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On
the evening of Wednesday, June 21, 2006, Congresswoman Barbara Lee
will lead an hour-long Congressional tribute on the House
floor in honor of the inaugural National
Caribbean-American Heritage Month. This hour-long
tribute will be aired on C-SPAN TV (and available online
at www.cspan.org) after
the last votes on Wednesday. You are encouraged to
tune in to this tribute, and most importantly please
encourage your Congressional representative to participate
if available and/or submit a statement for the record.
As you
know many
Organizations and groups are continuing to commemorate and
celebrate
this historic occasion throughout the month in many
different ways locally and around the country, and you
will find many of them listed on this blast. Please
go out and support/celebrate this historic occasion.
We
received some important information about Toronto Carnival and
we are not
sure if it's fact of fiction, but being that we are involved in
Carnival here locally, I see a lot of similarities of
what's been happening here locally, and actually with many other Carnivals around the
country. Take a look of the information below and let us know what
you think. Please be aware that we do not endorse
this, or even know anything about Toronto Carnival (Caribana), except
that when folks return from that Carnival they always
express what a great time they have had at this Carnival.
If anyone can enlighten us on this issue
please let me know.
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City of Toronto, Festival Management
Committee, Toronto Mas Bands Association,
Caribbean Cultural Committee, Toronto
residents and the International Community: |
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Current Signatures - Sign
the Petition
To:
The City of Toronto, Festival Management
Committee, Toronto Mas Bands Association,
Caribbean Cultural Committee, Toronto residents
and the International Community:
The 2006 Caribana™ Festival or any facsimile
thereof, is at risk of an untimely demise due to
the desperate actions of a few self-appointed
“spokespersons” for the Black and Caribbean
Community in Toronto. These incumbent and former
members of the Caribbean Cultural Committee (CCC)
now refer to themselves as “Hands off Caribana,”
(HOC). They are at loggerheads with the City of
Toronto as a result of the City’s withdrawal
of funding for the Festival from the CCC, and
the City’s action to divert its funding of the
festival to the Toronto Mas Bands Association (TMBA),
with finances controlled by the Festival
Management Committee (FMC).
The HOC committee has been very vocal and
disruptive to the process which was put in place
after 38 years of the CCC’s inability to
properly account for its finances. HOC has cited
racism among other charges leveled at the city.
HOC wishes to prevent the festival from
happening by calling an international boycott of
the city during the period of the Festival,
unless the city restores the management and
funding of the festival to the CCC.
We the signatories of this petition, wish to
state that the members of HOC do not speak for
any majority of members of the Black or
Caribbean Community. Furthermore, we view the
actions of members of HOC and the CCC as
despicable. We would like them to know that we
have no interest in the CCC managing the
Festival or handling Toronto taxpayers’ money
in any capacity. With their history of
unaccountability, human rights violations,
disrespect to taxpaying residents of Toronto and
its elected representatives; we call on the CCC
to respect the following wishes of the
undersigned:
That members of the present Board of Directors
of the CCC cease and desist from any further
involvement with the running of the parade and
related events occurring during the period July
21 and August 7, other than their personal
enjoyment of these events;
That all members of the Board of the
CCC step down and disband with immediate effect;
That at the culmination of said period,
a new committee be created that does not include
any individual that has served on the Board
within the past six years
That this new committee tenders
nominations for a new Board to be formed and
makes a call out for paid membership
That no Board Member is allowed to
serve for more than three years
That no Board member is allowed to run
for any post on the Board before six years from
the end of their term in office
That the elected board is given the
resources necessary to plan, organize, raise
appropriate funds and present the festival known
as Caribana™ in 2007, its fortieth anniversary
Sincerely,
The
Undersigned
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The
City of Toronto, Festival Management Committee,
Toronto Mas Bands Association, Caribbean
Cultural Committee, Toronto residents and the
International Community: Petition to was created
by Comess
University, Theatre Archipelago and written
by Judith Lezama, Rhoma Spencer, Nathalie
Taghaboni and Michelle Walker (info@theatrearchipelago.ca).
