Whanganui's La Fiesta 2018 is almost here with a stunning array of activities ranging from the practical to the fanciful on the programme.
Next Saturday sees the official launch of the festival and the opening of WO:MAN - an exhibition of male artists' portrayals of women at Space Studio and Gallery.
The opening will be followed with a performance by Wellington Indie pop duo Broken Lexicon.
Singer and songwriter Brook Davies and Russian born guitar virtuoso Alexey Medvedev will present two hours of their music which they describe as "part folk-funk, part gypsy-jazz, part pop rock and entirely enthralling".
Though instrumentally trained , Davies says her passion has always been for singing and the poetry of lyrics.