Island Roots Heritage Festival  

Friday 30th April 2010 Schedule

Friday Stage Schedule:

11:00 Festival Site Gates open
11:30  Crewe of the Tradewinds storm the site with a parade and be introduced
12:00  Welcome and Opening Program with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force Band
12:30 Amy Roberts Primary School Presentation (30 min)
1:00  Pirate Fight Circle and Whip Demonstration in front of the stage (30 min)
1:30 Conch Cracking Contest (30 min)
2:00 Tug of War Championship (30 min)
2:30 Lassido Boys: Bahamian Rake and Scrape Music (one hour)
3:30 Fight Circle with Buccaneer Sword fighting School (30 min) 
4:00 Life as a Pirate and on a ship for all ages   (60 min)
5:30 Royal Bahamas Defense Force Marching Band Parade  (60 min)
6:30  Maypole Plaiting Dance (30 min)
7:00 Pirate Fashion and Sea Shanties Show (30 min)
7:30  Lassido Boys: Bahamian Rake and Scrape Band (45 min)
8:30  Royal Bahamas Defense Force Dance Band (45 min)
9:30 Terez Hepburn and Kirkland ‘KB’ Bodie (90 min)

Friday Kid’s Games Field Schedule:
Located at the end of the festival site

1:30  Old Time Games for children and Buccaneer School: (two hours)

Other Activities on Friday on the Festival Site
and in New Plymouth

12:00 to 5:00 Family Tree Research at Gospel Chapel Education building
1:00 Vertrum Lowe’s Ship Shop Tour (one hour)
Vertrum Lowe’s father, Albert, taught his this craft and he wants to share his talent and passion with you at his work shop located next to Curry’s Food Store
2:00 Albert Lowe Museum:  Green Turtle Style Antique Roadshow (one hour): Bring old treasures for Bob Carr and Alton Lowe to identify
2:30  Joe Albury’s Abaco Dinghy Demonstration.  Located near his booth, Joe’s Studio.  A delightful way to cool off and experience the days of yore. (one hour)  There will also be a dinghy race at this time.  Sign up with Joe.

Festival Site Informational Tent: 
Noon to 5 pm

The Family Tree Information Table is open for everyone to inquire about their family roots.  Joy Lowe Jossi, Peter Roberts, Laurie Baker and Chris Farrington  will help with your discoveries.    Schedule appointments here to meet with a Family Tree researcher at the Gospel Chapel Education Building across from the church.

Bahamas National Trust Information Table and Display
Meet with the Executive Director Eric Carey, the Deputy Executive Director Lynn Gape and Abaco’s Chief Park Warden David Knowles

The Royal Bahamian Potcake Rescue Group Table and Display:
Stop by and speak with these special people dedicated to helping our very special Potcakes and Potcats

Daytime in the Settlement: 

The Captain Roland Roberts Environmental Center:
opposite the Administrator’s Office and Post Office and will be open
for you to see all they do.  Please stop by and discover how the
Richard ‘O Blue’ Jones Bush Medicine Garden has grown this year!

The Albert Lowe Museum
Come discover the new displays, featuring The British Flag that was flown and lowered for the last time on Independence Night 1973 at Port Charlotte, Nassau with Prince Charles and the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling and then given back to the British High Commissioner and now has been donated to the Museum.  Also on display:  The telephone from William Curry’s Key West Shop, The First Florida Millionaire from Green Turtle Cay.  Plus new Lucayan artifacts.  At 2:00 there will be a Green Turtle Style Antiques Roadshow.  Bring your treasures for Bob Carr and Alton Lowe to identify.

Friday’s Informative Talks at the Anglican Church Hall
Located next to St. Peter’s Anglican Church close to the Festival Site
Air Conditioned comfortable seating for 70 or more.

12:00   Sandra Riley: The Abacos during the Great Age of Piracy (60 min)
1:00 Ricky Johnson: Abaco’s Nature Adventure (60 min)
Experience the beauty of the Flora and Fauna of Abaco
2:00  Darius Williams:  (60 min)  Discovering my own Roots
at Green Turtle Cay’s Island Roots Heritage Festival!
3:00 Crewe of the Tradewinds ( 60 min)
The Life and Times of Anne Bonney and Mary Read
4:00 Peter Roberts (90 min)

The Bahamas DNA Project:  Using Genetics to help your Genealogy

Island Roots Heritage Festival 

Saturday,  1st  May 2010 Schedule

Saturday Stage Schedule:

