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‘BLUE TIE SHINDIG’ Page 17

Jewels by the sea Vying for the Miss Bahamas crown page 14 & 15

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art

Artists show support for the sport of sailing

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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he Bahamas National Sailing School celebrated yet another successful fundraiser as it hosted its sixth annual Art For Sail last

weekend.

Guests made their way to 1er Cru on Gladstone Road last Saturday to view hundreds of pieces of art and craft items from 20 artists across a variety of disciplines.

Art on display included paintings in acrylics and watercolour by Malcolm Rae, Katerina Kovatcheva, Marco Mullings, Toby Lunn, Quentin Minnis, Trevor Tucker, Allan P Wallace, Ryan Turnquest and Thomas Hairston. Jewellery was presented by Nadia Irena, Nouveau Glassworks, Ras Hailu and Ava Forbes. Soaps and scents were shown by Cia Monet, silk accessories

by Emma Tinkler, batik textiles and prints by Tiff Barrett, photography

by Robert Dunkley, Montez Kerr and Erik Fruthoff, as well as woodturning pieces by Celestine Albury.

While each artist’s work has it’s own unique style, many chose to bring along pieces reflecting a sailing or sea theme in keeping with the nature of the event.

Artists also displayed ceramics and decorative pieces for the home.

Emma Tinkler, who is a part of the Sailing School, said the raffle which was held at the end of the evening, was a huge highlight and featured donated pieces by many of the artists.

“The event was very well attended.

Visitors were able to peruse the array of work which was displayed in the three pavilions and in marquees on the grounds of 1er Cru. We would like to extend our thanks to 1er Cru for allowing us to use their fabulous venue for our event,” she said.

The Sailing School is totally selffunded and relies on fundraising events such as this to maintain it’s year-round programme in which children from all walks of life can learn and enjoy the skill of sailing.

The display by Nouveau Glassworks

Photography by Montez Kerr

Silk accessories by Emma Tinkler

A painting by Katerina Kovatcheva

Part proceeds from the show will also go towards the costs involved in sending some of its top young sailors to represent the Bahamas at international events worldwide.

“Our very active sailing school has a busy calendar of events throughout the year. Our next major regatta is the Bahamas Youth Olympic Regatta in

June, which will be attended by junior sailors from across the country from numerous family islands along with our large group of Nassau sailors,” said Ms Tinkler.

The next fundraising event for the Sailing School will be the annual dinner dance, which will be held at the

Soaps and scents by Cia Monet Nassau Yacht Club on Saturday, May 26.

“We also run summer camps during the months of July and August, a perfect way to introduce children to the sport of sailing,” she said.

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Inside Weekend Interview 4-6 Felicity Ingraham talks to Kate Crane about her childhood in the Bahamas and her upcoming documentary about one its most colourful figures

Environment 7 Green Earth Festival offers powerpacked event for healthy living

Film 8 - 10 Your summer movie guide, plus the Avengers go nuclear in ‘Infinity War’

Community 11 A unique trio chases success on the track

Music 12 ‘Jam Session’ gives artists a chance to mingle

Pageants 14 - 15

‘Bejewelled’ Miss World Bahamas contestants prepare for competition

Fashion 17 - 18 The ‘Blue Tie Shindig’ sees community leaders model for autism awareness, plus ‘Miasma’ showcase to display design in all its forms

Gardening 19 Jack Hardy celebrates ‘stands of beauty’

Books 20 Tales about the art of wasting time and wedding fails

Literary Lives 21 - 24

Sir Christopher Ondaatje on one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic stars

Forgotten Facts 24 Paul Aranha on the face of Nassau Harbour

Puzzles 26

Animals 27 Kim Aranha reflects on helpful friends, plus the Pet of the Week

Cover | (Photo/Miss

Bahamas Organisation)

My perfect Bahamian weekend MDeez Entertainer

Q: Beach or sofa?

“Beach...no need to say more!”

Q: What is the one thing that you can’t live without?

“I can’t live without music.”

Q: Weekend away, where would you go?

“That’s a toss-up between Africa, Dubai and Amsterdam, but I feel like Africa might be winning.”

Q: Saturday breakfast or Sunday brunch?

“I’m not really a breakfast person, so I guess Sunday brunch.”

Q: Wine, rum, cocktail or Kalik?

“I don’t drink like that, I will go with the cran (cranberry juice) in a cup with a mixer straw so I still blend in.”

Things 2 Do this weekend Friday

• Bahamas Beach Soccer Cup 2018 Time: 4.30pm Venue: BFA Beach Soccer Park The first round of the tournament will see the Bahamas square off against neighbours USA and Mexico and European powerhouse Spain, in this four-team roundrobin competition that will bring the best international beach soccer back to the CONCACAF region.

• Friday Night Live at the National Art Gallery Time: 6pm Venue: The National Art Gallery Friday Night Live, a one-of-kind event at the museum that is perfect for an evening out with the family, a first date, or just to experience the NAGB after hours. For the price of regular admission, you can experience special tours, drawing in the galleries, an interactive workshop inspired by the latest exhibitions, live entertainment and more.

• Launch of Miss World Bahamas Pageant Time: 7pm Venue: Courtyard Marriott ballroom The event will introduce the 11 contestants for the 2018 pageant and will also serve as a fundraiser the Hope for the Homeless campaign initiated earlier this year by reigning queen Geena Thompson.

• ‘Love Letter’ Book Release Time: 7pm Venue: Epic Church Bahamas Generation Epic will be releasing their first book, “Love Letter”.

The accompanying T-shirt with the book will be on sale for $25.

The book was written by the Epic’s youth, and youth leaders.

Saturday

• Daniel Bastian Geriatric Push-a-thon Time: 6.30am Venue: Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre This year, the annual walk/run and push-a-thon will be held under the under the theme ‘Fighting Elder Obesity to Promote Healthy Aging’. Registration is $20.

• BAIC’s Pop Up Farmer’s Market Time: 8am-3pm Venue: Gladstone Road Market Locally grown produce will be on sale.

• Woman Only Seminar Time: 8am Venue: Baha Mar Convention Centre Fidelity Bank is hosting this free seminar about finances for women only.

• Carmichael Pride Community Fair Time: 9am Venue: Carmichael District Office The event is sponsored by Family Guardian and will feature a health and job fair and a kiddie corner.

• St Andrew’s International School Fair Time: 11am Venue: St Andrew’s, Yamacraw The Fair Day will have lots of fun and games, entertainment, food, drinks, rides, a bouncy castle, dunk tanks and more.

There will be entrance prize drawings throughout the day.

• St Anne’s School Fair Time: 12noon Venue: St Anne’s School, Fox Hill Fun and food for the whole family.

There will also be an alumni poolside soca fete featuring the Soulful Groover. Admission is $15.

• Kingsway Academy School Fair Time: 11am -6pm Venue: Kingsway Academy, Bernard Road.

The school’s Fiesta will include food, games, balloons, crafts and live entertainment by DJ Rev. Admission is $1

• Free Gardening Clinic Time: 2.30pm - 3pm Venue: CBS Bahamas, Southwest Plaza Receive helpful tips that will help you to get the result you desire. There will also be fresh produce, fruits, jams, sauce and more on sale. The event is hosted by Chiccharney Farm.

• The Miasma Art and Fashion Exhibition Time: 5pm Venue: The Dundas Centre for Performing Arts SEE PAGE 18

• Blue Tie Shindig Time: 6.30pm Venue: SuperClub Breezes SEE PAGE 17

Sunday

• Green Earth Festival Time: 12noon Venue: Fort Charlotte SEE PAGE 7

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interview Although she has travelled the world, British producer Kate Crane never forgot the Bahamas, the country of her birth. And now, she tells Felicity Ingraham, she is back to uncover the amazing the story of Marion “Joe” Carstairs, the one-time “king” of Whale Cay, for a BBC-backed documentary.

Kate Crane

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hen Kate A Crane was a little girl, her mother used to tell her a story that sounded like a fairy tale – a British woman power boat racer who was the “prince” of her own Bahamian island. Later on in life, Kate found out that it was a true story. Now she is on a quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding Marion “Joe” Carstairs and create a documentary of her life.

Kate was born in Nassau and considers herself fortunate, because her older sister Emma was born in the UK. However, both girls grew up in Nassau with their parents Ann and John Farquharson. Their father worked for the First National City Bank in London and was transferred to this country.

The Farquharsons became members of the Nassau Sailing Club and her mom says Kate could swim before she could walk.

“I remember long, idyllic days growing up here,” Kate told Tribune Weekend. “I remember going to Rose Island for picnics, snorkelling, playing with my best friend Michelle Pyfrom…

I remember ducks in our garden, and I adored mangoes and avocadoes.”

Her days in the Bahamas were some of the best days, and were in stark contrast to the “devastating freezing cold” of the UK that she experienced when she went off to boarding school.

“It was traumatic for me,” Kate says of the transition.

“I had a Bahamian accent when I went back to London, and with an island accent I was teased mercilessly, so I lost it quickly. I remember telling my mom that as soon as I am 16 I am moving back to the Bahamas.”

However, by the time she was 16, Kate realised she was getting a good education in the UK and decided to stick it out. She graduated from the University of Essex with a B A honours degree in the History of Art. Initially thinking she wanted to restore historic paintings, Kate spent a year in Florence, Italy living as an au pair, looking after a child and becoming immersed in viewing the artwork of greats like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

Her love for art may have been fostered by her mother, an artist who created a collection of beautiful sketches of Eleuthera during the 1960s.

