Hundreds of Virgin Islanders on the University of the Virgin Islands golf course sampled a kaleidoscope of native food and drinks, pastries and took in pulsating music at UVI's Afternoon on the Green, a fund-raising event now in its 12th year. Aside from the Sea Breeze Band, there were guest appearances by the UVI Jazz Ensemble, Mungo Niles Cultural Dancers, mocko jumbies, jugglers, and dancers from the V.I. Institute for the Performing Arts.
Dozens of tables of food were set up under tents in the middle of the golf course; a barbecue pit served up chicken legs, hotdogs and hamburgers. St. Thomas Dairies provided an ice cream concession and UVI set up tables with information on registration and courses available at the university.
At the end of the day, UVI Vice President for Institutional Advancement Gwen Marie Moolenaar was pleased at the outcome. "I am absolutely overjoyed, it was such a special day," she said. "The food was wonderful, the music was great and the weather cooperated."
She noted that the "cultural diversity" theme of this year's Afternoon on the Green was played out as "every ethnic or racial group was represented here."
Moolenaar said planning for next year's event is already underway.
