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June 8 – June 14, 2017
Vol. 29, No. 41
ALSO THIS WEEK: Dance Fest • Fun @ Myett’s • TEDxTortola • Tea Party • Music Recital
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These Dancers Have Talent! Do you enjoy dance? Then don’t miss the BVI DanceFest, one of the islands’ most popular dance events which will be held this Saturday, June 10th at 6:30pm at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall. BVI Dance Fest has been charming audiences for 17 years with a prodigious amount of youthful talent, enthusiasm and energy. Sponsored by the BVI Dance School, the vibrant show features ballet, pointe, tap, hip hop and jazz. Three hundred young performers between the ages of four and 18 will take part in this year’s performance, the 17th that show founder Sandy Lyons, the and her dedicated team of teachers have mounted. A professional dancer and instructor, Sandy is thrilled by the level of accomplishment of these fledgling performers. “More teachers have been involved,” she says of this year’s show, “and they have done a fantastic job. There are spectacular costumes and the choreography is above and beyond anything we have had in the past.”
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In addition, several guest groups will perform: the ESHS Lady Rams, the Dub Squad (comprised of high school boys), the Nouveau Royales and aerialists from the Frangipani Studio directed by Amanda Georges. Sandy, the school’s director, started the BVI Dance School over 20 years ago, and has been teaching dance to islanders ever since. A dancer from the age of eight, Sandy had a dance school in Florida before moving to the BVI. When she arrived in Tortola, she saw a need for more cultural activities for the region’s children, founding the dance school and bringing dance to a generation of young people, as well as adults. Proceeds from the show will go to the BVI DanceFest Fund. Tickets are available at the J&C Department Store and Bolo’s - $10 for teens and adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at the door, but it is advised to purchase tickets in advance to avoid being disappointed. Audience members are advised that the show starts at 6:30pm sharp.
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Connecting to Nature
It’s no secret: We in the BVI are blessed to live in one of the most naturally beautiful places on earth. Since it’s Environment Week, I’m thinking about all my favorite ways to connect to nature here in Nature’s Little Secrets. Top of the list, for me anyway, has got to be hiking. Call me a glutton for punishment, but I actually love spending a few hours hauling myself up the side of a mountain. You can take your time and check out all the odd flowers and bugs you’d never see on the flats in town, plus when you get to the top you get to take a sweet selfie with a view. Something about the view from over 1,000 feet gives me a better perspective of the shape of the place I live, and really does let me feel more connected to the nature and geography of these islands. Another perk of hiking? By the time you get Limin’Times Entertainment Gude
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back to the bottom, you might be exhausted and sore, but you can also justify the biggest, baddest brunch imaginable afterward. A close second is a solo beach trip. As nice as it is to catch up with friends in the sand near the sea, I find it much more meditative to go on my own to the most isolated beach I can get to. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should just try it. Go early in the morning or on a weekday (summer in the BVI is great for these trips because with way fewer tourists we lucky residents have the beaches to ourselves). Sit in the sand. Smell the water. Listen to the waves. Watch the ants, chickens or other critters that are sharing the beach with you. No kidding, it’s downright magical. My other favorite isn’t for everybody: a leisurely float in the sea. I don’t want to brag too much here but I’m an excellent floater. In the right mood, I can stay on the surface so steadily and easily you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between me and a buoy. The feeling of being out on the water and watching the seabirds overhead, the fish underneath and even feeling the occasional bit of kelp brush along past me is so relaxing I can almost feel my worries escaping into the ocean around me. Maybe those not blessed with natural buoyancy could achieve the effect with a sturdy lifejacket? I’d love to hear how the Limin Times readers make their own connections to nature. Jump on our Facebook page and let us know!
Dab that Tune This and every Thursday at Myett’s Cane Garden Bay, come out and play Dab That Tune from 7pm. Experience the latest entertainment craze: a musical bingo quiz! Enjoy $3 Absolut drink specials and win some prizes.
