CLOSURE NOTICE
The Cultural Village will be closed today, 24th August 2012, for a private event. It will reopen tomorrow, 25th August 2012.
Please be informed that due to unforeseeable circumstances Chalkdust is unable to come to the UK and therefor
e we are substituting the events he is billed in.
On Friday 17 August 7.30pm London Liming renowned poet John Agard is joining the bill and will be co-hosting the event.
On Saturday 18 August the 4pm Performance Talk is rescheduled to 3pm - we hope you will still be able to attend. This event will now be the current Calypso Monarch Alexander D Great presenting with Ray Funk:
A Model Nation: Dr Funk and Alexander D Great on Independence and Calypso, a lively talk with performance.
The 2pm Film, Family Event: Independence on Film is will go on as scheduled.
On Sunday 19 August 4pm the “Quotable Quotes in Calypso” will now be The Shadowboxer, a one-man performance by acclaimed poet and short fiction writer Roger Robinson.

The Trinidad and Tobago High Commission, London, has embarked on a programme of activities to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Independence of Trinidad and Tobago.
The festival will include a number of children’s workshops. Look out for Trinidad stars including Machel Montano, Ella Andall, Orange Sky, Sheldon Blackman.
The cultural displays will also show local films, theatre and a variety of locally-produced music, including classical, jazz. There will be booths with local foods such as bake and
shark, curry, sada roti, local soups and a Creole kitchen.