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Alain LE CHATELIER

A peek at Alain Le Chatelier’s

«Caribbean Landscape,»a dream painting

of Saint Barthat Les Artisans

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Sunday, February 6, from8am-2pm, the Saint BarthRotary Club is holding itsannual Culinary Fair andFlea Market on the maindock in Gustavia. Lastyear these two Rotaryevents were combined andthe outcome was a greatsuccess, allowing atten-dees to spend Sundaymorning filling their sacswith gently used clothing,jewelry, accessories,DVDs, CDs, electronicequipment, furniture, andmore.

L'Association RessourcesParentalité St-Barth will

sell children’s toys, cloth-ing, books, and babyequipment. Local storeswill offer overstock andlast season’s items. As

they say, “one man’s trashis another man’s treasure!”An array of culinary cul-tures will be featured,from Brazilian, Por-tuguese, Italian and Creoleto local kitchens. Rose-Marie will offer local spe-cialties and the ever sopopular St. Barth “gal-lette” will be available.The Rotary Club will sellwater, beer, and softdrinks, and tables will beavailable to enjoy lunchwith a view of the harbor.

Proceeds from this eventwill support local Rotaryactivities including contin-uous aid to Haiti earth-quake victims, hotel andrestaurant training foryoung Haitians in con-junction with the associa-tion “Gout et Saveur,”sponsorship of local youthprograms such as theorganic vegetable gardenat the public preschool ofGustavia, annual visitsand aid to the less fortu-nate during the holidays,study abroad sponsor-ships, the Rotary Interna-

tional Foundation, and thePolio Plus Foundation.

In 1985, Rotary launchedthe PolioPlus program toprotect children worldwidefrom the cruel and fatalconsequences of polio.Since 1988, Rotary Inter-national and its partners onthe Global Polio Eradica-tion Initiative (GPEI), theWorld Health Organiza-tion, UNICEF, and theU.S. Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention,have worked to wipe poliofrom the face of the earth.Since 1995, the advocacyefforts of Rotary and itspartners have helped raisemore than $8 billion fromdonor governments.Thanks to Rotary and itspartners, the world hasseen polio cases plummetby more than 99 percent,preventing five millioninstances of child paralysisand 250,000 deaths. How-ever, as long as poliothreatens even one childanywhere in the world, allchildren, wherever theylive, remain at risk.

Weekly Rotary meetingsare held every Thursday(12:30pm) at the WallHouse Restaurant. Rotari-ans and non-Rotarians arewelcome. For more infor-mation Rotary Club activi-ties please contact AbigailLeese @ 0690 59 09 31 orby e-mail: abi@aleeseim-age.com. For more infor-mation on Rotary Interna-tional and Polio Plus:www.rotary.org.

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I watch as painter Alain LeChatelier unrolls a paint-ing over six feet wide:“This is the largest paint-ing I have done on canvas,other than a fresco,” hesays. Back in theCaribbean for his annualvisit and solo show at LesArtisans in Gustavia, LeChatelier explains that thislarge canvas is called“Caribbean Landscape,”which he painted in Paris,calling upon his memoriesof the island. Tucked inamongst lush tropical veg-etation one finds a tradi-tional little cottage, aniguana, birds, an airplane,and a sailboat. “It’s a mixof various locations on theisland, taking from memo-ry,” Le Chatelier admits,pointing out that the vege-tation is more “rain forest”variety than what onemight really find here, butthe overall feeling is defi-nitely Saint Barth. Alongthe same theme are small-er paintings of agave andcacti, in seductive shadesof green and blue.

“I just had an exhibit inSweden, where I sold 60

paintings,” Le Chateliernotes. “I was at a galleryin the small town of Ystadand have been invited todo a poster for a jazz festi-val there next year.” Healso has an exhibitioncoming up this summer inEast Dennis, MA, on CapeCod, hosted by jewelerRoss Coppelman, whoalso shows at Les Artisans.“I went there and it is anamazing place to show my

work,” Le Chatelier says.

The piece de resistance ofthis year’s show in SaintBarth is a painting of amermaid, albeit an eroticmermaid sitting on anunderwater throne withbooks by her side: clever-ly enough she’s been read-ing Jules Verne, and Hem-ingway’s “The Old ManAnd The Sea.” The purplearmchair actually residesin Le Chatelier’s livingroom: “It was my grandfa-ther’s chair,” he explains,noting that mermaids (inhis mind’s eye) are alwayserotic. This one has scalesthat begin on her upperthighs, with the rest of herbody exposed, whileadored with a pearl necklace.

The painting’s blue andpurple tones are veryvibrant, and looking close-ly one sees a little scubadiver trying to get a betterview of this underwaterprincess, as well as bright-ly colored fish swimmingout of her Medusa-likehair. “I did research withunderwater photos andimages of things I’ve seenhere,” says the artist, whorefers to both the mermaidand the Caribbean Land-scape as “dream paint-ings.” These are the kindof tableaux that he isknown for: slightly alteredreality with a touch of fun,and so much to look at,you never tire of looking!

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French pianist DavidBismuth will perform forthe first time in SaintBarth on Saturday, Feb-ruary 11 at 8pm at theAnglican Church in Gus-tavia. The concert wasorganized personally byGaby Charneau of HotelVillage Saint Jean: “Iheard David play in Parisand thought he wasabsolutely wonderful, soI invited him to comeperform in Saint Barth,”she says.

