Who 'happenin?
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XTC Lounge presents Ernie Smith, 8, Friday and Saturday night (25, 26 June) at Coconut Place. Tickets $25 (Friday), limited to 150 people, $75 (Saturday), limited to 75 people. Reservations, 945-4232 or 916-0071. On the boards
Cayman Drama Society presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)", 7.30 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (10 June - 3 July), Propsect Playhouse. Tickets $12.50 adults; $8 children. Reservations, 949-5585. Tennis, anyone?
Cayman Islands Tennis Club's 4th Annual Summer Tennis Camp, with Scott Smith and Jonathan Klampe, CITC tennis pros, 8.30 - 11 12 - 16 July; 19 - 23 July; 26 - 30 July; 2 - 6 Aug.; 9 - 13 Aug., 16 - 20 Aug., and 23-27 Aug., for children 6 - 15, all abilities, Tennis Club, South Sound. Refreshments provided. To register, call 949-9464 (space is limited). Gotta have art
CNCF Summer Arts Camp '99 - dance, drama, visual arts, music, culinary arts and photography, 9 - 1 daily, 19-30 July. Snacks and materials provided. Bring your own camera and film. Participants must register for the full course. $100. Call 949-5477, or 949-5839. Sea for yourself
Cayman Islands Sea Camp, 8.30 - 2.30 daily, 28 June - 2 July; 5 - 9 July, 12 – 16 July; 19 - 23 July; 26 - 30 July, and 2 - 6 Aug. Ages 8 - 17. Sponsored by Faulkner Academy and Bob Soto Diving. Snorkel, $399; SASY, $475, and Scuba, $499. To register, call 945-4664.
Have a ball
Second Annual Adventist Summer Basketball Camp, featuring NBA players, 8 - noon, 27 - 30 July, Lions Centre. Boys and girls ages 5 - 17. Total camp cost, $35. Free T-shirt, free basketball, anti-drug lectures, fun night, exhibition games. To register, call 949-2647/8167. Happy campers
Super Summer Camp, by Grace Christian Academy 9-1 daily, 6-23 July, Crescent Close, West Bay. Swimming, cooking, reading, computers, sciences, arts and crafts, math, writing. Cost $100. To register call 945-0899. Of note
George Hicks High School Annual Summer Music Camp, 6-10 July, concert band and choral programmes with visiting professional musicians from the US, Canada and the UK. Cost, $50. To reigster, call 949-9488. Calling all singles
The Single Professionals Alliance (SPA) meets at 6 pm every other Tuesday at various venues. Drinks specials, complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a prize drawing for dinner-for-two at host establishment. SPA comprises all ages, all walks of life. Next gettogether Tuesday (29 June) at The Wharf, with music by Hi-Tide. Great opportunity to network and socialise. Occasional special activities. Watch Wha' Happenin? column for details. For further info, contact Gretchen Allen, 949-5111, ext. 249.
Looking back
The National Museum is open Mondays through Fridays, 9 to 5, and Saturdays from 10 to 2. Current exhibits: "Mr. Ira's Legacy", the eclectic collection of the late Ira Thompson, and "Yards and Grounds", upstairs. Free admission.
1st Saturday of every month, and all public holidays. The Silver Screen
Cinema 1. "Matrix", starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. Rated R. 7 and 9.15.
Cinema 2. "Life", starring Eddie & Martin. Rated R. Rated PG-13. 7.15 and 9.30. Also 5 on Saturday. Out 'n' about MONDAYS
Movie Night at The Landmark British Pub, "A Fish Called Wanda", 7-ish, 17 June. Surround sound, big screen, no cover, free popcorn and happy hour 6-9. Tel.: 949-2582.
Belly dancing with Linda Rayner, 6.30-7.30, Miss Jackie's School of Dance, Pasadora Place, Smith Road. Tel.: 949-6318.
'70s Discomania at Sharkey's Niteclub & The Liquid Lounge (The Falls, across from the Westin). Free admission with polyester suits and bell-bottoms. $1 draft beer in Liquid Lounge 'til ll, beers and mixed drinks 2-for-1 until 9.30.
Live jazz with Antoine Drye on trumpet and Jamie Philpps on keyboards, 9-12, at Tabu restaurant and lounge.
Fundamental Soul plays upbeat blues, funk and rock, 10-12.30, Legendz Boulevard Bar, The Falls shopping centre (across from the Westin).
Pianist George Davidson plays 8.30-11.30, Westin lobby bar.
Paraguayan harpist Carlos Rodas plays 6.30-10 at Ferdinand's and Casa Havana restaurants at the Westin.
Paraguayan harpists Eugenio Leon and Marcello Rojas play at The Wharf 6-11.
Singer/pianist Bernie Stuckey, 7-11, Marriott lobby bar.
Lammie performs 6-9.30 at Morritt's Tortuga Club. Seaside barbecue dinner (chicken) $9.95, or fish or ribs, $14.95.
Steel Pan Band, 6.30 - 8, Treasure Island Resort. East Indian Curry Nights, Café Tabu. Reservations, 945-6333.
All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Nights at the Italian Garden (across from the Marriott).
Jolly Roger dinner cruise, 5.30, departing from the South Terminal at the harbour. Adults $55. Reservations a must by 2 on day of tour; 945-7245.
Valhalla cocktail and dinner cruise, 5.30, departing from beside Atlantis Submarine daily. Call 949-8988. The Gary Ebanks Ensemble plays at Royal Palms, 8-11.
Entertainer Curt Booker plays piano at Benjamin's Roof (3rd floor), 7.30-9, Coconut Place (next to The Strand shopping centre). Reservations, 945-4080.
Pub Quiz Night at The Landmark (1st Tuesday of the month), 7.30. Teams up to 6 people, $15. Advance registration FROM FACING PAGE recommended, 949-2582.
