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The Dynamics of Gender and Development in a Changing Society

Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts

8th Gender and Development Lecture

On Thursday, 23rd February at 6:30 PM, Heneka Watkis-Porter in collobaration with Bookophilia will host our bi-monthly series, "The Start Up of You. This time around we will be looking at "Partnering for Success". (This is a repeat/ second go at the Novemebr session)

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." - Dale Carnegie

We will be looking at creating an effective networking and partnership plan; Why do we need to partner? Who do we need to work with? with the backdrop of innovative ideas about businesses and offerings in general. 

See you there as we share with and learn from each other.

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Kingston

Jamaica

Saint Andrew

Hope Road

Bookophilia

The Start-Up of You!

Games include 8 Ball Pool Tournament, Domino Tournament, Ludi, Checkers, Chess plus more!

Ambassador Bar & Grill

Game Night Thursdays

Linstead

Saint Catherine

Charlemont High School

CHS Sports Day & Fete

Utech Ja. Fiance and Banking Seminar 2016/17
 Presents SYN ( Satisfy Your Need) Hooked on your guilty Pleasures 

At : Oneils Place 
February 24, 2017

#Hookah Specials
#Pop Botles
#Exclusiv Deals All Night 

Powered by: ZJ Ice
                     Team Shella
                      DJ Shadez
                      Chromatic "The Ultimate " Creep and Jr

Admossion :
$1200 at the gate 
$1000 presold
$800 early bird

#GETTHERE

Hagley Park Road

Oneil's Place

SYN "Satisfy Your Needs" - Hooked on your Guilty Pleasures

The Jamaica National Foundation and USAID's Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI) will be staging the 2nd National Summit for the social enterprise sector on February 24, 2017 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. This is Jamaica National Foundation's marquee third sector event, held every two years. This year for the first time, we will host Pitch for Purpose, a business pitch competition involving social enterprises and entrepreneurs. 

This competition is designed for entrepreneurs and social enterprises to present their business approach to solving a pressing social, cultural, or environmental need in exchange for up to one million dollars in development funding, mentorship and access to the extensive network of the Social Enterprise Boost Initiative.

Kingston 5

Knutsford Boulevard

The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel

Pitch for Purpose Competition

BLITZ FRIDAY "Sneakers Edition": make a statement... roll out in ur best/favourite sneaker wear!

Kings Street

Z Sporting Lounge

BLITZ FRIDAY "Sneakers Edition"

The Jamaica Biennial 2017, the National Gallery of Jamaica’s flagship exhibition, is shown at three locations, namely at the National Gallery and Devon House in Kingston and at National Gallery West in Montego Bay. At National Gallery West, which is located at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, the Biennial will feature an interactive video installation by the Martinique-based David Gumbs. This exhibition will open to the public on Friday, February 24 at 7 pm. The guest speaker will be His Worship Homer Davis, the Mayor of Montego Bay, and the artist David Gumbs will be in attendance.

David Gumbs is one of six specially invited international artists in the Jamaica Biennial 2017, who exhibit along with more than 80 artists from Jamaica and the Jamaican Diaspora, and the inclusion of these international artists is part of the National Gallery’s efforts to give the Biennial a stronger international outlook, with a focus on the Caribbean region. David Gumbs (1977, St Martin) studied at the Visual Arts School in Fort-de-France, Martinique, in 2001 and majored in interactive multimedia conception at Les Ateliers, L’ENSCI in Paris in 2002. His work has been shown nationally and internationally, including recently: Digital (2016), National Gallery of Jamaica; Video Islands (2015), Anthology Film Archives, New York; Transforming Spaces (2014), National Art Gallery of the Bahamas; Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (2014); and the Martinique Biennial (2013), Fort-de-France. Since 2009, Gumbs teaches multimedia, transmedia and motion design at the Visual Arts School in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

