For yet another weekend pan top the headlines as far as entertainment goes. Following last weekend's successful International Panorama, the Woodbrook/St James Community Association will host its fourth instalment of Pan on D'Avenue. The show and parade will be held tomorrow along Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook, commencing at the corner of Ariapita Avenue and Taylor Street at 6 pm, and will end at Colville Street.
Tomorrow's Pan on D'Avenue IV is being held in memory of late radio personality Holly Thomas, a founder of the event, and as a tribute to Black Stalin. Twenty-six steelbands are listed to parade, along with traditional Carnival characters and moko jumbies. Special demonstrations are also billed by members of the T&T Fire Service and Defence Force. The programme also includes a cultural presentation at Adam Smith Square with dance and tassa, and a presentation of awards to 15 pan tuners and five pan manufacturers. Pan Trinbago is also to be honoured.
A special deck will be erected at the corner of Ariapita Avenue and Petra Street to facilitate residents, especially the elderly and those who are unable to make the trek along the Avenue. Carib will also erect its Brew House at the corner of Rosalino Street.Prior to the parade of steelbands at 6.30 pm, Stryke Stars single pan ensemble will be performing at French Street corner from 6 pm to entertain spectators before the parade reaches that area.
Pan was also in the spotlight last weekend as on Friday night, an impressive triple-header prize-giving ceremony was held at the Charlotte Street pan theatre of bp Renegades in Port-of-Spain. Winners of the ICP Paving De Way Single Pan and Renegades Heroes J'Ouvert Bomb competitions were presented with cheques, trophies and plaques. Outstanding pan musicians of Renegades junior steelband also received awards.
Friday's event was held by bpTT, Pan Trinbago Inc, Danny and Sandy Mohammed and bp Renegades and was well attended.