March 23, 2003 – As the USO proceeds with planning for its second annual Big Band Jump fund-raiser set for April 11, it needs a little help from its friends.
First, there's a planning committee meeting Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the USO Center on the St. Thomas waterfront.
Second, there's an unexpected need for a computer processing unit, or CPU, because the one the organization owns died over the weekend, according to corresponding secretary Cynthia Farmer.
The USO's computer is an integral tool of the organization, Farmer said in an e-mail appeal sent out Sunday night, in that it's used "not only for planning and communicating with incoming ships," but also is "used for visiting military personnel to e-mail friends and loved ones when they visit St. Thomas."
Volunteer trouble shooter Don Chandler was able to save the data on the hard drive, but "our motherboard is dead," Farmer said.
All that's needed is a replacement CPU, she said, and anyone who has one to donate or to make available "at a very reduced cost" is asked to contact Cynthia or Frank Farmer by calling 776-1884 or by e-mailing to the Farmers.
As for the big band event, Farmer said "the planning is going along great. We are very pleased with our community's response, and we look forward to seeing you all at the function." Like last year's first such event, it will be held at Grand Galleria above the MAPes MONDe Gallery, featuring the University of the Virgin Islands Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Martin Lamkin, with Darr Conradson as master of ceremonies.
Tickets are $15 and they're available at Deliver It, Just Cuts (Buccaneer Mall), Caribbean Candles and both Modern Music shops. For more information, call 776-0050.
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'VIEW FROM THE TOP' DOESN'T REALLY FLY
March 23, 2003 – Can the golden girl who charmed the film world in "Shakespear in Love," (and came home with an Oscar) four short years ago, be the hapless flight attendant in "View from the Top?"
Miramax Films thinks so. However, most critics beg to differ. Gwyneth Paltrow is meant for better things, they say; even the golden Gwyneth can't drag this chestnut out of the fire.
Paltrow plays Donna Benson, a small town girl from Silver Springs, Nevada who one day sees a TV interview with best selling author Sally Weston (Candice Bergen) about her exciting life as a flight attendant.
Oops. It's off to the wild blue skies of a small commuter airline, a small step, but then she graduates to the biggies, international carriers. (The movie must have been made several years ago and just released, according to one observer who notes the full meals in front of the passengers.)
Anyhow, through a series of ups and downs (airline humor) Donna discovers that life in the big skies isn't all it's cracked up to be. She finds she is lonesome, which critics say the audiences may well be themselves, in search of a reason to sit through the film.
Chicago Tribune movie critic Mark Caro says, " 'View' imposes its own superficiality on its characters. Donna and her fellow stewardess Christine (Christina Applegate) could be cousins to Romy and Michele (the goofy Valley girls of "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"), but the new movie presents their tackiness straight-up."
Donna gets a boyfriend, Ted (Mark Ruffalo) who Caro describes as "scruffily lovable." It also introduces Kelly Preston as a fellow flight attendant and Rob Lowe as a dashing co-pilot, but Caro says, "they inexplicably disappear early on, as if their contracts didn't provide for scenes beyond the 40-minute mark."
The one and half hour movie is directed by Bruno Barreto and written by Eric Wald. It is rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.
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Miramax Films thinks so. However, most critics beg to differ. Gwyneth Paltrow is meant for better things, they say; even the golden Gwyneth can't drag this chestnut out of the fire.
Paltrow plays Donna Benson, a small town girl from Silver Springs, Nevada who one day sees a TV interview with best selling author Sally Weston (Candice Bergen) about her exciting life as a flight attendant.
Oops. It's off to the wild blue skies of a small commuter airline, a small step, but then she graduates to the biggies, international carriers. (The movie must have been made several years ago and just released, according to one observer who notes the full meals in front of the passengers.)
Anyhow, through a series of ups and downs (airline humor) Donna discovers that life in the big skies isn't all it's cracked up to be. She finds she is lonesome, which critics say the audiences may well be themselves, in search of a reason to sit through the film.