Gumbs in 2016 participated in a Davidoff Initiative residency in Beijing, China, and his contribution to the Jamaica Biennial 2017 consists of an interactive video installation titled Xing Wang (Blossoms), which he developed during that residence. The video consists of five synchronized projections, four on a lace cube structure that stands on the gallery floor and one into the dome of National Gallery West. The mesmerizing, constantly moving abstracted video imagery is, as the title suggests, drawn from patterns in nature and will be sound-activated. This will be done in two ways: one is by capturing the sounds of the city of Montego Bay, which will be done live with an external microphone; the other is by means of a sensor built into a conch shell which is mounted in the middle of the installation, in which visitors can blow to activate the imagery.

The Jamaica Biennial 2017 opening event at National Gallery West on February 24 is free and open to the public. The main opening event of the Jamaica Biennial 2017 will take place two days later, on February 26 at 1:30 pm, at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston, and is also free and open to the public. The Biennial will be on view at all locations until May 28, 2017.

Montego Bay

Saint James

Sam Sharpe Square

National Gallery West

Jamaica Biennial 2017

Homer Davis

9 Carifta Avenue

Drinxx: Afterwork Soiree

Icandy is the official party for the HR/ AISM Seminar. The theme for this year is 'Sweet Sensation- Cotton Candy Edition'.

Waterfalls Ltd

iCandy Cotton Candy Edition

Kingston, Jamaica

Reggae In Kingston

The Jamaica Superstar Martial Arts Open 2017. Hosted by Olympian and World Champion Kenneth "KenMan" Edwards
Opens the Martial Arts Tournament Calendar for Jamaica. On show will be a Dynamic Display of Spirited Competition between Local and regional martial arts athletes matching skills for the "Superstar" Title.
For more Informations, Tickets or registration send your email to 
kensfitness.edwards@gmail.com

University of Technology, Jamaica

Jamaica Superstar Martial Arts Open

"PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE": A PSYCHOSOCIAL REENGINEERING MODEL FOR PREVENTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS 

An IDRC Global Mental Health Collaboration between CARIMENSA UWI, McGill University and the Jamaica Psychiatric Association

CME Credits offered
     Target participants:
              Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Residents
              Pschologists/Psychology Students
              Nurses and Mental Health Officers
              Guidance Counsellors 
              Teachers
              Educational Officers
              Social Workers
              Medical Students

University of the West Indies

Prevention Better than Cure Conference

This class will demonstrate the fundamentals of jewellery making using materials such as assorted beads, crystals, wire and metal to create your very own hand-made jewellery.   

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

SATURDAYS
February 25 - April 6
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

$22,000/ 6 Classes

Sanaa Studios

Creative Jewellery with Damaris Wayne

Our Storytime is held in our children's room to facilitate a safe and welcoming environment for the little people while maximizing space to engage each other.

Our friend Dorian will read with us today!

Saturday's Storytime is generally suited for children 0-6 but all ages are welcome. Come spend the afternoon with us, grab a delicious Deaf Can Coffee cappuccino, and maybe something sweet to nibble?

You are always welcome to pass through in ones, in twos and even in tens to have your own little reading session, and when we can spend some time reading with you, we will.

See you and your little people soon!

Story Time with Dorian!

Our Storytime is held in our children's room to facilitate a safe and welcoming environment for the little people while maximizing space to engage each other.

Our friend Dorian will read with us today!

Saturday's Storytime is generally suited for children 0-6 but all ages are welcome. Come spend the afternoon with us, grab a superbly made Deaf Can Coffee cappuccino, and maybe something sweet to nibble?

You are always welcome to pass through in ones, in twos and even in tens to have your own little reading session, and when we can spend some time reading with you, we will.

See you and your little people soon!

Story Time with Dorian

Join Isis for a 'Twelve Years A Slave' book discussion on Saturday February 25 @ 2:30pm

We're inviting young people 13-18 years to read then come through for an exchange of opinions and perspectives... 

