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Vol. 30, No. 44 | Feb 14 – Feb 20, 2019 Now in its 30th Year!

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Pink & Black Affair • Valentine’s Dining • Love Old Government House • Family Fun Night • Full Moon Parties • Noodles & Music • Much More

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Celebration of Virgin Islands History and Heritage

This Friday the public is invited to another Old Government House Museum fundraiser.

The original structure of the Old Government House Museum dates back to the 1800s, but it was destroyed by a hurricane in 1924. The present structure was built on the same site and became the home of Commissioners, Presidents, Administrators and Governors until 1999. When the new Government House was built, the old structure was transformed into a museum displaying a range of high end furniture, historical documents, and other odds

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and ends from throughout the territory’s history. It was also a popular destination for student groups and tourists alike prior to its destruction in the 2017 storms.

The museum has an important place in the history and culture of the people of the Virgin Islands as a place of purposeful activity: it hosted official functions, social and charitable gatherings, and Royal visits, all of which engaged the local community.

On Friday, His Excellency the Governor Augustus Jaspert and Mrs. Millie Jaspert invite everyone to a candlelit reception in the Old Government House Gardens at 6pm.

The signature event will also feature a unique exhibition of Virgin Islands arts and heritage, music by renowned local artists, delightful drinks and canapes, and a live auction.

Admission is $80, with proceeds supporting the museum’s rebuild.

Tickets are available at the Governor’s Office. For more information, please call 468-3501.

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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Vol. 30, 44 / Feb 14 - Feb 20, 2019

Island Romance On the most romantic day of the year, we are blessed to live in one of the most romantic locations on the planet. Just think about how the idea of honeymoons are marketed by travel professionals: candles, flowers and totally secluded beaches.

Even now, with visitors crowding many of our shores, we’re blessed to have a ton of out-of-the-way spots to get cozy with your sweetheart. Although my beach trips are more babyfriendly than romantic these days, I can vouch for the relative quiet and privacy of places like Long Bay Beef Island and even Josiah’s Bay Beach. As popular locations for swimmers and surfers, you’d think you would have to fight for a patch of sand. Thanks to our still apparently healthy beach vegetation (sea grapes and other plants), it’s still easy to find a shady spot to sit and take in the scenery and the company.

Why are beaches considered so romantic? Maybe it’s because as the world places more demand on our time and energy, the beach offers a semblance of escape. It’s certainly a visually beautiful place

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to be. It could be the sounds that the sea and the breeze make that so many people miss out on hearing stuck indoors or in a city. Or, maybe it’s just that clever marketing.

If you’re not afraid to move around while you “get away,” hike is where it’s at. Again, even on popular trails like the ones at Sage Mountain and Shark Bay, your sweetheart is probably going to be the only other person you’ll see all along the trek. Researchers say quality time is the key to a lasting relationship, and you can’t beat the BVI’s various trails for peaceful tranquility. Or, for the more water-loving couples, you can opt for getting a good core work out with your beloved. A day kayaking or stand-up paddle boarding can serve as both a romantic outing and an excuse to hang out together in your swimsuits.

The best way to dial up the romance on anything is, of course, to do it at night. The moon is almost full on Thursday, so grab your partner and go howl at it.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Romantic Dinner Spend some quality time with your love over dinner at Pusser’s Marina Cay or Pusser’s at Myett’s. Both locations will have some special Valentine’s Day dinner options like Anegada Lobster Thermidor from 6pm. (Check out the special menu on page 2). They recommend making a reservation: call 494-3897 for Marina Cay or 495-4554 for Myett’s. ___________________________________________

Taboo Moon

More Full Moon Parties Trellis Bay Market Bar & Grill is having a “Bru Moon” Party on Tuesday featuring entertainment by Elvis White and DJ Krusha. Enjoy $10 Carib Buckets, $3 Brugal plus prizes and giveaways throughout the evening.

Aragorn’s Full Moon Party, also in Trellis Bay, features entertainment by DJ Turbo, Mocko Jumbies and, of course, his signature fireball sculptures.

Foxy’s Tamarind Bar is hosting a Country Music Full Moon Party on Tuesday from 7pm. Dance to the sounds of Jalena and her band and enjoy Foxy’s famous BBQ dinner. After the party, New Horizon Ferry returns to Tortola from Jost Van Dyke.

