Great time by all at Ft. Charlotte Music Festival

By STAFF WRITER, Nassau Guardian

The 7th Annual Ft. Charlotte Arts, Craft & Music Festival will undoubtedly be the talk of the town for some time to come. It was a truly a once in a lifetime affair that not only attracted the entire community of Ft. Charlotte, but also lovers of Bahamian art and craft and music from throughout the island.

The festival is organized by the Fort Charlotte Community Center every year as a community event to allow the many talented families of the area to ply their wares while at the same time promoting the culture, music, food and handicraft of The Bahamas.

"The people of Ft. Charlotte look forward to this each year," said committee member Steve McKinney. "The idea is the brainchild of Alfred Sears [Member of Parliament], who is also a big advocate of Bahamian culture, music and expressions. The festival is our version of a homecoming for many, and a time when the average household can set up stalls and sell their goods."

As usual the event this year attracted local and tourists alike at the C.I. Gibson Park, Howard Street, Chippingham. Hundreds turned up to enjoy down home Bahamian food and sweet Bahamian music.

The festival attracted all the big name artists including The Falcons Band, Nita Ellis, Ronnie Butler, Berkley Vanbyrd, Therese Hepburn, Ancient Man, Elon Moxey, Eugene Davis, Fari Troopers, Soulful Groovers and Stevie S.

The event also featured new and upcoming artists such as Ft. Charlotte's very own, Royal Blood, Dian Perigod, Freeport Rap trio, Fire Nation and Steve Rutherford.

The gospel segment of the fabulous evening featured the talented Prophetic Voices, Landlord and Christian Massive. The Royal Bahamas Police Force's Pop Band also performed.

"This has always been an event free of partisan politics and the like. In fact the success of the event the past seven years has been due largely to the fact that everyone from all sides of the political divide come together and make it happen for the greater good and benefit for the people of Ft. Charlotte," said McKinney.

Starvibes Special: Dinner & Dancing - Sunday Night - Marley Resort

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NAGB mail: October 2008

Courtesy of SMITH + BENJAMIN's
Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

FREE Concert - BahamaFest 2008

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Bahamas Humane Society Ball

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Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

Atlantic Center for the Arts 2009 Master Artists-in-Residence Program

Hello fellow artisans,

Please see below the 2009 Master Artists-in-Residence Programs available at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
They cover the gamut of visual arts, dance, music, writing, performance. film/video...
Just in case you might be interested.

All the best!
Dionne
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Dionne M.R.C. Benjamin-Smith
Smith & Benjamin Art & Design
graphic design + illustration boutique

19 Airport Industrial Park
Windsor Field Road
P.O. Box CB-12077
Nassau, The Bahamas
t: [242] 377.0241/2
f: [242] 377.0242
e: dionne@smith-benjamin.com
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Residency #132
FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 8, 2009 (application deadline: October 17, 2008)
Molissa Fenley, dance/choreography
Bob Holman, poetry
James Siena, visual arts


Residency #133
APRIL 13 - MAY 3, 2009 (application deadline: January 16, 2009)
Denise Duhamel, poetry
David Felder, music/composition
TBA, visual artist


Residency #134
MAY 18 - JUNE 7, 2009 (application deadline: February 6, 2009)
Will Cotton, visual arts
Brenda Hillman, poetry
Alvin Lucier, music/composition


Residency #135
JUNE 29 - JULY 19, 2009 (application deadline: March 6, 2009)
PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY
Mark Applebaum, music/composition/performance
Carole Kim, live video performance/installation
Heather Woodbury, playwriting/performance


Residency #136
OCTOBER 12 - NOVEMBER 1, 2009 (application deadline: May 22, 2009)
Rineke Djikstra, visual arts
Antonya Nelson, fiction
Elliott Sharp, music/composition
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Since 1982, Atlantic Center's residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. Located just four miles from the east coast beaches of central Florida, the pine and palmetto wooded environment contains award-winning studios that include a resource library, painting studio, sculpture studio, music studio, dance studio, black box theater, writers' studio, and digital computer lab. Each residency session includes three master artists of different disciplines. The master artists each personally select a group of associates - talented, emerging artists - through an application process administered by ACA. During the residency, artists participate in informal sessions with their group, collaborate on projects, and work independently on their own projects. The relaxed atmosphere and unstructured program provide considerable time for artistic regeneration and creation. Atlantic Center for the Arts provides housing (private room/bath with work desk), weekday meals (provided by ACA chef) and 24 hour access to shared studio space. Financial Aid is available to qualified applicants.

For more information on how to apply, please telephone (386) 427-6975 or (800) 393-6975 (domestic US only) or visit www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org or email us at program@atlanticcenterforthearts.org.
* All applications must be postmarked by the application deadline date.

* Atlantic Center for the Arts is pleased to announce, through the generous support of the Joan Mitchell Foundation, all painters and sculptors accepted into the 2009 Master Artists-in-Residence programs who demonstrate need will be recommended to receive full financial aid to attend the residency program. Artists from other disciplines may apply to ACA's Financial Aid program.

