Limin' Times Entertainment Guide

Now in its 23rd Year!

July 14 - 20, 2011 Vol.23, No.43

YOUR FREE GUIDE To our Islands’ Happenings

Prince & Princess Show This Saturday ALSO THIS WEEK:

Leon and the Hot Shots @ Rendezvous Bar • Full Moon Parties • Miss BVI Launch Party

This Week’s Feature Story

“FUN” GI On Sundays jures together African and European influences in a unique sound. Fungi is a fusion of a wide range of instruments and topics, it is festive and made for dancing. Many of the instruments are homemade and the beat of the double bass is usually at the core of the colorful mix of sounds.

Leon plays almost all the instruments, which is

Leon and the Hot Shots

really saying something, as there can be over ten

Don’t miss homegrown fungi band, the popular

instruments in a fungi band from the guitar and sax-

and talented Leon and the Hot Shots who will be per-

ophone to the triangle and washboard, although he

forming every Sunday during July from 5pm to 9pm at

says that playing the banjo, bathtub base and

the Bath and Turtle’s Rendezvous Bar, Virgin Gorda.

ukulele are by far his favorites.

As the band’s name suggests, Leon who hails

Leon said, “People enjoy fungi music and we are

from North Sound, is the leader of the band. Fungi

happy with the support the band is getting and with

music is Leon’s passion and he has been playing it for

the help of God, we will continue to share our musi-

the past 25 years. He founded the band Leon and the

cal talents with everyone – the fungi way.”

Hot Shots 22 years ago and they will be entertaining

To cool you down at their gigs at the Rendezvous

the crowd at this year’s festival as part of the East

Bar, specials include Coors Light and Don Q at $3,

End/Long Look activities on Festival Wednesday, 3rd

plus complimentary snacks, so come enjoy a fun

August.

evening with a lively local band, tap your feet and

Fungi music is the local music form of the Virgin

start getting in the festival mood.

— Jan Critchley

Islands and is an expression of VI culture as it con-

3

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

Ask Koren Your personal E-therapist is in the house!

Untidy Daughter If you have the time, you can offer to help her clean it.

Make sure that she has enough boxes or drawers to store her stuff so that any complaint she might make about lack of space would really be invalid. You can even make a timetable with her if she is very busy so that time is allotted every week for tidying up.

Whatever method you use, don’t develop high blood pressure over it. We can guide, teach and model good behaviour for our kids, but they still make choices, that we don’t like.

I don’t think she needs a counsellor. If you talk to other parents, you will find out that while some teenagers are tidy, many (maybe even more) are untidy.

Don’t take it personally as though she were doing it deliberately to upset you.

Sometimes teenagers grow out of their sloppy habits so if nothing you do works, then just bear that thought in mind. In the event she does not grow out of it, at least you know that once she is old enough, she might take up residence elsewhere, so it won’t be your problem anymore.

Dear Koren, I have a 17 year old daughter who is very very untidy. She throws her things all over the place and her room is always a mess. I am old fashioned and a very tidy person and I believe that level of untidiness is a reflection of what is going on inside the person’s mind. Do I need to send her to counselling?

– Frustrated Mother Dear Frustrated Mother, It sounds like you want your daughter to be exactly like you but that is not going to happen. Untidiness, especially in teenagers, does not necessarily have to mean some personality disorder. Adolescents have different priorities from adults and cleaning up might not be hers. It is your house and she should respect your wishes to keep her room more tidy, but you also have to consider that maybe she does not mean to be a slob.

Try bargaining with her and see if that makes her more motivated to keep it clean. If she needs top-ups for her phone, movie money or an allowance, then she has to clean her room. Don’t expect it to be like yours though – pick your battles. Once it is in a fairly okay state, then give her a break.

Send your questions to askkoren@live.com and a response will be provided

Lime ... “to hang around idly” or “to go out on the town.”

Source: The Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole by the late edu-cator and historian Lito Valls. The Limin’ Times brings you all the news about when and where to “lime” in the British Virgin Islands.

Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

While every effort is made to ensure that information is correct, we cannot accept responsibility for any errors, changes in schedules, ads or other information in this magazine, which is intended as a guide only.

If you have an entertainment event coming up that you would like published, give us a call at 494-2413. Special Notice: Purchase of advertising space in this publication does not guarantee editorial coverage of any event.

