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It's
been a while since I have vibed with you, and I certainly
miss it!!! Thanks to many of you for still inquiring
about Part 2 of "My Caribbean Story", even my
Mom have been asking when I will continue sharing it with
her and everyone. I will in the next week or
so...keep hanging in there for that!!!
Over the
Carnival weekend I didn't volunteer my services to my wife
Susan (DCCC Vending Coordinator) to help with her vending
project as I do every year, so I spent my time as a
spectator and was able to captured some great footage of the
parade, concert and all the happenings on the street
"The sight and sounds of DC Carnival". In
the last 9 years I have not had the opportunity to really
see and enjoy DC Carnival from a spectators point-of-view
because for a number of years we have had a band/float in
the parade, and once Susan had become a part of the DC
Carnival board, I decided to assist her with her projects on
the weekend of Carnival. Actually, Susan had
everything under control and was extremely organized (which
was great), and as you know organization is the major key to
pulling of an event of this magnitude. I must
congratulate her though, and give her some "big
props", because the last 5 years she has taken the
vending area from complete chaos to an organized,
professionally run operation. I will tell you more
about this in Part 2 of "My Caribbean Story".
One thing
I discovered, was DC Carnival and all of the band leaders
and masqueraders did a great job in exposing the culture of
the Caribbean and even the culture of Africa. it was a
very diverse festival this year. It's certainly what I
envisioned Carnival in DC should be. As you will see
in this special DVD, I captured and condensed 2 weeks of
events, starting with the Pan Jam, DiManche Gras (judging of
the costumes), the colorful masquerade bands in the parade,
and some of the entertainers. Actually you will have
an opportunity to see what DC Carnival is all about, from
what I saw and heard (my point-of-view.)
Many of
you on our on-line family who has heard me talk about this
Carnival, and who has not had an opportunity to attend this
event, will now be able to see it, feel it, hear it, and
enjoy it, as we all do. If you were at DC Carnival,
you might even be able to see yourself on the DVD.
This DVD
is a great keepsake and you should get a copy.
The DVD's release date is July 20, 2006, but we are taking
pre-orders at a special rate at $15.00 until the release
date (including shipping and handling). To order
scroll down the page to purchase your copy via paypal or
send your money order to Arious Entertainment, P.O. Box
1568, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060.
Hey folks,
Carnival comes to Baltimore this weekend (the new home of
Arious Entertainment)! It seems the Carnival Committee
have a lot of exciting cultural and entertaining events
planned for this weekend starting on Friday after work, and
the parade will take place on Saturday kicking off at 1:00
pm (Scroll down for all the details.) So check this
out, it's normally a lot of fun.!!!! This festival takes
place in Druid Hill Park, which is a great park that has a
real nice setting with lots of trees surrounding the
festival area. Come out and enjoy the culture of the
Caribbean in Maryland. We plan to attend as we always
do, so you must know we are looking forward to it. It
you see us, please stop and say hello, we'll be the couple
"stuffing our faces" (we plan on going on an
eating spree).
Big up to
Elaine Simon and her Carnival Committee, keep up the good
work!!!!!
Until Next
Week, and have a safe and wonderful weekend!!!
todd@ariousentertainment.com
by Todd Mangatal
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Arious
Creative Concepts
Presents
DC
Caribbean Carnival 2k6 DVD
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The
DVD Pre-Release
Sales
Order
your 2 hour DVD featuring
Highlights of the 14th Annual DC
Caribbean Carnival Festival
"SEE
THE SIGHTS...HEAR THE SOUNDS"
featuring
Pan
Jam, DiManche Gras, The Parade,
The Festival/Concert in the Park,
plus a bonus behind the scene look
of the Organizers of this major
Caribbean event!
 Pre-Release
cost - $15.00 and 
delivery! -
 
Release
date: 7/20/06
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Photos
by Arious
DiManche
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Enjoy!!!
