Best Performing Arts in Barbados"

"Best Performing Arts in Barbados"

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Valley Resource Centre "Community Spirit Abounds"

The Valley Resource Centre is one of twelve community centers established throughout the island to provide training opportunities and other educational and vocational programs. Many of these programs are offered free of cost to members of the community in order to assist them in the development of skills such as computer training, small business by Postdlf development, arts and crafts, and some academic studies. The centers also facilitate seminars and other presentations by government departments and community-based groups. The Valley Resource Centre is located in St. George in a municipal complex which includes a police station, post office and library. -Marsilyn Browne

+1 246 437 0621 The Glebe, St. George, Barbados

Prince Cave Hall "And the Band Plays On"

The Royal Barbados Police Force Band is one of the oldest police bands in the world, having been formed in 1889. It has a fantastic record of excellence in music and has performed throughout the world. The band has its headquarters at District A Police Station in St. Michael, which is where Prince Cave Hall is located. The hall is named for the former by Unhindered by Talent Director of Music of the Royal Barbados Police Force Band, Mr. Prince Cave. The band has a wide repertoire of music, from classical and jazz to dinner music and the latest in calypso and reggae tunes. The band also hosts several concerts each year at the Prince Cave Hall. -Marsilyn Browne

+1 246 430 7603 Station Hill, St. Michael, Barbados

Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination "A Flair for the Dramatic"

Creative arts in Barbados now has a home at this center, which is located on the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies. Here, students prepare for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the arts. The facility boasts a theater for drama, a cinema, an art gallery, a by dalbera conference and meeting facility, a dance studio and rehearsal rooms. Besides offerings from students of the university, the center also hosts many cultural presentations in dance, drama, and art. Its facilities are also available for rental to the general public for seminars, lectures and other presentations. It is named for the late Prime Minister of Barbados, and National Hero, the Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow. -Marsilyn Browne

+1 246 417 4776 www.cavehill.uwi.edu/ebc [email protected] Cave Hill Campus, University ci of the West Indies, St. Michael, Barbados The George Street Auditorium "Of Orators & Performers"

The George Street Auditorium is the headquarters of the Democratic Labour Party of Barbados. It is here that the party meets on election nights to herald wins and face defeats, and it is here that their annual general assembly is held. But the Auditorium is also very well known as a location for art and culture. Available for rental by the general public, the by Public Domain Auditorium has been the venue for calypso tents, graduations, art exhibitions, cultural presentations, dances and lectures. Sporting events including boxing have also been held at this facility. The Auditorium is located on George Street in Belleville, a former residential area which has been transformed into a business district while maintaining much of the architecture of its past. -Marsilyn Browne

+1 246 429 3104 Kennington, George Street, Belleville, St. Michael, Barbados

Frank Collymore Hall "Elegant Evenings in the City"

The most elegant setting for entertainment in the city, the Frank Collymore Hall is the venue for plays, concerts and lectures. Named for renowned Barbadian poet, the late Frank Collymore, the hall was developed for professional performances and has stage, sound and lighting management facilities, as well as facilities for live radio and TV broadcasts. The hall is located within the Tom Adams Financial Centre, which also houses the Central Bank of Barbados. The hall seats 491 persons and an extensive balcony area is usually used for post- performance cocktail receptions. Among the events held at the hall is the annual Sir Winston Scott Memorial lecture, named for the first native governor-general of Barbados, and performances for NIFCA, the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts. -Marsilyn Browne

+1 246 436 9083 www.fch.org.bb [email protected] Tom Adams Financial b Centre, Church Village, Bridgetown, Barbados

Jackie Opel Amphitheatre "Sing for Me"

Jackie Opel, a Barbadian whose real name was Dalton Sinclair Bishop, created the music genre spouge. Spouge is described as a mixture of ska and calypso, and was the music that rocked Barbados and the Caribbean in the 1960s. Jackie Opel died tragically in a car accident in 1970 at the young age of 32. His music is viewed with nostalgia by his contemporaries, and the musicians who come after him see his music as representative of true indigenous Barbadian music. To honor Jackie Opel, the Barbados Government included an amphitheater in the construction plans of the General Post Office in Bridgetown in 1998 and dedicated it to his memory. The amphitheater is the site of many cultural presentations, religious services, and other events dedicated to the arts. -Marsilyn Browne

Cheapside, Bridgetown, Barbados

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