Organizers of Fete Isidore in the southern village of Grand Bay are promising a blast and the event will move into high gear later this evening with an award ceremony recognizing over 20 “outstanding” members of the community.
It is part of a series of activities beginning from Thursday (May 21) to Monday (May 24).
“We have planned a very nice program for the community and what we have tried to do is to keep the quality and do something that everybody can participate,” Chairman of the Grand Bay Village Council, Edward Registe, told Dominica News Online on Thursday 21st May 2015.
He said the award ceremony will recognize some 22 people in various professions who have all positively impacted the community.
It will take place from 7:00 pm at the Grand Bay Community Center.
The award ceremony is just the beginning of activities planned for celebrating Fete Isidore.
On Friday evening there will be the cultural night at Ma Tou Tou’s park from 7:00 pm.
Several groups from the southern district-Petite Savanne, Grand Bay, Bagatelle, Tete Morne and Pichelin are expected to participate.
A musical band from Bagatelle will bring the curtains down for the night.
On Saturday evening there will be a basketball knock out competition between a team from Pichelin and one from Grand Bay. It is expected to take place at the Ma Tou Tou’s Park.
On Sunday there will be a Sports Day at the Geneva Playing field from 10:00 am.
A fund-raising Oldie Goldie dance, featuring a band from Martinique and local DJ’s, is also planned for the night.
Monday, the actual feast day, will begin with a Creole Mass at the Grand Bay Catholic Church which will be carried live on local radio stations.
Several dignitaries are expected to be in attendance.
Following the mass, there will be another fund raiser, this time in the form of a mini gala and there will be performances by Michele Henderson-Delsol, the band from Martinique, and other cultural groups. This will take place from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
At 3:00 pm a “Village Extravaganza” will begin and six bands- Michelle Henderson and her band, Chubby and the Midnight Groovers, Extacy, Golden Squad Reggae band, the Swining Stars and the First Serenade Band, have been contracted to be on two stages. One stage will be at the entrance of the village or Tete Lalay and another stage will be lower down in the village at the Hewlet John Heritage park.
Tripple K Global will also perform at a private establishment in the village.
Registe said the idea is to have patrons move between the two stages.
“Grand Bay will be very much alive and we invite the thousands of patrons who usually come to be a part of the events that we have organized,” he said. “We look forward to a peaceful and exciting celebration this year.”
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See what am going to miss again Grand-bay we come out
Big Up South City I spent the winter months in the UK and looking forward to a peaceful and joyous Isidore enjoying lots of the amber nectar see you there
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