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Apr 14 - 20, 2016 Vol. 28, No. 33

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Also THis week: Buy BVi Trade show • Afro Pop dance @ Myett’s CGB • Bands 2 Mek dem dance @ Chill Zone • Meet the Hurricane Hunters

This Week’s Feature Story by Arlena Smith

Nai-Ni Chen Live at HLSCC The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College is currently mid-way through the 21st season of its highly popular Performing Arts Series. The college is proud to present the world-renowned dance company Nai-Ni Chen who will perform at the Eileen L. Parsons Auditorium on Saturday, April 16th.

The dancers of Nai-Ni Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art.

The Company’s productions take the audience beyond cultural boundaries to where tradition meets innovation and freedom arises from discipline.

Nai-Ni Chen the principal choreographer and dancer comes from a rich dance tradition. She is a renowned traditional dancer in Taiwan and served on several ambassadorial culture missions to 19 countries around the world. An early member of the Cloud Gate Dance Theater in Taiwan, she graduated from the Chinese Cultural University in 1982 and came to America to seek her own voice in the world of contemporary dance. Since the inception of her dance company in 1988, Ms. Chen has created a wide-ranging repertory, from dances that originated thousands of years ago to highly abstract, modern works. She received a two-year Choreographer’s Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts

and is also a three-time recipient of the Choreographer’s Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts.

Nai-Ni Chen is an artist whose work defies categorization, as she is continually working on new ideas from influences around the world. Her mesmerizing and dramatic contemporary choreography has gained increasing recognition among domestic and international presenters and festivals. The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company also has the unique honor of having received more than fifteen awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and numerous Citations of Excellence and grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. In the First China International Dance Festival in Kunming, Yunan, the China Dance Association presented to the Company its most prestigious honor for companies not based in China, the Golden Lotus Award.

Don’t miss your opportunity to see an unforgettable display of energy, color and motion brought to life thru the art of dance. Tickets are $30 for students and $45 for adults available from the HLSCC Bookstore, Bella Blooms, and Sunny Caribbee. The Show starts at 8pm, for more information contact the Performing Arts Coordinator at 852-7223.

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Vol. 28, No. 33 • Apr 14 - 20, 2016

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Vol. 28, No. 33 • Apr 14 - 20, 2016

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THURSDAY - APR 14

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

ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — “ No Ship Day” Breakfast/Lunch & Dinner daily. Sunset Happier Hour 4-7pm with live music by Candyman. Evolution Band with Limbo Dance Contest 7pm.

QUITO’S — Open from 3pm. Live Music by Marcus Mark at Happy Hour. Caave Stoutt playing from 7pm.

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 - APR 15 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm PIER PARK — ”Myett’s Chill Zone”TGIF Party with Local DJ EAST END BEEF ISL. AIRPORT — Meet the Hurricane Hunters @ T.B. Lettsome Airport from 11am to 2pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner daily.

Sunset Happier Hour with Live Steel Pan w/ Marlon 47pm. Live Afro Pop Dance Performance 9pm & 10pm QUITO’S — Lunch & dinner from 11am. Music by Oren Hodge at lunch. Caave Stoutt & Akim for Happy Hour 5-6.30pm. Quito & The Edge 8.30pm

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SATURDAY - APR 16 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm PIER PARK — ”Myett’s Chill Zone” Bands 2 Mek Dem Dance music by Showtime, VIBE, OMG & Contra Band. Songs for Festival 2016 from 4pm to Midnight MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX — The BVI Trade Expo 2016 with entertainment by DJ Birch, Steel Pan, Firebird Performing Arts, Nouveau Royales & Saturday Fusion Dance Group from 10am to 7:30pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — “No Cruise Ship Day” Breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner daily. Sing Along w/ Marcus Mark for Happier Hour 4-7pm. Evolution Band from 7pm w/ Limbo & Dance Contest QUITO’S — Bar open @ 10am & Kitchen open at noon. Marlon Pan Jazz at lunch. Too Smooth for Happy Hour and later 5-10pm ELM’S — Lunch daily 11am-4pm. Happy Hour 3:30-6pm. Serving Caribbean Fusion Dinner 6-9pm.

