Holders Season Lineup for 2009

Holders Season is the biggest annual cultural event in Barbados, if not the entire Caribbean, and the 2009 edition promises to be a good one. The festival is slated for March 14-April 4, 2009, with ticket prices starting at $15.

Here's the 2009 Holders Season schedule:

• Saturday, March 14: Comedy Night -- Ole with Paul Morocco, Guillermo De Endaya and Antonio Gomez will feature comedy and guitar music from Spain, Cuba and South America
• Monday, March 16: Barbados Heart and Stroke Foundation Night
• Wednesday, March 18: Bravissimo: The World of Italian Opera -- featuring professionals from New York's Metropolitan and City Operas and the Myriad Singers of Barbados
• Friday, March 20: Classical Evening in the gardens
• Saturday, March 21: The Sounds of Africa -- Malian music star Bassekou Kauyate and his band Ngoni ba (Mali) will enchant guests with African blues

AMERICAS WEEK:

• Monday, March 23: Canada's 'Celtic' fiddling sensation Natalie McMaster will entertain with fiddling and step dancing
• Wednesday, March 25: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra with Louis Hoover and The Ronnie Scott's Allstars
• Friday, March 27: Mark Twain: The Traveler -- performed by actor Carl Pritner
• Saturday, March 28: Cafe Holders -- A new event featuring an intimate garden party with live jazz, food and drink
• Tuesday, March 31: Classical Evening with Juilliard trained pianist Greg Anderson
• Thursday, April 2: Have You Had it Long Madam? -- A special evening of "behind the scenes" information from BBC television's Antiques Roadshow veterans Hilary Kay and Peter Atterbury
• Saturday, April 4: Gala Finale Evening -- the social event of the year closing the two week Holders Season with special guest stars to be announced

For tickets and more information, see the Holders Season website and my article on Top Barbados Events and Festivals.

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