175 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Arts & Entertainment"
Growing up in the Philippines, Dustin Jose Francisco didn’t have many toys.
His father struggled to raise a large family on a policeman’s salary.
“When the first Transformers movie came out in 1986, I made my own robots out of cardboard,” said the 4...
DATE: Nov 23, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Jonathan Tankard signed up for piano lessons 14 years ago, partly because he didn’t want to break a promise.
His cousin Rhondelle Tankard was killed in the World Trade Centre in the 9/11 terror attacks.
He promised her he’d learn how to play the pia...
DATE: Nov 16, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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Mark Twain got mischievous at his first Bermuda cricket game, deliberately peppering his host with silly questions.
The exasperated host, probably US vice consul William Allen, told him wickets were for the umpire to sit on when he got tired.
Twain, ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Kaden McMillion starts on a world tour next month with the Broadway hit Beauty and the Beast.
It’s a dream come true for the eight-year-old, who’s only acted professionally for a year.
His Bermudian mother Tonika Burgess-McMillion believes his love o...
DATE: Sep 14, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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Antoine Jones found more than he bargained for when he visited a local wholesale store. For during the outing with his mother in April, the 15-year-old was spotted by local television producer Jonathan “JT” Talbot.
Now the Berkeley Institute student...
DATE: Aug 31, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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Julia Frith joins the student body at one of the UK’s top drama schools next month; Rose Bruford College lists Hollywood actor Gary Oldman among its alumni.
The 19-year-old isn’t hoping to follow in his footsteps, however.
“The meaning and purpose o...
DATE: Aug 17, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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It’s never too late to follow your dreams. Jessica Riederer’s dream is to earn a living shooting wildlife.
The 41-year-old photographer wants to do it with her lens — not a bullet.
She’s given herself a year to see if it works.
“I took part in the Ar...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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Alexis Davis Smith could be a star in the making.
Watch her as she takes centre stage as part of United Dance Productions’ Recital 2015 this weekend. It’s one of the last times the 18-year-old will perform with the local company before she departs fo...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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If the shoe fits, put it in an art show.
That’s the view of Skye Kermode, Ethan Rogers and Elena Portius, who used 36 shoes to make an installation piece for the BSoA/Bermuda College student art exhibition.
The shoes are hung with fishing line and ea...
DATE: Apr 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
He likely wouldn’t say it himself, but Dayton Wharton is one of Bermuda’s living legends.
The 70-year-old has played guitar with just about every musician of a certain age on the Island and written songs for many others.
He learned from one of Bermud...
DATE: Mar 16, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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