Freeport, Bahamas - Saturday, March 6th on the beautiful Sacred Path in the Garden of the Groves a most
appreciative audience were delighted by the magic of the ‘Evening with
Marjoke and Friends’ who all performed from their hearts, vocalising
the true spirit of the Labyrinth.
Our Dutch Diva, Marjoke Twiestopened the show with a beautiful recital of "People", reminding us that life is all about....people!
Marjoke was joined in turn by her special 'music friends' performing some of our favourite songs...
Freeport,
Grand Bahama - Labyrinth Garden Theatre proudly presents
“An Evening
with Marjoke & Friends” a Dutch Divas Production at The Grand
Bahama Labyrinth, Garden of the Groves.
Saturday 6 March 2010 at 8.00p.m. Tickets $15.00 (Friends of the Garden $10.00)
Pre /Apres-Show Dinner at the Garden Café, Reservations or Tickets: 374.7779 Enjoy the beautiful voices of Dalia
Feldman ;Tony Lowe;Javan Hunt ;Stephan Lighters; Marjoke Twiest. The
incredible dancing of Julia Geiger; Lawson Pinder and Stephan Lighters…
with spectacular. Fire Dancing by Stephan and Lawson.
A new blog has been set up for cycling routes on Grand Bahama Island by Walter Strauss. If you are a cycling enthusiast or wish to become one, this helpful blog will give you some routes to get started.
The blog, www.GrandBahamaBikeRoutes.blogspot.com offers 5 maps of routes to begin your cycling sightseeing adventures. Although most routes have no bike signage you can print the maps and follow along.
Strauss says, "Grand Bahama is one of the nicest places to bike.....if you stay off the main roads! Fortunately there are some great "through the neighborhood routes" that can get you from downtown to some great destinations like Banana Bay, Garden of the Groves, Barbary Beach, Dover Sound. All of these routes were discovered using Google Maps. The street maps of the island are not reliable as many of the streets on the maps don't exist but the Google satellite image is pretty clear.
One of the finest places in The Bahamas to commune with nature, the Garden of the Groves, now also houses a beautiful recreation of an ancient sacred path — The Grand Bahama Labyrinth — where visitors of all faiths can walk and reflect on healing, peace, meditation, prayer, our connection to the Divine, and our connection to one another.
This historical monument was founded and created in 2008 by Barbara Chester and the Community of Grand Bahama Island, with the invaluable help and creative guidance of Robert Ferre & Judy Hopen of Labyrinth Enterprises, Limited.
Find out about visiting the Labyrinth and read the Founder's Message within...
Freeport, Bahamas - During the recent months the Garden has added several new animal
attractions and we would like to introduce two of them to our friends and
visitors.
A
flock of White-cheeked Pintails have become quite at home at the Garden
of the Groves. They are commonly called Bahama Ducks and they were
recently donated to the Garden by Mr. Pericles Maillis on behalf of the
Bahamas National Trust.
There
is the new Bahamian Raccoon Exhibit which has been placed in the
childrens' playground as the younger set is especially attracted to
these little creatures! Raccoons look cuddly but are quite fierce and
aggressive when handled. They are clever and immediately associate
humans with food when one approaches the enclosure...
Grand Bahama, The Bahamas – Am I on
The Bachelorette or is this a bad case of TV deja vu?
The
pale aqua ocean, deserted beach and sleek black horse all look
strangely familiar. My lithe female guide, Leo, the owner of Trikk
Pony, confirms it.
Secluded Barbary Beach on Grand Bahama,
the fourth-largest island in the Bahamian archipelago, is where
Bachelorette DeAnna rode horses with Jesse on
The Bachelorette Season 4, and I'm about to re-create the ride.
The
only thing is, I'm not sure I want to. When I'd originally signed up
I'd misunderstood the program and thought I'd be swimming with
seahorses...
Freeport, Bahamas -
Birding Enthusiasts' Birdwalk, will take place on, Saturday
February 20th at the Garden of the Groves from
8 to 10am.
Enjoy the early morning tranquility with your guide Erika on your
leisurely stroll through the gardens. You can catch glimpses of our winter
resident birds as well as our year 'round visitors, such as some of those
pictured here.
Then stop at the cafe for a light breakfast and to compare notes on your
sightings...
Freeport, Bahamas - Beautify your garden with plants from the nursery at
Garden of the Groves
This
Saturday, February 13th from 9 am ~ 2 pm Don't miss our
Plant Sale at the Garden's nursery...our gardeners have been
cultivating new fruit trees and plants to enhance your garden!
We
have mango trees of the Mangola variety, tamarind trees and colourful
crotons, in addition to hummingbird and butterfly attracting plants and
flowering shrubs at unbeatable prices!
Freeport, Bahamas -
Love is in the Air at
The Garden of The Groves
This Sunday, February 14th Join us for a special day of love for you and your Valentine!
Valentine's Day Lunch
at the Garden Cafe.
Julie & Chef Stephan are creating a special lunch menu
to tantalize your taste buds and please your palate!
Cornish Hen w/Wild Rice
OR
Flank Steak
Each served with fresh veggie kabobs
And, for dessert
Decadent White and Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
garnished with Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Glass of Champagne or Mimosa
$15.95 plus 15% gratuity
Call 374-7779 for reservations
Valentine's Day 'Walk of Love' on the Grand Bahama Labyrinth
from 4:30 - 6:00pm. Enjoy beautiful live music and champagne...