Renowned artist Brent Malone was one of her close friends in the Bahamas. A teacher by profession, Ann Farquharson continued her love affair with art throughout life and became the window dresser for The Nassau Shoppe when she came to the Bahamas. Kate’s sister Emma also loves art, and is a jewellery designer in London today.

Once Kate got her feet wet in a job of restoring paintings, she realised it was much too quiet of an occupation for her, and she was not able to interact with other people that often. She ended up getting into the field of public relations and worked with the Lynne Franks PR agency.

“One of the biggest events I did with her was (the opera) ‘Aida’. Princess Diana attended and I was introduced to her and shook her hand,” she shared.

Kate eventually ended up in New York when her father moved there, and this led to even greater exposure for her. She worked on projects such as the TV shows like “40 Minutes”, “The Arsenio Hall Show”, “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee”, “License to Kill” and “Citizen Kay”.

She gained valuable experience between New York, Los Angeles and London, working on projects with companies like the BBC and Fox,

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Joe Carstairs called her girlfriend, the iconic Marlene Dietrich, “Babe”, while the movie star called Joe “my pirate”.

“Joe” Carstairs on Whale Cay

Kate Crane and her mother outside of Nassau’s Sailing Club in 1968.

and working on major events such as Martha Stewart’s annual “American Made” summit, the American Heart Association’s global event, New York Fashion Week, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and Amnesty International’s “Human Rights Now!” world tour.

All that experience led Kate to create her own company, Westward Ho! Productions. Now, after putting in so much time producing work for others, she is focusing on her own ideas. Her company has already produced documentaries on Kathryn Graham, publisher of the Washington

“(Marion ‘Joe’ Carstairs) was never really respected for what she achieved...She was never really respected for what she achieved because of homophobia, misogyny, and because women were not really valued.”

Post, and Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep.

However, like so many others I have interviewed who were born in the Bahamas before the world called them away, Kate never really got the sand out of her shoes.

Now, she is working on a documentary that explores the life of the eccentric but amazing Marion “Joe” Carstairs, and her work is being backed by the BBC. Once she discovered that her mother’s sort of fairy tale about Joe was actually true, her fascination arose and she is on a mission to uncover as much as she can about the woman who chose the Bahamas to call home back in the 1930s.

Marion “Joe” Carstairs (1900-1993) was a wealthy, cross-dressing Englishwoman and one of the best power speed boat racers in the world in her day. She drove ambulances in the UK during World War I, and there is more than one account of her heroic efforts during this time. After the war, there was a serious man shortage in the UK, and women began taking on more of the traditionally male roles. Marion took it much further; she opened “Garage X”, comprised of 20 female mechanics servicing high-end cars for rich clients.

She was also the heiress of a major fortune – the wealth of Standard Oil

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Continued from page 5 – through her mother and grandmother. Her mother had written her out of the will because of her “queer” demeanour and forthrightness with being different and having a slew of girlfriends, but her grandmother reinstated her.

Joe must have felt the yearning for more freedom of expression in her life and decided to make good on an offer in the local newspaper.

Whale Cay in the Bahamas was going for $43,000 at the time, and in 1934, she bought it. What followed was decades spent establishing of an empire where Joe was king. On her own private island, she hired 500 people. Bahamians flocked from other islands to work on her cay, which included her mansion, guest houses, a lighthouse, a school, a clinic, and a cannery for the many vegetables that she grew there. Back then, the merchant class in the Bahamas, the Bay Street Boys, didn’t like the idea of Joe growing so many vegetables and canning them for export.

Many girlfriends of Joe were hosted on Whale Cay over the years, including the legendary Marlene Dietrich, an actress and singer who was known for her ability to continuously reinvent herself.

Kate was excited to find a photo of Marlene on a yacht with Joe; the actress in a white swimsuit “looking every bit of the star she was”, and Joe having a smoke and displaying the swagger that had many a lady swooning in her time.

“She was never really respected for what she achieved,” Kate mused. “She was a pioneer as a transgender. In the 1920s, a lesbian was called an ‘invert’.

She was never really respected for what she achieved because of homophobia, misogyny, and because women were not really valued. The more I look at her life, the more I see the connect to the culture today – gender issues, race relations, and today’s opioid crisis... and the Bahamas is a little behind in terms of people’s attitudes on these subjects.”

After spending time researching the life of Marion “Joe” Carstairs here in the Bahamas, Kate will return to New York City to be with her husband, Michael, and her three sons – twin boys Cameron and Benjamin who are about to graduate high school and enter their first-choice universities, and 14-year-old Harrison, the family comedian.

Do you have information about Marion “Joe” Carstairs?

Joe Carstairs in her museum on Big Whale Cay with her collection of knives and trophies.

Joe Carstairs with her faithful companion Lord Tod Wadley

KATE Crane needs help in her research and is asking for information from anyone who may have worked on Whale Cay with Marion “Joe” Carstairs. Some of the people she hopes to find include: Samuel Octagon Brennen, the first baby born on the island to be named by Joe; Ben Dawkins, a Bahamian who worked in the main house but left to become a boxer in Florida; a man named Bertram, the butler who always wore white gloves; Miss Martha, head of laundry; Jim Moncur, Bahamian cook in the great house; Harry Johnson, a Bahamian store manager, and the Reverend Prince Hepburn. Other names of interest are: John Brennan, Ronald Miller, George Ferguson, Herman Bain, Zeperiah Dear, Tarah Brown, Jay Minnis, Hilgrove Lightbourne, and Wilfred Phine.

Kate is also looking for any nurses or school teachers who worked at the clinic and the school on Whale Cay. She is further searching for more information on a resident of the cay named Dorothy Gordon from Eleuthera. The Tribune in 1938 reported her case, stating that her “nostrils were emitting small crystals and a gin bottle oozed out of her breast” from a “case of Obeah meant for her mother.”

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environment

Go green with power-packed festival

Scenes from the last festival.

By FELICITY INGRAHAM

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hen you live the way nature intended, you live a longer, healthier, happier life. That is the motto behind the Green Earth Festival, now in it’s sixth year, taking place at Fort Charlotte this Sunday from 12noon to 7pm.

Organisers are preparing for the biggest festival to date, determined to push back against staggering health statistics in the Bahamas.

The country ranks number one in obesity in the Caribbean and Latin America. It ranks sixth in the world for diabetes, cancer, kidney failure and non-communicable diseases.

“Based on the global statistics for the Bahamas, we are at the level of a crisis; it is really and truly no longer an option – we must make some changes to our lifestyles in order to save our health,” said Rhonda Wright, director of Seedlings’ place, founding company of the festival.

Years ago, she wanted to create an event that would bring together businesses promoting the green lifestyle with people on the same journey.

Families could get together in a

vibrant space to see healthy lifestyles in action, sample delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes, have lots fun, learn new skills, and interact with nature.

The Green Earth Festival was successfully launched and takes place around the time of Earth Day each year. The festival has become so popular that some 1,500 people attended the event last time.

Rhonda partners with Aisha Nesut Ani and Tish Eneas of Qubtic Kitchen to successfully organise what they call “the Bahamas’ first and only green living event”. This year, they are excited to present a new component – the first annual Bahamas Plant-Based Culinary Competition.

Participants aged seven to adult, from schools, organisations and families will form teams and prepare tasty dishes totally from plant sources, competing for the top prizes. The Kiddie Kitchen (ages 7-12) will feature fun, tasty, fruity healthy pack snacks; the Student Salad Bar (ages 12-14) must include seven ingredients for a mouth-watering super salad; Teen To Go (ages 15-18) will focus on sandwiches, wraps, pizza and shihkabobs, and the Chef Cafeteria for the adult competition will highlight breakfast, appetisers, entrées and bush tea.

“The conversation has been elevated to government level,” said Rhonda, proudly noting that government school chef teams are competing, while the conversation continues about adapting a “green” curriculum in schools.

“The festival has grown tremendously. It has shown many people who may not have been aware of so many Bahamian businesses selling products or services that are eco-friendly, handmade… various things that can facilitate a healthy lifestyle. This facilitates a healthy body, mind and spirit and also safeguards the Earth,” she said.

This year, the Green Earth Festival is also partnering with the Akhepran International Academy, where

Rhonda serves as principal, as well as the Department of Culture, specifically the Antiquities, Museums and Monuments Corporation. This year will feature a “kids jamboree”, musical performances, entertainment, artists, speakers, and vendors with a focus on healthy, vegan, natural, handmade, organic, local and eco-friendly products.

President and CEO of Akhepran International, former Senator Dr Jacinta Higgs, decided that with her school participating, she should be the first to set an example. Last September, Dr Higgs took on a challenge to lose 50 pounds, with her goal date as the end of June. Thus far, she has shed 40 pounds and is feeling lighter and exhilarated that she can fit into some of her favourite clothes again.

“When the information came to me that the Bahamas is number one per capita in obesity, it was startling.

We are in a crisis. I said, let me bring more harmony and balance to my life and add on a few more years on my life. I want to be a little healthier in terms of my capacity to get up and move and not be confined to a wheelchair or home,” said Dr Higgs.

Tickets for the Green Earth Festival are $5 for adults and $2 for children over 12; kids under 12 get in for free.

