Rebel Grrrl Musick to Showcase Jamaican Female Rockers
CHR Productions led by Crimson Heart Replica presents Rebel Grrrl Musick November 5 featuring three of Jamaica’s top female rockers: Crimson Heart Replica, Jovi Rockwell and Sezi. Plus Electro Pop and Indie Rock provided by DJ Imbrue. Admission $800. Tomas Willing. Fore more info see facebook Check out 2 Minutes with Crimson Heart
National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica Presents Fund Raising Concert November 7
The National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica will be presenting a fund raising concert on Sunday, November 7, at 4 pm at Stella Maris Church Hall to raise funds for their programs. The concert will mainly feature the NYOJ Instructors and Friends chamber group performing a selection of classical and contemporary
eNKompan.E Workshop Weekend for Dancers Explores Dance
eNKompan.E will be staging a weekend workshop for dancers next weekend, November 6th and 7th with Oneil Pryce and Safi Harriott, facilitated by Neila Ebanks. eNKompan.E is a dance performance and teaching organization led by Neila Ebanks. Its purpose is to be a motivator for consciousness and change with respect to
New Tour Company Launches Cultural Tours of Jamaica Oct 30
Jamaica Cultural Enterprises (JCE) will launch its cultural tours of Jamaica on Saturday, October 30 at Grosvenor Galleries at 7 pm. The programme for the evening will include, – Information on the tour product offerings
Small Kings, A New Book of Photography Takes on Passa Passa
Small Kings is a new book by the New York-based photographer Alessandro Zuek Simonetti. This new book is a collection of black and white images taken at Passa Passa (the weekly street dance that was being held in Tivoli Gardens each Wednesday night up till May this year), and includes
‘Lonely Soldier’ Gregory Isaacs Dead at 59
Gregory Isaacs — a legend in his own time, one of the most popular and versatile reggae singers of the late-Seventies, and the smooth-voiced dancehall crooner behind the genre’s landmark 1982 LP Night Nurse — passed away yesterday at his London home following a year-long battle with lung cancer, the
3 Island Outpost Hotels Named in Top 10 Caribbean Hotels
Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards selection of “Top 10 Caribbean Hotels” 2010 names three Island Outpost hotels – congratulations to The Caves (number two on the list), Jake’s (number seven) and Strawberry Hill (number 10)!
Calabash Bay’s Hook N Line Tournament Lands Big Fish
The annual Hook ‘N’ Line Fishing Tournament was held last weekend at Calabash Bay, St. Elizabeth. The competition, which started in 1996, is now in its 14th year and is a fundraiser for various BREDS projects. BREDS, a Treasure Beach Foundation, is a grassroots organization led by stakeholders in the community
Independent VoYces Literary Fair Promotes New Authors
The Independent VoYces Literary Fair is Jamaica’s latest addition to the literary calendar and will be held on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Strawberry Fields Together, Robin’s Bay in St. Mary. The Fair is aimed mainly at promoting self-published and new authors.
The Tivoli Resolution Project Presents An Exhibition of Photograpy
The Tivoli Resolution Project presents ‘The Courage to Look Inward….The Determination to Move Forward’. Opening Saturday 23rd October at 7 p.m. at Grosvenor Galleries. This project aims to engage youngsters in Tivoli Gardens to express their feelings about the recent “happenings” in Tivoli through the camera.