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Island Life - February/March 2011

Chairman
of Council
to stage
Mardi Gras
Dance and Enjoy
The Isle of Wight Council Chairman's
Charity Event is to be held at Cowes Yacht
Haven on April 9, tickets £25 each with an
exotic drink on arrival and canapes.
The ladies of i-Pavoni will provide
hospitality throughout the evening,
The Carnival Cabaret Dancers will be
Samba dancing, adding to the colour and
splendour of the evening. The professional
dancers are world-renown, they were
recently on “Strictly Come Dancing”
teaching Patsy Kensit to samba!
Professional couple Richard Blachford and

Anna Louise Dockeray will host the evening
and give a salsa performance from the PAX
NINDI, Global Carnival Centre in London.
The Monitors will bring the evening to a
tremendous climax.
TICKET OUTLETS:
Cowes Yacht Haven 01983 299975
Switch45, Holyrood Street in Newport.
The Carnival Learning Centre,
01983 817283

Cavendish
Morton
celebrates
100 years
On the 17th February, Cavendish Morton
celebrated his 100 birthday. To mark this
major event, Island Fine Arts in Bembridge
are holding an exhibition of selected pieces
by Cavendish, alongside twenty plus stunning
new works by Island based painter, Christie
Bird.
The exhibition entitled “Cavendish Morton
at 100 and Christie Bird” will depict works in
oil, acrylic, mixed media and watercolour by
both the painters, and portray well-known
island and mainland views alongside still life
and coastal scenes.
Cavendish is highly regarded as a master
of light and colour; his years of looking at
nature and interpreting his surroundings have
brought about a great following. His pictures
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hang in many major public and private
collections including The British Museum,
Glasgow Museum, Norwich Castle Museum
and the Contemporary Art Society.
Working in acrylic laid on gesso, Christie’s
paintings capture her thought and feeling.
Each painting tells a story, as the items
selected in every composition carry
significances for her journey as a painter.
She has exhibited regularly in London since
2003, including at the Royal Academy
Summer Exhibition in 2008 and 2009.
The exhibition runs from Saturday, 2nd April
to Monday, 25 April and all the painting will
be online at www.islandfinearts.com. For
further details please contact the gallery on
01983-875133.
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