Saturday night don't miss the Beach Bashment at Jack Sprat starting at 10:00 p.m. and featuring Dollyman and the Blessed Band. As the folks at Rick's Cafe Negril say, "Dollyman is Jammin' true Jamaican Reggae!"

Hear some of Dollyman's music.

This sporting cavalcade that kicks off on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. will see
Students from Sandy Bank, Pedro Plains, Geneva, Newcombe valley, Munro Prep,
Mayfield and Epping Forest who are participants in EduSport, a new primary school
initiative that gets children ‘Playing for Success’, displaying their football skills.

Jason Henzell, Owner/operator of Jakes Ressort, and host of the Edusport Festival
says the programme “was designed by a Physical Education graduate and utilises the
experience of coaches from the local area and further afield.” He noted that EduSport
“places a greater emphasis on creativity, independent learning, thinking skills and
problem solving and was created to help the children in the primary schools meet the
International Guidelines for Physical Activity which states that EVERY child should take
part in at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day.”

Sunday’s sporting event will be the official opening of the newly constructed multipurpose
Court by Marva Bernard, President of the Jamaica Netball Association. Special
guests will be members of the Board of Scotia Bank, sponsors of the Court and
members of the Board of Directors of Breds.

This will be followed by 2 Cricket matches
featuring TreasureBeach Masters vs Powell Masters and Treasure Beach Cricket Club
vs Uprising Cricket Club.

As part of the Jamaica 50 Celebrations, and Treasure Beach CultureFest 2012, classically trained chanteuse, Sharon Martini presents, "An Evening Of Song! An eclectic evening of melodic musical meandering! Accompanied by classical pianist (and NCU Assistant Professor of Music,) Edison Valencia.

From Bizet to Burleigh to Porter, come traverse (and sing along too) the genres of song: opera, sacred, art, Jamaican folk, Negro spirituals, jazz, show tunes and more.

Cameo appearances by classical Clarinetist, Rafael Salazar, classical Cellist, Jose Carlos Osamendi, and Drummers, The Shane Brothers.

This will be a wonderful evening of family entertainment.
Tickets are $500, & $300 for children. For Info: 876-275-0832, info@sharonmartini.com, www.sharonmartini.com

For lovers of literature and a good lime, Two Seasons Talking Trees Literary Fiesta is happening on Saturday, February 25, 2012 in Treasure Beach on the grounds of Two Seasons Guest House (www.2seasonsguesthouse.com). Please do visit our blog at www.2seasonsguesthouse.com/blog for details.

The programme is a a stimulating mix of well-known and new Jamaican writers, who will begin to tell their stories at 10 a.m. The poetic voices of Michael Abrahams, Malachi Smith, Easton Lee, Christine Craig, Monique Morrison, fabian thomas, and Kalilah Enriquez will be joined by folklorist Fern Luecke, novelists Melanie Schwapp, Roland Watson- Grant, Igoni Barrett and non-fiction writer, Mark Thomas.
Playwright Aston Cooke will give a first reading of his production Jonkanoo Jamboree, which was written especially for Jamaica’s 50th Independence celebrations.

The focus of the panel discussion is Writing for Children, and panelists are children’s writers Diane Brown, Jean Forbes, Kellie Magnus, and Sharon Martini. Suzanne Francis-Brown will be the moderator.

A children’s programme will run simultaneously through the day managed by Ingrid Blackwood.

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What a weekend! Phew! I'm still recovering.

Friday night at Taino Cove was, as usual, lots of fun and full of laughter. A great night for the whole family to enjoy together.

The Talking Trees Fiesta is always fun for me personally as I just love to hear the written word spoken by it's authors.

The Edusports Day was a great success. Lots of children and their families coming out to play football and basketball. Even Horace Burrell came by to check out all the action.

The Evening of Song hosted by Sharon Martini was an absolute delightful evening treating us to an eclectic and alternative program of song.

Dollyman and the Blessed Band provided a night filled with reggae under the stars at Jack Sprat.

I understand Sunday's cricket matches were lots of fun, however, I was unable to attend.

Culturefest 2012 was a great success and I look forward to next year!

You can view photos here or by the link in the Photo Gallery.

Thanks for the photos, Rebecca, and for your support in planning Culture Fest 21012

Regards

Christine Marrett
Proprietor
Two Seasons Guest House
Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth
Jamaica
Tel: 876-571-0818
www.2seasonsguesthouse.com
"Where the welcome is warm and the runnings cool"
South coast organizational finalist, 2010 Tourism Service Excellence Programme
Registered with the Jamaica Tourist Board
Member, Jamaica Association of Villas and Apartments