Sept. 1, 2001 – Here's some of the locally produced and hosted special-interest radio programing available in coming days in the Virgin Islands. Don't see your faves on the waves? Let them know about this free listing feature, updated weekly! Details on how to get listed can be found in the editor's note below.
WIUJ Radio (non-commercial station) – 102.9 FM, St. Thomas
"Sunday Classics with Charlene," Sunday, Sept. 2, noon-1 p.m. — Charlene scoured the record shops of Alaska on a recent visit and brought back some new classical music CDs to play for her listeners. This Sunday's program will include the Beethoven Septet Op. 20, as performed by members of the New Vienna Octet. Violin, viola, clarinet, french horn, bassoon, cello and double bass combine for magical music in the style of Mozart and Haydn. Listeners will hear how Beethoven himself felt about this most popular work, too.
"The Doug Lewis Show," Sunday, Sept. 2, 1-3 p.m. — Doug will celebrate the birthdays of Rosalind Ashford (of Martha and the Vandellas) and Mik Kaminski (of the Electric Light Orchestra) and retro-visit the Amnesty International Human Rights Tour which began on this date in 1988 featuring Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Tracy Chapman, among others. He'll also look back at the Thirsty Ear Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a year ago, with Alvin Youngblood Hart, Corey Harris and Joe Ely; and the Great American Music Fair of 1975, with Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. And from today's music, he'll sample an Alaska Indie Spotlight artist, singer-songwriter Robin Dale Ford.

Editor's note: The Source invites local radio show hosts and station program directors to submit material for inclusion in future postings of Making Waves. Information may be e-mailed to source@viaccess.net or faxed to 777-8136. Items must refer to specific days' offerings on programs that are locally produced and hosted (see examples above), and cannot be repeated from week to week. Include the station call letters, common name, AM/FM location and day and time that the show will air; if the program is data-streamed online, provide the URL, too.

Sept. 1, 2001 – Because a treatment plant problem led to the discharge of solid sewage into the sea near Cyril E. King Airport, the V.I. Carnival Committee canceled the Labor Day beach jam and fun day scheduled for Monday at John Brewers Bay.
According to Dean Plaskett, commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources, a malfunction of the Public Works Department's Charlotte Amalie treatment plant resulted in the sewage being discharged into the water from the main outfall near the airport.
A release from the Carnival Committee late Saturday afternoon said there was sewage on the beach and in the water at Brewers Bay, which lies just west of the airport.
Plaskett, in an advisory issued Friday night, warned the public not to swim or fish in water to the south and west of the airport until DPNR has sampled and analyzed it and determined that the water does not pose a health threat.
For further information, call the DPNR Environmental Protection Division at 774-3320.

GALLERIES
If you are looking for art, or even food and art, here is the list that will help you chose where to look first. The listings here are compiled from a brochure currently in production to introduce and chronicle the art scene on St. Croix.
Christiansted Gallery
#1 Company Street, Upstairs C'sted 773-4443 mrobbins@viaccess.net
Contemporary Caribbean realism, all media. Majorie P. Robbin's studio. Revolving exhibits of artists including Lisa Etre, Nancy Pistilli, Dan Gibbons, Gabrielle di Lorenzo, and others.
Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Danica Art Gallery
54 King Street C'sted 719-6000 danicaart@yahoo.com danicaartvi.com
Owned by St. Croix-born artist Danica David; here you'll find original paintings, sculptures, art tiles, prints and cards by David and several other local artists.
Mon-Fri 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Maria Henle Studio
55 Company Street 773-7376 mhenle@viaccess.net mariahenlestudio.com
Paintings and etchings by Maria Henle grace this historic loft Studio/ Gallery. Representing the estate of photographer Fritz Henle; featuring exhibitions of noted local and off-island artists in season.
Mon-Fri 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Mark Austin's Fine Art Gallery
The Caravelle Arcade C'sted 692-2301 www.visitstcroix.com/austin
Mark has moved his Gallery into the beautiful Caravelle Arcade in Christiansted. Here you will find a large variety of hand painted buckets, furniture, sculpture, original paintings, prints and much more. Come meet the artist at work in his new location.
Mon-Sat 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Taller Larjas
20 A Queen Street C'sted 779-3039 gevarch@viaccess.net.
Taller Larjas features emerging and avant garde artists! Work which captures emotive, explorative and expressionistic themes. Gallery owner/artist Gerville Larsen, a mixed media abstract figurist painter, is regularly featured.
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. and by appointment
ALTERNATIVE EXHIBIT VENUES
Christine's Cafe Des Artistes
#6 Company Street C'sted 713-1500
French Bistro / Gallery, exhibiting the works of fine local artists including Marcia Jameson, Kathleen Pierie, and Maude Pierre Charles.
Mon-Fri 10 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Indies
55 – 56 Company Street C'sted 692-9440 visitstcroix.com gotostcroix.com
Caribbean island inspired food with emphasis on local seafood & produce. Featuring various local artists including Jeri Hillis & Dino di Natale.
Dinner nightly from 6 pm, Lunch Mon – Fri 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in season
(inquire re: summer hours)
Sushi at the bar every Wed & Fri evening 5 – 8 p.m.
Walsh Metal Works Studio/Gallery
14 AB Peters Rest 773-8169 stxwalsh@yahoo.com
Contemporary sculpture, paintings & drawing; decorative metalworks and furniture.
Independent gallery available for rent.
Mon-Fri 7 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat 9 a.m.-12 noon & by appointment

