The Page to Stage annual theatre production is the culmination of the activities of the NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest. NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest director Danielle Delon said the storytelling programme began 10 years ago, with Page to Stage taking place over the last four years. Usually held in November, the production features performances … Continue reading
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Prepare Ye – Goretti Christmas concert (November 7, 2019)
The Maria Alonzo Goretti Group will present its Christmas concert, Prepare Ye, on November 10 at the Church of The Nativity, Crystal Stream, Diego Martin. The concert will feature several guest artistes, including Sharlene Flores and the Legendary Flores De San Jose. Group member Celia Scott said the concert is called Prepare Ye because it … Continue reading
Dealing with disobedient children (August 7, 2019)
Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s (PWT) Monthly Readers Theatre Series (MRTS), featured on the first Wednesday of every month, will be reading Tears That Fall, written by Garnet Lawrence, for the August 2019 instalment. The reading takes place this evening at the National Drama Association of T&T’s (NDATT) Studios, located at 97 Southern Main Road, Curepe, starting … Continue reading
Carifesta Festival XIV Film Edition is a blockbuster (August 2, 2019)
More venues, a shorter and different time period and new partners are some of the interesting features of the T&T Film Festival (TTFF) 2019. This year’s Festival, dubbed the Carifesta Edition, will run from August 17 to 23, with the theme Look at Action. Festival Founder Bruce Paddington said the Festival welcomes a new sponsor, … Continue reading
Exhibition of the creative work continues (June 22, 2019)
The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (UWI STA) is currently hosting its annual exhibition of the creative work produced by the final year students of the Fine Arts and Design disciplines within the Visual Arts Degree Programme. The exhibition can be viewed until June … Continue reading
Women honour Singing Sandra (June 21, 2019)
Raising funds to lift women Women need to stand up for themselves and each other was the main message of the Woman of Substance: Shatter the Silence and Begin the Healing concert, held at the Little Carib Theatre. During the event, an award was presented to veteran calypsonian Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes-Millington for her … Continue reading
A Team Band heads to Germany (June 21, 2019)
The A Team Band will be performing at the BonnFire Festival in Bad Honnef, Germany on June 22 and 23. The Festival is the first ever to showcase Caribbean culture in that city, and will host over 15 bands and popular singers from many Caribbean countries including Cuba and the French West Indies. Marketing and … Continue reading
Calypsoes to build shelter in Tobago (June 6, 2019)
Calypsonian Georgia “The Messenger” McIntyre is the driving force behind the upcoming concert, Shatter the Silence and Begin the Healing, in collaboration with the NGO Women of Substance (WoS). The proceeds from the concert will go towards a domestic violence shelter being built by WoS in Tobago. Veteran calypsonian Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes Millington … Continue reading
Venus, Doggess of Love, inspires a movement (January 15, 2017)
The initiative “Painting, Pets and Pizza” aims to raise funds towards neutering/spaying stray dogs in Tobago. The project was conceived by author Elspeth Duncan and will be carried out in conjunction with Pizzeria Il Pomodoro in Crown Point, Tobago. Duncan runs the “Venus Doggess of Love” Facebook page, which chronicles the adventures of her dog … Continue reading
