Monday, October 29, 2007

Wine 101

CLASS REPEAT BY SPECIAL REQUEST - Our Oct class was oversold, so we organized this one on Nov 10th !! Please book early.

Don't know much about wine? Not sure where to begin?


This one-session class will teach you how to taste like a pro while sampling major varietals in an entertaining, interactive setting.



You'll taste six major varietals of the wine world, and then some ........

Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Pinot Noir from the largest wine-producing countries.

By tasting the wines and smelling them side-by-side with "scent cues", you'll learn to identify basic elements of a wine including tannin, acidity, how to describe different tasting characteristics



Other topics covered in this introductory class:

How grapes become wine.
The major types and styles of wine.
Major wine producing regions of the world
What stemware to use with the various varietals of wine.
The correct temperature to serve wine.
How to best store wine.
You have got the wine list, now what ?

Plus, the techniques of tasting wine.



You will taste a minimum of 6 wines representing the "big 6 grape varietals"

Whites
Riesling; Sauvignon Blanc; Chardonnay
Reds
Pinot Noir; Merlot; Cabernet Sauvignon
The Wines for this class will be supplied by Caribbean Producers.





SATURDAY NOV 10, 2007

Liguanea Club

Knutsford Blvd

2pm - 6pm

US$ 50 J$ 3,600 per person (Call for group Rates)



Email winesjamaica@gmail.com or Call Kerri-Anne on 816-9707 to reserve your space.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Red Bones Movie night

This has unfortunately moved from Saturday night to tuesday night (as in tonight), ruling me out, but check this out if you can:

Movie Night at Redbones - 21 Braemar Avenue
This Tuesday 23rd October, 2007

Presents:
MOOLAADE
In a small village in Burkino Faso(Africa), four young girls flee the ritual ceremony for their circumcision and seek protection from a woman who gives them "Moolaade" which is a special magical defence that cannot be broken unless it is revoked by the person who first casts it. This creates a tense stand-off between the traditionalists and the modern thinkers in the village. This film won the "Un Certain Regard Award" and "Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention" at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The writer-director Ousmane Sembene is widely regarded as the father of African cinema and the first film director from an African country to achieve international recognition.
(Directed by Ousmane Sembene; 120 minutes, in Bambara and French with English subtitles, 2004)
Contribution: $250
Showtime: 8pm
We have chairs but you can bring cushions for them or carry a blanket if you want to lay on the grass. Hang out and listen to the music in the courtyard
afterwards.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Link to NY Times review

The following from the NY Times literary review is very interesting.


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/books/review/Schillinger2-t.html?8bu&emc=bu

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Rains force move of Red bones movie night

The inclement weather has forced a relocation of the weekly Red bones movie night

The presentation, a documentary entitled Coping With Babylon, will be shown
atthe Edna Manley College School of Music Auditorium, on Arthur Wint Drive
opposite the Little Theatre.

A relase from red bones said that an accompanying book launch will still take
place at the Braemar Avenue eatery/lounge.

Promo link for Word Sound Power

Go to myspace.com/thewordsoundpower to see a promo clip from the
new BET-J live poets show.
I recognised yassus Afari, Rootz Underground, Cherry Natural among others.

Carib dub poets puto ut 'Word Sound Power' on BETJ

Caribbean Dubpoets given a platform on BET J’s
Word Sound Power every Saturday 11am &11pm

Last Saturday at 11am and 11pm, the first show for the series Word Sound Power was viewed by millions on BET J, world wide. For the first time, dub-poets were given a platform on a commercial network to showcase Caribbean poetry for the world to experience.

Word Sound Power is an artistic force uniting the African oral tradition of rhythmic dub poetry and the literary art form of spoken word to form the voice of a new poetic generation.

Hosted weekly by M-1 of legendary Hip-Hop Duo Dead Prez, it features some of the best dub poets like Ansley Burrows, Cherry Natural, Yasas Afari, Suhir Hammad, LSX, Roger Bonair Agaird, Kamika and others.

The first three shows of the series were recorded at Boone Hall in Stony Hill. The cast will return to Jamaica to finish recording the rest of the show, utilizing the beauty, wonderful themes, and perfect location.

Word Sound Power redefines the boundaries of entertainment by directly addressing socio- economic, political issues with prose and purpose while providing an elevated visionary alternative to bridge the gap between cultures and countries of the African Diaspora.

This marriage of cultures brings together talent dub-poets of the world representing Caribbean and African background to express them-selves creatively yet sending strong messages. Produced by Roots Cause Entertainment and Earth Strong Production, Aranthes explains, “Dub Poets have never had a platform like this on a major international network. It’s never been done before. BET J has given us a platform to showcase this art form across the world.” Word Sound Power will air on BET J