archive for July 2009

• Up and Coming Artists: the Best and the Brightest

  29 July 2009 by Karin in Art [ no comments ]

  YardEdge's guest blogger, Petrine Archer-Straw profiles some of the up and coming young artists to watch on the local scene: Oneika Russell and Lawrence Graham-Brown. Oneika Russell- Untitled, The Stills from a Fictional Film Series, 2007 Oneika Russell Oneika Russell is currently in ...

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• YardEdge Talks to Jamaican Poet, Tanya Shirley About Her New Collection

  26 July 2009 by Karin in Interviews,Poetry [ 22 comments ]

  YE: Why are you a writer/poet? Tanya: Primarily because I’ve always loved to read and that inspired my imagination and my love for words. Reading a lot from an early age made me want to create my own stories. I’ve also ...

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• Khepera Oluyia Hatsheptwa Opens at Mutual Life Gallery

  25 July 2009 by Karin in Art [ no comments ]

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• YardEdge Talks to Maureen Wright-Evans About “Voluntourism” in Jamaica

  19 July 2009 by Karin in Worth A Visit [ 7 comments ]

  YardEdge:  What is Jamaica Adventure Secrets all about? Maureen: Jamaica Adventure Secrets designs and promotes Adventure and Volunteer Vacation tours to Jamaica. We offer visitors to our island, a quick and easy way to discover authentic Jamaica through day tours and unique ...

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• National Visual Arts Exhibition and Competition Opens Sunday

  18 July 2009 by Karin in Art [ no comments ]

  The 2009 National Visual Arts Exhibition and Competition opens at the National Gallery on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 3 pm, when the winners of the medals and other awards will also be announced.

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• Rootz Underground Debuts New Single & Video “Power To The People”

  16 July 2009 by Christopher in Music,Rootz Underground [ 5 comments ]

  Rootz Underground has just debuted its latest single and music video, entitled "Power To The People" (Riverstone Records, 2009).

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• Helen MacMillan Returns With Reconnection & Renewal Retreats

  14 July 2009 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge [ no comments ]

  Helen MacMillan returns to Jamaica in July to give a series of retreats and workshops.  

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• BuyArt Campaign Presents “Insurrection”

  14 July 2009 by Karin in Art [ no comments ]

  Buy Art artists team up with Red Bull and Mystic Urchin's Brand New Machine to present INSURRECTION: an act of rising in resistance against the establishment. INSURRECTION is a pARTy designed to get ART up off the wall.  

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