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The Ladder Gallery: "Passion" - Tue. July 14

2009-07-02T11:14:00.001-07:00

The Ladder Gallery at NPCC on Blake Rd.
is pleased to present

PASSION

An Art Show by:
Gennyne Ellis

Show opens
Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30 pm.

Bah. Ntnl. Trust: Poetry in the Garden - Fri. Jul 3 @ 7p

2009-07-02T11:08:00.001-07:00

The Poetry in the Gardens has been rescheduled for July 3, 2009 at 7pm.
The event will be held under the Pavilion at the Retreat Gardens.

Visit The Bahamas National Trust
Visit ThoughtKatcher Ent.

Bahamas 36th Independence Events

2009-07-01T07:56:00.001-07:00

Art Camp at POPOP: July 6-31

2009-06-30T12:11:00.000-07:00

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Crochet WorkShop

2009-06-29T12:09:00.001-07:00

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Golfers Get Set For 3rd Annual Bishop Ian K. Brathwaite Tourney

2009-06-25T12:20:00.001-07:00

Bishop Ian K. Brathwaite (centre) poses with on of his tournament organizers plus sponsors from Controversy TV, Climax Energry Drink and the Cable Beach Golf Club. The tournament is set to begin this weekend. (Photo by Arthia Nixon)

Nassau, The Bahamas… Golfers will gather on the green 8a.m. at the Cable Beach Golf Course on June 27 to make their contribution towards the development of Junior Golf and the Bahamas Diabetic Association. They will be joining participants taking part in the Bishop Ian K. Brathwaite Golf Tournament, now in its third year.

“We are very excited about this our third tournament,” said Bishop Brathwaite who has become affectionately known as the golfing pastor. “This year, we’ve got several major sponsors on board and already have persons calling in from Canada and North America who will be in the Bahamas during that time to make sure they are able to participate in the event.”

During a recent press conference, representatives of the Cable Beach Golf Course, Climax energy drink and Controversy TV all met with Bishop Brathwaite as a show of support for his tournament which they all agree supports to very worthy causes.

“Those of you who know me know that this tournament is played in honour of my mother Bloneva Brathwaite who lost her battle with diabetes some years ago,” said Bishop Brathwaite. “Right now, we are seeing hard times hit us but those persons who rely on treatment and medication find themselves in desperate need of assistance now more than ever. As for the junior golfers, I’m proud to note that last year’s tournament was won by former junior golfers. I am focused on helping them achieve scholarships at prestigious universities through this sport.”

The tournament format will be two man scramble. Prizes will be awarded to first gross, first, second and third net, closest to the pin and the longest drive. For more information and sign-up call (242) 448-7002, 328-6119 or e-mail koralb3@yahoo.com.

Proceeds go to development of Junior Golf and Bahamas Diabetic Association

Ardastra Gardens Presents: Father's Month

2009-06-25T12:08:00.001-07:00

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NAGB Workshop: "Making Art Beyond the Classroom": Sat. Jun. 27

2009-06-24T06:43:00.001-07:00

'Making Art Beyond the Studio & Classroom' Summer Workshop

Call or email Miss Morris at the Gallery today and reserve your spot in this fun and active workshop taking place this Saturday, June 27 and next Saturday, July 4!

For children and teenagers aged 9 years to 18 years old.

Tel: 328-5800/1 or email: lmorris@nagb.org.bs

PopopStudios: Summer Art Camp

2009-06-24T06:38:00.000-07:00

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TADA LIVE @ The Mall at Marathon [this SATURDAY]

2009-06-23T06:54:00.001-07:00

Some of the industry celebs that will be there are:
NCity, Fred Ferguson, DJ Clean Cut, DJs Supa Mario, DJ iGnite, RapQuelle, Bodine 'Be' Johnson, Kyng David, Creative Candie Designs, Maximum Bass, Kemis.net, Randy C, ReBirth, Asdarjah Bahamas, Airbrush Junkies, Roots N Culture, FDot, Vaughn Scriven Photography, The Little Dicey Doe Boys, Vamp, Patrick Robinson Photography, Reka the Nightlife Paparazzi of e-Life 242

Listen to Ta'Da

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Bah. Ntnl Trust: Poetry in the Garden - Fri. Jun 26 @ 7pm

2009-06-23T06:43:00.001-07:00

Visit Bahamas National Trust
Visit ThoughtCatcher Ent.
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NAGB Family Art Workshop: KITEMAKING - This Sat. Jun. 20

2009-06-18T09:31:00.000-07:00

Fathers, Mothers and Kids are all welcome to this exciting day of family fun and art!
Call or email the Gallery today and reserve your spot in what promises to be a day of fun memories!

