Slumdog Millionaire scoops four Golden Globe awardsJanuary 11, 2009 Based on the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young Indian man looking for love and competing for money on a television game show. The movie won all four Golden Globe awards it was nominated for - Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score.

Earthquake strikes Haiti, 5th deadliest earthquake in historyJanuary 12, 2010More than a million people were left homeless when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti. It happened 16 miles from the capital, Port-au-Prince and left 316,000 people dead and 300,000 injured. Many landmark buildings were damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace, the official residence of the Haitian president, National Assembly building and the Port-au-Prince Cathedral.

“Mickey Mouse” comic strip 1st appearsJanuary 13, 1930One of the first creations by struggling cartoonist Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, made its debut in a series of animated cartoon strips in national US newspapers and soon grew popular enough to become comic books. The cartoon strip was initially arranged in a story format, but quickly changed to daily, disconnected, comic plots.

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(L-R) Leasho, Jehan, Kemar, Keegan, Taj

What happens when you put together five talented, unconventional young artists? An exhibition unlike any other. Dirty Crayons is the

brainchild of Leasho Johnson, Keegan Simon and Kemar Swaby, which was started in 2011. This is the second staging of the exhibition and the trio have taken on two other artists, Jehan Jackson and Taj Francis.

All graduates of the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts, the artists are looking to create a representation of the contemporary culture they are a part of, while setting themselves apart from their predecessors. Dirty Crayons gives them the forum to do just that.

The 2013 staging of Dirty Crayons, Victory Run will be exhibited from Saturday, January 12 until Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Cafe What’s On, 133 Barbican Rd. The exhibit will be launched at the same venue on Saturday from 6pm-10pm.

Dirty Crayons

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Simone Neilson

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professionOwner and designer of miSim and account executive at New Levels Décor; aspiring Greek

goddess

Would most like to spend a weekend in

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How do you normally spend your weekends? Well, as long as I don’t have work, I try to relax on the weekends but oftentimes it includes sewing, a trip to the fabric store and/or a night out at ULTRA++. If life allows, I try to take at least one day to sleep/lounge around all day to rejuvenate for the week ahead.

What is your favourite thing to do on the weekend in Jamaica?BEACH! Or a country run. Either of the two would be pretty much perfect. Maiden Cay, Ft Clarence, Portland or Montego Bay, anywhere there is sun and sea - or a river (lol). Anything that could involve a little travel and some good food

and a great dose of culture would make a great weekend for me.

If you could spend a weekend anywhere in Jamaica, where would it be and what would you do?Either at Holywell or at a villa on the Blue Lagoon or Great Huts in Portland. Holywell is like the ultimate relaxation spot. I love the coziness and the feeling of an escape from the usual excitement of Kingston. Blue Lagoon is simply breathtaking and Great Huts is like the perfect get away: no technology, just you in your hut overlooking Boston Bay Beach. Everywhere in Portland is pretty much amazing.

What was your best weekend ever and why?Best weekend... I can’t pick! Definitely carnival Sunday! Even though it’s just one day, it tops any and every weekend. Also, one weekend I spent in Bahamas while interning there for three months. I have always wanted to scuba dive and working at a hotel made that possible. My co-workers showed me the ropes and I did my first scuba dive in the beautiful Caribbean Sea! It didn’t end there though. They somehow coerced me into doing the shark dive that same day. First time scuba diving and shark dive SAME DAY. The thought was beyond frightful, but the experience was not like any other. I’d definitely do it again.

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FRIDAY

saturday

wknd movies

Bookophilia Children’s Reading with Dr Michael AbrahamsBookophilia, 92 Hope Rd1pm-2pmADM: Free

Open Studio: Varun Baker and Machael ElliotNLS, 190 Mountain View Ave2pm-5pmADM: Free

LTM Pantomime 2012/13: SkoolazLittle Theatre7:30pmADM: $1,200 Alice: The MusicalPhilip Sherlock Centre7:30pmADM: $1,200 (2 for 1) Glass SlippazCentreStage Theatre8pmADM: $1,400 Two can PlayPantry Playhouse8pmADM: $1,200 KrossesStages Theatre8:30pmADM: $1,400

ScandalStages Theatre8:30pmADM: $1,400 Dangerous AmbitionsLittle Little Theatre8:30pmADM: $1,400 Boy BlueTheatre Place8:30pmADM: $1,400 Appleton Uber’s First FridaysClub Privilege9pmADM: $1,000 (ladies); $2,000 (gentlemen)

The Impossible (T-16)Carib 5 5:15pm and 8:30pm

Palace Cineplex 5:45pm Palace Multiplex 6:05pm and 9:05pm (6:15 pm and 9:15pm on Sunday)

The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate in 3D (T-16)Carib 5 5pm and 8:45pm

Palace Cineplex 8:30pmPalace Multiplex 6pm and 9pm

Odeon Cineplex 8:30pm

Playing for Keeps (T-16)Carib 5 8:35pmPalace Cineplex 5:40pm

Odeon Cineplex 5:35pm

Jack Reacher (A-16)Carib 5 5:10pm and 8:35pmPalace Multiplex 6pm and 9pm

Django Unchained (A-18)Carib 5 8:30pm

Cineplex 8:40pm

Palace Multiplex 9:15pm

(5:45pm on Friday)

Odeon 8:15pm

Parental Guidance (PG-13)Carib 5 5:20pm Palace Cineplex 2:45pm and 5:25pm

Multiplex 6pm

(Saturday only)

Odeon 5:25pm

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D (A-16)Carib 5 4:30pm

sunday

thisWHAT TO DO

WKND

Alice: The MusicalPhilip Sherlock Centre4pm and 7:30pmADM: $1,200 Glass SlippazCentreStage Theatre5pm and 8pmADM: $1,400 Dangerous AmbitionsLittle Little Theatre5pm and 8:30pmADM: $1,400

Dirty Crayons 2013: Victory RunCafé What’s On, 133 Barbican Rd6pm-10pmADM: Free LTM Pantomime 2012/13: SkoolazLittle Theatre7:30pmADM: $1,200 KrossesStages Theatre8:30pmADM: $1,400 Boy BlueTheatre Place8:30pmADM: $1,400

Encore MET Opera Berlioz’s Les TroyensPalace Multiplex, Palace Cineplex, Odeon Cineplex11:30amADM: $1,600 (regular seats); $1,200 (children, students, senior citizens); $2,000 (box seats) LTM Pantomime 2012/13: SkoolazLittle Theatre4:30pmADM: $1,200

Deep Rockin in KingstonNanook Enterprises, 20 Burlington Ave2pm-9pmADM: Free Alice: The MusicalPhilip Sherlock Centre5pmADM: $1,200 Glass SlippazCentreStage Theatre5pm and 8pmADM: $1,400