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community

Special needs kids join dance school for showcase

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Writer acadet@tribunemedia.net

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HE members of the Passion Expressions Dance Studio joined forces with students from the Bahamas Down Syndrome Association to put on their annual showcase which exemplified this year’s theme – “I Just Wanna Dance”.

The production was hosted at the University of The Bahamas’ Performing Arts Centre and included selections of ballet, tap and lyrical dance, hip hop, jazz and gymnastics. Osano Neely and the Juice Unit dance group were also featured during the show.

The entire show was centered around a main character by the name of Kimmy, who was portrayed as a girl totally ignored and excluded because she learned differently and didn’t catch on to her dance routines as quick as the other kids. At the end of the show, however, Kimmy was able to prove her abilities.

“The main goal was to get persons to realise that even though some people may be different, look different and sound different, everyone deserves a chance and should be treated fairly because sometimes people learn differently and at different paces,”

PEDS dancers and students with Down syndrome perform for the ‘I Just Wanna Dance’ showcase. said Samantha Pratt of Passion Expressions Dance Studio (PEDS).

“The entire event was important because parents got the opportunity to see their kids perform on stage as any parent would want to see. It was also very important because our students at PEDS learned about Down syndrome and were able to interact with the students from the (Down Syndrome Association).”

Founded by Samantha in October 2013, PEDS was created to offer kids from diverse backgrounds a chance to learn about dance.

“As the owner and artistic director I have made a commitment to the giving of my time, talent and resources

no matter how small. I believe that if I can change the life of one person, I would be one step closer to fulfilling my purpose here on earth. Each year I host a dance production where I use it as an opportunity to give back to a charity and to highlight kids who may not have the same opportunities as others because of their conditions or circumstances,” said Samantha.

From the 2016 PEDS production, 50 per cent of the proceeds were donated to the Bahamas Children’s Emergency Hostel. This year, they were able to donate $2,500 to the Bahamas Down Syndrome Association.

Samantha said the inspiration to host the events year after year also comes

from one of her students, Carlyn Bain, who has ADHD. “I treat her the same as all my other students and I wanted to reinforce that by giving the Down syndrome students the opportunity to show persons they have abilities as well, once given a chance,” she said.

“My favourite selection of the night was done by the students from the Bahamas Down Syndrome Association. They did an amazing job and everyone after the show was commenting on how they did such an excellent job. I would like to send a special thank you to ALIV and all of our sponsors for their generous contribution in making our event a success.”

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Inside Weekend Interview 4-6 Comedian Demetrius Smith tells Cara Hunt about his efforts to help as many people in need as possible

My perfect Bahamian weekend Malaika Chase Swim coach

Q: Wine, rum, cocktail or Kalik?

Q: Saturday breakfast or Sunday lunch?

Q: Beach or sofa?

“I’m a barefoot, sand under my feet, sun on my back kind of chick...Kalik goes best with that.”

“Definitely the beach!”

“Neither. Sunday brunch is best.

Nothing says island life like sleeping in late and enjoying a cocktail with your first meal.”

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

Weddings 7

Things 2 Do this weekend

Latest styles at Five Seasons ‘Runway’ show

Carnival 8 - 9 Dates set for next year’s festival, plus DJ Khaled and Machel Montano deliver on their promises

Theatre 10 ‘A Disconnected Heart’ explores love after 40 years of separation

Food 12 Sip a cocktail, paint a canvas at The Bearded Clam

Film 13 Bahamian movie ‘Ungrateful’ gets the red carpet treatment

Fitness 14 - 15 Regina Smith has the perfect routine for a pre-Summer tone-up

Pageants 17 Miss World Bahamas contestants provide ‘Hope for the Homeless’

Gardening 19 Jack Hardy on Summer flowers

Books 20 Bahamian Tanya R Taylor returns with new chapter in best-selling series

Literary Lives 21 - 24 Maya Angelou, the voice of our time

Forgotten Facts 25 The days of the Island Flying Service/Out Island Airways

Puzzles 26

Animals 27 The encroachment of man on nature, plus the Pet of the Week

Cover | Shawn Hanna

Friday

• 32nd Annual Golf Tournament hosted by Rotary East Nassau Time: 12noon Venue: Ocean Club Golf Course Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Scout Association of the Bahamas and other Rotarysponsored community service organisations.

• BHS’ Party for the Animals Time: 7pm -11pm Venue: Montagu Gardens It’s time to ‘Party For the Animals’.

The winners of the BHumane Awards will be presented with their plaques. Dinner will be served.

There will be a cash bar, adult hoopla, a silent auction and door prizes.

Tickets are $60.

• “Runway 2018” by Five Seasons Bridal Time: 5pm Venue: Atlantis • SEE PAGE 7

• Cia Monet Sip and Shop PreMother’s Day Event Time: 5pm- 9pm Venue: Cia Monet, Westridge North Celebrate mothers this month stylish fashion accessories and beauty supplies. Tickets are $30 and include sushi, dessert and wine.

• ‘Woman’s Tongue’ – A Social Commentary Art Show by Carla Campbell Time: 6.30pm Venue: Doongalik Studios Art Gallery Entry is free and this event will be live-streamed on Instagram. There will be ‘Woman’s Tongue’ art items on sale. A special panel talk follows on May 17 at 6pm.

• Pre Mother’s Day Concert and Raffle Time: 7pm - 9pm

Venue: St Ambrose Anglican Church A lively concert with performers from not only St Ambrose, but many other churches as well, under the theme “Mothers in Action For Jesus. Raffle tickets are $5. Admission is free, but a love offering will be taken.

• ‘A Disconnected Heart’ stage play Time: 8pm (encore on Saturday and at 6pm on Sunday) Venue: Philip Burrows Theatre, the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts SEE PAGE 10

Saturday

• ‘Mom and Me’ Garden Party Time: 11am Venue: John Bull, Bay Street Treat Mom to Spring sips and nips, a fun, floral photo booth, caricatures, henna drawings, fresh flowers, live entertainment, hourly giveaways, product previews and gifting ideas.

You will also be eligible to enter the Savvy Shopper promotion with any purchase.

• Community Wellness Fair Time: 11am Venue: #20 Rose Lane (next to Darville’s Packaging) Sponsored by the Spectrum Health Centre, the fair will offer nutritional information, free health screenings and face painting. This event is free and open to the public.

• Open Studio: John Beadle’s “Still Ringing” Venue: The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas Time: 5pm The open studio session and informal discussion with John Beadle is all about his newly unveiled project, “Still Ringing”, a continuation of the work developed for the British

“That’s a tough one, but since I have to choose, sunrises and sunsets.”

Q: Weekend away, where would you go?

“There’s nothing better than island life...Exuma, on a boat...whether it’s to fish or just chill, with a beer or two, of course.”

Council-supported exhibition “We Suffer to Remain.”

• ‘Ungrateful’ movie premiere Time: 6pm Venue: Atlantis Theatre SEE PAGE 11

• Mother’s Day Soirée hosted by Burrows for Elizabeth Time: 6pm Venue: Conch N’ Kalik Bar and Grill The first 40 mothers that reside in the Elizabeth constituency to RSVP will enjoy a lighthearted evening filled with good food and great company.

• Miss World Bahamas Motorcade Time: 12noon Start: Arawak Cay

• Miss World Bahamas 2018 Costume Competition Time: 7pm Venue: The Pointe Rooftop View the contestants’ national costumes. The event is powered by the Enigma Junkanoo Carnival group.

Tickets are $20

• An Evening With Matthew Pinder Time: 8pm Venue: Halycon Restaurant Matthew will introduce listeners to his latest body of work while they enjoy dinner by candle light. Merchandise will be on sale.

Sunday

• A Salute to Royalty: The Biggest Mother’s Day Show Time: 6pm Venue: St John’s College A special evening celebrating and blessing mothers. Comedian Demetrius Smith is hosting.

SEE PAGES 4&5

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interview He may have come to fame as the ‘Karaoke King’, but after starting his life anew following a stint in prison, this entertainerturned-philanthropist tells Cara Hunt he hopes his efforts to help those in need will be his ultimate legacy.

Demetrius Smith

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emetrius Smith has slowly but surely earned a name for himself being somewhat of a Santa Claus mixed with a fairy godfather, gifting persons in need with the things they need most, whether it be groceries, a bed for their child, paying an outstanding bill, or even a new car.

And this Sunday, he will host his fourth annual Mother’s Day show under the theme “A Salute to Royalty”.

“We are going to be blessing hundreds of people. We want people to bring their outstanding bills because we will be picking people to pay off their bills. Bring your trucks, because we will be giving away furniture sets and appliances, and for the grand giveaway we have a 2018 Hyundai,” he told Tribune Weekend.