11:00  Welcome, Opening Prayer and National Anthem
11:15 Pirates storm site and parade (15 min)
11:30  Fight Circle with Whip Demonstration ) (30 min)
12:00  Tiny Turtles Presentation (30 min)
12:30 Pirate Training School  (30 min)
1:00  Local Entertainment (30 min)
1:30 Maypole Plaiting Dance and crowd interaction (30 min)
2:00 Fight Circle in front of stage (30 min)
2:30 Buccaneer Sword Training School (30 min)
3:00 Life as a Pirate Stage presentation for all ages (60 min)
ending with handing out of Scavenger Hunt papers
4:00 Lassido Boys:  Bahamian Rake and Scrape Music (60 min)
5:00 Conch Horn Blowing Contest (30 min)
5:30 Junkanoo Rush and costume auction: (60 min)
6:30 Pirate Fashion Show (30 min)
7:00 Lassido Boys:  Bahamian Rake and Scrape Band (75 min)
8:30 Gully Roosters: #1 Band in the Nation (75 min)
10:00  Kirkland ‘K.B.’ Bodie and Therez Hepburn (90min)

Saturday Kid’s Games Field Schedule:
Located at back of festival site

1:00: Gathering of the Children with Parade with Pirates to play
Old Time Games for children:  (one hour)
4:00 Scavenger Hunt for Young and Old (one hour)
Pick up hunt sheets at stage
5:00 Buccaneer Militia Training School (30 min)

Other Activities on Saturday
on the Festival Site and in New Plymouth

12:00 to 5:00 Family Tree Research at Gospel Chapel Education building
12:30: Conch Cracking Contest: back of festival site (30 min)
1:00 Vertrum Lowe’s Ship Shop Tour (one hour)
Vertrum Lowe’s father, Albert, taught his this craft and he wants to share his talent and passion with you at his work shop located next to Curry’s Food Store
2:00  Richard (O Blue) Jones at the Reef Relief Environmental Center
at the Captain Roland Roberts House will present: 
Bush Medicine and how it can help you and the world.  (30 min)
2:30  Joe Albury’s Abaco Dinghy Demonstration.  Located near his booth, Joe’s Studio.  A delightful way to cool off and experience the days of yore. (60 min)  If there are any interested sailors, there will be a skulling contest at this time.  Sign up with Joe.

4:00 Green Turtle Style Antique Roadshow at the Albert Lowe Museam
Bring your treasures to the Museum for Bob Carr and Alton Lowe to identify (60 min)

Festival Site Informational Tent: 
Noon to 5 pm

The Family Tree Information Table and Display: is open for everyone to inquire about their family roots.  Joy Lowe Jossi, Peter Roberts, Laurie Baker and Chris Farrington  will help with your discoveries.    Schedule appointments here to meet with a Family Tree researcher at the Gospel Chapel Education Building across from the church.

Bahamas National Trust Information Table and Display
Meet with the Executive Director Eric Carey, the Deputy Executive Director
Lynn Gape and Abaco’s Chief Park Warden David Knowles

The Royal Bahamian Potcake Rescue Group Table and Display:
Stop by and speak with these special people dedicated
to helping our very special Potcakes and Potcats

Daytime in the Settlement: 

The Captain Roland Roberts Environmental Center:
opposite the Administrator’s Office and Post Office and will be open
for you to see all they do.  Please stop by and discover how the
Richard ‘O Blue’ Jones Bush Medicine Garden has grown this year!

The Albert Lowe Museum
Come discover the new displays, featuring
The British Flag that was flown and lowered for the last time on
Independence Night 1973 at Port Charlotte, Nassau with
Prince Charles and the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling and then given back to the British High Commissioner
and now has been donated to the Museum
also on display:  The telephone from William Curry’s Key West Shop, The First Florida Millionaire from Green Turtle Cay.  Plus new Lucayan artifacts.  And at 4:00 there will be a Green Turtle Style Antique Roadshow.  Bring your treasures to the Museum for Bob Carr and Alton Lowe to identify (60 min).

The Memorial Sculpture Garden
Explore the garden to discover the unique history of Abaco and The Bahamas

Saturday’s Informative Talks at the Anglican Church Hall
Located next to St. Peter’s Anglican Church close to the Festival Site
Air Conditioned comfortable seating for 70 or more.

11:00 Darius Williams: (60 min)
Discovering my own Roots at Green Turtle Cay’s Island Roots Heritage Festival
12:00  Crewe of the Tradewinds:  (60 min)
Life and Times of Anne Bonney and Mary Read
1:00  Nancy Albury:  (30 min) Blue Holes of the Bahamas- Protecting our Treasures
1:30 Bahamas National Trust with Eric Carey, Lynn Gape and David Knowles (60 min):
The Benefits of our National Parks and Sustainable Living
2:30  Sandra Riley: (60 min)
The Abacos during the Great Age of Piracy
3:30 Royal Bahamian Potcake Rescue (60 min)
The Treasure of our Royal Bahamian Potcakes and Potcats
4:30 Ricky Johnson: (60 min)
Abaco’s Nature Adventure: Experience the beauty of the flora and fauna of Abaco
5:30 Peter Roberts (90 min)

The Bahamas DNA Project:  Using genetics to help your genealogy

Sunday Service of Thanksgiving
Sunday, 2nd May 2010
11am

We invite you to join us at the Festival Site stage area
 to give thanks for yet another joyous time together,
celebrating family and friends and being able to share
our rich Bahamian heritage with the world.