Market at the Lawn on Again this Sunday
Check out the Easter Market at the Lawn this Sunday on the north lawn of Devon House on Waterloo Road for a great array of local arts, crafts and much more. For more info on Market at the Lawn
Poems in Honor of World Poetry Day
YardEdge thanks Bianca Welds for this contribution of her poetry in support of World Poetry Day celebrated yesterday. By day, Bianca is Assistant Manager at a web development company, one step on her path to using technology to help creative organisations succeed, but after sunset, her own creative muse emerges
V‑DAY Kingston Joins Global Effort to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls
On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., V Day Kingston will present a one-night only benefit performance of Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues at Theatre Place, 8 Haining Road. This was the first of two events for V-DAY KINGSTON 2011. Organizer/Director Fabian Thomas spearheads a
GoldenEye in Pictures
Here’s a link from Nowness.com with some very cool photos of Chris Blackwell and friends at GoldenEye’s recent launch of their new Bizot Bar. Guests included Grace Jones, Toots Hibbert, Cat Coore, and Minister Babsy Grange; see Chris Blackwell and friends celebrate the opening of GoldenEye’s Bizot Bar for more pics
Green Your Biz: Creating ECO-nomic Solutions Conference and Trade Show
On March 22, 2011, E.C.C.O Magazine, Jamaica’s leading eco-friendly lifestyle publication, will host “Green Your Biz 2011: Creating ECO-nomic Solutions” at the University of the West Indies’ Mona Visitors’ Lodge. The inaugural conference will feature organisations that are leading the way in corporate and social responsibility while adopting ways to
No-Maddz Sizzle With Originality
No-Maddz sizzled with originality at their “Anniversary” show this past Sunday at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Performing to an almost capacity crowd, the quartet and supporting band thoroughly entertained their fans for three hours with a mixture of their popular songs and new material, obviously fully enjoying the
Taking the Performing Arts to Rural Jamaica
YardEdge welcomes this contribution from our new guest blogger, Kofi Walker, who is a dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and writer! Kofi is the Artistic director at AIR & PA-ASA FOUNDATION which stands for Artists in Residence – Performing Arts After School Activities. AIR & PA-ASA FOUNDATION is preparing for its
Wicky Wacky, St. Andrew
Here are some photos taken at Wicky Wacky, eastern St. Andrew last week, the venue for the OPA beach party. There’s something special about this area, one of the drier parts of the country, and it’s not just to do with the giant iguana we spotted…. I think this part
No-Maddz Live in Concert Sunday
No-Maddz, an exciting local band now being featured in PUMA ads will be performing live in concert for the “Trod Anniversary” this Sunday, March 13 at the Courtleigh Auditorium, 6 St. Lucia Avenue. There will be cocktails preceding the concert starting at 6pm, with showtime at 7pm. See the featured