Limin Times

Now in its 26th Year!

Mar 20 - 26 2014 Vol.26, No.27

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To our islands’ Happenings

60th Anniversary Festival Launch Saturday March 22nd @ 4pm

LIME National Jr Track & Field Championships March 21st & 22nd Also THis week: sunday Brunch @ de loose Mongoose • The Cactus Bros @ Myett’s • surfing Competition • war Horse @ HlsCC

Photo courtesy of The BVI Tourist Board

This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

War Horse Appleby the proud sponsor of the ongoing Theatre Series, which has been a collaborative effort with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, is showing War Horse, the next in this series of performances. Nadia Menezes, Counsel at law firm Appleby, was determined to have the performances available to enjoy in the BVI after having seen a number of performances screened at the Arts Centre in New York.

Having spent the last year working on this project she admits it couldn’t have been done without the support of Appleby and the HLSCC. This project makes internationally renowned theatre performances accessible to locations around the world. The broadcasts have been experiences by over 1.5 million people in several venues around the world. At HLSCC the group has already screened a few production including Hamlet, Habit of Art, Macbeth and the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Frankenstein.

War Horse, next in the series is based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo and is a powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and magnificent artistry. The South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company brings breath-

ing, galloping, full-scale horses to life on the stage — using steel, leather and aircraft cables. After making its cinematic premiere in 2007 viewers can see the live broadcast on stage Saturday 22nd March at 7pm and if you miss this one there will be another broadcast on Saturday 5th April, for a matinee showing at 2pm. This is not one to be missed, so come out and experience the emotional journey that charges through the battlefields of history straight to the hearts of audiences around the world.

Tickets available at House, Sensus Gym, The Watering Hole, Tortola Sports Club, Brandywine Restaurant, Sunny Caribbee, LIME, Bella Blooms & HLSCC Bookstore$15 advance, $20 at the door and $10 for students/HLSCC Staff.

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Vol. 26, No. 27 • Mar 20 - 26, 2014

Ask Koren Widowed and Wondering Ask Koren Dear Koren,

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

I lost my wife over a year ago but the reality is we had lost each other for more than ten years as we grew apart. We’re old school so we maintained a respectful relationship and none of us went out of the marriage. Anyway, I want to start dating again, but my two daughters are still acting like I am a grieving baby.

I don’t want to be callous, but I was ready to start dating about three months after she died but I decided to wait a year to quell the eager tongues. Now what do I say to my daughters and the close friends of my former wife and I? –Eager Man

you are ready to be back on the market. Enlist their help to choose some nice clothes from your closet for your dates and get their suggestions for places to go when you are ready. Make them part of the solution.

You do not owe any explanation to the friends really. However, since you seem to be rather proper and courteous, you could mention to them that you will start dating soon and find out if they would be okay with you bringing someone by when there are group functions. One of them might even introduce you to someone.

As cliché as it is, the saying “life is too short” is true. There are no guarantees when it comes to time, love or anything else. We have to make choices today to be happy and to purposefully choose activities to do and people to be around who bring us joy. It’s your life and you choose how to life it.

Dear Eager Beaver, On the mark…get set….go….! I am not one of your daughters or close friends, but I am hereby giving you permission to love again. I hereby grant you the go ahead to date, to hold hands, to laugh with someone over dinner, to buy cheesy cards and to allow someone to brighten your world. Your wife has been gone for over a year and you have been a gentleman about respecting her memory. Continuing like this when you long to be free would be making yourself a martyr.

You are the father so set your daughters straight.

Thank them for their concern and their support over the past year plus, but let them know it’s your life and you are climbing off the shelf, shaking off the dust and

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

Source: The Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole by the late educator and historian Lito Valls.

The Limin’ Times brings you all the news about when and where to “lime” in the British Virgin Islands.

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Send your questions confidentially to askkoren@live.com or via twitter at @korennorton

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.

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Caribbean Printing Company Limited, Pasea Estate, P.O. Box 133, Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I. arlena@bviwelcome.com, © 2013 www.limin-times.com Publisher & Editor: Claudia Colli Associate Editor: Arlena St. Hilaire Writer & Editorial Assistant: Jan Critchley Tel: 494-2413; Fax: 494-6589

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Vol. 26, No. 27 • Mar 20 - 26, 2014

By Claudia Colii

Hyde Park on the Hudson Following the death of Daisy Suckly in 1991, a cache of papers was found beneath her bed containing an eye opening revelation. Daisy, a shy and retiring spinster, had carried on an affair with her famous distant cousin, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose presidency spanned the Great Depression of the 1930s through most of World War II. The movie shines a new light on one of America’s greatest presidents, who collaborated with Winston Churchill and Stalin to defeat Germany during the war and initiated the era of social welfare programs in America known as the “New Deal.”

