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visit www.musicians.ky or call (345) 525 6787. To register contact office@ musicians.ky. Earl La Pierre teaches adult steel pan classes on Monday evenings at UCCI from 6pm-8pm. He also has a performing band, known as Pandemix, where newcomers are welcomed. Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm-8pm at UCCI. Call (345) 526 5059 or (345) 916 5676 to learn more. For private lessons in singing, piano and music tutoring, contact Nicole Bodden at her studio in the Barnett Building, off the CNB roundabout. Tel: (345) 917 3753. JukeBox offers a mobile music service providing lessons for guitar, piano and singing as well as early years/mummyand-me classes. For more information on schedules and events, visit www.jukebox. ky, call (345) 321 5126 or email: info@ jukebox.ky. Throughout the week, various restaurants and bars host live music by local talent. Check out the ‘Nightlife’ section on the Explore Cayman website (www.explorecayman.com) for lists of different restaurants that offer live music on each night of the week. Cayman National Choir & Orchestra Choir practice is held on Mondays at 7.30pm-9pm in the Bay Harbour Centre on West Bay Road and orchestra practice is held on Wednesdays 7.30pm-9pm in the same location. Email Sue Horrocks or Jonathan Taylor at caymanchoirandorchestra@gmail. com. Talks Next Chapter’s Infinite Mindcare Talk Series takes place on the third Saturday of every month at 9am. Each month’s topic is different, covering subjects like the importance of sleep, maintaining friendships and keeping a healthy mindset on social media. The talks are hosted by professional psychotherapists from Infinite Mindcare and a different book is recommended each month. For more information on dates and location, call (345) 926 0882, (345) 640 2665, or visit www.facebook.com/infinitemindcare. 414
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CULTURAL EVENTS Pirates Week Festival The Pirates Week Festival is one of the biggest cultural events in the Cayman Islands. An annual spectacle that takes place in November, 30+ activities are hosted over three weekends across all three islands, starting with Cayman Brac, then moving to Grand Cayman and finishing with Little Cayman. The highlight of the Festival is the Landing Pageant and Float Parade, which takes place in George Town. Thousands of people line the streets to watch a mock take-over of the Island by a band of fighting pirates, who come ashore by pirate ship. A parade, street dance and fireworks display also take place. Other features of the festival include an abundance of music, culture and delicious local food. For more information on the festival or how to get involved, visit www.piratesweekfestival. com or contact the Pirates Week Office at (345) 949 5859 or (345) 949 5078 or email: events@piratesweekfestival.com. Batabano Cayman’s Carnival, Batabano, is usually held after Easter every year. It is a major highlight on the Island’s entertainment calendar. It is said the word ‘batabano’ refers to the tracks left in the sand by sea turtles as they crawl onto the beach to nest. Batabano is a multi-day event that includes a Carnival Ball, soca song competition, street parade, street dance, a beach fête and Soca music, dancing and pageantry. It celebrates the Caribbean’s diverse African and religious roots, as well as reflecting the Island’s rich heritage. Thousands of locals and visitors flock to the streets! Sign up to get involved in Batabano 2022, which is set to take place April 30th-May 8th. For more information, visit the Batabano website at www.caymancarnival.com. SE E AD PAG E 434 Gimistory Gimistory is an International Storytelling Festival that features guest storytellers from all over the world. It’s held over a ten-day period at the end of November through early December each year. The festival
travels to different beaches and parks in all districts on all three Islands, and during the day the storytellers visit the local schools to make special presentations. Visit www. artscayman.org/gimistory/. Red Sky at Night Red Sky At Night, a multi-cultural arts fair, celebrates all things arts and culture. The event features a variety of entertainment such as live dance, music, drama performances and poetry readings, as well as displays of visual arts, crafts and films. From steel pan, fiddles and drums to DJs, dance troupe performances, storytelling and theatre, there is no shortage of entertainment. There are also dozens of artisan booths selling locally made art, crafts, jewellery, clothes and accessories as well as food vendors selling traditional Caymanian food and delicacies from around the world. Contact the Cayman National Cultural Foundation on (345) 949 5477 for more information and to volunteer. WATERSPORTS & EXCURSIONS
Boating, diving and fishing are all very popular in Cayman. For more information on these activities, see the Boating chapter. Jetovator Rides A Jetovator propels a rider up into the air much like a Jetpack does; however, the Jetovator is incredibly easy to operate and just about anybody can be trained to operate it safely in 20 minutes. The Jetovator can attain forward speeds of 25mph, dive underwater for brief durations and allows riders to cruise in comfort for as long as they want. Contact White Sand Water Sports in East End. Tel: (345) 916 7263 or (345) 938 7263. Kayaking and Bioluminescent Tours One of nature’s best-kept secrets is a rare bioluminescent phenomenon found only in a dozen places worldwide. Cayman Kayaks offers magical bioluminescence tours by kayak and electric catamaran from Rum Point to the bioluminescent