Foxy’s Taboo in Diamond Cay, Jost Van Dyke invites you to join them for a very special Full Moon Party Sunday the 17th, which is also a birthday jam for Justine and all the other Aquarians. Make it a big Sunday Funday beginning at 2pm with tons of entertainment

by DJ Avalance, Extreme, Volume, RC and St. Groovus, Rash, DJ Fuego, DJ Meshach and after dark there will Enjoy a night of Asian style ramen noodles and be fire dancers. Want to join the party from Tortola? the music of Al Broderick (aka the singing chef ) at No worries, the New Horizon Ferry has you covered. The Watering Hole this Saturday the 16th beginning ___________________________________________ at 6pm. Expect casual street party vibes to go with your noodles, and don’t forget to the support MALE by buying raffle tickets.

IMARA Revelers is having a bake sale on Saturday from 10am-4pm outside Riteway in Pasea. Support this fun new group by purchasing baked goodBring the whole family for a night of fun, laughies, local drinks and much more. ter and togetherness at the Willard Wheatley Primary School’s Family Fun Night. Gather on the school grounds to enjoy video games, board games, face BVI RC Power Boat Club is having a shootout painting, trivia and live entertainment on Saturday & fun day on Sunday at Brandywine Bay. Racer en- from 5-10pm. Entry is free! trance fee is $10 and $10 per boat. Action starts at _______________________________________ 10am.

Noodles & Music

Bake Sale

Family Fun Night

Shootout & Funday

Cont. on page 10

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THURSDAY –

FEB 14

ELM'S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & Dinner daily from 11am until. Beach BBQ w/ live music

ROAD TOWN PIER PARK – AROMAS – Ladies Night w/ DJ Marz 7 DJ Bertrum GUNZ & CHICKEN BAR – Tipsy Thursdays return 9pm

WEST END LITTLE APPLE BAY – Sebastian's Hotel & Seaside Grille Restaurant opens 8am-9pm.

Happy Hour 3-6pm TRELLIS BAY

EAST END EMILE'S – Happy Hour 3-5pm

TRELLIS BAY MARKET – Vybez & Chill BBQ Night. Full menu & live music w/ DJ Young Money Sounds 6-10pm

CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER'S @ MYETT'S – Open 10am serving lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Dab That Tune 6-9pm PARADISE CLUB – Open 11am-until.

Lunch & dinner on the beach.

ELM'S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily from 11am until WEST END LITTLE APPLE BAY – Sebastian's Hotel & Seaside Grille Restaurant opens 8am-9pm.

Happy Hour 3-6pm

VIRGIN GORDA BLUE HOUSE – Fatal Attraction 8pm SATURDAY – FEB 16 ROAD TOWN RITEWAY (Pasea) – Imara Revelers Bake Sale 10am WATERING HOLE – AlRamen MALE fundraiser 6pm PIER PARK – Black & Pink Af fair 10pm

FRIDAY – FEB 15 ROAD TOWN

CANE GARDEN BAY PIER PARK - AROMAS - Anniversary Party PIER PARK LAWN - Renaming Ceremony 4pm RAMON BAR - DJ Rookie 7 DJ Carly Cartel OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE GARDENS - Candle-light Reception and Museum Fundraiser 6pm

PUSSER'S @ MYETT'S – Open 10am serving lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Evolution Band 6-9pm PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch & dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm ELM'S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily from 11am until EAST END WILLARD WHEATLEY SCHOOL – Family Fun Night 5pm

EAST END RED ROCK – Quiz Night. Pub-style food & drink specials plus live music EMILE'S – Happy Hour 3-5pm

EMILE'S – Karaoke Night 7pm WEST END

MEYER'S ESTATE

LITTLE APPLE BAY – Sebastian's Hotel & Seaside Grille Restaurant opens 8am–9pm.