Wednesday – Sunday through September 23
Herb Williams – 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
"Karaoke" – every Tuesday in September
"Western BBQ" – Wednesdays in September
"Bingo" – Thursday September 6 and 20
"Grid Iron" Giveaway – Earn entries every Tuesday through Monday. Drawings begin September 10, and take place every Monday this fall.
September 1 – Tuff Enuff 1 – 4 a.m.
September 2 – Liquid Sounds 5 – 9 p.m.
September 3 – X-Press 9 p.m.-1 a.m. am
September 4 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 5 – Western BBQ 5pm-9 p.m.
September 6 – Bingo starts at 12:30 p.m.
September 7 – Island Sounds 1 – 4 a.m.
September 8 – Steel A Phonics 1 – 4 a.m.
September 9 – New Society 5 – 9 p.m.
September 10 – Monday Night Football, Grid Iron Giveaway
September 11 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 12 – Western BBQ 5 – 9 p.m.
September 14 – X-Citements 1 – 4 a.m.
September 15 – Digital Band 1- 4 a.m.
September 16 – Steel A Phonics 5 – 9 p.m.
September 17 – Monday Night Football, Grid Iron Giveaway
September 18 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 19 – Western BBQ 5 – 9 p.m.
September 20 – Bingo starts at 12:30 p.m.
September 21 – X-Press 1 – 4 a.m.
September 22 – Tuff Enuff 1 – 4 a.m.
September 23 – Digital Band 5 – 9 p.m.
September 24 – Monday Night Football, Grid Iron Giveaway
September 25 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 26 – Western BBQ 5 – 9 p.m.
September Birthday Party 7 p.m.
September 27 – Rhoney G 9 p.m. -1 a.m. (October Headliner)
September 28 – X-Press 1 – 4 a.m.
September 29 – Liquid Sounds 1 – 4 a.m.

Here's what's happening in September at Divi Carina Bay Casino.
Wednesday – Sunday through September 23
Herb Williams – 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
"Karaoke" – every Tuesday in September
"Western BBQ" – Wednesdays in September
"Bingo" – Thursday September 6 and 20
"Grid Iron" Giveaway – Earn entries every Tuesday through Monday. Drawings begin September 10, and take place every Monday this fall.
September 1 – Tuff Enuff 1 – 4 a.m.
September 2 – Liquid Sounds 5 – 9 p.m.
September 3 – X-Press 9 p.m.-1 a.m. am
September 4 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 5 – Western BBQ 5pm-9 p.m.
September 6 – Bingo starts at 12:30 p.m.
September 7 – Island Sounds 1 – 4 a.m.
September 8 – Steel A Phonics 1 – 4 a.m.
September 9 – New Society 5 – 9 p.m.
September 10 – Monday Night Football, Grid Iron Giveaway
September 11 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 12 – Western BBQ 5 – 9 p.m.
September 14 – X-Citements 1 – 4 a.m.
September 15 – Digital Band 1- 4 a.m.
September 16 – Steel A Phonics 5 – 9 p.m.
September 17 – Monday Night Football, Grid Iron Giveaway
September 18 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 19 – Western BBQ 5 – 9 p.m.
September 20 – Bingo starts at 12:30 p.m.
September 21 – X-Press 1 – 4 a.m.
September 22 – Tuff Enuff 1 – 4 a.m.
September 23 – Digital Band 5 – 9 p.m.
September 24 – Monday Night Football, Grid Iron Giveaway
September 25 – Karaoke starts at 9 p.m.
September 26 – Western BBQ 5 – 9 p.m.
September Birthday Party 7 p.m.
September 27 – Rhoney G 9 p.m. -1 a.m. (October Headliner)
September 28 – X-Press 1 – 4 a.m.
September 29 – Liquid Sounds 1 – 4 a.m.

