Front page news today that the Cuba Carnival is canned for next year, and that the future of the whole event is in doubt: Oh No, Say It Isn’t So! That sucks – it really does.
Cuba Carnivale is upon us once more.
But will the showers hold off for us today, or is it time to think of the perhaps inevitable: do we need a SambaDome ?
Carnival night parade is all about being hot and sweaty and (so it seems, near-naked), along with the inevitable music, rhythm and hypnotic samba music beats. Will the crowd break into spontaneous dance and applause this time, or merely look a
Mary O’Keeffe is a professional archaeologist who has been lurking about digging around under Wellington for about 30 years. In this walk and talk she’ll take you to some of […]
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Te Papa Press, Thursday 22 May: Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris By Michele […]
