This Wednesday BNM presents Red Cups & Lollipops, reprising one of the most popular BNM nights with free lollis for the ladies and red cups for all along with that basement party feel. Engineroom will be outside on the deck offering you his signature funky 2/3rds world beats + house

RISE Life Management Services is having a fund raising party at Fiction Saturday, March 27 from 6 – 10 pm. See Yardedge interview with Sonita Abrahams, Executive Director of RISE (Reaching Individuals Through Skills and Education) RISE needs to raise funds because phase 1 of their main inner city violence prevention project

Redbones is back, and looking good.  It’s pretty much a new updated version of the old Redbones. The new Redbones features a bigger outdoor stage, dancefloor, art gallery and the cool bar vibes we’ve come to know and love. Welcome back. We missed you. For more info see article in

Here’s a list of some of the more interesting and some just plain big events coming up later this year. MARCH Moving Mountains Music Festival, Strawberry Hill (March 19-21) First of its kind Electronic Music Festival, a weekend long of electronic music. More info here Pgymalion, Kingston (March 19 – 28)

Moving Mountains is a revolutionary 3 day electronic musical showcase being held this weekend at Strawberry Hill. This is a first of its kind event for Jamaica and hopefully the first of many more treats for ELECTRONICA lovers… See facebook page for more info

This past Saturday, a friend and I visited the Trench Town Culture Yard in west Kingston to learn more about the area that Bob Marley called home. Upon arrival we met our tour guide Stone Man, aka Willing & Able, who gave us a full tour not only of the

Newton Marshall, the resident dogsled tour guide and trainer at Chukka Caribbean Adventures has become the first Jamaican to compete in Canada’s biggest dog sleigh race. Congrats to Newton!

Local young and aspiring film makers will have an opportunity to show their work at the Jamaica World Cinema Showcase from April 1 to 3. Local films to be featured are Kimala Bennett’s “Hair”, Mykal Cushnie’s documentary “WAR Stories”, Omaall Wright’s “Real Ghetto Youth” and the Rickards Brothers’ “The Last Don”.

Friendship Gap, St. Mary is more commonly known as the OFC chicken stop on the Junction Road.  This “rest stop” is on the main Junction road from Kingston to the north coast and is complete with a few choice restaurants, bars and a decent bathroom for women (at OFC). The

Chef Thomas Buckley, Executive Chef of Nobu Restaurants, along with his team will fly to Jamaica to craft an authentic re-creation from the restaurant’s popular menu this March 29, 30 and 31 at Strawberry Hill.