Happenings – August 6
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
Independence Fun Day and Fete
@ Bartons Primary School Grounds.
Featuring: Various attractions and games, netball, football competitions, Kata Rock, Gary Chucks.
Time: 9:00 am – Fun Day; 5:30 – Miss Bartons
Competition; 10:00 pm – Past Students reunion.
Fully Loaded
@ The Old Coal Wharf Port Royal
Featuring: Ricky Blaze, Tony Matterhorn, Bass Odyssey, Black Kat, Boom, Vertex, Sky Juice, Renaissance, ZJ Liquid, Bambino, DJ Shine, Flava Squad
Time: 6:00 pm
FAME Beach Fiesta
@ Sugarman’s Beach, Portmore
Time: 10:00 am
Disturbia
@ Club Jamaica Jamaica, St Ann.
Featuring: Elephant Man, Ishawna, Foota Hype, Bass Odyssey and DJ Pele.
Independence Street Parade
Begins at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre
Time: 12:00 noon
Grand Gala
@ National Stadium
Featuring: Costume groups, electrifying performers, traditional groups, Festival Song winners, Marching bands
Time: 5:00 pm
Independence Day Parade
@ Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay
Time: 10:00 am
Western Jamaica Gala
@ Dump Up Beach, Montego Bay
Time: 12:00 noon
Independence Street Dance
@ Half-Way-Tree Square, Kingston
Time: 8:00 pm
Yesterday, Independence-Day Edition
@ Mas Camp, New Kingston
Time: 9:00 pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7
Let’s Go Dancing
@ Ocean’s 11, Fisherman’s Point Road, Ocho Rios.
Featuring: Michael Barnett, Gladdy Parker.
Time: 7:00 pm.
Family Fun Fest and fete
@ Manchester High School, Mandeville.
Featuring: Explorer Hi-Power Sound.
Time: 7:00 pm.
RETV Live
@ Blaze Nightclub, Oak Park Plaza, Portmore
Time: 7:00 pm
Renaissance 21st anniversary – Black Jack Edition
@ Palasadoes Go-Kart track, St Andrew
Time: 9:00 pm
Manchester Fiesta
@ Kirkvine Sports Club
Featuring: Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Vybz Kartel, Gyptian, Assassin among others
Time: 8:00 pm
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8
Glitz Summer Bus Ride
@ James Bond Beach, Oracabessa, St Mary.
Featuring: Stone Love, Rebel T, Stone Wall Disco.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
SoftSheen Carson MJW Model
@ The deck, Trafalgar Road
Time: 8:00 pm
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
A Night to Remember
@ Redbones Blues Cafe, 1 Argyle Road (Off Lady Musgrave Road)
Featuring: Marcus-I, Neword, Kai & DJ Gabre Selassie
Time: 7:00 pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
White Sensation, All White Party
@ Club Jamaica Jamaica
St Ann.
Featuring: Renaissance, Razz & Biggy and Coppershot Disco.
Tme: 8:00 pm.
Xxxposed
@ Bournemouth Bath, Michael Manley Boulevard
Kingston
Featuring: Trouble Shoot Disco and guest selectors
Time: 9:00pm
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15
Island Gospel Fest, Summer Praise
@ Sean Lavery Faith Hall, Savanna-la-Mar.
Featuring: DJ Nicholas, Marisko, Claudette Whyte, Pastor Cleon Mairs, Ralph Greenwood and others.
Time: 5:00 pm.
Klump, Brazillian Fiesta
@ a location to be announced.
Featuring: Darkcide, Coppershot, Narity and Supa Hype.
Gospel Explosion
@ Girls Guide Association, 2 Waterloo Road, Kingston 10
Featuring: Vanessa Morris, Naomi Williams, Soulful Praise, New Creation Heritage, Royal Roots, Barbican Baptist Folk & Gospel Singers, among other artistes
Time: 5:00 pm
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
Take me away
@ Club Jamaica Jamaica
St Ann
Time: 7:00pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
Balloon Party
@ Club Jamaica.
Featuring: Cash Money, Ms Kitty abd DJ Pele.
Time: 2:00 pm.
Stars ‘R’ Us
@ Mas Camp, Oxford Road, New Kingston
Featuring Gregory Isaacs, Little John, Karen Smith, Ken Boothe, John holt, Errol Dunkley, Derrick Harriott, Dennis Walks,
Time: 8:00 pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
Tastee Talent Contest Audition
@ Tastee Cross Roads, Kingston.
Registration: 8:00 am.
At the Theatre
GhettOut
@ Green Gables Theatre, Cargill Avenue Kingston 10
Featuring: Keith Shebada Ramsay, Maylynne Lowe, Maxwell Grant, Luke Ellington, Abigale Grant, Junior Williams and Orville Hall
Time: Wednesday – Saturday – 8:30pm
Sunday: 5:00 & 8:30pm
2 For One Special
The Plumber and Serious Business
Featuring: Delcita and the Crew and Shebada and the crew
Friday August 6
@ National Golf Academy, New Kingston
Sunday August 8
Pier One Montego Bay
Time: 7:00pm
Jamaica, Farewell
@ Theatre Place, Haining Road, New Kingston
Time: 8:00 pm
