On November 12, Rocktowa opened a new gallery in the foyer of the Pan Jam building in New Kingston, 60 Knutsford Blvd. The ROKTOWA Gallery in New Kingston is an outlet for the fine and applied art produced in their downtown studios. They are open Monday to Friday 11am to 3pm.

The Museums of History and Ethnography of the Institute of Jamaica will open an exhibition on Jamaica during the two world wars, on November 14, at 11 am at the Institute of Jamaica’s Exhibition Gallery, corner of East and Tower Streets. The exhibition is in 2 parts – part 1 comes

Now in its sixth year Restaurant Week 2010 starts this Friday, November 13 and continues until November 20 with a theme this year of  “Think Global, Eat Local” and offering some great deals for foodies. Restaurant Week is the brainchild of Stephanie Scott who explains this year’s theme, “it addresses

Reggae band Farin X Change will be performing at the Red Bones Blues Cafe this Friday, November 12 at 9pm. Farin X Change is made up of four experienced Jamaican musicians (Richie Sinclair – guitar, vocals, Junior Lamey – drums, vocals, Lexie Russell- guitar, Ian Knight – bass) and represent

Jamaica Cultural Enterprises (JCE) will be organizing their next ART TREK on Saturday, November 20, from 10am to 6pm. Stops will include visits to the following: Emancipation Park National Gallery of Jamaica Studio 174 Roktowa Gallery Revolution Gallery Bolivar Gallery Heather Sutherland-Wade’s Studio Cost: $4,500.00 includes lunch, transportation, entry fees

The inaugural TEDxJamaica event will take place on Saturday November 13th at the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, University of the West Indies, Mona, 10a.m. to 4:00p.m. under the theme “Innovation without Boundaries”. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25

Crimson Heart Replica, Sezi, and Jovi Rockwell, three of Jamaica’s premiere female rockers, came together on Friday night at Redbones to present an evening of Rebel Grrrls Musick. A CHR production, the show was well attended by a mix of the Redbones’ Friday night regulars as well as those who

Here’s a pic of Sean Paul performing at the VIP Room in Paris. Sean Paul has been in Paris this week promoting his new hit single Tik Tok with Bob Sinclair.

ROKTOWA Gallery presents “Lightning Bolt to the World” by Artist in Residence Julia Wilmott on Sunday, November 7. Curator, Melinda Brown has this to say about the upcoming exhibition, “Julia Wilmott commenced her six week residency at ROKTOWA after four months of wandering the Caribbean. Pairing down the psychedelic pigments

Sean Paul and Bob Sinclair, well known dance music producer and DJ, have recently collaborated on a new dance single, “Tik Tok” which has been well received so far. Dance music is the new pop music (again) and it’s good to see Sean Paul representing Jamaica. There are in fact