The annual Calabash International Literary Festival is back for it’s 10th staging this year and will take place from May 28th – 30th 2010 in Treasure Beach St Elizabeth. The 10th anniversary edition will have authors, writers and performers from all over the globe and another great festival is expected.


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he Calabash Festival states that “the mission of the Calabash International Literary Festival Trust is to transform the literary arts in the Caribbean by being the region’s best-managed producer of workshops, seminars and performances.”




For more information on the Calabash International Literary Festival including a full schedule of events over the three days it is being held, author profiles, accommodation suggestion and much more visit the Calabash International Literary Festival website at calabashfestival.org

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The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) will be held in Guyana in 10 days on August 22nd 2008. It was recently announced that the Guyanese government is waiving departure tax and relaxing visa requirements for visitors that arrive during the hosting of the event, which is in its tenth year. Click here to go to the official website.

Check out the line up for this years Houston International Festival better known as IFEST on their official site
The festival, dubbed "OUt of Africa" will be held the weekends of April 19-and 20 and 26 and 27
and they are representing for the region..

Make sure to visit the Budlight World Music Stage for all your regional acts:
On the 19th is DJ Sun representing Suriname
On the 20th its DJ Kool Emdee representing Jamaica, Emeline Michel of Haiti and the Wailer s of Jamaica
Joaquin Diaz of Dominican Republic will perform on the 26th
And Sunday the 27th lookout for DJ Simyu .,..He’s from Kenya but he plays nuff reggae…side bar…he is gonna be playing reggae grooves every Wednesday at the cotton exchange, starting this coming week …also on Sunday the 27th Garifuna Collective from Belize and Karina Nistal and Rebel Crew repping that Cuba ay que Linda…and mexico too …on the latin stage.

Earth day is April 22nd, and the Green Apple Festival..Americas largest Earth Day celebrations will be in a city near you!

Washington DC (National Mall)---Go see Toots and the Maytals, The Roots and Friends feat. Doug-E-Fresh, Talib Kwali, Chrisette Michele, will.i.am and more

Miamai (Bicentinneal Park)—Menudo, Arrested Development*****hello for the amount of caribbean celebrities who live in da MIA, where is Ky-Mani, where is Rupee, I mean dang...

Los Angeles (Santa Monica Pier) Ziggy Marley wiull be performing.

other cites....Chicago-Lincoln Park Zoo, NY -Central Park, Denver-City Park, Dallas-Fair Park, San Francisco –Golden Gate Park
http://www.greenapplemusicfestival.com/

Inner Visions, Cherine Anderson and Rootz Underground all represented for the region at the Annual SXSW Music Fesstival in Austin Texas. All performances took place a Flamingo Cantina on 515 E 6th Street. Inner Visions perfomed on Wednessay the 12th and Rootz Underground and Cherine Anserson both perfomred on Sat the 15th

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring in Austin, Texas. Originating as the Austin Battle of the Bands, SXSW officially began in 1987 and is centered around the downtown Austin Convention Center. Each of the three parts run relatively independently, with different start and end dates. SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the United States, with more than 1,400 performers playing dozens of venues around Austin over four days in March. Though it is an industry-based event, SXSW Music links locally with events such as the annual Austin Music Awards show. SXSW is the highest money-making public event for the Austin economy, bringing in more revenue than the Austin City Limits Music Festival or the Texas Longhorn home games.Source