Like all other non-essential businesses in the Virgin Islands, Coral World Ocean Park temporarily closed its doors March 25, in order to comply with the governor’s order to contain spread of the coronavirus.
Get a little culture in your life without leaving your couch. Google Arts and Culture offers online virtual tours and exhibits from some of the most famous museums in the world. With more than 2,500 museums and galleries participating, the collection includes the British Museum in London, th…
WTJX has partnered with trainers in the territory to bring televised workout and yoga sessions for adults and children.
St. Croix
St. Croix
Mango Tango Art Gallery opens two exhibitions tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mel McCuddin offers 25 new oil paintings and Jessica Rosenberg displays her current ceramic sculpture in 10 bird-themed works, as well as her functional pottery. Meet the artists at the wine reception. The show cont…
The 24th annual 8 Tuff Miles road race will be held Saturday starting at 7:15 a.m. The course begins at sea level in Cruz Bay and travels to Coral Bay, St. John via Centerline Road. Along the way, participants will reach an elevation of 999 feet There is approximately 1,400 feet of elevation…
Trumpet master Eddie Russell and his band will invoke the sounds of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and several other jazz greats, past and present, at a special Black History Month edition of Jazz in the Park tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. inside the bandstand on the lawn of Fort Christiansvaern.
Visit sevenminusseven gallery to celebrate their third birthday and 12-year anniversary Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight to view the “In Pursuit of Nothing” art exhibit featuring 29 different artists. There will be food by Barefoot Buddha, coffee by V.I. Coffee Roasters and music by Lourdes …
The Virgin Islands Council on the Arts will host an evening catered towards Virgin Islands black history and music on Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. at the St. Croix Dorsch Center. This event will feature poets, designers and local artists. Guests include Richard Schrader, Geron Richards, Cede…
Enjoy the latest in island fashion at the Crucian Fashion Fest 2020, to be held Sunday at the Fred Boutique Hotel in Frederiksted. Custom apparel, fine jewelry and more by local designers and retailers will be highlighted. All proceeds will benefit the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix. Tickets…
Viva Italia! Pistarckle Theater in Tillett Gardens will host an Italian food, wine, music and chocolate festival tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The festival brings Italy to the islands as it showcases culinary creations paired with Italian wines and decadent chocolates. Musical, theatrical a…
Artist, educator and culture producer La Vaughn Belle will be the guest speaker at this month’s In Good Company to be held Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Company House Hotel. The free social hour celebrates local entrepreneurs and business owners. As a visual artist, Belle’s work has centered a…
Sausagefest 2020 will be held Saturday starting at 4 p.m. at Ziggy’s Island Market in Estate Solitude, St. Croix. Sample dozens of sausage dishes from around the world, while enjoying live music by Jahnee Redlocks and Da Re a We, sausage trivia, raffles and more. Proceeds from food sales and…
George Francis
St. Croix
By GEORGE FRANCIS
St. Croix
One of America’s favorite operas returns to the Met for the first time in nearly 30 years. Join the Forum for a screening of Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Antilles School’s Prior-Jolleck Hall. David Robertson conducts a dynamic cast, featuring the duo of Eric Owens an…
Bajo El Sol Gallery in Mongoose Junction, St. John will be hosting the opening of the art exhibition “The Samuel Siblings” tonight at 6 p.m., with live music by Eva Chinnery and Friends. The exhibition will feature new works by brother and sister artists, Avelino and Karen Samuel, born and r…
The first Jazz in the Park concert this year will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight inside the bandstand on the lawn of Fort Christiansvaern. The event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available in the National Park Service lot, which will remain open until 8 p.m. tonight.
Enjoy a moonlit tour of the St. George Village Botanical Gardens on St. Croix Thursday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. led by Executive Director Dewey Hollister. The tour is followed by a concert by Danish guitarist Soren Madsen, known for playing everything from Mozart to Metallica.
St. Croix
St. Croix
Friday
The United Way of the U.S. Virgin Islands will host a Jewels & Gems Masquerade Gala Saturday at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, from 7 p.m. to midnight. The fundraiser supports the Community First Initiative to establish multipurpose community centers throughout the territory. The centers …
Get an inside look at life in the palace with a live screening of the National Theater’s “The Audience” Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Prior-Jollek Hall at Antilles School, presented by The Forum.
Take your taste buds on a tour of the world with Antilles School Parent Teacher Association’s International Dinner from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the school’s Mark C. Marin Center. Celebrate the island’s diverse community with a sampling of dishes and desserts. Tickets for students are $15;…
The two-day Bordeaux Farmers Rasta Agricultural and Cultural Vegan Food Fair will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Bordeaux. The fair, under the theme “23 Years of Hardship, Hurricanes & Happiness,” is hosted by Conch Shell Media and We Grow Food Inc., and will feature agricul…
The Ahn Trio will perform at the St. John School of the Arts tonight at 7:30. Jazz drummer Dion Parson will open the concert celebrating the school’s 40th anniversary.
Friday
The inaugural Love City Seafood Fest will be held Saturday from 3 to 11 p.m. in Franklin Powell Park in Cruz Bay, St. John.
The St. John Film Society will present a screening of the documentary “Unsettled” on Wednesday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the St. John School of the Arts in Cruz Bay.
Friday
The Forum presents a Metropolitan Opera screening of Madame Butterfly from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Prior-Jollek Hall on the Antilles School campus on St Thomas.
The party doesn’t stop after the Crucian Christmas Festival Adults’ Parade. Sunday, enjoy Jou’Day, a second daytime J’ouvert from Bassin Triangle to downtown Christiansted beginning at 10 a.m. That night, starting at 8 p.m., Stanleyville Festival Village will host entertainers such as VIO In…
The Crucian Christmas Festival will wrap up this weekend with a frenzy of color, music, dancing and revelry at the Adults’ Parade Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. The parade begins in front of Claude O. Markoe Elementary School and winds its way to the Stanleyville Festival Village.
Friday
Friday
New Year’s with Pressure Busspipe
Brandy Brookes
By FIONA STOKES
The St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce and the V.I. Tourism Department are hosting the annual Miracle on Main Street and Lighted Boat Parade tonight. Downtown stores and restaurants will offer specials throughout the day and stay open through 10 p.m. Plan to come out and enjoy the entir…
Friday
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr., first lady Yolanda Bryan and their daughter Sumayah Bryan invite the Virgin Islands community to the family’s Christmas tree lightings and children’s parties on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John.
The Forum will present a lecture by Egyptologist Mark Lehner on the latest results in the search for the palace of Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid, at 8 tonight at Antilles School’s Prior Jolleck Hall.
The Christmas Spoken Here Caribbean Christmas market and holiday celebration, an island tradition for more than 20 years, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at St. George Village Botanical Garden on St. Croix.
The Caribbean Community Theatre and the students of the Calico Cat Company will present “Bedtime Stories (as told by our dad, who messed them up),” at 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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The 7th annual Bizarre Bazaar will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Pickles In Paradise in Coral Bay, St. John.