SPLASH PICK OF THE WEEK

Saturday, February 25

Music Fest – Ska Rebirth

@ Heather’s Garden Restaurant, 9 Haining Road, Kingston 5

Featuring: Artiste Stranger Cole, Dexter “The Ska Professor”; Party afterwards with Senor Daley of Klassique

Time: 9:00 pm

Caption

Stranger Cole among the performers for Ska Rebirth

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 -SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26

Treasure Beach Culturefest 2012

@ Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth

Featuring: Cultural, sporting, music, literary and visual art events at various locations.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

Notions of Beauty Symposium

@ Neville Hall Lecture Theatre 1, UWI Mona Campus

Featuring: Panelists Dr Clinton Hutton, Dr Imani Tafari, Dr Christopher Charles, Annie Paul, Dr Michael Barnett

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

YOLO Fridaze (You Only Live Once)

@ The lawns of SHHH Boutique, 9 Phoenix Avenue, St Andrew

Featuring: Special DJs

Time: 6:00 pm – 12 midnight

‘Blues on the Green’

@ Emancipation Park, New Kingston

Featuring: Gaye Agdebalola, Roddy Barnes, Maurice Gordon Group

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Bring a canned food item for donation to Food For The Poor

Bacchanal Fridays

@ The ‘new’ Mas Camp, National Stadium car park

Featuring: DJ Back to Basics from Trinidad, Sparkles Disco, DJ Bambino

Time: 10:00 pm

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Football Festival Six-a-Side Knockout Competition

@ Longville Park Playing Field, Clarendon

Time: 9:00 am

HpnotiQ Vogue Fashionably Trendy

@ The Presidential Floor, Kingston Cricket Club, Sabina Park, South Camp Road, Kingston

Featuring: Supa Hype 007, DJ Flabba Dabba, ZJ Ice, DJ Raff, DJ Menace

Time: 9:30 pm

Crazy, Sexy, Cool

@ Oneil’s Place, Hagley Park Road, Kingston

Time: 9:30 pm

Tempa ‘The Wet N Wild Soca Party Experience’

@ Villa El Pozo, Kingston

Time: 9:30 pm

Heineken Good Times: Lovers Rock

@ Chinese Benevolent Association(CBA), 176 Old Hope Road

Time: 9:30 pm

Inclusive Saturdays, Overdrive

@ Club Riddim, Knutsford Boulevard, New Kingston

Featuring: Supa Coop, Scientist, Fresh Team

Time: 10:30 pm

Two Seasons Talking Trees Literary Fiesta

@ Two Seasons Guest House, Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth

Featuring: Written and spoken word

Time: 6:00 pm

Twelve Tribes of Israel will be celebrating its 44th Anniversary Celebration

@ Twelve Tribes of Israel Headquarters, 81-83 Hope Road

February 25. 2012. It will feature Ken Boothe, Fred Locks, Protoje, Micah Shemaiah, Jah 9, Hempress Sativa, many others including a special guest.

Cost is Adults $500 and children under 12 $100

The celebration begins at 7:00 pm.

CHRYSALIS – The Mystical Experience

@ Club Privilege, New Kingston

Featuring: Dj Cyrus, Dj Supastylz, Dj Karyzma, Dj Mario, Illusion Sound (Ochi’s finest)

Time: 10:00 pm – 4:30 am

Invitations available exclusively @ Di Trends, Bargain Mall, Clock Tower Plaza

Bikini Bravery, Bikini & Stilettos

@ 7 Lady Hamilton Drive, Leas Flat, Red Hills

Featuring: DJ Sanjay, DJ Shane, Chromatic

Time: 3:00 – 10:00 pm

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Du Jour ‘All-White Super Inclusive’

@ Lawns Cecil Charlton Estate, Mandeville, Manchester

Featuring: Four Top Jamaican DJs

Time: 9:30 pm

Heineken Igloo 3rd Anniversary

@ Sugarman’s Beach,

Time: 4:00 pm

Chillin on the Farm

@ Murray’s Farm, Salt River Road, Clarendon

Time: 2:00 pm

Poetry in Motion

@ Manchester Golf Club, Brumalia Road, Mandeville, Manchester

Featuring: Toots & The Maytals

Time: 7:00 pm

Faces of the World

@ Sunken Gardens, Hope Gardens

Time: 6:00 pm

Red and Black Affair, Thing Called Real Friends

@ 24 Chisolm Avenue

Featuring: Full Force, Small Voice

Time: 11:00 pm

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29

Reggae Month Wednesdays

Emancipation Park, New Kingston

Featuring: Mojahrock, Blue Grass in the sky, Rootz Underground, Nomaadz, Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, Elephant Man, Teflon, Ruth Royes, Capleton, Pentatuech

Time: 8:00 pm

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

Reggae Month Celebration

@ Bay View Eco Resort & Spa, Portland

Featurig: Freddie McGregor

Time: 7:30 – 10:00 pm

An’So Thursdays

@ Club Cookie, Port Henderson Road, Portmore

Time: 10:30 pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

St Catherine High Class of ’76 Benefit staging of Where Is My Father?