Chicago Tribune movie critic Mark Caro says, " 'View' imposes its own superficiality on its characters. Donna and her fellow stewardess Christine (Christina Applegate) could be cousins to Romy and Michele (the goofy Valley girls of "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"), but the new movie presents their tackiness straight-up."
Donna gets a boyfriend, Ted (Mark Ruffalo) who Caro describes as "scruffily lovable." It also introduces Kelly Preston as a fellow flight attendant and Rob Lowe as a dashing co-pilot, but Caro says, "they inexplicably disappear early on, as if their contracts didn't provide for scenes beyond the 40-minute mark."
The one and half hour movie is directed by Bruno Barreto and written by Eric Wald. It is rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.
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'VIEW FROM THE TOP' DOESN'T REALLY FLY
March 23, 2003 – Can the golden girl who charmed the film world in "Shakespear in Love," (and came home with an Oscar) four short years ago, be the hapless flight attendant in "View from the Top?"
Miramax Films thinks so. However, most critics beg to differ. Gwyneth Paltrow is meant for better things, they say; even the golden Gwyneth can't drag this chestnut out of the fire.
Paltrow plays Donna Benson, a small town girl from Silver Springs, Nevada who one day sees a TV interview with best selling author Sally Weston (Candice Bergen) about her exciting life as a flight attendant.
Oops. It's off to the wild blue skies of a small commuter airline, a small step, but then she graduates to the biggies, international carriers. (The movie must have been made several years ago and just released, according to one observer who notes the full meals in front of the passengers.)
Anyhow, through a series of ups and downs (airline humor) Donna discovers that life in the big skies isn't all it's cracked up to be. She finds she is lonesome, which critics say the audiences may well be themselves, in search of a reason to sit through the film.
Chicago Tribune movie critic Mark Caro says, " 'View' imposes its own superficiality on its characters. Donna and her fellow stewardess Christine (Christina Applegate) could be cousins to Romy and Michele (the goofy Valley girls of "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"), but the new movie presents their tackiness straight-up."
Donna gets a boyfriend, Ted (Mark Ruffalo) who Caro describes as "scruffily lovable." It also introduces Kelly Preston as a fellow flight attendant and Rob Lowe as a dashing co-pilot, but Caro says, "they inexplicably disappear early on, as if their contracts didn't provide for scenes beyond the 40-minute mark."
The one and half hour movie is directed by Bruno Barreto and written by Eric Wald. It is rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.
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Miramax Films thinks so. However, most critics beg to differ. Gwyneth Paltrow is meant for better things, they say; even the golden Gwyneth can't drag this chestnut out of the fire.
Paltrow plays Donna Benson, a small town girl from Silver Springs, Nevada who one day sees a TV interview with best selling author Sally Weston (Candice Bergen) about her exciting life as a flight attendant.
Oops. It's off to the wild blue skies of a small commuter airline, a small step, but then she graduates to the biggies, international carriers. (The movie must have been made several years ago and just released, according to one observer who notes the full meals in front of the passengers.)
Anyhow, through a series of ups and downs (airline humor) Donna discovers that life in the big skies isn't all it's cracked up to be. She finds she is lonesome, which critics say the audiences may well be themselves, in search of a reason to sit through the film.
Chicago Tribune movie critic Mark Caro says, " 'View' imposes its own superficiality on its characters. Donna and her fellow stewardess Christine (Christina Applegate) could be cousins to Romy and Michele (the goofy Valley girls of "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"), but the new movie presents their tackiness straight-up."
Donna gets a boyfriend, Ted (Mark Ruffalo) who Caro describes as "scruffily lovable." It also introduces Kelly Preston as a fellow flight attendant and Rob Lowe as a dashing co-pilot, but Caro says, "they inexplicably disappear early on, as if their contracts didn't provide for scenes beyond the 40-minute mark."
The one and half hour movie is directed by Bruno Barreto and written by Eric Wald. It is rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.
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UVI SETS WORKSHOPS ON SAFE DRINKING WATER
March 22, 2003 — UVI's Cooperative Extension Service (CES) invites the public to participate in "Safe & Healthy Drinking Water" workshops planned on St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix.
