Vol 30, 1

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Now in it’s 30th Year!

Aug 31 - Sept 6, 2017

Vol. 30, No. 1

ALSO THIS WEEK: Foxy & Tessa’s B’Day Bash • Summer @ Myett’s Cane • Hat Party

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Hat Party

Summers at Myett’s

This summer enjoy Myett’s, Cane Garden Bay’s weekly specials. You can enjoy their buy-one-get-one bar eats and $3 drink specials at Happy Hour 5–7pm.

Do freshly baked specialty pizza for lunch or dinner or check out their BBQ lunch specials on Saturday and Sundays.Got kids? Great! Kids get a complimentary meal for every adult entree. Birthdays are special to Myett’s too: receive a complimentary meal when the celebrant dines with four or more either at lunch Foxy & Tessa’s B-day Bash On Saturday at Foxy’s Bar, Great Habour, Jost Van or dinner including a drink and dessert of choice.

Dyke come out and celebrate with Foxy & Tessa at Reservations and identification are required. their birthday bash. Entertainment will be provided by Cool Session Brass and DJ Dean. On the lineup there Coming Soon SwiftPac BVI, the new way to send it fast, is preis a beach tramp at 5pm with color powder, followed by a throwback happy hour with $1 beers (Coors Light launching on September 2nd at Bobby’s Parking Lot. and Stag), $2 rum and cokes and free food. Not stay- For further information and to register visit them in ing on Jost? No problem, there will be a special ferry person. They will offer US mail boxes, small packet, returning from Jost Van Dyke to West End, Tortola at shopping & delivery service, express courier, air and ocean cargo.

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Feeling fashionable? On Saturday the Coconut Lounge at the Tortola Pier Park will be hosting a Hat Party from 9:30pm–2am. DJ Push Pop and DJ Fuego will provide entertainment. So dust of those hats and party -- It’s the weekend!

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Roundup

Back 2 School Fair

Cassandra ‘Cassi’ Davies (2016) as previous motivational speakers.

In 1984 Keshia was only four years when she landed the role of Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show. She played Rudy from 1984–1992, growing up on screen as her character evolved from a young child to a teenager during the run of the show. She also won several awards for the role of Rudy.

After The Cosby Show, Keshia took a decade long break from acting to focus on her education. She attended Foxcroft School in Virginia and then Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. After her graduation in 2001, she returned to show business on the celebrity edition of the game show The Weakest Link, winning first place.

Keshia landed roles in many films after her college graduation including the role of Miranda on Tyler Perry’s TBS Sitcom House of Pain from 2007–2012. Her performances earned her three NAACP Image Awards for best supporting actress.

The West End Community Centre Committee is hosting their 5th Annual Back 2 School Fair on September 2nd from 12:30pm at the Benjamin Romney Recreational Park in West End. As in previous years, kits of school supplies will be distributed to students who reside at Towers, Romney Park, Spy Glass Hill, Zion Hill, Little Apple Bay, Belmont, Frenchman’s Cay and West End. Face painting, traditional games and dental kits will be available. This year’s entertainment will be provided by Sky Dancers, Purple Dragon, Shooting Stars Steel Pan and Nouveau Royales Dance Group. There will also be food, drinks and lots more so bring out your family.

To make sure everyone is pumped for the new academic year, American actress Keshia Knight Pulliam from House of Payne will give a motivational speech at the event. House of Payne cast are no secret to the BVI as the fair have hosted Larramie ‘Doc’ Shaw (2015) 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.