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Special presentation by Todd Mangatal
For National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
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Greetings!!!
Thanks to the many of
you who responded and shared your Caribbean
Story!!! The responses were overwhelming,
and all
are so very interesting. I even received a
lot of "thank yous" for sharing and for the service
we provide through our weekly e-mails. One
in particular I would like to share, only because
it's from another business person from our
community who is making a difference. I want
to send a special thank you to Caribbean Vibes
Radio and it's owner Fiona Wright, we really
appreciate her kind words. (See below).
Due
to the massive amounts of information we have
included in this e-mail, I felt I should hold off
on continuing this week with "My Caribbean
Story". Please forgive me! Lots
of folks indicated they could not wait for me to
continue with my story, but hold tight, I promise
I will continue in the next week or so! You
see Carnival is rapidly approaching here in DC and
we are receiving lots of information that we must
share with you first!!!!
Again,
thanks to the many of you for all the responses
and all the stories you have so graciously shared
with me. We do appreciate your support, and
to you tuning into our weekly blast.
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Dear Susan and Todd,
I trust you're both in great health and
enriched in God's blessings.
I would like to take a moment on behalf
of myself and the rest of the CVR
(Caribbean Vibes Radio) team to say
THANK YOU for all you've done to
help yet another humble spirit of
Caribbean roots----to start a dream. You
both embraced my idea prior to the
launch of Caribbean VIbes Radio back in
November, 2004 and with open arms helped
to distribute surveys, share the website
information, listen etc. Since
then, you've continued to support the
radio station in many ways and for that
we truly appreciate you and the Arious
Entertainment family.
We get emails and calls from listeners
all across the globe sharing just how
much it means to have a radio station
such as ours. We've come a long way and
have further to go, yet the journey is
so much more special when people like
yourselves take time to give
unselfishly. As we celebrate
Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we
salute you both for carrying the
torch and for being a leader in the
Caribbean-American community.
Continue to be inspired as you
share information about our beautiful
Caribbean heritage and to create
positive experiences for many. Thank you
so much for all you do in and around our
community.
Nuff respect,
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Week
by Todd Mangatal
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This
Friday, June 16th, 2006
Join
CeeC Promotions for her 
Fridays Happy Hour as she celebrate
Carolyn's Birthday
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This Friday
June 16, 2006
Pan Masters Steel
Orchestra
Present
Their Annual DC Calypso
Monarch Calypso Finals
www.panmasters.com
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Saturday, June 17,
2006
Michigan
Steel Drum Festival
Host: MARK STONE
Location: HOCKEYTOWN CAFE
2301 WOODWARD AVE, DETROIT, MI View Map
Date: 11:30am to
11:59pm
Phone: 313-965-9500
Steel Bands Performing:
NOON---GRATITUDE STEELBAND
1:30pm--HARD BARGAIN STEELBAND
3:00pm--OAKLAND UNIVERSITY PAN-JUMBIES
5:00pm--CARIBBEAN PANS OF JOY
6:30pm--STEELHEADS STEELBAND
8:00pm--SOUTHPAW ISLE STEELBAND
9:30pm--HUGH BORDE'S TRINIDAD TRIPOLI STEELBAND
11:00pm-UPRIZIN
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Keith C. Holmes
Email: kcholmes@i-2000.com
GREAT
KINGS AND QUEENS OF KHAMIT
Brooklyn,
NY. May 25th. –
On Saturday, June 17th, 2006 at
6:30pm. The Ausar Auset Society in
conjunction with the Medgar
Evers Imani Dancers and Drummers Ensemble of Mass
Communication, Creative Performing Arts &
Speech. Presenting a tribute to the Royal
Leaders of our History: Great
Kings and Queens of Khamit.
This theatrical production is an
historical account of the inception of Khamit
(Egypt's) first dynasty to the last. This play is
going to document all of the major Kings and
Queens that made Khamit what it was. You will get
the meaning of how this great nation- Khamit-
was created and sustained for 6000 years.
Khamit was the first civilization to develop
agriculture, religion, chemistry, medicine, art,
music, mathematics, building and construction and
so many other first.
