Following the announcement of the dates for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival, the Montserrat Arts Council has now released the tentative schedule of events. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Festival, which is slated for March 12th to 19th. The schedule features face-to-face and virtual events which will be hosted by the […]
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The Montserrat Arts Council has released a calendar of Montserrat festivals for the year 2022. The calendar features dates for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Festival and Montserrat Carnival, for which we will be celebrating the 40th and 60th anniversaries, respectively. Dates are also marked for the annual Calabash Festival in July and Alliouagana Festival of
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The Montserrat Arts Council, under the auspices of the Office of the Premier, has scheduled the dates for St. Patrick’s Festival 2022. This year marks the 40th anniversary for the Festival and is slated for March 12 to 19. Director of the Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) Kenneth Silcott, stated “St. Patrick’s Festival has great
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The Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) is pleased to announce that Sharlene Lindsay has been selected as the new Head of Planning & Production effective January 1, 2022. Lindsay has been with the MAC since its formation in 2014, serving as the Media & Outreach Officer. Prior to this, she worked with the Department of Culture
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The Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) embarks on a journey to bring a Carnival season that is a climatic, pandemic tension-releaser, celebrating our culture, heritage and traditions. Montserrat’s annual Carnival will be hosted as a multifaceted experience combining virtual and community face-to-face celebrations from Friday December 17, 2021 to Monday January 3, 2022. Montserrat’s annual Carnival
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On Wednesday 11th August, over fifty (50) participants logged on to Zoom to be a part of Writers’ Delight – A song writing masterclass. Hosted by Darryl Gervais, alongside Vallis ‘Shaker HD’ Weekes. The session ran for a total of five hours, from 1:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. and covered topics such as Song Structure, What Makes
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The schedule of activities for the Montserrat Calabash Festival 2021 has been released. This year’s festival includes the customary Food Fair and Dr. George Irish Lecture Series as well as new features like the Montserrat Animal Protection Society (MAPS) Dog Show and P.R.I.M.E – Produced in Montserrat Expo. The festival, which is funded by the
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The Montserrat Arts Council and the Trade and Quality Infrastructure Division, Office of the Premier have joined forces to host an- event dubbed, P.R.I.M.E – Produced in Montserrat Expo. PRIME is the designated Montserrat marketplace for all things produced in Montserrat. It is the ideal platform whereby locally created goods and services are given the
The Montserrat Arts Council, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Social Services, invites the public to rally against cancer for the month of November. Men Against Cancer (MAC) is the brainchild of Director of the Arts Council, Mr. Kenneth Silcott. Although the premise is overall men’s health and well-being, the main focus is
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For the first time in 58 years, Montserrat’s annual Carnival will be hosted as a virtual and local community experience, from Saturday, December 19th 2020 until Saturday, January 2nd 2021. Montserrat’s annual Carnival is a multi-day experience, which celebrates the island’s music, pageantry, heritage and culture, and it is one of the most anticipated end
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