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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Printed by Caribbean Printing Company Limited, P.O. Box 133, Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I. laura.thomas@bviwelcome.com, © 2016 www.limin-times.com Publisher & Editor: Claudia Colli Production Coordinator: Laura Thomas Assistant Editor: Chrystall Kanyuck-Abel Tel: 494-2413; Fax: 494-4413 Vol. 30, 1 l Aug 31 - Sept 6, 2017

live music • events • concerts •

Cane Garden Bay

THURSDAY – AUG 31

SATURDAY – SEPT 2

ROAD TOWN

ROAD TOWN

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 Olivia’s Corner Store 284•495•9649 www.myetts.com thebeatgoeson@myetts.com

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Open daily Bar Bites & Drinks Specialty Nights TGIF Parties Fri. 5pm 284•441•9649 Facebook: Chill Zone BVI Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

CANE GARDEN BAY

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone’’ 2–for–1 Specialty Pizzas alll day/night. Happy Hour 5–7pm PIER PARK – “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Endless Mimosas & Bloody Mary’s $20.00 from noon – 5pm BOBBY’S PARKING LOT – Registration with SwiftPac BVI

PIER PARK – ‘Hat Party’ @ Coconut Lounge 9:30pm–2am MYETT’S – Open 10am. Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. $3 specials w/2–for–1 Happy Hour Bar Eats 5-7pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S – ‘No Ship Day’ Open 8am–11pm. 2–for–1 Bar FRIDAY – SEPT 1 Eats w/$3 drink specials at happy hour 5–7pm. Specialty ROAD TOWN Pizzas. Evolution Band 7pm. Weekend BBQ Specials PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” TGIF! After Party w/ WEST END DJ Fuego & Awesome Reloaded Band. Drink Specials all BENJAMIN A ROMNEY RECREATIONAL PARK – Back 2 night School Fair 12:30pm PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Corporate Happy Hour form 5pm. Drink Specials all night, DJ from JOST VAN DYKE FOXY’S BAR – Foxy & Tessa’s Bday Bash w/Cool Session 9pm Brass CANE GARDEN BAY SUNDAY – SEPT 3 MYETT’S — Open 10am. Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. $3 specials w/ 2–for–1 Happy Hour eats 5-7pm ROAD TOWN Specialty Pizza

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parties • sports • movies and more

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” CLOSED PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Sunday Fun Day $3 Beers, $5 Hennessy, Drink Specials from 4pm CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Open 10am. Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. Beach Bar Specials w/ DJ Vishaal from 10am.

Weekend BBQ Specials MONDAY - SEPT 4 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

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” 2 for 1 specialty Pizzas, fresh mint frozen mojitos, $3 beers

UPCOMING EVENTS

PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Taco Tuesdays – $2 Tacos, $3 Corona, $4 Margaritas ALL NIGHT CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S —Open 10am. Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. Happy Hour 5–7pm w/ 2-for-1 Happy Hour Bar Eats & $3 drink specials

BVI Islands & Cays Art show – Sept 15

WEDNESDAY – SEPT 6

Voice Notes – Sept 9

ROAD TOWN

Virgo Invasion – Sept 16

PIER PARK — Myett’s “Chill Zone” Roti Wednesday.

Delicious fresh made Roti. Happy Hour 5–7pm

Back to School Regatta – Sept 16-17

PIER PARK — “Aromas Cigar & Martini Bar” Wine down Wednesdays 1/2 off House Wines ALL NIGHT

MYETT’S — Open 10am. Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. 2–for–1 Margaritas & Mexican Munchies @ Happy CANE GARDEN BAY Hour 5–7pm & “Specialty Pizzas” MYETT’S — Open 10am. Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. Sunset happy hour 5-7pm with Add 2–for–1 TUESDAY – SEPT 5 Happy Hour Bar Eats, $3 drink specials & “Specialty ROAD TOWN Pizzas”

Dinner in White – Sept 23 A Jedi Night – Sept 28 Willy T Virgins Cup – Oct 21 Hallow Scream – Oct 27 Foxy’s Cat Fight – Oct 31 Jost Van Dyke Pork Festival – Nov 4 Scorpio Bash – Nov 10

Anegada Lobster Festival

– Nov 26–27

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Happy Birthday Limin Times!