4

Published weekly by Island Publishing Services.

Caribbean Printing Company Limited, Pasea Estate, P.O. Box 133, Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I. arlena@bviwelcome.com, © 2011 www.limin-times.com Publisher & Editor: Claudia Colli Associate Editor: Arlena St. Hilaire Editorial Assistant: Jan Critchley Tel: 494-2413; Fax: 494-6589

videoviews

video views dence over creativity, and many intellectuals and artists were purged from society.

At first, Li is a hesitant student, but under the tutelage of one of his teachers, he soon becomes the academy’s star pupil. Following a cultural trip to China by the Houston Ballet, Li catches the attention of the troupe’s artistic director, Ben Stevenson, who invites Li to train with them in Houston.

Before leaving for the US, Li is warned by his Chinese minders to resist decadent western values, but once in Houston, the temptations are many. A simple trip to the mall is a study in excess on a scale that he could never have imagined, yet he soon comes to appreciate the freedom that comes with the American lifestyle. He falls in love with an American girl, and decides not to return to China, even though this means he may never see his family again. In a pivotal moment in US Chinese relations, Li is kept against his will at the Chinese consulate in Houston, and it is only the resulting media furor that forces the Chinese to let him go.

At times the movie takes a melodramatic turn that threatens to overwhelm the story. But in the end, it doesn’t matter, Li’s astounding dancing and his personal courage make this movie soar.

By Claudia Colli

Mao’s Last Dancer Based on the true story of Chinese ballet star, Li Cunxin, Mao’s Last Dancer is a biopic that takes the audience on a journey from 1970s Maoist China to the glittering world of the Houston Ballet.

Li, the son of Chinese peasants, is chosen as a young boy to attend ballet school in Beijing far from his family. The Cultural Revolution is in full swing, and Madame Mao, the zealous wife of Chairman Mao, has transformed this classical dance form into her revolutionary vision. Through a series of flashbacks, we get a glimpse of this repressive period of Chinese history when conformity took prece-

5

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

By Keith Semple

Mysteries of Missing and Misplaced Keys: Part 2 at each door I called the rental company only to be told that it would be roughly thirty minutes before anyone can get to us. We were convinced that we would miss the ferry and have to spend the night over there. Surprisingly, the guy got to us and opened the car about fifteen minutes later and we decided to make a try for the ferry amidst the rush hour traffic and pouring rain. As luck would have it, the rain had caused a delay in the ferry’s schedule and we arrived just in time to park the car, drop the key at the ticket office, have our goods loaded, and board the ferry. It was now about 5:30pm.

The journey home was spent in silence as I contemplated the frantic ending to our trip and yet another misfortune with keys. When would the next one be, I wondered?

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about losing my keys upon returning from holiday. After that I vowed to be extra careful with any keys in my possession only to encounter a similar mishap a couple of weeks later.

On a trip to St. Thomas to do a bit of shopping, my wife and I rented a car for the day as we’ve done on a few previous occasions. Things were going well until we drove off in our car for the day – a Ford Focus. It was as sluggish as a whale in a pool of molasses, the first sign that it wasn’t going to be such a good day. When I discovered that the central locking was malfunctioning, I began to wonder what else could go wrong. I would find out later in the day!

A race against time began after we severely overstayed our time in Home Depot and our trip to the supermarket became a mad scramble. Grocery shopping done, we proceeded to load the car with roughly an hour to go before the ferry departed at 5pm. In my haste to pack a few items in the back seat, I dropped the key on the driver’s seat and soon realized the folly of this after the packing was done. The front door had somehow slammed shut and we had already locked all the other doors.

A feeling of desperation came over me as I saw the time reading 4:15pm. After a few frustrated and futile tugs Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

6

7

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

8

Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

Full Moon Parties

Pageant Beauties Unveiled Don’t miss your chance to find out which five beauties will be contesting for this year’s Miss BVI Crown this Friday at Charlie’s Courtyard, The Moorings. Everyone will get the chance to meet and greet the ladies who will be competing for this coveted title on August 31st, 2011 under this year’s theme “A Royal Affair”. The winner will receive a scholarship and the opportunity to represent the Virgin Islands on the international stage. A fashion show by UMI Fashions and music by DJ Bertrum will make sure that your weekend gets off to a very glamorous start!

