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The long anticipated launch of Rosemary Clarice Hanna’s book, will take place at Doongalik Studios, Village Road on Thurs-day, 28th February from 6– 9 p.m.

Born on 22nd August 1942, Rosemary is the sixth of seven children born to Percival James and Leona Aurelia Hanna (née But-

ler). She was born and grew up Over-The-Hill in New Providence at a time when relatives were within short walking distance and neighbours and friends socialized on their front porches. It was also a time when most people shared common values through the church, lodges, friendly societies and social clubs and took pride in keeping their surroundings clean.

Since retiring from a forty-year span in the financial services sec-tor, Rosemary has been involved in the social outreach ministry of St. Agnes Anglican Church. The book, “Pictorial History and Memories of Nassau’s Over-The- Hill” came about as a result of her weekly travels throughout the old neighbourhoods. She ob-served that most of the once lovely and immaculately maintained homes of her childhood had either disappeared or were in a state of disrepair. She noted that only a few of the homes remained as oases in the midst of decay and thought it important to record the Over-The-Hill story for those persons who remember and for fu-ture generations. She began by taking photographs of the old houses and then developed the idea of telling stories about some of the families who occupied them. She thought it important to put a face to some of the families who lived in the area before they began to move out to the newly developed suburbs, and also to highlight the tremendous contributions that Over-The-Hill people

made towards the development of The Bahamas.

The book paints a picture of what life was like in the Over-the-Hill area of Grant’s Town and surrounding areas in the Island of New Providence, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century following Emancipation, when the area was settled by freed slaves. It in-cludes a brief history of the settlement and development of the area and the role of the Church in that process.

It also contains over 300 colour and black and white pictures of churches, homes and families and intro-duces some of the people who lived Over-The-Hill. The Fore-word to the book was written by a self-described Grant’s Town Boy from Over-The-Hill, former Gov-ernor General, Sir Orville Turnquest. Much of the information contained in the book was obtained from family members and friends as well as through interviews with more than eighty present and former Over-The-Hill residents to whom the author is very grateful for their enthusiastic support.

Rosemary is also a musician who served for twenty years as director of the Senior Choir at St. Agnes Church. She is now the director of The Anglican Cho-rale. She is an avid gardener and past president of The Horticultural Society of The Bahamas. She is a lover of the arts and of all things Bahamian. Her lovely daughter is Clarice Andrée Hanna Cooper.

ROSEMARY HANNA TO LAUNCH HER FIRST BOOK

‘PICTORIAL HISTORY AND MEMORIES OF NASSAU’S OVER THE HILL”

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

The author, Rosemary Hanna

PHOTOS OF MORE FEBRUARY BOOK LAUNCHES Saltwater Healing by Angelique Nixon and How To be a True True Bahamian 2 by Patricia Glinton Meicholas were both well attended on Sunday afternoons at Doongalik—wonderful weather, pleasant people, lovely literary delights, delectable bites, socializing, sales and signings!!

Doongalik is proud to be such a popular

Bahamian Book Launch venue—this is

the fourth Launch recently with three more

to come—a sure sign that BAHAMIAN

LITERATURE is alive and well! Please

come by to purchase for your library!

Galleries and artists are gearing up for Nassau’s most exciting event in visual art—the Transforming Spaces art tour! Tickets are now on sale for this weekend bus tour which will be making stops at the 8 participating galleries this year spotlighting and celebrating Bahamian art

through a wide cross-section of artists and practices.

The tour will begin earlier at 9:30 am and have a new point of departure. Whereas in years past, patrons gathered at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, they will now depart from Dockendale House in buses provided by Bahamas Experience Tours, allowing for the NAGB to become a formal stop on the tour with their ex-hibition “Single Sex”. Offering a range of interpretations on portraits of females exclusively by female artists, the display will provide a refreshing spin on traditional portrai-

ture.

Meanwhile, at the D’Aguilar Art Foundation, the exhibition “Disrobed” will delve into the unclothed human form as interpreted by a selection of Bahamian and international artists, addressing the inspirational and controversial

roles of nudity in the art world throughout history.

At the Antonius Roberts Studio and Gallery at Hillside House, the exhibition “Ripple” will also bring many artists together, but for a fundraising cause. Work by more than 50 artists will go towards arts programming such as local

residencies for Bahamian artists.

The beautiful outdoor area of Stingrae Studio will hold an exhibition of realistic artwork under a variety of pleasant everyday themes by the artist Malcolm Rae, Erlin Carey, Toby Lunn, Quentin Minnis, Craig Roberts and Ana Was-

sitsch.

In a group show at the College of The Bahamas in the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Center, students will offer innovative and experimental takes on the theme “Kinetic”, bridging the gap between painting, sculpture

and ceramics.

“Two Points of View” at Popopstudios International Cen-

ter for the Visual Arts will place the works of Kendal

Hanna and Eleanor Whitely side-by-side. Though the exhibition will explore the similarities and differences in technique and perspective in the work, it is also a testament to the long friendship shared by the pair as they met each week to paint and draw a live model. Ceramic work by Imogene Walkine will also be on

display on the porch.

Meanwhile at the Liquid Courage Art Gallery—a new Gallery on the tour this year, two artists—Dennis De Caires, born in Guyana and Bahamian Maxwell Tay-lor—will showcase their woodcuts and paintings in “Stories”, drawing upon Caribbean folklore and his-

tory.

Doongalik Studios Art Gallery will present “Su An Ty—A Symphony of Sound and Sight”, showcasing outdoor displays of metal bells by Tyrone Ferguson and ceramic bells by Sue Bennett Williams, along with dazzling Junkanoo-inspired pieces by Andret John. The Gallery will welcome back Cheesecake Heaven

to provide delicious eats for the Tour!

An assembly line of Sue Bennett-Williams’ bells for her installation at Doongaliik

Images from last year’s exhibition at Doongalik for Transforming Spaces 2012

UPCOMING EVENT TRANSFORMING SPACES ART TOUR 2013 SAT. and SUN. MARCH 16-17— TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT $30 each from Doongalik & NAGB. This tour always sells out so get your tickets early! Find out

more about the tour by visiting the website at www.transformingspacesbahamas.com

Thanks to Sonia Farmer for this article—watch the press for more in-depth updates on each of the Galleries every week and listen to the upcoming

radio programmes “Blank Canvas” on Guardian Radio 106.5 FM