Saturday, December 08, 2007

Movie Nite tonite

Movie Night at Redbones - 21 Braemar Avenue
This Saturday 8th December, 2007
Presents:
SICKO
Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11) is back and now he is taking on the U.S. health care system. Using personal testimonies to recount some of the problems faced by the many without health insurance he makes comparison with the existing health care systems in places like Canada, France, Cuba and England. As always Moore injects a bit of humour along the way into the sometimes gloomy picture.
(Directed by Michael Moore; 123 minutes, 2007)


Contribution: $250
Showtime: 8pm


Carry a blanket if you want to lay on the grass and hang out and listen to the music in the courtyard afterwards.

Friday, December 07, 2007

R.I.P. Darren Khan

Got news this morning which stopped me in my tracks.
Darren Khan, whom I had recruited (on the recommendation of Analisa Chapman and above the stern reservations of Exec Editor Vernon Davidson) as a freelance

features writer/reviewer at the Observer, was founded burned to death in Surbiton Road apartment on Thursday

Darren had issues as well as do, but during his tenure at the Observer I saw the beginnings of a maturation process that was showing first in his writing and less so but still noticeable in his overall demeanour.
I'm very saddened by his death, and I extend my heartfelt condolences to his mother, other family and friends.


"It may be easy to choose to live without Christ, but to die without Him is hell"

Monday, December 03, 2007

Time Trippin'

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW HISTORY? Maybe so – but actor-comedian Chris “Johnny” Daley learns Jamaican history by magic when ghosts from the past put him straight about facts he took for granted. The stories unfold in the new dramatized six-part series TIME TRIP by Video for Change.
Did Christopher Columbus really discover a ‘new world’ ? A young Taino woman ghost reminds us that her people were in Jamaica thousands of years before Columbus arrived. In fact, the Tainos found it quite annoying when Columbus kept asking “Where’s India? Where’s China? Where’s Japan?”
Chris Daley’s second encounter is with a rascally sailor from a slave ship who explains the trade in captive Africans, and the profits it made for Queens, Barons, Dukes - and even the Bank of England. A strong-spirited woman cane cutter combines humour and pathos in her story, and an enslaved descendant of an African Chieftain relates the dangers of his escape to join Nanny and the Maroons. The next encounter is with a courageous and intriguing Haitian housemaid brought to Jamaica by her owner during the Haitian revolution – the first successful Black revolution in the western world. In the final Episode, our traveler Chris Daley meets a brave warrior who fought at Sam Sharpe’s side in 1831.
The cast of the Time Trip Series includes well known actors Nadean Rawlins, Brian Heap, Deanne Allgrove, Damion Radcliffe, Michelle Serieux and Saun Drysdale. Each segment ends with an original rap song summing up the story, composed and performed by the talented group From The Deep.
Although the series is primarily aimed at students, the humour and excitement of the stories attract audiences of all ages. This innovative DVD series is the work of its creative directors/producers, Cynthia Wilmot and Hilary Nicholson, while support for the project came from CHASE. (END)

CONTACT: Hilary Nicholson 926 0882, 927-7599, 532-0996
Cynthia Wilmot, 750 0748

[Art] Basel on the [Miami] Beach

If you're going to Miami this weekend, this is a good bet for art lovers

Art Basel Miami Beach
November 28-December 11, 2007

Winning over the art world with its spirited flair, Art Basel Miami Beach returns for its sixth year with even more special events and a coterie of emerging fringe fairs. We preview ABMB's highlights, from the new Art Supernova section to the multimedia Art Sound Lounge in the Botanical Gardens. Miami-based artists Naomi Fisher and Jim Drain talk to us about the local art community, and we profile the trendsetting designers of Studio Job, who exhibit their latest work at Design Miami. Beyond the Miami hubbub, we review the catalogue for Takashi Murakami's controversial LA show, as well as new projects around the globe from Kirsten Hassenfeld and Jon Kessler.

Saturday, December 01, 2007

The 'Rainmaker' Returns

He's from a line of naturistic 'rainmakers' in his native Kenya,
but multi-media artist Mazola has been making a lot of hay in the
Jamaican sun since making the island his base several years ago
His new solo show opens atthe Mutual Gallery this Thursday at 7 pm.
It runs through Jan '08

Fine Arts fest for Mobay

HALF MOON SPONSORS MONTEGO BAY’S 1ST INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
On Saturday, December 15th Expressions Art & Framing will present Montego Bay’s first international fine arts festival at the Cornwall Room, Half Moon Shopping Village.

The brainchild and dream of Expressions Art & Framing founder and Managing Director Nereree Edwards, the aim of the seven-day festival is to unearth and showcase Jamaican artists and to allow the viewing public in Western Jamaica the rare opportunity of seeing and appreciating a diverse cross section of fine arts. In addition to Jamaican artists there will also be several international artists, from South Africa., Belize, Guadeloupe and the Caribbean.

Highlights of the Festival will include educational fora, panel discussions, student exhibitions, artist development workshops, live entertainment and the launch of Kevin McIntyre’s innovative artwear fashion line, McEsson.

Edwards, who has also formed a fine artist management company called Art by Expression, explains: “It is hoped that visitors to the island including Jamaicans returning ‘home’ for Christmas, will be able to experience and savour the high caliber art on display alongside Jamaican art appreciators. History shows us that the fine arts are an essential thread in the fabric of a nation’s cultural identity and heritage. Given the varying palates of our visitors, we believe the festival will offer a fulfilling experience which may assist the development of an integrated tourism product. I am eternally grateful to Half Moon for coming on-board as a sponsor. Our goal is that this Festival will be a resounding success and become a permanent fixture on the international arts calendar.”

There is no cover charge for entry to the Festival, but there will be a wide variety of fine art on sale.