
Gareth Farr and Prime Minister Helen Clark at last night's special function to celebrate the 30th birthday of the Dowse Art Museum.
Over
500 guests listened as the Prime Minister announced Athfield
Architects as the winner of the architectural competition
for the proposed extension to the museum, and Farr and two
other drummers performed a percussion piece.

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