It's a Black History Event put on by Ausar Auset Society's High School.
It's a dramatical event filled with music and
dance to entertain all.
Admission: Adults $15,
children 12 and under $12. For tickets and more
information please contact: Tel:
718-469-3199,
Email: nvm@nilevalley.com
Location: Medgar
Evers College Founders Auditorium, 1650
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June
19 - June 25, 2006
Washington DC
The Institute of
Caribbean Studies (ICS)
OFFICIAL
EVENTS SCHEDULE
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2006 -
REGISTRATION CLOSED
8:00-12:00
pm - IDB
Caribbean American Business Opportunities Seminar. Open
to the Public, REGISTRATION
CLOSED
1:00-
3:00 pm - White
House Reception & Briefing By Invitation Only,
REGISTER by MAY 25th (US National Security Clearance
Required) REGISTRATION CLOSED
6:00
-11:00 pm - CAHM
Commemorative “Heritage is Priceless”
Dinner. By Invitation Only!!! REGISTRATION
CLOSE!!!
TUESDAY,
JUNE 20, 2006 - REGISTRATION
CLOSED
9:00
– 11:00 am - Symposium
on “Transnational Citizenships: The Role of the
Diaspora. Inter-American Dialogue. By
invitation Only!!! REGISTRATION
CLOSED
12:00-1:30
pm - Lunch
honoring Caribbean American Elected Officials.
By invitation Only!!! REGISTRATION
CLOSED
2:00 -
5:00 pm - 8th
Annual Caribbean American Legislative Forum.
Open to the Public, REGISTER by JUNE 6th
REGISTRATION CLOSED
6:00
– 8:00 pm - CAHM
Congressional Appreciation Reception. By
invitation Only, REGISTER by JUNE 6th REGISTRATION
CLOSED
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2006
9:00
– 5:00 pm - National
Caribbean American Student Leadership Conference.
Open to the Public, New York
University
SUNDAY,
JUNE 25, 2006
11:00-5:00
pm - Caribbean
American Heritage Month Cricket on the National Mall.
Open to the Public
For
Further Information call: Claire Nelson (202)
907-6140 or Glenn Joseph (754) 224-8150
for Press Release!!!
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Dear Friend of the
Caribbean:
You are invited to attend
a Roundtable Dialogue on TransNational Finance: The Role
of the Caribbean Diaspora to be held on Tuesday,
June 20, 2006 at 8:30 am to 10:15 a.m. at the
Inter-American Dialogue, located
at 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 510, Washington, D.C
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This RoundTable Dialogue
will bring together policy makers, private sector leaders
and others interested in promoting healthy exchange on
transnational finance. Featured speakers include:
James Hansley, Overseas Private Investment Corporation;
Earl Jarrett, Director, Jamaica National Bank; and Thomson
Fontaine, International Monetary Fund.
The event is free, but
space is limited and pre-registration is required.
We hope your schedule will permit you to attend, and
afterward to join us for the 8th Annual
Caribbean American Legislative Forum on Capitol Hill.
The Agenda and Registration Form are attached. If
you have any specific questions regarding the Forum or to
register, please contact Adam Minson at (202) 463-2932 or
meetings@thedialogue.org
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Other events
that will take place June 19-20 include:
·
Seminar on “Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean with the Inter-American
Development Bank,” Monday June 19th,
8:30-12:30, at the IDB Building, 1300 New York Avenue,
N.W. Space Limited to RSVP contact dorothyp@iadb.org
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Caribbean American Legislative Forum, Tuesday, June 20,
11:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m....Invited Speakers include: Faye
Housty, CARICOM; Brian Nichols, USAID; Hon. Hazelle
Rogers, Commissioner, Miramar, FL; Hon. Shirley Nathan
Pulliam, Delegate, MD; Congressman Gregory Meeks;
Ambassador Marina Valere; Ambassador Gordon Shirley.
Space Limited. To RSVP See REGISTRATION FORM
attached.
