Arts-Entertainment

Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz, international award-winning filmmaker has announced the launch of the Cane Bay Films LLC Film Industry Workforce Training Program™©. It has partnered with the USVI Government.

All are invited to follow her journey on social media and send her words of encouragement and support as she aims to bring the Miss Earth crown home to the Virgin Islands.

“From Here” features a prominent full-scale exhibition of photography by Virgin Islands photographer Sycroix (Sharimar Cruz). The opening reception will be held on Oct. 6.

Arthur Petersen is a product of the Virgin Islands Public Schools and has worked as a paraprofessional for 20 years. He explores the world of select women in classical music from the early 1800s to the present. The book is divided into three parts.

81C presents an art exhibition pop-up for local artist Veronica Leinenbach on view in the 81C Coffee + Wine Bar from noon to 8 p.m., Sept. 5-15.

Healthcare professionals and their maternity clients have a chance to learn how to successfully nourish their babies with breast milk. The topic for Thursday’s 'Dinner with a Doctor' coincides with National Breastfeeding Month. 

With school coming back in session, United Jazz Foundation is kicking off its VI Youth Ensemble music education program for underserved teens in St. Thomas thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Liberty Foundation.

The “Freedom” Exhibit opened in the upstairs gallery at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts on Aug. 5 to an enthusiastic crowd of art lovers. The group of artists exhibiting are mostly women, with the youngest member, a 15-year-old young man, and three short-film production teams. The collective energies of the participating artists produced a show that will have its last viewing when the doors open Saturday at 9 a.m.

O.D. Alexander reviews “Masqueraders, Musicians and the Old Time St. Croix Christmas Festival” by Dr. Karen C. Thurland.

The check presentation ceremony for the 12th annual King of the Wing contest took place on Monday, Aug. 14, at 1 p.m., at the V.I. Children's Museum (VICM) on St. Thomas.

Now in its 71st year, the Crucian Christmas Festival represents the island's longstanding cross-cultural influence, combining Caribbean, African, Spanish and Dutch influences to showcase a unique experience like no other in the region.

Chef Isaac Buckner and his team from The Tap Room / St. John Brewers will now be attempting to bring home another trophy, this time from the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Orchard Park, New York.

The event will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5, at Bahá'í National Center at 129 Estate Contant.

Come Home to St. Croix is a very “inclusive celebration” that was started 13 years ago in 2011 by the Landmarks Society of St. Croix. On Sunday afternoon, in the heat of the day, folks found their way to the celebration on the grounds of the Whim Plantation Museum.

St. Croix will be flooded with Latin music, food and dance starting Tuesday when the Virgin Islands Salsa Festival opens to spotlight the culture and raise funds for the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix.

81 will present “Out There And In Here” - The Mute Poetry and Inner Landscapes of Amelie Mancini. The exhibition opening party will be held from 5 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, July 22, at the gallery..

Saturday, shop owners in Palm Passage in downtown Charlotte Amalie will hold a “Christmas in July” event from noon to 5 p.m.

The Source Arts & Literature section highlights the work of our creative readers.

Nova Angellyn Gomez is a vibrant and talented 4-year-old who is making waves as the reigning Little Miss USVI.

As part of this celebration, Tiphanie Yanique and Stephanie Hanlon, with the support of the Virgin Islands Head Curator Monica Marin, have crafted a book of poetry and photography called “Portal.”