PARAQUITA BAY HLSCC — HLSCC Performing Arts Series presents Nai-Ni Chen on stage at 8pm WEST END PUSSERS — Cave Stoutt live from 7-9:30pm VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar” Glenn Lamonthe “Eon Starzs” from 5-7:30pm SUNDAY - APR 17 ROAD TOWN MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX — The BVI Trade Expo 2016 from 10:30am to 6:30pm

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CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Breakfast/Lunch & Dinner daily. Sunset Happier Hour 4-7pm & Marcus Mark live at 7pm QUITO’S — Bar open at 10am & Kitchen open at noon. Happy Hour Marlon Pan Jazz .

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 Pan Vibes

12-3pm MONDAY - APR 18 ROAD TOWN PUSSERS — Daily Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm PIER PARK — ”Myett’s Chill Zone” Margarita Mondays 2 for 1 Margaritas & Tacos WEST END PUSSERS — George Worthmore from 7-9:30pm 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.

Live Music by Marlon Pan Jazz at lunch. Happy Hour 5-6.30pm with Caave Stoutt.

VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar “Eon Stars” TUESDAY - APR 19 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 3pm. Live Music by Marcus Mark at Happy Hour 5-6.30pm. Quito Solo from 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 “Eon Stars” from 5-7:30pm WEDNESDAY - APR 20 ROAD TOWN PIER PARK — ”Myett’s Chill Zone” Hump Day Wednesday’s w/ Happy Hour Specials 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.

Marcus Mark at lunch. Happy Hour 5-6.30pm with Quito. Too Smooth from 7.30pm.

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

VG & OUTER ISLANDS MARINA CAY (VG) — “Rob White Bar “Eon Stars” from 5-7:30pm

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

Mother’s Day – May 8

Queen’s 90th Birthday Parade — April 21 Governor’s Cup — April 23 NTL: Hangman! @ HLSCC — April 30 9th Annual Black & White Thang — May 7 ESHS Presents “The Unveiling of Sayretta” — April 22 & 23 HLSCC Spring Concert — May 21 Mardi Gras featuring Popcaan Live @ UP’s Ballroom — May 28

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Vol. 28, No. 33 • Apr 14 - 20, 2016

By Jane Bakewell

Afro Pop @ Myetts

tion they gather is used by the National Hurricane Center in Miami as well as by weather stations throughout North America and the Caribbean.

The Tortola Dance Project has been working on a choreography the last month that should wow those who come out for a night of “Afro Pop” at Myett’s On Friday, April 15th. The Tortola Dance Project is a fiveweek adult class that focuses on a particular style or fusion of popular dance. After learning a challenging choreography, the dance students then get a chance to perform for a public audience. Afro Pop will be an entertaining evening of traditional African movements fused with Ghanese and Nigerian-style African Hip Hop. There will be two performances at 9pm and 10pm. The event is free but make sure to make reservations for dinner at Myett’s and enjoy great entertainment with your meal.

BVI Trade Expo It’s that time of year again for the Businesses of the BVI to get together under one roof and showcase their wares. The BVI Trade Expo 2016 will be held at the Multi-Sports Complex on Saturday, April 16th from 10am to 7:30pm and Sunday, April 17th from 10:30 am to 6:30pm. There will be a wide array of businesses touting their latest innovations from telecommunications to Green products and hair care.

Entertainment will be lively as well with DJ Birch, Steel Pan, Firebird Performing Arts and Nouveau Royales and Saturday Fusion Dance Group. There will also be a fashion show each day.

For more info call the BVICCHA office at 494-3514.

Band 2 Mek Dem Dance You won’t be doing much sitting if you come out to the Chill Zone on Saturday, April 16th where there will be non-stop rotating bands from 4pm to 12am. Get ready to rock to the rhythms of island favorites like Showtime, Vibe, OMG and Contra Band, who will be showcasing their new songs for Festival 2016. This event is open to the public with an admission price of $20 that comes with one free drink. Food and drinks will be on sale. Come out for an enjoyable evening of music geared to “Mek Dem Dance.”

