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WTJX PBS Highlights for the Week, June 17 – June 23

Gregory Norris — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:50:20 -0400

The Virgin Islands Public Television System, WTJX Channel 12 serves the public, providing quality educational programs on channels 12, 90 and 92. Each week WTJX selects highlights from its program schedule to share with the VI Source readers. For a full listing of programs visit www.wtjx.org

The Bookworm Goes Behind Closed Doors at a Funeral Home

chipliv — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:20:24 -0400

With knowledge, a willingness to disclose and a good amount of humor, author Sheri Booker not only shares her story as a funeral home assistant, she also gives readers a sense of what goes on there behind closed doors.

The Bookworm Asks: What Makes a Good Dad?

chipliv — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:09:33 -0400

What makes a good dad? Find out in the new book “Doing the Best I Can” by Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson.

Pistackle Theater Offers Summer Programs and Camps

Gregory Norris — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:58:11 -0400

Summer Camp Classes Offered by Pistarckle Theater will include the following:

Artvi Advocates Announces Exhibit Winners

John Baur — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:34:53 -0400

Works by Brenda Sylvia Danielle Ebenholtz were named 'Best in Show' Saturday at the 2013 Caribbean Colour exhibit at Yacht Haven Grande. The exhibit was hosted by Artvi Advocates.

The Bookworm Introduces Kids to The Beatles

chipliv — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:18:22 -0400

Perhaps the best way to introduce your kids to this book is to start with some Beatles music. Read “The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny),” and your child will be saying “yeah, yeah, yeah.”

Dockside Bookshop Book Picks Are In

Gregory Norris — Tue, 28 May 2013 01:03:03 -0400

Here is where you will find what's new at St. Thomas's well known Dockside Bookshop at Havensight Mall. Every week you will find new titles to peruse. Look for updates of our "picks" for fiction and non-fiction. We will gladly order any books you want. E-mail dockside@islands.vi

The Bookworm: Easy Rawlins is Back in 'Little Green'

chipliv — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:06:55 -0400

Set in 1967, “Little Green” is classic Easy Rawlins, with underworld violence, sophisticated crime and men who efficiently take care of business - all with a noir feel, like a black Sam Spade.

Arts Alive and the AT&T Foundation Bestow Youth Scholarships

Gregory Norris — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:19 -0400

Arts Alive and the AT&T Foundation have announced the recipients of the 2013 Youth Scholarship Awards, which will support six students who will be attending Summer Music Programs in Miami, Florida; Oberlin, Ohio; and Litchfield, Connecticut.

Dockside Bookshop Book Picks Are In

Gregory Norris — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:06:04 -0400

The Bookworm Recommends Getting Out of the Kitchen

chipliv — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:03:39 -0400

The Gibbons family rules, passed down from Grandma Althea and now enforced by Mama Yolanda, included always embodying grace and glamour and being the image of perfection.

The Bookworm Takes an Updated Look at 'Colorism'

chipliv — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:52:02 -0400

The more things change, the more they remain the same. “The Color Complex” by Kathy Russel-Cole, Midge Wilson and Ronald E. Hall demonstrates how much “colorism” still matters.

The Bookworm: Spice it Up with 'Decadence'

chipliv — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:00:23 -0400

Being open to new adventures keeps life fresh and exciting. And as you’ll see in the new novel “Decadence” by Eric Jerome Dickey, embracing new experiences can also fulfill fantasies.

Dockside Bookshop Book Picks Are In

Gregory Norris — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:21:52 -0400

The Bookworm: Friends, Foes or Frenemies?

chipliv — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:45:47 -0400

She was a schemer, she was ghetto, she was the worst kind of liar, and a friendship between the two of you was Not Going To Happen. Not in a hundred years. Famous last words...

Crowds Welcome Weekend Gospel Drama

chipliv — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:25:34 -0400

The Prior Jollek Hall on Antilles School the campus was filled to capacity last weekend as hundreds turned out for the musical “Out of Darkness.”

The Bookworm: "The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”

chipliv — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:42:43 -0400

If you’ve ever had a friend (or two) that you knew better than you know yourself, then you need to share this book. “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” is great for one, but better for all.

V.I. Council on the Arts Announces Poetry Out Loud Winners

Gregory Norris — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:36:23 -0400

V.I. Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, organizes Poetry Out Loud (POL), which encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.

The Bookworm Recomends Walter Mosley's Latest Paperback

chipliv — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:03:13 -0400

Making a mess is called “living.” But in the novel “All I Did Was Shoot My Man” by Walter Mosley, another mess needs cleaning up soon – or somebody dies.

PORTRAITS in INK 3: Heavy Metal” Opens at Fstop Gallery

Gregory Norris — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:35:14 -0400

Fstop Gallery will host “PORTRAITS in INK 3: Heavy Metal,” featuring work by photographer Steve Rockstein. The exhibition opens at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 16.