- Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Two of the delightful outfits showcased at the Lions Club's Evening of Tea Talent and Fashion, held at the Assembly Hall, UWI, recently. Outfits were provided by three fashion houses Layne's Boutique, St. Gillians and Definitions Boutique.
IF YOU are into the hype of the club or the dancehall, then the Lions Clubs' Tea, Talent and Fashion show was not for you.
However if you are into classy cabaret style entertainment while being served delicious food in an attractive setting, then you would have missed a delightful evening if your were not at UWI last weekend.
The Lions Clubs' Evening of Tea, Talent and Fashion was well attended, as the mature audience came to celebrate and make their contribution to the benefiting charities. The auditorium was tastefully decorated with flowers provided by Liguanea Drug and Garden, while tables were covered with red and yellow, as well as white and yellow combinations of tablecloths that flowed to just above the ground. On the tables were centrally placed but unobtrusive floral arrangements, as well as cups and saucers for those who wanted tea.
Waiters and waitresses wove in and out of the audience taking orders and serving the guests ackee and calaloo quiche, tuna and cheese sandwiches, cakes, tea, coffee, sorrel, fruit punch and barbecued chicken wings.
The evening's entertainment began with a fashion show, led by Joan McDonald, Miss Jamaica World 1978. It featured women of various age groups, many of whom were from the Lions Clubs. Outfits for this segment were provided by three fashion houses in Kingston - Layne's Boutique, St. Gillians and Definitions Boutique.
PERFORMANCES
While this was a very entertaining first half, things got better in the second segment with displays of talent in dialect, poetry and song by youngsters from various communities throughout Kingston. There were 10 contestants vying for a trophy and cash prizes in this segment. Performances came from Sylke Harris, Lorenzo Hall, Kamar Tucker, sisters Shema and Lydia Sutherland, who performed separately, Ramona Williams, Krissan Rickets, Channika Weller, Etmore Williams and Julius Matthews.
Outstanding Performances came from Channika Weller, who did a rendition of Kirk Franklin and The Family's Why We Sing. She left singing a happy song, because she walked away with the first place trophy, a bank account with $15,000 more and a watch courtesy of Swiss Stores. Weller has a good voice that commanded the attention of the audience throughout her presentation.
Second place went to Kamar Tucher, a 15 year-old from Bridgeport High School in St. Catherine. He also sang, but went pop with 'N Sync's This I Promise To You, ending with kudos from the guests. In third was a very entertaining Etmore Williams, dressed in drag. He kept the audience spellbound with a dialect piece by Joan Andrea Hutchinson called Workaholic.
Other awards went to Lydia Sutherland for Stage Presence, Etmore Williams again for Costume Outfit and Ramona Williams for Originality. This award seemed questionable, since she performed the oft-used Louise Bennett's Cass Cass. However, there was not much protest from the audience and the show ended on a high note with the entertaining backing band, Steel Force.