His desire to give back stems from his own past painful experiences when he was incarcerated and only had his mother and a few others stand by him.

“I started doing the ‘Karaoke’ King stuff back in 2009. I would do karaoke shows and eventually I had a regular show at Mario’s (Bowling and Entertainment Palace) and I quit my job at BEC to go into it full-time,” he explained.

Eventually, Demetrius branched off into corporate and social events as an emcee for office events, wedding showers and birthday parties. He was in high demand and was even asked to host functions in New Jersey, New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale and Canada.

However, his life dramatically changed when he found himself in prison a few years ago, an unfortunate event he does not intend to let define him.

“I was released from prison in 2013 and my experience with that is that

“I want my existence to be more than just entertaining people.” everyone who I thought would be there was not, and so I really want to give out the love to people that I did not receive. I have still been blessed in my life and I want to give back. I want my existence to be more than just entertaining people,” he said.

“I had a change when I was in prison. I would hear people say how they beat up people, raped people.

It was rough, but I realised I had a choice. I could be bitter or I could be better. The only difference between a person who kills and a person who doesn’t is action, because we have all thought about doing it. I consider my time in prison to be my rebirth. It allowed me a chance to start afresh.

People don’t have to be ruined by a bad decision. I won’t be defined by this. I was always the person to never put a stop on who I am. I would still have had a story,” he said.

Demetrius declined to speak about the reason for his prison stay, because he said he does not want to dwell on the past, but rather look towards a more positive future. He wants to be a beacon of hope for others who are struggling in whatever way he can.

“You don’t have to have a million dollars to make million dollar moves,” he said. “Joy and fulfilment are priceless.”

For the past several years, Demetrius has used the profits from his

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Demetrius Smith gifts people with what they need most. (Photos/Marky G Films & Photography)

hosting gigs to help as many people as he can.

“I just find people who are in need and see how I can bless them. For instance, when there was a fire in one of the Haitian communities I went in and said, ‘I know that I can’t help everyone, but I can help at least one family get back on their feet’, and so I did. Another time, I met a lady who was walking and limping and I was able to bless her with a car. I have paid people’s school fees and light bills.

“I hope what I do can inspire others to help others. Maybe it’s not a car, maybe you can just buy a hungry person lunch. But I think that it has to be done publicly. People have to have a glimmer of hope and so you need to do things publicly so that people can be inspired by it. That’s why I came up with the Mother’s Day show. It’s a way to give people hope.”

The Mother’s Day show, which has attracted thousands in the past four

years, is expected to be even bigger this year.

“We usually have 1,000 or more people and most people come early.

Last year we started at 6pm and we had people lining up from 4pm,” he said.

For the first two years, the Mother’s Day show was held at the Shirley Street Performing Arts Centre, but last year and this year it is at the St John’s Auditorium.

“I had a change when I was in prison. I would hear people say how they beat up people, raped people. It was rough, but I realised I had a choice. I could be bitter or I could be better.”

“And the reason that we always choose a hall or an auditorium is because you can’t make a profit at a hotel. In a hall you can bring your own food and beverages and the money that you are able to make can go towards helping more people,” he explained.

Demetrius said the event always begins with a variety show designed to give upcoming talent a chance to perform in front of an audience.

In addition to being a source of entertainment, he wants to help facilitate an appreciation of the arts.

“People respect you if you say you are a doctor or a lawyer, but not everyone appreciates that some people are artists and entertainers, so this provides them with a platform as well.”

After the variety show, Demetrius takes over, wowing the crowd with giveaways and motivational tips.

While he does have some corporate help and some donations, the majority of the cost comes out of his own pocket.

“This year will be full of surprises and I can tell you we are planning a very special surprise for a young man who has been very sick,” he said.

“If people take anything from my story, I want it to be that you your present set of circumstances is not your final destination; you have to take the good with the bad and go through a process.”

Tickets for the show are $30 for general admission, $50 for VIP tables and $700 for platinum tables.

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weddings

A return to the classics ‘Runway’ 2018 showcases latest trends

By CARA HUNT cbrennen@tribunemedia.net

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odest silhouettes with long sleeves or high necks, as well as more daring nude illusion gowns will be on display tonight at Atlantis when the Five Seasons Bridal boutique hosts its popular ‘Runway’ show. The showcase, held annually in the run-up to the summer wedding season, strives to help brides and grooms plan their perfect day.

Five Seasons owner and wedding planner Tennille Darville said ‘Runway’ is now its sixth year and has grown to be more than just a fashion showcase, particularly with the introduction of the boot camp component.

“We’ve segregated the fashion show from the vendor exhibit so prospective clients have more time with the vendors. We’re doing two fashion show segments. We’ve implemented a bridal boot camp – no sweat involved – where brides and grooms can have a free 30-minute consultation with a wedding Latest styles from Five Seasons Bridal boutique. planner, event decorator, a makeup “Veils are getting a revamp with However, whatever Meghan’s choice, artist, a photographer, a hairstylist, and statement details and we have a few Tennille encourages Bahamian brides there are a few more firsts this time bridal capes that will be shown on the to follow their own fashion style. around. So we’re excited and nervous runway.”

“I think a lot of what every interat the same time, but all in all we want Like other wedding specialists, Tennational celebrity bride does on some our guests to have a fabulous time,” nille said she is very interested to see level impacts the average Bahamian she told Tribune Weekend. what American actress Meghan Markle bride,” Tennille said. “Remember the

will wear when she marries Britain’s wave of fascinators when Kate MidLatest trends Prince Harry on May 19. dleton got married to Prince William?

According to Tennille, while tradiThe reality of that was it had nothing Royal wedding fever tional white dresses will always be a to do with Kate, but everything to do top pick, some brides in 2018 will be a with Pippa.”

In 2011, Meghan’s future sisterbit more daring and choose backless, “So with the upcoming royal wedin-law Kate Middleton sparked an sexy and nude illusion gowns. ding, I too, am waiting with bated increase in lace and long-sleeved “But the flip side of that is you have breath to see what the beautiful gowns when she wore a Sara Burton a lot of brides who are looking for Meghan Markle will wear on her wedfor Alexander McQueen gown. Her modest silhouettes with long sleeves or ding day, and there’s absolutely nothing sister Pippa Middleton also created a high necks,” she added. fashion stir with her simple and shapely wrong with picking up a trend or two Accessories are also getting major play this season. ivory, cowl neck maid of honour dress. as long as one doesn’t go overboard.

“For instance, right now I’m in love with the simple wedding gown combined with a long cape and delighted to see a resurgence of the classic wedding gown with long sleeves. In the long run, I just think it’s just imperative that every bride stays true to themselves, and while one can embellish a little with all the new trends and nuances that are being unveiled, remember to stay true to your own personal identity,” she said.

Tonight’s event starts at 5pm with vendor exhibits (which stay open until 10pm). The first runway show takes place at 6pm, followed by bridal boot camp at 7pm. The second bridal show will be held at 8pm and there will be fun surprises all night long. Tickets are $40.

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carnival PHOTOS/SHAWN HANNA

DJ Khaled at the Bahamas Carnival Experience

Machel Montano brings his soca energy to Bahamas Carnival

Da party done – DJ Khaled and Machel Montano ‘rip up’ the stage

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Writer acadet@tribunemedia.net

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hey promised to “rip up” the stage and “shell dun di place” at this year’s Bahamas Carnival Experience, and DJ Khaled and Machel Montano did just that when they performed at Clifford Park last Saturday.

Prior to performing, DJ Khaled, a Miami-based super producer, soaked up all the Bahamas had to offer, Snapchatting jet ski excursions and morning workouts at his beach house. And he’s no stranger to these shores. Last year, he filmed the video for the track “Nas Album Done” featuring Nas here.

Having fallen in love with the country, and even looking to purchasing property here, Khaled decided to “bless up” the Bahamas Carnival stage and create a “hype” atmosphere for local audiences with some of his hit songs such as “Wild Thoughts”, “I’m The One”, “All I Do Is Win” and “I Got The Keys”.

“We gon’ light up the whole place,” he shouted. “First of all, I want to say I love the Bahamas. Nassau is like a home to me, real close to Miami. I am looking to buy land out here to hopefully build or buy a house, just to live and embrace the love the Bahamas has. I am excited about the Carnival show. I have surprises. The contract asked ‘will you rip it down?’ And my reply was, ‘I guarantee it’, and I signed it. We ready.”

One of the surprises he touted as the inclusion of popular dancehall singer Mavado. Well-known on the Caribbean circuit, the Jamaican artist performed some of his hits that include “Fresh Cash”, “Goodbye To My Haters”, “Big League”, “Forever” and “Farewell.”

“Every time I perform anywhere and on any stage, I always let them know to expect the unexpected, expect surprises, energy, positive vibes and music,” DJ Khaled told the audience.

