Entertainment

On Saturday September 4th, the cast of the island’s hottest show cooled off for a day on De Palm Island. The outing was well-earned for the group which has been working hard to bring Aruba its most spectacular live stage production yet in the form of D’Licious-a two hour music and dance extravaganza presented in a cabaret-style venue called Zissles, located at Paseo Herencia Mall.

The day on De Palm Island proved to be a great team-builder for the cast who arrived in July from Europe. All the performers are thrilled with the opportunity to live and work on Aruba, and have whole-heartedly embraced the local community, and have made a great effort to explore the island and meet the people in between their demanding rehearsal and performance schedules.

The day on De Palm Island was filled with fun, and everyone took advantage of all the activities offered, including snorkeling with the famous blue parrot fish, beach volleyball, and the group’s favorite adventure-the banana boat ride! The group stayed well-nourished throughout the day with a bountiful culinary buffet and open bar.

Want to see the cast of D’Licious live, up close and personal? They perform nightly (Sunday through Friday) at Zissles, where a gourmet three-course dinner is also enjoyed during the show. Visit the website at www.zissles.com for more information and tickets.

Captivating audiences of all ages and musical tastes, Lao Tizer and his band called TIZER, will surely wow the Aruban crowd with their spectacular performance. The recording artist has received word-wide acclaim for his 2008 all-star concert tour with international violin virtuoso Karen Briggs, who stood out at Yanni’s concerts and with his musical mentor Chieli Minucci. Recent successful debuts of the band have been in Asia and Africa. ‘Golden Soul’ was Lao’s first full-production record and the single ‘Her Poetry’ reached Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Album chart. ‘Diversify’ was released in 2006; ‘Passages’ followed.

Lao Tizer has appeared at premier venues, sharing the stage at events worldwide with artists like Isaac Hayes, George Benson, The Commodores, Bruce Hornsby, Jethro Tull and Spyro Gyra, naming just a few. His recordings have sold over 90,000 copies and he his music can be heard on radio and television airwaves worldwide. Lao began his career during his high school years in his hometown of Boulder, Colorade, and he produced and released his first three keyboard recordings himself by the age of seventeen.

The forth edition of the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival Aruba will take place on October 8 and 9, 2010. This Festival is organized -once again- to provide the people of Aruba and its visitors a high quality music event with the best possible line-up. International, regional, and national artists of the highest standard will be performing at this one-of-its-kind Festival on Aruba!

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Local hero and internationally well-known vocalist Roger Peterson and his band Intwine will close the fundraising Cas di Glas (House of Glass) event on Sunday, November 3rd. The group, on Aruba for a sizzling concert in Zissles (formerly Mr. Jazz) on Friday, November 1st, is going to delight those who cannot make it to the concert with a short, yet memorable performance on the Cas di Glas stage. The Cas di Glas event starts on Wednesday, September 29 with the entering of the house by three local deejays. On Sunday the two men and one woman will step out of their home, hopefully having raised a lot of money for the Koningin Wilhelmina Kankerfonds, the cancer foundation. KLM Martinair is one of the main sponsors of the tickets for Intwine.

Before highlighting Intwine, the goal of the Cas di Glas happening needs a moment in the limelight. With this unique action-packed event, the organization hopes to raise enough money to buy a mobile breast cancer screening unit for Aruba. The number of breast cancer diagnoses on Aruba is very high; even higher than the already chilling average worldwide. That is why a screening unit would undoubtedly help save lives.

Back to Intwine, a Dutch rock band, which was formed in 2001 by five students of the Fontyn Rock academy in Tilburg, Holland, three of whom had Caribbean roots. Now, in 2010, the band is made up of Roger Peterson (vocals), Jacob Streefkerk (guitar), Jan Symons (guitar) and Eric Spring in ‘t Veld (drums). The group gained national attention after front man Roger’s performance in Idols, the Dutch version of Pop Idol. Peterson reached the last 10 before quitting the show voluntarily.

Intwine scored big with their songs Happy? And Cruel Man, cross-overs of rock, Latin, reggae and hip hop. Through the years, however, the band has shifted a bit from the rock-pop of debut album Intwine (2003) and second album Perfect (2004) to a harder, darker sound (Pyrrhic Victory – 2006) and Kingdom of Contradiction (2009). Heavy metal elements are incorporated in their most recent music and albums.

Beside their reggae shows, Intwine also plays The Accoustic Rumshop sessions inchiwch they play their songs in Caribbean styles such as reggae, zouk, bolero, soca and cumbia.

The Cas di Glas organization is ecstatic that Aruba’s Roger Peterson and Intwine will be performing a few of their best songs during its closing night. The full-scale, thrilling Intwine concert is on Friday at Zissles.

The summer vacation brought many visitors to the exposition halls of the Archeological Museum. In August, there was a special program for kids aged 4 – 15 years (Rancho) under the direction of Melisa Richardson. There were also visits by international press groups and the association of retired hospital employees. The Youth Brigade assisted with vacation camps and hosted many large groups visiting the museum. Museum hours in August are Tuesday – Friday from 10 am – 5 pm. Story courtesy of Awe Mainta

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No less than 15 international cast members flew in a month ago and will spend six months on the island, performing six nights a week at the new venue Zissles. Among the cast also Jasper Taconis, well known in the Netherlands for his role in the musical “Chicago”. Also, a selection of extremely talented singers and dancers are showing their talents on stage for the public to enjoy. And although the applause is normally for the amazing dancers and singers, back stage a talented team of professionals is standing by to support the cast in their success.

The producer of the D’Licious show, Astrid Rose, celebrated her birthday last weekend with the entire cast and what a warm celebration it became. In the middle of the stage Astrid was put on a chair when the dancers and singers put up a spontaneous show exclusively for her, which they secretly rehearsed in their spare time. Astrid was noticeably touched by the gesture of her cast. “This team is working very hard to put up a high quality show every night and when they surprise you like this, and they have obviously rehearsed this in their spare time; I just feel so honored and privileged to be able to work with such a classy team of talents,” Astrid says with pride.

Starting her career at major record company EMI Music, Astrid was responsible for the production management of several international releases on the Blue Note label. She went on as a creative manager for one of the best selling pop groups in the Netherlands, with CD sales exceeding a million copies worldwide. Astrid coordinated their national theatre tour of more than 60 shows nationwide, produced by Stage Entertainment. As an artist manager for one of the most talented female singers in the Netherlands, Edsilia Rombley, she marketed her successful 2009 theatre tour of over 40 shows. With over ten years of experience in the entertainment industry, producing the spectacular shows at Zissles is the perfect follow up of an already exciting career

D’Licious tells the story of long lost hopes and dreams, from wanting to be a superstar and walk the red carpet, to the fantasy of being a secret agent. The greatest hits from different musical eras have been newly composed especially for the show, as well as a new opening song called D’Licious. Sizzling costumes, with an emphasis on the sexy burlesque theme, and great lighting and graphics, will make for a show Aruba has not yet seen so far. The show can be seen every day but Saturdays as when the venue turns into a sizzling nightclub. Tickets are available at www.zissles.com or at the hotel concierge desk.

Story courtesy of Aruba Daily