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Mar 3 - 9, 2016 Vol. 28, No. 27

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To our islands’ Happenings

Also THis week: local Art show ‘Back to Nature” at sugar works • Men’s Health Fair on Anegada • H.l stoutt Commemoration

This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

BVI Spring Fest 2015 Don’t miss three extravagant days of live music and fun activities – including a sail around the BVI with the enjoyment of playing a boat version of Black Jack! The BVI Spring Fest features local musicians, as well as performers from other Caribbean islands bringing together world-famous entertainment on the beachfront stage at Myett’s, Cane Garden Bay. The picturesque setting on the BVIs most popular beach creates a unique concert experience – one where you can dig your toes in the sand, while listening to reggae, soca and R&B hits. there will be a Latin Fiesta from 2pm featuring

The action gets underway on Friday, March 4th at

Mangee I OMG.

beachfront from 9pm with Trina, Rock City, Showtime, KSB, SISA, Shaw, Dante and Mac Milli.

The event will also include entertainment by

On Saturday, the party continues with International

some of the hottest local DJs and bands such as; DJ

Flag Night featuring Demarco, Patrice, Hypa Active,

Dre, Kuga, Mac Milli and the reigning Road March

VIBE, Poizon, Satellite, Dre, Kuga and Figga. The

Champions, VIBE.

Black Jack Run is on Sunday, with the race starting

Tickets can be purchased from Hazem’s Beauty

from the Moorings including three stops with the

Supply, CCT Flagship Store and Eventbrite.com and

final stop ending at Myett’s Beachfront. There will be

are $40 each night or $65 for dual night tickets. Make

a registration breakfast at 10am at the Moorings

sure to get your tickets early and don’t miss out on

before the race, so get there early. After the race

three days of fun and incredible entertainment!

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Ask Koren

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Family Dislikes Foreign Boyfriend

Ask Koren

Dear Koren, My family dislikes my boyfriend who is a foreigner. In this day and age that's just stupid but I love my family. I wish he could make a bigger effort to mingle with them, but he say he not sucking up to nobody. I visited his country and his family treated me like a queen, now I feel so badly. Should I keep myself from them so they could get the message that if they don’t accept him they can’t have me?

–Writer to share the other reasons with you. Stop trying so hard to convert them. Just give them some time and maybe they will see the side of him that you are seeing – if the relationship lasts.

With his family, perhaps there was a different cultural context. You might not have been perceived as coming in to take anything, the way non-nationals are often wrongly perceived here. It’s not surprising that he does not want to put more effort into bonding with them if it will cause him to feel rejected. You are who he wants and he has you. So enjoy your family time as much as you can and enjoy your relationship time too.

Maybe one day you will be the bridge that brings them together. For now, in the interest of peace and your happiness, just let it be.

Dear Writer, Your relationship with your family and your relationship with your boyfriend are two separate relationships and I would not advise you to keep yourself from them to send any message. You love your family and it would be foolish to alienate yourself from them for the sake of a partner. Remember boyfriends come and go, but family is forever. If he were a husband, then that’s a different story altogether because you would be expectected to invest more into that relationship, but still not turn your back on your family.

They have a right to their opinion and if they don’t like him because he is from another country, while that does seem silly, it is their prerogative. Perhaps they have other reasons for not liking him but if you are going to be all up in arms about it, they may prefer not

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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By Jane Bakewell

“Back to Nature” Show Opens Opening night for the month-long exhibit of the work of artist, Christine Taylor at the Lower Estate Sugar Works Museum is Thursday, March 3rd at 5:30pm until 7:30pm. Christine, who has lived in the BVI since the 80s, and Barbados before that, is well known for her paintings of Caribbean life and nature scenes. If you miss the opening night, the show will be up the month of March. Call 494-9206 for the museum hours.

BVI Spring Fest @ Myett’s Mark your datebook for the second annual BVI Spring Fest, which will be held from Friday, March 4th, through March 6th at Myett’s. Friday night is the VI AllStar night featuring bands and singers from the Virgin Islands. Saturday, March 5th is the International Flag Night and Sunday is Black Jack Run and Latin Fiesta.