The workshops will provide information about types of drinking water contaminants and concentration standards, how to maintain cistern water quality, when and how to test your drinking water, understanding water test reports, methods of water treatment, how to choose a water filter, and methods for evaluating and ranking your home or farm for pollution potential.
Workshops will be held on the following schedule:
— St. John – Tuesday, March 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI CES office, upstairs from Fashion Palace, Cruz Bay
— St. Thomas – Wednesday, March 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI Sports and Fitness Center training room
— St. Croix – Thursday, March 27, 7 to 9 p.m., Room 133, UVI Research and Extension Building
Free home water test kits will be given to the first 100 pre-registered attendees. To pre-register for one of the workshops, contact Julie Wright at 693-1082 or Dale Morton at 693-1086. The workshop series is part of the Virgin Islands Home and Farm Water Quality Assessment Program's (VI*A*Syst) program.
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UVI SETS WORKSHOPS ON SAFE DRINKING WATER
March 22, 2003 — UVI's Cooperative Extension Service (CES) invites the public to participate in "Safe & Healthy Drinking Water" workshops planned on St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix.
The workshops will provide information about types of drinking water contaminants and concentration standards, how to maintain cistern water quality, when and how to test your drinking water, understanding water test reports, methods of water treatment, how to choose a water filter, and methods for evaluating and ranking your home or farm for pollution potential.
Workshops will be held on the following schedule:
— St. John – Tuesday, March 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI CES office, upstairs from Fashion Palace, Cruz Bay
— St. Thomas – Wednesday, March 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI Sports and Fitness Center training room
— St. Croix – Thursday, March 27, 7 to 9 p.m., Room 133, UVI Research and Extension Building
Free home water test kits will be given to the first 100 pre-registered attendees. To pre-register for one of the workshops, contact Julie Wright at 693-1082 or Dale Morton at 693-1086. The workshop series is part of the Virgin Islands Home and Farm Water Quality Assessment Program's (VI*A*Syst) program.
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The workshops will provide information about types of drinking water contaminants and concentration standards, how to maintain cistern water quality, when and how to test your drinking water, understanding water test reports, methods of water treatment, how to choose a water filter, and methods for evaluating and ranking your home or farm for pollution potential.
Workshops will be held on the following schedule:
— St. John – Tuesday, March 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI CES office, upstairs from Fashion Palace, Cruz Bay
— St. Thomas – Wednesday, March 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI Sports and Fitness Center training room
— St. Croix – Thursday, March 27, 7 to 9 p.m., Room 133, UVI Research and Extension Building
Free home water test kits will be given to the first 100 pre-registered attendees. To pre-register for one of the workshops, contact Julie Wright at 693-1082 or Dale Morton at 693-1086. The workshop series is part of the Virgin Islands Home and Farm Water Quality Assessment Program's (VI*A*Syst) program.
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UVI SETS WORKSHOPS ON SAFE DRINKING WATER
March 22, 2003 — UVI's Cooperative Extension Service (CES) invites the public to participate in "Safe & Healthy Drinking Water" workshops planned on St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix.
The workshops will provide information about types of drinking water contaminants and concentration standards, how to maintain cistern water quality, when and how to test your drinking water, understanding water test reports, methods of water treatment, how to choose a water filter, and methods for evaluating and ranking your home or farm for pollution potential.
Workshops will be held on the following schedule:
— St. John – Tuesday, March 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI CES office, upstairs from Fashion Palace, Cruz Bay
— St. Thomas – Wednesday, March 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI Sports and Fitness Center training room
— St. Croix – Thursday, March 27, 7 to 9 p.m., Room 133, UVI Research and Extension Building
Free home water test kits will be given to the first 100 pre-registered attendees. To pre-register for one of the workshops, contact Julie Wright at 693-1082 or Dale Morton at 693-1086. The workshop series is part of the Virgin Islands Home and Farm Water Quality Assessment Program's (VI*A*Syst) program.
