happening Our at- a- glance look at events near you this quarter... WHAT'S ll ON PARADE ST LUCIA CARNIVAL Every year people fl ock to Castries in colourful costumes, to parade to the latest soca and calypso hits, as the island's premier performers pit their lyrical and musical abilities in an attempt to win the coveted Calypso Monarch title. All the action explodes into a kaleidoscope of colour and sound on Carnival Tuesday when the costumed bands take to the streets for a day of unadulterated fun. Ywww. luciancarnival. com 20- 21 JULY 12 ZiNG July - September 2009 POWER TRIP THE CARIB GREAT RACE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO First held in 1969, the competition sees powerboats from all over the world racing from Port of Spain in Trinidad to Crown Point in Tobago, a distance of 84 miles. The tides and currents between the two islands present a stiff test for the crews, as well as their boats. The front runners often break down in what is recognised as the toughest of the Caribbean powerboat races. Ywww. gotrinidadandtobago. com 29 AUGUST ll CLAUDE CABIT x 2 PADDLES UP TOUR DES YOLES, MARTINIQUE Martinique's Tour des Yoles is hotly anticipated. The week- long race starts and ends in Trinité, with teams sailing traditional canoes called yawls. Cheer on from the harbour in Fort- de- France and lap up the live music, merriment and ti punch. Ywww. tourdesyoles. com 12 SEPTEMBERll LIFE'S A BEACH SIZZLIN' BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, ANTIGUA This event brings together the best players out of the Caribbean, USA, Canada, Central America and around the world. Its fun and excitement plus great beach volleyball on some of the best beaches in the Caribbean. And if that isn't enough, there's the bikini after- parties to go to. Ywww. sizzlinsand. com ll26 JULY- 2 AUG ZiNGLIME

July - September 2009 ZiNG 13 4 JULY- 3 AUGUST ll PLUS. More important dates not to miss! JULY 7- 14 Gwo Ka Festival, Guadeloupe JULY 10- 19 Dive Fest, Dominica JULY 11- AUG 1 Tobago Heritage Festival JULY 11- 18 Calabash Festival, Montserrat JULY 12- 19 Caribbean Games, Trinidad and Tobago ( See pages 70- 76) JULY 20- 22 Grand Case Festival, St Martin JULY 22- 26 Cabarete Classic Windsurfi ng, Dominican Republic JULY 24- AUG 4 Culturama, Nevis JULY 25- AUG 4 Antigua Carnival, St John's JULY 24- 26 Lifestyle Festival, St Thomas and St Croix JULY 24- 27 Merengue Festival, Santo Domingo, Dominica JULY 26 Curaçao Day JULY 26- AUG 1 Emancipation Celebrations, Dominica JULY 29- AUG 2 Emancipation Celebrations, Trinidad and Tobago JULY 26- 29 Carriacou Regatta Festival, Grenada JULY 29- AUG 2 Great Fete Weekend, Tobago JULY 30- AUG 9 Anguilla Summer Festival AUG 1 Emanacipation Day, St Lucia and Grenada AUG 1- 2 Muhtadi Drumming Festival, Tobago AUG 4- 28 Barbados Sports Camp AUG 7- 16 Tour de la Guadeloupe International Cycle Race AUG 8 Caribbean and International Food Fair, Nevis AUG 10- 11 Grenada Carnival, St George's AUG 16 Restoration of the Republic, Dominican Republic AUG 16- SEPT 22 Banks International Hockey Festival, Barbados AUG 31 Independence Day Parade, Trinidad and Tobago SEPT 4- 5 Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival, Aruba SEPT 16- 29 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, Port of Spain SEPT 27- OCT 4 Club Med Food and Wine Festival, Dominican Rep TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE IN TIME, BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS AT LIAT. COM; SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS TO CALENDAR@ ZINGMAG. NET BARBADOS TOURISM ENCYCLOPEDIA CUTTING EDGE CROP OVER, BARBADOS The end of sugar cane season in Barbados is celebrated in style at Bridgetown's Crop Over Festival. Watch the ceremonial delivery of the last sugar canes and limber up for addictive calypso dancing throughout the capital's main streets. The annual event began in the 1780s when Barbados was the world's largest sugar producer. The festivities kick off with the traditional crowning of the festival king and queen - the most productive male and female cane cutters of the season. Ywww. barbados. org/ cropover. htm Slave to the rhythm CUDJOE HEAD, MONTSERRAT Residents and visitors to Montserrat can take part in sporting competitions, listen to music and watch masquerade performances during the Cudjoe Head celebrations. The festival, which celebrates the island's African ancestry, has somber origins, though. Cudjoe was a slave who ran away from his master in the 18th century. He was subsequently caught and lynched - his head being placed on a tree as a warning to other slaves. Ywww. visitmontserrat. com 30 JULY- 1 AUGUST ll