This Friday at the a young Canadian singer, Jessica Amaro, will be the star attraction on a bill which also includes local entertainers Hott Dancers, Mini Mix, Stephanie P, and DJ Nelson Pavao.

Nineteen-year-old Miss Amaro has been involved in the arts from childhood. Currently, she teaches piano and singing at the Music Conservatory in Ontario, while continuing to study singing with Ian Garratt, who also taught Shania Twain, N'Sync, Joe? and other famous artists, and Latin American dancing. Miss Amaro also teaches in line dance studios.

She sings in English, Portuguese and Spanish, and has released two CDs. The visiting singer's dream is to continue her musical career while at the same time studying medicine.

Hot Dancers and Mini Mis are local dance grops, while Stephie P is Stephanie Pacheco, who has entertained at various shows around the Island, and plans to record her first CD in Canada in the near future.

This event is being presented by , and showtime will be preceeded by a barbecue dinner at 7.30 p.m. Tickets ($40) are available from The Music Box, as well as the Portuguese Cultural Association after 5 p.m. ( 292-6418. Part proceeds will be donated to the Portuguese Cultural Association.

llWhen of the Bermuda School of Music appears in recital at Carnegie Hall on Saturday May 25, it will be thanks to the generosity of Bermuda resident and former CEO of Partner Re, Herbert Haag, who is the benefactor.

Since May 31 is observed as Memorial Day in the United States, the recital will commemorate the victims of September 11, and is a further gift from the Island to the New York City. Previously, volunteers from Bermuda helped in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Mr. Haag, who retired a year ago to devote himself to composing music, has been in contact with the Mayor of New York and the director of the reconstruction office, as a result of which people working on the twin tours site have been invited to attend the recital for free. The former businessman's decision to arrange for Dr. Reddington's recital to take place at Carnegie Hall was based on the fact that he had been "very lucky" in his life, and wanted to do something positive to commemorate the victims of September 11.

Dr. Reddington will be joined by Swiss violinist Matheias Boegner, and the duo will play sonatas by Franck and Bartok, a po?me by Chausson, and the F-A-E Sonata by Schumann and Brahms.

The is holding its Spring Festival at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday May 25, beginning at 7.30 p.m. In addition to its own band, led by bandmaster Warren Jones, the Bermuda Regiment Band will also be performing. The featured guest soloist is Jude Gorrich from the United States. A lifelong member of the Salvation Army, Ms Gotrich was trained at the New England Conservatory in Boston, and enjoys a busy career both as a soloist and recitalist. She has appeared as a soloist on tours to many countries, including the United States, Australia, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Brazil, and performed in some of the world's most famous concert halls. She has sung in jazz-rock evangelistic groups, instructed at music camps, choral retrests, and was also a choir director. Her varied career includes working as a music teacher, radio broadcast announcer for the international Christian radio programme, Wonderful Words of Life. Mrs. Gotrich is currently Songster Leader for the Atlanta Temple Songster Brigade, and was recently appointed the Southern Territorial Gospel Arts director. She resides in Atlanta with her husband and two sons.

A recording artist, her most recent release is 'This Same Jesus'. All of her recordings, some of which include her original compositions, are produced by her own company, Skandia Productions.

Tickets ($20 adults, $15 children) are available from the Salvation Army divisional headquarters on Reid Street, and at the door. For further information call 292-0601.