“Webeat St. James Live” – an anticipated cultural event
14th May 2010
For the past nine (9) years the WeBeat Committee/St. James Community Improvement Committee (CIC) has played a significant role in producing the Annual We Beat St. James Live celebrations resulting in it becoming an integral part of Trinidad & Tobago’s cultural landscape.
The activities have not only been successful in bringing together a multi-cultural community to celebrate its heritage but also to share it with the rest of the country.
The 2010 edition of the nine-day extravaganza runs from June 04th to June 12th inclusive commencing with the Honoree’s Dinner and culminating with the ever popular Steelband Parade with a number of cultural and social activities at the “home base”, the St. James Amphitheatre, Western Main Road, St. James.
This year The Committee recognizes the contribution of Hugh Borde, Captain of the world Famous Tripoli Steel orchestra which toured with the World Famous pianist, Liberace and Alyson Brown, Dancer and masquerader extraordinaire. Alyson portrayed Tan Tan in 1992 when the world watched in awe as Minshall's "Saga Boy" and "Tan Tan", were featured at the Barcelona Olympics and in Atlanta in 1996 at the World Cup Soccer opening ceremony. The honorees will be celebrated at the Awards Dinner.
This year's calendar of events will follow soon.
Despite the current economic downturn the organizers are bent on making this year’s edition another quality event.
We are all experiencing tough economic times, but despite the situation, we are thankful to have some of the best sponsors in the world who share our view that keeping our culture alive, and celebrating St. James is an important facet to maintaining a responsible and forward thinking community.
For that reason, we want to extend a special recognition to all of our sponsors over the years.
We wish to thank the returning sponsors for their comittment to the WeBeat celebration. Without you the festival would not have grown to what it is today.
To those sponsors who could not return this year, we wish you a strong recovery, and hope that you will join us next year.
In this our Tenth Annivarsary year, WeBeat has become a much anticipated event in the St.James Community and the country at large. Without the support of our sponsors, participants and the general public, this treasure would not be possible. So we thank you all and we look forward to enjoying the best ever celebration of our country's talent and culture.
Because of the current economic situation, we have had to modify our calendar of events. In the next few days, as we finalize arrangements with performers, we will update the list of events to reflect the changes which we are sure will be worth the wait. Stand by for the changes to follow.
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