Upcoming Events Celebrating Our Queen There will be full day of festivities culminating in the lighting of the Queen’s Beacon on her 90th Birthday on Thursday, April 21st. The parade led by the RVI Police Force and Fire and Rescue Services, along with schools and civic organizations and the band will lead the procession at 1:30 pm in front of the House of Assembly and go to the Festival Grounds.

Here the official ceremony will begin. Later that evening is the Beacon Lighting ceremony, which will take place at 6:30pm. Youth groups will take the stage with poetry recitals and song and dance.

Simultaneous Beacon Lighting ceremonies will also take place on the other major islands. Organizations that want to participate in the celebrations need to contact the Deputy Governor’s Office to register. Call 468-2195 for more information.

Hurricane Hunters You’ve seen them on TV, and now you can meet the daring pilots who fly into hurricanes in person on Friday, April 15th from 11am-2pm. Tour the C-130 Hercules aircraft and talk with the Hurricane Hunter pilots about their experiences. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, is an elite US Air Force reserve unit which flies into storms and hurricanes. The informaLimin’ Times Entertainment Guide

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Ask Koren

Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Eight Signs Your Relationship Needs An Overhaul

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Perfection is an elusive goal and we get that, but that does not mean that we cannot find happiness and contentment in our daily lives. Here are some things to look for that are warning signs that you need to pull out the relationship tool box or call in a professional if you both are not getting the job done right.

Here is the continuation from last weeks issue: 6. You don’t make each other a priority. You think back over the last year to every crisis you have had and in not one scenario was your partner the one beside you listening to you, helping you google those strange symptoms or rereading that last minute promotion seeking letter. You may or may not hear the words “I do care” but the actions that suggest they really do are conspicuously absent or can be counted on one hand.

7. Lack of trust. If you both are going through each other’s phones, eavesdropping on conversations or smelling the other’s clothes, something is seriously wrong. No one should have to live their live constantly checking up on someone else or being checked up on. Life is too short and it’s a huge time waster and the paranoia will cause you anxiety and not to mention the stress of following someone around in the night to see if they are where they say they are going. Nobody deserves to live like that.

8. Emotional blackmail. You are being told if you leave me I will kill myself, so you stay. Or, the person tells you all that they did for you three years ago and you feel obligated so you stay. Or the person suffers with some condition and you are constantly walking on egg shells as they conveniently push their condition in your face every time they do something they shouldn’t have. “How can you be mad at me when you know I’m recovering from addiction” or “it’s the depression that made me react like that”. While those

are real issues that require understanding and support, they should not be used to manipulate another person in the relationship.

The good news is that broken things can be mended and hurt people can be healed. Both parties just need to do honest introspection and see how they are contributing to the toxicity and love themselves and their partner enough to work on their own issues. If you are the one bringing the poison into the relationship, with a bit of humility, you can ask your partner’s forgiveness and try to understand what fear or past experiences contributed to you becoming this way and you can change little by little with their support.

If you are the one who is on the receiving end, write a note to your partner suggesting that a particular issue be looked at. That is better than yelling it out angrily in the middle of a confrontation. Ensure you are not contributing to it in any way because believe it or not, sometimes we do provoke certain behaviors in others and teach them how to treat us. Some of us like playing the role of victim because we then tell ourselves it’s not my fault. Either way, it is important to first diagnose what is wrong, check ourselves to see how we add to the problem and then work on solutions individually and as a couple.

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Vol. 28, No. 33 • Apr 14 - 20, 2016

By Leslie Cramer

An Eye on the Arts Be it the visual arts, the performing arts, or music of all kinds, the BVI is blessed to have a fine array of all the above.

Very recently at the Elm (on Cane Garden Bay), I was one of the lucky-listening public who got the fantastic chance, to see a new musical fusion – even if it was a one shot deal. A few guys from Al Brodericks’s Hot Sauce band jammed with a few guys from the ‘Elmtones,’ the Elm’s in-house band. And it worked, I think even surprising the band members. On the slate were reggae, rock, and a few classics, which the other patrons and I found very danceable.

Another local treat Quito, a well know minsteral plays solo on Wednesdays for happy hour; Tuesday evenings; or with the full band (The Edge) on the weekend. He and the guys are first class, and again all songs performed were very danceable. And lately, the lucky charter boat folks, who roll in from the boats and the dinghy dock are in for fantastic local music.

