181 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Arts & Entertainment"
Art, one woman is hoping it really can bring the community together.
Dany Pen is behind a march to raise support for art education in Bermuda later this month.
She claims it’s necessary because art classes in the public school system are so poorly fu...
DATE: Feb 09, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Long before Venus or Serena came to dominate the tennis courts, there was Althea Gibson.
At one point she was hailed as the number one player in the world. Ms Gibson became the first African-American to play and win at Wimbledon. She also went on to...
DATE: Feb 09, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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Keith Kitson had serious learning challenges at age 14.
He was bounced from school to school here and abroad and then he met Melvina Chapman Pearman.
“He was like an empty shell,” said Mrs Pearman, who was then a paraeducator with the Department of E...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Alexandra Gerenda spent six months learning about cakes.
The studies were part of a project required by her school, but the 15-year-old used what she learned to benefit charity.
“I read about the Eliza DoLittle Society in the newspaper,” said the So...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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A new film on the wreck which led to Bermuda being claimed by the English Crown will get its official public premiere tonight.
And film maker Jean-Pierre Rouja said Downing’s Wreck: The Story of the Sea Venture will be the last word on the loss of th...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Ths story of the Berkeley Institute is to be the focus of a new documentary, organised by a group of former students who graduated around 50 years ago.
The film, which will follow the creation and evolution of the school, will be produced and co-dire...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 11 top documentaries will be shown during the tenth Bermuda Docs festival later this month.
And the line-up includes major winners at overseas film festivals, including one featuring long-time Bermuda resident, Hollywood superstar Michael ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Professional jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardner will perform alongside local artists and students as part of the annual Warwick Academy Jazz Fundraising Gala Dinner and Dance.
Funds raised by the March 1 event will go towards the maintenance of the music...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian reggae artist Magma has put a huge feather in his cap after collaborating with iconic reggae singer Half Pint on a remake of the latter’s hit song, ‘Level The Vibes’.
The song is one of several hits that made Half Pint, who performed at la...
DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A Bermudian reggae artist is making positive strides in Jamaica — the birthplace of the music genre.
Since moving to Jamaica permanently seven years ago, Adam Mayo, who goes by the stage name of Magma, has released one album and is currently working ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson