St. Lucia Online: Entertainment & Events

Quadrille Festival

28th November: Helen Folk Dancers' annual Quadrille Festival under the theme 'Preserving our Cultural Heritage'. Venue: Castries Comprehensive School, from 3:00 pm onwards. Admission $5.00
5th December: Junior Helen Folk Dancers perform at the Monchy Combined School.

School of Music concerts

Sunday 28th November, 6:30 pm: School of Music's Carlos Mymns Community Orchestra free Sunday concerts. Venue: Monchy Combined School.
Sunday 5th December, 6:30 pm: similar concert at Dennery Multi-Purpose Centre in Dennery.

AGM Elks City of Castries Co-op

Saturday 4th December, 5:00 pm: AGM Elks City of Castries Co-operative Credit Union Ltd. Venue: St. Lucia Workers Union Hall, Darling Road. Refreshments will be served.

AGM Agriculturalists Association

Saturday 4th December: Annual General meeting of the St. Lucia Agriculturalists Association Ltd. Venue: Red Cross Centre, Vigie, from 10:00 am.

Dance Theatre performances and workshop

4th December: gala performance of the St. Lucia School of Ballet and Modern Dance. With performances from the At Marah Dance Theatre from Philadelphia, and students of the school. Venue: National Cultural Centre, 7.30 pm.
5th December: At Marah Dance Theatre performs again.
6th-10th December: 4-day workshop for all interested persons of eight years and older, by At Marah Dance Theatre group. Every day from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm. For more info, call: Theresa Collymore, at 450-2400.

St. Jude's Santa Claus parade

5th December, from 2:00 pm onwards: Santa Claus Parade organised by The Friends of St. Jude Hospital. Fund-raising activity to buy a foetal monitoring machine. Donations can also be made into account # 416093071 at the NCB in Vieux Fort.

Miami Conference

7th-10th December, Miami Conference. Special presentation by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States in an attempt to forge new and continuing links for trade, services, tourism and investment initiatives. Organised by Caribbean Latin America Action. For more info and registration, contact www.claa.org, fax 202-776-9010, or mc99@claa.org.

Year for the Culture of Peace

Friday 10th December, 10:00 am: official launching of International Year for the Culture of Peace 2000 at Odyssey St. Lucia. Guest speaker Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, also speaking Minister Mario Michel.

AGM Coconut Growers

Saturday 11th December, 10:00 am: Annual General Meeting St. Lucia Coconut Growers Association. Venue: Soufriere Infant School. Members are advised to bring along their product license with their membership account number.

Regional credit union conference in St. Lucia

10th-11th December: regional conference of credit union leaders. Expected to attract over fifty credit union marketing and financial specialists from the Caribbean. To be held in St. Lucia.

Jazz Review Musical Celebration

11th December, Pigeon Island sidelawn: Jazz Review Musical Celebration. Featuring Sisterhood's new production 'ONE', Ronald 'Boo' Hinkson and Friends, Deride Williams and Third Eye, and the Les Enfants Dance Company. For more info, call Barbara Jacobs-Small at 453-6002.

National Day Cycling

13th December: National Day Cycling. Includes BMX and mountain bike races. Organised by St. Lucia Cycling Association.
 

Pappyshow Park 2000

December 1999, and again in January 2000: Pappyshow Park 2000 - long-awaited political satire by members of The Factory.

US Consulate to partly close over Y2K period

Consular section of the US Embassy in Barbados suspends Immigrant Visa services from 22nd December 1999 until 17th January 2000. Also suspends Non-Immigrant (visitor) visa services on 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31st of December and on 3 and 4th of January 2000. Consulate remains open for American citizens throughout the Y2K period as usual.
New is also that the US Consulate now closes every last working day of each month as far as Immigrant and non-Immigrant (visitors) visas are concerned.

Jamaica Jazz Festival

20th-23rd January 2000: Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, and Jamaica Grande Hotel at Ocho Rios. Featuring Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige, Kool & The Gang, Kenny G and Al Jarreau.

Millennium Regatta 2000

21st-23rd January 2000: Seventh annual Regatta, organised by St. Lucia Sailing Club.

Ste Lisi Par Excellence Awards

6 February 2000: Ste Lisi Par Excellence Awards ceremony at National Cultural Centre.

CTO Fundraiser Ball in Miami

Saturday 19th February, 2000: Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Fundraiser Ball. Bringing together South Florida Caribbean community, CTO Allied Members, government officials, chapter members and friends at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Miami. Featuring music from the Caribbean, delicious cuisine and a raffle/silent auction with a variety of items including Caribbean hotel stays and airfare, jewelry and Caribbean artwork.

Year 2000 Essay Competition

Year 2000 essay competition for students aged 15-18. Organised by Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. $15,000 in prizes for schools and individual participants. Topic: "Even as they seek enforcement of the WTO ruling which could adversely affect the region's banana industry, the US is actively courting our assistance in their fight against drug trafficking and money laundering. What do you think our position should be?" Deadline for submission: 12th May, 2000.

Carifesta II: Caribbean Festival of Arts 2000

Carifesta II, the seventh Caribbean Festival of Arts, in August 2000 will be held in St. Kitts & Nevis. All countries "washed by the Caribbean Sea" are invited to participate. Sponsored by UNESCO.
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