Freeport, Bahamas -
Those who attended Circle
of Life on the Labyrinth at the Garden of the Groves Saturday night
enjoyed a lovely show, possibly the best yet, with some beautiful singing,
dancing, poetry monologues, and a slide show of shelter animals which
was beautifully accompanied by Marjoke Twiest’s rendition of “In
the Arms of the Angels”.
About 100 people were treated
to a first class production with a great deal of professionalism helped
by Darren Rollins working lights, sound and projection.
The weather stayed dry and
the moon peeped out of its eclipse just above the trees, providing a
beautiful backdrop for the end of the show...
Freeport, Bahamas - In aid of the Humane Society of Grand Bahama, the Garden of the Groves is pleased to present
Circle of Life - A presentation of Music, Song, Dance and Inspiration, Saturday, January 30th on the Grand Bahama Labyrinth.
This
year's Show promises to be even more entertaining than the beautiful
show we watched last January on our lovely Labyrinth where the sacred
energy added to the magic of the enchanted evening conjured up by that
great duo - Ivy Elden and Gloria McGlone.
One performance only. Tickets: Adults $15, Children 12 and under $8. Tickets can be purchased at the Garden entrance or at the Humane Society of Grand Bahama...
The Bahamas Boasts :
Grand Bahama :
Grand Bahama Labyrinth Peace Walk held at the Grand Bahama Labyrinth for Haiti - Jan 26, 2010 - 1:14:36 AM Freeport, Bahamas -On January 22nd Labyrinth walks were being conducted all over
the world in response to this human suffering following the earthquakes
in Haiti. There are reports of walks from the Pacific Northwest, to
the mid west, to St. Croix, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and our
own Grand Bahama. Indeed, the labyrinth is enfolding the World in her
skirts of peace, comfort and compassion.
We held our Walk yesterday in honour of Haiti on our Sacred Path in the
Garden of the Groves. The Labyrinth was surrounded by low level solar
lights and tiki
torches set in the jasmine.
Freeport, Bahamas - On
Friday, January
22, 2010 an
OPEN LABYRINTH WALK will be held at the Grand Bahama
Labyrinth in the Garden of the Groves between the hours of 4 and 7 pm.
Events are
planned throughout
the United States and also in Canada, South Africa, Japan and the Netherlands.
The walk will be facilitated
by Barbara Chester, qualified Labyrinth Facilitator who was trained
by Dr. Lauren Artress, author of Walking a Sacred Path and founder of
the Veriditas organization.
Persons are encouraged to offer a monetary donation at the labyrinth to the
Bahamas Red Cross for Haitian Earthquake Recovery. All Labyrinth Donations received during
the month of January will be sent to the Bahamas Red Cross for Haitian Earthquake
Recovery.
Freeport, Grand Bahama - The Garden has launched a program for schools island-wide called "Garden of
the Groves Young Naturalist Program". This is an educational experience for all
youngsters of K3 to Grade 4. The program is coordinated by Mrs.
Marilyn Laing who has worked in early childhood education for over sixteen years
and is now a certified tour guide at the Garden of the Groves.
The program will run from January to December featuring an interesting
topic each month. Subjects for study include butterflies, native trees, insects,
composting, birds and planting a vegetable garden. Here at the Garden students
will have a classroom session featuring the topic of the month, a walk about to
further enhance the topic and simple activities like coloring, crafts or puzzles
to recap the lesson learned...
Freeport, Grand Bahama - The Garden of the Groves invites you to the Garden Cafe. Here is the weekend lineup:
Friday, January 15th enjoy Chef Stefan's creations for your dining pleasure: either Beef Filet Stroganoff or Fish steamed with onions, sweet peppers, garlic and lime; AND for your listening enjoyment,
Jens Peter Sweeting will be playing your favourite tunes on the keyboard.
Saturday, January 16th is
Kids' Dinner and a Movie as we feature Disney's Space Buddies, and the kiddies can choose from a Hot Dog, or Mini Quesadillas, or Nachos served with chips and lemonade. Popcorn is free...
Bahamas is also
known throughout the world as one of the most
great and is one of the main reasons for its pristine beaches and
natural beauty. In the Bahamas, you can spend your holidays on the
beach sipping a tropical drink or dive and explore life in the sea near
the coast abound. Whatever the reason is surely, in the Bahamas to
offer
travelers everywhere a well deserved moment of rest and relaxation, and
there are 10 Places you could go when visiting this island paradise.
Enclosed are details from BahamasExclusiveResort.com blog on the best beaches, Lucayan National Park, Andros Island, Pirates of Nassau, Bahamas Historical Society Museum, and more...
Freeport, Grand Bahama - The Garden hosted a number of events last week which is an indication that
more and more organizations, companies and individuals chose this beautiful
natural setting to enhance important events. Bahamian artist Eddie Minnis also stopped by last week.
1) The Rand Memorial Hospital celebrated the retirement of Nurse Christine
Higgs at the Garden of the Groves who had
dedicated 34 years of her life to the nursing profession.
2)
The YMCA
Waverunners Swim Club held its annual awards presentation on the cafe deck
overlooking the ponds and waterfalls.
and 3) Grand Bahama Nature Tours and Garden of the Groves celebrated their second
annual Christmas party together at the Garden. Both companies are very fortunate
to have had to increase their staff this year due to more frequent cruise ship
calls to the island...
Freeport, Bahamas -On January 22nd Labyrinth walks were being conducted all over
the world in response to this human suffering following the earthquakes
in Haiti. There are reports of walks from the Pacific Northwest, to
the mid west, to St. Croix, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and our
own Grand Bahama. Indeed, the labyrinth is enfolding the World in her
skirts of peace, comfort and compassion.
