Daily Calendar of events continued on page 2 Fri 29th Sat 30th S un 31st BEQUIA THIS WEEK NO. 445 Jan 29th - Feb 4th 2010 BEQUIA MUSIC FEST BEQUIA MUSIC FEST BEQUIA MUSIC FEST Views + breeze + beach + priVacy +protectiVe coVenants Ocean Ridge Estates at Crescent Beach ACRE+ LOTS FROM $440K Friendship Groves at Friendship Bay HALF ACRE+ LOTS FROM $180K SVG 784-458-3544 USA 843-545-6439 [email protected]+1 (784) 457 3888 +1 (784) 457 3739 +1 (784) 529 8046 +1 (784) 455 0969 [email protected]www.thegrenadinescollection.com Bequia Music Fest - Mustique Blues Festival in Bequia,De Reef from 8.30pm, see page 5 Dive Bequia - Discover SCUBA free today @ 1.30pm, next to Gingerbread, for res. call Cathy 458 3504/495 9929 Maria‛s French Terrace – Free WIFI, daily B, L ,D , Happy Hour 5:30 - 7.30, 2 for 1drinks, CD Jazz music VHF 68/458 3337 Gingerbread Café - Idyllic waterfront setting, homemade cakes, specialty teas, coffee & more, 7am – 7pm VHF 68/458 3800 Jack's Bar & Restaurant, Pr. Marg. Beach - Open for Lunch and drinks from 11am till close VHF 68/457 3762 Bagatelle at Bequia Beach Hotel - Enjoy an early pre-Music Fest dinner by the beach from 6pm! VHF 68/458 1600 Coco‛s Place, Ocar - “The best West Indian food”, daily for lunch & dinner, Elvis live on pan VHF 68/458 3463 Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina - Dinner from 6.30pm, with live music by Jamaica‛s TRN Band 458 3900/3222 Bamboo Chute, Belmont - Chicken & beer after work lime, happy hour 5-7, conch souse & bakes on the menu! VHF 68/457 3175 L‛Auberge, Hamilton - Live Lobster! Early Music Fest Dinner Fri & Sat from 6pm. Prix fixe menu EC$80 VHF 68/457 3555 Bequia Music Fest - Jazz & Blues by the beach at Bequia Beach Hotel, from 1pm, adm. free, see page 5 Bagatelle at Bequia Beach Hotel - Special Jazz‛n‛ Blues Beach Lunch, EC$45 all inc, also Hot Dogs, souse etc, VHF 68/458 1600 Dive Adventures – Discover Scuba Diving today - Free Experiences Daily! Next to Mac‛s PizzaVHF 68/458 3826 Exhibition of Paintings by Louloune - Claude Victorine's Studio, Lower Bay, from 10am, also Weds 458 3150 Moskito Bar & Grill – With famous ‘swinging chairs‛, open for lunch and dinner VHF 68/458 3222 Jack's Bar & Restaurant, Pr. Marg. Beach - Open for Lunch and drinks from 11am till close VHF 68/457 3762 Mac‛s Pizzeria - Enjoy a Pizza on the waterfront - Live Steel Pan Music from 6.30 - 9.30pm, reservation suggested 458 3474 Dawn's Creole, Industry - Full Moon Grill Buffet with Country Relatives, Heineken Promotion, Adm. free VHF 68/458 3400 Tantie Pearl‛s – Delicious 2-course Curry Dinner Special, EC$60, great sunset harbour view, reserv. please VHF 68/457 3160 Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina – Enjoy a delicious dinner from 6.30pm, before hitting the Music Fest! 458 3900/3222 Bequia Music Fest - Big Caribbean Music Night! De Reef from 8.30pm, see page 5 Bequia Music Fest - Afternoon Blues, Country, Rock & more! De Reef from 12.30pm, see page 5 Paradise Primary School - Fundraising, Bake & Book Sale, Lower Bay, 11.30am – 4pm, next to former Dawn‛s Friendship Rose Classic Schooner - Tobago Cays, reef snorkeling, exploring, US$125 all inc. 457 3888 /495 0886/9 Keegan‛s, Lower Bay - Spicy Jamaican Jerk Lunch or choose from the grill from 11.30am VHF 68/458 3530 Moskito Bar & Grill – Perfect for excursion to the beach, lunch and dinner VHF 68/458 3222 Jack's Bar & Restaurant - Relaxing Sunday lunch by the beach- lounge in our beach chairs & hammocks VHF 68/457 3762 Coco‛s Place, Ocar - West Indian Buffet Lunch: Curry, fish & more - only EC$45, open daily VHF 68/458 3463 Maria‛s French Terrace – Free WIFI, daily B, L, D