Admission for Friday and Saturday nights is $40 each, and a Dual Night ticket is available for $65. Shows start at 9pm. For more details see story on page 3.

H. L. Stoutt Commemoration The 21st Memorial Celebrations for the late, Honorable H. Lavity Stoutt will be observed on the official commemoration holiday, Monday, March 7th.

The former Chief Minister served the Territory for over 16 years and is credited with establishing the Cruise Ship Pier and creating the Social Security Scheme. His passion for education, led to his biggest legacy – the development of the Community College named in his honor. The public is invited to attend a recital ceremony at Road Town Methodist Church beginning at 8am.

For this year’s theme, A Recital: For His Love of Song, there will be special presentations by the Methodist

“Donkeys in the Shade” by Christine Taylor

Church Choir, the H.L. Stoutt Commemorative Choir and Jazz Band as well as the college’s Sting Ray singers and a performance by the Heritage Dancers, followed by the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Capoon’s Bay.

Anegada Health Fair The first ever Men’s Health Fair on Anegada, offering free screening services and consultations, will be held on Saturday, March 5th from 9am to 1pm at the Emile Dunlop Community Centre.

Men are urged to come out and take advantage of these preventative health care measures through screenings for hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and general skin disorders. The event is hosted by the KSA#778 Lodge in partnership with BVI Health Services, the BVI Red Cross and other local businesses.

Upcoming Events Reggae Revolution Tortola Pier Park Tortola Pier Park will be the venue for the upcoming Reggae Show featuring local and international artists. Headlining will be Jamaican Reggae songwriter and performer, Chronixx with Zincfence Redemption.

Son of well-known reggae star Chronicle and known for his brand of “revival reggae” music, Chronixx 7

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live music • events • concerts •

THURSDAY - MAR 3 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm SUGAR WORKS — Opening of Local Art Show “Back to Nature” by Christine Taylor 5:30-7:30pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — “No Cruise Ship Day” Breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner daily. Sunset happier hour with live music by Candyman 4-7pm. ‘Evolution Band’ 7pm QUITO’S — Open from 11am for lunch & dinner.

Live Music by Marcus Mark at lunch and Happy Hour.

ELM’S — Lunch daily 11am-4pm. Happy Hour 3:30-6pm & 2 for $5 Carib Beer. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm WEST END D’BEST CUP — Open daily from 7am till 5pm for great coffee and delicious breakfasts till 2pm.

PUSSERS — George Worthmore from 7-9:30pm VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar” Glenn Lamonthe “Eon Starzs” from 5-7:30pm FRIDAY - MAR 4 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm PIER PARK — Myett’s ‘Chill Zone’ Bar TGIF party with music by Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Alter Boys’ 7pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — “No Ship Beach Day!” Breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner daily. Tortola’s own 2nd Annual BVI Spring Fest. Limbo and Dance Contest.

QUITO’S — Open from 11am for lunch & dinner.

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Live music by Oren Hodge at lunch. Cave Stoutt for Happy Hour. The Edge 8:30 ELM’S — Lunch daily 11am-4pm. Happy Hour 3:30-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm.

Beach BBQ. Music by Jeff Ross 7-10pm SATURDAY - MAR 5 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm PIER PARK — Myett’s ‘Chill Zone’ Bar TGIF party with music by Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Alter Boys’ 7pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner daily.

Limbo & Dance Contest. Marcus Mark for Happy Hour.

2nd Annual BVI Spring Fest.

QUITO’S — Open from 11am for lunch & dinner.

Live music by King Paido at lunch. Too Smooth for Happy Hour.

ELM’S — Lunch daily 11am-4pm. Happy Hour 3:30-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm.

WEST END PUSSERS — George Worthmore live from 7-9:30pm VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar” Glenn Lamonthe “Eon Starzs” from 5-7:30pm ANEGADA — Emile Dunlop Community Centre KSA #778 Men’s Health Fair from 9am-1pm SUNDAY - MAR 6 CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner daily.

