Top picks and mixes at CubaDupa
It is mixed, mastered and uploaded publicly. Saturday, Hotel Bristol, from 12.30pm.
Binge Culture – This Text Will Self-Destruct
One for the budding spies out there – this is described as a ‘‘mass-participation spy game’’.
Engineered by Wellington performance wizards Binge Culture, you sign up with your phone number and, at the appointed time, you will start receiving instructions to complete your secret mission. Stay incognito in the crowds while you operate in the shadows, and gain access to a secret world among the mayhem.
Check cubadupa.co.nz for times.
Barbarian Productions – Captain Cook’s Decolonisation Cycle Tour
This is one for the kids, and probably the young at heart too. It’s a cycling tour that re-investigates the history of Wellington.
Captain Cook takes children on a storytelling tour and finds himself thinking again about his contribution to New Zealand history.
Saturday, Urban Garden, 1pm and 2.45pm; Sunday, Urban Garden, 12.30pm and 2pm.
Cha Wa – New Orleans US
Music abounds at CubaDupa, with the likes of Alien Weaponry, The Phoenix Foundation and Electric Fields performing on the stages.
Coming from New Orleans is Cha Wa, a brass band-meets-Mardi Gras’ Indian outfit.
Popmatters describes the band as
‘‘a grand gumbo of singing, intoxicating rhythms, and deep funk grooves that are impossible to resist’’.
The group will roam through the festival, with performances on various stages as well.
Music to get you smiling and grooving.
Times of performances can be found at cubadupa.co.nz.
It’s a Foodie’s Heaven
There’s one guarantee – you won’t go hungry! Everything from street food to more fancy fare can be found throughout the streets.
How about Malaysian hawker food in front of Satay Palace (165 Cuba St), butter chicken at Tulsi (135 Cuba St), or a paua butty at acclaimed Logan Brown (192 Cuba St), then wash it down with a new Pacific Ale brewed especially for the event from Parrotdog?
You’ll be spoilt for choice.