16 TH ANNUAL PLACENCIA LOBSTERFEST ·BEACH · FUN · GAMES · MUSIC· JUNE 27-28-29 IN PLACENCIA VILLAGE
Sidewalk Comes Alive at Annual Arts and Music Festival February was very busy on the Peninsula with hotels reporting full bookings for the entire month. While Placencia offers snowbirds beautiful weather, gorgeous beach and plenty of outdoor activities, there is one attraction that many visitors were happy to discover and many residents were eagerly anticipating – the Placencia Sidewalk Arts and Music Festival.
“We loved it!” said Patty Fraizer who was visiting from Michigan with her family. “We were so impressed with the local art work and enjoyed the music too.” And for Nathan Davis from Vancouver, Canada it was his first real glimpse into Belizean culture. “I had an idea of what to expect from reports I had read online,” said the first time visitor to the Peninsula. “But the festival allowed me to interact with the artists behind the art.
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So even though I just bought a small painting it will always have a lot of meaning for me.” Canadian Nicole Harvalik, who has been visiting the festival for the past four years, said she Continued on page 12
Wi Burn Fire Dancing Troupe closing out festivites after dusk. (MUZAMANZIE PHOTOGRAPHY)
Placencia’s Marley Wade Makes Waves in Belize Fashion Scene Eighteen-year-old Placencia beauty Marley Wade recently stunned fashion industry insiders at her explosive debut at the 2014 Fashion Fusion Show held on Feb. 15 at the Princess Hotel and Casino in Belize City. Wade, who is presently completing her final semester in Natural Resource Management at Independence Junior College, said it took some convincing to take a chance in the modeling scene.
Youth Friendly Drop-in Center Opens in Seine Bight In a booming tourism destination, local youth on the Placencia Peninsula tend to fall in the shadows while adults are working hard to ensure the best possible experience for visitors. But as the most recent Belize Census statistics (2010) show, 49% of the total population in Seine Bight Continued on page 21
“I never thought I was model requirement,” said Wade. “I mean, I am 5’ 8”, but I am not a size zero nor do I have perfect features,” she continued, try- Marley Wade strutting the runway at the 2014 Fashion Fusion Show at ing to retain a sense the Princess Hotel and Casino wearing swimwear by Mexican fashion of humility. But for designer Geraldine Quijano. (DANAE STUDIOS) Belize fashion industry professionals, there’s no deny- Continued on page 3