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IN THIS ISSUE:
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* Smart Book Signing
* Free Urdu Classes
* Pirates at the Bowl
* Sign Language Classes
* Sacketteers in Paria
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WHAT'S ON IN T&T
Smart Book Signing:
Tuesday 9th - Ian Isadore Smart's book-signing entitled "Ah Come
Back Home: Perspectives on the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival" from 4
to 5 p.m. at A Different View Bookshop, Warren Street, Woodbrook.
For information call 622-3648
(Ah book on Carnival!! Tantie have to get one, yuh hear)
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Free Urdu Classes:
Wednesday 10th - The Islamic Academic Society offers classes in how
to read, write and speak Urdu. Classes are one hour weekly and
interested persons are invited to register at the Islamic Academy,
Rapsey Street, St. Clair. Call628-8922/0813 for details.
(Tantie did always want to learn a nex odder language)
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Pirates at the Bowl:
Thursday 11th - Gilbert & Sullivan Musical - a repeat performance
of The Pirates of Penzance by Presentation College at the Naparima
Bowl, San Fernando. Special showtime - 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Nighttime performances from 6:30 p.m on 13th & 14th.
Tickets on sale daily at the Bowl.
(Dis is ting to mek yuh cry, oui. Tantie going!!)
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Sign Language Classes:
by Moms for Literacy. For details call 638-6667
(Dem moms doing a good ting for communication with de hearing impaired)
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Sacketteers in Paria:
Sunday 14th - Hiking club trip to Paria. Assembly 7:00 a.m. at Las
Quevas Beach Facility. For further info call Garth @ 675-1742;
Lennox @ 624-2710.
(Tantie bound to must get in shape fuh de Carnival yuh know)
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DE CARNIVAL 2001
JANUARY EVENTS:
Wed 10th @ 5 pm - Poison Fun Committee's Poison Wednesday
Morne Coco Road, Lime Finale at the mas camp.
Petit Valley
Fri 12th - Barbarossa & Tristar 3rd Annual Cooler Fete
MOBS 2 (walk with your cooler B-4 10:30 p.m.)
Chaguaramas. no glass bottles allowed - $50 advance
from the mas camp 26 Taylor St. 628-6008
Sat 13th @ 9 pm - International School of Port of Spain PTAs
Mobs2, Chaguaramas 2nd Annual Carnival All-Inclusive fete.
Sun 14th @ Pier1 - The Mc Leod Most Inclusive Fete 2001
Tickets $225.00 available at 6 Rust Street,
St. Clair 622.8975
Sat 20th @ 9 pm - QRC Foundation presents Outta de Blue II,
QRC Grounds, St Clair 2nd all-inclusive fete.
Sun 21st @ 3 p.m. - UWI Carnival Fete
The Campus,
St Augustine
Sat 27th @ 4 pm - Bishops Carnival All-Inclusive Fete
Bishop Anstey Tickets: $250
High School Grounds,
Abercromby Street
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TANTIE TALK:
G'day mate! Oh gawd! Ah really go have to learn how to talk like
ah Aussie. Yuh mean, de boys an dem couldn't self draw one single
solitary match. It go be interesting to see eef de Cricket Board
go do de right ting and mek way fuh people who not only know 'bout
cricket, but how to run ah business, cause jump high, jump low dat
is what de game reach too dese days. Is high time dem bring in de
right set ah people to organise de game in the region. 'Caus eef
we doh have no youngsters up and coming, yuh go have Courtney
riding up in a wheelchair to bowl.
De 'good ole boys' time long past. It eh ah exclusive club game
no longer and eef we doh see 'bout setting tings right now, very
soon we go lorse de one ting dat does really mek us a Caribbean
community.
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