Live Fridays featuring Radios in Cars opening act Raven | $10 | 9pm
Radios In Cars at the Chewstick Lounge at Live Fridays!!
They’ll share new original Bermy fueled rock music along with crowd favourites and high energy delivery that is sure to have the crowd going wild.
With Phil Morrison (vocals), Mark Browne (Guitar/Vocals), Hugh Murray-Mason (Keys), Jamie Lovell (Bass) and Jamie Petty (drums), this is a night that will satisfy rock enthusiasts as well as those who simply appreciate good music.
Enjoy the vibes, celebrate live music at its best, and experience “Live Fridays” as this program showcases local talent and celebrates the Bermuda story in many different forms.
Doors open 9pm … come early to experience all the vibes! Opening act will be Raven whose guaranteed to titillate the senses.
Fundraiser Performance by Daley | Opening Act John Seymour | 10pm | $30
PRS for Music and BPSL Distributors of Bacardi Oakheart Rum present International UK Future-Soul Sensation Daley in an evening of pure magic. Opening the night will be local R&B star, John Seymour as well as a surprise additional international performer. This event, which is a fundraiser for The Chewstick Foundation (charity no. 857) will be taking place at The Chewstick Neo-Griot Lounge on the corner of Elliot Street and Court Street.
It will be a treat for anyone who appreciates great music and good vibes on the most Bermudaful weekend of the year. Entry is $30, tickets are available at www.ptix.bm ($20 tickets are available for members in advance at The Chewstick Foundation office). Time: 10pm (doors open 9pm) For more information contact The Chewstick Foundation on 292-2439 or email info@chewstick.org.
Check out the new Beachfest website for all ya Beachfest info
The objective of Bermuda’s Beachfest Emancipation Celebration (Beachfest) is to grow a local tradition into an internationally recognised cultural festival that celebrates Bermuda, her history, and her people, alongside top international artists, while attracting visitors from around the world. Beachfest, going into it’s ninth year, is the unification of Bermuda’s residents, visitors, and friends and is the largest annual event in Bermuda, attracting huge crowds and ushering in Bermuda’s most festive period – Cup Match.
Beachfest Jouvert – dancing in the paint!
Beachfest takes place on Emancipation Day (Thu. July 31st 2014, 8am-9pm) on Horseshoe Bay in Southampton.
This year Beachfest will include the culmination of the Beachfest Crown Song Competition, a competition inviting all artists in Bermuda to submit up to two songs for the chance to win a $10,000 prize package, a sponsor prize pack and bragging rights for creating the official song of the Summer.
This annual Award will help develop local pride and culture by inspiring and incentivizing local recording artists to compose an original song that celebrates Bermuda and her people and successfully gets people excited about the Bermuda summer.
The winning song, and all the songs contributed, will become a major tool in celebrating Bermuda and delivering a national campaign that helps to positively reconnect people with all the good that Bermuda has in store, rebuilding national pride and creating an annual anthem similar in impact to the now classic “Proud To Be Bermudian”. The winning song/artist will be presented with their Award, and be featured alongside fellow finalists and the international superstar, all performing on the same stage and welcoming in Emancipation Day with a bang.
Beachfest – the place to be!
Activities are planned to enhance the interaction among revelers on the beach to strengthen the camping tradition, encourage togetherness among visitors and locals, and promote the celebration and education of one of Bermuda’s most important historical events: our emancipation. Attendees will see the return of Football, Volleyball, Limbo and Jouvert as well as enhancements to the Kid Zone.
Beachfest has grown every year, to become Bermuda’s premier attraction for overseas visitors, and a global introduction and celebration of Bermudian culture. In 2012, there were over 2000 tourists who attended, with over 200 people coming to Bermuda specifically to attend Beachfest. We aim to maximize this opportunity and grow these numbers by strengthening industry relationships and fortifying our philosophy that tourists come as visitors, and leave as friends who return to the island outside of Beachfest.
Bands, DJs, and performers hit the main stage throughout the event!
Beachfest Tent City – where everyone has a home.
In 2011 and 2012, we ensured that Beachfest was covered by media in Trinidad, Barbados and the U.S. receiving rave reviews. Beachfest was ranked by Trinidadian media higher than events from Trinidad Carnival and Barbados Crop Over; cultural celebrations with more than 50 years of history. Beachfest has also won the Best of Bermuda Award for Cultural Event of The Year an unprecedented three times in its eight year history.
Our objective is to grow this prestige through key media & industry partnerships, emphasis on quality control, and increasing revenue to fortify the event comprehensively.
Help Break The Chains Get Off The Ground!
After months of reaching out for community support and taking part in fundraising efforts, six young people from the The Chewstick Foundation’s Break The Chains Teen Poetry & Spokenword Club Program are making a final request to cover expenses to offset the costs to represent Bermuda at the international Brave New Voices Poetry & Spokenword Festival (www.bravenewvoices.org) in Philadelphia. In its 17th year The Brave New Voices Poetry and Spokenword Festival is a prestigious event, which has seen attendance by the likes of Aja Monet, Saul Williams, Beau Sia and many more!
The Brave New Voices Festival is an opportunity with a tremendous focus on the voice of the youth. Break The Chain’s participation is a chance to represent Bermuda internationally while providing an opportunity for growth and development for this group of Bermuda teens. This year the Break The Chains group is seeking funding in order to, officially represent Bermuda, strengthen their voices through workshops, performances and some healthy competition at the festival taking place in Philadelphia.
Education Coordinator Yesha Townsend, and The Chewstick Foundation’s Deidra-Lee Bean will steward Marquedelle Rodriguez – 18, Dascha Choudhury – 16, Hannah Smith – 16, Ashanti Stovell – 17, Rakaya Stovell – 15, Treasure Tannock – 17 and Bryn Thomas – 18 at the Brave New Voices Festival, for the opportunity to connect with a global community of young poets from around the world.
After hosting an event yesterday, Thursday, July 10th which featured performances by Break The Chains program participants alongside poet luminary Tiffany Paynter, the Break The Chains, Education Director, Yesha Townsend and assistant Matthew Johnston, the program is still short of their goal and need your help. The Break The Chains youth and The Chewstick Foundation have been working hard in order to reach their goal and while last night’s performance was a dynamic showing of their talents it did not yield the funding necessary to send the group abroad so we are making a call to the community to help support by making a donation of any size toward making this venture possible. You can also catch a performance by the young people at Plough weekend in St. George’s outside the Book Cellar between 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
For further information on this and additional Chewstick Foundation programs, call their office at 292-2439, email info@chewstick.org or visit www.chewstick.org.
