The Scene

Hi Everyone, I was inspired this past week by Mark Bittman of The New York Times to make sun-dried tomatoes.

In some ways, Adrian Dutchin’s triumph at this year’s soca monarch competition was a homecoming.

Stanford 20/20 cricket is the real deal. It is entertaining, energetic, colourful and all the action takes place in the space of a few hours.

And the Grammy goes to, wait a minute, did we hear right?

Hi Everyone, On my plate this week is Jamaica’s national dish, ackee and salt fish.

Name: The Soca Monarch Competition The Scene: National Park, Georgetown. The Cast: Soca Artistes.

Casting for the Guyana Fashion Xpo begins tomorrow, as the designers behind the anticipated fashion extravaganza search for the right looks for the catwalk.

It could have been scripted and rehearsed weeks in advance, because of how it unfolded.

Guyana is set to be entertained next month, when the Calypso Tumblers come to town over the Easter weekend for the Calypso Fury concert.

For an art form rich in culture, dating back even before the first Mashramani and one that is well respected in the Caribbean and further afield, calypso is being poorly treated by the private sector in this country, which is depressing and downright difficult to accept.

Hi Everyone, Growing up, I was tortured by porridge. The only kind of porridge that I could bear was sago porridge.

Out of respect for the tragedy at Lusignan the Adult Calypso competition quarterfinals was cancelled last Saturday so the full line-up of performers will be in Bartica tonight campaigning for the title when the semi-finals is held.

Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 debut film Diva is the Classic Tuesdays feature next week, at the National Gallery, Castellani House.

In many ways, Kerese Harrinandan is just a normal teenager. She enjoys socialising with her friends, surfing the internet, reading, cooking and working with young people.

The pain of ‘breaking in’ new footwear was excruciatingly and vividly brought home to me this week when I had to do just that.

Hi Everyone, In life one should never say “never,” so I won’t say it.

The week, The Scene gives Soca fans a glimpse at seven more of the 17 contenders for the Soca Monarch crown.

The Sidewalk Film Club presents The Lover, next Tuesday at the Sidewalk Caf

VAT, otherwise known as “de pressure”, the culture of poverty in Sophia, foreign loans, and a wisecracking doctor are among the barrel of social commentary that rolls into the city next weekend when the adult calypso competition kicks off at the National Park.

Did someone say J’ouvert? As in the all-night-til-morning party that leaves you high on, well party vibes, we hope, though many persons out there probably have stories to tell of getting high on something else?