Enjoy lots of family fun at this month’s full moon “fireball” party at Trellis Bay on Friday, 15th May. This is a great fun, favorite beach party for everyone, with traditional Mocko Jumbie dancers and awe inspiring fire sculptures that are lit around 9pm. Get there for 7pm for the traditional West Indian buffet and pay a visit to the three bars offering Hennessy specials. The classic fungi band, The Razorblades will be playing live from 811:30pm and other live entertainment will be happening too. Or, if you are in the mood for some kicking party action, then head to Bomba’s at the Shack for his full moon party that will have you dancing till dawn.

Toad’s Last Gig At Jolly Roger Head out west to the Jolly Roger and help celebrate Larry’s 1st Annual Birthday Bash this Saturday.

Although he won’t tell us how old he is, it will be a mission to prise it out of him by the end of the night! A Type of Toad will be performing their last gig of the season at the party before hibernating for the summer. So get down to this landmark venue for a night of great food and live entertainment – it is guaranteed to be a night to remember!

Also This Week Have some splashing summer fun at The Mariner Inn’s Family Summer Pool Party every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. Special kids package $10 includes popcorn, ice-cream and a hot dog. Affordable lunch buffet and BBQ also available. Celebrate Bastille Day and the storming of the French Bastille prison in 1789, in style this Thursday, 14th July with dinner and dancing at Brandywine Bay restaurant where you can enjoy a set menu and live entertainment.

Fish Roast, Grill & Fry If you are feeling like savoring some fresh cooked fish this Friday, then head to the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park between 4pm and 10pm for the monthly Fish Roast, Grill and Fry. Entertaining the crowd will be the Junior Heritage Dancers and the New Life Baptist Church Steel Orchestra.

9

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

live music • events • concerts •

THURSDAY - JULY 14

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Music by Awesome Crew

ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm VILLAGE CAY — Happy Hour from 4:30-7pm CHARLIE’S — Miss BVI Launch Party fun starts at 5pm

CARROT BAY BANANAKEET CAFE — Live Music by Ruben

VG & OUTER ISLANDS CANE GARDEN BAY

SCRUB ISLAND — Live Music with Caave Stout

MYETT’S — Music by Uprising Band

from 6-10pm

WEST END

SATURDAY - JULY 16

JOLLY ROGER— Happy Hour from 4pm & Creative

ROAD TOWN

Caribbean BBQ

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm MARINER INN HOTEL — Family Summer Poolside Party. 11am-5pm.

U.P’S CINEMA — DJ Dre & the Final Faze Band of VG VILLAGE CAY — Steel Band & BBQ 7-10pm

FRIDAY - JULY 15 ROAD TOWN VILLAGE CAY — Sushi Night PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm U.P’S CINEMA — DJ Wiz & Showtime Band

CARROT BAY BANANAKEET CAFE — Summer Saturdays 2-6pm,

free sunset shot & $1 off cocktails 4-7pm

EAST END

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S —Wii bowling is back sunset till late

WEST END PUSSER’S — Music by O2 Band 7-10pm TRELLIS KITCHEN/CYBERCAFÉ — Full Moon Party,

Razorblades live from 8pm. Mocko Jumbies & Fire Sculptures

Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

JOLLY ROGER — Larry’s 1st Annual Birthday Bash with A Type of Toad

SUNDAY - JULY 17

WEST END

ROAD TOWN

PUSSER’S — Music by Norbert’s Steel band 7-10pm

SIR RUPERT BRIERCLIFFE HALL — Prince & Princess

JOLLY ROGER— Live Music by DA’Tis from 7:30pm

Pageant. Starts 3pm.

10

• parties • sports • movies and more

MARINER INN HOTEL — Family Summer Poolside Party.

11am-5pm.

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Happy Hour & Music by Eric Christian

EAST END

U.P’S CINEMA — Latin Sundays DJ Fuggi

TRELLIS KITCHEN/CYBERCAFÉ — Ladies Night

VILLAGE CAY — Sunday Brunch with the Last Virgin from

- 2 for 1 drinks

11- 3pm.