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This unforgettable memoir was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave. This is the true story of Solomon Northup, who was born and raised as a freeman in New York. He lived the American dream, with a house and a loving family - a wife and two kids. Then one day he was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the deep south. These are the true accounts of his twelve hard years as a slave - many believe this memoir is even more graphic and disturbing than the film. His extraordinary journey proves the resiliency of hope and the human spirit despite the most grueling and formidable of circumstances.

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Title: 12 Years A Slave
Author: Solomon Northup
Publisher: Penguin
With 10% off  you pay $2,530

Book Discussion - 12 Years A Slave

Hair Skin Love Jamaica will be hosting an exciting series of educational events focused on healthy Hair, Skin and Lifestyle. These events are called ‘Meet Ups’ as they will bring people of similar thinking together to share their passion and experience. The first  event is scheduled for Saturday February 25, 2017 and will focus on growing, repairing and maintaining healthy hair.

The Liguanea Club

Hair Skin Love Jamaica Meet Up

A reload of #LyricalEloquence to celebrate black history through spoken word and conscious #blackhistoryinfluenced" lyrics. Poets and lyricists such as Scantana, Dredz, Jeeby Lyricist, Carla Moore, Jessica Wilson, Brian Brown, Mentor, Blabba, and many more will take you on a #lyricaljourney where justice is sought to celebrate our #existence and #historicalcharacterisation.  JMD $1,500 at the gate for entry ONLY.

BlueBeat Jazz & Martini Bar

Lyrical Eloquence "reloaded"

Kokonut Groove

Red Carpet

Ocean Village Plaza

Streetz Jamaica

The cost are as follows: 
          • $3,500 per person
          • $6,500 Per groups of 2

Package inclusive of:
          • Transportation: York Pharmacy (HWT) → Portland
             Departure time 5:30 AM 
          •  Activities: Swimming, Tug a war, Treasure Hunt
          • Meal: (Run Dung/Blue Draws, With ground provisions (Yam "Roasted or boiled", Boiled Banana, Potato) ) Etc.

Jam Island Thrills

Ova Di Falls

Jamaicas premier drag event.
General $1500 Pit $ 2500

Jamwest Speedway

Drag Fury - Negril Jamaica

Become a Certified Professional Makeup Artist! 32 hours of training done over 4 full days. Cost of the course includes all makeup and tools for use during the course. For additional details and to register visit www.faceforwardcosmetics.com/getcertified

FACE FORWARD COSMETICS & SWIMWEAR

Professional Makeup Artistry Course - Montego Bay

Hope Botanical Gardens

Wedding Spectacular 2017

A PTA Benefit Performance in aid of Breakfast Programme.  

TICKETS $1500 each, and are available at the PTA office from January 23, 2017.

CAST: Volier ‘Maffie’ Johnson, Dahlia Harris, Deon Silvera, Shantol Jackson and Kevoy Burton

Haining Road

The Phoenix Theatre

Country Wedding, a Dahlia Harris production

Deon Silvera

Dahlia Harris

Volier ‘Maffie’ Johnson

Shantol Jackson

Kevoy Burton

Our Middlesex County competitors will compete in our Talk the Poem National Poetry Competition at the County Level where five semi-finalists will make it through to the Finals!

Church Teachers' College

Talk the Poem County Competition

In this class students will be introduced to the work of impasto masters such as Van Gogh, Auerbach, Lucian Freud and Willem de Kooning by learning how to apply thick layers of paint with brushes as well as palette knives and other instruments. 

Class is accessible to all levels as well as those wishing to:
--Expand their painting techniques
--Deepen their knowledge of paint as a material
--Develop their personal expression with regards to creating an emotive work of art
--Develop their overall confidence in using painting as a mode of visual expression

MONDAYS   10:00 am - 1:00 pm
February  27 - May 8
$27,500/ 10 Classes

Abstract Painting In Impasto with Corey Breneisen

Become CCNA Certified in 6 months

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching is a certification program for entry-level network engineers that helps maximize your investment in foundational networking knowledge and increase the value of your employer's network. The CCNA Routing and Switching validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks.