HH 5.30-7.30, 2 for 1 drinks, live Jazz piano - David Maxwell at 6.30 VHF 68/458 3337 Frangipani Hotel - Waterfront Bar, solo pan artist Elvis Seales from 5pm, dinner from 6.30pm VHF 68/458 3255 L‛Auberge, Hamilton - Live Lobster! Music Night - Live Blues from 8pm til… Prix fixe menu EC$80 VHF 68/457 3555 Gingerbread Restaurant – Dinner music by “J Gool & de Real Ting” Bequia folk songs, calypso & more VHF 68/458 3800 Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina - Enjoy dinner & drinks from 6.30pm with food for Pirates and Admirals 458 3900/3222
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Daily Calendar of events continued on page 2
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BEQUIABEQUIABEQUIABEQUIABEQUIATHIS WEEK
NO. 445 Jan 29th - Feb 4th
2010
BEQUIA MUSIC FEST
BEQUIA MUSIC FEST
BEQUIA MUSIC FEST
Views+breeze+beach+priVacy +protectiVe coVenants
Ocean Ridge Estates at Crescent Beach Acre+ Lots from $440KFriendship Groves at Friendship Bay HALf Acre+ Lots from $180K
Bequia Music Fest - Mustique Blues Festival in Bequia,De Reef from 8.30pm, see page 5Dive Bequia - Discover SCUBA free today @ 1.30pm, next to Gingerbread, for res. call Cathy 458 3504/495 9929Maria‛s French Terrace – Free WIFI, daily B, L ,D , Happy Hour 5:30 - 7.30, 2 for 1drinks, CD Jazz music VHF 68/458 3337Gingerbread Café - Idyllic waterfront setting, homemade cakes, specialty teas, coffee & more, 7am – 7pm VHF 68/458 3800Jack's Bar & Restaurant, Pr. Marg. Beach - Open for Lunch and drinks from 11am till close VHF 68/457 3762Bagatelle at Bequia Beach Hotel - Enjoy an early pre-Music Fest dinner by the beach from 6pm! VHF 68/458 1600Coco‛s Place, Ocar - “The best West Indian food”, daily for lunch & dinner, Elvis live on pan VHF 68/458 3463Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina - Dinner from 6.30pm, with live music by Jamaica‛s TRN Band 458 3900/3222Bamboo Chute, Belmont - Chicken & beer after work lime, happy hour 5-7, conch souse & bakes on the menu! VHF 68/457 3175L‛Auberge, Hamilton - Live Lobster! Early Music Fest Dinner Fri & Sat from 6pm. Prix fixe menu EC$80 VHF 68/457 3555
Bequia Music Fest - Jazz & Blues by the beach at Bequia Beach Hotel, from 1pm, adm. free, see page 5Bagatelle at Bequia Beach Hotel - Special Jazz‛n‛ Blues Beach Lunch, EC$45 all inc, also Hot Dogs, souse etc, VHF 68/458 1600Dive Adventures – Discover Scuba Diving today - Free Experiences Daily! Next to Mac‛s Pizza VHF 68/458 3826Exhibition of Paintings by Louloune - Claude Victorine's Studio, Lower Bay, from 10am, also Weds 458 3150Moskito Bar & Grill – With famous ‘swinging chairs‛, open for lunch and dinner VHF 68/458 3222Jack's Bar & Restaurant, Pr. Marg. Beach - Open for Lunch and drinks from 11am till close VHF 68/457 3762Mac‛s Pizzeria - Enjoy a Pizza on the waterfront - Live Steel Pan Music from 6.30 - 9.30pm, reservation suggested 458 3474Dawn's Creole, Industry - Full Moon Grill Buffet with Country Relatives, Heineken Promotion, Adm. free VHF 68/458 3400Tantie Pearl‛s – Delicious 2-course Curry Dinner Special, EC$60, great sunset harbour view, reserv. please VHF 68/457 3160Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina – Enjoy a delicious dinner from 6.30pm, before hitting the Music Fest! 458 3900/3222Bequia Music Fest - Big Caribbean Music Night! De Reef from 8.30pm, see page 5
