 9 a.m. Speakers from the library, Charleston County government, and elected officials are expected to speak. Library patrons can then meet staff members, explore the branch, and take pictures with CCPL mascot, Owlbert. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
