The Scene

Nothing to Laugh About, a collection of satirical sketches, debuted last week at the Theatre Guild Play House.

Its Classique’s world, we just live in it. Fresh off a Caribbean tour that cemented their status as solid contemporary dancers, Classique is back with a new production that takes a zigzag approach to dancing, literally.

one of a kind There are many adjectives that can be used to describe Donna Ramsammy-James, but accomplished just about covers it, when one considers the wealth of experience and variety she has brought to the designing industry in Guyana.

Of pageantry and stepping  stones… If she is pretty and slim put her in a pageant, so says conventional wisdom or simply the promoter next door with an agenda, in keeping with the flawed notion that the beauty queen world should be a parade of pretty women with very little else to offer.

Precious thyme Hi Everyone, Given that long ago thyme was used for its antiseptic properties and medicinal uses, and in ancient times some bathed in its water to renew their energy while others used it for embalming, we should really feel fortunate, to be able to get three varieties of this herb while many the world over only get one variety and I’m not talking about flavours here but rather, thyme in general.

A rapper who is yet to be embraced at home for his hip-hop message, Don Gialiani remains a constant voice, spitting lyrics at his critics while rapping about the economy, poverty, his dreams and a life that seems pretty much unattainable.

The press releases will cease, the ads though bearable will end and the chat of it being the ‘biggest and best show ever’ will dry up.

Quacy’s at the top of the class Quacy McGowan had been a supposed pageant misfit all her life- not the right height or pencil thin figure and way too shy- struggling with the desire to be onstage but consciously stepping away until Ms Renaissance found her stashed in a classroom.

Design season Another day, another fashion designer. Who knew that Guyana harboured so many of their ilk!

I rise to bake Hi Everyone, Fraught with unpredictability, temperamental partners, atmospheric conditions that I cannot control and sometimes a shaken confidence, why then you may ask, would I venture into such an arena?

Antigua-based Guyanese award winning singer Michael ‘Sparkey’ Drakes hit the big time recently, when he signed with WOA International recording label, which has over 150 artists from genres as diverse as World, Jazz, Rock, Fusion, Metal, Reggae and even Irish Gypsy Jazz.

For many Guyanese the festivities of Carifesta X have become a distant memory, but Sita Sugrim, a graphic artist, has sought to revive them by designing a commemorative calendar.

Guyanese author of the Voice Within His Voice Astell Collins is set to launch his first line of stationery in January through his publishing company Astelley’s Pen Empire, in South Africa.

Maria Benschop’s sketch Nothing to Laugh About that takes a satirical swipe at everything from drug accused Roger Khan to Carifesta, opens at the Theatre Guild next weekend as fresh social commentary that had been long overdue.

– had no problem meeting the Dragon Questions as to whether, more than 50 years after the beginning of his career, the Mighty Sparrow had lost any of his might were firmly answered last Saturday night when he put on a show at Thirst Park with verve and stamina that many 20-year-olds would have difficulty duplicating.

The devil’s in the details The first turn off was the accosting of patrons by numerous touts reselling tickets last Saturday night at the “Sparrow Meets the Dragon’ show.

Can soup unite? Hi Everyone, Whenever my friend Adele mentions that she is making soup, I see her husband, Ivan, get a worried look on his face.