Bequia Music Fest - Afternoon Blues, Country, Rock & more! De Reef from 12.30pm, see page 5Paradise Primary School - Fundraising, Bake & Book Sale, Lower Bay, 11.30am – 4pm, next to former Dawn‛sFriendship Rose Classic Schooner - Tobago Cays, reef snorkeling, exploring, US$125 all inc. 457 3888 /495 0886/9Keegan‛s, Lower Bay - Spicy Jamaican Jerk Lunch or choose from the grill from 11.30am VHF 68/458 3530 Moskito Bar & Grill – Perfect for excursion to the beach, lunch and dinner VHF 68/458 3222Jack's Bar & Restaurant - Relaxing Sunday lunch by the beach- lounge in our beach chairs & hammocks VHF 68/457 3762Coco‛s Place, Ocar - West Indian Buffet Lunch: Curry, fish & more - only EC$45, open daily VHF 68/458 3463Maria‛s French Terrace – Free WIFI, daily B, L, D HH 5.30-7.30, 2 for 1 drinks, live Jazz piano - David Maxwell at 6.30 VHF 68/458 3337Frangipani Hotel - Waterfront Bar, solo pan artist Elvis Seales from 5pm, dinner from 6.30pm VHF 68/458 3255L‛Auberge, Hamilton - Live Lobster! Music Night - Live Blues from 8pm til… Prix fixe menu EC$80 VHF 68/457 3555Gingerbread Restaurant – Dinner music by “J Gool & de Real Ting” Bequia folk songs, calypso & more VHF 68/458 3800Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina - Enjoy dinner & drinks from 6.30pm with food for Pirates and Admirals 458 3900/3222
BEQUIA THIS WEEK…continued from front page
EATING OUT
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MAC’S PIZZERIA Situated between Frangipani and Plantation House
Friendship Rose Classic Schooner - Visit Mustique, famous bars, lunch on board, US$125 all inc. 457 3888/495 0886/9Moskito Bar & Grill – Bar with the ‘swinging chairs‛, open for lunch and dinner VHF 68/458 3222L‛Auberge, Hamilton - Live Blues piano & sax from 8.00pm til… Prix fixe menu EC$80, live Lobster! VHF 68/457 3555Whaleboner Bar & Restaurant, Belmont Walkway - Dinner & BBQ from 7pm, “Twilight” live! VHF 68/458 3233Tantie Pearl‛s – Daily Lobster Special Dinner EC$75 inc. starter, or choose from our regular menu, res. pl VHF 68/457 3160
Friendship Rose Classic Schooner - Tobago Cays, reef snorkeling, also Sunday 7th US$125 all inc. 457 3888 /495 0886/9Bagatelle at Bequia Beach Hotel - Try our signature cocktails at our Beach Bar - open 10am till VHF 68/458 1600Jack's Bar & Restaurant - All inclusive BBQ Dinner, 3 courses EC$80, with live reggae music VHF 68/457 3762Coco‛s Place, Ocar - Open daily for lunch & dinner, fresh fish, “Cool Strummings” live, great view VHF 68/458 3463Bamboo Chute Resort - Taco Tuesday and Talent night - Live Stand Up Comedy by Christy Gaynell VHF 68/457 3175L‛Auberge, Hamilton - Live Lobster! Music Night - Live Blues from 8pm til… Prix fixe menu EC$80 VHF 68/457 3555
Maria‛s French Terrace – Free WIFI, daily B, L, D HH 5.30-7.30, 2 for 1drinks, live Jazz piano - David Maxwell at 6.30 VHF 68/458 3337Tantie Pearl‛s – Grilled Fish Special! 2-Course Dinner EC$60 or choose from regular menu, res. please VHF 68/457 3160Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina - Wednesday Night Live! Delicious dinner menu - live music by Kool Runningz! 458 3900/3222Sugar Hill, Mount Pleasant – Lobster Special Night with String Music, great location, res. please VHF 68/458 3773Bamboo Chute Resort - Karaoke night! West Indian food incl. rotis, salt fish, bakes & breadfruit VHF 68/457 3175Keegan‛s Beach Resort, Lower Bay - Special Buffet Dinner 7.30pm, Elvis on steel pan VHF 68/458 3530
Devil‛s Table, Bequia Marina - Food for Pirates and Admirals, dinner from 6pm 458 3900/3222Maranne‛s Ice Cream, Gingerbread Cafe - Sundaes, sorbets and yoghurt too! Open daily 10am–5.30pm 458 3041Frangipani - World-famous Barbecue & Jump-up with the Elite Steel Band - res. essential! VHF 68/458 3255
TANTIE PEARL’S RESTAURANTDelicious Local Cooking • Cool Breezy Location
Breathtaking Harbour viewsDaily Lobster Special only EC$75
Dinner Specials Weds and Sats - res. essentialYachties: 4 or more and taxi is free!
