KACTUS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS (11/01/14)

Kactus Entertainment in Association with LIME Presents Customer Appreciation Night “A Time to Re-Connect with Our Cultural Heritage.  Endorsed by the “Island Auto Kactus Conaree Football Club”

Featuring Story-Telling by the Dr. of Culture Zach Nisbett, Curator of International House Museum and Edgar Challenger Library Central Street (@College Street W.).  Performance by Poinciana Theatre Production Directed by Author, Playwrite Loughlan Tatem.  Hosted and Entertained by Creighton Pencheon, Dramatist, Poet, Musician and Cultural Expert.

ARTIST(S): Zach Nisbett, Loughlan Tatem and Poinciana Theatre Production, Creighton Pencheon

BAND(S):  4 Play Band,

DJ(S): DJ Floba, DJ Charmers

GUEST APPEARANCES: Models, Various Carnival Troupes (Solid Mas Camp & Mas Jumbies)

LOCATION: Kactus Bird Rock St. Kitts

TIME: 7:00 pm – 1:00 am

ENTRANCE FEE: $5.00 EC

Cable and Wireless LIME is saying Thank You to its faithful customers who have supported them with continued use of their telecommunication services.  The first 50 Lime Customers to pay the entrance fee for “Moonlight Lime” will receive a $10.00EC Top Up!

WINSTON ZACH NISBETT DR. OF CULTURE Curator of International House Museum and Edgar Challenger Library” (Central St. West @ Church St. Basseterre St. Kitts W.I.)

“Nisbett has been awarded St Kitts and Nevis’ “Unsung Hero” award for his tireless support of local culture and education. In 2007 he facilitated a fife-playing workshop on site where participants were taught to both make and play the fife (a flute-like instrument key to local string bands). He also helped to establish the 2006 heritage site of Queenie’s Well at Belmont Estate, as part of a national effort to preserve historical sites for international and local tourism and, by extension, to generate income.  Nisbett knows its story so well, he has the hypnotising effect of all good storytellers.

The International House Museum and Edgar Challenger Library is named after the historian and founder of St Kitts’ trade and labour movement. After his death in 2001, Challenger’s home was converted by his longtime friend and caregiver Winston “Zach” Nisbett, who manages it singlehanded.

The “museum” is a small town house in some need of repair. It holds a treasure trove of traditional instruments and period pieces spanning the early 1900s to the 1940s. Documents lie everywhere, in piles on the floor, packed into old cupboards, and stacked on tables. A cursory glance shows records dating as far back as the early 1600s. Most of these are irreplaceable. Birth and death records, deed titles and yellowed, fragile publications are all here. There is also a more than respectable collection of books on the history of the West Indian Federation of 50 years ago”.  Ref. http://caribbean-beat.com/issue-94/little-house-history#axzz2q5l7VZJL

POINCIANA Theatre Productions Loughlan Tatem

Poinciana Theatre Productions began as s school drama club in 1998 when most of its founding members were second form students at the Washington Archibald High School. The group was named by one of those students, Miss Giselle Solomon, and has retained the name POINCIANA THEATRE PRODUCTIONS to the present day. Poinciana Theatre is known for its serious social theatrical presentation, sprinkled with  light humor, designed not to overshadow the message of its presentation, whether that message depicts the horrors of child abuse, the pain of domestic violence or other matters in the troubled relationships between men and women in our culture and society. Poinciana Theatre Productions is never without a social interest or concern at the core of its presentations. Poinciana is an active theatre group founded by local poet, novelist, Playwright and social commentator Mr. Loughlin Tatem.

The group is particularly recognized for its street performances especially in the McKnight area where the entire community comes together on short notice to witness the performances at Lower Thibou Avenue where Poinciana has virtually converted DOWN THE STEPS into a performing arts centre, where the MC Knight Community sit on antique concrete steps facing the sea, and enjoy an hour of interesting, humorous local theatre performances. Poinciana has also performed in villages around St.kitts and Nevis, and has represented the Federation on overseas assignments most recent Carifesta XI held in Suriname.

You Can Find or Contact the “Poinciana Theatre Productions” at: www.facebook.com/pages/Poinciana-Theatre-Production-PTP/460602944009696

CREIGHTONPENCHEON DRAMATIST/POET/MUSICIAN/CULTURE EXPERT

 “A trained teacher and dramatist, he has performed in dramatic and musical productions, acting alongside such celebrated actors as Charles Hyatt of Jamaica.  He has also had tremendous success as a writer and director of several dramatic and musical presentations.

Creighton Pencheon received his training in St. Kitts and Jamaica, where he attended the University of the West Indies, and the Jamaica School of Drama on an OAS fellowship to study Theatre Arts and Drama in Education.  He has always been willing to share his expertise, and has used drama and theatre techniques to foster learning through workshops for teachers and various community groups.  As a founding member of the St. Christopher Heritage Society, and an executive member of the National Museum, Creighton works assiduously to assist these organizations in their efforts to preserve the island's cultural heritage.

His extensive research into the history and culture of St. Kitts-Nevis has made him one of the foremost authorities on local cultural traditions.  His hard work and commitment is reflected in the proliferation of cultural activities, through various community festivals, the rejuvenation of folklore tradition and the improved standards in the performing arts on the twin-island state.  He has also made his mark as a guitarist and a calypso songwriter, and has performed under the sobriquet of the Mighty Crusader.  Although he no longer performs, he is actively involved in fostering the development of calypso among the youths to ensure that this treasured art form continues for generations to come”.  Ref. www.tropicalfete.com

SUNSET BAR IS OPEN AT KACTUS BIRD ROCK!

ENJOY DRINKS AND LIGHT COCKTAILS AFTER WORK AT "SUNSET BAR", WHILE OVER-LOOKING THE BEAUTIFUL CARIBBEAN SEA AND PORT ZANTE SHORELINE. LOCATED AT CLUB KACTUS BIRDROCK ST. KITTS OPEN TUESDAY TO SUNDAY (CLOSED: MONDAY)

OPERATING HOURS:

TUESDAY - THURSDAY 5:00 PM- 1:00 AM

FRIDAY 5:00 PM– 2:00 AM

SATURDAY - 7:00 PM-  3:00 AM

SUNDAY - 6:00 PM- 1:00 AM

KACTUS ENTERTAINMENT INFO:TEL: (869) 664-7960 Kevaughn Brown, Entertainment Manager TEL: (869) 762-7785

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CONTACT: Janet Brookes (869) 660-6399/762-7095