Dancers entertained the big crowd on the 2024 People Pageant on the Previous Boys Excessive Faculty grounds, at 746 Rutland Rd., Brooklyn.
Picture by Tangerine Clarke
The Guyana Cultural Association New York, a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) group whose mission is to Protect, Promote, and Propagate Guyanese creativity and Doc, Showcase, and Have a good time the a number of roots of Guyana’s cultural heritage, will host a number of signature applications in observance of its silver jubilee.
The twenty fifth Anniversary commenced on Feb. 23, 2025, with the Launch and Unveiling of The Biography Journal of late Guyanese Artistic Claire Ann Going M.S. (now on Amazon.com)
The colourful folks competition, attracting hundreds of nationals, households, and pals worldwide, will proceed with a six-week Caribbean Heritage Summer season Workshop Sequence (SWS).
This may run till Aug. 15, and will probably be a busy engagement that may present a complete vary of theatrical, creative, and academic workshops to underserved kids in the neighborhood.
The twenty fifth Anniversary Symposium and Literary Hold is about for Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, from midday – 6 p.m., at Lefferts Historic House at Prospect Park, 452 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn.
The symposium and reveals will deal with approaches to showcasing GCA’s achievements over the previous 25 years and mirror on Guyanese Masquerade Custom with performances by Masquerade Band(s), flat foot flouncers, musicians, and iconic photographs telling the story of origins and improvements in Guyana’s Masquerade.
The annual Awards & Prizes Gala will probably be held at Russo’s on the Bay, 162-05 Cross Bay Blvd., Queens, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m.
Throughout the twenty fifth Anniversary celebration, an distinctive group of nationals will probably be acknowledged for his or her contributions to the humanities.
The honors will embrace the GCA People Pageant Award, the Godfrey Chin Prizes for Heritage Journalism, and the Derry Etkins Memorial Prizes for Excellence in Music (Composition, Efficiency, and Preservation) and Training.
The distinguished honorees, whose work, management, and creativity exemplify Guyana’s wealthy cultural heritage and ingenuity, had been chosen through a worldwide nomination course of.
The Claire A. Goring M.S. Youth Awards may also be offered.
A Kwe Kwe & Performing Arts Night time will convey spirited drumming and dance motion to the St. Stephens Auditorium, 2806 Newkirk Ave., Brooklyn, on Friday, Aug. 29. The presentation will start at 8 p.m.
The celebration begins with performances that showcase the very best of Guyana’s creative expressions. It continues with the Kwe Kwe, a uniquely Guyanese pre-wedding custom the place the 2 households get to know one another, and the elders present tutorial and psychological preparation to the bride and groom for married life by way of music and dance.
The twenty fifth Annual Guyana People Pageant Household Enjoyable Day will take over the grounds of Previous Boys Excessive Faculty, situated at 746 Rutland Rd., Brooklyn, to finish the season.
The competition will probably be held on Sunday, Aug. 31. Gates open at midday.
The Household Enjoyable Day affords a vibrant and inclusive area for hundreds of individuals of all ages and backgrounds to return collectively, have a good time Guyanese /Caribbean tradition, and luxuriate in a day of leisure and camaraderie. The occasion goals to convey households and communities collectively in a enjoyable and festive environment.
The Govt Board of Administrators stated, “Our Silver Jubilee anniversary is a big celebration for all of us below the Awards umbrella. It supplies the chance to assist maintain this cultural pillar, radiating excellence from the start of the twenty first Century. Thanks for being an necessary a part of what makes GCA Awards Alumni a pricey cohort.”
They’re Ave Brewster-Haynes, president; Edgar Henry, vice chairman; Patricia Jordon-Langford, vice chairman; Clive Prowell, cultural director; Verna Walcott-White, assistant cultural director; Wayne Daniels, assistant cultural director; Michele Singh, secretary; Shauna Parker-Harding, assistant secretary; Avis Penelope Bascom, monetary director; and Claire J. Patterson, interim government director.
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