Welcome! Bless!
Saturday, May 14
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Festival Tent, Independence Square
With host Anansi and his WordKeepers, Keoma Mallet (aka KLimB8) as our emcee, and Sarah Bookworm in attendance, you know the day will be fun-filled!
Our Welcome Ceremony includes a keynote performance from guest author A-dZiko Simba Gegele, readings, performances by artists such as Indrani and "Sing and Strum", messages of from our fabulous partners, including platinum sponsor The Maria Holder Memorial Trust, and a Blessing from the festival's chief WordKeeper.
Pictured: Kiara Carvalho, Word Girl for Bim LitFest 2014.
Fee:
Free
The freestyler and rapper returns as emcee for Bim LitFest Children’s Fair.
A-dZiko Simba Gegele is a prize winning author whose work has been published in the Caribbean, England and the United States. Her debut novel All Over Again, won the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature in 2014.
Indra Rudder is a Barbadian singer/songwriter, voice tutor, author, and nature tour guide. She is founder of Island Moon Music and is also known as the recording artist Indrani.
Sponsors
Maria Holder Memorial Trust
WaterFront Cafe
The NodeHub
Island Inn Hotel
CODE
Days Bookstore
National Library Service
FLOW
Maria Holder Memorial Trust
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