The Scene

If every year we look to Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) for new trends, things could get really interesting.

When I was 4, my daddy told me I was his princess and brought me all the classic fairytales I still love.

Two sisters deal with the reality of their dead mother’s reappearance in their lives through sightings, sounds, and the feeling of her presence which they cannot ignore in Volver, Classic Tuesdays pick for this month.

There is something different about a Donna Ramsammy-James fashion show that yanks you from a familiar place to somewhere you feel trapped, but you never want to leave.

A serious message will be imparted tomorrow afternoon through fashion when well-known designer Donna Ramsammy-James launches her 2011 collection ‘Canopy’.

I do not own a computer or a television. Neither am I one of those people who automatically reach for their pockets or dive into their handbags at the clink!

– fashion weekend hits the runway today Can you hear the click of the stilettos?

Herdmanston Lodge launches its Sunday breakfast buffet tomorrow with a delectable array of dishes, including pepperpot, eggs, sausage, toast, vegetarian and vegan dishes.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Liesl admitted she had a crush on Christopher Plummer’s Captain von Trapp, and Plummer said he dubbed The Sound of Music, “The Sound of Mucus,” as the entire von Trapp family cast reunited for the first time in 45 years.

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Black Eyed Peas vocalist Fergie will receive the Woman of the Year award at Billboard’s Women in Music event in New York on December 2, two days after the band’s new album hits stores.

Twenty-two-year-old UK-based Aletha Rose Shepherd will take to the Miss World stage in China next Saturday in an effort to bring Guyanese some glory on yet another international pageant stage.

When it rains I pray that the Demerara River does not overflow into my front yard.

Godfrey Naughton’s Two’s A Crowd Too will be on at the National Cultural Centre this evening.

“Positive music is not popular music,” says Adisa Jelani Andwele, UNDP Spokesper-son for Peace and Poverty Eradication and according to him, the Caribbean region has a deficit of artistes who are willing to use music positively.

This evening models will strut their stuff in a ‘glamorous’ setting when Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) and the Glamour Designer Brands presents ‘Glamour on Wellington’ which will showcase designs from local and overseas designers.

– sets the stage for national conversation on minibus culture Ronald Hollingsworth’s Watch de Ride was produced over a decade ago yet its rebirth on stage at the National Cultural Centre last weekend betrayed no signs of a play long gone and out of touch.

Next week in Denmark, Kross Kolor Records CEO Burchmore Simon and his team mates Melissa Roberts and Denis Ward will attend WOMEX (World Music Expo), probably the single most promising event that will surely ensure a place for Guyanese music in the world’s’ sphere.