But Roosevelt (ably portrayed by Bill Murray) also had an intensely private life, much of which was spent at his mother’s bucolic estate known as Hyde Park in upstate New York. Here he conducted matters of state but also found an inner peace and serenity.

Although his wife Eleanor stayed by Roosevelt’s side at public events and sometimes acted as an unofficial advisor, in reality, the couple was estranged, a marriage in name only. Roosevelt compensated for this by maintaining a series of relationships with women that he worked with and otherwise. One of these was his cousin Daisy. Daisy (Laura Linney), who lived with her mother in a modest Victorian house nearby to Hyde Park, bemoaned her life of genteel poverty and intense boredom. That is, until just prior to the onset of World War II, she was summoned to Hyde Park to visit her esteemed cousin.

At first perplexed by the invitation, she is soon charmed by Roosevelt, who shows her his stamp collection and invites her for automobile rides through the countryside. Paralyzed by polio as a young boy, Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

Roosevelt uses braces and a wheelchair and drives a customized automobile with manual controls. It is during these drives that the cousins’ relationship begins to blossom.

For me, the highlight of the movie is a visit to Hyde Park by King George VI and his wife, Elizabeth. This is the same George VI made famous in the movie The King’s Speech. As the first English monarch to visit the US, this was a momentous occasion, which took on even greater importance because the King was soliciting America’s assistance with the looming war with Germany.

To say that there was a culture clash between the uptight and protocol obsessed monarchs and the casual nature of their American hosts is to put it mildly. The Queen was particularly upset when she learned that at a picnic the next day, the President and First Lady were going to serve hot dogs. In the end Roosevelt and the King forged a close relationship – one which would go a long way in assisting Britain with its war efforts.

Hyde Park on the Hudson offers a refreshing insight into a man who overcame disability to lead a full rich life and become one of America’s most important leaders.

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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

By Jan Critchley

60th Anniversary Festival Launch

area, pool table and air hockey. For more information, call 494-7353 today.

Are you ready to party!!! Then head over to the Festival Launch Block Party this Saturday, 22nd March from 4pm. The free party will take place between Scotiabank and Bobby’s and is sure to get everyone in the festival spirit. There will be something for everyone – bouncies and other games for the kids and lots to eat and drink. Great entertainment by VI Showtime Band, Krosfyah, DJ Dre, the Razor Blades and Xtreme bands who will be playing until late. So be a part of the celebration of 60 years of festival, culture and fun – let’s play mass!

Scaramouche Next time you are in Soper’s Hole, make sure you pay a visit to Scaramouche, the new lounge bar and restaurant that is already making a name for itself for its fabulous views, design and ambience. Check it out on Friday and Saturday from 9:30pm to 10:30pm for “Happy Night,” when cocktails and beers are half price. On Sunday, treat yourself to their Sunset Aperitivo from 5pm until 7pm with mixologist created special cocktails. So head out west and sit out on the breezy deck – bellissimo!

Groovin’ @ Myett’s

Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous

Get your Friday evening off to a flying start and check out The Cactus Brothers who will be headlining at Myett’s from 7:30pm. They have been described as being a highly arresting and energetic band from Nashville who have a country rock sound coupled with some smoking blues. So head over to the north side this Friday – where the beat goes on!

If you are out on the water between 19th and 23rd March 2014, then look out for some of fantastic yachts taking part in the Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous. The regatta is comprised of round the island races and a full social program based at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda marina facilities.

Get Loose at the Mongoose Now open 7 days a week – check out De Loose Mongoose with their Happy Hour everyday from 47pm. On Sundays, enjoy an amazing brunch and Steel Pan Vibes with Marlon Abna from 10:30am to 2:30pm, then MJ Blues plays for the Sunday night BBQ. Candyman plays live on Thursdays and Saturday is Karaoke night – everynight is a good night at the Goose!

Save The Seed – Energy Centre Check out the Save the Seed Energy Centre for indoor games and sports for all the family. The centre has a six-lane bowling alley, gym and aerobics classes, the Adagio Dance School, an indoor basketball and volleyball court in addition to a children’s play

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Vol. 26, No. 27 • Mar 20 - 26, 2014

live music • events • concerts •

QUITO’S — Ras Rio plays Happy Hour 5-7pm & Live

THURSDAY - MAR 20

Entertainment later.