“My show, I call it special, because I don’t know until I touch that stage. I only know that I am coming to rip it down. I have the mentality and a lot

of hit songs, but at the same time it is the people that give a certain energy. I get to experience Carnival every year in Miami and a lot of my blessings and success comes from dancehall and culture. It just feels great and I feel like I am at home. It is just the island vibe, something I was raised on.”

After Khaled’s performance came the soca kingdom. Yes, the entire stage was transformed into a soca kingdom, as Machel Montano’s dancers came on to the stage with the Trinidadian star.

There was jumping, wining, running, aerobics, and more. The audience got to enjoy live performances of Machel’s hits, including “Fast Wine”, “Like Ah Boss”, “Happiest Man Alive” and “Mr Fete”.

And like last year, the rain started falling during Machel’s set, but not enough to chase him or the crowd away. The party continued into the wee hours of the morning.

“I was here two years ago, and the Bahamas was one of the most impressive places I saw Carnival starting up for the first time. Last year I came

in the rain, it stopped my band from being able to perform but I stayed and I did it with the deejay. The Bahamas is a beautiful place, you have the Junkanoo and you have the Carnival coming together right now. I think this going to be the best year ever, the senior year,” said Machel.

For Machel, it was good to be back in the country and a part of a Bahamas Carnival festival for a third time, and to be performing with DJ Khaled again.

“It was a good feeling for all of the Caribbean to see us being embraced by a mainstream producer and icon like Khaled. He is a positive individual and our music is positive. I want to big up all the local acts like Dyson Knight who has been reaching out to me to do some soca music, and others like Rik Carey, Wendi and more. I always like to see new artists from the Bahamas; it is important for me to check and know who’s coming up. I just feel like this is a good moment and a good time for the Bahamas,” he said.

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carnival

Three-day fete to return in May 2019

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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VEN as we’re still basking in the afterglow of the Bahamas Carnival Experience, the private entity behind this year’s successful three-day festival is already making plans for next year’s event.

Polantra Media brought together the star power of DJ Khaled and Machel Montano, as well as local artists, and proved they had a winning combination on their hands, declaring the first privatised Bahamas Carnival a “smashing success”.

“We are amazed at the turnout and overwhelming support each night, in spite of the weather. As with any large-scale event, there were some minor challenges, but nothing that adversely affected the overall experience we aimed to deliver to our customers,” said Jayde Knowles, PR representative for Polantra.

With this year’s event now a wrap, Polantra has wasted no time in determining how it can deliver an even bigger and better experience in 2019.

“We are already in the midst of planning next year’s string of

events with dates already set for the weekend of May 3-5. We will get a great start this year with international marketing and the organisation and ‘feel’ surrounding each event, creating the best vibes possible as the fete continues,” said Ms Knowles.

It is too early to say which artists and international acts Polantra is looking to invite, but one thing is for certain, whoever graces the stage will bring the same level of energy, excitement and anticipation as this year’s performers.

Bahamians came out in great numbers to enjoy three days of parties that started last Friday and continued until Sunday. The events included performances by Destra Garcia, Farmer Nappy, Ultimate Rejects, Ricardo Dru, Mr Vegas, Shurwayne Winchester and Skinny Fabulous.

In the lead-up to the weekend, DJ Khaled teased a special surprise for concert-goers. And after several posts on his social media, fans were convinced that it could be none other than the “gully god”, dancehall star Mavado himself, who is also signed to DJ Khaled’s We The Best Music Group.

And in true Mavado fashion, he came and he turned up the

heat even more with a memorable performance.

Bahamian favourites also performed over the weekend, including Dyson Knight, Wendi Lewis, D-Mac, Sketch and Rik Carey.

As the demand for Bahamas Carnival has grown over the past three years, Polantra said they want to show locals and visitors alike that they are capable of putting on a world-class show.

After the government decided to privatise the festival, the conglomerate of Trevor Davis, Kenny Mackey and Sebas Bastian decided to step up to the plate to host the event.

However, no government involvement also meant the Music Masters Competition, a major feature of Bahamas Carnival for the past three years, was not included this time around.

Mr Davis told Tribune Weekend that competition brought out some of the best in Bahamian music and they are looking at ways to give local artists more of a spotlight during next year’s event.

“With Music Masters out, there are less artists to choose from.

We realise as promoters we need to find a way to implement that so that we can have more artist,” he said.

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theatre

A tale of long lost love explored in ‘A Disconnected Heart’

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Writer acadet@tribunemedia.net

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ulfilling its mandate to give Bahamian audiences stories they can relate to, Ringplay Productions presents “A Disconnected Heart” at the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts this weekend.

Described as a drama with elements of romance, the play tells the story of an expatriate teacher who returns to the Bahamas to rekindle a relationship with a woman he abandoned 40 years earlier. However, things have changed, and as he navigates the road not taken, he grapples with expectations, responsibilities and hurts, both old and new.

“As the director I was inspired to produce the play for a Bahamian audience due to the timelessness and the relevance of the rising action of the play as it relates to our local social and political challenges,” said the play’s director, Anthony “Skeebo” Roberts. “ ‘A Disconnected Heart’ is a cosmopolitan infused, flavoured Bahamian love drama. Its plot begs to question, can a person get a second chance to make a good first impression?”

The play’s writer, Christopher G Gardiner, was born in the Turks and Caicos Islands, but spent the majority of his childhood in Grand Bahama where some of his family still resides. To date, Chris has written four plays and is presently working on his fifth. All of his plays have been presented for reading by the Institute of Caribbean Studies and the Drama Department of Howard University.

‘A Disconnected Heart’ has also been performed at the Black Box Theatre in Silver Springs, Maryland.

‘A Disconnected Heart’ features three main actors: three men and three women, who the production team describe as colourful and interesting as the play itself.

Arthelia Powell-Isaacs plays the character of Cora Williams. Cora is a

The cast of ‘A Disconnected Heart’: (l-r) D Sean Nottage, Matthew Wildgoose, Leslie Ellis-Tynes, Julia Woodley Chatwin, Greg Deane and Arthelia Powell-Isaacs woman prominence; the judge on her island. Arthelia, a high school principal in real life, is an American-Bahamian.

She has been a part of the local drama scene for more than 20 years now. She is a two-time Danza Award nominee for her roles in “Amen Corner” and “A Raisin in the Sun”. Her recent performances have included “For Coloured Girls” and “You Can Lead a Horse to Water.”

D Sean Nottage plays the role of expatriate teacher Saul Metzger, who returns to the Bahamas to rekindle a love affair he abandoned four decades ago.

Sean was born in Nassau and practices law here in New Providence.

To satisfy his passion for theatre, he pursued acting classes with prestigious professionals that have resulted in his involvement in film, television, stage and commercial productions. Sean was Pierce Bronson’s double and stand–in during the locally shot production of “After the Sunset”. His most recent stage performances were “Othello”, “Other People’s Money”, “12 Angry Men”, and “Twelfth Night.” His film

credits include “Cargo” and “Wind Jammers”.

Bahamian actor Matthew Wildgoose plays the role of Paul, Cora’s first child who has had to endure his different physical appearance due to what he calls “neither fish nor foul skin” because of his white father.

Matthew resides in Grand Bahama and is well-known for his work with BTC, Cable Bahamas and the Ministry of Tourism. He plays the drums and the piano and is also an accomplished artist whose paintings are in great demand. Matthew has studied at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. His most recent stage appearances are “Summer Madness”, “Merchant of Venice”, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Julius Caesar.”

For Leslie “Lezz Boogie” EllisTynes, a popular media personality, this is the second play by Chris Gardiner, her first being “A Woman’s Lot” in July 2017.

In ‘A Disconnected Heart’, Leslie plays Rachael, Paul’s estranged wife who commits unpardonable acts that cause displeasure with the family.

Julia Woodley Chatwin has taken on the role of Sarah. She is Saul Metzger’s daughter from his first marriage. Sarah has come to the Bahamas to investigate the corruption of Prime Minister Bertis Kemp’s government.

Julia was born in Brazil and has studied theatre and acting preparation at Queen’s University in Canada. Her most recent involvement in entertainment included a small role in Kareem Mortimer’s award-winning film “Cargo.”

Greg Deane plays the role of Prime Minister Bertis Kemp. Kemp, a stranger to truth and decency, fears the political potential of Paul Williams.

Greg has over 35 years experiences as a stage performer. Currently, he is a teacher at Queen’s College and sings bass with the Highgrove Singers. A Danza Award Winner, Greg has appeared in such local musicals as “Sammie Swain”, “Dis We Tings”, “Our Boy” and “Once On This Island”. More recent works include “12 Angry Men” and “You Can Lead a Horse to Water.” He is the recipient of the Sir Gerald Cash National Distinguished Award.

