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Island Life2010
- June/July 2010
June/July
Of Wight Life
Island artist, Judith
experiences, I am not
Barton SWA, is currently
strictly painting people,
working on an exciting and
rather embodying a
innovative body of work.
feeling’. Judith Barton’s
‘Of Wight Life’ captures
first work from the
the moments, people,
collection is entitled
places and emotional life
‘Siblings in Wedding Hats’
of our beautiful island.
and will be exhibited at
Rather than re-create her
the Mall Gallery in London
subjects in photographic
from the 1st to the 10th
fashion, Judith is taking an
of July.
life
Dancing for a good cause..
empathic
Following the success of last
more details about the event
years sold out 'DECADeANCE'
and where to buy tickets
event which raised over £5000
can now be found on www.
for the Barely Born and EMH,
tmmusicshow.co.uk
Island DJ Tony Martin
is holding an even
bigger and more
'Decadent' event at
Cowes Yacht Haven
on Saturday 27th
November.
Party revellers
approach to
will again be able
her work.
to decade dance
‘I want
through the evening
people
to the best tunes
to look
from the 1960s to
at these
the 2000s.
pieces and
All profits will again
reflect on
be for charity.
their own
Tickets are priced
emotional
at just £12.50 and
life and
Slipshods sing for
St George
The international pianist
Ensemble, and the Isle of
had to board a coach in
Wight Orchestra’s String
Poland to get to Freshwater
Quartet.
Memorial Hall. But he beat
Soprano Carmen Lasok
the Icelandic dust, and the
brought the (capacity) house
Slipshod Singers’ St George’s
down with heart-rending
Day show did go on.
songs, Gershwin tunes with
Pawel Jankowski not only
the Slipshods, and a rare
performed solo, but also
outing for a Chopin drinking
accompanied the varied
song. Compared by Jim
programme of the Slipshods
Miller, a stand-up act in his
throughout, also joining
own right, the High Sheriff,
the exemplary Phoenix Jazz
Peter Kingston attended.
Photo: Adrian
Hudd conducts
the Slipshod
Singers, with
soprano Carmen
Lasok and pianist
Pawel Jankowski.
The concert
raised £1500, for
Yarmouth RNLI
and Freshwater
Lifeboats
Visit our new website - www.visitislandlife.com
Ny Ako brings Madagascar to the Island
VIBRANT colour, skilled dance
were depicted. One set
and perfect harmony describe
described ancestor worship,
the performances of the
still commonly practiced,
Ny Ako dance troupe from
showing in song and dance
Madagascar. They took in
their rejection of this in
the Isle of Wight during their
favour of Christianity.
three-month European tour,
The visit to England was
performing in East Cowes
co-ordinated by Martin
Primary School, Carisbrooke
and Mary Bar &W"v