Events - In Passing
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Art show of Carol Whitney starting on October 11th, 2007.
Ten years ago, after selling my retail shops, I went back to school this time art school. I attended classes in life drawing and painting for two years in London at City Lit in Covent Garden (since merged with Central St Martins School of Art and Design) and assembled a portfolio. My portfolio and I were accepted into City Lits Fine Arts program. After another two years, I had completed the program and headed home to Cayman to paint.
The pictures I presented for my student show in London were all abstract with lots of thick layers of paint. For some time now I have painted realistically, in thin glazes, and this method gives me the clarity I want to portray. I held a solo show at the Caribbean Club called Rum in de Coconut.
I show my work frequently in VAS shows, as well at Art@Governors and my paintings have been purchased by collectors in the UK, Canada, US as well as locally.
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Grand Old House to showcase winning chefs
In a bid to highlight the abilities of its talented chefs while at the same time giving them a well deserved pat on
the pack, Grand Old House restaurant is putting together a special dinner on 8th August for an intimate gathering of
a maximum of 50 people.
Cayman's annual Culinary Society competition, held in the middle of July, puts the spotlight on chefs and
bartenders across the island, giving them a forum in which they can display their talents. Award winning culinary
creations by Grand Old House chefs will form the basis on which the menu for this unique dinner will be created.
Grand Old House Manager, Martin Richter spearheaded the idea, saying: "The Culinary Society's competition allows
the wealth of culinary talent that we have here on the island to show through. This year Grand Old House chefs won a
total of 28 medals between them for a variety of dishes, including Best of Show and Best Showpiece (Gold - Chef
Tushara Jayalath) and silvers for Best Dessert (Head Chef Daniel Fink) Best Main Course (Chef Nicholas Rozario, Chef
Ali Sadiq and Chef Abhijit Dey)"
In order to show the talents of his staff to a wider audience, Richter decided to take the step of organizing a
dinner that encompasses as many of the winning dishes as possible.
He explains, "The dinner was a natural progression from the actual competition. Diners will be able to enjoy a
variety of dishes that were successful enough to win medals, including Chef Ali's Sunburst Mahi Mahi served with
black bean roti and Chef Daniel's Caribbean Banana Bonbon."
If you are interested in enjoying this special event the cost is CI$125 per person, with part of the proceeds to be
donated to the Culinary Society. This donation will help the organisation promote the culinary cause in the Cayman
Islands and beyond, as next year the Culinary Society intends to send a team of chefs to compete in Miami's Taste of
the Caribbean competition.
Call the Grand Old House on 949 9333 for reservations
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Danny Glover (Actor)
Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles police Sgt. Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon movie series, and his role as the abusive husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character Celie in The Color Purple. In addition, Glover has been a live and voice actor in many children's movies. Among many awards, he has won five NAACP Image Awards, for his achievements as an actor of color.
He joined the ranks of actors, such as Humphrey Bogart, Elliott Gould, and Robert Mitchum, who have portrayed Raymond Chandler's private eye detective Philip Marlowe in the episode 'Red Wind' of the Showtime network's 1995 series Fallen Angels.
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Tourism Awards evening
The Cayman Stingray Tourism Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the Cayman Islands Tourism Association will recognize the persons who have excelled in Cayman's tourism operations and have made the greatest contribution to the interests and well being of the islands hospitality industry and Association's affairs during the year. After several years of having no official tourism industry awards, the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) will host the Second Annual Stingray Tourism Awards Ceremony on Saturday, November 12th 2005 at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort.
The tourism awards categories are partially based on the former Cayman Islands Hotel and Condo Association's hospitality awards, which have been extended to reflect the all-sector encompassing nature of the CITA. The awards program includes categories for all tourism sectors including awards for hotel and condo employees, watersports employees, restaurant employees, transportation employees and allied members. Awards for managers in each sector will also be up for grabs.
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Brunch with the Cuban Sinfonica Orchester, conducted by Mr. Enrique Perez Mesa
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba (Spanish: Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Cuba) is Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra founded in October, 1959.
On November 11, 1960, the national shymphoniy orchestra realized its first public performance with a concert in the Teatro Auditórium de La Habana of that time, now the Teatro Amadeo Roldán. Between national performances and abroad to countries such as Russia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, Peru, Argentina, Martinique and Guadalupe. The orchestra also takes part in record productions and events realized in Cuba, as the international festivals of Guitar, the festival of Contemporary Music, of the New Cine Latinoamericano, and the international festival of ballet of Havana.
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Prince Boyd
Jamaican born artist Prince Boyd has lived and worked in
the Cayman Islands for the past four years. Having a strong
interest in art since High School, Prince pursued his passion
at the encouragement of his mother. He honed his talent
at the Edna Manley School for the Visual Arts in Jamaica.
Working in a variety of styles and mediums, he finds his
greatest expression in semi-abstract with a message inside
each textured piece. His mentor is Alexander Cooper, a renowned
Jamaican artist who schooled him on making a replica of
what's inside ones mind. Prince is a strong advocate for
abused women and the preservation of a strong sell image.
His first award was bestowed upon him from the Jamaican
Women's Association.
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