BVI Black Jack Run Beach Party at 4pm until w/ DJ. QUITO’S — Open from 11am for lunch & dinner.

Live music by Marlon/Pan Man at lunch.

ts • parties • sports • movies and more

ELM’S — Lunch daily 11am-4pm. Happy Hour 3:306pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm. Beach BBQ. Music by Jeff Ross 7-10pm WEST END PUSSERS — Pan Vibes 12-3pm VG & OUTER ISLANDS PUSSER’S (MARINA CAY) — “Rob White Bar ”Stell N’

Snuggs from 5-7:30pm MONDAY - MAR 7 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm WEST END PUSSERS — George Worthmore from 7-9:30pm CAPOONS BAY CAPOONS BAY — Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony H. L. Stoutt CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Breakfast, brunch, lunch & dinner daily.

Sunset happier hour music by ‘Candyman’ 4-7. Mexican Monday 2 for 1 Margaritas and Mexican Munchies. Music by “Al The Singing Chef” QUITO’S — Open from 11am for lunch & dinner. Music

by Marcus Mark for lunch. Caave Stoutt for Happy Hour PARAQUITA BAY HLSCC — 2015 Best Business Award VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar ”Stell N’ Snuggs from 5-7:30pm TUESDAY - MAR 8 ROAD TOWN

PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm WEST END PUSSERS — George Worthmore live from 79:30pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Breakfast/brunch/ lunch & dinner daily. Sunset happier hour with Candyman 7pm.

QUITO’S — Open from 11am for lunch & dinner.

Live music by Marcus Mark for lunch and Happy Hour. Quito Solo 7:30pm ELM’S — Lunch daily 11am-4pm. Happy Hour 3:30-6pm & 2 for $5 Carib Beer. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm.

VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar ”Stell N’ Snuggs from 5-7:30pm WEDNESDAY - MAR 9 CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner daily. Sunset happier hour with live music by ‘Candyman’ 4-7. Tortola’s own 3D Band 7pm.

WEST END PUSSERS — George Worthmore live from 7-9:30pm QUITO’S — Open from 11am for lunch & dinner.

Live music by Marcus Mark for lunch. Quito at Happy Hour 4-5:30pm. Too Smooth at 7:30 ELM’S — Lunch daily 11am-4pm. Happy Hour 3:30-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm.

VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar ”Stell N’ Snuggs from 5-7:30pm

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

Dark & Stormy Mar 11-14

World Rotaract Week — Mar 7-11 Chris Thompson Band @ Myett’s CGB — Mar 11&12 Dread & Terrible Tour featuring Chronixx — Mar 12 X-Tri (Triathlon) — Mar 12 NTL Everyman@ HLSCC — Mar 19 Foxy’s Taboo Full Moon Masquerade — Mar 23 Annual VG Easter Festival — Mar 26-28

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released his EP, Dread and Terrible in 2014, which topped the Billboard Reggae Chart that year. Other artists include: Maccabbee, Ritical, Sistah Joyce and Shin-I. Tickets in advance are $35 and can be purchased at Digicel Stores, Bolo’s and other outlets. Call ZROD FM for further information.

Dark & Stormy Regatta Anegada is the destination for sailors and partygoers for the 19th annual Dark & Stormy Regatta March 11 to March 14th. Saturday the 12th skippers and crew enjoy a parting breakfast at De Loose Mongoose and set sail for the race to Anegada.

Sunday is Funday with games and activities on the beach followed by a the pursuit race back to Nanny Cay on Monday with an awards party and dinner at Peg Leg’s Restaurant. Contact Commodore Lou for more details at Jollylou.1@gmail.com

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By Claudia Colli

Culture BVI-Style If you live in a big city – a cultural center like New York, London or Paris, there is no end to the cultural events you can attend. Theater, concerts by famous musicians, dance – all of this is a quick computer click away now that one can buy tickets on the web.