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film

Summer at the movies Temperatures are heating up and so is the action at the cinema.

So grab your popcorn and soak up some cool A/C while you enjoy the summer blockbuster season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here’s what’s playing this summer at the movies:

“Deadpool 2”

“Incredibles 2”

MAY “Overboard” (May 4) — The classic Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell comedy gets a reboot, and a gender swap, with Anna Faris in the Russell role opposite Eugenio Derbez.

“Tully” (May 4) — The “Juno” team (Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody) are behind this film about a mother of three (Charlize Theron) and her night nanny (Mackenzie Davis).

“Breaking In” (May 11) —Gabrielle Union has to defend her family from home invaders.

“Life of the Party” (May 11) — A newly single housewife (Melissa McCarthy) goes back to college, with her daughter, to try to reclaim her life.

“The Seagull” (May 11) —Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening star in an adaptation of the classic Anton Chekov play.

“Book Club” (May 18) — Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen play lifelong friends, and book club members, who are unexpectedly affected when they crack open “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

“Deadpool 2” (May 18) —Ryan Reynolds returns as the hilariously irreverent Marvel character, who’s got a new foe in Cable (Josh Brolin).

“Show Dogs” (May 18) — Will Arnett teams up with some crimefighting dogs.

“First Reformed” (May 18) — “Taxi Driver” scribe Paul Schrader directs this tension-filled drama about a grieving pastor (Ethan Hawke) and a woman (Amanda Seyfried) at his church.

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (May 25) — The origins of Star Wars’ favourite scruffy-looking scoundrel Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) are explored, including how he met Lando (Donald Glover) and Chewbacca.

JUNE “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”

“Action Point” (June 1) —Johnny Knoxville pulls some crazy stunts at

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a purposefully dangerous amusement park.

“Adrift” (June 1) — Based on a true story, a young couple (Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin) on a deep sea sailing adventure attempt to survive a catastrophic hurricane and its aftermath.

“A Kid Like Jake” (June 1) — Parents Claire Danes and Jim Parsons grapple with the apparent gender nonconformity of their four-year-old son.

“Ocean’s 8” (June 8) — All-star cast? Check. High-stakes heist? Check.

Sounds like an Ocean’s movie, but with a little twist — women. Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham Carter and Awkwafina.

“Won’t You Be My Neighbour” (June 8) — Put on your comfy sneakers and cardigan for this documentary about Mister Fred Rogers, from Academy Award-winner Morgan Neville.

“Hotel Artemis” (June 8) — Jodie Foster runs a hospital for criminals in a futuristic Los Angeles action-thriller.

With Sterling K Brown and Jeff Goldblum.

“The Incredibles 2” (June 15) — Get your supersuit ready, the Incredibles are back, and Mr. Incredible has to stay with the kids (and baby Jack-Jack) while Elastigirl is out saving the world.

“Gotti” (June 15) — John Travolta stars as mob boss John Gotti, with Kelly Preston playing his wife.

“Tag” (June 15) — A group of adult friends (Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Rashida Jones, Isla Fisher) continue the tradition of their annual, competitive game of tag.

“Set It Up” (on Netflix June 15) — Young assistants try to make their lives better by setting up their cruel bosses.

With Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs.

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (June 22) — Owen (Chris Pratt) and Clare (Bryce Dallas Howard) travel back to Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano.

“Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (June 29) — Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro take on drug cartels responsible for smuggling terrorists across the border in this sequel.

“Uncle Drew” (June 29) — “Get Out” scene-stealer Lil Rel Howery stars in this comedy about a Harlem basketball tournament.

“The Hustle” (June 29) — A remake of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson.

“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

“The Spy Who Dumped Me”

“Solo: A Stars Wars Story”

JULY “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (July 6) — Paul Rudd is back as the shrinking superhero, now with a possible partner in Evangeline Lilly’s The Wasp.

“Sorry to Bother You” (July 6) — A Sundance breakout, this Oakland-set sci-fi comedy stars Lakeith Stanfield as a telemarketer opposite Tessa Thompson and Armie Hammer.

“Whitney” (July 6) —A documentary from Kevin Macdonald that explores the life of Whitney Houston with the support of her estate.

“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” (July 13) — Dracula (Adam Sandler) takes his family on a cruise.

With Mel Brooks, Selena Gomez.

“Skyscraper” (July 13) — Framed and on the run, Dwayne Johnson has to save his wife and kids from the world’s tallest building which also happens to be on fire.

“The Equalizer 2” (July 20) — Denzel Washington reprises his role as gun for hire Robert McCall.

“Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!”

(July 20) — Pack your bags to spend another ABBA-filled summer in the Greek isles with a pregnant Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) who learns about her mom Donna’s youth. With Meryl Streep, Cher and Lily James.

“Mission: Impossible — Fallout” (July 27) — Tom Cruise returns as agent Ethan Hunt in the sixth instalment in the franchise.

AUGUST “The Darkest Minds” (August 3) — When teenagers get superpowers, the government turns against them in this sci-fi actioner based on the Alexandra Bracken novel. With Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore.

“Disney’s Christopher Robin” (August 3) — A grown-up Christopher

Robin (Ewan McGregor) is visited by some old friends. Jim Cummings voices Pooh.

“Mile 22” (August 3) —Mark Walhberg re-teams with director Peter Berg for this actioner about an American intelligence officer and the police officer he has to protect.

“The Spy Who Dumped Me” (August 3) — Two friends (Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon) get entangled in a high-stakes international conspiracy in this comedy.

“The Wife” (August 3) — Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce star in a marital drama based on Meg Wolitzer’s book.

“The Meg” (August 10) —It’s Jason Statham and a giant shark. Enough said.

“BlacKkKlansman” (August 10) — Filmmaker Spike Lee tells the story of a detective (John David Washington) and his partner (Adam Driver) who go undercover to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

“The Happytime Murders” (August 17) — In a world where puppets and humans co-exist, two odd-couple cops (one human, one puppet) band together to solve a crime. With Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and Joel McHale.

“Crazy Rich Asians” (August 17) — An American woman (Constance Wu) gets transported into a world of excess when she flies to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family in this adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s popular book.

“Slender Man” (August 24) — The terrifying boogeyman with the featureless face is coming to haunt theatres.

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fter 10 years of lean, threadbare, Lilliputian tales, Marvel Studios has, thank heavens, finally decided to go big.

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The scale of “Avengers: Infinity War,” of course, isn’t a departure for Marvel. It’s an apotheosis. But is it possible to supersize what is already colossal?

“Infinity War,” which brings together more than 30 significant characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and enough spandex to clothe a small nation, is a little like launching an invasion after the war was already won.

Despite assured dominance, Marvel has gone nuclear.

The title refers to the six “infinity stones” scattered around the universe, each conveying a power of sorcery, like the time-warping one held by Doctor Strange. They are dearly sought by Thanos, the indestructible Titan warlord, who rules over much of space but would like all of it.

Josh Brolin plays Thanos And it’s, in part, the lure of finality that has made “Infinity War,” directed Barack Obama’s first term — leading

by Anthony and Joe Russo (veterans up to a battle royal that could mean of two “Captain America” movies), the demise of some of Marvel’s most one of the year’s most salivated-over famous faces. movies. The preamble has been one It can be hard to know who or what long tease — we have seen fleeting to root for. Arguably the best qualglimpses of Thanos (Josh Brolin) since ity — and most vital asset — of the Marvel canon is its star-making (or at least star-expanding) power. On the one hand, Chris Pratt’s performance as Star-Lord in “The Guardians of the Galaxy” has been terrific and turned him into a household name. On the other hand, we’ve hardly seen Robert Downey Jr outside of the Iron Man suit in the last decade. It took 18 months to shoot both parts of “Infinity War” back-to-back (the sequel is due out next summer), putting a stranglehold on some of our best movie stars, like Chris Hemsworth and Anthony Mackie.

And it’s really the simple pleasure of seeing so many good actors together that makes “Infinity War” — an “Ocean’s Eleven” in hyper drive — work. The screenplay, by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, spreads the heroes around in improvised groups that create some funny dynamics. The Guardians, who inject most of the life to “Infinity War,” swoon for Hemsworth’s one-eyed Thor.

Many don’t know each other, or the parameters of their shared “cinematic universe.” ‘‘There’s an Ant-Man AND a Spider-Man?” remarks Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner, aka the Hulk.

The level playing field is a chance to rebalance the Marvel pecking order, online for free home delivery! most recently upended by Chadwick Boseman and “Black Panther.” Neither Chris Evans’ Captain America nor

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Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, for example, make much of an impact on “Infinity War.” But Zoe Saldana, as the green-skinned Gamora, strides to the fore, as does Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch. “Infinity War” rarely, surprisingly, feels as overstuffed as such a superhero smorgasbord ought to, a testament to the filmmakers’ adept plate-spinning skills.

That may be because “Infinity War” doesn’t really belong to the superheroes. This is Brolin’s film. Already an actor who can appear chiselled from granite, his Thanos is an imposing boulder of a villain, with weary eyes and lined creases running down his massive chin. He and his adoptive daughter, Gamora, are the only characters with much of a story in “Infinity War.” He’s the immovable object around which the gaggle of superheroes orbits.

Most will come for the action, the quips and the characters, and I suspect “Infinity War” will deliver for them — particularly thanks to the Guardians.