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film

‘Ungrateful’ gets red carpet premiere

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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o celebrate the completion of their family drama “Ungrateful”, producers have planned a red carpet reception for the film’s premiere tomorrow night.

The premiere of “Ungrateful” will mark the transition from playwright to movie producer for Dario Poitier, who is about to fulfil his life-long dream.

The movie will be showcased after a pre-cocktail party where all VIP guests will be wined and dined at the Atlantis Theatre beginning at 7.30pm. Guests will also be able to interact with the film’s cast and crew.

“With ‘Ungrateful’ being my first feature film I felt it was fitting to go all out in grand style. I always wanted to cross over from stage plays to motion pictures. I didn’t realise that it might have been so soon,” Dario told Tribune Weekend. “ ‘Ungrateful’ is definitely a milestone for me. I am no longer performing for just a limited audience here in the Bahamas...I am now playing in the big league. This red carpet event and the film within itself is about to change the trajectory of everyone’s lives forever and I am grateful to present to the world ‘Ungrateful’.”

According to the burgeoning filmmaker, the movie will hold a mirror up to the many Bahamian parents who have invested their all in their children, only to receive disappointment in return.

The film tells the story of Miss Milly (Tamara Marie Simms), who places all her hopes and dreams in her only son, Sam (Nathan J Burrows). She sacrifices her life’s savings and even re-mortgages her home to help him, expecting Sam to return from the United States one day and pave the way for her financial freedom and an early retirement.

“Ungrateful” is based on Dario’s stage play called “Boy Das Ya Mar”, which premiered last Summer.

He decided to rewrite it and turn it into a full-length feature.

“This movie promises to shake the foundation of the film industry in the Bahamas. It will be history in the

Scenes from “Ungrateful”

making. As it stands, ‘Ungrateful’ is already getting international recognition even before its release. We are ecstatic to see what will happen after. As a people, we have been asking for authentic Bahamian movies with our real accent and we intend to do just that. The quality of this film is unparalleled and to be able to see images and people on the big screen that we can relate to and are within arm’s reach is profound. This movie, we believe, will be a national symbol and will make every Bahamian proud,” he said.

Tomorrow night’s premiere falls right before on Mother’s Day, making it the perfect outing for moms, said Dario.

“One of the main characters is Miss Milly. She is the mother of all mothers. To see what she has sacrificed and endured is unimaginable. In some way we can all relate to the story line. What unfolds in the movie with this mother does not just happen in a Bahamian society, but it is relatable across all nations and racial barriers. We will tell a mother’s story like none other. We guarantee if mothers bring their children, or vice versa, their hearts will be touched forever. The family is precious in God’s eye and it is the root cause for everything that is positive or negative in any society. ‘Ungrateful’ is definitely an eye-opener and the cast and crew of this film welcome everyone to see it as a Mother’s Day outing,” he said.

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food

Sip a cocktail, paint a canvas The Bearded Clam gets artistic

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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he Bearded Clam Sports Bar and Restaurant is not only inviting its guests to enjoy good food and cocktails, they also encouraging them to get creative and socialise with one another.

To this end, the team hosts a monthly event called ‘Cocktails and

Canvas’ at their downtown Nassau venue. Patrons are taught how to paint the Bahamian landscape whilst sipping on their favourite drinks and mingling with other guests. The next event is scheduled for June 14.

Rebecca Boa, manager at The Bearded Clam, said they decided to introduce the ‘Cocktails and Canvas’ parties to encourage people to have an evening out while creating art, an activity that can be both fun and therapeutic.

“This is the first event. We hope to continue this event on every second Thursday of the month,” Rebecca told Tribune Weekend.

“We don’t want to be the typical paint and sip party where everyone draws a pineapple or a flamingo. We are trying to use different scenery settings from around the islands so our

The inspiration for the first ‘Canvas and Cocktails’ party. guests can build up a collection of artwork.”

The guests of the first ‘Cocktails and Canvas’ were tasked with recreating a Bahamian beach scene and were then allowed to show off their art.

“This is our first event so no planned art on display. But at the end of the event everyone can showcase their pieces before taking them home,” said Rebecca.

She is looking forward to the next event and is hoping Bahamians are open to engaging in this new experience the restaurant is offering.

“People should come to the event as it will be fun. It’s not a competition, it’s just a chance for people to be artistic and interact with other people whilst drinking some good cocktails and eating some delicious food,” she said.

The Bearded Clam will celebrate its third birthday throughout August with specials all month long.

“We offer a variety of dishes with a Bahamian/Central American/American flare. We’re famous for our conch fritters, fish tacos and jerk chicken with rice and stewed beans. Every day we have a different special, for example Taco Tuesday, Wing Wednesday, Sky Juice Saturday’s,” she said.

In addition to the ‘Cocktails and Canvas’ events, the restaurant hosts a trivia night, usually on the last Thursday of every month.

Tickets for next ‘Cocktails and Canvas’ go on sale June 1. The ticket price includes all art supplies, a free glass of wine and a canvas to take home.

Those interested are encouraged to sign up early as space is limited. For more information, visit ‘Beardedclamnassau’ on Facebook and Instagram.

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celebrity

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

HIT

FAIL

SPLIT

HIT

Rihanna in Margiela

Shailene Woodley in Ralph Lauren

Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto in Gucci

Zendaya in Versace

Karin says: “Probably one of the worst dressed of the night. Poor Shailene was going for medieval armour and got the Wizard of Oz’ Tin Man instead...or maybe Spock’s younger sister mixed with an android. The material looks so cheap that I can almost smell the plastic and hear the creaking when she moves.”

Cara says: “The problem with leaving the theme open to interpretation is that someone will get it wrong. Ding ding ding, here is the ‘get it wrong’ winner of the night. There is nothing heavenly about this foil paper mess.

Just hideous. There were so many faults in her stars that night.”

Karin says: “Mary and Jesus are in the house! I actually like Jared’s get-up; he was one of the few men sticking to the theme. Lana, however, just looks plain ridiculous. The dead bird on her head and the dagger chestpiece look awful, as does that straggly wig.”

Cara says: “I didn’t mind the dead bird on her head...it is meant to be a costume ball after all, so a bit of ridiculousness is expected. I was loving all the beautiful embroidery and detail on everyone’s outfit and they both scored on that run. I really didn’t like whatever thing she had going on around her neck though.”

Karin says: “The queen of the Met Gala! And she didn’t disappoint. Even Pope Francis was shook and taking notes. My few gripes are minor. I did not like her disappearing eyebrows and makeup in general (a fail for Fenty?) and I wish the skirt had been longer and bigger, like a ball gown maybe.)

Cara says: “I looove it! Rihanna is always fearless with her Met Gala choices. The detail in the beading and design in this outfit is impeccable. I love how she added the mitre and the short skirt was an unexpected playful touch.”

Karin says: “Versace was king at the Met Gala, but this one might be my favourite. This is Joan of Arc done right (sorry, Shailene). This chainmail dress is perfection! It looks so real, and yet still contemporary and stylish.

I even like the hair.”

Cara says: “Yes, channel that look of martyred perfection! The detail of this outfit is spot on, even down to her hair.

I love it. Definitely one of the best ontheme looks of the night.”

• See PAGE 16 for more Weekend Fashion Report

PHOTOS BY EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP

The Weekend Fashion Report Met Gala – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination

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celebrity

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt

HIT

FAIL

HIT

FAIL

Cardi B in Moschino

Katy Perry in Versace

Blake Lively in Versace

Karin says: “This is some the Pope meets Anne Rice’s ‘Queen of the Damned’ maternity wear. And it’s fabulous. I love it when celebs go all out and have fun with the theme. Her poor boobies look squashed to death, but other wise she’s killing it. Love the headpiece!”

Cara says: “Those boobs look like heavenly orbs..get it? But Cardi B looks fab. That headpiece really sets off the look, and again, the fabric is stunning. How many beads and sequins were sacrificed for this year’s Met Gala ?

Karin says: “OK, so I said I like it when celebs go all out, but for some reason this doesn’t work. It just seems too try-hard. The wings cross over into Halloween costume territory. Plus, those boots are hideous and I still hate the soccer mom hair. Also, is she pregnant?”

Cara says: “Well, of course with a theme of ‘Heavenly Bodies’ there where bound to be some angels. My problem is that her angel outfit is more Sunday School Nativity play than Met Gala fabulousness. It just didn’t wow me.”

Karin says: “She was the last to arrive and I can see why. This is definitely a show-stopper. Reportedly, it took 600 hours of needle and bead work to make this stunner. It’s very lavish in the nature of the Renaissance era pomp and pageantry of the Catholic Church. I love it.”

