Sidewalk Art Fest a Plans for Easter Activities Underway Triumphant Success! Hundreds of visitors flocked to the 15th annual Placencia Sidewalk Art Festival to hunt for the perfect authentic Belizean gifts and souvenirs. The weekend event held on February 10 and 11 along the popular Placencia sidewalk, received equal praise from both shoppers and vendors. “It just gets better every year,” said popular young Belizean entrepreneur Continued on page 19
Wearing the official 2018 Placencia Sidewalk Art Festival t-shirt, Kelvin Baizar autographs his painting displayed on one of the 12 new Belikin Beer limited local art collection bottles, which was launched at Naia Resort and Spa on the eve of the weekend event.
Placencia Office Supply and Trip 'n' Travel Owner Laura Godfrey showcase her illustrations. After a lifelong private affair with art, Godfrey came out of the closet at her successful Art Fest debut.
There will be a bit of a shakeup this year to the typical Placencia Easter experience, but rest assured, the Village’s signature attractions of edgy and raunchy, spring-breaker type entertainment, as well as family-friendly fun await the crowds of visitors from within Belize and beyond.
Popular Easter hangouts, Barefoot Beach Bar, Tipsy Tuna Seaside and Sports Bar have joined fellow beach restaurant and bar Cozy Corner with keeping the vibes chill for the holiday weekend. While Bare-
foot and Tipsy have opted out of live stage entertainment this year, visitors can expect a fun DJ lineup and top notch food and cocktail service. Just a stone throw’s away down the beach, however, independent Placencia event planner Selvin “Sello” Mendez in collaboration with Bowen & Bowen, Ltd. will be hosting the live interactive theatre that the debaucherous Easter-goer loves and the more conservative tends to avoid. Expect dancing contests, bikini continued on page 3.
Mek We Go to Placencia! In just the second segment of its first episode, Belize’s newest and only digital travel show “Mek We Go” (Let’s Go) made its way down to Placencia Village and its outlying Laughing Bird Caye National Park. In the segment sponsored by the Southern Environmental Asso- Mary "Ras Mar" Tucker of Placencia Village shares some of her barbecue
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chicken with Chef Sean Kuylen and Geraldine Sosa at Laughing Bird Caye on Belize's new and first-ever digital travel show, "Mek We Go."