In such a bruisingly long showdown, the action sequences grow monotonous, and the interludes amid the rubble more infrequent.

The movie’s ending — just one of the spoilers that divulging here would bring Thanos’ fist down upon me — will be the major talking point. But for me, its power only lasts as long as a commercial break with an easy-tosee-through “to be continued.” Who lives and who dies? It’s hard to fret too much with an eternity of sequels and spinoffs lined up.

JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

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community

Born to run – A unique trio chases success on the track

By FELICITY INGRAHAM

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hese three up-and-coming sprint athletes all share a unique history: they were all born in 2004 as premature babies, having to fight since day one. As they grew up, they all discovered their athletic prowess. And this Saturday, these aspiring Olympians will be competing at the same track meet.

Lydia Clarke weighed just two pounds, two ounces when she came into the world. She spent 28 weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit and flatlined in front of her father, Larry Clarke. Her mother, Gail, said they were “nerve-wracking weeks” when Lydia had to receive a blood transfusion to survive.

Sidria Thurston is what her mother Simone, calls a “miracle baby”. Simone gave birth at just 25 weeks gestation and her daughter was just a pound and three ounces when she was born. She spent three months in hospital before she could be sent home.

Apryl Adderley was born weighing just three pounds, two ounces and had to undergo surgery the day she was born. There was a blockage in her small intestine that had to be removed, then her intestines were sewn back together to save her.

Dr Steve Lochan, of the Precious Prosperity Paediatric Centre, took care of all three of these girls who were born with medical challenges, but survived to become great students and budding athletes. All three of them participated in the Nationals track and field competition as well as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) track and field meet and had excellent showings. In their track club, DTSP, their relay team is currently the best in the under 15 girls division.

They were all born in 2004. Their parents, all St John’s High School graduates, reconnected at the hospital, watching over their children during some of the most critical times in their

lives. Now, they remain connected as their daughters compete together and have developed a spirit of camaraderie, knowing they were all fighting together in the hospital as they are now fighting together on the track.

Lydia competes in the 4x100m relay and the 100m sprint for Queen’s College. Sidria runs in the 4x100m, 4x400m and the 100 for Kingsway Academy.

Apryl runs in the 4x100m, 4x400m and the 100 sprint for St Augustine’s College. When competing for DTSP (the Development of Technique, Speed and Power), they are coached by Derrick Brown and Larry Clarke.

“Because I was smaller than other people, it was kind of hard,” Sidria said of her experience growing up. “You have to have a loud voice to be heard.

When I wanted something, I demanded it. As a small person, you have to demand what you want.”

Sidria is in the Builder’s Club at Kingsway Academy: “We do a lot of community service. I like it because we are helping others and making a difference.”

She wants to set a world record in track and field one day.

Lydia also has great aspirations in track and field, with her sights set on one day becoming an Olympic gold medallist.

Remembering the days when her mother would have to use a nebuliser to help her breathe, Lydia said: “I feel proud of my accomplishments – what I have done and where I came from.

I just want to continue to strive to do better.”

She wants to be a paediatrician in addition to being a professional athlete.

She loves her St Augustine’s school club called “Queen in Me” that helps nurture young ladies and enjoys serving as a junior usher at Holy Cross Church.

Apryl wants to break the Olympic record set by Florence ‘Flo Jo’ Griffith Joyner. Flo Jo set a 10.54 second record in the 100m finals; Apryl says she will push for 10.30 seconds.

Talented in art, Apryl wants to combine both her passions. She hopes to one day design prosthetic limbs for athletes as well as accident victims.

“I would also like to obtain a master’s degree and become an entrepreneur,” Apryl said.

See all three of these young sprinters perform in their track club’s first annual track meet to be held this coming Saturday, April 29. The DTSP Wolf Pack Track Club will host the first annual Walter Callander Track Meet at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium from 9am to 7pm. For more information, e-mail dtspwolfpack@outlook.com or call 556-1113.

(l-r) Sydria Thurston, Apryl Adderley and Lydia Clarke pose with Ava Taylor, team mate at DTSP.

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music

Artists offered chance to mingle and let loose

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Writer acadet@tribunemedia.net

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hat good is it to have an exciting talent if you just keep to yourself? This is the question entertainer Anja Bowe has always asked herself, and the reason why she strives to create avenues for her and her fellow artists to share good music and learn from one another.

One event to fulfil this purpose was held last Thursday, as Anja hosted an open mic ‘Jam Session’ at the downtown restaurant Halcyon along with The Jam Session house band.

The evening included performances

by Adrian D’Aguilar, Anushka Wright, Osano Neely, Renae Ceasar, Judah Tha Lion, and the Motions Band.

“This is definitely not the first time something like this has been done, and there are lots of open mics around, but to interact with other musicians is something special. We had the first one in December and since then the Halcyon Restaurant has partnered with me to continue having this wonderful mixer/jam and it feels wonderful.

I feel musicians need something like this where we can just relax and have a great time doing the things we love to do, with no pressure in anyway, just enjoying yourself,” said Anja.

With weekly singing gigs and other engagements on her busy agenda, Anja said when it comes to just enjoying a night out on the town and finding good entertainment, she sometimes struggles. She said she and other artists spend most of their time entertaining the public, without ever really having a chance to let loose. However, the Jam Session aims to change this.

“I wanted to create an environment where creatives in any field of entertainment could get together, relax, let loose, jam if ya bad, and of course network. Too many times I find we just don’t know enough about our own Bahamian artists, whether it’s a jazz

Anja Bowe hosts a special ‘Jam Session’ for various artists at Halcyon Restaurant.

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instrumentalist, a rake n’ scrape artist, or even an indie artist or a rapper; we hardly know who does what because we’re busy in our own lane. Well, this event gives us a chance to get to know each other. I want to create an unstoppable network of creatives that transcends beyond the outskirts of our little islands. We have artists that are well beyond their years and well beyond just performing locally,” said Anja.

She believes events like the Jam Session are important, because given

the size of the Bahamas, it’s important to support each other, but more so to bring awareness to the great qualities and talents that Bahamians possess.

“I thought creating an event like this would encourage an environment of camaraderie among musicians, developing more of a network between us where we would get to know individual Bahamian artists on another level; learn why they do what they do, learn who is performing where, who has live performances coming up, who is working on new music, et cetera, so that we

could support each other in a more meaningful or effective way,” she said.

“When I usually start the jam off at the event, nothing is practiced, it’s just a feeling. Of course for some of the best musicians, this is a simple and fun exercise, and from there I simply open the floor to my comrades and encourage everyone to join in. Someone may come up with a song, a rap, a spoken word piece; we’ve had them all and somehow it has made for an awesome show. So even if you are not a performer, the bystanders have the most fun because they’re experiencing performances in their rawest form and that could be so special sometimes.”

Anja’s hope is to continue to introduce more young and inexperienced musicians and artists to the seasoned professionals in effort to allow to them to interact and learn from one another.

“This is important to me because I know how hard it has been for me as an artist who isn’t doing what’s popular such as rake n’ scrape or soca music.

My interests are more neo soul, Broadway and jazz music, but unfortunately in our country those sort of artists are not as recognised, so this is important to me because it brings more of those sort of artists out of the woodwork and into the limelight, showing others there’s still hope for those of us that march to the beat of our own drum,” she said.

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celebrity

PART

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

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Scarlett Johansson Black Widow

Zoe Saldana Gamora

Letitia Wright Shuri

Karen Gillan Nebula

Karin says: “I almost didn’t recognise her. She looks like an older Millie Bobby Brown from ‘Stranger Things’.

OK, so the purple eye makeup is pretty, the rest...the dress is a weird length and just kinda sits there, making her look frumpy despite all the glitter. And the choker is the worst with this look.”

Cara says: “It looks like she is wrapped in cheap foil. The neckline is also really unflattering, as is the length of the dress, and the strappy shoes only serve to cut off her ankles. I am not a fan.”

Karin says: “Zoe always seems to go for casual, yet elegant. This is not a bad look as such, but I think it would have looked better without the huge bow, but I guess otherwise it’s all just a bit boring.”

Cara says: “I don’t mind the big bow actually. It’s in an interesting location and I love the black pants/white shirt combo. This looks very interesting, and she’s managed to escape that waitress effect.”

Karin says: “She’s young and wants to experiment...but this is one experiment gone wrong. The lilac and turquoise suit would have been fine, but that black chiffon as a barely there skirt and the big bow at the neck are simply awful. Also, that hairstyle is too harsh on her.”

Cara says: “It’s just too much going on. The print is so loud and then add the black tulle on the pants and the high neck...it’s a little fashion migraine she has going on. And it’s giving me a headache just looking at it.”

Karin says: “This dress might have been OK and pretty-ish, that is if this were a premiere in Finland complete with reindeers. It all looks very Anna from ‘Frozen’. I’m a bit baffled by the design. The white trim cupping her breasts is especially strange.”

Cara says: “What a mess this is. It’s like an old granny nightgown that got attacked with masking tape to highlight all the girly bits. I get that this is probably a high couture gown and is supposed to be fashion forward, but this is proof that not everything that goes down the runway is meant to be worn in real life.”

• See page 16 for more superhero fashions.

