Culture Box
Wait a minute, did we get this straight. Did GT&T publicize the finals of the jingle and song competition this year as slated for July 23 at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) and then unashamedly announce a second final?
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Conversations that trigger a memory of one’s upbringing and how it has influenced or impacted our lives often yield two reactions – we marvel at the freedom some people had or we are astonished by the discipline enforced.
The selections have been made and the contestants are going through their paces as they gear for the Miss Jamzone Pageant 2009 scheduled for the Splashmin’s Resort on August 30.
Seven years ago overseas-based Guyanese Mary Mc Aulay, in returning a gesture of kindness decided to dedicate her time and energy towards organizing a fund-raising concert for the Mission Chapel Congregational Church.
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha promises an exquisite and unforgettable evening of dance next Saturday at the National Cultural Centre, when Naya Zamana 15 – Dancing through the Ages will be held.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Disney starlet crushed an “American Idol” champion on the US pop album chart Wednesday, but Michael Jackson managed to outsell both.
Gordon Lashley is so passionate about music that he is likely to answer any question on the subject by insisting that it dwells in his blood, or rather he would offer up a response in song.
The ten finalists in GT&T’s fourth Cellink Jingle and Song Competition put on star-making performances on Thursday night at the National Cultural Centre, where they proved why they were the cream of the crop.
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Renowned educator Magda Pollard will receive the Guyana Cultural Association (GCA) Wordsworth McAndrew Lifetime Achievement Award when the GCA hosts its 2009 Folk Festival Awards ceremony in New York on September 2.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Frank McCourt, the Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela’s Ashes that chronicled his impoverished upbringing, died on Sunday, The New York Times reported.
The Number 28/Bushlot/Adventure Concerned Citizens Development Group (CCDG) of Corentyne, Berbice has organized a series of activities to celebrate the 171st anniversary of emancipation this year, under the theme ‘Together We Believe, Together We Achieve’.
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Machel Montano is scheduled to headline the last of three concerts which have been added to the now expanded annual Jamzone fare.
By Iana Seales
Move over Michael Younge and that other girl who barely featured after last year’s Model Search, there’s fresh attitude and two hot new bods on the catwalk.
Culture Box
The headlines in the entertainment pages these days are all too familiar, an endless parade of fashion hit makers, those trying to make it in the business and a string of models still largely unprepared for the catwalk.