Happy Hour 3-6pm

THE CURVE – Party with Shenseea & Monea 9:30pm

TRELLIS BAY

CANE GARDEN BAY

TRELLIS BAY MARKET – “BBQ Night” 11am-10pm drink specials

PUSSER'S @ MYETT'S – Opens 10am serving lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Jalena 6-9pm PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch & dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm. DJ 8pm-midnight

VIRGIN GORDA THELMA'S HIDEOUT - "Hush" silent party 10pm SUNDAY – FEB 17 CANE GARDEN BAY

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PUSSERS @ MYETT'S – Open 10am serving lunch & dinner. Marcus Mark 6-9pm PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch & dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm ELM'S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner from 11am until. Happy Hour 4-7pm.

Beach BBQ w/live music JSpot – Sunday Vibes Reloaded 7pm PARAQUITA BAY PARAQUITA BAY BEACH - RC Power Boat Club Shootout 10am EAST END EMILE'S – BBQ Dinner Night RED ROCK – Sparkling Brunch 9am5pm WEST END LITTLE APPLE BAY – Sebastian's Hotel & Seaside Grille Restaurant opens 8am-9pm.

Happy Hour 3-6pm BANANAKEET CAFÉ & HERITAGE INN – Serving Sunday brunch from 9:30am, dinner from 5:30pm TRELLIS BAY TRELLIS BAY MARKET – Serving lunch & dinner from noon-8pm

TUESDAY – FEB 19

UPCOMING EVENTS

EAST END RED ROCK – Seafood Night CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER'S @ MYETT'S – Open 10am serving lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm.

Al the Singing Chef 6-9pm PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch and dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm ELM'S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily from 11am until. Happy Hour 4-7pm WEST END LITTLE APPLE BAY – Sebastian's Hotel & Seaside Grille Restaurant opens 8am-9pm.

Happy Hour 3-6pm TRELLIS BAY

TRELLIS BAY MARKET – "Bru" Moon party with Elvis White & DJ Krusha

ARAGORN'S STUDIO – Fireball Full Moon Party

Coming Soon

JOST VAN DYKE

Open Mic – Feb 16

FOXY'S TAMARIND BAR – Country Music Full Moon 7pm

Food for Your Soul – Feb 16

WEDNESDAY – FEB 20

JOST VAN DYKE

ROAD TOWN

FOXY'S TABOO – Full Moon & Aquarians Party 2pm

PIER PARK – Myett's “Chill Zone” Wacky Wednesday with Bushwacker specials 5-7pm

MONDAY – FEB 18 EAST END EMILE'S – Mexican Night. Margarita, Tequila & Corona specials plus Mexican food from 4-8pm CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER'S @ MYETT'S – Open 10am serving lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch and dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm ELM'S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily from 11am until WEST END LITTLE APPLE BAY – Sebastian's Hotel & Seaside Grille Restaurant opens 8am-9pm.

Happy Hour 3-6pm

Caribbean Feaster Party – Feb 19

CANE GARDEN BAY PUSSER'S @ MYETT'S – Open 10am serving lunch & dinner. Happier Hour 4-7pm. Elmtones perform 6-9pm PARADISE CLUB – Opens 11am. Lunch and dinner on the beach. Happy hour 4-7pm ELM'S BEACH BAR – Serving lunch & dinner daily from 11am until

Full Moon Party – Feb 19 Reggae on the Beach – Feb 21 King Lear – Feb 23 Beach-Somnia – March 2

EAST END EMILE'S – Paint & Sip party group painting class 4-6pm. Call 441-4110 to reserve your space WEST END LITTLE APPLE BAY – Sebastian's Hotel & Seaside Grille Restaurant opens 8am–9pm.

Happy Hour 3-6pm

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Party with Stars

Ladies Night

On Friday at The Curve come out and party with Tonight (Thursday) is Ladies Night at Aromas Shenseea and Monea. Music will be provided by DJ with entertainment by DJ Marz and DJ Bertrum. LaGrimm, DJ Bertrum and DJ Push Pop. Admission is dies enjoy Stoli drink specials all night. $10 and action kicks-off at 9:30pm.

Vybez & Chill This Friday’s Vybez & Chill at Trellis Bay Market Bar & Grill Features entertainment by Young Money Soundz. Enjoy anything from their expansive menu plus $10 Carib Buckets and $3 Brugal. Want to take your food to go? To place orders you can call 4951421.