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This
Weekend - Saturday July 15 & Sunday July 16th
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This
Weekend - Saturday July 15 & Sunday July 16th
BALTIMORE
CARNIVAL 2006
The Caribbean
American Carnival
Association Of Baltimore
Celebrates 25 Years
July
14 - 16, 2006
@
Druid
Hill Park
Baltimore, MD
Costume
Parade Saturday July 15
Starts 12 Noon
From 5400 Park Heights Avenue To The Park
National & International Artists
Steel Bands - DJ's - Food
Performing Live In Park
Hometown Squad
Featuring
Johnny King
&
Danger
Sunday July
16
Performing
Live
Dead Society
Featuring
Danny Dread & Dexter Keane
Jason Benn
Blackie
Lima Calbio
Explainer
For
further details log on to:
www.bcacarnival.net
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Friday, July
14, 2006
Saturday, July
15, 2006
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOUISIANA REGGAE FUNK BAND
HENRY TURNER JR. & FLAVOR
HURRICANE FUNDRAISING NORTHWEST TOUR DATES
JULY 14 THROUGH JULY 16, 2006
West Hollywood, CA Hit City Records recording artist HENRY TURNER, JR &
FLAVOR continue their Hurricane Fundraising Tour in the Northwest with
several in dates in Oregon. (See schedule below). HENRY TURNER, JR &
FLAVOR is Turner on guitar and vocals, Ronnie Houston on drums and Irie
Hipp on bass.
HENRY TURNER, JR. & FLAVORs unique genre of music - Louisiana
Reggae/Funk, with jazz, blues and R&B infusions has been described as… a
sure crowd pleaser. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the
band released two singles: GIVE ME LOVE, which was picked for downloads
by Hurricane Healing (www.hurricanehealing.us) and MERRY CHRISTMAS, which
garnered extensive airplay throughout the United States.
This year the band released Louisiana Legends and Poltricks, a
tongue-in-cheek look at local and national political leaders and their
slow response to improve human conditions since the recent rash of
hurricanes.
I Like to Smoke, Smoke, Smoke, (but I don't smoke dope) just released
in support of the upcoming Hemp Fest in Eugene, Oregon, is an anthem to
open mindedness and liberalism. The song is currently being featured on
the Marijuana Music Awards website at
www.myspace.com/marijuanamusicawards.
Additional radio play hits include Fat Baby, Limbo, Louisiana
Funk, Praising Jah and Family, on their Will Work For Money,
Facing Millennium and Louisiana Gumbo Combo CDs, which are currently
available on ebay, look for Henry Turner Jr. Flavor Autographed Reggae
Music.
Check out the websites at www.henryturnerjr.com and
www.ballardsbytes.com.
HENRY TURNER JR. & FLAVOR DATES 
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HENRY TURNER JR. & FLAVOR DATES
July 13 The White Eagle, 836 N. Russell, Portland, OR
With Uprite Dub Orchestra, Xactchange Soundz
Call 503/282-6810
July 14 Trillium Café, 207 Oak Avenue, Hood River, Or
July 15 River City Saloon, 207 Cascade Ave., Hood River, Or.
July 16 Hemp Fest, Washington/Jefferson Park, Eugene, Or.
www.oregonhemfest.com
For additional information contact: Marcia N. Groff 310/855-0498
Entertainment Enterprises
656 West Knoll Drive, #104
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Henry Turner Jr.(flavor) RAW# 741 www.Henryturnerjr.com
www.myspace.com/henryturnerjrandflavor
www.flavor.ballardsbytes.com/
PO Box 64895 Baton Rouge La.70896
225-952-0784
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Virginia
Caribfest
This
Saturday-July 15, 2006 at Harbor Park in Norfolk
Virginia
Parade
Starts at 12:00 Noon from Town Point Park
Street
Parade: Free
* Harbor Park Admission:
$10.00
* Children 12 and under
Free
Live
performances, cultural dancers, Caribbean food,
arts & crafts vendors, Kids corner
 
www.virginiacaribfest.com
or 1-877-VACARNIVAL (822-2764) |
Washington
DC - Maryland
July 16, 2006
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THE
WORKING WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
CORDIALLY
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE
2006 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS BANQUET
&
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS PRESENTATION
“CAPTURE
THE VISION”
SUNDAY,
JULY 16, 2006
Cherry
Hill Manor
3:00P.M.-Doors Open
4:00-5:30
P.M.-Dinner Served
5:30 P.M.—Program Begins
KEYNOTE:
Mrs. Erica Williams-Connell, Executive Director
Dr. Eric
Williams Memorial Collection
Cost:
$45.00 per person
MASTER
OF CEREMONIES: Mr. John Blake, WHUR
Music
by The Saint—Dancing to follow
RSVP
by Friday, June 30
Location: Cherry Hill Manor
301-499-3158
9450 Cherry Hill Road
301-879-8449
College Park, Md
301-574-2253
301-345-4076
301-439-9107
Proceeds from this event will support the
Caribbean Students Scholarship Fund, Inc.