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Inaugural Commemorative
Dinner CAHM 2006. J.W. Marriott, Monday, June 19 6:30-pm
- 11:00 p.m. Hosted by Sheryl Lee Ralph & Rick Fox,
National Spokespersons for Caribbean American Heritage
Month
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We hope that you will join
us in creating a strong voice in advancing
Caribbean-American Interests by supporting the Institute
in its work.
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June
19, 2006
To
commemorate Caribbean American Heritage Month, the
Inter-American Development Bank will host a Special
Business Opportunities Briefing targeting Caribbean
American Business owners and those interested in doing
Business in the Caribbean on Monday, June 19 from 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This
1/2 day seminar will include speakers from the IDB as well
as the US Minority Business Development Agency; the USAID
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization;
National Minority Suppliers Development Council; the City
of Washington DC ; and the World Bank.
Normally
this event is offered for a fee of US$295.00. This is an
unprecedented opportunity to get in on the ground floor of
networking with IDB officials in charge of procurement.
If
you are interested in attending, kindly send the following
information to Dorothy Patrickson at dorothyp@iadb.org
ASAP.
NAME:
TITLE:
NAME
OF COMPANY:
SERVICES OFFERED:
ADDRESS:
EMAIL:
TELEPHONE:
An Invitation and Registration will be forwarded to you
from the Office of External Relations at the
Inter-American Development Bank.
PS: The IDB Briefing precedes a Special Reception and
Briefing to the Caribbean American Community being hosted
by the White House on Monday, June 19, 2006
JUNE
IS NATIONAL CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE (JINCAHM) and
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO SOCA WARRIORS MONTH BUT "SEEK
YEE FIRST THE POLITICAL KINGDOM" KWAME NKRUMA, FORMER
PRESIDENT OF GHANA
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In
celebration of
Caribbean
American Heritage Month June 2006
DC-CARIBBEAN FILM FEST 2006
For more information and pre-registration visit
www.transafricaforum.org or call 202.223.1960 x116
Each screening will be followed by a discussion
Avenue, NW, Building 44, Room
A03,
Washington, DC 20008 Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 6:30 p.m.
University of the District of Columbia
, 4200 Connecticut Avenue
. Metro: Van Ness (Red Line
Like
Water,
directed by Vanessa La Tanya Hill (Bahamas,
U.S., 2005, 70 minutes). Drama. Like
Water is set in The Bahamas and the U.S.
The film explores the relationship between
ancestral and current grief, and its association with
affirming one’s self-identity and self-acceptance.
Merlice, in Washington, DC, as she prepares to go to
college in the fall accidentally finds letters written by
her grandmother from The Bahamas. This sets in motion her
sojourn to the islands where she connects with her
deceased mother and heritage during a Junkanoo ceremony.
Ivan the
Terrible,
directed by
Neisha Agostini (Grenada,
Trinidad and
Tobago, 2004, 30 minutes). A
half-hour documentary on the aftermath of Hurricane
Ivan’s devastation of the island of Grenada. Interviews
with locals give a sense of the total shock and chaos
which gripped the island.
Wednesday,
June 28, 2006, 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: TBA
Caribbean Animations with Camille Selvon Abrahams of Animae Caribe
Animation & New Media Festival. Direct from Trinidad and
Tobago--Camille Abrahams will present a wide range of the
latest Caribbean animated films and discuss with
participants the history and the many facets of the
animation film industry in the Caribbean. “Animae Caribe is an annual animation & new media
festival held in Trinidad and Tobago. It features
filmmakers from the Caribbean & the Diaspora. Though
its emphasis is animation, the festival promotes
experimental film production also. The aims of the
festival are: 1) to provide a global stage for animators
and filmmakers of the region; and 2) to provide a learning
environment for artists to improve their craft.” (from
http://www.animaecaribe.com/about/index.php?topic=overview)
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Special
Announcement
Thursday
June
22, 2006
Tune
in to Tony Carr on WPFW 89.3FM
for
his 14 Annual Special Tribute to DC Caribbean
Carnival Radio Show
From
10:00pm to 3:00am |
June
Is Black Music Month
Media Alert!! Harlem Welcomes Rita
Marley, Judy Mowatt, Marica Griffiths
For
Immediate Release
June
Is Black Music Month
“Save the Date June 24, 2006”
Live
and In Concert The I Threes featuring Judy
Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths and Rita Marley Unite On One
Stage in Harlem at the legendary Apollo Theatre 253 west
125th Street at 8 PM for one night
only as the Caribbean Cultural Centre, the African
Diaspora Institute and the Apollo Theatre Present
the 11th Tribute to Women of Color, with
special guest Thandiswa Mazwai 2005 South African Music
Award Hosted by, Ntozake Shange Tony and Emmy Award
winner, Dahved Levy WBLS Radio Personality and
La Bruja Spoken Word and Recording Artist.
