FEBRUARY 23

KINGSTON AND ST ANDREW

UWI Carnival Band Launch at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY 24 KINGSTON AND ST ANDREW

Xodus opening fête, Debut, at ATL Autobahn from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

FEBRUARY 25 KINGSTON AND ST ANDREW

JaRIA Honour Awards at The Courtleigh Auditorium. Cocktail Hour: 6 p.m. and awards from 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Music

Listen to your favourite tunes at Shush Headphone Party, tonight at 1A Hillview Avenue, women two-for-one before 1 a.m.

Plaza Party

Head downtown for Pan Di Plaza: Dung-A-Town, Ocean Boulevard on Saturday, February 24, starting at 8 p.m.

Drink Up

Enjoy Sip and Chill JA - Drinkers

Paradise on Saturday, February 24, at Twin Gates Lounge, Eastwood Park Road, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Admission: $500, women two-forone, college students $300 with ID.

Concert

Enjoy great performances at Night of the Stars Benefit Concert at Kgn 10 Sports Bar and Grill, 1A Hillview Avenue on Saturday, February 24 starting at 7 p.m. Admission: $800 presold, $1,000 at the gate, $1,200 VIP

Have Some ‘Brue’

Check out Brue In The Gardens on Saturday, February 24, at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, 39 Lady Musgrave Road from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission: $1,500 at the door, $1,000 if listed.

Producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James accepts an award from Carolyn Cooper at a previous staging of the JaRIA Honour Awards at the Courtleigh Auditorium.

FILE A scene from last year’s UWI Carnival.

Xodus Carnival band directors Scott Dunn (left) and Kamal Bankay (right) speak to masquerader Veronika Sramata (centre).