Call Miss Morris at 328-5800/1 or email: lmorris@nagb.org.bs
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NAGB Summer Art Workshop: Beginning Sat. Jun. 20

2009-06-18T09:28:00.001-07:00

'Making Art Beyond the Studio & Classroom' Summer Workshop
Call or email Miss Morris at the Gallery today and reserve your spot in what
promises to be three Saturdays of unique art-making!

Tel: 328-5800/1 or email: lmorris@nagb.org.bs
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NAGB Film: "Common Ground" - Thu. Jun. 18 at 8pm

2009-06-17T17:37:00.001-07:00

National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
gallery tel: [242] 328.5800/1
gallery fax: [242] 322.1180
gallery eml: info@nagb.org.bs
gallery web: http://www.nagb.org.bs/
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Flag this message PopopStudios: Bi-Annual Open Studios: Sat. Jun. 20

2009-06-17T06:33:00.001-07:00

POPOPSTUDIOS CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
presents:
Our first BI-ANNUAL OPEN STUDIOS of 2009
visit the working studios of 10 artists above and adjacent to the Popopstudios Gallery.

The GRAND OPENING of the POPSHOP
featuring Popop pariphernalia and affordable original works by our selection of artists.

Sat. June 20, 5pm - until
26 Dunmore Ave., Chippingham.
1/2 a mile South of the Bahamas Humane Society.
Turning right thru Howard Street.

322-7834 - www.popopstudios.com
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Doongalik Art Newsletter - June 2009

2009-06-17T06:27:00.001-07:00

Dear Friend,

Attached is the latest edition of the Doongalik Newsletter for your information and enjoyment and to pass on!

Download DoonGalik Art NewsLetter - June 2009

With warm wishes from the Bahamas,
Pam Burnside
Doongalik Art Gallery
Marina Village at Paradise Island
Nassau, Bahamas

Light - a Track Road Theatre production

2009-06-17T06:14:00.001-07:00

View video clips at Track Road Theatre

Goldsmiths/London MFA Art Show: July 9-13, 2009

2009-06-16T06:43:00.001-07:00

Bahamian artist
Blue Curry
will be showcasing his
Degree Artwork in
Goldsmiths MFA Art Show
July 9-13, 2009.

Opening Night: Thursday, July 9, 2009 / 6pm-9pm

Goldsmiths University of London
Ben Pimlott Bldg & Laurie Grove Baths
New Cross, London
SE14 6AD

All in the London area are invited to attend.
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Summer Art Classes for Adults & Kids

2009-06-16T06:37:00.000-07:00

Ceramics Classes for Adults
and
Kid's Art Camp

Facilitated by: Trained Art & Craft Teacher Imogene Walkine
Location: The New Providence Community Centre (NPCC), Blake Road

Bahamian A-Bomb Co-pilot dies

2009-06-15T12:45:00.000-07:00

Don Albury, co-pilot in atomic bomb mission, dies at 88

BY ELINOR J. BRECHER
ebrecher@MiamiHerald.com

Charles Donald Albury, Miami-born co-pilot of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki -- and a longtime Eastern Airlines captain after World War II -- died May 23 at an Orlando hospital. He was 88.

On Aug. 6, 1945, ''Don'' Albury flew a support plane -- the Great Artiste -- for the mission of another Miamian, Col. Paul Tibbets Jr., who unleashed the nuclear age with an A-bomb attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Three days later, Tibbets dispatched 1st Lt. Albury, co-pilot Maj. Charles Sweeney, an eight-man crew and a nuclear weapon called Fat Man aboard the B-29 Bockscar from the Mariana Islands. Two other planes accompanied them as they headed for Japan.

Though plagued with complications and missteps, the mission ultimately succeeded. At 11:02 a.m. Aug. 9, Albury's crew released the bulbous, 10,200-pound explosive over the city of Nagasaki, a secondary target, instantly killing an estimated 40,000 civilians.