The
Mission
The
Caribbean Cultural Centre / African Diaspora Institute and
the Apollo Theatre pays Homage to make visible these
wonderful artists by highlighting their
contributions and culture to their musical genres and
ensuring their legacy to be remembered within the musical
vibrations and African Diaspora traditions. The Caribbean
Cultural Centre past tributes concerts included Celia Cruz
, Katherine Dunham, Angela Bofill, Cassandra Wilson
Three In
Oneness- The I Threes
Marcia
Griffiths In a career spanning four decades
Marcia has earned her title 'The Queen of Reggae'. She
spent her teens singing at Studio One, has worked with
many of Jamaica's greats and continues to make music to
this day. She is a successful female
vocalist in the history of reggae music, having recorded
in every one of the myriad of styles in Jamaican music,
from ska through to an 80s rap crossover record. Her
precocious talent was recognized very early by producers
Coxsone Dodd and Byron Lee, who were competing for her
father's signature on a recording contract even before
Griffiths' tenth birthday. Dodd was the winner because she
"liked his vibes" and Dodd's Studio One set-up
was like a "musical college". It was there that
Griffiths achieved her first Jamaican number 1 in 1968
with the rocksteady hit "Feel Like Jumping", a
record that can still fill dance floors. She had worked
very closely with Bob Andy during this period and he had
written many of her biggest hits for her. In 1969, they
recorded, as Bob And Marcia, an interpretation of Nina
Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted And Black" for
producer Harry J. The popularity of the record ensured
crossover success and it rode high in the UK charts in
1970 and became a hit all over Europe.
In 1975, she became one of Bob Marley's I-Threes
backing vocalists, along with Rita Marley and Judy Mowatt
- recruited to fill the musical gap left by the departure
of Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh from the Wailers. For the
remainder of the decade and on into the 80s she recorded
and toured with Marley, still continuing with her solo
career, but after Marley's transition in 1981, she
returned to extensive recording as a solo artist. Her
"Electric Boogie" with Bunny Wailer was a hit in
the USA in 1989 - seven years after it was recorded - and
even inspired its own dance - "The Electric
Slide". She continues to make records that matter.
Rita Marley has enjoyed a successful solo career
in her own right. In her early days she had originally
worked with the Soulettes a female ska trio. The Soulettes
began recording for Clement Dodd Studio One Label in 1964.
Dodd asked his emerging star Bob Marley to mentor them.
Rita Marley subsequently enjoyed several solo hits in
Jamaica, among them "Pied Piper". Prophetically,
she would back the Wailers on several early recordings.
Her album “Who Feels It Knows It” produced a big
hit "One Draw", a pro-marijuana lyric
recorded in 1981, became the first reggae single to top
Billboard's disco singles chart, which was used to track
dance-club play at the time. Rita Marley continued to enjoy single
successes with "Many Are Called" and "Play
Play". . In 1988's Rita Marley recorded Harambe
(Working Together for Freedom), and
followed it in 1991 with We
Must Carry On, which garnered a Grammy
nomination. Both albums continued her knack for danceable,
rootsy reggae with spiritual messages and a definite sense
of fun.
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www.dccaribbeancarnival.com
Vendors spots are
going fast! Contact us as soon as possible if you
intend to participate with DC Carnival this year!
