Upper Hutt's New Theatre hosts Kate Dimbleby for its First International Festival Show.

There will be another chance to see Kate Dimbleby when she moves from a busy season at the Heineken Club Wellington to perform at Upper Hutt's new 200- seat Genesis Theatre on Wednesday evening 3 March at 7.30 pm .

Her jazz and blues "Music to Watch Boys ' performance will start the first season of International Arts Festival events at The Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre in Upper Hutt. The funky brass "Brassouls " from Auckland play a free show off Main Street in Russell Street at midday also on Wednesday.

The classical Huqin Quartet and comic poet John Hegley also perform later in the Festival Season in Upper Hutt.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

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