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The workshops will provide information about types of drinking water contaminants and concentration standards, how to maintain cistern water quality, when and how to test your drinking water, understanding water test reports, methods of water treatment, how to choose a water filter, and methods for evaluating and ranking your home or farm for pollution potential.
Workshops will be held on the following schedule:
— St. John – Tuesday, March 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI CES office, upstairs from Fashion Palace, Cruz Bay
— St. Thomas – Wednesday, March 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., UVI Sports and Fitness Center training room
— St. Croix – Thursday, March 27, 7 to 9 p.m., Room 133, UVI Research and Extension Building
Free home water test kits will be given to the first 100 pre-registered attendees. To pre-register for one of the workshops, contact Julie Wright at 693-1082 or Dale Morton at 693-1086. The workshop series is part of the Virgin Islands Home and Farm Water Quality Assessment Program's (VI*A*Syst) program.
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ST. CROIX COUPLE BOTH SERVING IN THE COAST GUARD
March 22, 2003 — Crucian Daniel Gautier is currently attending the Coast Guard's first PITSTOP class. He is a 1996 graduate of Central High School (CHS) and a former U.S. Army sergeant.
In the fall of 2002, Gautier received an honorable discharge from the Army and became interested in the Coast Guard when his wife Claricia joined the oldest maritime service in October of 2002. Claricia, a 1995 graduate of CHS, is now a seaman at the Integrated Support Command in Miami Florida.
Daniel Gautier subsequently met his wife's supervisor, Master Chief Myron Dalmida (also a native Virgin Islander) and became even more interested in the Coast Guard. "I have always been interested in the Coast Guard," he was quoted by Dalmida. After talking to other Coast Guardsmen from the Virgin Islands, Gautier said, "I definitely don't want to let this opportunity slip away."
After several weeks of conducting interviews with recruiters, Gautier was ready to join the Coast Guard and become part of the U.S. Homeland Security Department.
On February 27, 2003, Gautier began the Coast Guard's newly implemented four-week Prior Service Training Program also known as (PITSTOP). The program is intended to provide standardized accession training, adequate indoctrination, and preparation before an enlistee reports to a first assignment. Also, it provides an advanced level of introductory training for former military members who have already completed a boot camp and will bring significant maturity and leadership by virtue of their experience in another armed service.
The PITSTOP program has other sessions that will follow this fiscal year at the Coast Guard's training center in Cape May, N.J. Anyone with prior military experience interested in this program is invited to call Lt. Lane Solak, chief, enlisted recruiting branch, at (202) 493-6682.
After the training, Gautier will graduate with a class of 39 prior service personnel. His next assignment will be attending store keeper training at Petaluma, Calif. Coast Guard store keepers requisition supplies and services, manage property and inventor, ship and receive material and equipment, do financial data entry and maintain financial records, among other duties.
Gautier's graduation means his family is possibly a first: married Virgin Islanders both serving in the Coast Guard. The Gautiers will be co-located at a Coast Guard unit that is compatible to both their job assignments.
They have a son, Lionel. Claricia Gautier's parents are Conrad Prevost and Ghislainne Lazarre of St. Croix. Daniel Gautier's parents are Anne Forbes-Samuel and Henry Samuel of St. Croix.
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In the fall of 2002, Gautier received an honorable discharge from the Army and became interested in the Coast Guard when his wife Claricia joined the oldest maritime service in October of 2002. Claricia, a 1995 graduate of CHS, is now a seaman at the Integrated Support Command in Miami Florida.
Daniel Gautier subsequently met his wife's supervisor, Master Chief Myron Dalmida (also a native Virgin Islander) and became even more interested in the Coast Guard. "I have always been interested in the Coast Guard," he was quoted by Dalmida. After talking to other Coast Guardsmen from the Virgin Islands, Gautier said, "I definitely don't want to let this opportunity slip away."
After several weeks of conducting interviews with recruiters, Gautier was ready to join the Coast Guard and become part of the U.S. Homeland Security Department.
