Kia Ora Dabblers!

Hope your week’s been swell and you’ve been knee-deep in something terrifyingly new?!

Or perhaps re-living something from a previous life?! (apparently rainbow fluffy ugg boots are cool again and so therefore I was cool for loving them when I sold them at Hannahs, like 23~ years ago?!) [for context; Y2K clothing market round-up from Sat, read below]

I’m curious- what’s either; your longest-standing hobby, or something you’ve revived from the archives? Reply and lemme know! 💛

If you don’t already have something booked for Saturday, there’s a BUNCH on! Pick one or pack in as much as you can.
Catch you out there 😘

C.x ✨

Wednesday 25th March

🏳️‍🌈🤑 The Gay (Financial) Agenda​
When we all learn and understand money, we all benefit
​https://events.humanitix.com/the-gay-financial-agenda​

Thursday 26th March

🫙 Fermenting Made Easy & Gut Healing Workshop​
Watch, taste test, and get starters (and instructions) to take home- win!
​https://www.wildmedicine.nz/event-info/fermenting-made-easy-gut-healing​

Friday 27th March

🍽 The Christchurch Food Show 2026 (Fri-Sun)
If learning to make cocktails and/or matcha were on your "to give a red hot go" list, you're in luck- both of those workshops are happening this weekend 🍵
​https://foodshow.co.nz/show/2026chc/​

🏳️‍🌈🕺 Baseline Boogie - Pride Silent Disco​
Taking "Dancin' in the Street" literally!
​https://www.chchpride.co.nz/event/baseline-boogie-pride-silent-disco/​
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Saturday 28th March

♻️ EcoSort Recycling Open Day​
BTS of what happens to your (lovingly washed) cans and containers- don't tell me you're not curious about this (they only open their doors once a year)​
​https://www.facebook.com/events/887714184047400​

🐧 CHC City Antarctic Walk​
Guided walk to explore the city's Antarctic heritage + how we support the 'National Antarctic Programmes' scientific research
​https://events.humanitix.com/christchurch-city-antarctic-walk-2026​

🏳️‍🌈🛍 Ōtautahi Pride Market & Love and Light Closing Party​
Round out Pride with a market and one more boogie - you can sleep in tomorrow.
​https://www.chchpride.co.nz/event/pride-market/​
​https://www.chchpride.co.nz/event/love-and-light-pride-closing-party/​

🧗 2-day Rock Climbing Course​
​(no experience required, but better if you've climbed indoors/bouldered before)​
​https://www.oenz.co.nz/course/2-day-rock-climbing-course/​

📝 March Mad Poets Writing Meetup​
​https://www.facebook.com/events/1451614219947234​

🌱 Vegan Night Mākete - Last one at Phillipstown​
Special mention if you're still hungry after all today's activities(!) (plus eating is a hobby and you get to support other peoples' hobbies, win-win)
​https://www.facebook.com/events/808100039001063​

Sunday 29th March

🎲 Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga – Knowledge Sharing Session​
Traditional methods 🤝 contemporary art (try ribbon weaving, textile printing or barkcloth beating)
​https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/events/made-in-the-pacific-knowledge-sharing-session​

🛵 The Slowest Day Out​
Got a nifty fifty? Give it a run! *flashbacks of Me, Myself & Irene*​
Dallington > Prebbleton Hotel > Springston Hotel > Avonhead Tavern > Smash Palace.
​https://www.facebook.com/events/1411436160434725​

Monday 30th March

🌼 Natural Dyes Workshop Series​
Magically turn fabric a different colour using plants instead of synthetic chemicals? Yes please.
​https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/natural-dyes-workshop-series/christchurch-district​

Tuesday 31st March

🎲 Improv Drop-In (every Tue)​
Come home with sore cheeks from laughing and sorely needed communication skills (hey I'm just calling it like I see it).
​https://www.meetup.com/impulse-improv-christchurch/events/313779538​

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Word Jumble: (hint: related to the events above, answers at the bottom of the newsletter)

OTERCSO

SBLAENSI GOOBEI

IFGMRTENEN

If you recall (totes fine if you don't), I recently started dabbling in preloved clothing markets, and made a couple of new friends, which is low-key the entire point of being an adult and doing hobbies… 😉

One of those people was ✨Marlon from Re.Ztyled✨- who mentioned he was in the throes of organising his own market inside a pretty neat building he knew of. Cut to Saturday and, holy PlayboyXWallstreet Wolf orgy, this “80s Barbie mansion” was INCREDIBLE (I also got chatting to someone who used to work there in the 90s for the software company it was designed/built for. You know those Friday nights would have been WILD).

The main theme was Y2K/retro, and there were 25? stall holders and about as much velour, diamantés and velour-diamanté Juicy Couture tracksuits as you’d imagine. Plus an hour-long wait for people to get in, which we didn’t imagine (the marketing worked though obvs). A few of us were still a little hungover from the first Ed Hardy trend (I.e. not our style of clothes on offer), but it was still a fun experience (and a long day overall)!

✨Dabble-O-Meter✨ 5/7 - lesson: take more snacks and offer more short shorts.

Maaaassive thanks and props to Marlon and team for pulling it all together. The ultimate first-time-organising-a-market dabble 😘

Peep Marlon’s page + GLORIOUS pics from @spikesight ‘s shoot a few weeks ago and @leila.pesino ‘s snaps from the night: https://www.instagram.com/re.ztyled/​

Apparently the building has just been sold (for land-value only 🫠) and they’re wanting to change it all, including putting a second storey floor in 😭😭 surely we can all band together to scoop it up and relocate it?!https://www.realestate.co.nz/42933366/commercial/sale/19-sheffield-crescent-burnside​

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🤘 Share your current hobby-obsession​
👋 Share your community event, business or opportunity
​🫶 If someone rad sent this to you and you wanna sign up for yourself​
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Now go bouldering (if you want).

Cassie.x ✨​
​Publisher, The Dabbling​
​Your Unofficial Fave Hobby-Hypegirl

Fun answers:

ECOSORT

BASELINE BOOGIE

FERMENTING