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Do you remember? - 228 | Regional News

Do you remember?

The 21st night of September marks an opportunity for “anyone and everyone who likes to boogie” to head on down to The Rogue & Vagabond to celebrate Earth, Wind & Fire in spectacular style with Boogie Wonderland.

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Building blocks - 228 | Regional News

Building blocks

Imagination incarnate, LEGO® are the building blocks of creativity. Come play at the Wellington Brick Show in Lower Hutt’s Walter Nash Stadium from the 14th to the 15th of September.

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What home can be - 228 | Regional News

What home can be

We caught up with Jacqueline Coats, who has worked as a director, assistant director, and staging director for opera and theatre companies, festivals, and orchestras across the motu, about Voices New Zealand’s upcoming immersive concert Horizons.

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Bi and beautiful  - 228 | Regional News

Bi and beautiful

Drag, burlesque, comedy, and more unite in Bi Bi Bi: A Bisexual Pride Cabaret, an Ivy Bar and Cabaret show celebrating Bisexual Awareness Week on the 21st of September.

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Playful and puzzling - 228 | Regional News

Playful and puzzling

Julian Hooper’s newest exhibition, which is the first of a series of installations from City Gallery Te Whare Toi that will take place within the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna o Mātauranga o Aotearoa, celebrates and interrogates the alphabet until the 16th of November.

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Get deep with TOI - 228 | Regional News

Get deep with TOI

Expect “a night of deep sonic expression and release” when Wellington collective TOI celebrates their new album Waves at Meow on the 20th of September.

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