Fun at Myett’s Chill Zone Today enjoy happy hour from 5–7pm and Fun Bar Games all night. Also watch the NBA Playoffs on the big screens. Tomorrow TGIF Fridays continue at Myett’s Chill Zone, Tortola Pier Park with happy hour beginning at 5pm. DJ Fuego and the fire dancers will provide entertainment. Drink specials all night. See you there! On Wednesdays come out and enjoy Dab That Tune, it’s the latest entertainment craze: a musical bingo quiz! Also win prizes.
Full Moon Party On Friday, 9th Trellis Bay Market Bar & Grill will be having a Full Moon Party. Come out and enjoy drink specials all night as OMG Band and Evolution Band provide entertainment. On the grill will be pigtail, jerk chicken and pork, BBQ chicken and ribs and fish. There will also be chicken roti and goat water. Can’t stick around for the party? You can call 7
495-1421 to place your order. Remember, what happens in da bay stay at da bay!
Car Boot Sale The PTA of Cedar International School will be having a Car Boot Sale on Saturday, 10th from 8am–12pm at the Cedar School Parking Lot. Limited space is available so book your table now for $10. For more information, please email ptacouncil@cedar.vg.
BVI Food Fete Launch The 2017 BVI Food Fete Launch will be held tomorrow at the Callwood’s Rum Distillery, Cane Garden Bay from 5:30–8:30pm. Come out and enjoy true VI food, historic rum, flavors and culture at its finest. Some of the most popular cooks will be frying fresh fish on spot and a talented mixologist will create enticing beverages using the Callwood family’s legendary rum. DJ Dre and HLSCC Stingray Band will provide entertainment.
Fundraiser Fun Day The Virgin Islands Archery Association presents Shooting for a Cure, a fundraiser to benefit the BVI Cancer Society on Saturday, 10th from 10am–4pm at the Road Town Festival Village Grounds. Come out with your family and enjoy archery demonstrations for all ages, bouncy castle, face painting and many more fun games. There will also be food and drinks on sale.
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live music • events • concerts •
Cane Garden Bay
THURSDAY JUNE 8
BEEF ISLAND
ROAD TOWN
TRELLIS BAY MARKET BAR & GRILL – Full Moon Party w/OMG & Evolution Band
PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Happy Hour 5–7 w/fresh popcorn Game Night! FUN BAR GAMES ALL NIGHT PIER PARK – “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Thirsty Thursdays w/ Drink Specials for Ladies ALL NIGHT, Live DJ from 9pm
Myett’s Garden & Grill Myett’s Garden Inn Myett’s Sea Spa & Hair Salon Olivia’s Corner Store 284•495•9649 www.myetts.com thebeatgoeson@myetts.com
Chill Zone Waterfront Bar Tortola Pier Park
Open daily Bar Bites & Drinks Specialty Nights TGIF Parties Fri. 5pm 284•441•9649 Facebook: Chill Zone BVI Limin’Times Entertainment Gude
SATURDAY – JUNE 10 ROAD TOWN
CANE GARDEN BAY
PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” 2–for–1 Personal Pizzas, fresh mint frozen Mojitos. All Day Fun & Games
MYETT’S – ‘No Ship Day’. Open 8am–11pm. 2– for–1 Happy Hour eats 5-7pm w/Candy Man. Absolut Thursday w/ Dab That Tune @7pm, $3 Absolut 5pm until
PIER PARK – “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Endless Mimosas & Bloody Mary’s $20.00 from noon – 5pm. Voice Notes w/B’More 9:30pm
QUITO’S – Open 4pm. Happy Hour/Marcus Mark 5–7pm & Dinner from 8pm. Open Upstairs @ Quito’s from 6pm FRIDAY JUNE 9
SIR RUPERT BRIECLIFFE HALL – BVI Children’s Dance Fest 6:30pm STICHIE BAR & GRILL Block Party 8pm until
ROAD TOWN PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” TGIF! After Party w/ DJ Fuego and fire dancing. Drink Specials all night PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Corporate Happy Hour form 5pm. Drink Specials all night, DJ from 9pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S —’No Ship Day’ Open 8am-11pm. 2– for–1 Happy Hour eats 5-7pm. Pizza night. Live music by Jalena @ 7pm QUITO’S – Open 10am. Lunch w/Oren Hodge. Happy Hour 5-7pm Third Dimension & Dinner from 8pm The Edge. Open Upstairs @Quito’s from 6pm CALLWOOD’S RUM DISTILLERY – 2017 BVI Food Fete Launch 5:30pm
