Londynn Jones, age 3 of Kingston, is enjoying her Caribbean corn-on-the-cob. (Photos by Phyllis McCabe)
Despite weather reports of heavy rain in the afternoon, the sun shined in a blue sky for the third annual Hudson Valley Caribbean Carnival held at Saugerties’ Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex on Saturday, August 12. The event was hosted by Seasoned Gives, a nonprofit organization that creates a platform to inspire creative thinking and invoke the entrepreneurial spirit that lives in everyone.
The event featured authentic Caribbean food, live music, dance performances and cultural events, a parade, a vendor market, a costume contest with a $1,000 grand prize, arts and crafts vendors, games and more.
Artist Priscilla DeConti of Pris Designs in Kingston, exhibits her paintings.Dancing in the street.A parade cart.Caribbean dancer Alessandra Gonzalez leading the dancers in the parade.A parade float.Dancer Minerva Solla.The children’s play area and toys to be given away.Harry VanDeMark, producer of U Can Be On TV, and passenger Oz, age 8.Singers Amanya Amariel and Max-A-Million Estevec.Sisters Ramona and Carol, co-owners of A Taste of Sugar, serving up authentic Caribbean food such as jerk pork, BBQ chicken, curry goat, oxtails, cod fish cakes, and conch fritters.Dressmaker Ana Saryang fitting one of her dress creations on Christine Schackne of Saugerties.Kegry Murphy of Newburgh and his daughters Heaven, age 10, and Bella, age 5, are enjoying the carnival.The Caribbean music made Chevelle Jones, age 1 1/2 of Kingston, want to get up and dance.
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