Cara says: “Oh wow...OK, if I’m ever invited to the Met Gala (ha!), this is the level of sheer ‘bring it’ I will be following. I mean, there are only a few chances in life to be this extra and she killed it. I love everything – the colour, the design, the headpiece... just amazing.”

Mindy Kaling in Vassilis Zoulias Karin says: “Apparently the fashion world is losing it over that oversized crown. Frankly, I don’t know why. It has to be the cheapest looking piece of tat I’ve ever seen on the red carpet.

And otherwise the dress is just boring and seems to be interpreting a royalty theme rather than the actual one.”

Cara says: “She looks like a teen attending her sweet sixteen or Quinceañera who loves blue and wants to push the princess theme with the extra large crown. The dress is boring and the gloves look dated.

Overall, I am not feeling it.”

PHOTOS BY EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP

The Weekend Fashion Report Met Gala – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination

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pageants

Miss World contestants raise funds for emergency women’s shelter

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ageant fans got to meet this year’s Miss World Bahamas contestants and contribute to the ‘Hope for the Homeless’ cause at the same time when the official launch event for the 2018 season was recently held at the Courtyard Marriott.

Under the theme “Bejewelled”, the 2018 pageant season kicked off with a charity reception, as reigning queen Geena Thompson and the 10 contestants vying for her crown raised money for her ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project.

Her project, called ‘Hope for the Homeless’, is in partnership with Great Commission Ministries and aims to raise funds to construct an emergency shelter for women and children in crisis. The charity event was the first opportunity for pageant fans to meet and greet the contestants.

“Every precious stone is exposed to a long, arduous process before it becomes the brilliant jewel that we all admire. The same applies to our contestants. By the end of this pageant experience, no doubt they will each shine bright like a diamond as they come into their own as empowered women of purpose,” said Michelle Malcolm, president of the Miss Bahamas Organisation (MBO).

This year’s Miss World Bahamas contestants

“Every precious stone is exposed to a long, arduous process before it becomes the brilliant jewel that we all admire. The same applies to our contestants.”

Through this year’s theme, MBO is once again referencing its developmental programme through which contestants are encouraged to discover their purpose and become agents of change in their communities. Each

contestant is required to fulfil a ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project to raise awareness for the cause of her choice. During the pageant launch, funds were raised via a raffle featuring gifts donated by the contestants themselves. The charity reception was the first of several events to be held in the run-up to the pageant finale on May 27, at which time a new Miss World Bahamas will be crowned.

Ten districts are represented in this year’s contest including: Abaco: Alexis Denoye Andros: Angel Culmer Balmoral Island: Chinasa Outten Crystal Cay: Alexis Sawyer Grand Bahama: Serena Green Long Island: Angel Cartwright New Providence: Brinique Gibson Ragged Island: Desire Edwards San Salvador: Caitlyn Walker University of the Bahamas: Shelly Elisee To learn more about the contestants, please visit www.missbahamas.net.

Competition A series of preliminary competitions will be held in the coming weeks, leading up the grand finale on May 27 at Atlantis’ Imperial Ballroom on Paradise Island at 8pm. Scores from the preliminary competitions along with

public votes on www.missbahamas.net will help to determine the Top 5 finalists and eventually the new queen. The preliminary competitions schedule is as follows:

• Motorcade, 12noon, May 12, Arawak Cay The route follows West Bay Street, on to Mackey Street, Wulff Road, Robinson Road, East Street, Shirley Street, on to Marlborough St to Navy Lion Road, and heading west again on Bay Street back to Arawak Cay.

• National Costume Competition, 7pm, May 12 on the Rooftop by The Pointe

• Evening Gown Competition & Beauty with a Purpose presentations, 7pm, May 19 at The Balmoral

• Swimsuit/Top Model Competitions, 6pm, May 21, at the Compass Point Beach Resort

Preliminary event tickets range from $20 to $30, and finale tickets are available at a cost of $75 for general tickets and $125 for VIP.

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community

Celebrating an abundant harvest PHOTOS/FELICITY INGRAHAM

By FELICITY INGRAHAM

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s one of the largest vendors at the 2018 Agri-Business Expo, the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) put on a display of locally grown fruits and vegetables, also highlighting Bahamian manufacturers and agri-processors. With thousands of persons in attendance at the event, held on the Gladstone Road agricultural grounds, Chief Executive Officer of BAMSI Alaasis Braynen said the Institute was able to showcase what can be grown and successfully harvested in the Bahamas at a rate that is suitable for the needs of retailers and wholesalers.

Beyond featuring local produce, Mr Braynen explained, the Expo provided BAMSI with an opportunity to promote its Associate Farmers’ Programme (AFP) and capitalise on a general upswing in public interest in backyard, urban and organic farming. Evidence of the importance of the programme was reflected in the abundance and variety of items that were available for sale.

While a limited number of produce came directly from BAMSI’s own research and demonstration farm in North Andros, the bulk of the fresh produce came through the AFP. Still in its early stages, the AFP represents the centrepiece of BAMSI’s Outreach/ Extension Unit and stands as the catalyst for its Food and Nutrition Security Plan. It is comprised of a national network of stakeholders, with members engaging in farming, food processing and agro-industrial enterprises to enhance and expand the agricultural sector in this nation’s drive to self-sufficiency.

According to Mr Braynen, the Institute’s marine and aquatic sciences division was also represented at the Expo. A wealthy harvest of lettuce and other greens were available, all grown at BAMSI’s aquaponics shadehouse.

As part of its showcase at the national event held last month, BAMSI presented Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest and Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Renward Wells with baskets filled with items that were grown, processed and manufactured in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Representing BAMSI in his newly appointed capacity as Chairman of the Board and President, Tennyson Wells made a special presentation during the opening ceremonies. Senior Admissions Officer Jarenda Rahming was also among the presenters at the three-day event. She shared with the audience the incredible opportunity the BAMSI academic arm provides for young Bahamians interested in either the agriculture industry or marine science.

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gardening

Summer flowers With the temperature and humidity ramping up, it’s time to bring out the big guns when it comes to choosing flowering plants, says Jack Hardy

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very year at this time we look at our petunias and impatiens getting ragged and realise that once again they are not going to survive the summer. Our summer temperatures and humidity demand sterner stuff in the way of flowering annuals and perennials, a group of plants I often refer to as ‘the usual suspects’. No matter how hot it gets they will survive and thrive.

The qualities of a summer flowering plants are typified by Sailors Button or periwinkle. Once established the plants are drought resistant and create stands of flowers in the most hostile of conditions. Periwinkles can be found in just about every Out Island community, in positions where nobody ever planted them. The mauve flowers and shiny ovate leaves are attractive, though often taken for granted. A case could be made that they are our true national flower.

The periwinkle is a vinca and you should find packets of vinca seeds at your local nursery. These include a true red which is very attractive. Vincas are resilient but not as tough as the Sailor’s Button periwinkle so pamper them a little bit.

A Mexican sunflower Many of our summer annuals come to us from Mexico. The zinnia was once a very diminutive plant that was lost in grassy areas. It was small but beautiful and over years of development turned into the very noticeable and attractive summer staple that bears flowers of many types – singles and doubles – and just about every colour and colour combination you can imagine – even green. You can fill your yard with just zinnias and a visitor would think you had a tremendous variety of different species.

The Mexican sunflower (tithonia) is a handsome plant that produces twothree inch wide flowers and grows from three to six feet tall. The flowers can be red, orange or yellow and resemble true sunflowers in their colouring.

Spent flowers should be deadheaded to promote new blooms. Because of their size tithonias should be at the back of flowers bed or in a stand of three or four.

The same Mexican marigold I recommend for you to grow as a substitute for tarragon has small bright yellow flowers and can be grown for their cheerful beauty as well as herbal properties. The packet you buy them in will say it is an annual but in our climate it becomes a perennial. Whenever it dies back you can cut the stalks to ground

level and the root crown will produce new growth in very short order.

Marigolds at your nursery come in three classes: Tagetes erecta, T. patula, and T, signata. T. erecta is from Africa and produces plants three to five feet tall. T, patula is called French marigold and grows from 6 inches to two feet tall. T. signata has small plants that are six inches or shorter and are usually used for rock gardens and edging. All marigolds are tough and you are more likely to kill them by over-watering than lose them to summer conditions.

If you raise your marigolds in pots make sure you do not use a waterretaining saucer.

Cosmos is another Mexican native that looks far too delicate to be hardy.

If you have a very poor area in your garden where you cannot get anything to grow then cosmos may be the answer because it grows in the most unpromising of situations. Cosmos flower are bright and fragile looking, somewhat resembling single poppies.

