LIME has once again stepped up as a sponsor of the St. Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival by continuing its support of various community events and initiatives.
Fond dāOr Jazz, Jazz on the Square, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Jazz and Jazz at Blue Coral Mall are some of the events receiving sponsorship support from St. Luciaās leading telecommunications provider.
LIME is contributing cash and telecommunications assistance to all four events, including wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet access at venues, tents and ISDN lines to facilitate live radio broadcast of the musical performances, along with other forms of technical support. LIME is also assisting with advertising by way of free promotional airtime on the companyās radio programmes, and will be rewarding patrons with free LIME-branded giveaways. LIMEās overall contribution to the festival this year is valued at over $60,000.
LIMEās superfast 4G network will enable its mobile customers to capture the showsā memorable moments with their mobile videos and cameras, and surf the web at blazing speeds.
āWe are proud of the relationships we have forged with the producers of these many Jazz events over the years,ā said LIME Marketing & Communications Executive, Sharlene Jn. Baptiste. āAs the original sponsor of St. Lucia Jazz Festival, we decided that for the festival to truly achieve its goal of bringing Jazz to St. Lucia, we needed to shift our investment to events that brought Jazz to St. Lucians not just at Pigeon Island or the north of the island, but to our communities. We welcome the opportunity to invest further in an event that weāve had the pleasure of supporting for the past two decades. This yearās fringe events offer an eclectic mix of local, regional, and international performers all of whom are sure to provide the patrons with a memorable experience in a fantastic atmosphere.ā
Fond dāDor Jazz is scheduled for tomorrow at the Fond DāOr Nature & Heritage Park in the Dennery Valley. Creole sensations, Zouk Machine of Guadeloupe and Carimi of Haiti will be headlining the show. St. Lucian star performers Eva Lucian Band, AvotServis and Miste En Local will also be performing. This show starts at 7:00 p.m.
Jazz on the Square, scheduled for Wednesday May 6 ā Friday, May 8 at the Derek Walcott Square will feature, among others, Monty Maxwell, Ronald āBooā Hinkson and Sonde of Cayenn, the local band KensonHyppolyte& Soul 2 Soul, Trinidadian steel-pan virtuoso Ken āProfessorā Philmore, Zouk& the Gang from Guadeloupe and many more. All the shows are free and open to the public.
Jazz at Blue Coral Mall is scheduled for May 4 and features Emerson Nurse and Friends. The show is free and starts at 7:00 p.m.