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July
22, 2006 - Greenbelt, Maryland
LUNCHEON
TO BENEFIT ST. PATRICK’S FOUNDATION, KINGSTON,
JAMAICA, WEST INDIES
The
Helping Hands for the Poor Inc. (a 501(c)3
organization), & Friends cordially
invite you to a Luncheon
to benefit St. Patrick’s Foundation and
the Ministry of Monsignor Richard Albert in Kingston,
Jamaica, on Saturday July 22, 2006, at
12 noon to 4.00 p.m. at Martins Crosswinds, 7400
Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD 20770. Msgr.
Albert is expected to attend. The Honorable
Shirley Nathan Pulliam, Delegate in the Maryland
House of Delegates, is Honorary Chair.
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The
program will include:
·
Drawing of Raffles for :
Grand
Prize: AIRJ Round Trip economy class
(BWIM/MoBay, Jamaica)
(exp 11/5/06) & 2 Nights for 2
Adults at Franklin D.
Resort, Runaway Bay, Jamaica
(exp 12/ 15/ 06)*
2nd
Prize: One week at Mariners Negril
Beach Club, Jamaica,
studio w/ kitchen, (exp. 11/6/06)*
3rd
Prize: An Evening for Two at
Zanzibar on the Waterfront, Washington
DC
·
Silent auction ♦
Door and other prizes
♦
Musical entertainment
*subject
to restrictions
Luncheon
Contribution: $60.00 (20% tax deductible)
per person.
Luncheon
must be fully paid for by July
5, 2006.
Raffle
tickets are available through start of
luncheon at
$5.00 each Book of 10 for $45.00,
other
donations would be appreciated.
Checks
should be made payable to:
Helping
Hands for the
Poor,
Inc.,
Memo line: St.
Patrick’s Foundation, Jamaica.
The
luncheon
is
planned because the occurrence of several
hurricanes
and floods, which have ravaged
the island of Jamaica, has
resulted in
reduction of the operating funds for the
Foundation
and other
similar organizations.
This reduction of financial
resources
adversely affects the ability of the
Foundation to
carry out
its vision to equip and empower the Inner
City Youth
with Education and Skills Training. As
the island has not fully
recovered
from the damages
of
hurricane and floods and
is
already
in another hurricane season, the need for
financial
assistance
is increased.
Helping
Hands for the Poor Inc-
a
non-profit corporation, was established in
USA to support the St. Patrick’s
Foundation in Jamaica.
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St.
Patrick’s Foundation
operates the following:
·
The St. Patrick’s Human Resource
Centre (Waterhouse)
·
The St. Margaret’s Human Resource
Centre(Olympic Gardens)
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The St. Monica’s Home for the
abandoned elderly (White Marl)
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The Riverton City Human Resource
Centre
·
Christ the Redeemer Human
Resource Centre (Seaview Gardens)
Specific
services offered by the Foundation
include:
♦
Personal human resource development
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Education (remedial, primary, secondary)
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Day care for the elderly
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Health clinics
♦
Skills training --Baking, sewing,
tailoring and woodwork
The
Foundation has developed community
outreach programs
that
include job placement (in one year about
500 inner-city youths were placed in jobs) and Focus
Groups
(seminars,
workshops, discussion groups on AIDS,
family life, drug
abuse,
health and police community
relationships). An education fund
was
established to ensure
quality
education for the youths of the
communities.
