The Hutt is a seething mass of cul­ture (as if you did­n’t know), and at the moment there is a par­tic­u­lar­ly splen­did out­door exhi­bi­tion of sculp­ture, Shape Shifter. The art works are for sale, and we at the Welling­ton­ista Tow­ers feel a few would look just the thing in the foy­er. The exhi­bi­tion is at the Civic Gar­dens, next to the Hor­ti­cul­tur­al Hall and oppo­site the Dowse.

Why not make a real trip of it, and come out on Sat­ur­day for the Petone Fies­ta. This street car­ni­val fea­tures a vibrant and eclec­tic mix of music, food, the­atre, arts and crafts. A cer­tain shop may even be open espe­cial­ly late for the fun , and a cer­tain shop­keep­er may be guz­zling grog to make the fun fun­ner, but that is anoth­er sto­ry…

Petone Fies­ta, Jack­son St, 6pm-10pm 8th March.

Shape Shifter, Civic Gar­dens, 22 Feb­ru­ary — 16 March.