Born in 1975, Bismuthbegan his musical stud-ies at the regional branchof the French NationalMusic Conservatory inNice, where he won thefirst prize for piano. At14, he was admitted tothe Paris Conservatory,studying with GabrielTacchino and BrigitteEngerer, and where hecontinued to win prizesfor piano and chambermusic. He continued tostudy with MoniqueDeschaussées, earned adiploma Royal Collegeof Music in London, andwas a semi-finalist in theYoung Concert ArtistsAudition in New York,

all by the age of 25.His career has taken himfrom Germany to Italy,from the Ukraine toQuebec, and from Israelto Asia, finding a sourceof inspiration in his trav-els. He has played cham-ber music alongside Lau-rent Korcia, MarinaChiche, and the PsophosQuartet, as well as theCapitole Orchestra ofToulouse. In concert atthe Bouffes du NordTheater or the Châteletwith the NationalOrchestra of France, hehas shown a taste forintimate venues, where a

true exchange with theaudience can take place.This will certainly be thecase within the intimacyof the Anglican Churchin St Barth.

Bismuth’s programranges from Saint-Saensand Rachmaninoff toChopin and Bach (seedetails). Tickets are onsale at the Tourist Officeand at the door of theAnglican Church thenight of the concert.

Piano Recital Friday, February 11

at 8pm, Anglican Church

PROGRAM:• SAINT-SAENS : Andante Sostenuto(from Piano Concerto N°2Opus 22 Transcription for solopiano by G. Bizet)

• SAINT-SAENS : Etude “For Finger Independence”

• RACHMANINOFF : Prelude Opus 32 N°12 in Gminor

• SAINT-SAENS : Etude Opus 111 N°1, “Major and minor thirds”

• FRANCK : Prelude, Fugue, and Variation(Transcription from organ by H. Bauer)

• SAINT-SAENS : Etude For Left Hand, “Bourrée,” Opus 135n°4

• BACH/SILOTI :Prelude B minor

• CHOPIN : - Nocturne in C minor- Fantaisie-Impromptu in Csharp minor

• RACHMANINOFF : Prelude in C sharp minor Opus3 N°2

• SAINT-SAENS Allegro Appassionato Opus 70in C sharp minor

Pianist David Bismuth in Concert Friday, February 11

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Quite a surprise for MaxPeter, captain of the StBarth rescue-at-sea station:on Thursday morning, Jan-uary 27, on the beach inPublic, this former fisher-man from Corossol sawsomething quite unexpect-ed. Two giant squid,referred to as "seiched'hivernage" in the Antilles,were found close to theshore. Peter did not hesitateto jump into the water tograb them, although he wasunsure how they mightreact. Over three-feet long, andeach weighing over 35pounds, the twocephalopods are not thesame the giant squid or“Architeuthidae mollusks”that live in extremely deep

waters (over 500 meters)and can reach lengths of upto 60 feet.This is not the first timethis kind of giant squid hasbeen found along the shoresof Saint Barth, but it anexceptional occurrence dueto the size of the mollusksand the fact that they werea couple.

Source: corossol.info

Born in New York City in 1939, Robert Muroff has islandhomes in New Jersey and Nevis. He has been visitingSaint Barth since the mid-70s, spent his second honey-moon here in 1986, and loves visiting old friends andmeeting new ones on the island. His interests range fromsailing and surfing to swimming (he helps organize theNevis to St Kitts 2.5 miles Open Water Swim, the ninthedition to be held on March 27, 2001). He adores spend-ing time in Grand Cul-de-Sac and with his new interest indesign and calligraphy, has written a series of haikupoems for Saint Barth.

Robert Muroff (third from left) with a group of Saint Barthswimmers who swam across St Jean Bay on Friday,January 28.

Two Giant Squid Found In Public

HAIKU FOR SAINT BARTH

GRand CuL-dE-SaC (connected haiku, January 26, 2011)

Like the frigate birdkite surfers soar endlesslyacross Grand Cul-de-Sac

A length of grey ropehangs coiled beside its body

torn from coral sea

Washed up its last breathdissolved into the trade winds

as driftwood it battles

All life lingers thenmoves on like fish stuck

between sea and sand

Dreams inside a dream.Still the pelican soaringturns diving once more

Round Grand Cul-de-Sacthe tao moves easily on

birth, death, balanced now

All things become oneour blue planet thru space soars

no beginning, no end

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Stripes Ahoy! Susanna, Bart, and Wendy meet upat Andy's as if there was a dress code!

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Brian and Beth Mone, Mary and Michael Murphyfrom Boston at Andy's

Study in black & white: Anne, Sebastian Schlidt,and Sylvie at the Swedish Design Center

Michael, Philip, Jim and Jim at the Normadie Hotel cocktail party

Happy Birthday Lloyd, a «younger» 60, celebrating at Le Select

Gil & Karen Campos, Jim & Eve Keddy outsideof Andy's Hideaway

Lisa andScott Martinfrom St Thomas onthe beach inPublic for aparty withthe RockingMangoes

Photos : Rosemond Gréaux

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Special Events� Pre-Carnival ParadesSunday, February 6 :The fifth pre-Carnivalparade organized by LaPointe en Mouvement willtake place on Sunday, withthe theme «Ti-Mas» (PetitMasque). Costumes: oldclothes, old socks or glovesto cover hands and feet,full mask or domino maskto cover the face, pillow orfoam rubber to make a bigstomach and hips, etc...Meet in Gustavia abovethe Treasury at 5pm for a6pm sharp start. The asso-ciation’s atelier is opendaily from 5pm. For addi-tional information Henriat 0690 25 85 59P.S: Drivers of all vehiclesare asked to drive slowlyand carefully, with respectfor those who are march-ing through the streets.

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