Through this Fund, school fees,
lunch, transportation,
and
scholarships
are provided to qualifying students.
The
Founder of St. Patrick’s Foundation, The
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Richard Albert, was
born in Bronx,
New York, USA. He recently celebrated 30 years in the
ministry;
twenty-eight
of these years were spent in Jamaica.
Earlier in his
ministry
he was assigned to the Stella Maris
Catholic Church in
Shortwood,
St. Andrew.
Recently he
was
elevated to the position of
Vicar
of the parish of St. Catherine.
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For
information contact:
R. Mayne (301-592-0170); Heather Charles
(410-290-5635);
M. Crawford (240-687-2415); Don Marshall
(301-675-4777)
(Evening);
Laura Hill (301-422-3343)
Beverly Thomas (301-655-8724);
Elise
Morse (202-352-0191); Gatilda Cox (202-291-5991) |
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Press
Release
July
6th 2006
SPECIAL
“SAMMY
DAVIS
JR AWARD” AT THE BOLLYWOOD FASHION AWARDS
The
family of legend Sammy Davis Jr
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has chosen the Bollywood Fashion Awards to be
the platform for the special “Sammy Davis Jr
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Award
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” Sammy Davis Jr
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1 often described as "the world's greatest
entertainer” also epitomized the symbiotic
relationship between entertainment and fashion
which, fittingly, is the mantra of the Bollywood
Fashion Awards
.
Throughout
his career, Sammy Davis Jr
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was the quintessential multi-talented performer
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His popularity soared whether he was
singing, dancing or impersonating
.
His career credits include forty albums
and innumerable television and film appearances
.
He exemplified style and elegance with
his trademark moves and looks
.
As
a member of the world-famous Rat Pack, a group
of Sinatra associates, Sammy’s style was
trend-setting
.
He was a lead in the first Rat Pack
film, Oceans
Eleven, which continues to be remade
today as one of the most stylish and iconic
films
.
One of his most popular chart-busters was
“The Candy Man” from the film Willy
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Style and entertainment went
hand-in-hand for Davis Jr
.
“The
Bollywood Awards have always sought to bring
Indian movies, fashion and entertainment into
the mainstream, transcending national borders
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Similarly, Sammy Davis Jr
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was a pioneer in entertainment; he was popular
on both sides of the racial divide,” said
Chairman of the Bollywood Awards, Kamal Dandona,
a self-confessed Sammy David Jr
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fan
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His excitement is evident, especially
because, the Bollywood Awards has achieved
another “first
.
” It was the first South Asian Awards
ceremony to have an international
celebrity participate in the festivities
.
Michael Jackson attended the inaugural
ceremony of the Bollywood Awards in 1999 and
now, the Bollywood Awards, is the first to have
an Honorary Award instituted by the family of an
American legend, an honor indeed
.
The
Sammy Davis Jr
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Award honoree is being kept a secret by show
organizers at this time
.
It will be a surprise and announced at
the Awards on July 29th
.
Major celebrities like Tyra Banks, Jerry
Hall, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Nikki Hilton, and many others have donned Indian
outfits and finery at past Fashion Awards
.
This year will be no exception
.
The Bollywood Fashion Awards 2006 will be
the 6th annual gala event of
international stature honoring the outstanding
achievements of Indian fashion designers during
the prior year
.
Unlike any fashion awards of its kind, the event
will bring together the top international
designers, most ravishing models, and the
hottest celebrities together to honor the
colliding worlds of fashion and entertainment
.