Whenever I travel abroad I try to take advantage of at least one or two cultural offerings while away, and have recently discovered some great theater productions in West Palm Beach where my sons reside.

The BVI, of course, has its own cultural offerings from Caribbean style reggae, to steel band, and my personal favorite fungi. We have talented gospel singers and jazz saxophonists, and each year the College’s Chorale and jazz ensembles wow audiences at its Christmas and Spring concerts. Among the local dance and theater productions of note are the ecamps’ recent staging of The Wiz and Killi Killi which put on a Cinderella pantomine in December. Several years ago, friends of mine from New York, who are regular theater-goers there, were bowled over by the Cada Players production, Ringmaster, believing the group was a touring company from the states. High praise, indeed, for a local theater group.

But as much as I enjoy our local talent, I also enjoy the international artists that come to our shores – in person, or thanks to digital technology, on the big screen. Thanks to local sponsors Applebys, the National Theater from London now beams its awardwinning plays to screens around the world including the one at the College. You always have the best seat in the house when viewing one of these productions movie-style. It’s almost better than being there – and at $15 - $20 a ticket, a lot cheaper!

Most recently I went to the College to listen to the

beautiful and uplifting music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which performed there on two sold out evenings. The personable and charming members of the group sang songs from their South African homeland without musical accompaniment – a cappella style as it is called, using only their strong harmonies and honey-like voices to carry the melodies. The group was founded in 1960 by a former farmer Joseph Shabalala, who together with a group of family members and friends, performed isicathamiya, songs of the region’s mineworkers. They later achieved international fame when American recording star, Paul Simon, produced their first international album Shaka Zulu. Joseph has since retired, but the group is now comprised of four sons, a couple of cousins and several close friends –including one of the group’s founding members, who at 65 danced, jumped and leaped as vigorously as the youngest member.

What’s up next? Among other things, I am looking forward the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Group from New York, which will perform at the college on April 14th, their second time in the BVI, and Cada will be putting on its annual production for two weekends at the end of May, using puppetry designed by a professional puppet master.

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Whipping ‘Em Off at 77 like to have been able to do a little better. As long as There are two things about 77-year old Bill I’m still healthy enough, I’m going to certainly try and Kinkead many people don’t realize. He’s ultra comdo a little bit better next year.” petitive and likes to climb hills—whether running or He added: “Probably age is going to catch up with on his bike, something he has done on one of the me one of these days.I asked him, “ What’s the hardtoughest segments of the Tour de France route— est part of the race?” where he lived once.

“Probably that last climb, because you know Over the weekend, Kinkead, a retired TWA pilot you’re at the highest point and it’s a fairly steep competed in his favorite race—8 Tuff Miles on St. descent and I was running well on the descent this John. time,” he noted. “Better than last year and there’s Although the oldest competitor in the event, he where I think I picked up the time. I was third his his division for the don’t think I gained anything much third straight year; had a seven on climbing. Then you hit the bottom minute improvement over last and you know you have another 100 year’s time; placed 444th overall of feet or more to climb to get back up 1155 finishers; 274/555 males, before you start descending for while recording a time of 1 hour, 34 real.” What he likes about the 8 Tuff minutes and 53 seconds.

Miles?”

“It was pretty much like the last “Probably because I do well at two years, lots of climbing and it it,” Kinkead said laughing. “I’m very was a pretty hard race,” Kinkead competitive still even though I’m too explained. “I practice more than old to be competitive.” anything else for it because of living Preparing for the St. John race is at Lambert where the hills are readBill Kinked easy Kinkead said, because he lives ily available.” at Lambert, which is 600 feet in elevation from the While he didn’t meet his goal of winning the diviresort to the HM Prison at Balsam Ghut. sion, as the oldest participant, he had some other ‘If you do that twice, you’ve got 1200 feet of climbmilestones. ing and it give you about 10 and a half kilometers,” he “I gained about seven minutes over last year’s pointed. “If you can do it three times, you get considtime, but, that was not good enough,” he noted. “The erably more, but that’s a bit of effort.” guy who finished second last year, didn’t show up, So, are you going to tackle Tortola Torture? didn’t finish, broke a leg or something. There was a “No, “ he said quickly with a chuckle. “I’ll be away new guy that came in that I didn’t know at all and he by time Tortola Torture rolls around in April. I’ll have a did it in 1:27, so I still have a ways to go. Whether I can good excuse, (not to compete).” take another six minutes off is probably unlikely. I’d Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