Happy Hour Tues, Fri, Sun 4.30 - 5.30pmOpen daily • VHF 68 • Cemetery Hill • 457 3160
DE REEf Bar and Restaurant on the Beach Delicious lunches Delightful dinners
LOWER BAY OPEN DAILY TEL: 458 3958VHF CH 68
Happy Hour Drinks Specials Daily from 5- 7 pm:
Beers EC$5, Rum’n’ Coke or Rum Punch @ 2 for EC$15
Bamboo ChuteBelmont
VHF Ch 68 Tel: (784) 457 3175
Open All Day, Every Day from 9am for B'fast, Lunch, Dinner - Free WIFIFri 29th - Happy Hour 5:30 - 7:30, 2 for 1 drinks, CD Jazz Music
Sun 31st - Happy Hour 5:30 - 7:30, 2 for 1 drinks, David Maxwell Jazz piano live at 6.30pm Wed 3rd - Happy Hour 5:30 - 7:30 2 for 1 drinks, David Maxwell Jazz piano live at 6.30pm
Dive Bequia (23 years of diving Bequia)• Try the world’s most popular intro to SCUBA• Snorkeling equipment for sale and hire. Expert advice on fitting• Three dive trips daily, beach/yacht pick upTelephone Cathy on 458 3504 / 495 9929 or visit us next to Gingerbread
Astroturf Court Lower Bay - correct footwear essential! Racquets and balls available
Call 497 7779 to arrange sessions
DISCOVER BEQUIA!Freelance guided Hiking & Scenic ToursA must to explore the real Bequia - customised to suit your needsFrench German and English spokenBrent “Bushman”: 495 2524 Martine & Francois: 457 3898Sabine: 593 9241 [email protected]
Dawn’s Creole Industry Crescent Beach
Set Dinner by reservation Seafood or Meat EC$ 60 Enjoy our fabulous food and a day on this different, undisturbed beach Just 9 min. drive from Port Elizabeth.Every Full Moon is Party with the Country Relatives! Tel: 458 3400
Bar and Restaurant with a Difference!Open Daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Good selection of scrumptious dishes to meet every pocket and taste!Happy Hour every Friday 5-6 pm - 2 for 1 drinks & Rum Punch Specials!Port Elizabeth, Bequia Tel: 457 3482
L’AUBERGE DES GRENADINESin HAMILTON • Open daily for Lunch & Dinner
Gourmet French Cuisine • Excellent wines3-Course prix fixe Menu only EC$80
or choose à la carte! Live Lobster Pool!
Early Music Fest Dinners at 6pmSensational Live Blues/Jazz – Stan & Cora Piano & Sax Sun, Mon & Tues - 8pm til…
Music Night Happy Hour from 10pm:Select mixers only EC$5!
Friday: Early Music Fest Dinner fom 6.30Saturday: Music Fest Jazz & Blues by the beach 1pm. Adm free
Beach Bar open from 10am Enjoy Lunch & Dinner on our Beachfront Terrace
Bagatelle Restaurant
∑ DIVE TRIPS AT 9:00, 11:30 AND 2:30 MON – SAT∑ Sunday and Night Dives by appointment∑ PADI Discover Scuba to Assistant Instructor∑ Sales & Service of most brands of Scuba gear
PADI
Personalized Service means a great value… Unequaled Experience!Next to Mac’s Pizzeria 458-3826 VHF 68
BEQUIA DIVE ADVENTURES • PADI
3-DAY “DISCOVER ST. VINCENT” ADVENTURE HIKEFeb 3: Hells Gate Falls. Windward to Leeward hike of Volcano
Feb 4: Trinity Falls. River Hike to Hot SpringsFeb 5: Dark View Falls. Hike Vermont Rainforest Nature Trail
Only US$295 pp. Includes St. Vincent accommodation, transport & select mealsTel: 530 4418 for details TAKE A HIKE ON THE WILD SIDE!
