Sunday 25 May 2008
Launch Of Emancipation Celebrations And African Liberation Day Observance
Description: Cultural event
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: TBA
Sunday 27 July 2008
BLESSING OF THE GROUNDS CEREMONY
Description: Spiritual event - BLESSING OF THE GROUNDS CEREMONY
Description: Cultural/ Spiritual event - Emancipation 2008 begins with the Blessing of the Grounds.
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Hasely Crawford Stadium
Admission: FREE
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Hasely Crawford Stadium
Tuesday 29 July 2008
Trans-Atlantic Expo 2008
Description: Business event - Grand Opening of the Trans-Atlantic Expo 2008
Time: 10:00 am
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
GRAND OPENING OF THE LIDJ YASU OMOWALE VILLAGE
Description: Cultural event - GRAND OPENING OF THE LIDJ YASU OMOWALE VILLAGE
Description: Cultural event - The Grand Opening of Emancipation Celebration.
Featuring: Ndere Uganda Dance Troupe, Ballet Creole of Canada, Jeunes Agape Choir and Drummers: Picton Folk Performing Company.
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Hasely Crawford Stadium/Jean Pierre Complex
Wednesday 30 July 2008
ART EXHIBITION
Description: Cultural event - ART EXHIBITION
Description: Featuring local artist Makemba H.B. Kunle and others.
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
Admission :FREE
Time: 5:31 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
PAN AND KAISO IN THE VILLAGE
Description: Cultural event - PAN AND KAISO IN THE VILLAGE
Featuring : Kaiso : Regeneration Now, Eunice Peters, De Fosto,
Pan: Courts Sound Specialists, AMOCO Renegades, WITCO Desperadoes, Exodus, Invaders, Phase Two Pan Grove, CLICO Sofzata and MC. Black
Sage.
Venue: Lidj Yasu Om
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
Thursday 31 July 2008
International Business Symposium
Description: Business event - The business forum is targeted at businesses, business associations and support groups in the triangle, and development planners and decision makers in the public sector.
Time: 8:00 am
Venue: Hilton
Friday 1 August 2008
Kambule (Street Procession) 2008
Description: Cultural event - Emancipation Day Street Procession
Time: 8:00 am
Venue: Starting at the Brian Lara Promenade, Port of Spain
EMANCIPATION DAY
Description: Cultural event - Emanciaption Day, August 1, is a day of celebration and numerous activities. A feature of every emancipation day programme is a guest lecture by a noted international scholar, intellectual or activist.
Time: 8:00 am
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
Flambeau Procession
Description: Cultural event - Procession from the Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium to All Stars Pan Yard. The original site of the Kambule riots of the 1880s.
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Starting at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
Saturday 2 August 2008
FOOD FAIR
Description: Cultural event - FOOD FAIR
Come and sample our local cuisine and
authentic African foods.
Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford
Stadium.
Admission: FREE
Time: 11:00 am
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium.
RHYTHMS OF THE PEOPLE
Description: Cultural event - RHYTHMS OF THE PEOPLE
Description: Cultural event - Rhythms of the people is an explosion of traditional and contemporary musical genres from tambu bamboo to skin
drums to oil drums.
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawfo
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium.
KASIO
Description: Cultural event - Description: Cultural event – featuring former Calypso Monarch Luta,
Brother Valentino and Ewart Serrant
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium.
INTERNATIONAL PLAY - IBA
Description: Cultural event - INTERNATIONAL PLAY - IBA
Description:TBA
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Admission: FREE
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre
Sunday 3 August 2008
FAMILY DAY
Description: Cultural event - Cultural event - Workshops, entertainment and educational
videos.
Time: 10:00 am
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
YOUTH VIBES
Description: Cultural event - Featuring: TBA
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford
Stadium
Admission: FREE
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Description: Cultural event - Featuring: Lebo M , Clive Zanda
Venue: Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s
Admission:$300 TT
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s
Sunday 31 August 2008
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT
Description: Cultural event - INTERNATIONAL CONCERT
Featuring: Grammy award winner Lebo M, Queen Ella Andall and Brother Resistance the Raspo Solider.
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
General Admission:$100 TT
Specials Reserve Tickets
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Lidj Yasu Omowale Village, Jean Pierre Complex / Hasely Crawford Stadium
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