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

WEST END

CHEZ BAMBOO (VG) — Live Music by Morris Mark

SEBASTIAN’S — Candyman live from 7pm

WEDNESDAY - JULY 20

THE CLUBHOUSE AT FRENCHMANS — Sunday Brunch JOLLY ROGER— Industry night, Happy Hour prices all

night & live Music by DA’Tis & Big Sexy

VG & OUTER ISLANDS BATH & TURTLE — Leon & the Hot Shots

ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Martini Night 6pm. Daily happy hour from 4-7pm. 2 for 1 drinks specials.

VILLAGE CAY — MJ Blues from 7-10pm

EAST END PUSSER’S EAST — Happy Hour 5-7pm.

MONDAY - JULY 18 ROAD TOWN

UPCOMING EVENTS

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Live Music by Caave Stout

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

Annual Emancipation Festival July 22- Aug 5 Rotary Club of Road Town Kiddies Fiesta — July 23 Guy Eldridge Memorial Race — July 23

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

Miss East End/ Long Look — July 24

SCRUB ISLAND — Caribbean Night, Music 6-10pm

Grey Goose Cup — July 27

TUESDAY - JULY 19

Festival Village Opening — July 22

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

WEST END

SCRUB ISLAND — Wine Tasting from 6-8pm BATH & TURTLE RENDEZVOUS BAR (VG)

THE CLUBHOUSE AT FRENCHMANS — Mojito Madness

— Caribbean Buffet and Profile Band

Jappy Jour $3 mojitos & $2 tacos JOLLY ROGER— Happy Hour from 4pm & Creative

Caribbean BBQ

Drink the Bar Dry @ JR — July 30 Miss BVI Pageant — July 31 August Festival Parade — Aug. 1

WEST END JOLLY ROGER— Happy Hour from 4pm & Creative Caribbean BBQ

Speak Easy @ The Jolly Roger — Aug 4 Anything that Floats Except, A Boat Race — Aug 14

11

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

‘Roughness’ Another Polished Drama From USA Art imitates life to a

to explore telling this story, but there was also part of me

degree in Necessary

that didn’t know her world at all,” the actress explains.

Roughness an engaging

“When I read the script for ‘Necessary Roughness,’ the

new dramedy premier-

fact that it was inspired by a real woman made me feel

ing Wednesday, June 29,

like it was so rich in its detail, because I knew it was com-

on USA Network.

ing from a real place. It just felt much more grounded for

Inspired by the

me, and I liked the idea of playing a woman who was

story of Dr. Donna

ordinary to a degree but then put into extraordinary cir-

Dannanfelser,

cumstances. I’m used to playing extraordinary women

who

worked as a therapist for the New York Jets in the mid-

who are in normal situations, and then you just watch

1990s, the series stars Callie Thorne (Rescue Me) as Dr.

them destroy everything around them.” tNecessary Roughness premieres Wednesday on

Dani Santino, who throws her cad of a husband out of

USA Network.

their home. She frets over how she’ll be able to support her two teenage kids as a single mom when she meets Matthew Donnally (Marc Blucas, Knight & Day), a trainer for the New York Hawks, in a club.

Call 494-2413 to Advertise Today!

After a torrid one-night stand together, Dani and Matthew discover they enjoy each other outside of bed as well, and after she uses hypnosis to help him shake a longtime smoking addiction, he helps get her a trial gig with his football team, entrusted with turning things around for high-maintenance bad-boy gridiron star Terrence “TK” King (Mehcad Brooks, True Blood). Thus Dani finds herself drawn into a strange new world that pays well, but puts incredible demands on her as she tries to juggle the all-consuming nature of this job with her responsibilities as a single mother.

The show’s roots in real life were an added incentive for Thorne, best known as Sheila Keefe, Denis Leary’s volatile sometimes-lover in the FX drama Rescue Me. “Partly it was that I knew this woman, and I wanted Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