The foliage is ferny and it is best to grow a stand of cosmos if it is of a taller variety so the plants can support each other. Plants grown alone tend to be straggly and appreciate being in good supportive company.

The true sunflower is a real eye catcher and has the bonus of being

edible – for your visiting birds if not for you. The large plate-sized flowers are monstrosities or beauties, depending on your sense of aesthetics. I hate plants that have to be staked and that is often the case with sunflowers unless care is taken to plant them where they receive full sun but are also sheltered from the wind. You can grow shorter varieties with smaller flower heads but these are not as impressive as the giant varieties.

Sunflowers benefit from being grown in groups and can also be grown alongside wire boundary fences that allow them to be supported using plant ties.

Sunflower seeds are really healthy and you should give them a try before feeding them to birds. Cut off the flower when the back turns brown, leaving several inches of stalk. Hang the flower head from string in a shady well-ventilated area until the seeds dry and ripen.

Sunflower seed must be ripened while still attached to the head.

Gaillardias are called Blanket Flowers colloquially and this gives us a clue as to their growing habit – they love to blanket the whole garden. Most varieties grow 12 to 24 inches tall and have abundant foliage. The main colours are red and yellow, the red often a deep maroon, and there are pure yellow flowers that are very easy on the eye.

Gaillardias are perennials but flower in their first year. Their seeds travel far on gossamer and colonise areas where you do not want them. If this happens, just dig them up and place them where you want them. Gaillardias need no care whatsoever and will probably spoil them into lazy flowering if you fertilize them. The only caveat with gaillardias is their aversion to clay soil.

All of the flowers I have mentioned grow in full summer sun. If you need some prettiness in shaded areas you should think in terms of New Guinea impatiens, plants that can take the heat but not direct sun. Some varieties have variegated leaves and the foliage can be red as well as green. At this time of year it is better to buy established New Guinea impatiens plants from your nursery than grow them from seed.

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

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books

A new chapter in best-selling Bahamian series

By FAY KNOWLES

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he wait is finally over for fans of Bahamian author Tanya R Taylor’s Cornelius Saga, as the seventh instalment in this best-selling supernatural series is here.

“Death of Angel” was officially released on Amazon this week, and readers can look forward to the eighth part, “The Groundskeeper”, in June this year.

This is Ms Taylor’s 20th published book, not counting some non-fiction which has also received international acclamation.

In “Death of an Angel”, the story of the Cullen family continues. While Mira and Rosie Cullen are no strangers to the paranormal, this time around they will encounter something even they could never have imagined, an entity no one, living or dead, ever wishes to see. There will also be a devastating accident on a highway that will change their lives forever.

Ms Taylor is the author of several #1 best-sellers on Amazon. Her book “Cornelius” that launched the “Cornelius Saga Series” climbed to #1 in the Teen & Young Adult Multi-Generational Family Fiction category. And “Cara” (The Cornelius Saga Book 3) is now a #1 international best-seller.

Also, her supernatural, suspense/ thriller “Infestation: A Small Town Nightmare” reached the top spot several times. All of her books have made Amazon Kindle’s Top 100 Paid Bestsellers’ List in several categories.

Ms Taylor writes in various genres, including paranormal romance, Fantasy, thrillers, science-fiction, mystery and suspense. She published her first book, “A Killing Rage”, as a young adult when she was working in the financial arena. She is also a seasoned ghostwriter.

She has fans from all age brackets.

One of her readers recently told her that her books kept her going through some difficult times.

Author Tanya R Taylor

“My mother (age 86) has been very sick post-op and I needed to keep my mind occupied so I wouldn’t drive

Author examines allure of Broadway in ‘Limelight’ AUTHOR Amy Poeppel examines the allure of Broadway and New York City in her second novel, “Limelight.”

The heartfelt story follows Texas transplant Allison Brinkley after moving with her husband and three children to the hustle and bustle of Manhattan.

No one seems to be handling the transition well, but Allison is determined to make life in New York as fulfilling as it was in Dallas. Keeping that optimistic attitude proves to be a challenge when her job falls through.

Luckily for Allison, fate decides to show up the exact same day.

Allison finds herself in the posh penthouse of pop megastar Carter Reid after a minor fender bender. The brooding teenager is entitled, hung over and unsupervised. In a comedy

of errors, Allison’s maternal instincts kick in and she finds herself cooking meals and running errands for Carter.

Carter is as rotten as they come because he’s never been taught basic etiquette and boundaries. After going on a bender and firing everyone in his life, Allison is the only one who refuses to let him act like a fool. Slowly but surely, she earns his respect.

The Broadway show “Limelight,” featuring Carter Reid, is slated to be a huge hit, thanks to an all-star cast.

Unfortunately, Carter doesn’t want to put in the work. The director and the producers know it and it’s clear to Allison that Carter’s reputation is on the line. She makes it her personal responsibility to help him with his lines, make sure he gets to rehearsals

and understands the thrill and power of live musical theatre.

“Limelight” is a unique blend of the audacious celebrity lifestyle and the challenges of modern-day mothers.

It’s clear that Poeppel is passionate about her love of Broadway and life in New York City, but above all, the story takes the spotlight off the stage and points to the importance of a strong family unit — no matter how that may look.

LINCEE RAY Associated Press

This cover image released by Atria/ Emily Bestler Books shows “Limelight,” by Amy Poeppel. (Atria/ Emily Bestler Books via AP)

myself crazy with worry. Your books help. Thanks,” said the reader.

Ms Taylor said of comments such as this: “Messages like this from my readers are very touching and give me the motivation to keep pressing on.”

For more information on the Cornelius Saga and her other books, visit Tanya R Taylor’s Amazon author page at amazon.com/author/tanyartaylor or the website tanyartaylor.wordpress. com.

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literary lives – maya angelou

The voice of our time Sir Christopher Ondaatje reveals the traumatic life of the American poet, memoirist and actress whose volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial and sexual oppression in the United States.

“A free bird leaps

on the back of the wind

and floats downstream

till the current ends

and drops his wing

into the orange sun rays

and dares to drain the sky.

But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage

his wings are clipped and

his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing.” (I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, 1969)

aya Angelou’s first autobiographical work, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, reveals details of her childhood in the care of her paternal grandmother in rural Arkansas, where she was raped by a man named Freeman – her mother’s boyfriend – before she was eight years old. She spoke of the event to her brother, who told the rest of the family. Freeman was jailed for only one day but four days after his release he was bludgeoned to death, almost certainly by Angelou’s uncles.

The traumatic series of events left Angelou almost completely mute for several years.

“I thought, my voice killed him: I killed that man, because I told his name.

And then I thought I would never speak again, because my voice would kill anyone.”

It was probably during this period of complete silence that Angelou developed her extraordinary memory, and her love for books and literature, and her unique ability to observe and eventually to comment on the world around her.

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928 in St Louis, Missouri – the second child of Bailey Johnson, a doorman, and Vivian Johnson, a nurse and card dealer.

Angelou’s older brother nicknamed her “Maya”. Their parents’ hostile

marriage ended when Angelou was three and her brother four, and they were sent to their grandmother Annie Henderson who lived in rural Stamps, Arkansas. Astonishingly, despite the economic horrors of African Americans in the Great Depression, Angelou’s grandmother prospered during these rough years because she owned the general store and sold basic commodities that people needed. She was an exception.

Four years later, in 1936, Angelou’s father arrived in Arkansas and returned the children to their mother in St Louis with disastrous results.

Angelou and her brother were sent back to their grandmother shortly after Freeman’s murder. It was while she was in Arkansas that Bertha Flowers, a friend of Annie Henderson, introduced the young Angelou to the wonders of literature and the works of Dickens, Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Douglas Johnson, and who helped her regain her speech.

In 1940, Angelou and her brother moved back to their mother again who had by then moved to Oakland, California. She attended the California Labour School and three weeks after Continued to page 22

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Continued from page 21 completing her courses she gave birth to her son Clyde who later changed his name to Guy Johnson. She was 17 years old.

In the years following 1945 Angelou worked intermittently as a cocktail waitress, a prostitute, a cook, and a dancer. In 1951, she married a Greek sailor and aspiring musician Tosh Angelos. She took dance lessons and met dancers and choreographers Alvin Ailey and Ruth Beckford. She formed a dance team with Ailey, but they were never successful. She moved to New York City with her husband and son to study African dance with Pearl Primus but returned to San Francisco within a year.

By 1954 her marriage was over but she got several dance jobs in and around San Francisco, including the Purple Onion where she performed under the name of Marguerite Johnson or “Rita”, but was forcefully urged to change her name by the managers of the Purple Onion to her professional name of Maya Angelou. During 1954 she toured Europe with the opera Porgy and Bess. Within a few years she had mastered several languages. Again she returned to San Francisco and recorded her first album Miss Calypso in 1957, which was made popular by her night club acts in the city.

