The photo above (sorry it’s a bit blurry!) is from a contemporary act from New Caledonia that we were lucky enough to see perform. Most of the shows cost money, but they let us into this one for free. Last week, Beth and I went to the ballet, which was part of the festival. It was actually much more interesting that I was expecting. Tonight we just got back from seeing The Spaghette Western Orchestra, which was a five piece band performing tunes from Spaghetti Westerns like “A Few Dollars More” and “The Good the Bad and the Ugly.” The show was great.

The opening act of the Auckland Festival was Group Ef, which was a really sweet fireworks and pyrotechnics show set to music. Check out their website: http://www.groupef.com.