Methods of Training:

Instructor Led
Online Live

Duration:

6 Months
Tuesday Evenings 5:30pm - 8:30pm

VantagePoint I.T. Training and Consulting

CCNA(Cisco Certified Network Associate)

Rate who rate you!
R A T I N G Z

FEBRUARY . 28TH
The Terrace (suzies car park)
Southdale Plzaz | HWT

#YungRolaz @YungRolaz #JustFarwud #RatingzJA

Susie's Bakery & Coffee Bar

Yung Rolaz "Ratingz"

It's that time again, last year was a blast, so it's back for 2017! If you are 9 yrs and older, don't miss the EJC Youth Hike to Holywell, February 28 to March 1 (Ash Wednesday) 2017. Cost: Only $1500. 
Departure Time: 
From EJC @ 7:30pm
From Papine @ 8:00pm
Deadlines for Payment:
First Installment: Feb 15, Final installment: Feb 23
Register Online Today!, Don't Delay 
#ejcyouth #adventistyouth #hike #holywell

East Jamaica Conference Youth Ministries

EJC Youth Hike to Holywell 2017

Support a worthy cause as we seek to rebuild the Sanctuary

Diamond Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Prayer Breakfast

Rainforest Seafoods Ltd's biennial Seafood Festival, with proceeds in aid of the We Care for Cornwall Regional Hospital Fund!

Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre

Rainforest Seafood Festival 2017

Tifa

Romain Virgo

Bounty Killer

Cocoa Tea

Ding Dong

Kevin Downswell

Ity and Fancy Cat

Woodleigh Entertainment Complex

Clarendon Seafood Festival 2017

Let your pulse race & your cup raise as we jam to the best of Soca & Dancehall music with our friends & companions.
..
Enjoy the pulsating vibe of Soca Music brought to you by : Dj Smoke
       Dj Sekou
Listen to the hottest tracks of Dancehall Music brought to you by : Illusion Sound 
                                  Presley Hype
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Admissions : $1500 (Pre-sold)
Ticket Outlets : Upscale | Ocho Rios 
                           Blingerz | Ocho Rios 
                           Chicken Hut | Port Maria 
                           Strictly Imports | Halfway Tree 
                        
What to expect : Drinks Inclusive 
#RumpanionsMarch1st

Ocho Rios

Saint Ann

Turtle River Park

Rumpanions : Soca, Dancehall Rave

The International Conference on Educational Leadership & Management accepting abstracts for paper-based and other presentations. Researchers, graduate students, policy makers, teachers, school leaders are ALL invited.

Keynote speakers are: His Excellency, The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, Governor General; Professor J. Tim Goddard, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; and Professor Stephen L. Jacobson, University of Buffalo, New York. 

Registration fee: 

1. International delegates: USD$280 early bird OR USD$300 late registration. 2. Jamaican residents: J$12,000 early bird OR J$13,000 late registration. 

Email nationalconferencejamaica@gmail.com or visit iealj.org for further details.

New Kingston

Chelsea Avenue

The Knutsford Court Hotel

International Conference on Educational Leadership & Management

The International Conference on Educational Leadership & Management will bring together, over 2 days, political leaders, policy- makers, researchers, school leaders, teachers, research students and allied educational institutions. 

The aim of the conference is to debate issues to with the sustainability of educational leadership & management through the triple lens of: research, policy, practice. In doing so, our approach is comprehensive and draws on the international and national voices in the fields of education/ educational leadership & management. ALL are invited to attend and participate in this 2 day event to be held in Kingston, Jamaica.