Those early issues covered local sports: I found some Virgin Gorda basketball coverage

by Bryan Penn, plus an article about the race now known as Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, but then simply called the Wooden Boat Regatta, which was part of a since-discontinued Jost Van Dyke carnival. And there are features about student artists, benefits for BVI schools, and profiles of visiting calypsonians.

To me, the most striking differences between those early Limin Times and today’s relate to changes in technology. In the late ‘80s, advertisers included businesses and services now pretty much obsolete, like VCR repair and sales, video rental businesses, and shops where you could get your photos developed from film. The ‘90s brought ads for improved tech like cellular phones (a flip phone cost $499 in 1998!), and websites on this great new thing called the world wide web.

These days, Limin Times is in on the improved technology. We’re online, on your favorite social media channels, and we even have an app. I can’t even imagine where the next 30 years might take us!

This issue marks the beginning of a new publishing year for the Limin Times – our 30th!

To celebrate the milestone, I dug some issues out of the archives to share what’s changed over the years with today’s readers. In many ways, Volume 1 looked a lot different.

With its 5-and-a-half by 4-inch page style, roughly half of the 20-page book was devoted to the local television schedule. It was also almost entirely black and white, with “spot color,” just one color, reserved for the front and back of the book.

In the early years, this particular space was devoted to a column called “That’s Life,” written each week by then-publisher Paul Backshall. The slice-oflife pieces still feel relevant to me, covering everything from how the BVI was coping post Hurricane Hugo, to the way living on a small island can leave you feeling in a rut, to the confusing policies of island banks.

Of course the Limin Times was then, as now, primarily a reflection of BVI arts and entertainment.

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Mundo Softball Tourney Set Unfortunately, Mundo died in May. The Softball Association named its next tournament in his honor, and, starting at 7 p.m. on Friday with an opening ceremony, the association will call ‘play ball’ on the Raymundo “Mundo” Boynes Memorial Softball Tournament.

“We’re doing this tournament in his honor for his contributions to softball throughout the Virgin Islands,” Shamora Penn said. “We have St. Thomas male and female teams; Tortola male and female teams and a male team from St. Croix coming over.

We’re inviting everyone to come out and enjoy a full weekend of softball action in the BVI.” Games will kick off at 7:30 pm with GPM of St. Thomas and That’s Your Problem of Tortola. Game two begins at 9:30 pm featuring GM All Stars vs Llacos of St. Croix.

The first of seven games scheduled for Saturday will commence at 9 am and should end around 9 pm Sunday’s games will be determined based on the Saturday’s results.

“This tournament has been held annually for a number of years on St. Croix. A few months back, St. Croix hosted the tournament and it was also held on St. Thomas and now it’s Tortola turn to have it in the BVI, and in November, it will be going back to St. Croix,” Penn explained, noting that they have decided to name the Tortola leg in honor of Boynes. “The tournament has four male teams and three female teams.”

Saturday’s action will kick off with St. Thomas’ ENVP vs That’s Your Problem at 9 am. Games are scheduled to be played every two hours thereafter, with the final game tipped to start at 9 pm.

Part of the importance of this weekend’s Raymundo “Mundo” Boynes Softball Tournament at the E. Walwyn Brewley Softball Park is giving our sportsmen and women their flowers while they are living.

Mundo played softball for more than 30 years in both the USVI and BVI, playing in both leagues simultaneously. He won championships in both leagues simultaneously as well. Revered BVI pitcher Bert “Bigman” Henley recently told me that that Mundo felt hurt he had never been formally recognized for his contributions to the sport.

At the 2015 Virgin Islands Triple Crown at the Ellis Thomas Downs, I interviewed Mundo and featured him in all my platforms including the Limin Times. Every time he saw me thereafter, he thanked me for writing about his contributions to softball. He had such wonderful feedback from the stories.

“I had my times. I had my good times and I had my bad times,” he reflected during a 2015 interview, “But, I had better times than bad times.”

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