On with the show!
Flambéaux,” a Caribbean musical set during the intoxicating early years of Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival celebration comes to stages in Manhattan and Brooklyn, starring Broadway star J. Bernard Calloway (below) known for the Tony Award-winning Broadway shows “All The Way” and “Memphis.”
The musical can be seen in Brooklyn at St. Francis College at 180 Remsen St. in Brooklyn Heights on Aug. 22 and 23. And the Poet’s Den Theater and Gallery at 309 E. 108th St. will host the show from Aug. 25-31.
“Imagine that, we have J. Bernard! Flambeaux is, perhaps, that proverbial little engine,” said Nandi Keyi ,who wrote the musical described as a moving “front porch drama of human relationships” in which “all must fight for relevance, home and peace.”
Tickets are available at ticketriver.com by visiting http://bit.ly/FlambeauxNY2015. For tickets and information, call Lawrence Floyd at
(917) 535-1112.
Walk or run for good cause
Whether running or walking is your speed, there’s something for health enthusiasts of all ages at the Sons and Daughters of Jamaica’s 5K Run/Walk on Aug. 23 in Brooklyn. The annual event begins at 9 a.m. from Prospect Park’s East Circle in Brooklyn, according to organization president and founder Jose Richards.
Preregistration fee is $20 and $25 on race day. The fee for seniors and children under 12 is $10. Volunteers are needed. To volunteer or get information, call (718) 712-5034 or send email to sadojinc@gmail.com.
For more on the organization, visit its Facebook page at http://bit.ly/sonsanddaughtersofjamaica.
Fox to host fund-raiser
The Queens-based Indo-Caribbean Alliance’s 2015 gala – an annual fund-raiser for the nonprofit group’s community outreach and educational programs – will be hosted by Guyanaborn actress and entrepreneur Rhona Fox.
Under the theme “Unanchored,” the affair will be held Sept. 12 at the World’s Fair Marina in Flushing, Queens, from 6 p.m. to midnight.
For event information or purchase tickets, visit indocaribbean.org. And visit rhonafox.com for more Fox.
Film debut at Kinanm Lounge
The Brooklyn premiere of the film “Forever Yours” will take place tonight in the Kinanm Lounge at 856 Atlantic Ave. (between Vanderbilt and Underhill Aves.) at 6 p.m., according to the Haitian-American production company UNIMIX Films.
Writer/director Patrick Ulysse and the romantic comedy’s cast and crew are scheduled to attend the debut of the film, which was shot throughout New York City and features a mostly Haitian-American cast. “Forever Yours” soundtrack has music from Belo, Papa Jube, Emeline Michel, Faro, Obed Jean Louis and other performers. Tickets can be ordered online at http://bit.ly/foreveryoursbrooklyn for $20, plus service charges. Call (917) 749-9242 for
information.