Mother’s Day Art Exhibit

In honor of Mother’s Day, Belizean Melody Art Gallery organized an art show featuring art work by mothers. On Saturday, May 7th the show was hosted at the Red Ginger Restaurant courtyard at the Phoenix Resort. Several female artists were on hand exhibiting a variety of paintings and enthusiasts enjoyed a pleasant afternoon complimented with wine tasting offered by Red Ginger.

According to Melody Sanchez, artist, owner of Belizean Melody Art Gallery and organizer of the event, ten percent of the proceeds from the afternoon were to benefit the Mama Vilma Family Home.
The exhibit featured Carrie O’Farrell, Greta Leslie, Jessica Lopez, Rose Escalante, Sophie Forman Lisbey, Tanya Samolia, Perlita Zapata and Melody Sanchez Wolfe.

Mrs Shelly & Eve (Founders of Mama Vilma Family Home)

Ambergriscaye.com celebrates 15 years!

The highest trafficked website of Belize (10-15,000 individual views per day), www.Ambergriscaye.com, celebrates its 15th year online. Marty Casado, creator, along with trusty helpers Jacob and Myah McNeill gave the site a bit of a makeover to celebrate.

The top 30+ pages on the site were redesigned - allowing for larger photos, and more fun!!

Happy Birthday Ambergriscaye.com!! Congratulations on your 15th birthday!

SPTC celebrates mothers with a grand Mother's Day Extravaganza!

While the love is there year-round, on the second Sunday of May, mothers around the world are shown extra love and care and attention. Mother’s Day is a huge celebration, and in San Pedro, an annual gala is held by the San Pedro Town Council (SPTC) to spread love to the mommies of our San Pedro community. Every year, mothers look forward to an evening of entertainment, dinner, laughter, drinks, prizes and surprises.

This year, Yolanda Ayuso was crowned Mother of the Year 2011-2012.The smiling Miss Carnaval and Miss Chiquitita Gabby Knox-Alexander greeted mothers at the entrance with a red rose.
Games throughout the night included locating a hidden star under the chairs. Mothers happily obliged by looking for the star...
Performers took to the stage to present dance and songs...

Musical chairs proved to be quite fun...
A dance competition was held, where mothers showed off their impressive Punta skills...

Mothers waited for the highlight of the evening...
Jennifer!! The performer sang, did some dances, and entertained all the gathered mothers with great jokes and excellent music.
The Mayor got a special table-top performance as well from the very energetic Jennifer!
Mothers were certainly laughing and dancing the night away...
Happy mother's day to all our lovely moms!!

Tanisha King wins The San Pedro Sun’s 2011 Easter Egg Hunt

The sixth annual The San Pedro Sun Easter Egg Hunt was quite the success this year. After a false start, the hunt took off without a hitch. Six eggs were hidden by the Easter Bunny within stories/articles – NOT in advertisements or in pictures. It took Tanisha King only a couple of hours after the newspaper hit the streets to call the office of The San Pedro Sun with the winning locations.

The locations were as follows: Page 2 – two eggs under the word “OOPS”, Page 4 – “connection”, Page 8 – “once”, Page 11 – “on”, and on Page 13, under the word “complicated”. According to Tanisha, she overheard a few people discussing the egg hunt while she was visiting the island (which she plans to move to) from the city. She started looking closely at the newspaper she had in her hands and from the moment she noticed the two eggs under “OOPS”, she was off searching for the remaining eggs. Her search helped her win the $50 gift certificate from Rapidito Loans, our sponsors for this year’s hunt. Congratulations Tanisha! To all our readers, look for the next hunt in 2012. This time, the Bunny will be sure to hide them properly!

The Art of Life: Co-create the highest good

By Christopher Emmanuel

Who really knows what’s down the road. As we travel this path it is only our intention that creates the driving force that steer us away from unsavory repercussions. Who knows higher good? I know a good atheist. Doesn’t believe in God, but every day he does the best he can. I know a giving catholic, trying to keep the faith-he will pray for you all night if you ask him. I know a Jehovah witness-working everyday to save souls; will bless you even though you can’t stand her at your door. I know a Christian who wants to feed the world. Then there is the Buddhist who spreads kindness wherever he goes.

Some have strong spiritual egos and claim to know God-reading him in a book, others touch on truth and know their ignorance-accept what is and practice without judgment. But real love doesn’t necessarily depend on rules, principals and theories, it just is and when you feel it you know it. Since we are energetic souls, what we intend from the heart is what becomes our creation. You might say one thing and mean another. Another is what regulates your desires. Intending for the highest good is what the Great Order Divine understands and creates - the highest good for all. And do we know the highest good? Only the source knows. The mangoes that look the best aren’t always the sweetest. But we can do what is in our power everyday to help co-create the highest good- and that’s how we love in action every day.

Books by Christopher Emmanuel can be purchased at his Art Gallery in The Sunbreeze Hotel, Art of Touch, Pages Book Store, Black orchid Spa and Sol Spa.