Featured Events in Peninsula in October, 2024 (April Updated)

Auction: The spacious Key Peninsula Center will be filled with over 40 pieces of Beverly Bier-Pedersen’s artwork. Beverly loved flowers, cats, fish, and birds, but undertook a wide variety of other subjects as well. She was known for her use of flamboyant colors. The artwork will be in all sizes and prices. Media used will include oils, acrylics, watercolors, dyed fabrics, giclee reproductions, as well as wearable art in silk and cotton, note cards, and art tiles. Previews of most of the work is available on the web at https://sites.google.com/view/beverly-pedersen-art Pieces may be purchased immediately for a ‘quick sale’ price or bid on by silent auction, with all auctions closed by the end of the day and all sales final. Memorial Party: Beverly’s friends and family will have the opportunity to share memories and anecdotes on her colorful life. Drinks and appetizers will be provided, with gratuities going to the benefit fund. Beverly wanted a happy party, not a sad funeral! Information Source: Lori | eventbrite

The Submission Grappling Nationals event is set to take place on October 19, 2024, at the Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre and Library in Auckland. This highly anticipated competition will bring together top grapplers from around the area to showcase their skills and compete for the title. Admission to the event is free of charge, offering a fantastic opportunity for spectators to witness high-level grappling action. Don't miss out on this exciting event that promises to be a thrilling display of talent and sportsmanship.

October 26th - Wood Box Heroes, the American acoustic super-group, is hardly anything like the bluegrass music you used to find in the cassette player of your grandad’s old chevy pickup truck. Deeply rooted in tradition while melding together an eclectic-array of sounds from the country, bluegrass, blues, jazz, rock, and classical varieties, paired with crafty and authentic songwriting, the band delivers a piercing listening experience that plunges deep into the caverns of the soul. Bringing together some of the world’s most highly lauded musicians in Matt Menefee(banjo-Mumford & Sons, Cadillac Sky, Warren Haynes), and Barry Bales (bass-Alison Krauss & Union Station) backing up the vocal magic of Jenee Fleenor (fiddle-Blake Shelton, Larry Cordle) and Josh Martin (singer/songwriter/guitarist), this unit has over a century of musical seasoning between them. Yet, it is quite astonishing that the years spent on separate roads, accompanying a spectrum of incredible artists and receiving some of the most sought-after honors and awards in the business, has led to this enigmatic musical intersection. General Admission: Lobby opens at 7pm/Doors open at 7:30/Music at 8pm Information Source: The Peninsula Foundation | eventbrite