Artists get a sneak peek at new gallery space
A group of artists who have contributed artwork to be sold in the National Gallery’s Big Art Auction recently got a chance to see round the new building their art donations are helping to pay for. The National Gallery’s new…
Premier expresses support for Miss Lassie’s house
The Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush recently announced his government’s ongoing support for the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s Mind’s Eye project, with a letter of commitment of $500,000 spread out over four years. Mr. Bush handed the letter to CNCF Artistic…
MY BLESSINGS
As I lie here in my hammock totally at ease I can hear the sound of nature and feel a gentle breeze, The roar of traffic and sirens can be heard But is soon forgotten with the sound of chirping…
Catboat Club gathers for monthly meet
The Cayman Catboat Club held their regular monthly meeting at the Foster’s Food Fair boardroom to discuss their plans for upcoming events, as well as ways of financing the club. Meeting in Foster’s boardroom is a fitting way of remembering…
Miss Lassie’s House put on international list
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) were pleased to announce that the house and grounds of the late Gladwyn Bush, better known as Miss Lassie, has been placed on the 2012 World Monument Watch list. The list, belonging to the…
Ex Hell’s Angel buffs up at The Bikini House
Carey Hurlstone has been running “Carey’s Black Coral” for 30 years. He was born in South Sound in 1936, just along from where he lives today, and works making beautiful jewellery from black coral in a wooden workshop he built…
Lisa’s in good voice
Songstress Lisa Carlisle is back on Cayman shores today. The Welsh opera singer performs at Camana Bay on 8th October at a special concert as part of the Voices for Hospices series – a simultaneous event around the globe on…
LESSONS IN CARIBANA
Dave Martins I was living in Toronto, playing music full time with the Tradewinds band, when the annual Caribbean festival in Toronto known as Caribana was born in 1967. Today there are carnivals in a many cities outside the region,…
Emceeing a wedding
I don’t think women make the best emcees. There are exceptions. Cat Deeley, host of “So You Think You Can Dance” is one and locally, Vickie Wheaton is another. So when I was asked to emcee a wedding here I…
Dance Lab takes off at CNCF
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation, CNCF, commemorates and showcases the diversity of the Cayman Island’s Heritage and on Friday 12th, the foundation held a free night of fun and dance dubbed Dance Lab. The public were encouraged to join in…