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By Arlena Smith

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation The latest chapter in the film spy franchise, Rogue Nation, feels just as fresh and exciting as the films that came before it, in particular Ghost Protocol, one of my favorites in the Mission Impossible series.

In the fifth installment of the MI franchise, Rogue Nation veteran IMF (Impossible Mission Force) agent, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) immediately shows that this will be a fast-paced edge-of-your seat thriller. I mean – in the opening scene he is literally hanging out of an airplane.

After the IMF was implicated in the attack on the Kremlin in Ghost Protocol, CIA Chief, Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) is determined the “Rogue” group, whose successes at saving the world are short lived and pure luck, tries to disband the IMF and have the group dissolved into the CIA where he has control of its operations. This forces Hunt and his team to operate off the grid to try to prove the existence of a shadowy criminal organization known as the “Syndicate,” an anti-IMF group led by the malicious Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), the latest villian in Hunt’s cat-andmouse game. Pursued by both the CIA and the “Syndicate,” Hunt must search for clues while trying to avoid capture.

While perusing the illustrious group, he happens upon Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a disavowed

British agent, who saved his life on two occasions and seems keen on helping him but may have dangerous ties to the “Syndicate.” He must decide whether or not he can trust her, as she more than holds her own as a spy and there’s also some genuine doubt as to exactly which side she’s on. Calling on trusted members of his team – tech expert, Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), agent William Brandt (Jeremy Renner) and former agent Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) he ordered them to globetrot from Vienna and Morocco to London in hopes of derailing the plans of the “Syndicate.”

Hunt matches wits with the “Syndicate’s” leader in a final chase through London, that will end either the “Syndicate” or the IMF for good.

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By Jane Bakewell

Spotlight on Spotlight The 88th annual Academy Awards this year had its fair amount of surprises – both in winners and losers. The art of forecasting a win in each nomination category is a fine art based on the films’ past successes in other award arenas, not necessarily in box office success. Even then the unexpected happens and a film like The Revenant, which many forecasted “a virtual Oscar sweep” with 12 nominations and a host of Golden Globes under its belt – went home with just three awards: Best Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio; Best Director,

Allejandro

Inarritu

and

Best

Cinematography.

Rylance taking home the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Bridge of Spies. However, many

Another unusual twist was the night’s big award

were disappointed that nostalgic favorite, Sylvester

for the Best Film, which went to Spotlight, based on

Stallone did not win for his role as Rocky Balboa in

the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse

the film, Creed. The other disappointment was the

within the Catholic Church. Getting Best Picture usu-

film, Martian, although being about inter-galactic

ally means a host of other awards, but Spotlight only

space, it never really took off, leaving a bit of a dark

took home one other award – Best Original

cloud hanging over lead actor in the film, Matt

Screenplay. That scenario hasn’t happened since

Damon.

1953, when “The Greatest Show on Earth” won best film and just one other award.

The Academy’s are never without some controversial social or political commentary and this year,

Actor, Leonardo Di Caprio, of course was “over

host, Chris Rock really milked the theme about the

the moon” on his first win after five previous

Academy’s lack of racial diversity in this year’s

Academy nominations. Actress Brie Larson had a first

awards. A spoof on this was the interjection of black

with her win as Best Actress in the film, Room. The

actors in white film roles, spliced into a tight, funny

supporting actor awards were not as much a surprise

parody – with a more serious undertone. Each year a

with Alicia Vikander capturing Best Supporting

theme seems to come out of the night’s events. 2016

Actress for her role in The Danish Girl and Mark

might be summed up as “expect the unexpected.”