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BAMBOUSHAY LOUNGE – Boozy Tea Party 6–10PM ROAD TOWN FESTIVAL VILLAGE – VIAA Fundraiser/Funday 10am–4pm KINGSTOWN CEDAR INT’L SCHOOL – Car Boot Sale from 8am–12pm PARAQUITA BAY EILEENE PARSONS AUDITORIUM – TEDxTortola 12–5pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Open 8am–2pm. QUITO’S – Open 4pm. Happy Hour & Dinner w/ Too Smooth. Open Upstairs @Quito’s from 6pm
parties • sports • movies and more
VIRGIN GORDA
TUESDAY – JUNE 13
BUGOUT cleanup from HLSCC parking lot from 7am
ROAD TOWN
SUNDAY – JUNE 11
PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” 2 for 1 personal Pizzas, fresh mint frozen mojitos, $3 beers
PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Open 10am until. Sports on Big Screen
PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Taco Tuesdays – $2 Tacos, $3 Corona, $4 Margaritas ALL NIGHT
PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Sunday Fun Day $3 Beers, $5 Hennessy, Drink Specials from 4pm
CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Happy Hour 5–7pm w/ Akim on Steel Pan and 2-for-1 eats
CANE GARDEN BAY
QUITO’S – Open 10am. Lunch 12–2:30pm w/ Marcus Mark. Happy Hour 5-7pm w/Marcus Mark & Dinner from 8pm w/Quito Solo
ROAD TOWN
MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Spring Brunch from 10am. Live steel pan by Akim from 1pm. Marcus Mark @ 7pm QUITO’S – Open 10am. Happy Hour 5–7pm w/ Pan Man Jazz & for Dinner 8pm PARAQUITA BAY HARRIGAN’S MUSIC STUDIO – Student Recital/ Special farewell Service for Mrs. Flossetta Harrigan 3pm MONDAY - JUNE 12 ROAD TOWN PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Margarita Monday! 2-for-1 Specialty Margaritas, 2-for-1 tacos PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Martini Mondays $6 Martinis ALL NIGHT CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — 2 for 1 Margaritas & Mexican Munchies @ Happy Hour 5–7pm. Al ‘The Singing Chef’ @ 7
UPCOMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 14 ROAD TOWN
Glow Party – June 17 Taste of VISTS – June 17
PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Roti Wednesday. Stop the Crime Concert Delicious fresh made rotis. Dab that tune game – June 16 (win prizes) PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Wine down Wednesdays 1/2 off House Wines ALL NIGHT
GenY Factor – June 17
CANE GARDEN BAY
Graffiti Party – June 17
MYETT’S — ‘No Ship Day’ Open 8am-11pm. Sunset happy hour 5-7pm with live music by Caave Stoutt and 2-for-1 eats
Colour Me Pink 5K Run – June 17
QUITO’S – Open 10am. Happy Hour 5–7pm Quito Solo & Dinner from 8pm Dance Moves – June 17 ISLAND LAST RESORT Happy Hour 3-7pm, Garden games all afternoon. Crab races @ 5 & 6pm. Kiki & Neil Fire Show @ 7:30, live music from 8pm
BVI Secrets Book Launch – June 20 Stiletto Walk – June 28
QUITO’S – Open 4pm. Happy Hour w/ Caave Stoutt 5–7pm
Cheer Championships – July 1 CIL Soap Box Derby – July 9 9
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VG Cleanup
at Relish Gourmet Food & Wine or at aLooking On Saturday, 10th BugOut will be having Glass but don’t wait because there are only 100 a cleanup starting at HLSCC parking lot, Virgin seats available. Gorda from 7am. For more information please visit their website bugouttogether.org or their Voice Notes On Saturday, 10th catch Voice Notes with Facebook page Bugoutbvi. B’More at Aromas, Cigar Bar, Tortola Pier Park. This edition is ‘Soca Soul’ and it starts at Music Recital The Harrigan’s Music Studio Grand Student 9:30pm. Remember no smoking is allowed durRecital is on Sunday, 11th at the Eileene Parsons ing Voice Notes. Auditorium. Students will perform on the drums, piano guitar and bass guitar. This year is the school’s 27th year and it’s also a special farewell service honoring Mrs. Flossetta Harrigan, who’s is retiring at the end of June after 24 years of service to the school. Entry is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Show time is 3pm.
