缱绻︱内皮尔Art Deco梦断2021
2021年2月17日，对于内皮尔的装饰艺术节组织者，装饰艺术信托基金会负责人来说一定是近年来最为沮丧的一天。2月14日新西兰突如其来的疫情升级使得决策变得如此艰难。奥克兰从15日至17日连续三天lockdown，并且没有任何人能够确定未来究竟是继续维持leave3还是再升级封城。
终于在发布进一步讯息之前，基金会的负责人Barbara Arnott官宣，本届Art Deco Festival取消，虽然紧接着政府就发布了降级的消息，但这已经于事无补，正像官宣中所说的，无论如何，时间已经不站在他们这边，包括音乐节在内的各种活动只能停止组织，并着手退还提前支付的预定金。
18日，内皮尔传来稍微令人振奋的消息：免费的项目仍在在民间运行，包括老爷车展览等在内的活动不甘于就这样经过长期的准备却无功而返，自发性地聚集，而结束了lockdown的一些奥克兰人以及来自南北岛各个好事的人民也在聚集当中，正像官宣中所预测的那样：“我相信周末仍然会有节日气氛。毕竟，装饰艺术本身就是纳皮尔和霍克湾韧性和坚韧性的象征。”
内皮尔的Art Deco Festival发轫于1989年，到今年已经三十多年，即便是疫情最令人忧虑的2020年，也没有停止人们热情聚集的脚步，天舒也就是在2020年游玩了整个艺术节，还写下了一个专题的系列，叫做：
目前，仍旧有各种独立的活动在举办日程之内，大致上有：
INDEPENDENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND
For more information or to purchase tickets to any of these independent events, please click the event titles.
Napier Art Deco Window Displays: Thurs 18, Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 February
Prohibition Casino: Thurs 18 February
MacRag Time at the Common Room: Thurs 18 Feb (Free)
Art Deco Jazz at the Cabana: Thurs 18 February
Down Argentine Way: Thurs 18, Fri 19, Sat 20 February (please phone 027 5829 925 to book)
At the Pictures: Top Hat: Thurs 18, Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 February
At the Pictures: Ninotchka: Thurs 18, Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 February
CAN-Do Deco: Thurs 18 February – Thurs 11 March (Free)
Fashion Retailers Walking Tour: Fri 19 February
Plus Four Golf Tournament: Fri 19 February
Aunty’s Maara Kai: Fri 19 February
Dinner on the Lawn: Fri 19 February ( please phone 835 7269 to book)
Tom Sainsbury & DJ Corysco at the Common Room: Fri 19 February (Free)
Nicole & High Society Swingers at the Cabana: Fri 19 February
Port O Call High Tea: Thurs 18, Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 February
Brunch with Style at the County Hotel: Fri 19 & Sat 20 February
Ahuriri Dinner: Fri 19 & Sat 20 February
Par2 Mini Golf: Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 February
Deco Belles: Sat 20 February (Free)
Charter Parade: Sat 20 February 12.30pm (Parade from Emerson St to the Sound Shell) (Free)
Madcap Block Party at the Common Room: Sat 20 February (Free)
Hastings Art Deco & Earthquake Walk: Sat 20 February (Meet at Hastings iSite)
‘The Ritz’ Street Party @ Market Street: Sat 20 February (Free)
Nicole & The High Society Swingers: Sat 20 February
The Mission Art Deco Party: Sat 20 February (SOLD OUT)
Napier Municipal Theatre Viewing: Sat 20 February 9am – 3pm & Sun 21 February 9am – 1.30pm (Free)
Lazy Sunday at the Common Room: Sun 21 February (Free)
Tea with the Stars: Sun 21 Feb
RESCHEDULED EVENTS
Threads of Life: Wed 24 February – Sat 6 March
High Tea & History at the Art Deco Masonic Hotel: Sun 14 March
Lady Larisa & Band ‘Honeychild’: Sun 8 May
天舒乐观地相信，其中总有一款适合你，希望一切早日恢复正常，我们一起去玩，一起去跳舞，一起去歌唱，一起去追怀那些美好的时光！
一切不会因此结束！缱绻，永不离散！