The Awards will be held at the world-famous
Roseland Ballroom
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For over 75 years, the Roseland Ballroon
has hosted concerts and fashion shows for the
likes of for Madonna and Versace respectively
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Past
Designers who have set the catwalk on fire at
the previous Bollywood Fashion Awards include:
Manish Malhotra, Neeta Lulla, Tarun Tahiliani,
Ritu Beri, Suneet Varma, Diane Von Furstenberg,
Anne Bowen (Designer to Gwyneth Paltrow, Liz
Hurley, etc
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)
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The designers showcasing their collection this
year are the fashion guru to the stars Manish
Malhotra and
India
’s most celebrated new designer, Sabyasachi
Mukherjee
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Tickets
can be purchased online by visiting www.bollywoodawards.com,
www.meraticket.com,
www.desiclub.com
www.desiparty.com,
www.sulekha.net
For
further details and information contact: Ranjini
Cariappa-Marketing Director
Tel:
516-248-8777 Fax: 516-742-2868
E-Mail: Bollyaward@aol.com
or Info@Bollygroup.com
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RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
World Music and La Paz Inc.
Present
The 12th Annual
Peoples’ Festival
Tribute to Bob Marley
Saturday
August 5, 2006
2- 10 p.m
Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington,
Delaware
Did you know that Bob Marley
lived in wilmington, Delaware for 15 years on
and off before, during and after his to
International rise to fame? Well, He did! World
Music, and La Paz (the peace) will once
again continue to Spreading Bob’s message of
UNITY, ONE LOVE and EQUAL RIGHTS
and
JUSTICE FOR ALL in beautiful Tubman-Garrett
Park, right in the heart of the city.
In this time of "So much
trouble in the world", it is particularly
important that we gather together in a spirit of
peace and love,
The Peoples’ Festival has
always paid tribute to Bob by presenting a full
day of Positive and Uplifting artist who bring a
massage of hope for the masses. This year is no
different, headlining are: The Meditaions; www.meditationsmusic.com;
Inner Visions from Trinidad; www.innervisionsreggae.com;
Ihi Yahn Ihi Arkestra; www.iyia.com;
Wilmington’s own #1 Band, "Fat Daddy Has
Been"; Empress Akua/ Los Angeles; the
internationally acclaimed Universal African Drum
and Dance Ensemble (web page under same name),
other artist are still being confirmed.
All ingredients for a ‘day
full of fun in the sun for the whole family’
Children’s Village for
children of all ages to explore the ‘child
within’
Vendor’s Alley with dozens of
arts/crafts from around the world
Enjoy a feast at our
International Food court
Cool off from the summer heat in
our Bamboo Rain Hut
Visit our Budweiser Beer Garden
Bring your friends or make new
ones, but don’t miss the 12th
Annual Peoples’ Festival Tribute to Bob Marley,
join thousands of fans, family and friends for a
day of Great music, Irie Vibes!
Log onto our web for more
information
www.peoplesfestival.com
or call us at 856-451-8663
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Yolanda
(Bandleader of Washington Rampage)- Congratulations on your
move! We hate to see you move away, but we know
you
deserve
the best (and this is surly the best). We know we haven't lost
you, because you will be here frequently dealing with all
aspects of
your
band Washington Rampage, and most importantly since your good
friends are here. Florida (Orlando Carnival in particular
will
be gaining a true mas woman, a great band leader, and most
importantly a very wonderful person. Enjoy your
retirement, and your
new
home and Florida. We will see
you soon, so you can collect all your winnings from this years'
DC Caribbean Carnival. We look
forward
to the 2007 Carnival Season where we will have you
with us for several months as you manage, and pull you band
"Washington Rampage together for Carnival 2007.
Collin
we want you to know that you are always in our thoughts and
prayers. We pray that you will get well soon, and in our
hearts
we
just know you will.
To
Collin's Mom Beverlee hang in
there, we are all by your side through these difficult times.
Our
heartfelt sympathy goes out to Aunt Doratha and the entire
Ashton family on the lost of your son cousin Barry
 Very
Special Birthday wishes to Gilbert (old man), Clinton, Sandy,
Kelly
Banton,
and Marva!!!!
 Congratulations
Sammy and Pinky on your 3rd Anniversary!!!
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Pan
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