St. John Arts Festival Releases Schedule for Feb. 16-23 Events

St. John Arts Festival will run from Feb. 16-23.

From Saturday, Feb. 16 through Friday, Feb. 22, at 22 Franklin Powell Sr. Park, Cruz Bay: Caribbean Food, Arts & Crafts Exhibition (traditional dress)

Saturday, Feb. – 16 Children’s Day at Franklin Powell Sr. Park, Cruz Bay
– 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ___Children’s Art Show
– 12.30 p.m. _____ Love City Pan Dragons Steel Band
– 1 p.m. _______ School Choirs
– 1.30 p.m. _______*Children Quadrille Dancing
Sunday, Feb. 17, Gospel Concert and Quadrille Dancers at Franklin Powell Sr. Park, Cruz Bay
– 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. _______ Gospel Concert
– 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. _______Quadrille Dancers – Adult
Monday 18 Feb. 18, Traditional Music and Dancing at Franklin Powell Sr. Park, Cruz Bay
– 12.30 p.m. ____________ *Marcella-Traditional Dance
– 1 p.m. _______________Koko and The Sunshine Band
– 2 p.m. ______________Caribbean Ritual Dancers; *Moko Jumbies
– 7 p.m.______________*Marcella Fire Dance
Tuesday, Feb. 19, “World-Wide Connections” Events
– 12.30 p.m. _________South America- Sambacombo at Franklin Powell Sr. Park, Cruz Bay
– 7.30 p.m. ___________**Film: “Sharkwater Extinction” at St. John School of the Arts
Wednesday, Feb. 20 “Caribbean Islands Connections” Events
– 12.30 p.m. _______Jamaica- Reggae at Franklin Powell Sr. Park, Cruz Bay.
Saturday Feb. 23 “Song Writing”
-1 p.m. ______ Master Class by ***Terre Roche at St. John School of the Arts

St. John Arts Festival performers

*Tentative
** In association with the St. John Film Society. An award-winning film by Rob Stewart
*** ASCAP -sponsored
Major sponsors: Virgin Islands Council on the Arts and USVI Department of Tourism
Frank Langley, president of the St. John Arts Festival Inc. (776-1713); (cell: 473-77200); (fax: 779-4038)