Anniversary Party

On Friday Aromas is celebrating their 3rd Anniversary. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Mangee and DJ Millennium King.

Then on Saturday it’s Saturday Night Vibes with DJ Mangee from 9pm.

Fatal Attraction

On Friday if you’re over on VG, come out to Blue House for Fatal Attraction – Red & White Affair. EnVirgin Gorda Festival Committee presents Hush, tertainment will be provided by Turbo Sounds and a silent party at Thelma’s Hideout on Saturday. En- doors open 8pm. Admission is free. tertainment will be provided by DJ Lefty, Millennium King and Construction Soundz. Entry is $20 (headphones included) and action starts at 10pm.

Sunday Vibes Reloaded at JSpot, Cane Garden Bay features entertainment by DJ Mac Milli, DJ Carly Cartel, DJ Grimm and DJ Lefty. Action starts 7pm.

On Saturday at the Tortola Pier Park it’s the Black & Pink Affair Featuring Shenseea and Monea.

Additional music will be provided by DJ Grimm and Tonight (Thursday) it’s the return of Tipsy ThursDJ Push Pop. Tickets are $30 general admission, days at Gunz & Chicken Bar. This week, the Valen$120 VIP and can be purchased at Hazem’s. Action tine’s Edition, features entertainment by DJ Carly Carstars 10pm. tel. Music starts 9pm.

Hush

Vibes

Black & Pink Affair

Tipsy Thursday

Renaming Ceremony

Black Pride

You are cordially invited to the renaming cereIn honor of Black History Month, the Afrikan mony of the Tortola Pier Park, which will be officially Studies Club invites congregations to show their renamed in honor of Cyril B. Romney Pier on Friday pride (or just support the community) by donning at 4pm.

African wear to weekly church services this month.

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Real Love In Honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re re-printing this classic Ask Koren on the cold hard truth about love.

Romantic comedies, family sitcoms and lovey novels have given us a lot of unrealistic expectations. The guy is handsome, the woman beautiful and, after a bit of playing hard to get, the hero captures her heart and they live happily ever after. In real life, happily ever after does not mean the absence of arguments, heartbreak and pain. Instead, it means that the couple will be committed enough to keep creating more happily ever afters. So here’s a bit of a reality check for all of us: Life doesn’t get easier but love can get stronger.

Between bills to be paid, losing jobs, sickness and all the other things that fall into the latter category of “for better or for worse,” reality can hit us some hard blows. Let the challenges draw you closer by getting a front row seat to your partner’s strengths, putting your heads and hearts together to strategize, plan and figure things out as the team you are.

If you do, these trials can strengthen, rather than weaken, your love.

The honeymoon doesn’t last forever. The hotel suite and the sweet words are a great start, but you will eventually have dirty dishes, a yard to be cut and noisy children who eat everything in sight. But navigating real life together can create beautiful mo-

ments too, like knowing at the end of the day, that “I am his/hers and he/she is mine.”

People change over time. The person who was once patient and kind and did everything to please you, now might someday stop making so much of an effort. He or she might be getting older, grumpier and facing their own life changes. Be patient and don’t try to keep your partner in a mold. Allow them to grow and shift your understanding to the new reality.

It takes two to tango. No matter how much you try to fix a relationship, you can only fix yourself and try to create a pleasant environment. If the other person is not equally committed to repairing the relationship, your efforts will be futile.

Know when to accept defeat.

Forgiveness is a pill that’s bitter in the mouth, but sweet in the belly. As difficult as it is to get past hurts that cut right down to your soul, it is necessary for the survival of the relationship. Moving forward means acknowledging the pain, not

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bringing it up every chance you get. Many relationships are worth saving, if partners can be forgiving.

Love can be messy and painful but beautiful and inspiring. In spite of all the challenges, true love really is worth it because overcoming the hard times makes the good times all the sweeter.

I read that Lady Bird was originally titled “Mothers and Daughters.” I’m very glad the makers decided to change it, because the story of this movie is very specific to this particular motherdaughter pair, but I get why that was the starting title. The relationship between Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) and her mother Marion McPherson (Laurie Metcalf ) is the linchpin of the whole movie.

