archive for May 2009

• “Rock, Paper, Scissors” Round 1

  31 May 2009 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge [ 3 comments ]

  Dominique Brown of Random Chaos "Rock, Paper, Scissors" dubbed a rock music and art event was a resounding success. Spearheaded by Dominique Brown of Random Chaos, the night of music and art presented musical performances by Jason Worton, ...

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• Kingston On The Edge Urban Art Festival Starts June 19

  30 May 2009 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge [ 2 comments ]

  Kingston on the Edge or KOTE for short is a relatively new annual urban art festival being staged in Kingston by a group of forward thinking artists and art lovers.

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• Cotta Craft, A Community Based Craft Business In Bluefields

  28 May 2009 by Karin in Entrepreneurs [ 22 comments ]

  Carol Wong talks about Cotta Craft, a community based business based in Bluefields, Westmoreland. [caption id="attachment_4623" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="Clockwise Kirk, silkscreener, Lisa and Pauline, printers, Soissette, texiles expert and marketing representative and Maxine, seamstress. "][/caption] YardEdge:  Tell us about Cotta Craft? Carol: ...

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• Calabash 09 Finishes Today

  24 May 2009 by Karin in Books [ no comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_4614" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dr. Velma Pollard"][/caption] Unfortunately I wasn't able to go to Calabash this year, but from all accounts it seems to be going well.  For a good recap see Active Voice's post below... "Bad Words" at Calabash 09 For more ...

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• Checking In With Farenheit…

  20 May 2009 by Karin in Music [ 1 comment ]

  So what has Farenheit been up to lately other than being "hype man" for  Sean Paul... Read more at Sound Pollution...

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• “Rock, Paper, Scissors” Features Edgy Jamaican Bands & Artists

  18 May 2009 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge [ no comments ]

  A Rock Music & Arts Event This event promises to be an eclectic blend of some of Jamaica's top bands and "alternative" artists.

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• New “Arguments” On The Music Scene With Protoje

  17 May 2009 by Karin in Music [ no comments ]

  Written by Raxann Chin-Anguin* Contributed by Berette Macaulay of SeBiArt. Protoje was born into a musical family. His mother, Lorna Bennett, is an attorney-at-law and reggae icon, best known for the 1972 hit, 'Breakfast in Bed.' His father, Michael Ollivierre, also known ...

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• YardEdge Talks To Jacquie Donaldson, Jamaican Reiki Master, On The Healing Powers Of Reiki

  15 May 2009 by Karin in Interviews [ 3 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_4556" align="aligncenter" width="428" caption=" Frank Arjava Petter and Jacquie Donaldson"][/caption] YardEdge:  What is Reiki? Jacquie: Reiki is a Japanese Healing Art, a form of hands on healing. YardEdge:  How does it work?

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