Another 35,000 subsequently died from injuries and radiation sickness. Japan surrendered on Aug. 14.

For the rest of his life, Albury -- as did Tibbets, who died in 2007 -- said he felt no remorse, since the attacks averted what was certain to be a catastrophic U.S. invasion of Japan.

''My husband was a hero,'' said Roberta Albury, his wife of 65 years. ``He saved one million people. . . . He sure did do a lot of praying.''

Gwyneth Clarke-Bell, Albury's secretary at Eastern in the 1970s, said that Albury, a deeply religious man, ``felt he was doing his job, and that lives were saved on both sides. He'd want to be remembered as someone who was honorably serving his country.''

Even as congestive heart failure hobbled him recently and eventually took his life, ''he would shuffle out every morning and hang the American flag, then take it down at night,'' said Clarke-Bell, who remained close after Albury retired from Eastern in 1980.

In 1982, Albury told The Miami Herald that he deplored war but would do what he did again if someone attacked the United States.

''Everyone should be prepared to fight for liberty,'' he said. ``Our laws give us our freedom and I think that's worth fighting for.''

Don Albury was born in 1920 at his parents' home, now the site of the Miami Police Department. They'd come from the Bahamas, where his father ran a wholesale grocery. He had a sister and four brothers, one of whom died in the war. Albury survived the others.

After graduating from Miami High School -- the same class as Paul Tibbets' sister -- Albury enrolled at the University of Miami's engineering school. He enlisted in the wartime army before graduating.

In 1943, Albury was stationed at what's now Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. There he met his future wife, Roberta Jean Mowery.

''There was a hotel where most everyone went out in the evening,'' she recalled. ``I was at a party for a boy who was going overseas. My [future] husband was at the next table.''

They married in March 1944 at Miami's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, had daughter Sharon in 1945 and son Charles Donald Jr., known as Skip, in 1948.

Sharon, a one-time Miami-Dade County teacher, was killed by a drunk driver on New Year's Day 1993. She was 47. Skip is an oral surgeon in Nashville.

In 1943, Albury joined Tibbets' unit: the elite 509th Composite Group. They trained at White Sands, N.M. -- FBI agents tailing them 24/7. Not even the participants knew the scope of their project.

''We knew we were on something top secret, but when asked, we said we were testing glide bombs,'' Albury once told The Miami Herald. After the war, Albury told his wife that they'd also trained in Cuba.

Four years ago, Albury described his role in the events that changed the world to Time magazine:

``Aug. 6th, our job for the Hiroshima mission was to drop instrumentation to record the magnitude of the bomb blast and the radioactivity.

``When Tibbets dropped the bomb, we dropped our instruments and made our left turn. Then this bright light hit us. . . And the top of that mushroom cloud was the most terrifying but also the most beautiful thing you've ever seen in your life -- every color in the rainbow seemed to be coming out of it.

``Then it felt like someone came and slapped the airplane two or three times. And that was it.'' On Aug. 9, cloud cover played havoc with the mission, until the bombardier ``found a hole in the clouds . . . so we didn't need to use radar. The bomb hit the city on the other side of these big hills around Nagasaki. Most of the people lived on the side where the bomb didn't go. It saved a lot of civilian lives.

'As I was watching the same dust and mushroom cloud sweep over the city that I'd seen over Hiroshima, [Sgt. Raymond] Gallagher started shouting, `The bomb's going to hit the airplane. . .!' We felt about three strong shock waves. Even as we were moving away from it, we could still see the mushroom cloud.''

He added: ``I hope we never, ever have to use another one of these things.''

Three days later, he and Tibbets flew medical supplies into the devastated city. He told The Herald that ``there was almost complete destruction, but people were walking around. School children were planting potatoes. We saw dead horses, and I saw the shadow of a person burned into a bridge.''

The Japanese were cordial, he said. ``They didn't know who we were.''

After the war, Albury wrapped up his service in New Mexico then brought his family back to South Florida. They lived in Coral Gables, and Albury flew what his wife called Eastern's ``milk route along the coast.''

Later, he and colleague Dick Powers ran Eastern's Airbus A-300 training program, which included flight-simulator facilities in France.

''He never wrote his memoirs,'' Roberta Albury said. ``He was just that way. He never did public speaking because he had to work.''

