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Jamaican Andrew Clarke, executive director of Braata Productions. Photo by Nelson A. King
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By Nelson A. King
Braata Productions on Dec., 11
and 12 will host its annual “Christmas
Grand Market,” a Caribbean
Christmas experience.
“This year’s event returns to an
in-person format after going virtual
last year due to the pandemic,” said
Executive Director Jamaican-born
Andrew Clarke.
He said the weekend-long celebration
of the Caribbean’s rich Christmas
traditions will take place on
Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Holy Family
Church in Brooklyn and on the next
day in Queens at Merrick Academy
Charter School.
“Braata’s Christmas Grand Market
keeps alive the old, rural Jamaican
Christmas tradition by showcasing
authentic folk forms of fine and culinary
arts, dancing and music,” said
Clarke, adding that both days will
also feature a Jonkanoo parade.
An integral part of the Grand Market
experience, he said the Jonkanoo
parade celebrates the “Caribbean’s
unique blend of African and European
cultures through a procession of
revelers depicting colonial-era characters
including revolutionaries, subversive
agitators, clever pranksters,
and, of course, entertainers.”
Clarke said both days of Christmas
Grand Market festivities will include
Caribbean food, crafts and gifts from
local vendors, live music and dancing,
games and prizes.
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Trinidadian Artist Alicia Aberdeen-
Jones with her rendering of David
Michael Rudder at Paintings In The
Garden III. Oil, 24Kt Gold and pure
Silver on 36” x 48” Gallery Wrap
canvas. Colin Williams Photography
By Nelson A. King
Prominent Trinidadian Artist Alicia
Aberdeen-Jones says that the third
installment of her annual art show and
fundraiser, “Paintings in The Garden III
— Rhythm & Harmony in Color, Media
and Culture,” will continue in eclectic
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By Nelson A. King
Nassau, Bahamas-based TERN Gallery
hosts “Splinters and Shards,” a solo
exhibition of new sculptures by artist
and sculptor, John Beadle.
The exhibition runs from Dec. 11,
2021 to Jan. 22, 2022, with an artist
reception on Saturday, Dec. 11 from
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
“Splinters and Shards” marks Beadle’s
first exhibition with TERN.
In this new body of work, TERN
said Beadle combines natural and manufactured
materials to create pieces
that “reference and warp their original
forms.”
TERN said Beadle, who trained as a
painter and printmaker, applies a “similar
attitude toward materiality in these
sculptures.
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