International Conference on Educational Leadership and Management

ART MEETS POETRY
	The fifth edition of “Food for Thought” the poetry in fashion experience (F.F.T 2017) set for
March 2nd, 2017, The Poetry B.L.O.C vows to paint flawless creativity on the canvases of the patrons’ hearts and minds, with its revamped, staple event, where Fabric  Art meets Poetry in an extravaganza entitled "FOOD FOR THOUGHT – “food, words and Fabrics” ". Food for thought will be held at the Redbones Café, 1 Argyle Road, Kingston 5. Once again will define Redbones Cafe as a global arts capital, be it Fashion or Cuisine or Poetry while also serving as a platform to promote and support emerging talents from around the Island.
 After initiating the patrons in novelty, four times in a row Poetry B.L.O.C have decided to innovate by fusing the Creative expressions; FABRIC ART,CREATIVE COOKING and POETRY. Authentic Jamaican “artists” in collaboration with some of Jamaica's most celebrated poets are set to create a night that will be the envy of other events.
	Poetic pieces to be performed, will include the beautiful works of Mavric "D'Maverick" Webb, the author of the Amazon best seller “The Art of Poetry”; "Everard “Esquire”Smith”, two time winner of Redbones coveted "Poem of the Year" Competition and the author of “Birth”.  "Chereese Lavonne", In 2015, Chereese was recognized by the Governor-General of Jamaica as a recipient of the Governor-General Achievement Award for Excellence and is Redbones reining champion. “Kadine Johnson”, Holds a BA. In English Language and is the author of “Pieces of Me”; “Christena Williams”, is an aspiring historian, however she is a renowned poet and Author of “Pearls Among Stones” published by Canadian, Brian Wrixon and later republished by the Author ; GrannMaster Sage whose performance can simply be called poetry in motion and “Kevaughn Ellis”.
	The audience of the night will experience ambiance of the Jazz & Blues themed Caribbean Fusion Cuisine Cafe, as they are entranced with dramatic and dynamic interactions between performances. Patrons will be awed, when the eye-catching designs of the new Fashion sensations Modish Designs and House of Fennel, raise their eyebrows, while the captivating, poetic prose, plays on their perspective, and raises their IQ.  Their host will be Mr Abrahams, who is no stranger to enticing a crowd. With less than a month to go before curtain call, organizing is well on its way to producing the masterpiece that is "Food for Thought".
	Anyone interested in getting involved as a sponsor, designer, member of the press, or volunteer should contact donethereal22@gmail.com
	We look forward to seeing you at this historic event on March 2, 2017