He got plenty of ''nasty letters,'' as well as autographed-picture requests, she said.

At Eastern, his co-workers loved him, Clarke-Bell said, because ``he never said an unkind word.'' ''He was an unassuming, gentle man'' who coached Little League, raised orchids, baked cakes and pies, and fished from a weekend home in Islamorada. ''Don was a believer -- a Christian,'' said Powers, now flying for Federal Express out of Memphis. He'll speak at Albury's funeral. ``If his life were defined by something, that would be what it was, not what he did in the war.''
Albury returned to Japan twice after the war, once for a BBC documentary called Rain of Ruin on the 50th anniversary of the A-bombings.
According to Clarke-Bell, a young Japanese woman approached him and thanked him for 'saving so many Japanese lives.' He was so moved by that.''
A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Miami Memorial Park, 6200 SW 77th Ave.
For those interested in his genealogy this is his family roots:
Donald Albury's father, Joseph Leonard Albury, was born in Harbour Island. We can trace the Albury family ancestry back to 1775 ('Old Plant'Albury (great-great-great grandfather of Donald Albury), born in Harbour Island in 1775)), The direct line of descent is:

'Old Plant' Albury, b. Harbour Island, 1775, d. ?.

T. John Albury, b. Harbour Island, 1820, d. ?

James Henry Albury, b. Harbour Island; September 30, 1820, d. Harbour Island, December 31, 1905

Joseph Gilbert Albury, b. Harbour Island, March 18, 1849; d. Harbour Island, January 9, 1907

Joseph Leonard Albury, b.Harbour Island, October 24, 1877, d. Miami, Florida, c. 1947

C. Donald Albury, b. Miami, Florida, 1920, d. Orlando, Florida, May 23, 2009

Kind Regards

Jim Lawlor, President Bahamas Historical Society

THE HUB PRESENTS MUSE BY ARJUNA WATSON

2009-06-15T11:59:00.000-07:00

Nassau, Bahamas – June 15th, 2009 – Arjuna Watson will return for another a one-night-only event to reveal his latest collection titled MUSE, The Hub announced today. The show will feature Watson's most compelling and controversial work to date; a recognizable but new direction from the urban art he presented in two parts of his successful Hit n Run series. MUSE introduces new methods with materials that continue to be repurposed and reclaimed.

As a social realist, Watson consistently creates images outside the confines of bias, censorship and appropriateness. His collections always reveal something unexpected as his street-level interpretation of theatre, art and politics crash into each other at high speed.

The title of the show will illicit a variety of responses ranging from the classical to the traditional reference but Watson deconstructs the sense of an artist's muse, peeling back layers of artist inspiration, and, according to Watson, "revealing more of himself than of his subjects." The work is at once cathartic and sacrificial in it's exposure of both the subject and the artist. At a glance it is revealing, but what is revealed?

MUSE opens Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:30pm. An Artist Talk will take place during the event at 8pm.

About The Hub:

The Hub is a unique, collaborative space where ideas and resources are shared across disciplines particularly in the arts, but not exclusive to the arts. The collective includes artists, performers, groups and individuals concerned with the environment and who support a sense of community within the larger cultural context.

The Hub is home to a range of activities that include; original art; film; lectures, discussions and demonstrations; workshops; dance; live music; theatre; poetry readings; a junkanoo shack; and will serve as a gathering place for forming alliances and networking with open- and like-minded groups and individuals.

For more information on upcoming events visit www.thehubbahamas.org or to find out how you can be a part of The Hub, please e-mail info@thehubbahamas.org

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Contact:
Jonathan Murray
e-mail: exhibitionsdirector@thehubbahamas.org
tel: 322-4333

Press Release - Six Vie For Scholarship

2009-06-11T11:46:00.000-07:00

Six Compete for Scholarship In School Pageant

Article & Photos by Arthia Nixon

Nassau, The Bahamas….In a country seemingly dominated by pageantry in recent months, one school has formed a contest to focus on brains rather than beauty, offering its new queen a shot at a semester of free education at a private institution.

The seven sensational beauties will be showcasing their talents and intelligence on June 19 at the Miss Westminster College Pageant, to be hosted in the school’s auditorium. On hand for the grand event will be performances from several well known acts including Bahamian Idol’s Adrianna Munnings aka Bahama’s very own Obama girl.

