Island Hopping

June 2010

Interested in getting out of Florida? Take a quick flight or boat ride to the Bahamas. Here’s a sampling of the Island Hopping events found in every month’s issue of Florida Monthly magazine. The listing contains festivals, plays, music events and more.

GRAND BAHAMA
Fish Fry. Every Friday. Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute Eatery, College of The Bahamas campus. (242) 457-9149.

Mini Crab Fest. Every Friday. Churchill Garden Bar. (242) 351-2692.

Jazz on the Beach. Every Sunday. Tony Macaroni’s, Taino Beach, Freeport. (242) 533-6766.

Bird Walk. 1st Saturday every month. Wild Flower Walk. Last Saturday every month. Rand Nature Center. (242) 352-5438.

Beach Volleyball. Every Saturday-Sunday. Tony Macaroni’s, Taino Beach, Freeport. (242) 533-6766.

Fish Fry. Every Wednesday. Smith’s Point. (242) 352-8044.

Croon to the Moon. Saturday. (nearest the full moon). Old Bahama Bay. (242) 346-6500.

Live Bahamian Culture Show. Every Friday. The Count Basie Square, Port Lucaya Marketplace.
(242) 373-8446.

Golden Oldies. Every Monday. Karaoke. Every Tuesday. Live Music from House Band Ultra Vibes. Every Wednesday. Junkanoo Cultural Evening. Every Thursday. Down Home Fish Fry. Every Saturday. Gospel Afternoon. Every Sunday. Port Lucaya Marketplace. (242) 373-8446.

Mango the 1-Man Island Band. Every Monday-Tuesday. Port Lucaya Square. (242) 373-8446.

Goombaya Festival. Every Monday, Thursday-Saturday. The Heart of Palm Room, Island Palm Hotel. (242) 375-4690.

Hot Salsa Nights Latin Dance Party. Every Tuesday. Casino Revue Show. Every Thursday. Karaoke Song and Dance Party. Every Friday. Disco Night. Every Saturday. Casino Brunch Buffet. Every Sunday. Island Music & Food. Every Wed. Club Cove, Treasure Bay Casino at Our Lucaya, Freeport City.
(242) 350-2000.

Guided tours. Daily. Garden of the Groves. (242) 373-7778.

Freeport Players Guild General Opening Meeting. 1st Monday every month. Regency Theatre Lobby. freeportplayersguild@gmail.com.

Bubble Q: Bubble Champagne & BBQ. Every Fri. Funky Fridays. Weekly. Live Jazz Entertainment. Every Sat. Sabor Restaurant & Bar, The Pelican Bay Hotel at Lucaya. (242) 373-9550.

Spoken Word. Every Thurs. The Hut. www.thebahamasweekly.com.

Fish Fry. Every Fri. Bikini Bar and Bottom. Every Thurs-Sun. Williams Town Beach. www.thebahamasweekly.com.

Jens-Peter Sweeting Performs. Every Fri. Garden of the Groves, The Garden Café. (242) 373-5668.

The Humane Society of Grand Bahama’s Adoption Challenge. Through July 9. The Humane Society of Grand Bahama Shelter, Coral Road. (242) 352-2477.

Gold Ole Boys Perform. Every Sun. Joe’s Bar & Grill, Taino Beach. (242) 373-8017.

4H Sports Camp. Through August 20. Lucaya Tennis & Bath Country Club, The Squash Club, The Westin, Private Courts. (242) 373-7950.

YMCA Camp Curly Tail. Through August 1. (242) 352-7074.

Kids Ultimate Summer Camp. Through August 20. Learning Center Bahamas. (242) 352-4842.

Camp Rugged. July 5-August 6. St. George’s High School. (242) 352-1001.

Camp Chickcharnie. July 5-August 13. Lucayan Cricket Club. (242) 727-2105.

Bahamas National Trust Camp. Through July 2. Rand Nature Center, East Settlers Way. (242) 352-5438.

Musical Peacock Fine Arts Camp. Through July 16. (242) 352-3049.

Ms. D’s Summer Fun Program. Through July 16. Lucaya International School. (242) 373-4004.

Theatre Workshop: Improv, Sketches, Comedy, and Drama. Through July 3. Lucaya Youth Theatre Society. (242) 374-2879.

Grand Bahama Sailing Club Summer Camp. Through August 6. (242) 727-4528.

Munroe Tennis Academy Summer Camp. Through July 9. Grand Bahama Sailing Club/Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club. (242) 357-5164.

Give Your Kids a Fighting Chance Summer Camp. July 5-30. Wallace Groves Auditorium (Mary, Star of the Sea School). (242) 375-0300.

Drama Camp: Singing, Dancing, Acting, and Special Theatre Feature Seminar. July 9. Lucaya Youth Theatre Society. (242) 374-2879.

Devard Darling Summer Football Camp. July 12-13. Freeport Football Rugby Club. www.asonefoundation.org

Ladies in the Making. July 5-30. Success Training College. (242) 533-3330.

Young Naturalists Camp. July 5-30. Garden of the Groves, Freeport. (242) 374-7778.

Benefit for the Humane Society of Grand Bahama: Paddle for Potcakes Pre-BASRA Swim Race and Family Fun Day. July 4. The Grand Lucayan Waterway, Fortune Beach. (242) 352-2477.

Bahamian 37th Independence Day Celebrations: Annual Independence Basketball Classics. July 1-11. National Pride Day. July 3. Ecumenical Church Service – Church of God Temple – Peach Tree St. July 5. Church Service – Latter Days Outreach Ministries. July 6. Everything Bahamian – Rand Nature Center. July 7. Church Service – St. Vincent de Paul – Hunter’s. July 8. Cultural Extravaganza. July 9. Junkanoo Rush Out/Summer Junkanoo Launch – Sunset Village. July 10. Raken N Scrapen in the Square with Kalik – Port Lucaya Marketplace. July 10. Family Fun Day – YMTA – Hunter’s. July 11. Basketball Championships & Closing Ceremony – EMR High School Gym. July 11. www.thebahamasweekly.com.