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Aug. 3–9, 2012 • Caribbean Life • Brooklyn/Staten Island • Page 16Call For Pricing & InfoNow CarryingErnest HemingwayVintage InspiredEyewearEvening of Jamaican CultureCollege showcase of dance, theater, songBy Chudi ChukwudiThe Jamaican ConsulateGeneral in New York, willhost an evening of cultureon Monday, August 6, 2012,at the Medgar Evers Collegein Brooklyn.The program will start at6:00 p.m. in the theatre atthe Bedford Avenue CollegeCampus.Billed as “An Eveningof Culture...Jamaica 50”to mark the celebration ofJamaica attaining 50 yearsas an independent country,the program will trace thedevelopment of the variousforms of culture in Jamaicaover the years.Jamaica’s Consul Generalto New York, Mr. HermanLaMont, notes that he ispleased to be hosting anevent, which will showcasethe many talents of Jamaicans.Jamaica has, over theyears, produced some of themost talented performerswho have impacted not onlyJamaica, but the world as awhole and this evening ofJamaica’s Consul GeneralHerman Lamont.Photo by Leonard McKenzieculture will place on exhibitionthose talents.There will be dance performancesranging fromKumina, Quadrille, to Skato today’s dancehall. Therewill also be tributes to manyicons of the Jamaican theatre,notably the late ProfessorRex Nettkleford who ledthe National Dance Companyof Jamaica for manyyears, the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley,Randolph“Mass Ran” Williams andTrevor Rhone, among others.Jamaican performers andvisual artistes, who are someof New York’s best secrets,will showcase their talentsat this event of culture.The public is invited toattend wearing their black,green and gold or “bandana”,to what promises tobe a memorable evening offun.For further informationcontact: Jamaican Consulate(212) 935-9000 extensions#121UROLOGYMonday-Friday 9am-6pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Closed SundaySMPATIENTS’CHOICERATED & AWARDED BY PATIENTS