Block Party This Saturday Stichie Bar and Grill (Josh Bakery Parking lot) is having a BBQ Block Party. Come out and enjoy cheap BBQ and drinks specials. DJ Turbo will provide entertainment and action starts at 8pm.
Tea Party Come out on Saturday, 10th to a Boozy Tea Party at Bamboushay. Dress to impress in your gloves, ties and hats while you sip on some ‘adult teas.’ Entry is $10 and it includes a free tea. There will also be additional beverages on sale. Action is from 6–10pm and remember – this is not your usual tea party.
TEDxTortola On Saturday, 10th from 12–5pm at the Eileene Parson Auditorium will be the first annual TEDxTortola. Speakers are Dalan Vanterpool, Dana Miller, Richard Georges, Thor Downing and David Foot. Tickets are $60 which includes all the speaker sessions plus refreshments. Get your tickets Limin’Times Entertainment Gude
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10 Habits Happy Couples Embrace Everyone who is genuine about making their relationship work longs to know the “secret” to a happy and lasting relationship. Well, I have good news for you: there are no secrets to it. I’ve talked to many happy couples that have lasted 15 and 20 years and more. Here are the 10 habits they all have in common: 1. They love unconditionally. Long-lasting couples give love just for the sake of loving and not because of anything received in return. They don’t stop loving because one partner had a rude moment or because they see someone else who looks a little nicer. 2. They forgive and don’t hold grudges. How quick we are to punish people for mistakes when we ourselves are so imperfect. Couples who last long learn to be tolerant and patient; they learn when to give second chances and how to to bury past mistakes for good. 3. They leave other people out. Anyone who won’t respect your relationship and tries to get between you and your partner, should be blocked, deleted and otherwise removed from your life. Happy couples also keep out the in-laws who try to control the relationship and the so-called friends who always have negative advice. 4. They make time for each other. Quality time cannot be exchanged for gifts and there is no shortcut for it. Happy couples spend quality time together and it’s not negotiable. They may choose all kinds of different ways to spend that time, but it’s on something they both agree to. When you love and enjoy each other’s company, you find you can’t wait to get home at the end of the day. 5. They fight fair. Every couple disagrees from time to time, but long lasting couples don’t care
about winning. Instead, the goal is always mutual understanding. This requires the ability to know when and how to admit they are wrong. A tough one for all of us, but a worthy goal when you consider how helpful it is in a relationship! 6. They respect each other. How wonderful it is when two persons can hold each other in high regard; they have boundaries with persons of the opposite sex, they speak to their partner as they would like to be spoken to and they would never hit or emotionally abuse their partner. 7. They demonstrate their love. People love to be appreciated by their partners. Love is not just words. It’s also sharing gifts, being affectionate, paying compliments and helping with chores when the other one is tired. Noting beats love in action. 8. They play with each other. Making time for fun and laughter with all the stress of life really keeps the relationship sweet. Hide notes for each other, go on dates and find other creative ways to have fun together. When the time spent together gets boring and all you talk about is bills, then you lose the essence of what sweetens the relationship. 9. They take care of themselves and each other. The better care you take of yourself, the more you are able to care for your partner. This is not just physical, but take care of your mental health and you can be more rational and reasonable. 10. They support each other. Be the kind of person that your partner with a listening ear, a hug and advice if that is needed. Happy couples are emotionally connected and one partner does not have to go outside of the relationship for that close emotional connection. 11