The Bahamas takes the stage at Carifesta country night in Guyana

Photo-Patrice A. Johnson

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Reuben "Rumpapumpum" Deleveaux wows the crowd at the Country Night performance at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (Carifesta) X, in Georgetown, Guyana, on August 23, 2008.

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KrushMore presents PINKALICIOUS - Sept. 6th

StarVibes Special:

Make Em Listen Summer Series Showcase 2008

Courtesy of MaximumBass

NAGB Concert: Ta Da & Ithalia Johnson-Fri. Aug. 22

Courtesy of SMITH + BENJAMIN's
Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

NAGB Concert: Kim Welcome & Pam Woods-Fri. Aug. 15

Courtesy of SMITH + BENJAMIN's
Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

NAGB Concert: Ta Da & Ithalia Johnson - Fri. Aug. 8

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas invites one and all to
enjoy great performances by talented Bahamian musicians
Ternielle "Ta Da" Burrows &
Ithalia Johnson

This Friday, August 8, 2008
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
West and West Hill Streets
7.30pm sharp

Tickets are $15 for NAGB Members and $20 for non-Members.

- Tickets available at the NAGB Store: Contact Noel Thompson, Manager
at 328-5800/1 or at nthompson@nagb.org.bs.
- Secured Parking available at the NAGB.

CARIFESTA: A Caribbean celebration

By Chakara Bennett | Guardian Summer Intern

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Just when you thought the party was about to stop, because the children are just about set to head back to school after the summer break, then something else "jumps off".

This time it's a Caribbean-wide party, so you just have to be there, with the kids in tow, for the 10th annual Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) festivities, Aug. 22-31 in Guyana. It's the region's roving, multi-disciplinary mega arts festival which attracts a wide range of creative artists from various Caribbean and Latin American countries.

This is the perfect opportunity to make up for all those festivals you didn't get to attend earlier in the summer, and give your children a taste of the arts at the same time

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Soca Fest - Friday, August 15th, 2008

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Sammy T's throwing a Cat Island bash

By Chakara Bennett, Guardian Summer Intern


The Cat Island Regatta, and Sammy T's Beach Resort's 5th Anniversary bash, coupled with the summer heat will make Cat Island one of the hottest places to be when August rolls around.

And heating up the anniversary celebrations will be world renowned jazz musician and singer, Cynthia Strachan-Saunders, who will be performing a live concert at the resort.

"This should be very exciting and different for our guests and locals who may come," said Angela Brown, the resort's day cook. "Cynthia is amazing and her voice is incredible. I would compare her range and quality to Celine Dion's maybe — but she sings jazz songs though. She always blows me away.

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NAGB Concert: Dicey Doh & Ancient Man - Fri. Jul. 18

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas invites one and all to enjoy great performances by talented Bahamian Folk and Rake 'n' Scrape musicians:
The Dicey Doh Singers & The Ancient Man

This Friday, July 18, 2008
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
West and West Hill Streets
7.30pm sharp


- Tickets are $15 for NAGB Members and $20 for non-Members.
- Available at the NAGB Store: Contact Noel Thompson, Manager at 328-5800/1 or at nthompson@nagb.org.bs.
- Secured Parking available at the NAGB.

NAGB Summer Concerts

This July & August, The National Art Gallery will be hosting its first
Summer Concert Series!
Come and enjoy great performances by talented Bahamian musicians.


- Tickets are $15 for NAGB Members and $20 for non-Members
- Available at the NAGB Store: Contact Noel Thompson, Manager at 328-5800/1 or at nthompson@nagb.org.bs.

Mark Redgrave Show: "Jazz et El" - Wed. Jun. 25

The Ladder Gallery at NPCC on Blake Road is pleased to present the artwork of Mark Redgrave

Opening Night: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
7 - 9 pm

"As an art therapist, I believe that creativity and art vitalize and enhance our experience of life. In the same way, jazz can capture all the subtleties, joys and sorrows of existence, represented here in the form of dynamic, colorful imagery." -- Mark Redgrave

Jazz Summer Bahamas

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Lasido Boys to defend Rake 'n' Scrape title

By STAFF WRITER, Nassau Guardian


The Lasido Boys will take a break from their usual gig at Dis We Place this weekend to defend their "King of Rake 'n Scrape" title at the Cat Island Rake 'n Scrape Festival in Arthur's Town, Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8.

Commissioner Charles King says Arthur's Town has been buzzing with final preparations for the festival for weeks in preparation for the upcoming event now one of the foremost cultural events in the country.

While the competition is open only to bands from Cat Island, there will be plenty of other entertainers on hand, including The Bahamas' favorite troubadour, Ronnie Butler.

Other bands performing include Andrew Jones & The Spirit House Band, The Down Home Dancers,The Falcons, RV, Terez, KB and Ancient Man.

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