Visual arts-wise, a show soon to open is a senior class retrospective at the Sugar Works Museum of artwork by students of the Cedar School. Recently, local artist Christine Taylor had a show there, too. This is a fantastic venue, the setting conducive for an art show, mixed with relics from the past. Helpful ladies running the show can tell you all about the historical objects on display there as well.

Concerning the performing arts, there are a number of dance schools on island, teaching both kids and adults the fine art of moving gracefully.

Performances are held regularly around the island (the college is just one place), and often are free of charge.

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We even recently had a spoken word fest, with poetry, interpretive dance, and other expressive arts of this genre. It was a first-time-ever event, and turned out so well, the readers and performers have united, to bring it back again. It was held at sunset on Brewer’s Bay Beach, yet another stellar venue.

Others performers and artists that I watch out for include painters; Lutia Durante, Ruben Vanterpool, and any, or all, of the members of the Thursday painting group. Music wise – The Lashing Dogs are a true treat, a fungi band-style at its best. Al Broderick, either solo or with his band, is always fun and slightly edgy, as is Type of Toad. In the performing arts, Diandra Jones (the Tortola Dance Project) has regular performances at different island venues – always entertaining.

She also headed up “Long Legs,” the performing arts fest, and will again at some point.

So, keep your eye out for upcoming issues of the Limin’ Times, to find out what and where these different happenings are, well, happening. And support your local arts, even if it’s just going out to attend a performance. Supporting the arts benefits us all and it’s a full-on promise: you will be entertained.

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

85 In Saturday’s Challenging Tortola Torture “TJ” Hinds—who won the Virgin Gorda Half Marathon Some 85 persons—almost a 20% increase over last year—is also expected to be in the mix as well as last year—will participate in the 2nd Tortola Torture— Puerto Rico’s Simon Sillin an unknown factor. a 33.4 miles Ultra Marathon trek on Saturday, April “This is going to be a fast race,” he said. “They’re 16th. It will be over some of our main island’s most not going to be spread out like last year and there are rugged terrain and steepest descents on Saturday, as some outside people and we don’t know how fast individual runners, as well as two man and three man they are. A lot of people are better trained this year. teams will compete.

Some people showed up last year and had no idea At the end of Sunday’s registration period, 47 men how painful an Ultra Marathon was and 38 women had signed up to going to be.” experience some aspect of being Morgan said to be getting over tortured. There are 19 men and 13 30 individuals in its second year in women who will do the course solo one of the hardest races in the and will be joined by 13 three man Caribbean, is phenomenal. He said teams and seven two man squads. some of the local distance runners While the race is scheduled to have signed up as two man teams begin at 5 a.m. for the trek from including Guy Williamson and Road Town, through West End, Rodriguez DeSantos. The threebefore hitting hills in Long Bay, man defending champion team of then up Windy Hill to Sage Anna Kinkead, Mike Killoury and Mountain and and over to Brewers Julius Fraley are also returning Bays over the Ridge Road and out Defending champ Bridget Klein while leading road racer Reuben past HM Prison before finishing by Stoby has formed his own squad, which he will lead the Loose Mongoose on Beef Island, with a tour off that also includes Dara Smith and Rosmond around Little Mountain, the walkers will start at midJohnson. Stoby who won Saturday’s Virgin Gorda’s night on Friday to finish by the 2:30 p.m. cut off time.

Dive BVI 10K race over some rugged terrain said he St. Croix’s Bridget Klein who meandered the was running conservatively to preserve himself for course in 5 hours and 26 minutes, will defend her title, the torture. organizer Richard Morgan confirmed.

“After last year, there were so many people said “We’ve got Eric Sandsman, a professional runner they are not doing it again—it was so painful—it’s the from the USA who was fifth in their 50K national hardest thing I’ve ever done—this is gonna hurt,” championships in 3 hours and six minutes coming Morgan explained. “But all these people have signed in—a really quick guy—and he can probably take the up again. They love the pain really. That’s why they are win,” Morgan said. doing it.”

Virgin Gorda’s Vincent Fournier, St. John’s Timothy