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The Weekend Fashion Report World Premiere of “Avengers: Infinity War”

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celebrity

PART

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

HIT

SPLIT

SPLIT

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Danai Gurira Okoye

Evangeline Lilly The Wasp

Elizabeth Olsen Scarlet Witch

Angela Bassett Ramonda

Karin says: “Finally, a look I can get behind. Love the blood red! Just gorgeous. The intricate beading on the gown is to die for. And she knows exactly what silhouette flatters her figure best. The only thing I don’t like is the mismatched magenta lipstick.”

Cara says: “OMG this is lovely, definitely the best I have seen her wear. First, the fit is really perfect, which is why it looks so good on her.

The detail is lovely as well. Really nice look.”

Karin says: “This looks like something Beyonce wore in that terrible ‘Austin Powers’ movie. It’s very...ummm... groovy? Actually, I like it. The tangerine colour is unusual, as is the style of this pantsuit. It looks both fancy and comfy.”

Cara says: “I am not overly enthused about this, to be honest. I like a good pantsuit, and the fabric is lovely, but I just don’t know, maybe it is too much of a good thing for me. Something just isn’t clicking.”

Karin says: “I do like the idea of pants with a train and a sexy top, just not on Elizabeth. The bodice style top, unfortunately, does her shape no favours. It makes her look boxy. Some lacy straps might have worked better.”

Cara says: “I agree. While I love the outfit itself, it cuts her off somehow maybe she didn’t need the black band at the waist. And again, the length of the pants with the ankle straps makes her look stumpy.”

Karin says: “First of all, there is something seriously wrong with her bronzer/highlighter, giving her that pursed lips look. Again, the suit looks cool and pretty, but is probably not the best for Angela. She looks like she’s wearing a straitjacket.”

Cara says: “This is a no for me and really I am disappointed because I know she can bring it much stronger than this. One, it’s just too casual and boring for probably the most anticipated movie of the year. She looks like she is dressed to have a casual lunch with friends. I just wanted more from the Queen of Wakanda.”

PHOTOS BY JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP

The Weekend Fashion Report World Premiere of “Avengers: Infinity War”

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Friday, April 27, 2018

fashion

Leading men model for a cause ‘Blue Tie Shindig’ raises autism awareness

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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WENTY of the Bahamas’ most influential men will shine bright tomorrow night, decked out in their finest blue attire for a special fundraiser in support of autism awareness.

The Seahorse Institute is hosting the Blue Tie Shindig, its first ever men’s fashion show in support of autism, at SuperClub Breezes beginning at 6.30pm. The theme is “Outrageous Blue”.

CEOs and other business executives, as well as media personalities will take to the catwalk in for the “Light it up Blue” showcase.

“The men who have signed up to participate realise this event is not for professional models per se, but for men who feel confident about walking on behalf of any child with special needs,” said Anthony Smith of West Point Media and the event’s chairman.

“We have great entertainment, lots of stunning men’s suits sponsored by Moderne Men Boutique and worn by familiar faces our audience will recognise from our community, as well as incredible information that will be shared about the programmes at the Seahorse Institute.”

“Some of the participants include investors for Superplex, Gheron Dorsett, Kevin Fox and Timothy Bain; Sean Nottage, a stand-in for one of the ‘James Bond’ movies; Miguel Roker, a trainer for Forex Trading; Lynden Maycock, CEO; Chester Robards and Kyle Walkine from news and television media; Peter Goudie, consultant, and

attorney Darron Pickstock, and this is to name but a few,” he said.

During the initial part of the show the models will be wearing their Seahorse Institute shirt to share the message about Sunny the Seahorse.

“He’s basically the mascot for us.

There’s lots of information to be shared about autism in the Bahamas; new developments and groundbreaking stories involving the special needs community. A part from that we have great entertainment and giveaways,” said Mr Smith.

Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism.

Autism is estimated to affect 1 in 68 children and 1 in 42 boys, and preva-

“The men who have signed up to participate realise this event is not for professional models per se, but for men who feel confident about walking on behalf of any child with special needs.” lence figures are growing.

Mr Smith said the fashion showcase also demonstrates that father’s play a critical role in helping children with autism and other special needs to overcome challenges.

All proceeds will be used for scholarships to provide essential treatment and therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders from families with limited means.

“We are constantly struggling to provide more scholarship opportunities for those children who are not able to afford the full treatment. Our

aim is to raise funds at minimum for at least 10 scholarships. In addition, running a non-profit organisation in the Bahamas is costly beyond belief.

So operational costs and other associated expenses to ensure the facility continues to provide what is needed for those with autism is taxing. We pray and hope through this event others will jump on board as sponsors, donors, partners and students for those who may not know about us,” said Mr Smith.

Seahorse Institute is a Bahamian non-profit organisation founded by Dr Michelle Major that provides intensive research-based and data driven interventions for children, adolescents and adults with autism

and other developmental delays, including Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, language disorders and other learning disabilities.

The Institute provides year-around programming with a comprehensive curriculum that specialises in the acquisition of language, communication skills, pre-academic and academic independent functioning, as well as socialisation skills.

For more information about the Seahorse Institute, donations or volunteering, contact Dr Major at 676-6780 or visit the website at www.seahorseinstitute.org.

Tickets for tomorrow night’s event start at $50.

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fashion

A showcase for design in all its forms

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Writer acadet@tribunemedia.net

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rt meets fashion this Saturday when the Dear Fashion Journal media group hosts its ‘Miasma’ exhibition at the Dundas Centre for Performing Arts.

The brainchild of up-and-coming fashion and textile designer Delano Marc, the event kicks off at 5pm and will feature an art exhibition, a fashion show and an after party.

Exhibitors will include vendors like “Give Me Some Sugar”, paintings by Justin Moultrie; fashion designs by students Del Simone, Anthonique Black and Reneil Ingraham; a display by Alex Turnquest; the latest work by designers Racquel Bar and Jarressa Johnson; jewellery

by Ryan Dean, and entertainment by Zaafira, Ophine and Shop P. “The Miasma Fashion and Art Exhibit will allow guests the ability to mingle and network, pursue artwork, enjoy performances by local musicians and experience a fashion show unlike any they may have previously attended,” said Delano.

“I am very excited about all pieces, but what really stands out is the introduction look, the finale look and all the handmade jewellery from Ryan Dean.”

He said ‘Miasma’ will feature high fashion pieces that include paint, embroidery and embellishments. With the use of graphics, colour and texture, Delano said his designs will depict a narrative unlike any other.

A product of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI), Delano is also a photographer and fashion blogger. His blog, the Dear Fashion Journal, has a following of more than 7,500. Some of the designer’s past shows were “The Next Big Thing” and “Surflife”, which showcased swim and resort wear designed and sewn by himself.

The young designer envisions his brand expanding beyond the shores of the Bahamas, reaching fashion capitals around the world. For now, Delano will be concentrating on designing gowns for this year’s prom season, creating original pieces for music videos by artists Ophine and Mucho Farri, and showcasing his work in an upcoming fashion show in New York, as well as at Islands of the World Fashion Week in Nassau later this year.

Art, fashion, jewellery and more awaits guests at this weekend’s Dear Fashion event.

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Friday, April 27, 2018

gardening

Stands of beauty A truly tropical garden is not complete unless you have a stand or two of heliconias, says Jack Hardy

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eliconias are both tough and extraordinarily beautiful. They are mainly native to tropical Central and South American rain forests and belong to the Heliconaceae family. They were once classified as Musaceae – the banana family – but now have their own taxonomical niche.

Heliconias in flower are stunning.

The bracts of the inflorescences are generally red and yellow and with heliconias the lobster claw pattern is distinctive. Once established, stands of heliconias give handsome foliage and glorious showy colour season after season.

Now and then potted heliconias may be available from your local nursery but I have found that the main source of supply is other gardeners. Young plants 12-18 inches tall can be removed from the outer parts of an established stand and within two years will form an independent stand. Heliconias grow in full sun but prefer a somewhat shaded location that matches their tropical forest natural habitat.

Heliconias and seem to be very adaptable when it comes to soil. Their native conditions would be much more fertile than our rather poor soil but they grow readily and, with minimum care, produce a healthy colony. The foliage of heliconias much resembles banana leaves but is coarser and does not shred.

Here on Abaco there are two main varieties of heliconia: a tall one that

produces upright inflorescences with large lobster claw bracts, and the more diminutive Heliconia rostrata. I am not sure of the name of the larger one but it looks mighty like H. jacquinii.

The leaves throw to 10 feet and make a magnificent statement in any garden.

The H. rostrata is smaller and sexier.

The inflorescences curve and hang down and the red and yellow bracts have a velvety feel. The leaves are tenderer and become torn in windy conditions so I would recommend a sheltered location for them.

If you do not have heliconias in your yard and have friends who are willing to share, make sure you provide the pickaxe and spade and do the removal work yourself. I have had many people want a clump or two of my heliconias who assumed that because I love gardening I enjoy chopping into a mass of rhizomes to remove a few specimens.

I don’t. While at it, be careful to keep the roots below the rhizomes as intact as possible as their presence speeds up the translocation process.

Gingers are somewhat easier to deal with. I see them often as individual plants but they do best when allowed to form a stand. Even then, care must be taken that the gingers do not get out of hand. Twenty years ago I planted shell ginger. Within four or five years a whole section of my garden – at least 20 feet across – was a mass of shell ginger. That was a mistake. The pleasure we take in plants involves both a distant aspect and a close appreciation.