Paraguayan harpists Eugenio Leon and Marcello Rojas play at The Wharf, 6-11.
Peter Bacon, pianist/singer/jokester, plays at Hook's Seafood Grotto from 7 on.
Singer/pianist Bernie Stuckey, 7-11, Marriott lobby bar.
Ratskyn plays classic rock 10-1 at Legendz Nightclub (across from the Westin).
Pianist George Davidson plays 8.30 - 11.30, Westin lobby bar.
Paraguayan harpist Carlos Rodas plays 6.30- 10 at Ferdinand's and Casa Havana restaurants at the Westin.
Steel Pan Band, Treasure Island Resort.
James White, guitarist/singer at the Hyatt, 4-6 pm at the pool bar; 7-10.30pm in the Loggia lounge.
"Caribbean Nights", Garden Loggia at the Hyatt, 6.30 - 9.30. Caribbean buffet and live entertainment including the tropical sounds of James White, and Earl LaPierre on the steel pan, with fire-eating and limbo-dancing. $42 plus 15 percent gratuity, including food and tropical drinks specials.
Coconuts Comedy Club, dinner show 6, at Morritt's Tortuga Club. Reservations, 947-7449.
WEDNESDAYS
Sharkaraoke (instruments not required) at Sharkey's Niteclub (2nd floor, Cayman Falls - across from the Westin), followed by The Dance Party.
John Shear's Original Sin, with Johnathan Jackson on guitar, Derrick McKay on bass and Jim Crockett on drums, play at Bed Restaurant and Lounge.
Hi Tide plays at The Wharf, 7 - 11.
Entertainer Curt Booker plays piano at Benjamin's Roof (3rd floor), 7.30 -9, Coconut Place. Reservations, 945-4080.
Steel panist Earl LaPierre plays at Treasure Island Resort 7-8 and 10-11.
Paraguayan harpists Eugenio Leon and Marcello Rojas play at The Wharf 6-11.
Peter Bacon, pianist/singer/jokester, plays at Hook's Seafood Grotto from 7 on.
Pianist Barbara Haring plays at Grand Old House.
Morvin Brooks & Coco Red play live music on the beach at The Royal Palms Beach Club, 8 – 11.30.
Singer/pianist Bernie Stuckey, 7 - 11, Marriott lobby bar.
DJ dance party, Morritt's Tortuga Club, 8-10, with The Amazing Ricardo Fire and Limbo Show.
Live jazz at XTC lounge (next to D.J.'s restaurant, Coconut Plaza), featuring the Gary Ebanks Ensemble.
Pianist George Davidson plays 8.30-11.30, Westin lobby bar.
Paraguayan harpist Carlos Rodas plays 6.30-10 at Ferdinand's and Casa Havana restaurants at the Westin.
Steel Pan Band, Treasure Island Resort.
James White, guitarist/singer at the Hyatt, 4-6 pm at the pool bar, 7-10.30pm in the Loggia lounge.
We be jammin' - Miller Lite accoustic jam at Stogies cigar lounge at the Seaview Hotel, hosted by Chris Sanchez of the Victor James Band, 8 'til closing.
Coconuts Comedy Club with a variety of comics, 9 at Legendz (Cayman Falls, across from the Westin). Cover charge, $12. Reservations, 949-NUTS. Nautilus Sunset Harbour Cruise, 6. Cost CI$35, includes hors d'oeuvres, unlimited wine, beer, rum punch, sodas. Reservations, 945-1355.
Rackam's Pub Shrimp Fest, ½ pound peel 'n' eat shrimp, $7.95, happy hour 5-7, tarpon feeding 7.30.
Thai dinner buffet at the Thai Orchid. All-you-can-eat, $19.95.
Jolly Roger dinner cruise, 5.30, departing from the South Terminal at the harbour. Adults $55. Reservations a must by 2 on day of tour; 949-8534, or 945-7245.
Indian night at Maxin's Bistro, by head chef Ramesh from South India, 6 – 10.
Caribbean jam with DJ Blackman, Globe Bar and nightclub. Ladies special, white zinfandel.
Caribbean Night, at The Planet, 2 beers for $5, ladies complimentary glass of wine until 10. Dance to Renegade Disco, reggae, soca, calypso and salsa.
THURSDAYS
Acoustic jam night at The Landmark British Pub, 9, every other Thursday (next, 1 July), Caffrey's and Tennents, $4.
Swing dancing with instructor Linda Rayner at Miss Jackier's School of Dance (Pasadora Place), 5.30-6.30 (for five weeks from 27 May).
The Big Kahuna aboard the Nautilus, comedy cruise (adult humour), 6.15-7.45, includes rum punch, wine, beer, sodas and hot and cold hors d'oeuvres (catered by Cracked Conch), $39. Reservations, 945-1355.
Entertainer Curt Booker plays piano at Benjamin's Roof (3rd floor), 7.30-9, Coconut Place. Reservations, 945-4080.
Steel panist Earl LaPierre plays at Treasure Island Resort 7-8 and 10-11.
Jazz duo "Smoke Rings", The Links. Reservations, 949-5988.
Paraguayan harpists Eugenio Leon and Marcello Rojas play at The Wharf, 6-11.
Murder mystery theatre, aboard The Nautilus, 6.30-8, with rum punch, wine, beer, sodas and hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, $39. Reservations, 945-1355.
Feter Bacon, pianist/singer/jokester, plays at Hook's Seafood Grotto from 7 on.
Pianist George Davidson plays 8.30-11.30, Westin lobby bar.
Paraguayan harpist Carlos Rodas plays 6.30-10 at Ferdinand's and Casa Havana restaurants at the Westin.
Los Tropicanos plays live music on the beach at The
