Summer art students channel Amos Ferguson
More than 100 students attended the month-long RBC Summer Arts Workshop last month, at Government High School.
Inspired to learn
Nothing spurs a teacher on like a student who is hungry for more knowledge. I have told my kids for years throughout their education that the squeaky wheel gets the oil. The student that sits quietly but does not pull on their teacher for information, instruction or direction is quite often the student who is least likely to receive above and beyond what the instructor was prepared to give.
THINGS 2 DO: August 10-12
Urban Youth: “Men Who Cook” Contest
Song backs legalised gambling
SHE could have written a long letter to the editor or send out a press release. Instead Margaret ‘Believe’ Gylnatsis chose to voice her opinion on the heated and topical issue of gambling in a new song “Win Win”.
Planting in the month of August
August may be considered the last or the first month of the vegetable growing season. Very few vegetables can be grown in our summer heat but several can be started to get a march on the upcoming productive months.
Native son finds success abroad
BAHAMIAN visual artist Willicey Tynes had no intention to settling down in Minnesota, USA, by life had another plan.
New skills bring online earnings
Many great companies that exist today were born out of tough economic times. Most folks were motivated by desperation; others saw opportunity and reached for it. Though their options were few, they used what was available to make much out of little.
Community film festival marks emancipation
AS Bahamians prepare for a day of rest on August Monday, the Indaba Project and Movement for Change are gearing up for a weekend of work.
Gardener Jack: Thoughts on tomatoes
A little over a week ago I picked my last two full-size tomatoes from the garden. They were Big Mama tomatoes, a hybrid variety produced by Burpee that look like Romas on steroids with a little protrusion at the flowering end. As I picked them I resolved to do two things.
Bahamian musicians seek to bridge gap
THE GAP between the old generation of Bahamian musicians and the new is being bridged through the efforts of four local musicians. With a speciality in four different genres, the four have merged their acts to send a message.
Irate's souful flow
LOCAL Bahamian musician Irate said he wants to be known more for the positive message his songs bring than for fame and fortune.
Bahamas National Youth Choir accomplishes “great feat”
SINGING till it was almost impossible to sing no more, rehearsing until the small hours of the morning, and mustering a fortitude to perform through grief was what it took the Bahamas National Youth Choir to win two gold medals and one silver at the World Choir Games in Cincinnati.
Let’s Talk About PARKOUR!
IMAGINE being stuck at a red light in traffic and all of a sudden there are people running, some jumping, on the poles, side walks, trees and maybe your vehicle - this is “Parkour.”
Rumors surrounding T’rez Hepburn’s condition dimissed
A CLOSE friend of Bahamian songstress, T’rez Hepburn has dismissed rumours that the musician is brain dead or has died.
Artist Spotlight: Najie Dun
USING his talent to teach and influence others, local musician Najie Dun said it was God that inspired him to create music.http://www.tribune242.com/photos/2012/jul/25/5781/
