Arts-Entertainment

The island’s beloved summer tradition returns as the 14th Annual King of the Wing Competition is set to take over Magens Bay Saturday, June 14.

This sewing program is another step forward in empowering young people with functional skills that will serve them for a lifetime.

Cellist Anita Graef will perform at the St. John School of the Arts Friday at 6:30 p.m. Pianist Chelsea Wang will accompany her in this final concert of the 2025 Sis Frank Concert Series.

St. Croix will be home to its third Neurodiversity Day celebration Saturday. This year’s gathering will be held at the St. Croix Children’s Museum’s new home in Estate Carlton. 

St. John, get ready to dance on April 19 in Cruz Bay. Quelbe Resurrection will team up with the St. John Recovery Choir for the “One Love” spring concert. Tents will be erected in the park in case of rain.

The weekly program provides training in orchestral instruments—including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and steel pan for at-risk youth ages 6 to 17 at G-Clef Music Academy on St. Thomas.

Schneider Regional Medical Center invites the public to its 2025 USVI Festival Hospital Carnival Show on Monday, April 21 at 6 p.m. on the Roy L. Schneider Hospital grounds.

Kicking off at 7 p.m., this lively community event will celebrate National Poetry Month with powerful spoken word performances, and soulful live music from the house band From Broheem With Love.

The Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted, St. Croix, will host a new exhibit, "Beads, Fabric, and Silhouettes: Generational Synergy," running from April 17 through May 16. The opening reception Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. invites the public to meet the two featured artists, Elisa McKay and Pedra Chaffers, and explore the personal and cultural themes that uniquely describe their work.

There will be many activities for children to play and learn – including sensory experiences, as well as information for families and food vendors.  We would love for you to cover the event to highlight the wonderful work of these groups and our collaboration.

The Humane Society of St. Thomas will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt for Kids Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the HSSTT Animal Care Campus, located across from the entrance to Cost U Less and Home Depot on the Weymouth Rhymer Highway, the organization announced.

Friends of the Park's Young Professionals Board presents musician, arranger, and Love City Pan Dragons board president, Ronnie Lee Jr. to talk about Caribbean history and the origins of soca and steel pan.

The theme is Miami Vibes, but the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra is bringing Virgin Islands music culture to Miami on a professional world-class stage.

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources invites the community to attend the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DLAM) cultural showcase entitled: A Tribute to Ancestors Series, opening on Friday, April 11th from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Fort Frederik Museum in Frederiksted.

The University of the Virgin Islands is bringing live theater back to campus this weekend with the revival of the UVI Drama Club and its inaugural production, "Murder at Regent Manor."

People interested in the cannabis business can learn more and meet others in the field at the CannaPro Summit this Saturday on St. Croix.

The University of the Virgin Islands will host the Mister and Miss UVI Ambassadorial Competition on Sunday, April 20, at 6 p.m. in the LaVerne E. Ragster Administration and Conference Center Building on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. 

The University of the Virgin Islands is proud to announce that award-winning actor, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and humanitarian Hill Harper will serve as the keynote speaker for the University’s commencement ceremonies.

To raise money for the Trap Neuter Vaccinate Release Program and cat food, R.E.A.L. Cruzan Cats is hosting a one-of-a-kind dining experience at Feather Leaf Inn, north of Frederiksted, Saturday from 5-8 p.m.

Internationally recognized dancer Manwe Sauls-Addison will be a guest teacher at the St. John School of the Arts in the month of April. Sauls-Addison, who trained with the Alvin Ailey Conservatory, will offer a variety of classes for adults and children.