WATERFALLS – VOLCANO – RAINFOREST
THE # 1 CHOICE FOR TRAVEL
Carnival Cruise Line SPECIALOne way 4-day Cruise, sailing February 17th
Thursday, Jan 28th, Frangipani Hotel, from 8.30pm: (admission free)
steel paN celebratioN - 13-piece “elite” steel paN orchestra
Friday, Jan 29th, De Reef, Lower Bay 8.30pm:the mustique blues Festival iN bequia: daNa Gillespie & “the loNdoN blues baNd” & Guest artistes
Saturday, Jan 30thBequia Beach Hotel, Friendship 1pm : (admission free)
jazz & blues by the beach • syl mciNtosh & baNd • staN & cora • wry worry • jim colemaN • jaN smith • david maxwell • louis o’Neil
De Reef, Lower Bay 8.30pm:From barbados: Nexcyx, toby armstroNG, mouNt Gay blues baNdFrom europe, bequia & jamaica: papa wiNNie, t.r.N. baNd with guests: amaNda GoodiNG • KyroN baptiste
Sunday, Jan 31st, De Reef, Lower Bay, 12.30pm:• bequia’s KiNGs oF striNG • deNzil bacchus blues baNd • syl mciNtosh• the couNtry relatives • the bequia blues baNd • jam sessioN• the mouNt Gay blues baNd • surprise Guests mouNt Gay rum party
BEQUIA MUSIC FEST TICkETS SInglE TICkET (FrIdAy or SATUrdAy nIghT) - EC$60 pEr nIghT (EC$70 at the door)SpECIAl Two-nIghT TICkET - EC$99 SUndAy TICkET - EC$20 (EC$25 at the door)
Tickets available from: Bequia Tourism office, lina’s delicatessen, Frangipani hotel, Bequia Tech Center, de reef, Quik print St. Vincent, The Bounty restaurant St. Vincent
BEQUIA MUSIC FEST T-ShIrT at the Tourism office - only EC$50!
Music Fest dinners at de reef!Fri & Sat Music Fest Tickets required
reserve early - Tel 458 3958
Bequia Mount Gay Music FestThursday January 28th - Sunday January 31st 2010
Music Fest - Admiralty Transport Ferry Special on Sunday, Jan 31On Sunday afternoon the last Admiral Ferry to St. Vincent will leave Bequia at 6pm!
Most Bequia restaurants will offer an early pre-concert dinner on Thurs, Fri and Sat - reserve early!Lower Bay - Sunday Breakfast at Mangos Beach Bar from 8am - Sunday Music Fest Lunch at Keegan’s
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From a top London hair salonNow located in Port Elizabeth behind Porthole / Vet ‘s Offi ce. Closed Sundays & Mondays Appts advised – or just drop by!
Canouan, Tobago Cays & moreSuper-fast, luxury twin-hulled speedboatCall Frangipani 458 3255 for details and bookings
Day Trips to Mustique & Neighbouring Islands with experienced Local Skipper 35ft Cabin Cruiser US$80 per person Trips to St. Vincent by arrangement Call: 458 3086 / 495 2617 "A fabulous day out!"
In search of a gardener? Well look no further!We provide competent gardening services
and can maintain and enhance your property.
• design & construction of your dream garden • garden maintenance• irrigation systems - design and installation
CREATIVE LANDSCAPECall Andrew or Delphine for a free consultationCell: 533 1500 or 533 1600 • Landline: 458 [email protected] www.hadleygardens.com Based in Bequia
A Personal Guide To
Beautiful Bequia80 minutes DVD shot
over the last thirty years… only EC$40Sold at the Bequia Bookshop or contact John Cawsey at St. Mary’s Anglican Church (mornings) or call 455 7631
We install:• Intruder Alarms• Fire Detection• CCTV• Access Control• Security Lighting
• Sun Block Lotion • Cologne & Perfume Sets • Cigars Island Souvenirs • Complementary Island DVD's & Island Maps
SpecialS on Beer - 3 for ec$10 • 4 for ec$15opening Hours: 9.30am to 5.00pm Tel: 532 1243
MoVIe CITy BEQUIA tEChNOLOGy CENtEr AUthOrIzEd dIGICEL dEALEr
FULL SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTERa Authorized Digicel Agent a International phone Call Center
a Internet Café, Wireless Hot Spot & Yacht Servicea Digital Photo Center a Business Center: send/receive Fax, etc.a Point of Sale Systems: Restaurants/ Retail a Computer Repairs
a Business cards, flyers, etcOpen 8am to 9pm 7 days a week
Air conditioned - located on Front Street - next to Bagos Pizza hutTel: 458 3045 • Fax: 1-320-388-8094 • [email protected] • www.bequiatech.com
BEQUIA tEChNOLOGy CENtEr AUthOrIzEd dIGICEL dEALEr
FULL SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTERa Authorized Digicel Agent a International Phone Call Center
a Internet Café, Wireless Hot Spot & Yacht Servicea Digital Photo Center a Business Center: send/receive Fax, etc.a Point of Sale Systems: Restaurants/ Retail a Computer Repairs
a Business cards, flyers, etcOpen 8am to 9pm 7 days a week
Air conditioned - located on Front Street - next to Bagos Pizza hutTel: 458 3045 • Fax: 1-320-388-8094 • [email protected] • www.bequiatech.com
MARANNE’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM
Delicious Gourmet ice cream &
fruit Sorbets, frozen Yogurt, fresh natural YogurtSundaes and Splits, Qts and half gal Tubs to take awayall natural ingredients