Four to Vie for 2021-2022 Miss UVI Ambassadorial Title
The UVI Student Government Association invites the public to the 41st annual Miss UVI Ambassadorial Competition at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 24.
St. John Recovery Choir’s Virtual Quelbe and Reggae Revival Concert to Feature Local Musicians
Among the featured musicians is the late Mahlon “Koko” Pickering, a St. John quelbe musician who died unexpectedly last October.
Alpine Launches a Mural Contest for New Children’s Museum Exhibit, Artists Wanted
Alpine’s VI Children's Museum Mural Contest is being held to select and highlight a local artist to complement the new exhibit.
DVSAC to Host Education Fair on Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Prevention
The Virgin Islands Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council will be partnering with several organizations on St. Croix from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 25, and it will feature information tables, membership tables and a Q&A survivor panel.
CFVI Requests Proposals for USVI Humanities Projects 2021
In the absence of a humanities council in the USVI, CFVI applied for and was awarded National Endowment for the Humanities funding that CFVI will sub-award to eligible entities throughout the USVI to support humanities programming and activities.
VI Council on the Arts Secures New Funding for Creative Aging Program
Virgin Islands Council on the Arts secured $23,000 for its project “Seniors Staying Connected.”
Miss World USVI Contestants Vying to Attend Miss World Pageant
In early March, the Miss World USVI Organization introduced its three 2021 contestants, who hail from the islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas. The title will be decided at a competition in August.
Tiphanie Yanique’s New Novel Is ‘Monster in the Middle’
Tiphanie Yanique’s new novel, “Monster in the Middle,” takes the reader on a generational love journey that spans some of America’s most perilous moments.
Applications Open for Silverberg Trumpet Award Summer Scholarships for H.S. Students
The Jaci and Jerry Silverberg Trumpet Award was established in 2018 by Jaci Silverberg to support talented Virgin Islands students enrolled in music programs
V.I. Literary Festival/ Book Fair Date Changed
“The Caribbean Writer,” together with the Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair, will host the 7th iteration of the festival, April 30-May 2, under the theme “Diasporic Rhythms II: Interrogating the Past; Imagining a Future.”
