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.
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Treasure Beach Triathlon
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.
Pgymalion, Kingston (March 19 – 28)
School of Drama presents George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”, directed by Robert “Bobby” Clarke, featuring Leonie Forbes, Peter Haley and the cast from the School of Drama.
Carnival in Jamaica, Kingston (Feb. 6 – April 11)
Carnival 2010 will feature 28 soca related events culminating with the Road March.
Check out Beach Jouvert 09 James Bond Beach
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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
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The Culture Yard, Trench Town
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 Culture Yard but also of the Trench Town community (be sure to ask for the community tour too as this is an important part of the whole experience).
The Trench Town Culture Yard was opened on February 6, 2000, as a tribute to Bob Marley’s early home and to the community where he wrote many of his world famous songs including “Trench Town Rock”, “No Woman No Cry” (co-written with Vincent “Tata” Ford), “Concrete Jungle” and “Natty Dread”. Bob’s room and the remains of his Volkswagen van are there, as well as other photos, artifacts, and documents giving an account of the Culture Yard’s history. Trench Town produced not only The Wailers but many other seminal reggae bands including The Heptones and The Abyssinians.
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Newton Marshall
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!
READ MORE »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”.
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OFC Chicken Stop, Junction Road, St. Mary
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 men’s bathroom apparently is “standing room only” if you know what I mean. What exactly is “oriental fried chicken”? Don’t know but it taste good.
This is pretty much the only “rest stop” on this road so best to know it well…
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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.
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In the Land of Dreams
Fiona Godfrey has been commissioned to do a huge 75ft mural for the Montego Bay airport. YardEdge talks to Fiona about what it takes to accomplish this mammoth task and about being an artist in Jamaica…
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Please support these events this weekend for the Rotary Race to Literacy
FRIDAY
Rotary First Friday at the Deck – March is Literacy Month
6pm-10pm
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SeBiArt aka Berette Macaulay has entered her video “LABYRINTH OF FOREVER: Doorway for the Spirit Chasers” in the annual Art For Progress competition: Clash of the Artists 2010 and needs your vote!
It’s a small annual global contest with a handful of competitive categories: Visual Art, Music, Film, Fashion, DJ, and Creative. Berette’s video is in the Creative category.
This video is truly awesome with text by Steve “Urchin” Wilson and directed (shot by Fury Young).
To see video, for more info and TO VOTE. Voting ends on March 10.
See YardEdge interview with Berette Macaulay
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Chris Harris - Folly Estate
“Art Fresh”, being opened on Thursday March 4 at the Mutual Gallery at 7pm, is yet another demonstration of talent amongst the younger generation of artists.
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Photographer Joanna Francis
Wednesday, Feb 24, YardEdge and Brand New Machine presented the Exhibitionist “Picture This” which showcased the talents of three young up and coming Jamaican photographers: Joanna Francis, Julian Cresser and Neil E. Williams.
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The Philip Sherlock Center for the Creative Arts is presenting the 2nd Annual Jamaica Dance Umbrella (JDU) from Friday March 5th to Sunday March 7th.
This amazing dance event is being dubbed “a celebration of excellence in dance theater” and is dedicated this year to Professor Rex Nettleford.
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A special appeal for children…
Scholastic has made available to the Rotary Race to Literacy Project special books for children – with interactive features and textures. Scholastic not only makes ideal early childhood education books, but they are offering books in their packages that cannot be sourced locally – books that the experts have advised are ideal for special needs.
However, donations are needed to be able to source these books. ALL money collected – less service fees from the financial intermediaries – will buy children’s books.
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