On February 27, 2003, Gautier began the Coast Guard's newly implemented four-week Prior Service Training Program also known as (PITSTOP). The program is intended to provide standardized accession training, adequate indoctrination, and preparation before an enlistee reports to a first assignment. Also, it provides an advanced level of introductory training for former military members who have already completed a boot camp and will bring significant maturity and leadership by virtue of their experience in another armed service.
The PITSTOP program has other sessions that will follow this fiscal year at the Coast Guard's training center in Cape May, N.J. Anyone with prior military experience interested in this program is invited to call Lt. Lane Solak, chief, enlisted recruiting branch, at (202) 493-6682.
After the training, Gautier will graduate with a class of 39 prior service personnel. His next assignment will be attending store keeper training at Petaluma, Calif. Coast Guard store keepers requisition supplies and services, manage property and inventor, ship and receive material and equipment, do financial data entry and maintain financial records, among other duties.
Gautier's graduation means his family is possibly a first: married Virgin Islanders both serving in the Coast Guard. The Gautiers will be co-located at a Coast Guard unit that is compatible to both their job assignments.
They have a son, Lionel. Claricia Gautier's parents are Conrad Prevost and Ghislainne Lazarre of St. Croix. Daniel Gautier's parents are Anne Forbes-Samuel and Henry Samuel of St. Croix.
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4TH ANNUAL 'MOE SHOW' IS AT FRAMES OF MIND
March 21, 2003 – There's not a lot of middle ground for maneuvering when it comes to the artwork of St. John painter Moe Kunsch.
Either you like his abstract imagery, or you don't.
"It may be easier to describe what Moe's work is not than what it is," says Dean Baldwin, co-owner of Frames of Mind Gallery in Cruz Bay, which is holding a one-week showing of his recent work that opens on Saturday evening.
"It is not traditional. It is not representational," Baldwin continues. "There are no beach scenes. There are no people or boats."
Well, there might be, but they don't look like what most observers of art in the Virgin Islands are accustomed to seeing.
Kunsch will be showing 30 new works — acrylic paintings, some mixed media pieces incorporating photography, and one-of-a-kind computer-generated prints. They vary in size and are priced from $400 to $1,500.
This is the fourth annual "Moe Show" at Frames of Mind, Baldwin says, and this year it's turning out to be a bit more work for her than in years past – because her husband and gallery partner, John, is out on a sailboat "with no wind" and isn't expected back until after the show opens.
Kunsch, a St. John resident for 20 years, spends his winters in Cruz Bay, working out of his apartment. He doesn't have a telephone.
Baldwin says he "will always challenge your imagination. As always, it is a delight to see in what new direction this high-energy artist has gone. His use of color and his mix of mediums all combine to give us a glimpse of what is on Moe's mind."
Something else that offers the viewer insights is his choice of titles for his works. "They are a little clue to what he's trying to represent in his art," Baldwin says.
Late Friday afternoon, however, she had no clue as to what the clues might be this time, as Kunsch had yet to deliver his title cards.
In addition to exhibiting on St. John, Kunsch has shown his work in Connecticut and on St. Martin, Baldwin says.
Frames of Mind is located in the Lumberyard complex in Cruz Bay. The show will hang for one week only. The opening reception on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. will include wine and light snacks, along with an opportunity to engage the artist in discussion about his ideas and his work.
To learn more, call Baldwin at 693-8560.
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Either you like his abstract imagery, or you don't.
"It may be easier to describe what Moe's work is not than what it is," says Dean Baldwin, co-owner of Frames of Mind Gallery in Cruz Bay, which is holding a one-week showing of his recent work that opens on Saturday evening.
"It is not traditional. It is not representational," Baldwin continues. "There are no beach scenes. There are no people or boats."
Well, there might be, but they don't look like what most observers of art in the Virgin Islands are accustomed to seeing.
Kunsch will be showing 30 new works — acrylic paintings, some mixed media pieces incorporating photography, and one-of-a-kind computer-generated prints. They vary in size and are priced from $400 to $1,500.