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

SATURDAY - MAR 22 ROAD TOWN

CANE GARDEN BAY

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

MYETT’S — KapEye & the International Rhythm

BLOCK PARTY — 60th Anniversary Festival Launch

Section plays Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm, Evolution Band

(between Scotiabank & Bobby’s) w/ VI Showtime,

from 7:30pm

Krosfyah, DJ Dre, Razorblades & Xtreme from 4pm.

QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7pm, Quito solo from

WEST END

6:30pm & open mic night from 8pm

SCARAMOUCHE — Happy Night 9:30-10:30pm for 1/2 price cocktails & beers

EAST END DE LOOSE MONGOOSE — Bingo Night &

EAST END DE LOOSE MONGOOSE — Karaoke Night

Entertainment by Candyman

HLSCC — War Horse Theatre Broadcast at 7pm

FRIDAY - MAR 21

CANE GARDEN BAY

ROAD TOWN

THE ELM — Brugal’s Special Happy Hour, Live Music PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

MYETT’S — Happier Hour w/ KapEye & The Int.

WEST END

Rhythm Section 5-7pm. Specialty Pizza Night

SCARAMOUCHE — Happy Night 9:30-10:30pm for

QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7pm & Live Entertainment

1/2 price cocktails & beers

EAST END

CANE GARDEN BAY

JOSIAH’S BAY — Tag Team Surf Invitational for individuals & teams. Family fun & proceeds to VISAR.

THE ELM — Beach BBQ, Live Music “Elm Tones” MYETT’S — Specialty Pizza Night, Sunset Happier Hour w/ Candyman 5-7pm. Guest Band –The Cactus Brothers play from 7:30pm

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SUNDAY - MAR 23 LONG BAY LONG BAY BEACH CLUB — 1748 Restaurant brunch 11am-3pm

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ts • parties • sports • movies and more

WEST END

CANE GARDEN BAY

SCARAMOUCHE — Sunset Aperitivo 5-7pm w/

MYETT’S — Mexican Monday with Specialty

mixololgist created special cocktails

Margaritas, fish & lobster tacos and more..

NORTH SHORE

QUITO’S — Happy Hour 5-7pm & Third Dimension

SEBASTIANS — Candy Man plays live 7-10pm

from 6-9pm.

CANE GARDEN BAY

TUESDAY - MAR 25

THE ELM — BBQ Live Music “Elm Tones”

CANE GARDEN BAY

MYETT’S — Sunday Brunch. Steel Pan 1-4pm. Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm. Speciality Pizza Night

UPCOMING EVENTS

MYETT’S — KapEye & The International Rhythm Section play Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm

QUITO’S — Sunday Brunch with Eric Christian

Black Violin in Concert @ HLSCC – Mar 29

QUITO’S — Open mic happy hour 5-7pm. Quito solo

BVI Spring Regatta — Mar 31- April 6

EAST END from 7:30pm JOSIAH’S BAY — Tag Team Surf Invitational for individuals & teams. Family fun & proceeds to VISAR

WEDNESDAY - MAR 26

DE LOOSE MONGOOSE — Sunday Brunch & Steel

ROAD TOWN

Pan Vibes w/ Marlon Abna 10:30am-2:30pm. Sunday

PLUMROSE — GrillOut & Caribbean Night Buffet

night BBQ with MJ Blues

The “Rev Raven Band” Live @ Myett’s — Mar 28 & 29 Rotary Grand Affair — Mar 29

with music

VG & OUTER ISLANDS CANE GARDEN BAY SCRUB ISLAND — Beach Party from 11am-3pm w/ Caribbean Style Buffet & music by DJ Dre

MONDAY - MAR 24

MYETT’S — Sunset Happier Hour 5-7pm & Caribbean Dinner & Dance with 3D Band from 7:30pm

ROAD TOWN

QUITO’S — Quito plays Happy Hour 5-7 & Live enter-

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

tainment from 8pm til late.

War Horse @ HLSCC — April 5 Ken Boothe @ HLSCC — April 12 Humane Society Gaming Night — May 10 BVI Exquisite Boat Show — May 24

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By Julian Putley

An Anthology of Fun Writing as a career or even a pastime is often regarded as a mundane or boring occupation. In fact it is anything but; it demands that you research your subject, delve deeply into all facets of your story and make sure that you have presented an accurate account. The benefit to the writer is that he learns much more about the subject than a mere observer. In the case of my new book, The Eating and Drinking Guide to the BVI, it became not only a labor of love but a pleasurable experience of imbibing.

