Artistes paid for 2017 to perform @ fundraising event - Trefor A. Grant
This assurance came from chairman of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC) Mr Trefor A. Grant during the JTV CH 55 Big Story with Cathy O. Richards.
Mr Grant also gave the assurance that he will be continuing as Chairperson of the VIF&FC.
Planning for 2018 has started
"Planning for festival 2018 has essentially started under my leadership so we are now getting Virgin Gorda ready and then after VG it's BVI (Tortola), so don't wait until it's last minute," said Mr Grant.
However, as it relates to kick starting the festivities Mr Grant said the VIF&FC is in the initial stages of planning a big jam to utilise the 2017 cancelled acts. "It will be a fund raiser event to kick start festival 2018 and it's going to be great and some of the artists you did not get to see in East End we are going to put together something that is sure to please."
A date for the fundraising event was not announced and it is not clear whether it would be this year end or early next year.
While Mr Grant also made no mention of the artistes who were in the Carrot Bay line up, other sources in the committee has indicated that they are also likely to be part of the "kick start" 2018 festival event.
Artistes understand the situation
Grant further said, "I think we have a very good relationship with the management team of all the different artistes, they understand that it is a work of God and it's nothing the festival committee could have done to prevent it and they totally understand and they are on board so we are very happy.”
The territory's main festival, which also embodies the celebrations of Emancipation, was forced to an abrupt halt on Monday August 7, 2017 when flash floods inundated parts of the island and damaged, property, roads and other infrastructure.
The rains and thunderstorms first cancelled one of the biggest street events of festival, the August Monday parade which was made to recognise Sixth District Representative Honourable Alvera Maduro-Caines as its Marshall. The destruction that followed forced the cancellation of activities at East End and Carrot Bay.
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15 Responses to “Artistes paid for 2017 to perform @ fundraising event - Trefor A. Grant”
Why not have a min festival on St Ursula day weekend. We can start by having the opening night on Thursay with activities in East End and have the rise and shine tramp on Friday morning up there. Move the activing to Road Town with the parade in the afternoon and village entertainment in the night. On Saturday, action moves to Carrot Bay with their cultural activities and Fisherman competion with the night ending with their artist.
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We can have the cultural activies in Carrot Bay on Friday along with artist schedule to appear from the August Festival. Parade in Road Town on Saturday afternoon with entertainment in the night.