Kingston 10

Renfrew Road

Redbones Blues Café

F.F.T @017

ART MEETS POETRY
	The fifth edition of “Food for Thought” the poetry in fashion experience (F.F.T 2017) set for
March 2nd, 2017, The Poetry B.L.O.C vows to paint flawless creativity on the canvases of the patrons’ hearts and minds, with its revamped, staple event, where Fabric  Art meets Poetry in an extravaganza entitled "FOOD FOR THOUGHT – “food, words ,and Fabrics” ". Food for thought will be held at the Redbones Café, 1 Argyle Road, Kingston 5. Once again will define Redbones Cafe as a global arts capital, be it Fashion or Cuisine or Poetry while also serving as a platform to promote and support emerging talents from around the Island.
 After initiating the patrons in novelty, four times in a row Poetry B.L.O.C have decided to innovate by fusing the Creative expressions; FABRIC ART, CREATIVE COOKING and POETRY. Authentic Jamaican “artists” in collaboration with some of Jamaica's most celebrated poets are set to create a night that will be the envy of other events.
	Poetic pieces to be performed will include the beautiful works of Mavric "D'Maverick" Webb, the author of the Amazon best-seller “The Art of Poetry”; "Everard “Esquire”Smith”, two-time winner of Redbones coveted "Poem of the Year" Competition and the author of “Birth”.  "Chereese Lavonne", In 2015, Chereese was recognized by the Governor-General of Jamaica as a recipient of the Governor-General Achievement Award for Excellence and is Redbones reining champion. “Kadine Johnson”, Holds a BA. In English Language and is the author of “Pieces of Me”; “Christena Williams”, is an aspiring historian, however, she is a renowned poet and Author of “Pearls Among Stones” published by Canadian, Brian Wrixon and later republished by the Author; GrannMaster Sage whose performance can simply be called poetry in motion and “Kevaughn Ellis”.
	The audience of the night will experience the ambiance of the Jazz & Blues themed Caribbean Fusion Cuisine Cafe, as they are entranced with dramatic and dynamic interactions between performances. Patrons will be awed, when the eye-catching designs of the new Fashion sensations Modish Designs and House of Fennel, raise their eyebrows, while the captivating, poetic prose, plays on their perspective, and raises their IQ.  Their host will be Mr Abrahams, who is no stranger to enticing a crowd. With less than a month to go before curtain call, organizing is well on its way to producing the masterpiece that is "Food for Thought".
	Anyone interested in getting involved as a sponsor, designer, member of the press, or volunteer should contact donethereal22@gmail.com
	We look forward to seeing you at this historic event on March 2, 2017 
ART MEETS POETRY
	The fifth edition of “Food for Thought” the poetry in fashion experience (F.F.T 2017) set for
March 2nd, 2017, The Poetry B.L.O.C vows to paint flawless creativity on the canvases of the patrons’ hearts and minds, with its revamped, staple event, where Fabric  Art meets Poetry in an extravaganza entitled "FOOD FOR THOUGHT – “food, words and Fabrics” ". Food for thought will be held at the Redbones Café, 1 Argyle Road, Kingston 5. Once again will define Redbones Cafe as a global arts capital, be it Fashion or Cuisine or Poetry while also serving as a platform to promote and support emerging talents from around the Island.
 After initiating the patrons in novelty, four times in a row Poetry B.L.O.C have decided to innovate by fusing the Creative expressions; FABRIC ART, CREATIVE COOKING, and POETRY. Authentic Jamaican “artists” in collaboration with some of Jamaica's most celebrated poets are set to create a night that will be the envy of other events.
	Poetic pieces to be performed, will include the beautiful works of Mavric "D'Maverick" Webb, the author of the Amazon best-seller “The Art of Poetry”; "Everard “Esquire”Smith”, two time winner of Redbones coveted "Poem of the Year" Competition and the author of “Birth”.  "Chereese Lavonne", In 2015, Chereese was recognized by the Governor-General of Jamaica as a recipient of the Governor-General Achievement Award for Excellence and is Redbones reining champion. “Kadine Johnson”, Holds a BA. In English Language and is the author of “Pieces of Me”; “Christena Williams”, is an aspiring historian, however she is a renowned poet and Author of “Pearls Among Stones” published by Canadian, Brian Wrixon and later republished by the Author ; GrannMaster Sage whose performance can simply be called poetry in motion and “Kevaughn Ellis”.
	The audience of the night will experience ambiance of the Jazz & Blues themed Caribbean Fusion Cuisine Cafe, as they are entranced with dramatic and dynamic interactions between performances. Patrons will be awed, when the eye-catching designs of the new Fashion sensations Modish Designs and House of Fennel, raise their eyebrows, while the captivating, poetic prose, plays on their perspective, and raises their IQ.  Their host will be Mr Abrahams, who is no stranger to enticing a crowd. With less than a month to go before curtain call, organizing is well on its way to producing the masterpiece that is "Food for Thought".
	Anyone interested in getting involved as a sponsor, designer, member of the press, or volunteer should contact donethereal22@gmail.com
	We look forward to seeing you at this historic event on March 2, 2017 
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F.F.T 2017

NK Deli

Dance For Your Heart. February is Heart Month.

Every Friday in February 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th. 

DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM

FREE SALSA CLASS AT 7:00 PM with Matthew Hann
After class, Latin Dancing until 11:00 pm

Food & Bar by NK Deli

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