Children played and danced in the grass while adults bobbed their heads and swayed to the music on Saturday evening as fungi bands performed on the lawn of the Cyril …
November 24, 2024
December 8, 2023
Culture month ends with familial reflection
Community members looked back in history on Nov. 30 in Long Look while celebrating the conclusion of Culture and Tourism Month, which entailed a full month celebrating music, history, art, …
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December 1, 2023
Anegada goes all out for Lobster Fest
Despite a bit of rain early in the weekend, visitors from across the Virgin Islands and beyond packed the bars and restaurants of Anegada for much of the island’s annual …
December 1, 2023
St. Thomas director wins film contest
“Wow, it was like a real movie!” one viewer exclaimed after viewing what became the winning short film shown at the 284 Excellence Film Competition at U.P.’s Cineplex. The feat …
November 30, 2023
Great March of 1949 remembered
Three wreaths of remembrance floated in the water behind the Crafts Alive Village in Road Town on Monday night as three paper lanterns were lit and released one by one …
November 24, 2023
New national heroes depicted at show
While Via Donovan opened jars of paint in front of two large canvases upstage, lengths of silk were lowered between the stage curtains. A dancer dressed in red then hoisted …
November 11, 2023
Lit fest brings 40-plus writers to VI
The fast-paced schedule of the third annual BVI Literary Festival had attendees raucously laughing at humorous readings, snapping in appreciation of poetry performances, and sitting in contemplative silence as authors …
November 11, 2023
Culture month opening lauds historic sites
As evening fell on the St. Philip’s Anglican Church ruins in Kingstown, a woman wearing a stark white apron and azure dress walked along the path in front of the …
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November 2, 2023
BVI Lit Fest launches month of cultural celebration
Prominent poets and novelists from across the Caribbean and its diaspora. Virgin Islands writers, businesspeople, filmmakers and musicians. A Nobel Prize-winning economist. All are among the dozens of presenters scheduled …
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November 2, 2023
Your guide to Lit Fest
Get to know the speakers who will be leading various panel discussions, workshops and special events during this year’s BVI Literary Festival. Many of the events are free to attend, …
November 3, 2022
Lit, lobster and lots more
What began as “Culture Week” has exploded into an annual celebration of art, literature, cuisine, music and other cultural assets in an effort to preserve and showcase what makes the …
November 18, 2021
Dance, music and the first BVI Lit Fest
The Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park was bustling once again on Friday as residents and cruise ship passengers watched students perform during a food fair held for Culture and …
November 6, 2020
Art exposition kicks off culture month
When Karl Burnett tried making pottery for the first time as a student at BVI High School, he was instantly hooked. He soon began selling his wares out of the …