Moving to New York in the late 1950s, Angelou found encouragement for her literary talents at the Harlem Writers’ Guild. She performed in Jean Genet’s play “The Blacks” and that same year met South African freedom fighter Vusumzi Make, and although they may never have been actually married, she and her son moved with him to Cairo. The relationship ended in 1962. She moved with her son to Accra, Ghana so that he could attend college, but he was injured in a car accident. She stayed on in Ghana until he recovered, working as an administrator at the University of Ghana. She was a feature editor for The African Review and wrote part-time for the Ghanaian Times.

It was in Ghana that she met Malcolm X in the early 1960s, following which she returned to the US to help him build a new Civil Rights organisation. It wasn’t long after this that Malcolm X was assassinated.

Angelou had a nose for trouble, but she also had a nose for survival. She was devastated and adrift but joined her brother in Hawaii where she tried unsuccessfully to resurrect her singing

As a child, Angelou spent several years almost completely mute.

Angelou met Malcolm X in Ghana in the 1960s

Angelou as a dancer in c. 1950

career. Returning to Los Angeles she concentrated on writing and witnessed the Watts riots in the summer of 1965.

Helped financially by her friend Jerry Purcell, she moved back to New York and renewed her friendship with the writer James Baldwin whom she had met in Paris.

“Once after (James Baldwin and I) had spent an afternoon talking and drinking with a group of white writers in a downtown bar, he said he liked that I could hold my liquor and my positions. He was pleased that I could defend Edgar Allan Poe and ask serious questions about Willa Cather.”

Three years later Martin Luther King Jr asked Angelou to organise a Civil Rights march for him – but postponed the date. It was a macabre twist of fate as on April 4, 1968 – her birthday - he, too, was assassinated. It was a year of terrible sadness and again Angelou was devastated, but 1968 was also the year when the world came to know the hidden depth of Angelou’s literary genius. She wrote, produced and narrated “Blacks, Blues, Black!”, a 10-part series of documentaries about the connection between blues music and black Americans’ African heritage. The series appeared on National Educational Television – the precursor of PBS in the United States.

That same year James Baldwin encouraged her to go to a dinner party hosted by Random House where she was challenged by their editor Robert Loomis to write her autobiography.

The result, “I Know Why the Caged

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Bird Sings” brought Maya Angelou international recognition and acclaim.

Angelou’s movie drama “Georgia, Georgia” was the very first screenplay written by a black woman. It was produced by a Swedish film company in 1972, and was filmed in Sweden. Over the next 10 years she accomplished more than most people could hope to achieve in a lifetime. She worked as a composer (writing for singer Roberta Flack) and composed movie scores.

She wrote articles, short stories, TV scripts, documentaries, autobiographies, poetry, and produced plays.

She was named Visiting Professor at several colleges and universities. A reluctant actor, she was nominated for a Tony Award in 1973 for her role in “Look Away” despite the fact that the play closed on Broadway after only one performance.

In 1977, Angelou appeared in a supporting role in the TV series of Alex Haley’s “Roots” with Cicely Tyson.

During this period she was given many awards, and offered many honorary degrees from colleges and universities, and despite having little or no education, accepted the lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in WinstonSalem, North Carolina. She taught a variety of subjects including philosophy, ethics, theology, science, theatre and writing.

In the 1990s, Angelou participated in an active lecture tour. She appeared in movies: “Poetic Justice” (1993) and “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), and in several TV productions.

She recited her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at the inauguration of President Clinton in 1993. The recording of her recitation won a Grammy Award.

Two years later she delivered a second public poem, “A Brave and Startling Truth” at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.

In 1996, Angelou directed the feature film “Down in the Delta” which featured actors Alfre Woodard and Wesley Snipes; and that same year collaborated with R & B artists Ashford & Simpson on seven of the 11 tracks of their album “Been Found”.

In 2013, at the age of 85, Angelou published the seventh autobiography in her series “Mom & Me & Mom” which focuses on her relationship with her mother. The details of Angelou’s life in these biographies, as well as her numerous interviews, speeches and articles tend to be inconsistent. When Angelou talked or wrote about her life she did so without any time chart.

Angelou with her mother, Vivian Baxter Johnson

Angelou’s 1969 biography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” brought her international acclaim.

She was married at least twice but said that she never clarified the times she had been married for fear of sounding frivolous. In her second autobiography, “Gather Together in My Name”, she recounts that she had had many jobs including some in the sex trade, working as a prostitute and madame for lesbians.

“I wrote about my experiences because I thought too many people tell young folks I never did anything wrong ... never I. I have no skeletons in my closet. In fact, I have no closet.”

Maya Angelou had two houses in Winston-Salem, and a large

brownstone in Harlem – which was full of her library of books and artwork she had collected in her turbulent life. She entertained regularly and her Thanksgiving dinners and her Christmas-tree decorating parties were coveted invitations. She was a good cook and she published two cookbooks, “Hallelujah! The Welcome Table” (2004) and “Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart” (2010). The first book featured 73 recipes which she had learned from her mother and grandmother, and the second focused on weight loss and portion control.

Angelou’s writing habits followed a disciplined ritual. She would check into a hotel room – where all pictures had to be removed from the walls.

She wrote by hand on large legal pads accompanied only by a bottle of sherry, a Roget’s Thesaurus, and the Bible.

Generally, she would fill 10 to 12 pages a day which were eventually edited down to three or four.

“Easy reading is damn hard writing.

For over 40 years I have tried to tell the truth as I understand it ... I haven’t tried to tell everything I know, but I’ve tried to tell the truth.”

“Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas”, her third autobiography, was published in 1976; “The Heart of a Woman” was published in 1981; “All God’s Children Need Travelling Shoes” in 1986, and “A Song Flung Up to Heaven” in 2002.

“Mom & Me & Mom”, her seventh and final autobiography, was published in 2003. Angelou also wrote five collections of essays – which were nothing more than homilies strung together with autobiographical texts. She always used the same editor, Robert Loomis, the executive editor at Random House.

She was a prolific writer of poetry, and her volume “Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie” (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

“I hate to lose something,” then she bent her head “even a dime, I wish I was dead.

I can’t explain it. No more to be said.

Cept I hate to lose something.”

“I lost a doll once and cried for a week.

She could open her eyes, and so all but speak.

I believe she was took, by some dollsnatching sneak I tell you, I hate to lose something.”

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Angelou and her son, Guy Johnson Continued from page 23 “A watch of mine once, got up and walked away.

It had twelve numbers on it and for the time of day.

I’ll never forget it and all I can say Is I really hate to lose something.”

“Now if I felt that way bout a watch and a toy, What you think I feel bout my lover-boy?

I ain’t threatening you madam, but he is my evening’s joy.

And I mean I really hate to lose something.”

When “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” was published in 1969 she was the first African-American woman to discuss her private life. It was a kind of memoir as a defence of black culture. It set a precedent for other black women writers and showed that a black autobiographer could write about blackness from the inside, without apology. Angelou instantly became recognised as a spokeswoman for blacks and women. Written as it was at the end of the American Civil Rights Movement, the book was influential in encouraging other black feminist writings less through its originality than its resonance of the spirit of the times.

She acknowledged that in her writings she followed the slave narrative tradition of speaking in the first-person singular when she spoke about the first-person plural – saying “I” when

Angelou recited her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993. meaning “we”. She wrote in a simple language as though her books were more for children than for adults. But the power of her writing was not minimised. She avoided using a monolithic black language and her well-edited words expressed ghetto expressiveness.

The simplicity of her poems too stayed within the African-American oral tradition, and the style she developed had a purity that relied on her direct voice, with steady rhythms using similes and metaphors. She used the recognised elements of blues music in her written

intonations, and used her personal experiences to mould her books instead of depending on plot. There was a lyrical sincerity in her articulation and was a unique interpretation of the autobiographical form.

After Maya Angelou recited her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Clinton’s 1993 inauguration (the first reading by a poet since Robert Frost at the John F Kennedy inauguration in 1961) sales of the paperback editions of her books and poetry increased by 600 per cent.

Random House were forced to reprint 400,000 books to keep up with the demand. They sold more of her books in January 1993 than they did in all of 1992. In the 20 years before her death she was a much sought-after speaker and merged her varied talents into performance art – melding poetry, song and conversation.

Angelou was honoured by universities, literary organisations and special interest groups. She served on two Presidential Committees, and was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1994, the National Medal of Arts in 2000, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. She was awarded over fifty honorary degrees in her lifetime.

