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SUMMARY:Member Event: A Night of Rocking 50s Kiwiana: Midcentury Cultural War Aotearoa New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by HANRAD BESPOKE RUGS\n\n\n\nFor One Night Only!\n\n\nHANRAD Gallery becomes a living time capsule. Authentic midcentury icons and objects will be projected throughout the space\, perfectly synched to a soundtrack drawn from the vaults - old rock 'n' roll\, folk\, doo-wop and trad pop   immersing you in the sights and sounds of a defining decade. \n\n\n\nPresented by acclaimed New Zealand author\, historian and boomer Stevan Eldred-Grigg\, celebrated for his landmark novel Oracles and Miracles\, the evening offers a vivid and provocative re-examination of 1950s Aotearoa. Drawing inspiration from J C Somers\, not a boomer\, and his thesis Midcentury Culture War in Aotearoa New Zealand\, this stimulating perspective is sharp\, witty\, beautifully illustrated\, and full of fresh insight\, challenging what we think we know about the decade   with both Stevan and JC visiting from Wellington for the evening.\n\n\n\n \nBe There or Be Square: Rediscovered. Remastered. Unseen for decades.\n\n \n\n\nRemember the era of finned cars and moral panic. Duck-arse haircuts and greasy leather jackets. Streamlined fridges in polychrome high gloss. The six o'clock swill. Anti-commie conformity. Fretting farmers and disunited unionists. Rangatahi doing the stroll. Permed and tranquillised mothers of five in the new suburban avenues of "Nappy Valley."\n\n \nPrizes for the evening include:\n\n\n\n\nPub With No Beer Award 2026   Bring along the most authentic\, yet not obvious\, 1950s artefact that can fit inside a midcentury overnight bag and you could be the winner!\n\n\n\nOnce I Had a Secret Love Award 2026   Come along wearing the most authentic 1950s outfit and you might just be the lucky winner!\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is more than nostalgia. It's a cultural deep-dive. A reawakening. A conversation. Drinks\, music\, memory\, discovery   and a little friendly competition.\n\n\n\n\n\nTHURSDAY\, FEBRUARY 26\, 5:30 to 7.30 pm.\n\n\n\nPlease RSVP info@hanrad.com\n\nFeel free to invite your friends and family to join you!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align:center"><u><strong>Sponsored by HANRAD BESPOKE RUGS</strong></u><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:20px"><span style="color:#FF0000">For One Night Only!</span></span></div>\n<br />\nHANRAD Gallery becomes a living time capsule. Authentic midcentury icons and objects will be projected throughout the space\, perfectly synched to a soundtrack drawn from the vaults - old rock &#39\;n&#39\; roll\, folk\, doo-wop and trad pop &mdash\; immersing you in the sights and sounds of a defining decade.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nPresented by acclaimed New Zealand author\, historian and boomer&nbsp\;<span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px">Stevan Eldred-Grigg\,</span> </span>celebrated for his landmark novel Oracles and Miracles\, the evening offers a vivid and provocative re-examination of 1950s Aotearoa. Drawing inspiration from <span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#000000">J C Somers</span></span>\, not a boomer\, and his thesis Midcentury Culture War in Aotearoa New Zealand\, this stimulating perspective is sharp\, witty\, beautifully illustrated\, and full of fresh insight\, challenging what we think we know about the decade &mdash\; with both Stevan and JC visiting from Wellington for the evening.<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#FF0000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:20px">Be There or Be Square: Rediscovered. Remastered. Unseen for decades.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n<br />\nRemember the era of finned cars and moral panic. Duck-arse haircuts and greasy leather jackets. Streamlined fridges in polychrome high gloss. The six o&rsquo\;clock swill. Anti-commie conformity. Fretting farmers and disunited unionists. Rangatahi doing the stroll. Permed and tranquillised mothers of five in the new suburban avenues of &ldquo\;Nappy Valley.&rdquo\;<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#FF0000"><span style="font-size:20px">Prizes for the evening include:</span></span></div>\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000">Pub With No Beer Award 2026 </span>&ndash\; Bring along the most authentic\, yet not obvious\, 1950s artefact that can fit inside a midcentury overnight bag and you could be the winner!<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000">Once I Had a Secret Love Award 2026</span> &ndash\; Come along&nbsp\;wearing the most authentic 1950s outfit and you might just be the lucky winner!<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000"><span style="font-size:20px">This is more than nostalgia. It&rsquo\;s a cultural deep-dive. A reawakening. A conversation. Drinks\, music\, memory\, discovery &mdash\; and a little friendly competition.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000"><span style="font-size:20px">THURSDAY\, FEBRUARY 26\, 5:30 to 7.30 pm.</span></span><br />\n<br />\nPlease <span style="font-size:20px"><span style="color:#FF0000">RSVP</span></span>&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:info@hanrad.com">info@hanrad.com</a><br />\nFeel free to invite your friends and family to join you!
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