The NEW (4th Edition) Drinking and Eating Guide to the BVI is a fun book. It leads the reader to the best bars and restaurants in the BVI and hopefully you’ll be chuckling all the way there. The fun part for me, as the author, was sampling the various offerings from the establishments and checking on unique features to spice up the limericks, a feature of the book and a guide for Hannah Welch, the very talented cartoonist, who did all the graphics. In order to write an authentic report I often had to sample Bushwackers, Painkillers, Dark and Stormys, Mai Tais…. When two or three bars were on my agenda for one day the list of sampling was quite long… Well that’s enough of that, but the dribbles down my T shirt and the empty aspirin bottle by my wash basin speak volumes – thank goodness I took notes.

One of the unique aspects of this guide is that the bars and restaurants were invited to offer a FREE drink to those with the book, in order to entice them in. So

often boaters and visitors stay aboard their chartered yachts or villa verandas without exploring the BVI’s wonderful bars and eateries. This idea of offering a freebie has really worked and now many restaurants are offering a free bottle of wine with dinner. The vouchers are in the back of the book.

The book also contains drink and food recipes of the restaurant’s specials. There are short stories of a Caribbean nature as well as other fun comments, tongue-in-cheek one-liners and cryptic comments.

The cartoons illustrate the limericks and the whole mélange is designed to make a souvenir of a Caribbean adventure. Even so it is to be feared that most people buy the book for the freebies and not for the literary brilliance… ahem… of the author.

Note: The author is not responsible for hangovers or stitches, stomach cramps and heart attacks from excessive merriment and hilarity.

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Vol. 26, No. 27 • Mar 20 - 26, 2014

By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Crowning Track and Field Jr. Champions Over three sessions on Friday and Saturday, the DeFreitas and Zacharia “Zakie” Frett, have gone under BVI Athletics Association will crown its champions 59.00 seconds and there are numerous others hoverduring the LIME National Jr. Track and Field ing around 59+ who can pop a good time.

Championships, which has also attracted participants Top Notch Track Club’s Nelda Huggins—who has from St. Thomas and St. Croix. already qualified for the IAAF World Jr. Championships The two day annual competition also serves as in the 200m—is within .04 of qualifying in a second the Carifta Games trials, solidifying the team who go event, is seeking her fifth straight National Jr. title. Can to Martinique for the 43rd Carifta Games over the Sprint Tech’s L’Tisha “Lea” Fahie dip under 12.00, Easter weekend, April 19-21. marking the first time two of the territory’s U18s ran in During the Association’s Development Series the 11 seconds range in the same race? which kicked off on January 10, several athletes have Other athletes to keep and eye on include Akeem been demonstrating their athletic prowess and have Bradshaw and Kala Penn in both the Long and Triple been recording personal bests and establishing Jump. Kyron McMaster is the class of the U18 Boys National Records and making indents on the field in the 200/400m. Twin sisters Trevia and Tynell Territory’s All Time List in such events as the U20 Girls Gumbs have been on fire in the Shot Put, Discus and Shot Put, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw; U18 Boys Javelin Throw while young Dekoya Hodge and 400m Intermediate Hurdles; U18 Kadeon Potter have had marked Girls and Boys Long Jump and U18 Shot Put improvements. Who will Girls and Boys Triple Jump as well throw surprises? as the Open 3000m.

The LIME Jr. Championships The U18 Division—up from kicks off with Session I on Friday @ the U17 this year in keeping with 5:30 p.m. and includes the U18 and the International Association of U20 Boys and Girls 100m semis and Athletics Association Federations finals as well as finals in the Javelin mandate—will see the hottest Throw, High Jump and the 400m competition. semis in all divisions.

LIME National Jr. Track and Field More persons have run Under Session II is scheduled for 9:45 Championships 60 seconds in the 400m in one race earlier and it a.m. on Saturday and includes the 200m semis and promises to be a hot event. Virgin Gorda’s Shaniah Shot Put final as well as Heptathlon events. Session III Caul of the Raw Skillz Track Club, is one of the newest convenes at 4 p.m. with the Long Jump, Discus Throw, members running under 60 seconds in the event and 200, 800 and 400m finals as well as the last will see stiff competition led by Sprint Tech Tarika Pentathlon Events.

“Tinker Bell” Moses, a 2013 Carifta Games 400m silAdmission to this weekend’s LIME National Jr. ver medalist. Her teammates Judine Lacey, Beyonce Track and Field Championships is $3 per session.

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