Arts-Entertainment

In June, Caribbean Cinemas celebrates 50 years since its foundation in Puerto Rico, and it wants to acknowledge it with its patrons today. A movie ticket’s price will be $5.50 for regular format shows, $7 for CXC (on St. Croix), and Cine Combo (85 ounces popcorn and 32 ounces soda), will be offered with a […]

Bajo El Sol Gallery on St. John will host a book signing and poetry reading of “Roots ah de Baobab,” by Geron A.W. Richards. Richards is an author from St. Croix who teaches in a local public school.  His work is reflective on, but not limited to, the island’s history and culture. Through his words, […]

The St. John School of the Arts (SJSA) will hold auditions for the Ruth “Sis” Frank Performance Merit Scholarships. The scholarship is applied to tuition for the 2019-20 school year at SJSA. Qualified students must be between the ages of 11 and 17 years old. Application forms must be completed and returned to the SJSA […]

An exhibition of “Snorkel Man” and “On These Shores” will open today. This installation with photography and video deals with migrations and multiculturalism in the Caribbean. “There is a memory of imagination that has nothing to do with actual experience, which is, in fact, another life.” -- Derek Walcott This intriguing statement offers the possibility […]

“Stand up to bullies! Don’t let them tell you what to do.” That’s the wisdom that Bannon Beaty, 10, has gained from his participation in a production of “The Rainbow Sea,” a musical that will be performed by 32 enthusiastic youngsters of the St. John School of the Arts Summer Camp. The sole scheduled performance […]

The Virgin Islands Department of Education Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education invites the community to attend the Ase Moko Jumbie Summer Academy’s closing performance. There will be performances by the Ase Jumbies from St. Croix, along with Culture Shock and Eccentric Jumbies (camp members) from St. Thomas. The event is free and open to […]

Join the Bethany Moravian Church for the movie premiere of “Overcomer,” a film made by the creators of “War Room.” Tickets are $20. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m.

there will be a screening premiere of “Country Music” – a film by Ken Burns. There will be a live band from 3-6 p.m. This is a free community event.

Author Janet Burton will be at the Caribbean Genealogy Library to talk about her book "Before Our Time, An Oral History of St. John." The book contains profiles of St. Johnians like Guy Benjamin, Naomi Jacobs, Julius E. Sprauve and Austin Walters, among others. Through interviews with the individuals or with their children, their stories […]

St. John's community choir director Kristen Carmichael-Bowers and guitarist Haile Israel will lead a community sing with some very talented St. John elders. Sing St. John provided a summer singing program for senior citizens in June. In response to requests to continue, Carmichael-Bowers is offering an intergenerational sing on a monthly basis throughout the year.