12

– John Crook

BVI CABLE TV CHANNEL GUIDE 1 Visitor’s Channel

20 MSNBC

38 Tru TV

56 Sports Max

2 Community Bulletin Board

21 TBN

39 Headline News

57 Oxygen

3 TV Guide

22 The Weather Channel

40 HGTV

58 TCM – Classic Hollywood

4 Azteca International

23 CNN

41 GSN

59 CNN Internatinal

6 ESPN2 Caribbean

24 ESPN Caribbean

42 Lifetime Movie Network

60 AXN

7 WABC-TV

25 BBC World

43 3ABN

61 Animax

8 WSVI – St. Croix (ABC)

26 Tempo

44 The Discovery Channel

62 Warner Channel

9 WPIX-TV

27 Fox Soccer Channel

45 Versus

63 Sony Ent. TV

10 WSEE-TV (CBS)

28 EWTN

46 Speed

64 BBC America

11 WUTV-TV (Fox)

29 WGN

47 Disney Channel

65 The History Channel

12 WTJX-St. Thomas (PBS)

30 E! Entertainment TV

48 National Geographic Channel

66 The Biography Channel

13 WTVJ-TV (NBC)

31 VH1 Soul

49 Discovery Kids

67 Fox Deportes

14 WWOR

32 Fox News Channel

50 Boomerang

69 TV Games Network

15 LIV

33 G4-Tech TV

51 CBN

70 HBO Caribbean

16 Lifetime Television

34 A&E

52 HLSCC

71 HBO Plus

17 Animal Planet

35 Nickelodeon

53 Food Network

72 HBO Family

18 BET

36 CNBC

54 C-SPAN

73 MAX

19 TNT International

37 Cartoon Network

55 JTV

74 Max Prime

13

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

tvspecials&hig lights

tv specials & highlights THURSDAY JULY 14, 2011 7:00 ) Two and a Half Men 4 NCIS B The First 48 P Alaska State Troopers 8:00 _ ( Wipeout ) The Vampire Diaries * The Big Bang Theory ` Community P Ultimate Factories 8:30 * Rules of Engagement ` Parks and Recreation - 9:00 _ ( Expedition Impossible ) Nikita * Big Brother , Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures 9:30 ` 30 Rock 10:00 _ ( Rookie Blue * The Mentalist ` Love Bites 4 Suits ∂ True Blood 10:30 2 The Family Crews > Ice Loves Coco P The Indestructibles 11:00 4 Covert Affairs P Ultimate Factories

FRIDAY JULY 15, 2011 7:00 ) Two and a Half Men 3 Law & Order 4 NCIS (Part 2 of 2)

Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

? Mob Wives P Dog Whisperer 8:00 _ ( Shark Tank ) Smallville (Part 2 of 2) * Flashpoint 9:00 _ ( Primetime: What Would You Do? ) Supernatural 9:30 , Masterpiece Mystery! ` Dateline NBC 10:00 _ ( 20/20 * Blue Bloods 0 The Protector 4 Alphas > The Soup U Outrageous Food 10:30 > Keeping Up With the Kardashians 11:00 Q Hot in Cleveland U Unwrapped

SATURDAY JULY 16, 2011 7:00 , History Detectives 4 NCIS P Explorer 7:30 U Throwdown With Bobby Flay 8:00 * CHAOS , NOVA ` Who Do You Think You Are? P Cocaine Sub Hunt DEA agents embark on a search to intercept narcosubmarines in Colombia.

14

U Amusement Park Eats Specialty foods at famous amusement parks.

9:00 _ ( Expedition Impossible * NCIS: Los Angeles P Hard Time 10:00 _ ( Rookie Blue ` Law & Order: Special Victims Unit P Locked Up Abroad U Challenge 11:00 , Secrets of the Divine: The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo Spanish fine art pieces and their subdrawings provide insight into the lives of painters.

4 In Plain Sight P Cocaine Sub Hunt DEA agents embark on a search to intercept narcosubmarines in Colombia.

SUNDAY JULY 17, 2011 7:00 _ ( America’s Funniest Home Videos * 60 Minutes ` Dateline NBC P Finding Atlantis Scientists use satellite photography, ground-penetrating radar and underwater archaeology.

7:30 > Ice Loves Coco 8:00 _ ( Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

tvspecials&hig lights

tv specials & highlights * Big Brother , Nature < The Great Adventure P The Egyptian Job Thieves broke into the pharaoic burial site at Hawara. > Keeping Up With the 8:30 Kardashians 9:00 _ ( Castle (Part 1 of 2) * Undercover Boss , Masterpiece Mystery!

