The Scene

Culture Box I take the bus to work, so I try to avoid being late or, if my morning cup of coffee was half full, being not early.

Tastes Like Home Hi Everyone, When I wrote three weeks ago asking whether Barbados and Guyana can meet on a plate, a friend and regular reader, commented, “There’s always going to be tension on these issues, as people think their national identity will change…” I completely understand the fear.

A hip-hop duet performed by dancers Avasa Jagan and Gabriel Thijs captured the attention of the audience and kept them at the edge of their seats when the Let’s Dance, Dance Studio held its fourteenth annual dance recital at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) last Saturday.

In last week’s edition of The Scene we published two photographs of models who we said were wearing the creations of designer Pat Coates.

(Jamaica Observer) – After nearly three decades of chart dominance, there is no new musical genre waiting in the wings to dethrone dancehall, yet stakeholders are split on the meaning of its longevity.

By Nicosia Smith The days of going to the cinema, for many in the town of Linden, are distant, but one computer and video service is attempting to bring that back through a big screen show.

The Brazilian Embassy, the Brazil-Guyana Cultural Centre and the University of Guyana’s Department of Language and Cultural Studies will host a Brazilian film and documentary festival starting next week.

Jaicko Lawrence, a 17-year-old Barbadian, whose stated mission is to expand the Caribbean’s pop brand has reportedly been signed by Capitol Records of the US.

(EUR) – For the first time in a bajillion years, Oprah Winfrey is not ranked No.

After an opening which included a diverse audience including Minister of Human Services Priya Manickchand, the SASOD film festival continues its second week at the Sidewalk Café, with a documentary from the USA, a comedy from India and a drama feature based in Egypt.

(EUR) On the same day his ex-wife Whitney Houston made news with the announcement of her new album’s release date, Bobby Brown grabbed headlines by announcing the arrival of Cassius, his newborn son.

(EUR) The video for Amerie’s new single “Why R U,” from her forthcoming Def Jam debut ‘In Love & War’, will premiere on Monday, June 8 on BET’s “106 & Park.”

Link Show 25 returns to the National Cultural Centre next Saturday for a charity performance, the proceeds of which will go to Kids First Fund.

There are some people who just ooze style and class and designer Patricia Coates is one.

Culture Box Listening to Jamaican singer Mavado trumpet how special he is on one of his more popular tracks, if you can bear to, prompts a question, “what is so special about him?”

Tastes Like Home (Iraqi-style Beef and Vegetable Stew) Hi Everyone, Me: It’s a great meal to entertain with, it’s vegetables and meat, it comes with a sauce and you can serve it with steamed Basmati Rice.

Designer Sonia Noel is edging closer to the official launch of her “triple treat projects” and has already kicked off workshops for the hopefuls.

Music lovers are in for a treat next Sunday when the Guyana Music Teachers Association holds its concert at the National Cultural Centre from 3 pm.