Leah Eneas guest hosts the listening session for TaDa's new album 'Element'. The ArtOvation audience will get an exclusive first-listen and behind-the-scenes insights on the project...

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - As its final event for the year, the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is hosting a free screening of the documentary Songs of Redemption, on Tuesday 10 December, at its offices at 199 Belmont Circular Road in Belmont.  

The screening takes place in association with Amnesty International, in observance of Human Rights Day.

According to its website, Amnesty is “a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights”, and is “independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion.” 

Nassau, Bahamas - Fifteen of the biggest names in Bahamian music will be lending their voices to a growing movement to preserve and protect the Bahamas environment when they take the stage for a mega-concert December 28 at Arawak Cay.

Billed as The Bahamas Best Mega Concert and Family Festival, the full day of activities topped by a 15-star performer musical bonanza is sponsored by Save The Bays to raise funds and awareness for environmental community partners. It kicks off at noon with a six-hour family fest packed with activities from clowns and bouncing castle to environmental booths and face painting. The evening concert starting at 8 pm under the big white tent will feature Kirkland ‘KB’ Bodie

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, it will be presenting a showcase of Caribbean films at the upcoming Havana Film Festival (HFF) in Cuba.

Entitled Caribbean Calling, the showcase comprises four feature-length and five short narrative and documentary films, all of which screened either at this year’s ttff or the ttff/12. The films represent a wide cross-section of the non-Spanish speaking Caribbean, and come from countries such as Aruba, Barbados, Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago.Officially known as the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, the HFF - which, in its 35th year, is the oldest film festival in the region, runs from 5 - 15 December. Caribbean Calling takes place from 6 - 10 December.

ELEUTHERA, Bahamas - The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera is hosting the ensemble chamber group, C Force for an evening of musical fusion.  The Preserve is one of the newest national parks in the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) park system, and the Trust is extremely proud to be hosting this event on November 30th, at the Preserve.

The music of C Force is a fusion of classical and Caribbean celebrating the beauty of  The Bahama islands.  Tickets are $15 in advance for BNT members and $20 for the general public and can be purchased at The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve. The Haynes Library  or Bristol Cellars in Cupid’s Cay.