The Scene

By Alva Solomon With her passion for the arts being an everyday feature, 25-year-old craft and design enthusiast Habibah Atherley-McGregor sews, paints and threads tirelessly each day, her aim being to provide patrons with invaluable pieces which will tell an everlasting story of God’s gift to mankind, the arts.

Culture Box Is it possible to die from a panic attack induced by lack of technology in an impossibly hot village which doesn’t stock Coke?

Hi Everyone, Have you had your guava today? Do not miss out on the chance of have one of nature’s best gifts, especially when it’s in season.

Ten beauties from the ten administrative regions will vie for the coveted Miss Amerindian Heritage crown at a pageant this evening at the National Cultural Centre.

It has been a slow climb on the music ladder for Celeste David since her runner-up position in the GT&T jingle competition two years ago, but things seem to be picking up now and she has just released her latest single in Barbados.

Tomorrow night the Promenade Gardens will come alive when what is described as Guyana’s “one-of-a-kind star studded event” in the name of Genesis Fashion Rhythm II gets underway.

Sidewalk Café presents Moolaadé, the final film from African cinema’s founding father, Ousmane Sembene, for viewing next Tuesday.

Two years are certainly not enough to call twin brothers Sean and Sherlon James seasoned designers, but they are certainly designing like veterans.

Kanye West is sorry, unbelievable but true, apparently for the lame stunt he pulled on singer Taylor Swift at the VMAs while she was accepting an award.

Hi Everyone, Open your cupboard and bring out the spice jars – let’s make some Cardamom Bread and Fish Molee.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne Just under two months ago 26-year-old Jory Douglas might have been one of the least known local artistes but his recent social commentary about him being robbed by a promoter has not only propelled him into the limelight but is also the cause for quite a buzz in the music industry as it also fuels the biggest local controversy in the business to date.

By Andre Haynes Gem Madhoo-Nascimento’s latest production, Murder at Guiseppe’s, attempts to serve up a comic take on the murder mystery, but the offerings are at best tragic and indigestible.

By Rawle Toney Dancehall star Mavado said on Thursday night that his lyrics were a response to what he saw around him and the only way they would change was when society changed.

Castellani House has launched its Sixth Biennial National Watercolour Competition, which is being sponsored by the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd (GBTI).

For the ninth consecutive year, the Youth Department of the South Road Full Gospel Assembly will host a special youth conference aimed at spreading positive messages to the nation’s young people.

Tonight Cityvibe™ on DIRECTV will exclusively premiere, “Madonna: Sticky & Sweet”, the pop queen’s most recent concert  shot last December in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she performed four sold-out shows for 250,000 people.

Sidewalk Cafe screens Volver on Tuesday at 7 pm. According to a press release, a Pedro Almodóvar film, Volver (To Return) occurs in Spain in 2006.

In the most unlikely place, from unassuming faces emerge a blend of voices like a cry in the wilderness with both the strength and tenderness to pierce and soothe the soul: the voices of singers Abidemi and Asha Seaforth of Buxton, East Coast Demerara.