@ The Little Little Theatre, Tom Redcom Avenue

Time: 8:00 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

Wet Adventures (Drippin with Xcitement)

@ UDC Car Park, New Kingston (behind Emancipation Park)

Featuring: Code Red, Kurt Riley, DJ Smurf, ZJ Wah Wah, Supa Hype, Aggart from Jamarok

Time: 5:00 pm

Rum Bar ‘Good Life’ 5th Anniversary

@ Bengae Lawn, Golden Spring (Stony Hill)

Featuring: Fire Links, Boom Boom, 007 w/Supa Hype, Red Heat & Bloodstain

Time: 9:00 pm

80s 90s Party called ‘Cheers’

@ Gee Wee Restaurant & Lounge, 1A Caledonia Drive (Directly in front of Camp)

Time: 9:30 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 11

Tony Matterhorn Birthday Celebration

@ Waves Beach, (beside Fort Clarence)

Featuring: Free body painting, body piercing

Time: 4:00 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

Fantasy Soiree

@ Lime Light Night Club, Half-Way Tree

Featuring: Boom Boom, Foota Hype, among others

Time: 9:30 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

Pieces Link Up Pool Party Cage Dancing

@ Movie Star Lounge, corner of East Road and Omara Road

Featuring: Black Prince

Time: 10:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28

St Catherine High Past Students Benefit staging of Breadfruit Kingdom

@ Centrestage Theatre, New Kingston

Featuring: Nadean Rawlins, Rodney Campbell (alternating with Jean-Paul Menou), George Howard, Lisa Williams (alternating with Allison McLean) and Julene Robinson

Time: 7:00 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

Byll Gatezs, Change Clothes and Pose

@ Oneil’s Place, 33 Hagley Park Road, Kingston

Time: 9:30 pm

Stars R Us

@ Azan Super centre, regal plaza, Cross Road

Featuring: John holt, Ken Boothe, Leroy Sibbles, Derrick Morgan, Errol Dunkley, Big Youth, Clarendonians, Silvertones, Burro Banton, General Trees, Carl Dawkins, Pat Kelly, Lone Ranger, Stranger Cole

Time: 9:00

Caption

John Holt for Stars R Us upcoming showcase

MONDAY, APRIL 2

House of Ladies

@ Oneil’s Place, 33 Hagley Park Road, Kingston

Featuring: Fire Links, Richie Feelings, Chris Dymond, Blue Steel among others

Time: 9:30 pm

TUESDAY, APRIL 3

Champagne Wishes

@ Waterfalls, Old Hope Road

Featuring: Code Red, Fire Links, Flabba Dabba, Richie Feelings, ZJ Wah, Wa, Gary Chucks, DJ Satdeh

Time: 9:30 pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 8

Benz Punany A Ya So Nice

@ Classique Lawn, Old Harbour Bay

Featuring: Purple Touch, Eagle Star, Dicer Movement, Chub Roc, Becko Fire, Chucko

Time: 9:30 pm

Theatre

Who a Di Don

@ Stages Theatre, 15 Knutsford Boulevard, New Kingston

Featuring: Oliver Samuels, Audrey Reid, Ruth Ho Shing and Kadeem Wilson

Time: 8:00 pm

Breadfruit Kingdom

@ Centerstage, New Kingston

Featuring: Glen ‘Titus’ Campbell, Volier ‘Maffie’ Johnson, Camille Davis, Courtney Wilson, Teisha Duncan

Time: Tues – Friday – 8:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday – 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm

The Politicians

@ Stages Theatre, 15 Knutsford Boulevard, New Kingston

Featuring: Andrea ‘Delcita’ Wright, Keith ‘Shebada’ Ramsay, Johnny Daley, Michael Nicholson, Abigail Grant, Junior Williams, Patrick Smith, Stacey Ann Brissett.

Time: Tuesday – Saturday – 8:30 pm

Sundays 5:00 and 8:30 pm

Back-A-Yaad

@ Pantry Playhouse

Featuring: Deon Silvera, Dahlia Harris, Chris McFarlane, Akeem Mignott/Kevoy Burton

Time: Tuesday to Saturday 8:30pm; Sunday 6:00pm.

Where Is My Father?

@ Little Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Avenue

Featuring: Nadean Rawlins, Rodney Campbell, /Jean-Paul Menou, George Howard, Lisa Williams/Alison McLean, Julene Robinson

Time: Tuesdays – Fridays – 8:30 pm

Saturdays and Sundays 5:30 and 8:30 pm

Single Mother (Opens Friday, February 3)

@ Green Gables Theatre, 6 Cargill Avenue, Kingston 10

Featuring: Chu Chu, Clemmy, Little Kev’ Whitney, Dolly

At The Movies

Journey 2

Hugo

Beauty and the Beast

The Vow

This Means War

Safe House

Caption

A scene from Journey 2 now showing on the Palace circuit.

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