This is the fourth annual "Moe Show" at Frames of Mind, Baldwin says, and this year it's turning out to be a bit more work for her than in years past – because her husband and gallery partner, John, is out on a sailboat "with no wind" and isn't expected back until after the show opens.
Kunsch, a St. John resident for 20 years, spends his winters in Cruz Bay, working out of his apartment. He doesn't have a telephone.
Baldwin says he "will always challenge your imagination. As always, it is a delight to see in what new direction this high-energy artist has gone. His use of color and his mix of mediums all combine to give us a glimpse of what is on Moe's mind."
Something else that offers the viewer insights is his choice of titles for his works. "They are a little clue to what he's trying to represent in his art," Baldwin says.
Late Friday afternoon, however, she had no clue as to what the clues might be this time, as Kunsch had yet to deliver his title cards.
In addition to exhibiting on St. John, Kunsch has shown his work in Connecticut and on St. Martin, Baldwin says.
Frames of Mind is located in the Lumberyard complex in Cruz Bay. The show will hang for one week only. The opening reception on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. will include wine and light snacks, along with an opportunity to engage the artist in discussion about his ideas and his work.
To learn more, call Baldwin at 693-8560.
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4TH ANNUAL 'MOE SHOW' IS AT FRAMES OF MIND
March 21, 2003 – There's not a lot of middle ground for maneuvering when it comes to the artwork of St. John painter Moe Kunsch.
Either you like his abstract imagery, or you don't.
"It may be easier to describe what Moe's work is not than what it is," says Dean Baldwin, co-owner of Frames of Mind Gallery in Cruz Bay, which is holding a one-week showing of his recent work that opens on Saturday evening.
"It is not traditional. It is not representational," Baldwin continues. "There are no beach scenes. There are no people or boats."
Well, there might be, but they don't look like what most observers of art in the Virgin Islands are accustomed to seeing.
Kunsch will be showing 30 new works — acrylic paintings, some mixed media pieces incorporating photography, and one-of-a-kind computer-generated prints. They vary in size and are priced from $400 to $1,500.
This is the fourth annual "Moe Show" at Frames of Mind, Baldwin says, and this year it's turning out to be a bit more work for her than in years past – because her husband and gallery partner, John, is out on a sailboat "with no wind" and isn't expected back until after the show opens.
Kunsch, a St. John resident for 20 years, spends his winters in Cruz Bay, working out of his apartment. He doesn't have a telephone.
Baldwin says he "will always challenge your imagination. As always, it is a delight to see in what new direction this high-energy artist has gone. His use of color and his mix of mediums all combine to give us a glimpse of what is on Moe's mind."
Something else that offers the viewer insights is his choice of titles for his works. "They are a little clue to what he's trying to represent in his art," Baldwin says.
Late Friday afternoon, however, she had no clue as to what the clues might be this time, as Kunsch had yet to deliver his title cards.
In addition to exhibiting on St. John, Kunsch has shown his work in Connecticut and on St. Martin, Baldwin says.
Frames of Mind is located in the Lumberyard complex in Cruz Bay. The show will hang for one week only. The opening reception on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. will include wine and light snacks, along with an opportunity to engage the artist in discussion about his ideas and his work.
To learn more, call Baldwin at 693-8560.
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Either you like his abstract imagery, or you don't.
"It may be easier to describe what Moe's work is not than what it is," says Dean Baldwin, co-owner of Frames of Mind Gallery in Cruz Bay, which is holding a one-week showing of his recent work that opens on Saturday evening.
"It is not traditional. It is not representational," Baldwin continues. "There are no beach scenes. There are no people or boats."
Well, there might be, but they don't look like what most observers of art in the Virgin Islands are accustomed to seeing.
Kunsch will be showing 30 new works — acrylic paintings, some mixed media pieces incorporating photography, and one-of-a-kind computer-generated prints. They vary in size and are priced from $400 to $1,500.
This is the fourth annual "Moe Show" at Frames of Mind, Baldwin says, and this year it's turning out to be a bit more work for her than in years past – because her husband and gallery partner, John, is out on a sailboat "with no wind" and isn't expected back until after the show opens.