Sept. 1, 2001 — The government has advised the public not to swim at beaches on St. Thomas west of Cyril E. King Airport because the wastewater treatment plant by the airport is malfunctioning and sewage is being discharged into nearby waters.
The announcement put a hold on the V.I. Carnival Committee's plans for a daylong jam and fun day on the beach at John Brewers Bay on Monday, which is Labor Day. Committee executive director Caswill Callender said Saturday morning, "We will be meeting shortly and making a decision yet this morning and will let the public know by noon."
In a press release late Friday, Dean Plaskett, Planning and Natural Resources commissioner, said solid sewage matter was being discharged from the plant’s outfall south of the airport. The release did not identify the cause of the malfunction.
Plaskett said people should not swim or fish in the waters at Brewers Bay and beaches on St. Thomas’ West End until his department has completed an analysis of water samples from the area and the problem has been corrected.
Plaskett said it was especially important for adults and children with "compromised immune systems" to avoid the affected areas. He said DPNR will continue to assess the impacted waters and keep the public informed of the water quality in the area.
The airport lagoon plant, also called the Charlotte Amalie Wastewater Treatment Plant, is operated by the Public Works Department. The release said to call DPNR’s Division of Environmental Protection at 774-3320 for more information. The office is not open over the Labor Day weekend.
The most recent available U.S. Environmental Protection Agency statistics for beach closings throughout the nation due to polluted waters, for 1999, show the Virgin Islands in third place, after California and Florida. The territory's figures were for St. Croix only, as no data were supplied for St. Thomas and St. John.

Aug. 31, 2001 – Sunday evening will bring a Jazz Vespers presentation to the St. Croix Reformed Church in Estate La Reine. "Life Is a Song Worth Singing" is the theme of the performance — and the title of the CD that will be recorded live at the concert.
Adjoa and Friends are the artists — that's Claudette "Adjoa" Young-Hinds on vocals with jazz artist friends Marcus Rabb on trumpet, Benjamin Jacobs-El at the piano, Marsvyn David on bass and Ken Afra Dailey on drums.
Willard John will be recording the concert live to produce a CD.
Adjoa began singing in harmony as a child with her mother and siblings and has performed with Hugh Masakela, Billy Paul and Akwaaba. She appeared at the 1992 St. Croix Jazz in Paradise Festival with the Yusuf Saleem/Freeman Ledbetter Group.
Rabb began playing trumpet as a youth in Baltimore and eventually got his master's degree in music from Howard University, which he attended on full music scholarship. He has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Milt Jackson and Joe Henderson — and has studied chamber music in France. A St. Croix resident since 1997, he teaches music on the elementary school level.
Jacobs-El, who grew up in Brooklyn, played trombone for much of his career, starting with the Newport Youth Band and The New York Jazz Septet. After three years at the Juilliard School of Music, he went on the road with Slide Hampton. He played with the Coker Camble Band, which backed Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations and other Motown artists. He first visited St. Croix in 1963 while touring with Lionel Hampton, then in 1974 moved to the island — where he made the transition from trombone to piano.
David, who is also a writer, arranger and producer, has had four compositions recorded by the Howard University Jazz Band and has produced numerous jingles locally. He is music director for Orquesta Taboga, a Latin band.
Dailey initially studied flute and clarinet; he got his first drum gig — with The Modern Ink Spots — after a member of the group heard him practicing at his mother's home, knocked on her door and asked her if he could join them. He has worked at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, where "the Philly sound" originated, and has toured with Grover Washington, Betty Carter and The Dells. He currently is a member of The Roy Davis Trio.
Jazz Vespers concerts are presented the first Sunday of each month. They are family-oriented events, and young and aspiring musicians are especially welcome to enjoy the music and to interact after the performance with the featured artists.
Upcoming Jazz Vespers concerts will feature guitarist/pannist Dan Dixon and his quartet on Oct. 7, Black Diamond on Nov. 4, and The Elvis Pedro Quartet on Dec. 2.
The St. Croix Reformed Church is located on the hill above the Kingshill Post Office ni Estate La Reine. The performance is set for 5:30 p.m. Admission is free, and seating is unreserved. "Because of the increasing attendance, it is suggested that people arrive a little early to get the best seats," a release states.
For more information, call Willard Fields at 719-3672 or Pastor Rod Koopmans at 778-0520, or e-mail to jazz1@nameplanet.com.

Aug. 31, 2001 – The U.S. Postal Service has closed the mail collection pans located at 1138 King Street, Christiansted, in front of the Pentheny Building until further notice.
Postal customers in the area can use the collection pans located at 1114 King Street across from Government House, the Christiansted postmaster, Ellen Petersen, said in a release.
Further information may be obtained by calling the postmaster's office at 773-1505.

Services will be Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Creque's Chapel for Rudolph Henley Sr., who died Aug. 28 on St. Thomas. Viewing will begin at 8 a.m., with the funeral at 8:30. Burial will follow in the Western Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Cynthia; his son, Rudolph Henley Jr.; his daughter, Beverly Henley; six nieces, Auda, Sala and Gigi Sille, Memorita and Pacifica Williams, and Voricia Simmonds; a nephew, Floyd Williams; and his friend Oralda Williams.

The Government Employees Retirement System will hold a daylong pre-retirement workshop for members over 30 years of age in the third-floor conference room of the GERS Building on St. Thomas. Topics to be covered include Social Security, health insurance, system benefits, financial planning and legal rights. The deadline to pre-register is Friday, Sept. 7. Call 776-7703, ext. 4202 or 4203.