Maya Angelou died on the morning of May 28, 2014. She was found by her nurse and, although she had been in constant pain with severe arthritis, as well as respiratory failure, she was still working on another book. Tributes to Angelou poured in from artists, entertainers, and world leaders including Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, whose sister was named after Angelou. Memorial services were held for her in Winston Salem and San Francisco, and in 2015 a United States Postal Service stamp was issued to commemorate Angelou with the quote: “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”

Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton spoke at the Memorial Service on May 29 at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Her body was cremated and there is still a mystery as to what was done with her ashes. She had privately said that she would like her ashes scattered in the ocean off Baja, California, and perhaps this was done. Only her intimate family knows.

Not surprisingly, the week after Maya Angelou’s death in May 2014, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” rose to Number 1 on Amazon’s bestseller list. Her name still reverberates throughout the literary world like a rare bird of paradise.

NEXT WEEK: A British sci-fi writer whose ideas influenced modern science.

• Sir Christopher Ondaatje is the author of “The Last Colonial”. He acknowledges that he has quoted liberally from Wikipedia, and from “Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration” by Marcia Ann Gillespie (Doubleday 2008).

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history The Island Flying Service/Out Island Airways Forgotten facts Paul C Aranha

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arbour Island is always a popular subject and there is so much that can be told. Today, I’ll talk about the tiny airstrip that was built by IFS/OIA, so they could fly passengers directly to Harbour Island from Nassau without having to use the airport at North Eleuthera, making it possible to compete, effectively, with the bigger airliners that Bahamas Airways were flying. BAL passengers had to take land and water taxis to reach Briland.

Anybody familiar with Harbour Island knows that there is no room for a full-fledged airport, but IFS/ OIA were operating the DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, a shorttakeoff-and landing (STOL) plane, designed to operate comfortably from only 1,000 feet of runway.

OIA located a suitable site on Harbour Island and leased enough land, to the south of Dunmore Town, to build

In the beginning, Bahamasair still had Out Island Airways colours. (Photo/ Roland Rose) their own airstrip and introduced a three flights daily scheduled service in 1968.

The Twin Otter carried 19 passengers and its two Pratt & Whitney PT-6A turboprop engines gave it a cruising speed of about 160 mph, so the flying time was about 30 minutes.

Mark Thompson was one of the IFS/OIA/Bahamasair pilots who flew these STOL flights and he tells me that, when they took off to the east, on runway nine, the sea grapes could be seen on the trees at the end of the runway, but on those days when westerly winds favoured using runway 27, the runway ended where the sea began.

When Bahamas Airways was put into liquidation in 1970, OIA continued its STOL service to Harbour Island, and Mark says that Francis Higgs, formerly BAL’s representative in North Eleuthera, became the OIA agent in Harbour Island.

In 1973, when the five-year lease was coming to an end and the landowner wanted to raise the rent, OIA had already merged into the newly created Bahamasair.

Bahamasair removed the three-place rear seat to decrease the passenger load to 16 and, ultimately, the lease was not renewed, leaving the runway to be reclaimed by nature. Bahamasair, Brilanders and visitors went back to using the North Eleuthera airport.

The runway is still there and, if you are on Harbour Island, it’s just a short golf cart ride away. Old-timers like my friend Paul Cleare and pilots who flew the Twin Otter still reminisce about the good old STOL days, and once in a while, take a drive to count the number of trees and bushes that have grown up along the abandoned asphalt.

• For questions and comments, e-mail islandairman@gmail.com

This weekend in world history May 11

• 1812 – Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Britain since 1809, is shot to death by demented businessman John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons.

• 1924 – Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture (later merge into Mercedes-Benz) • 1981 – Reggae superstar Bob Marley dies from melanoma, a form of skin cancer, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami (now University of Miami Hospital), aged 36.

May 12 • 1932 – The body of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh’s baby is found, more than two months after he was kidnapped from his family’s mansion in New Jersey,

mansion. German immigrant Richard Hauptmann was convicted and executed for the kidnapping and murder.

• 1903 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first president to have an official activity recorded when is trip to San Francisco is captured on movingpicture film. The cameraman H J Miles filmed the president while riding in a parade in his honour.

May 13 • 1607 – Some 100 English colonists arrive along the west bank of the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

• 1940 – Winston Churchill says “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” in his first speech as prime minister to the British House of Commons.

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animals Animal matters Kim Aranha

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he media is full of reports of various attacks by animals on humans, or on humanowned property.

Sharks, bears, bees, elephants, tigers, lions, monkeys, alligators and snakes, you name it. It is always headline news, with magnificent sensationalism that sells magazines, papers and captivates television audiences the world over. Nothing people enjoy more than seeing a person being airlifted from the beach after a shark bite, or an enraged elephant trampling huts and casting people aside in Africa.

Sometimes the wild animal/human interaction is cute; such as the wild bear in the family pool or a family of badgers marauding in the larder.

But cute can be dangerous. However, what we need to take away from these pictures and news stories is the ‘why’?

Why is this happening?

Why are wild animals and humans coming into undesired contact with each other, what is the cause? We, quite honestly, cannot blame the animals. Wild animals, especially, live according to instinct that has been ingrained into them over hundreds of years, they search food, water, safe shelter, and they protect their young and often ostracise their old and infirm. Nature is not kind to the imperfect in the animal world, sick and handicapped animals invariably end up as dinner for a strong and healthy predator.

When a wild animal attacks a human, whether the human is killed or not, the outcry is loud and clear.

People want the animal tracked down and euthanised. They use the word euthanised because it sounds less like “killing”, however it is killing, plain and simple.

Why is the “offending” animal to be killed? One of the most common (and a great inaccuracy) belief is that once the animal has tasted human blood

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My name is Frank and I came to the Bahamas Humane Society after being found along Farrington Road. I appear to be about two years old and I have a nice outgoing personality (if I do say so myself!).

I spent 10 days waiting to see if my owners showed up, but so far no one has, so now I’m hoping you’ll be wanting

to adopt me. I consider myself a ladies’ dog, not so keen on sharing my space with another male dog. I’m good with kids and adults alike. Will you come in and meet me, please? I can stay here as long as I need to since the BHS is a no-kill shelter, but a new home would be better sooner rather than later.

Adoption hours are 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, and 10am to 4pm on Saturday, or you can call 323-5138 to find

it will crave that and come back for more. What hogwash! Take sharks for instance; they frequently spit the human out. They were not going out looking to eat a human, it is usually a case of mistaken identity.

What we tend to forget is that though we want to encourage nature to flourish, and we love our nature walks, and our snorkelling over reefs,

out more information.

Remember to ask for Frank. I look forward to meeting you!”

• Join us tonight as we Party for the Animals, starting a 7pm at Montagu Gardens. Tickets are $60 (includes dinner) and are available at the BHS. There will be a cash bar, door prize, and adult hoop-la, as well as the BHumane Awards will be presented. Come and help support the BHS.

we are actually invading the space that the Creator designated for animals to live in. Every year we build more homes and we clear more forests, we fill in more swamps and we march into areas where wild animals have lived undisturbed for hundreds of years.

In America you see these huge communities sprout up in a matter of A large bison attempts to cross a street in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park. (AP Photo/ Matthew Brown, File)

months. I was in Orlando two weeks ago, out near Lake Nona, where there are still plenty of forests and natural lakes. At times driving along the long and desolate stretches of road you will be treated to the sight of small herds of deer grazing by the side of the road. Somebody showed my a stretch of forest with some fields and I was told that 36,000 homes were going to be built there over the next 12 months, with, of course, schools, shopping centres, churches, medical facilities, restaurants, tons of parking and much more. What fauna that does reside in the acreage to be developed will be pushed further afield, the flora will be razed to the ground and paved or built over. The displaced animals will have to find new areas to cohabitate with those animals already in residence, and some animals will experience the draw, the pull, to return to areas they once inhabited, only those areas are totally different, they look, smell and feel like nothing the poor displaced creature has ever experienced. In his confusion, when he comes across man, he may well react defensively and inadvertently kill or harm somebody or trash a yard or a kitchen or two.

There was a tragedy recently in Bangladesh, where elephants are critically endangered, with perhaps as few as 239 living in the wild. The elephant got into a refugee camp; the animal panicked and became enraged, he crushed over 100 huts, killing two and injuring approximately 30. The why in this case is pretty easy to work out. The camps are usually built near water, and frequently on both sides of the water, water that the elephant needs to survive, water that has been providing hydration to wild elephants for hundreds of years, now suddenly, not easily accessible to the wild herds.

Camps are also usually built where the earth is fertile and fruit trees can grow, the scent of such delicacies entices the animals.

Whether it is the bear in the rural garden in Canada, the alligator in the driveway in Plantation, Florida, the elephants in Bangladesh, or the sharks off the beach in Maui, they are all victims of human encroachment and we, as supposedly the smarter species, need to find a way to expand without totally eradicating the natural habitat of so many splendid creatures.

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