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Caribbeana
Comedy Festival
THE “CARIBBEANA
COMEDY FESTIVAL”!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON,
D.C. –“Laughter brings the people together”, stated on air
by legendary Von Martin, radio personality and producer of
a 30 year and running radio program entitled
“Caribbeana” on WPFW 89.3 FM (tune in Saturday evenings from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM).
Some say Caribbeana’s Washingtonian comedy
festival is similar to B.E.T. Comic View with a hint of
Apollo’s audience, except when the comedienne belts out
his or her punch line you’ll hear the sweet sound of the
Caribbean islands. Ideologies
covered by the comediennes who hit the stage range from
what some consider scandalous actions of a nation’s
president to how people rear their children or survive a
relationship.
On Sunday, June 25th at 7:00 PM in Cramton Auditorium of Howard University, Von Martin will cap off the weekend of DC Caribbean carnival
events with this year’s “Caribbeana’s Laugh It
Up” comedy festival. This year he brings to the
stage an action packed, sidesplitting, and entertaining cast of Caribbean
artistes such as: Owen
“Blacka” Ellis (Jamaica), Ity & Fancy Cat (xxxxx),
Sprang A Lang (Trinidad & Tobago), Learie Joseph
(xxxxxxx), Deborah Maillard (xxxxx), and special guest
Calypsonian singers Gypsy and Black Sage, whom will be
giving a special extempo performance, an achapelo improtu
form of singing, in tribute to a former cast member,
“Big B”, who past in 2005.
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This
Year we (Arious Entertainment) have sponsored several bands, which
are displayed below. We especially Congratulate Washington
Rampage on Selling Out their 5 sections a month before the event
takes place. This is a great accomplishment!!!
Congratulations
to Ice Entertainment on completely SELLING OUT their Sections
Nefertiti's Passion" & "Venue Rapture". There are
very little costumes left
for their last section "Aphrodite Fantasy"
so call Germaine at 410-944-
0320 or 240-447-2412 or via their site www.icecarnival.net.
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"Ice
Carnival" for 2006 DC Caribbean
Carnival
Presents
"Royal
Fantasy"
"Nefertiti’s Passion" section is Sold Out!
"Venus
Rapture" section is Sold Out!
Log On
to Ice Carnival’s website www.icecarnival.net for
all the details
To
reserve your costume contact Germaine at
410-944-0323 or 240-447-2417
Arious
Entertainment is a proud sponsor of "Royal
Fantasy"
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Jackie
& Associates
"Nations"
for DC
Caribbean Carnival 2006
For Information contact
Jackie or Janet 301-565-8037 or 301-524-8718 or
www.jackiecarnival.com
Arious
Entertainment is a proud sponsor of "Nations"
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Shortmus
Productions www.shortmusproductions.com
Shortmus
Productions
Presents
"IS
WE KINDA TING WE
HAVING FUN"
For DC
Caribbean Carnival 2006
For
Details and to play mas with Shortmus, contact him via
e-mail: shortmus@msn.com
or 202-549-4142
Arious
Entertainment is a proud sponsor of
"IS
WE KINDA TING - WE HAVING FUN"
Look out for the last section recently added!!! |
Washington
Rampage www.washingtonrampage.com
Sold Out - Sold Out -
Sold Out
All Costumes Are Sold
Out. However, Ms. Yolanda (Band Leader) has decided
to make a few additional costumes to fill the need of the
many who are contacting her and demanding costumes.
Check with her to see if she can accommodate your
request!!! Her contact information is located on her
site.
Washington
Rampage Portrays "The King & I"
for DC Caribbean
Carnival 2006
 
All
Costumes are Sold Out
Arious
Entertainment is a proud sponsor of "The
King and I" |
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 BIG UPS,
CONGRATULATIONS and Birthday Greetings |
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Arious
Entertainment wishes the best to The Soca Worriers and may God Bless
them on their quest for VICTORY IN GERMANY!
Happy
Belated Birthday June, Happy Birthday Carolyn, Amber, Diamond,
CoCo, Everton and Ely!!! 
Happy
Anniversary to the Jacksons (Tim and Cathy), may you have
another 10 years together!!