U Food Network Star 9:30 > Keeping Up With the Kardashians 10:00 _ ( Body of Proof ` The Marriage Ref 4 In Plain Sight P The Indestructibles U Heat Seekers

10:30 , PBS Previews: Prohibition Sneak preview of “Prohibition” with Ken Burns. > Ice Loves Coco P The Indestructibles 11:00 2 Toya: A Family Affair 4 White Collar P The Egyptian Job Thieves broke into the pharaoic burial site at Hawara.

MONDAY JULY 18, 2011 7:00 ) Two and a Half Men 4 NCIS K In Search of the Truth U Chopped 8:00 _ ( The Bachelorette ) 90210 * How I Met Your Mother

4 NCIS P When Rome Ruled 8:30 * Mike & Molly U Kid in a Candy Store 9:00 ) Gossip Girl 9:30 * Mike & Molly 10:00 * Hawaii Five-0 , Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (Part 4 of 6) ` Harry’s Law 10:30 > The Soup 11:00 U Challenge

TUESDAY JULY 19, 2011 7:004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit P Alaska State Troopers 7:15 ∂ The Making Of: The Town Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall star in the drama.

8:00 _ ( Wipeout ) One Tree Hill * NCIS , NOVA P Alaska State Troopers 8:30 N Auction Hunters 9:00 ) Hellcats * NCIS: Los Angeles , Frontline (PA) 3 Memphis Beat 4 White Collar 10:00 _ ( Combat Hospital 2 Toya: A Family Affair P Hard Time 10:30 / The Little Couple 2 Toya: A Family Affair 11:00 3 Memphis Beat 4 Necessary Roughness

WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2011 7:00 ) Two and a Half Men 3 The Mentalist N Deadliest Warrior 8:00 & Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns _ ( The Middle ) America’s Next Top Model 3 The Mentalist 4 NCIS 8:30 & Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns _ ( Modern Family 0 Roseanne’s Nuts 9:00 _ ( Modern Family ) America’s Next Top Model . Burn Notice 9:31 _ ( Happy Endings 9:45 ∂ Cowboys & Aliens: HBO First Look Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford star in the thriller. (N) 10:00 _ ( Primetime Nightline: Beyond Belief * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ` Love in the Wild 4 Necessary Roughness P Locked Up Abroad 10:30 2 The Family Crews 11:00 3 Franklin & Bash 4 Burn Notice P Breakout

15

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

Prince & Princess Pageant One of the key pre-festival events takes place this Sunday, as seven young couples take part in the 2011 Prince & Princess Pageant at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall. This year’s categories are Introduction, Futuristic 2010 Prince & Princess Wear, Cultural Wear, Talent and Evening Wear. Both the Futuristic Wear and Cultural Wear segments are new to the show and couples will be judged on their clothes color and co-ordination, appropriateness, poise and modeling technique. The introduction of each couple will take place after the opening dance. This provides

Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

each couple the opportunity to wow the judges by their clarity and diction, facial and body expressions, poise and mention of the festival’s theme or slogan.

Alvera Maduro-Caines who has been the Chairperson of the Pageant for the past ten years said, “The show is designed to help build the participants’ self esteem, showcase their talents and bring out the boldness that is sometimes hidden behind shyness.” The winning couple will receive a laptop computer and $500 cash each and all competitors will receive trophies and be able to keep their crowns as a momento. Tickets are on sale at J&C Department Store and Impressions Boutique and cost $15 for adults and $5.00 for children.

The show starts at 3.00pm sharp, don't miss it!

16

By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Hey…Look…Anguilla’s Gone with the Premier’s Cup!!

When the now Premier’s Cup Youth Regatta was launched 13 years ago as the Chief Minister’s Youth Regatta where they competed for the Chief Minister’s Cup, everyone took it for granted that it would ALWAYS be in the Virgin Islands.

For 11 of the first 12 years, the cup went across the pond to the U.S. Virgin Islands – with St. Croix and St. Thomas sailors – who have gone on to international acclaim, occupying the top of the mast. St. Thomas won a record five straight titles after St. Croix had dominated the event four times in a row.

Finally, after the event became known as the Premier’s Cup, one Monday morning two years ago, the Premier was proud to show off the trophy in his office that the territory’s young sailors had won.

