The Scene

Shalena Callender is quickly becoming a favourite when it comes to finding that perfect little gift for loved ones.

Now that the second round of the semi-finals is completed, ten of the 25 semi-finalists will perform at tomorrow night’s finals of the Guyana Talent Search Competition.

Dancehall singer Curtly ‘Kurt Lee’ Lake on Thursday dropped another single, “Nah Leff” with a video for the song slated to be out next weekend.

The name Philip Drayton has become inextricably linked to videography in the art, entertainment, and fashion arenas as well as fantasy photography.

Guyana’s representatives to the Miss/Mr Model Tourism of the World pageant, 29-year-old  Raveena Mangal and 34-year-old Paul Charles have been competing in preliminary rounds along with representatives from 13 other countries over the past month.

The children’s book My Soca Birthday Party by Canada-based Guyanese Yolanda Marshall is available for sale at Jars Zero Waste Store and one will be donated to the National Library.

For some 20 years, Godfrey Denny has been producing works of art from pieces of wood.

After years of planning, Delleana Anderson was finally able to fulfil a dream last Friday, when she launched a film and media centre as well as released her first film, Zoey, in her hometown, Mackenzie, Linden.

Fourteen-year-old Chandradai Devina Persaud has an interesting, extracurricular activity which she enjoys and also earns from.

Singer/songwriter Melissa Vandeyar will again offer vocal lessons slated to begin next week for a limited period.

The second round of the Guyana Talent Search semifinals has been postponed until further notice owing to one of the semifinalists testing positive for Covid-19.

Precision and art are what come to mind when one views nails done by Ebony Grenville and there is little wonder that people have been raving about her work.

Eleven contestants on Sunday competed in round one of the Guyana Talent Search virtual semi-finals while  round two is slated for tomorrow night.

Having been selected for the American reality television series Project Runway, Guyanese Clinton Duncan is busy working on set as the series is currently being filmed and is set to be released in the fall.

St Kitts-based Guyanese singer Nikita Finch has released an inspirational single called “Do You Believe”, a song she wrote after her own personal struggles.

The way her customers rave, it is easy to believe that Mandy Field may well have cornered the local cheesecake market and is heading for total domination in that area.

After years of performing Guyanese folk songs side by side, Gavin Mendonca and Marlon Adams popularly known as ‘Chucky’, the leader of the Buxton Fusion Drumming School, last week released their first original song.

Guyanese makeup artist (MUA) Susan Ibrahim of SAKS Makeup Artistry was earlier this week announced as winner of the Caribbean Style and Culture (CSC) 2020 Award of Excellence for Makeup and Aesthetics.

If you have ever spent countless hours looking for the perfect dress that is not only beautiful but modest, then you know exactly how Salina Cruickshank felt every time she had to go shopping for an outfit and why she established Sally’s Stitch Fix.

Tuesday marks 50 years since the Yoruba Singers, known for all-time favourites like, “Itaname”, “Black Pepper”, “Ojinga’s Own”, “Woman Ah Dead Ya Fuh Man”, “Sample”, “Abiola”, and “Crekete” among others, was formed.