Shell ginger flowers are among the most fascinating in all nature but are harder to appreciate when massed in an impenetrable thicket. My advice here is to keep your shell ginger to a clump of about half a dozen plants.

Spiral ginger is adorable even when it is not flowering, all because of its leaf arrangement. It tends to bloom in late summer and produces its beauty with colourful bracts holding the true flower. Perhaps the most impressive of the spiral gingers is red tower ginger that had large flower cones of deep red and yellow. Although gingers tend to be more diminutive than the larger Heliconias there are some like crepe ginger that grow to over six feet.

Many gingers produce leaves that are similar to canna and also have

Flowering heliconias

Shell ginger in bloom the habit of producing the flower stalk a short distance from the foliage stalks. A good example is pine cone ginger that can grow to five or six feet yet produces its ‘cones’ close to the ground. Every time I pass my flowering specimens I give the cones a squeeze with my palms and then rub my face with the resultant gingery water. I have been told that the scented water from

pine ginger cones has been used by ladies as a hair conditioner.

Other gingers that may be available at your nursery (or from a good friend’s yard) are butterfly ginger, hidden lily, and red ginger – bearing one of the most impressive of the ginger flowers. Then, of course, there is edible ginger that is the easiest to obtain just by going to your local food store. If you grow edible ginger it is best planted in the vegetable garden.

All ginger plants do best grown in a location that is partly shaded. Like heliconias they seem to very adaptable to soil types and need minimal care when it comes to water and fertilizer.

I have mentioned cannas in passing and they too are best grown in stands that are partly shaded. I often see cannas planted along wire fences in an exposed situation and they always seem to look ragged and untidy.

Grown as a stand in a sheltered area they produce at their best with lovely red, yellow and orange flowers. While heliconias and gingers tend to bloom in spring and summer canna flowers all year round, on and off.

•For questions and comments, e-mail gardenerjack@coralwave.com

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Friday, April 27, 2018

books

Review: Wedding plans fail in ‘Family & Other Catastrophes’

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mily knew her family was flawed, but she had no idea the dysfunction could reach such epic levels until she comes home for her wedding. In her debut novel, Alexandra Borowitz paints a quirky picture of what it means to “honour thy father and mother” in “Family & Other Catastrophes.”

Emily, who is neurotic, is engaged to a wonderfully normal man who, fingers crossed, will not ditch her at the altar because her family appears to be socially impaired. Her sister is a boisterous feminist who all but boycotts the traditional view of marriage. Her brother is recently divorced and is on the prowl. And her therapist mother decides that since all of her children are under one roof, she should facilitate a few family therapy sessions.

All Emily wants to do is get married to the man of her dreams, but it seems the

universe is out to get her. She has to deal with a medical emergency, inappropriate feminist rants, strip-club hijinks, clashing families, a weird relative and deep-dark secrets that bubble to the surface, thanks to family therapy.

Emily’s goal is to keep her cool and look good doing it. It’s her wedding week and she will not go down without a fight. Bring on the crazy people.

Borowitz’s humour falls into the raw and sometimes crude category in “Families & Other Catastrophes.” If something can go wrong, it does go wrong. Readers will definitely feel for Emily as she navigates each and every setback, but for those hoping to see a resolution for all the catastrophes, don’t hold your breath.

There are too many strings to tie up to satisfy those who desire closure.

CRITICALLY praised Patricia Hampl invites readers to take a journey to explore the idea of a life steeped in leisure without schedules.

In “The Art of the Wasted Day,” Hampl takes a closer look at people’s need to constantly add to the to-do list, as real life passes them by. Will a time of personal tranquility ever be considered equally as important as the daily grind?

In the first chapters, Hampl suggests that the America Dream is built on a life that thrives. The most convincing piece of evidence is written in the Declaration of Independence. The founding fathers placed “the pursuit of happiness” as a foundational mandate of how Americans should approach long-standing goals. The juxtaposition between striving to be happy versus just being happy is what sent Hampl on an adventure to figure out the art of leisure.

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‘The Art of the Wasted Day’ explores silence and solitude

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Is a solitary life one that stays home?

Or does it involve adventure to figure out what makes you happy? Hampl’s research into the “to go” or “to stay” preference eventually leads her to French philosopher Michel de Montaigne. This “modern daydreamer” is Hampl’s muse.

Hampl weaves personal stories throughout the course of the book as she travels to the homes of individuals who were famously known for seclusion.

She visits Bordeaux, Wales, Moravia, and even spends time at a Benedictine monastery. But nothing compares to her time cruising down the Mississippi with her husband.

“The Art of the Wasted Day” is literary art in and of itself. Hampl, known for her work in prose, has the ability to paint a meticulous picture in each essay.

Readers will easily conjure images of the gardens, experience the intricate details of architecture and hopefully accept the silence that accompanies a quest to find solitude.

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literary lives – greta garbo

The enigmatic face of Hollywood’s Golden Age

Sir Christopher Ondaatje reminds us of the iconic Swedish-born American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s who ended up fleeing from her fame.

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reta Garbo, possibly the most enigmatic and elusive Hollywood movie star, was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. She was the youngest of three children of Anna Lovisa Karlsson, a jam factory worker, and Karl Alfred Gustafson, a labourer. He worked as a street cleaner, factory worker and butcher’s assistant. The impoverished family lived in a working class slum.

“It was eternally grey – those long winter nights. My father would be sitting in a corner scribbling figures ... my mother is repairing ragged old clothes, sighing. We children

would be talking in very low voices, or just sitting silently. We were filled with anxiety, as if there were danger in the air ... Where we lived, all the houses and apartments looked alike, their ugliness matched by everything surrounding us.”

Garbo was a daydreamer, hated school, and dreamed of becoming an actress. She let school when she was 13 and never went to high school. In 1919, when the Spanish flu spread through Sweden, her father became ill, lost his job, and died in 1920. She was devastated.

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Continued from page 21 running errands in the millinery department where she began modelling hats for the store’s catalogues. This led to her becoming a fashion model, and then making a film commercial for women’s clothing. Garbo was still only 14 years old.

Two years later, the Swedish director Erik Arthur Petschler gave her a small part in the comedy “Peter the Tramp”.

From 1922 to 1924 she studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre’s Acting School in Stockholm.

In 1924, Garbo was hired by the well-known Finnish director Mauritz Stiller to play a part in his classic film “The Saga of Gösta Berling”, a dramatisation of the novel by Selma Lagerlöf – the Nobel Prize winner. It was Stiller who gave her the name of Garbo. Thus started her extraordinary film career. Stiller became her mentor, training her as an actress and managing every aspect of her young career. She followed her role in “Gösta Berling” in a leading role in the 1925 German film “Die freudlose Gasse” (The Street of Sorrow) directed by G W Pabst and co-starring Asta Nielsen.

“All Europe at that time regarded Stiller as the most significant figure in the film world. Directors hurried to the projecting rooms where his prints were shown. They took with them their secretaries and, in the dim silence, they dictated breathless comments on the Garbo in her first leading role in the Swedish film “The Saga of Gösta Berling” wide sweep of his magnificent tech(1924). nique. Stiller had found me, an obscure artist in Sweden, and brought me to Sweden at the demand of Louis B of the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, America. I worshipped him. There are Mayer, together with Mauritz Stiller. but MGM used Monta Bell. She played some, of course, who say it was a love These were still the days of silent pica peasant girl opposite Ricardo Cortez story. It was more. It was utter devotion tures. They arrived in July 1925 after and was immediately transformed into which only the young can know – the a 10-day voyage on the SS Drottninga seductive beauty who becomes an adoration of a student for her teacher, holm in New York where they opera star. It was an unexpected hit of a timid girl for a mastermind. In remained for six long months without and Thalberg next cast her in “The his studio, Stiller taught me how to do any communication from MGM. FrusTemptress” (1926), a variation of “The everything: how to eat; how to turn my trated, Garbo and Stiller decided to Torrent” based on another Ibáñez head; how to express love – and hate.” travel to Los Angeles on their own, but novel. Even after a single film Garbo

even then there was no contact from was given top billing playing opposite Victor Seastrom, a respected Swedthe studio.

They were on the verge of Antonio Moreno. This time, Stiller was ish director at MGM, was a good friend returning to Sweden when a Swedish the director, but he (who spoke hardly of Stiller, and it was he who encourproducer in Los Angeles contacted any English) had repeated arguments aged Louis B Mayer to hire Mauritz the MGM head of production, Irving with Moreno and MGM executives and Stiller. Mayer, looking for new talent, Thalberg, who agreed to give Garbo a was fired by Thalberg who hired Fred made an offer, but Stiller demanded screen test.

Niblo. Again, Garbo received rave that Garbo be part of any contract.

The result was electrifying, and reviews and MGM had found itself a Mayer refused, but eventually agreed Thalberg immediately started groomnew star. Stiller, incidentally, was hired to a private screening of “Gösta Bering the young Swedish actress by fixing

by Paramount and did three films for ling”. He was immediately struck by her teeth, making sure she lost weight, them. But he once more had trouble Garbo’s magnetism and she, not Stiller, and giving her English lessons. with Paramount officials, was fired, and became his primary interest.

Garbo expected Mauritz Stiller to be returned to Sweden in 1927 where he Thus, in 1925, Garbo, now 20 years old and not able to speak a word the director on her first film, “Torrent” died the following year of pleurisy. of English, was brought over from (1926), a melodrama and adaptation

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“Off the screen I studied his every whim, wish and demand. I lived my life according to the plans he laid down.