On Sunday afternoon, after 12 years of the Virgin Islands’ (US and BVI) dominance of the Premier’s Youth Regatta the Premier’s Cup has moved outside of the Virgin Islands’ boundaries for the first time – not sailing back to St. Thomas or St. Croix as had been customary – but traveling by a chartered plane to Anguilla.

Yes, the same Anguilla – captained by Kendall Richardson – who was bold enough to email John Lewis, one of the event organizers, telling him Anguilla was ready to climb to the top of the podium and would take the Premier’s Cup back with them by the time racing ended on Sunday.

True to form, Anguilla carted off the 13th annual Premier’s Youth Regatta with a four points victory over former champs St. Croix.

“This is really special,” said Captain Richardson during his team’s turn on the prize-giving stand. “Anguilla is known for its sailing but we have never ever gotten a first

The Anguilla contingent with Deputy Premier Hon. Dancia Penn, after winning their 1st Premier's Cup Youth Regatta

here in 13 years. I came, and I made a difference and I’m really glad about it.”

With 42 points, Anguilla was able to hoist the championships trophy they predicted they would win with St. Croix taking the runners up spot after amassing a score of 46. St. Lucia was two points better than Team BVI, 66-68.

Puerto Rico was fifth after gathering 71 points. Antigua was sixth with 103 followed by Grenada with 115 while the USA rounded out the competition with 135.

Richardson said practices had been limited as team members concentrated on CXC exams but they got almost two weeks preparation in 420s, a boat totally different to the IC24s on which all teams raced. “Luck was on our side,” the Captain said. “The wind was good, sailing conditions were great, but we managed to pull it out with tactics and boat speed,” he explained.

At least for the next year, everyone in the Virgin Islands will be working hard to dethrone Anguilla. But, I’m sure, they’re going to work just as hard to keep it.

17

Vol. 23, No. 43 • July 14 - 20, 2011

Fighting Back Against A ‘Cyberbully’ Emily Osment recently spent two months in a constant state of depression, sequestering herself from her friends and family and suffering the exhaustion that comes with feeling the world was out to get her. And she loved every minute of it.

It was all part of her commitment to “Cyberbully,” a hard-hitting drama airing on ABC Family Sunday, July 17. Osment plays Taylor Hillridge, an easygoing high-schooler who is thrilled when her mom gives her a laptop computer for her birthday. Her joy soon turns to tragedy, however, after Taylor painfully discovers the pitfalls of living online. A page she sets up on a social media website soon becomes host to vicious rumors and comments about her, driving Taylor to the point where she doesn’t know who her real friends are and instilling in her a sense of terror from which there seems no escape.

The role offered the 18-year-old Osment the chance to show a different side to her talents, which largely have been featured in light comedies such as “Hannah Montana” and the “Spy Kids” films.

“I’ve wanted to do a dramatic role for a long time,” says Osment, who added that she was handson in all aspects of her character, including altering her lines to make them sound more natural and making sure the wardrobe and hairstyle matched

Taylor’s growing despair. “I saw that this was a really good opportunity to show what I’ve got. I really liked that this is a character that truly takes a journey. She’s in a family where the father has left, she doesn’t have a great relationship with her mother, a pretty normal relationship with her brother, but she’s OK. She takes this amazing journey ... to the lowest of lows that anyone can be. ... I’m so glad I did this.

It taught me so much about what I’m capable of.”

Beyond the professional fulfillment it brought her, Osment also was proud to be part of a project that addressed a tough, all-too-relevant issue.

“Cyberbully” is the centerpiece of the “Delete Digital Drama” campaign by ABC Family and Seventeen magazine. In addition to the film, ABC Family is producing several public service announcements featuring stars from the network about cyberbullying and how to combat it.

One might wonder how a star such as Osment, who boasts successful careers in acting and music as well as more than 1 million Twitter followers could convincingly portray an unpopular, terrorized teen. Well, the flip side to celebrity life is being able to go online any time of the day and read all sorts of nasty, often patently ridiculous comments about yourself posted by complete strangers. Osment estimated that she gets thousands of replies on Twitter every day, and while most of them are friendly, she has encountered people who go out of their way to be mean.

Osment says that after investing so much of herself in the project, she has found a new cause that will stay with her long after the credits roll.

– Stacey Harrison

Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

18