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Wonder Woman When I saw the trailer for Wonder Woman, I thought: I know the lead actress from this movie, but until I wrote this review, I couldn’t pin point where. If you have seen Fast & Furious, Fast Five & Fast Six you should know her character, Gisele. Before Diana (Gal Gadot) became Wonder Woman, she was a princess of the Amazons on the island of Themyscira who trained to become a warrior. The Amazons were created by the Gods to restore peace to the world and were given many gifts. Diana’s mother Queen Hipployta raised Diana to be sheltered, almost as if she didn’t want her to become what she was destined to be. Her Aunty Antiope (Robin Wright) had to beg her sister to allow her to train Diana, but under the condition she was not to tell her the truth about her destiny. Life changes after Diana meets an American pilot/spy Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) who tells her about the great war raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the war because she knows who exactly is behind it, she leaves Themyscira with Trevor. Upon arrival in England Trevor learns that the information he presents to his superiors is not going to be used so he sets out to get things done on his own. He knows two good men who will go with him – Sameer (Said Taghmaoui) and Charlie (Ewen Bremner). Along with Diana, they set out to stop General Lundendorff (Danny Huston) and Dr. Maree also known as Dr. Poison (Elena Anaya)
who are the evil force behind the war. Diana refuses to pass through the first stop No Man’s Land (because no one ever made it across alive), without helping the people there. She is at the front while Trevor and the other men follow her lead. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny. Want to know if Diana met Ares the God of war and ended the war? Wonder Woman is now playing at UP’s Cineplex. 13
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Surprising Statistical Revelations I’ve looked at and updated the stat sheet over and over when BVI track and field athletes achieve certain milestones collegiately, like winning conference championships, earning All America honors and winning medals in significant regional and international competitions at all levels or breaking national records. But, as much as I’ve examined the stats, there was one glaring one that that thoroughly escaped me all these years, until a recent conversation with track and field guru Rey O’Neal. While I was aware that Rikkoi Bratwaithe during this year’s 47th Carifta Games in Curacao became the territory’s first U20 Boys 100m finalist in our 41-year history of participation, it wasn’t until Rey pointed out that of our Carifta Games medals, only three male medals have come on the track in all those years. Braithwaite joined Derwin Scatliffe, who since 1987 had been the only U17 Boys 100m finalist when he made last year’s U18 Boys final. That left me in shock. Only Three! Reverberated in my head. My mind immediately raced backwards. I was the first with U20 Boys 400m silver in 1978 in the Bahamas, then was coach when Keita Cline won U17 Boys 200m bronze in 1989 in Jamaica and was association president when Kyron McMaster earned U17 Boys 400m Hurdles bronze in 2014 in Martinique. I was still in disbelief! Limin’Times Entertainment Gude
In all, BVI athletes have won 49 Carifta Games medals since 1978. Excluding the relays, 43 of the 49 have been individual event medals, 26 by Girls and 17 by Boys. Rey’s statistical revelation sent me combing the stat sheet even further. In all, medals have been won in 11 events, where Girls have won medals in 9 of the 11 events and Boys in 8 of the 11. The only areas that the Boys have earned a medal so far where Girls haven’t, is in the 200m and High Jump events. Of those 43 individual medals, 28 have been earned in field events and 15 on the track. A further examination shows that the Discus Throw has been our most successful event with 8 medals followed by the Long Jump with 7 and the Triple Jump with 6. A fine tooth comb will show as follows, a chronological listing of medals won in events, with the 400m being the event in which the first medal was earned and the 400m Hurdles the last: 400m, 3; Long Jump 7. 200m, 1; High Jump, 1; Triple Jump, 6; Discus Throw, 5; 100m, 5; Javelin Throw, 4; Shot Put, 5; 800m, 3 and 400m Hurdles 3. Of the medal numbers and events in which they have been won, BVI athletes only began competing in the hurdles over the last six years and have three medals. So what does the stats really say? While many will be in denial, the reality is, our strength clearly lies in field events and not sprinting, especially among the males with just two athletes making 100m finals in 41 years. The hurdles are an untapped resource. 14
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