He told me what to say and what to do.

When Stiller died I found myself like a ship without a rudder. I was bewildered, lost, and very lonely. I resolutely refused to talk to reporters because I didn’t know what to say. By degrees I dropped out of the social whirl of Hollywood.

I retired into my shell. I built a wall of repression around my real self, and I lived – and still live – behind it.”

Garbo went on to make eight more silent films, and all were hits. She starred in three of them with John Gilbert. “Flesh and The Devil” (1926) was their first film and she gave a more erotic performance as a heartless adulteress than Hollywood had ever seen before. Their romance on the screen began an off-screen affair, and before shooting stopped they were living together. Audiences were captivated by her love scenes with Gilbert, and her third movie with Gilbert, “A Woman of Affairs” (1928), hoisted her to the pinnacle of MGM stars, ousting the silent film queen Lilian Gish.

She was a lightning sensation and soon established her reputation as one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses. For more than 50 years Garbo remained an enigma who introduced a subtlety of expression to the art of silent acting. Its effect on audiences was indisputable.

People were spellbound by her ability to express words and moods with the slightest movement of her eyes or her mouth or the mere contraction of her eyebrows. She was every man’s fantasy mistress and every woman was mesmerised by her exotic inscrutability. MGM was the last studio to convert to sound, and Garbo’s last silent film, “The Kiss”, (1929) was also the studio’s last.

“I am still a little nervous, a little selfconscious about my English. I cannot express myself well at parties. I speak haltingly. I feel awkward, shy, afraid. So I am silent ...”

At the end of 1929, MGM cast Garbo in “Anna Christie” (1930), a film adaptation of the 1922 Eugene O’Neill play. It was her first speaking role, and her now famous first line, “Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side, and don’t be stingy, baby”, launched her incredible career into talking pictures. “Anna Christie” was the highest-grossing film of 1930, and Garbo received her first Academy

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Award nomination for Best Actress – but lost out to Norma Shearer – Irving Thalberg’s wife.

“Romance” (1930), “Inspiration” (1931), and “Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise” (1931) enhanced her fame and she was probably the most popular female star in the United States. “Mata Hari” (1931) and “Grand Hotel” (1932) followed, two of her most famous roles. They were enormously popular and profitable – “Grand Hotel” winning that year’s Academy Award for best picture, Garbo’s performance as a fading ballerina stealing the movie. Garbo now became the greatest money-making machine ever involved in films. She appeared in one more film, “As You Desire Me” (1932), before her MGM contract expired and she returned to Sweden.

“It is bitter to think of one’s best years disappearing in this unpolished country.

I don’t want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures.”

After almost a year of troublesome negotiations Garbo renewed her contract with MGM on the condition that she play Queen Christina, and her salary increased to an amazing $300,000 a picture. MGM did not want to make the movie but they gave in to Garbo’s demands. Rejecting MGM’s choice of Charles Boyer or Laurence Olivier as her leading man, instead she chose her former lover John Gilbert hoping to bolster his sagging career.

Sound movies had exposed his thin voice – inadequate for the portrayal of movie masculinity. His performance was good in “Queen Christina” (1933), but his career continued its downward spiral. He drank heavily and died of a heart attack in 1936 when he was 41 years old.

“Queen Christina” gave Garbo a chance to play the coveted role of the eccentric 17th century Swedish monarch. It was a lavish production – one of MGM’s biggest of the time, and was hailed as “Garbo’s return”. It opened in December of 1933 to critical acclaim and became the highest grossing film of the year. “Queen Christina” also gave Garbo one of her most radiant roles.

The New York Times said of her performance: “The tragic film ended with a five-and-a-half second long close-up of her face as she stood on the prow of a ship. The Queen has given up her throne for her lover, who is now dead.

She is taking his body back to Spain

The famously haunting last shot of “Queen Christina” (1933)

Garbo with her on- and off-screen lover John Gilbert.

and then faces a voyage to nowhere.

Her breathtaking and mystical expression has often been likened to that of the Mona Lisa. Rouben Mamoulian who directed, told her the audience must use its imagination to interpret her thoughts, and instructed her ‘to make your face a mask, to think and feel nothing’. Recalling the movie after 50 years, Mr Mamoulian revealed in a 1983 interview that Garbo had often directed herself.” Anyone who has seen “Queen Christina” will remember Garbo’s unforgettable final scene.

Garbo’s next roles in “Anna Karenina” (1935) with Fredric March, and then “Camille” (1936) with Robert Taylor were two more fine performances, and won for her the New York Film Critics Award for best actress in 1935 and 1936. Irving Thalberg, only 37 years old and head of production at MGM, died during the making of “Camille”, which created chaos at the studio and plunged Garbo into severe Continued on page 24

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Continued from page 23 depression. She had lost another mentor.

“If only those who dream of Hollywood knew how difficult it all is.”

“Conquest” (1937) with Charles Boyer was Garbo’s next film – a lavish production – but it lost $1 million at the box office and it became obvious that her popularity had declined.

Her contract at MGM had expired anyway and she returned to Sweden.

But MGM lured her back to America and teamed her with producer-director Ernst Lubitsch to film “Ninotchka” (1939), her first comedy. It was a brilliant satire written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch.

Garbo departed from her serious and melancholy image and played a Soviet envoy humanised by Paris and an elegant and sophisticated Melvyn Douglas. The frivolous airy romance depicted a dour rigid Soviet Union Sailing to success: Garbo and her mentor, Mauritz Stiller, on board the SS under Joseph Stalin and, not surprisDrottningholm in 1925 en route to New York. ingly, the film was banned there. She made one more film – George Cukor’s “Two-Faced Woman”(1941), another was reclusive and, usually alone, she never had an impulse to go to the altar. light comedy. The film did reasonwandered the East 50s and 60s in New I am a difficult person to lead.” ably well at the box office but Garbo York, where she was sometimes seen in

referred to it as “my grave”. She simple clothes, flat shoes, and usually Her best known romance was with had made 27 movies in a career that dark glasses and a large floppy hat. her co-star John Gilbert, but she had spanned 19 years. She was 36 years old She seldom wore any makeup. She other intimate relationships: Leopold when she went into semi-retirement shunned publicity and seemed totally Stokoswki (1937); George Schlee following negative reviews of “Twoself-absorbed.

(1941) – introduced by his wife ValenFaced Woman”, hoping to return to

tina, the fashion designer; Cecil Beaton movies after the War. “The story of my life is about back (1947-1948). Biographers have also Several attempts were made to entrances, side doors, secret elevators claimed that she had relationships with lure her back to films, but she never and other ways of getting in and out of women, notably Maria Helena “Mimi” returned. She was indecisive and basiplaces so that people won’t bother me.

Pollack (1922-1924), the Swedish cally afraid to go on. George Cukor, “I never said ‘I want to be alone’. I actress and director; Lilyan Tashman often blamed for his direction of “Two- only said I want to be left alone! There (1927); Louise Brooks (1928), and Faced Woman”, said, “People often is all the difference.”

Mercedes de Acosta (1931). She was as glibly say that the failure of ‘Two secretive about her liaisons as she was Faced Woman’ finished Garbo’s career.

However, contrary to what people about her relatives.

That’s a gross oversimplification. It believed, she had many friends – some She was a shrewd investor and certainly threw her, but I think that wealthy – and sometimes travelled amassed a collection of paintings by what really happened was that she just with them to Switzerland, Italy and the artists that included Renoir, Rouault, gave up.” She was offered many roles: South of France. For over 40 years she Kandinsky, Bonnard and Jawlen“The Girl from Leningrad” in 1942; lived in a Manhattan apartment oversky. Her art collection for which she “Balzac’s La Duchesse de Langeais” in looking the East River. She became an probably paid less than $100,000 was 1948 – but both projects failed. She was American citizen in 1951. sold at Sothebys in 1991 for a total of also offered in 1949 the part of Norma

$19 million. The two Renoirs alone Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard”, but “I live like a monk: with one toothbrought $11.6 million on an investment adamantly refused the role. brush, one cake of soap, and a pot of of about $35,000.

cream. I smoke all the time, one after Garbo died on April 15, 1990 in “I was tired of Hollywood. I did not another.” the Rogosin Institute in New York of like my work. There were many days

pneumonia and renal failure. She had when I had to force myself to go to the Garbo never married and lived been successfully treated for breast studio ... I really wanted another life.” alone for most of her life. cancer in 1984, but not many knew she

had been receiving dialysis treatment When Garbo retired she led a life “There are some who want to get at the Rogosin Institute for six hours of great privacy and solitude. She married and others who don’t. I have three times a week. When she died

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her total estate was estimated to be $55 million. However that figure was somewhat inflated. She had owned a large part of Rodeo Drive and other real estate in Beverly Hills, but all her commercial buildings in California had been sold long before she died.

Her Chase Manhattan bank accounts totalled $640,000, and her apartment at 450 East 52nd Street was appraised at $850,000. The total worth of her stocks and bonds at the time of her death was $9.861 million, and she owned $3 million in Federal Farm Credit Bank notes. She also owned two insurance policies which paid her $36,500 annually. So the probable total value of Garbo’s estate was a little over $32 million, not including trust funds set up during her lifetime. They were excluded from probate and the estate declined to give any information about the beneficiaries or the amounts – which may have been substantial.

