Cayman will celebrate all things arts and culture at the seventh annual Red Sky At Night multi-cultural arts fair, presented by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation. The event takes place on Saturday, 2 March from 4pm to midnight on the grounds of the F. J. Harquail Cultural Centre, and is the anchor event for

Cayfest,
the Cayman Islands National Festival of the Arts.

“For
over 20 years, Cayfest has served as a physical representation and
reflection of Cayman’s unique history and heritage, our diverse
people and all of the colours and creativity in our culture and
community,” said Henry Muttoo, CNCF Artistic Director. “Red Sky
At Night supports the mission that CNCF undertook over 30 years ago,
which is to signify Cayman’s heritage and culture, and to give it
form, context and meaning.”

Red
Sky is Cayman’s finest showcase of local talent, with an emphasis
on local arts and culture, and a dynamic mix of visual arts, music,
theatre, film, fashion design, and cultural discussions. The event
will feature five distinct sound stages – located both indoors and
out – with dance, music, theatre, poetry, drama and more all taking
place simultaneously.

More
than 50 fine artists and artisans will display their creations of
locally made art, crafts, jewellery, clothes and accessories in the
various areas including Thatch Walk, Coconut Grove and inside the
theatre alcoves. Local vendors in the Café Cayman area will offer
dishes such as Cayman style beef, fish rundown, stewed conch and
lobster and desserts including pepper jelly, coconut treats, heavy
cakes, ice cream and doughnuts. In addition, the Creative Kids area
will provide supervised activities and specialty food for kids ages
three to 12.

New
to the Fair this year is the Caymanian Village where artists,
crafters, storytellers and performers will recreate Cayman’s rich
cultural traditions with live

demonstrations
of them going about doing ‘old time tings’ such as household
chores, playing outdoor games, cooking on a caboose, coconut grating,
needlework, thatch plaiting, playing music, dancing, farming, boat
building, net making and woodworking. Visitors to this area will
also be able to play traditional games like dominoes or warri, enjoy
quadrille and maypole dancing and hear the folk singers perform.

Some
of the entertainment highlights include Cayman’s favourite, Swanky
Kitchen band as well as Dreamchasers Dance Company, top local DJ’s
Renegade, Super C & Marz, steel pan from Pan N Riddim and Reggae
band CayNRG among many many others.

Tickets
for Red Sky At Night are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (65+) and
students ages 13 to 17 and $5 for children 12 and under and are
available for purchase now at all Fosters Food Fair locations, Funky
Tangs, HealthCare Pharmacy Grand Harbour and the CNCF office until
Friday, 1 March and also online at EventPro.ky. Ticket sales at the
gate begin at 3pm on 2 March.

For
more information about Cayfest email cncf@artscayman.org, call
949.5477 or visit www.artscayman.org.

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The
Cayman National Cultural Foundation

For
more than 30 years, the non-profit Cayman National Cultural
Foundation has carried out its mission of stimulating, facilitating
and preserving Caymanian cultural and artistic expression. CNCF has
achieved this through the extensive development of wide-ranging
programmes. These programmes include stage productions, creative
education for young people, free workshops and financial support of
artists, as well as festivals, publications, national recognition of
artistic and cultural achievement and the preservation of Caymanian
heritage, and arts and culture for future generations.