Calypso History Month Calendar of Events 2016

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2016

SEPTEMBER

DATE	EVENT	TIME	VENUE
Monday 19th	TUCO Thanksgiving Service	5:00 PM	Central bank Auditorium, Independence Square, Port-of-Spain.
Monday 26th	Calypso History Month Media Launch	10:00 AM	NALIS A.V Room, Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain.
Thursday 29th	KARAOKE Live Audition in the Northern Zone	9:00 PM	Apex Recreation Club. Western Main Road, St. James.

OCTOBER

DATE	EVENT	TIME	VENUE
Saturday 01st	Walkathon (TUCO collaborating with Ministry of Social Development )	8:00 AM	Queen’s Park Savannah, P.O.S (Paddock)
Saturday 01st	Gary Cordner in Concert	8:30 PM	Kaiso Blues Café (Newtown/Woodbrook)
Saturday 01st	Men Who Can Cook (TUCO South Central Zone)	8:00 AM	San Fernando East Secondary School.
Wednesday 05th	Calypso Show (TUCO East Zone)	8:30 PM	De Nu Pub (Mas Camp Pub) Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook.
Friday 07th	Ninja Soca Parang Show	9:00 PM	KB’s Rest & Bar – Maloney Street, Petit Bourg.
Wednesday 12th	Children’s Workshop (TUCO North Zone)	10:00 AM	NALIS A.V Room, Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain.
Wednesday 12th	“1,2,3 – Humour in Yuh Queven” (North Zone)	8:30 PM	De Nu Pub (Mas Camp Pub) Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook.
Thursday 13th	Children’s Workshop (TUCO North Zone)	10:00 AM	NALIS A.V Room, Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain.
Saturday 15th	NACC Stars of Gold – top 20 Kaiso’s for 2016	7:30 PM	Central Bank Auditorium, Port-of-Spain.
Sunday 16th	Vintage Calypso Competition Audition (TUCO Tobago Zone)	10:00 AM	Fairfield Complex, Tobago.
Sunday 23rd	Bring Yuh CD & Come (TUCO East Zone)	4:00 PM	Destiny’s Pub, Malabar Road, Arima.
Sunday 23rd	KARAOKE Live Audition in the Southern Zone		Wilkies Recreational Lounge #12 Naparima, Mayaro Road, Cocoyea Village, San Fernando.
Tuesday 25th	KARAOKE Live Audition in the Eastern Zone	9:00 PM	CAPS Bar, Eastern Main Road, Tunapuna.
Tuesday 25th	Culture & Creativity of Sangre Grande (TUCO East Zone)	10:00 AM	Sangre Grande Library.
Tuesday 25th	KARAOKE Live Audition in the
Thursday 27th	Calypso History & Performances (TUCO East Zone)	10:00 AM	Tunapuna Library.
Friday 28th	Dee Diamond in Concert	8:00 PM	Police Mess, Long Circular Road, St. James.
Saturday 29th	Vintage Calypso Competition Final (TUCO Tobago Zone)	8:00 PM	Pembroke Heritage Park, Tobago.
Sunday 30th	TUCO Cooler Boatride	3:00 PM	Coral Vision Boat, Port-of-Spain (Breakfast Shed)

NOVEMBER

DATE	EVENT	TIME	VENUE
Wednesday 02nd	KARAOKE Live Audition in Tobago	9:00 PM	Jade Monkey, Crown Point, Tobago.
Saturday 05th	Extemporama (TUCO North Zone)	8:00 PM	To Be Confirmed.
Sunday 06th	TUCO Sports & Family Day	8:00 AM	Queen’s Park Savannah (Paddock) Port-of-Spain.
Wednesday 09th	TUCO GALA	8:00 PM	Queen’s Hall, St. Ann’s (P.O.S)
Thursday 10th	KARAOKE Final	9:00 PM	Apex Recreation Club. Western Main Road, St. James.
Saturday 12th	Explainer Party (Come Glow with me Retro style)	9:00 PM	Police Mess, Long Circular Road, St. James.

CALYPSO HISTORY MONTH EXHIBITIONS 2016

Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts
- Pictorial Exhibition - Women in Calypso
- (Jobsco Building, Frederick Street, P.O.S)
- The National Exhibition of the Mighty Sparrow
- (2nd Floor Jobsco Building, Frederick Street, P.O.S)
Airports Authority
- Pictorial Exhibition
- (The Atrium – Piarco International Airport)
NALIS
- Pictorial Exhibition – (01st – 15th October)
- Developing a data base for Calypso lyrics
National Archives
- Developing data base of Calypso archives and information
- Panel discussion – Thursday 27th October 2016, 2:00 PM
- {KAISO the mother music…by Calypso our stories are told}
University of the West Indies
- Updating of bibliography on publications and papers on the Calypso artform
University of Trinidad and Tobago
- Lecture series
National Carnival Commission
- Calypso through the years trivia competition
- (01st – 31st October)