The St. Croix Landmarks Society (SCLS) is pleased to present the 22^nd Annual STARVING ARTISTS DAY Holiday Show and 2^nd Annual Guavaberry Competition at Whim Plantation Mu­seum Grounds in Frederiksted on Sunday,  November 30^th, 2008 between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.  Tickets are sold at the door; admission fees are $5 per person, and children under 12 years old are free.The Starving Artists Day is one of the Landmarks Society’s most anticipated and widely attended fundraising events of the year, showcasing approximately 70 Caribbean artists, jewelers, crafts­people and food vendors.  Locals and visitors alike will find locally-made and original crafts, jew­elry, fine art, ceramics, mahogany works, Mocko Jumbie sculptures,  photography, fabrics, silks, plants, books, leather goods, candles, perfume oils, and lotions. 

Food and drink booths will fea­ture local delectables such as patés, johnny cakes, fritters, shish kabobs, fried fish, cakes, tarts, breads, fraco, smoothies, liquors and juices. SCLS’s cash bar will be available all day with all proceeds going to SCLS programs and services.This year, we are pleased to have Roger W. Morgan host the 2^nd Annual Guavaberry Competi­tion. If you are interested in being a contestant, please contact Paradise Radio. There will be a cash prize and trophy awardedWe are happy to host a  special performance by Rising Starts Steel Pan Orchestra. Rising Stars is a non-profit steel band program whose main objective is to prevent school dropout and juvenile delinquency. The program currently has 100 participants between the ages of 10 and 17. These young talented musicians will perform between 1-4PM. We will also have representatives from Graffiti Street Youth Group, Ricardo Richard’s Mocko Jumbies and Caribbean Dance School to perform and present at Whim this Sunday.

The Ancestry Discovery Group will be hosting Family History Displays on “East to West Con­nections;” an Open House of the SCLS Research Library & Archives from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; There will also be storytelling session with Janis Tutein; an Open House of the Greathouse; self-guided tours of the Whim Grounds, shopping in the Museum Gift Shop, and a special cash raffle.  Please call
772.0598 or visit www.stcroixlandmarks.org for more information.

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