Photo Focus: Crucian Cultural Group Lights Up Christiansted Ruins

By Kit MacAvoy
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The Crucian Cultural Group filled the air with light and music on Sunday night during their second “Ah Traditional and Historical Glow in Deh Town.” The night included a lighting of the old ruins at Contentment Road and the Christiansted Bypass and performances of holiday classics by local musicians.

Jylisha Ortiz sings “Holy Forever” during the Crucian Cultural Group’s Lighting of the Old Ruins on Sunday evening in Christiansted. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
Strings of lights ring the old ruins at Contentment Road and the Christiansted Bypass on Sunday night on St. Croix. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
Charles Baptist backs up Abdul Robinson during a performance of “Do You Hear What I Hear?” during a lighting of the Christiansted ruins on Sunday night on St. Croix. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
An orange cat surveys the ruins at Contentment Road and the Christiansted Bypass ahead of the Crucian Cultural Group’s “Ah Traditional and Historical Glow in Deh Town” on Sunday night in Christiansted. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
Devon Christian backs up performers on the keyboard during the Crucian Cultural Group’s “Ah Traditional and Historical Glow in Deh Town” on Sunday night in Christiansted.
The moon rises over the Contentment ruins on Sunday night in Christiansted. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
Crucian Cultural Group President Vivian Ebbesen-Fludd addresses the audience during “Ah Traditional and Historical Glow in Deh Town” on Sunday night in Christiansted. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
Abdul Robinson sings “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen on Sunday night in Christiansted. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
Andre Ettienne performs “You Raised Me Up” during the Crucian Cultural Group’s “Ah Traditional and Historical Glow in Deh Town” on Sunday night in Christiansted. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)