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Jazz, Art and Fashion 2020

 
JAF is a major fundraiser in support of the UWI-RBC Race for the Kids (RFTK) initiative, now in its fourth year. The event will be held under the patronage of the Principal of The UWI Cave Hill Campus, Professor the Most Honorable V. Eudine Barriteau and Managing Director of RBC Royal Bank Barbados, Robert De Silva, Jazz, Art and Fashion (JAF) will once again offer patrons the opportunity to support a worthy cause while enjoying an elegant evening of entertainment. 

All proceeds from the sale of art and other merchandise will go towards the UWI-RBC RFTK Fund to support scholarships for UWI students (including two new scholarships for Bahamian students impacted by hurricanes in 2019), the Campus Student Hardship Fund which makes grants to students who experience financial difficulties, and the First Year Experience programme which promotes student mental health.
 

Date                           1st March 2020
Venue                          Walcott Warner Theater, Errol Barrow Center for Creative Imagination (EBCCI)
Time                            7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tickets                         $125.00
Ticket Sales                University Bookshop (available from 10 February 2020)
 
JAZZ
Band                            Barbados Community College Jazz Band
 
DJ                                Rondell Clarke
MC                              The Hilarious Janine White
 
ART
Displays                      Fielding Babb, Neville "Oluyemi" Legall, Cher-Antoinette, Omowale Stewart,
                                    Neil Paul, Cequoia Holligan, Ché-Amor Cummins Greaves, Alex Marshall,
                                    Markley Clarke, Jill McIntyre, Everick, Susan Alleyne Forde, and Vanita
                                    Gopwani Commissiong
 
 
FASHION                     Garden Party; A Night on the Town; and Gowns and Glam
Featuring                     The Hub, WelchWear, Ariella Rock, 5th Element Experiment, In.Arjana, Martindales 
 
 
Menu                           Hickory smoked BBQ drumettes drizzled with blue cheese, vegetable
                                    samosas, smoked salmon and dill cream cheese quiche, rosemary roasted
                                    pork served on flat bread with tomato and cumin jam, Tortuga Rum Cake.
 
Sampling Stations    Fine wines specialty cheese and crackers by Niven Distribution, tempting
                                    chicken by Chickmont Foods, Hennessy-infused cup-cakes by Cassia Sweet Treats
 
 
Contribute to the Fund by purchasing art on display or enjoying:
 
Luxe Spin the Wheel      Art, Sculptures, Liquor and more 
                                         $20 to spin         
 
Mixologist                      Specially-themed cocktails at $10 each by one of the island’s top Mixologists,
                                        Mr. Dameain Williams 
 
Pop Up Sales                  Wearable art and art inspired merchandise by C-Toi, Crystal Forms Barbados,
                                        Secrexx and Very Vanita
 
Complimentary wine and delicious hors d’oeuvres throughout the night.

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