“All of the contestants participating in this pageant are honor roll students who are prefects, class monitors, athletes or active club members,” said organizers of the event. “Each of the young ladies have already gone through their photo shoot and while many feel the winner might be the prettiest or the skinniest in other pageants, our judges are looking for who exudes the most confidence for Ms. Photogenic. We are also introducing a Spokesmodel Award which allowed the girls to work with a media professional to make sure they were ready to execute poise, diction and knowledge about their country and the world when prompted in any setting. Both the Spokesmodel and Miss Photogenic will get a six month contract with the chance of being featured in some advertising campaigns and going to auditions. However, our Queen will win a whole lot of prizes including free tuition which is a welcome to many in these economic times. Another unique thing is that we’ve substituted our swimsuit segment with career wear.”

Contestants include 13 year-old Cherice Demeritte, who would like to be an attorney. In addition to focusing on the finding ways to decreasing the crime rate in The Bahamas, Cherice would most like to meet the Minister of Youth Sports and Culture to come up with new after school programmes. 15 year-old Marion Evans has a passion for helping single mothers in The Bahamas with their challenges. With the aspiration of becoming an obstetrician, Marion would most like to meet the Minister of Health to discuss the current state of health in the nation.

Kyra Culmer is a 15 year-old who aspires to be a pediatrician. One politician she’d like to meet is Glenys Hanna-Martin because she admires a woman who stands up to speak her mind on serious matters. Kyra would like to focus of teaching kids to read because she feels literacy is essential in every aspect of life. At 16, Kristina Bastian is focused on eradicating sexual abuse in the country and would love to be a nurse because she has a passion for helping people.

McKeisha Murray is 17 years old and would like to give back to the community by becoming a Defense Force Officer. She would like to meet Glenys Hanna Martin because she admires her passion for aiming to protect the youth. She would like to create more peer programmes at school. Phoebe Scott is a 15 year old who plans to travel to Honduras as a plastic surgeon focused on fixing deformities such as cleft lips because she wants people to feel confident. She’s wishes to highlight ways to combat child abuse and would like to meet the Minister of Education to discuss ways to fix schools and bring up the national grade average.

Arthia A. Nixon
Publicist
1-242-225-1550
1-242-535-4522
arthia.nixon@gmail.com

NAGB Forum: Class & Taste in The Bahamas - TONIGHT @ 6.30p

2009-06-11T11:24:00.000-07:00

Marley Resort ft. Paul + Tanya + Pam

2009-06-10T07:51:00.001-07:00

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Introducing Shakespeare in Paradise

2009-06-09T15:44:00.001-07:00

Ringplay Productions is excited to announce the First Annual International Shakespeare in Paradise Theatre Festival, to be held in Nassau, Bahamas, 5th-12th October, 2009.

Shakespeare in Paradise celebrates the best in World, Caribbean, African, and African American theatre, all presented in historic and exciting spaces in New Providence.

This year’s inaugural festival will feature Shakespeare’s The Tempest; Zora, a one-woman play by Laurence Holder about the life of African-American anthropologist and writer Zora Neale Hurston, whose work in Georgia, Florida, The Bahamas and the Caribbean remains inspirational today; and One White One Black, a two-hander by Caymanian Frank McField, a play that wowed audiences in CARIFESTA X Guyana.

Guyanese-American actor and storyteller Ken Corsbie will also be featured, along with homegrown Bahamian plays.

Shakespeare in Paradise was founded with the following goals and objectives:

Objectives

To create an annual, self-sustaining, international theatre festival in Nassau, Bahamas, with the objects of celebrating the art of theatre, building capacity in theatre production, attracting visitors during the low season, and utilizing and highlighting various locales in and around the city of Nassau to build an integrated experience for visitors and locals alike.

Goals

• Mount a minimum of two Bahamian productions, at least one of them a Shakespeare play
• Invite a minimum of two international productions to be featured as part of the festival
• Feature a minimum of one new Bahamian/regional play to be launched at the festival
• Provide workshops, seminars and readings for participants and schoolchildren
• Publish the original play(s) produced for the Festival in commemorative booklets
• Increase the awareness and appreciation of theatre in the wider Bahamian community

More here:
http://www.ringplay.com
http://shakespeareinparadise.org