Kunsch, a St. John resident for 20 years, spends his winters in Cruz Bay, working out of his apartment. He doesn't have a telephone.
Baldwin says he "will always challenge your imagination. As always, it is a delight to see in what new direction this high-energy artist has gone. His use of color and his mix of mediums all combine to give us a glimpse of what is on Moe's mind."
Something else that offers the viewer insights is his choice of titles for his works. "They are a little clue to what he's trying to represent in his art," Baldwin says.
Late Friday afternoon, however, she had no clue as to what the clues might be this time, as Kunsch had yet to deliver his title cards.
In addition to exhibiting on St. John, Kunsch has shown his work in Connecticut and on St. Martin, Baldwin says.
Frames of Mind is located in the Lumberyard complex in Cruz Bay. The show will hang for one week only. The opening reception on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. will include wine and light snacks, along with an opportunity to engage the artist in discussion about his ideas and his work.
To learn more, call Baldwin at 693-8560.
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WHALE WATCH EXCURSIONS SET FOR MARCH 23, 30
March 21, 2003 – It's the annual massive mammal migration season in the Virgin Islands — meaning there are humpback whales out there in the territory's tropical waters. And the Environmental Association of St. Thomas-St. John is doing its annual thing, too — sponsoring boat trips to see the animals up close in their natural environment.
Two excursions are scheduled, for Sundays, March 23 and 30, both aboard the 50-foot catamaran Allura, sailing out of the V.I. National Park dock in Vessup Bay on St. Thomas. Guides will be aboard to help passengers spot whales, and the captain will be in radio contact with other vessels that will try to assist in locating the animals.
While there are no guarantees that whales will put in an appearance on cue, those going aboard the boat can count on having an opportunity to learn more about sea birds, the region's cays and local environmental issues. The Allura will anchor for lunch, swimming and/or snorkeling.
EAST sponsors the whale-watch daysails each year as both an educational outreach and a fund-raiser. Tickets are $45 for EAST members and $55 for others.
Carla Joseph, EAST president, said conditions for viewing the whales are optimum at the moment. "We've been receiving reports of whale sightings in Tortola and the North Drop," she said. "If they are out there on Sunday, we will find them."
The whales migrate south each winter to give birth to their young in the warm waters, then head back north, accompanied by their offspring.
The boat will depart at 8:30 a.m. and return at about 4 p.m.
Tickets for the excursions are being sold at Dockside Bookshop in Havensight, East End Secretarial Service in Red Hook and Connections in Cruz Bay on St. John. The trips usually sell out in advance, so don't plan on getting tickets just before boarding the boat.
For more information, call 774-8816.
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Two excursions are scheduled, for Sundays, March 23 and 30, both aboard the 50-foot catamaran Allura, sailing out of the V.I. National Park dock in Vessup Bay on St. Thomas. Guides will be aboard to help passengers spot whales, and the captain will be in radio contact with other vessels that will try to assist in locating the animals.
While there are no guarantees that whales will put in an appearance on cue, those going aboard the boat can count on having an opportunity to learn more about sea birds, the region's cays and local environmental issues. The Allura will anchor for lunch, swimming and/or snorkeling.
EAST sponsors the whale-watch daysails each year as both an educational outreach and a fund-raiser. Tickets are $45 for EAST members and $55 for others.
Carla Joseph, EAST president, said conditions for viewing the whales are optimum at the moment. "We've been receiving reports of whale sightings in Tortola and the North Drop," she said. "If they are out there on Sunday, we will find them."
The whales migrate south each winter to give birth to their young in the warm waters, then head back north, accompanied by their offspring.
The boat will depart at 8:30 a.m. and return at about 4 p.m.
Tickets for the excursions are being sold at Dockside Bookshop in Havensight, East End Secretarial Service in Red Hook and Connections in Cruz Bay on St. John. The trips usually sell out in advance, so don't plan on getting tickets just before boarding the boat.
For more information, call 774-8816.
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