Garbo left everything of her considerable fortune to her niece Gray Reisfeld, the wife of a Passaic, New Jersey gynaecologist and daughter of her brother Sven Gustafsson. She was at Garbo’s bedside when she died. Curiously, $25,000 was listed for Gray Communications for “media relations”. Also expected to receive a bequest was Garbo’s constant companion and aide of 31 years, Claire Koger – a tiny 83-year-old Swiss-born German immigrant who had served as her seamstress, confidant and sometime live-in best friend. Garbo had promised to look after her when she died, but she was dismissed in Garbo’s final will and estate with $3,500 “separation pay”. Sadly, Koger was reduced to living in virtual poverty in a small fourth-floor walk-up apartment on East 66th Street in New York.

Greta Garbo was cremated in Manhattan, and her ashes interred in 1999 at Skogskyrkogrden Cemetery just south of her native Stockholm.

NEXT WEEK: Patricia Vazquez and her special technique of photographing the birds of the Bahamas.

• Sir Christopher Ondaatje is the author of The Last Colonial. He acknowledges that he has quoted liberally from Wikipedia; The New York Times 1990 Obituary; and Karen Swenson Greta Garbo: A Life Apart (1997).

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One face of Nassau Harbour Forgotten facts Paul C Aranha

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n this 1950s photo by Ronald G Lightbourn, Okra Hill is in the foreground and the Eastern Parade is at the top. The big house on East Bay Street and the nearest dock (also with a white building), known as Fleetwood, were the home of the Maura family and has been replaced by the Out-Island Traders Building.

A dozen or more boats are tied up at Neville Roberts’ East Bay Yacht Basin, a remnant of which was still in use, in the not-too-distant past.

The old Mackey Street Dock is in the middle. As you can see it was not very long. Like at other similar docks along East Bay Street, over the years, fishermen threw so many conch shells into the water that it was usually difficult for boats to reach the dock. Periodically, a government barge would collect the empty shells and dump them in deeper water. Inland from this dock, and easy to see, is a government-owned park, which is still there today. These docks had another important rôle – as a place where fire trucks could park to suck up water for fighting fires.

A little known fact about the park is that government acquired the land, not for a park, but as the intended site for a new Eastern Post Office. For whatever reason, there was a long delay in building, long enough to forget that this land had been bought. The post office (now the Eastern Public Library) was built uphill on Mackey Street and this area got a park.

Mackey Street Dock was transformed into a causeway to Potter’s Cay (the island on the right) and the whole area is now dominated by the first bridge between Nassau and Hog Island/Paradise Island.

Where East Bay Street takes a dramatic turn to the left is Malcolm’s Park, looking very white, because that is where the sand barge (shown) offloaded its cargos of white sand from the seafloor.

In 1954, my sister and her husband lived on their 84-foot schooner

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“The truth is that it was not easy to pull a 400-pound lady onto the dock...”

Gulliver, anchored in the top corner of the picture (but not shown here). They hired a ‘bum boat’ to transport invitees to her birthday party to the Gulliver from Malcolm Park.

Getting there went smoothly, but the return trip, around midnight, turned into an adventure, because the boat’s engine stopped and there was no anchor. We drifted westward with

the ebbing tide until, near Armstrong Street Dock, we collided with a fishing smack at anchor and tied up to her while the crew (captain and mate) worked on the engine.

Once they got the engine running we headed for Malcolm Park, but the problem had just begun, for the engine stopped again and this time we missed that fishing smack. In those days, however, fishing smacks at anchor were a common feature of Nassau Harbour and we grabbed hold of another one off Deveaux Street Dock.

Nearby was a third smack, with a dinghy attached, so the mate swam over and ‘borrowed’ the dinghy. Once alongside our ‘bum boat’, it was time to load passengers and the first to board was a well-known lady who weighed some 400 lbs. The dinghy settled so low in the water that nobody else wanted to travel with her, but the mate refused

to scull to Deveaux Street Dock with only one passenger. I got in next and sat at the bow. Ezra Forsyth and the 16-year-old bartender, Preston Moss, followed, and off we went.

Nearing the dock, we encountered those conch shells. They made it difficult to get the bow of the dinghy up to the concrete steps, but I managed to pull myself ashore and, without my 200 lbs, we got the bow of dinghy to the dock. For many years, Ezra got lots of mileage, retelling this story, embellishing the details with each telling. The truth is that it was not easy to pull a 400-pound lady onto the dock, even with Ezra’s and Preston’s heroic pushing, and the very slippery surface almost defeated our efforts. Enough said!

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Friday, April 27, 2018

animals Animal matters Kim Aranha

With a little help from my friends

W

ho remembers that wonderful 1967 song

by The Beatles called “With a Little Help from My Friends”? I was just a girl and I remember loving the words and the sentiments even at a young age.

“No man is an island,” John Donne told us in 1624, and three hundred plus years later, The Beatles told us the same thing but with different words.

“What do you see when you turn out the light?” The Beatles ask us…Ringo replies, “I don’t know, but I know it’s mine.” Such lovely lyrics that say so much and say it so simply.

This is a very fitting mantra for the Bahamas Humane Society and all animal rescue groups. We simply could not succeed without the constant and faithful assistance from others.

At Easter time the very talented jewellery designer duo Astengo de Lama had a show at my house featuring their exquisite pieces that combine the beauty of the sea and gems from the earth.

Isabella Astengo and Loredana de Lama Boboli live part of the year in a home by the beach with sweeping views of the sea and pristine white sand, and every day they are reminded of the amazing gift of nature we are all privileged to enjoy living in this Bahamas of ours.

They are beachcombers supreme.

What has been thrown from the sea is a treasure, but they never take living things; they never plunder our sea for treasures, using only that which is thrown their way. This is a marvellous marriage between coincidence, luck and talent. They are never sure what will be handed to them by fate, and the excitement of the challenge is very apparent in the dynamic and daring designs of their unique jewellery.

Loredana and Isabella are both

PATRICIA VAZQUEZ

PET OF THE WEEK

Grown and grateful

By The Bahamas Humane Society

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erry, Scooby, Computer, Sarah, Brown Girl, Vayne, Found Cable Beach, Star, Angie, Leo, Nicole and Timmy implore you to consider the benefits of adopting an adult dog. For starters, they’re half price at the Bahamas Humane Society and you can come in on a Sunday now to adopt (until April 29).

Older dogs have usually outgrown all those puppy behaviours, like chewing.

They aren’t going to get any larger so what you see is what you get. You can teach an old dog new tricks, despite the aphorism that says otherwise.

BHS President Kim Aranha (right) with jewellery designer Isabella Astengo, of Astengo de Lama. animal lovers, and their “Natural Encounter” show benefits the Bahamas Humane Society. This year, their sales were good and the shelter was fortunate enough to receive a generous donation representing a percentage of this success.

We have had the pleasure of col-

Older dogs will be forever grateful that you’ve given them a chance.

Won’t you consider adopting an adult dog today? Adoption hours are 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday; 10am to 4pm on Saturday, and 12noon to 3pm on Sunday, or you can call 323-5138 for more information. There are 105 adult dogs at the BHS waiting to meet you.

• Join us as we ‘Party for the Animals’ on Friday, May 11, at 7pm at Montagu Gardens. Tickets are $60 and are available at the BHS. There will be a cash bar, door prize, and adult hoop-la - and the B-Humane Awards will be presented. Come and help support the BHS.

A necklace and earring set

by Astengo de Lama laborating with Astengo de Lama for the past two years and are excited to announce that this is to be a yearly event that promises to grow bigger and bolder with every new year.

The Bahamas Humane Society is blessed to have many friends, so when “we turn out the light”, in

Ringo’s words, and assess where we are in the big picture, we know that the love and support of many is ours, and when we are passed over and our cries go unheard, we know that we are not alone.

We have so many different options for people who wish to get involved with the shelter and the fight for animals to be recognised as sentient beings. The definition of a sentient being is a creature that can suffer and feel pain. I think we all believe and know this to be a fact and therefore it is high time that animals be treated with the consideration and respect they deserve.

The “friends” that The Beatles speak of in that unforgettable song written some 60 years ago are as alive and necessary now as they were then.

Volunteers, donors, supporters and people who have the courage and conviction to speak up and demand justice are the members of the general public who constitute our friends, without whom we could not survive and would not have the courage and determination to pick ourselves up, brush ourselves off, and start all over again each time we are knocked aside or ignored.

It is exciting that new and different organisations are reaching out to the Bahamas Humane Society and including us in their plans and events. The Antiquities, Monuments & Museum Corporation is one such organisation.

I am delighted to announce that we will be holding a mini fun dog show in conjunction with them later on during the month of May. (Yes, there will be adequate shade and water available).

I was so very happy when we were invited to join forces with this prestigious body of dedicated Bahamians whose mission is to preserve our heritage for generations to come. Who better than the potcake to be part of the true Bahamian concept? They represent the strongest and most faithful of us, as they strut the streets with pride in spite of unfair and cruel disadvantages. These strong faithful Bahamians have been around for longer than many of us and symbolise our national strength and pride.

The potcake needs a little help from its friends, so thank you Astengo de Lama, thank you to all those who offer assistance, gifts and support. Thank you for providing us with the encouragement that enables us to know that even when we “turn out the light”, we know it’s there and we know it ours.

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