Both women give great performances, and in fact Saoirse (pronounced like Ser-shuh, right Irish friends?) even received a Golden Globe for her performance in 2017. To me, the skill is in that very familiar mix of love, obsession and annoyance that the two characters show for each other. When Lady Bird and her mom take a road trip to look at colleges, they share a tear at the ending of the book they are listening to. Just moments later, Lady Bird needs to be away from her mother so desperately that she literally throws herself out of the vehicle. (Later, she writes an expletive directed toward her mother on her cast.) Not that we are anywhere close to this extreme, as much as I love my own mother, to this day nobody can work my nerves the way she does, and I expect she feels the same love and frustration for me.

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You could also call this movie a coming-of-age story, because “Call me Lady Bird,” definitely grows up a lot during her final year in high school.

Frustrated with what she thinks of as a lack of culture around her in Sacramento – the city may be the capital of California, but, especially back in the early 2000s when this movie takes place, it was pretty quiet and almost rural compared to the California you usually see on screen. Instead, the academically mediocre student longs to attend school in New York, or anyplace else that will get her far away from her humble home and family. Like a lot of teens, she also aspires to join the ranks of the “cool” kids at her Catholic high school, none of whom noticed her before she pretended to live in a big house in a nice neighborhood.

And yet, throughout the film, it’s her family that really supports the teen.

Her brother Miguel (Jordan Rodrigues) tries to model the value of hard work.

Her dad (Tracy Letts) helps her apply for the dream schools she’s barely qualified to apply to. And, when it all goes wrong with the “cool” boyfriend, it’s her mom who picks Lady Bird up and knows exactly what to do to lift her daughter’s spirits.

Stream Lady Bird on Amazon and other services.

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Erickson Beats Hurdle Record Again For the third time during the 2019 Jr. Collegiate Indoor track and field season, Deya Erickson has broken the Cloud County Community College 60m Hurdles school record and in the process, her own BVI indoor mark.

Erickson represented the Kansas school in the Northwest Bearcats Invite in Missouri over the weekend, and went to winners’ row with a time of 8.48 seconds over the 60m barriers, improving the 8.51 she dropped two weeks ago. Prior to that, Arianna Forbes’ mark of 8.68 had stood since 2010. Erickson is also ranked No. 2 on the Jr. College’s indoor list.

Her records are impressive, but considering that she injured her knee on the eve of the April 2016 Carifta Games in Grenada, and then missed the rest of that season as well as the entire 2017 campaign, her performance is really remarkable. Her recovery began with gingerly jogging in October 2017 after the passage of Hurricane Irma. At one time before her surgery, she was told that she might never be able to run again because of the severity of the injury, something she certainly didn’t want to hear.

Returning to action in 2018, Erickson, competing for Turabo University in Puerto Rico at the time, won the Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria 100m Hurdles, thus becoming the territory’s first athlete to win a championship in the Puerto Rico university system.

She later lowered her outdoor 100m Hurdles best to 13.80 seconds.

Reflecting on the differences in preparation over the past years, a determined Erickson said her body

basically went through a whole different training regiment, with a different type of endurance work and a different weight room program.

“My body has a different level of strength than my body has been used to,” Erickson pointed out after her weekend performance. “The difference between competing in Puerto Rico and now is, I have way more competitions. I get tired yes, but these competitions are more like training as well.

Having a lot of different races, lots of reps, you’re able to go back and correct yourself. You have more chances to make corrections over just competing maybe once or twice per month as I did in Puerto Rico.”

Erickson, who has been coached by Derwin Scatliffe since her comeback, said she has been focusing on her strength and endurance. These will remain her focus areas for the rest of the season she said, as she continues to improve.

“That’s what I lacked in the latter part of my race,” she noted. “My endurance and the strength to hold my endurance.”

Erickson was the 2018 Comeback Athlete of the Year. She’s eagerly looking forward to the outdoor season, with its frequency of collegiate competition.

Her performance has also qualified her for the National Jr. College Athletics Association Indoor Championships, where she will compete along with Barton County College’s Adriano Gumbs, who will contest the 600m.

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Last Issue Answers (Vol 30, 43)

How to win: The object is to insert numbers in the boxes to satisfy only one condition: each row, column and 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once.

It’s harder than it sounds!

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