Virgin Islands Small Biz Showcase

Alliah Escobar, a lovely 18-years-old young lady and Pistarckle Theater Intern, will be a Senior next school year at Charlotte Amalie High School on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

As a recent Intern during the last 3 weeks of this summer, Alliah could be found faithfully working Monday through Thursdays from 10 am to 3 pm every day. There is the possibility that she may continue to work post-school hours when she returns to school. There is also the possibility that Alliah is interested in pursuing an education in the Performing Arts Theater.

Today we'll explore her experience as an Intern, her interests, and her goals.

For more information about the Pistarckle Theater, visit their website at www.pistarckletheater.com .

Note: The theme song, Nova, was written and performed by Angelo Ortiz, an actor and Pistarckle volunteer.

Support Pistarckle Theater, a non-profit 501c3 organization doing wonderful work in the Virgin Islands. Their programs are made possible by generous donations by people like you!

St. Thomas/St. John Chamber Business After Hours Thursday, Sept 21, 2017 at 5:30-7:30 pm.Save the Date for the annual St. Thomas/St. John Chamber Business After Hours. Packed are 2 of the best business social hours on the island into this event! Business social networking, a scene from a Pistarckle Theater play, youth steel pan band, fabulous raffle prizes, a take-home goodie bag (for the first 25 people to arrive!) & more surprises. Please contact Sonya at the St. John/St. Thomas Chamber of Commerce at (340) 776-0100.

Wine Tasting Event - SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, Sept 23, 2017, at 6:00-9:00 pm. Save the date for their popular Annual Wine Tasting event. Featuring a fabulous sampling of hand-selected wines from Frank L. Machover, delicious sumptuous hors d'oeuvres, & socializing all night long. Special pricing will also be available on featured wines.

2017-18 Season at 30% OFF! 2017-18 Season is Oct 2017-May 2018. Pistarckle Theater is offering an additional 30% Discount off their already-discounted Subscription Package pricing (limited time/limited quantity). Check out their subscription options for their exciting expanded upcoming Play Season, lots of opportunities to save! More options, more flexibility, less money. Show your support. Become a VIP subscription or membership holder!

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Platinum Fitness USVI, located in the Havensight Mall Shopping Center, Suite 4, on St. Thomas, USVI, provides the equipment, expertise, motivation, and atmosphere that will enable people of all fitness levels to achieve their individual fitness goals.

Platinum Fitness USVI understands that exercise may be fun for some, but not everyone, and a downright a struggle for others. Platinum Fitness USVI believes open communication between their management team and their members will help make achieving fitness goals that much more attainable.

Above all, Platinum Fitness USVI promises to give 100% effort at all times! Keep up-to-date with all their activities. Like them on Facebook and you’ll get all their new Facebook posts in your news feed. Visit Gilmore A. Estrill, CEO and, proprietor of Platinum Fitness USVI, at www.PlatinumFitnessUSVI.com/.

Welcome to D & H Fashions, the newest home of fashion apparels and canvas bags made by hand. Situated on Back Street in Downtown Charlotte Amalie just 1 block North of Main Street, D & H Fashions, store and workshop, is the brainchild of Ms Doris Haynes, a seamstress who has spent countless years sewing and designing clothes in and around New York City.

Having returned home to her native St. Thomas, Ms Haynes decided to set up shop a few months ago to meet the needs of natives and tourists alike who desire to have their apparels made or repaired to order. Call or visit Ms Haynes, proprietor and seamstress of D & H Fashions, at 340-775-1881. Watch for D & H Fashions’ Facebook page soon to come.

Pistarckle Theater will present youth actor performances on Thursday, August 17, 7:00 pm of original plays written by students ages 11–17, created during this year’s Summer Playwrighting Camp. During the 4-weeks session, students participated in playwright training & development of new plays, lessons on character development, scene study, plot, setting, & stage directions.

This popular STARZ Leadership/Playwrighting Camp is sponsored by The Virgin Islands (VI) Dept. of Labor. This camp focuses on developing life & career skills through playwrighting & theater performance via a model of instruction known as active learning.

The Pistarckle Theater Playwrighting Camp: During the 4-week camp session, students practice character descriptions, writing exercises to strengthen voice, perspective & language choices. They then write their own 10-minute/1-Act Plays from themes that are identified through class discussions that prioritize elements important to the life of the youth in the program. Scenes are re-written & revised with feedback from peers & instructor.

Once the drafts are ready for an initial reading, the students produce a typed copy for reading & performance notes. The scenes will then be presented with basic staging, props, & minimal set, to allow the young playwrights work to come to life on stage. Other youth in the program act in each other's’ plays.

This program is a partnership with the VI Dept. of Labor 'Career Development Program’ for pre-work youth, & has the support of the VI Finance & Housing Dept.

Scenes will be displayed for the public & performed Thursday, August 17 at 7 pm at Pistarckle Theater. Tickets are $10 per person for both adults & children. Visit PistarckleTheater.com or call (340) 775-7877.

Euell Aira Nielsen, of Sewell, NJ, recently relocated to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Euell has operated several small businesses, to include, Herstories (historical portrayals), Twist This (balloon twisting), Island Treazures (handmade crafts) & Dimaje (photography). Her interests and hobbies include animals, reading & researching, spending time with family, traveling, riding her bike, photography, crafting, genealogy, & historical research.

In March 2017, Euell received an award for her 62+ writings on African Americans for the website Blackpast.org. Since then she has been featured in newspaper & magazine articles about her cemetery photography, military service, & historical re-enacting. She is currently working on a manuscript about her past influential church members.

Visit Euell's historical works at:http://j.mp/2vFekGy

Suzette Chinnery Jackson is the owner of suzycreations7, the home of her arts/crafts; local food & drinks; jewelry, paintings; & her specialties: hand-crafting baby blankets and scarfs for women; decorated dolls; large blankets; & table cloths. 

A true entrepreneur, Suzette also own JVS Marketing LLC where she sells Caribbean homemade organic seasonings in various categories such as: Mild; Mild Low Salt; Mild No salt; Hot; & Extreme Hot.

Reach Suzette at 340-228-0133 or at [email protected]  or PO Box 10970, St. Thomas, USVI 00801.

Pistarckle Theater is in the beginning stages of developing a Virgin Islands 'Actor's Registry.' Once completed, it will offer local actors (or actor-wannabe's) a platform to promote themselves, as well as a comprehensive resource for information such as upcoming auditions across the VI; stateside producers that are filming in the VI, and seeking local actors; opportunities to participate in Acting Workshops, and more.

Playwrighting Camp: Youth Performances – Come and enjoy performances by youth playwrights, as they present their original plays, written during the 4-week Playwrighting/Leadership Camp this year.

For more information, visit: www.PistarckleTheater.com/Leadership-Summer-Camp/

Pistarckle Theater's Playwrighting Camp students will take the stage on Thursday, August 17th, at 7 p.m., to present their original plays, written during the 4-week session.

For tickets to the August 17th Performance, visit: http://j.mp/2vn9zRv

The word is out! Thanks to the millions who have viewed the online video viral sensation: Everyone wants Cherish™!  There is only 1 authentic Cherish™ brand & you can only get it from 1 place, Kim Warrell's Nspire Network™! 

To accommodate the overwhelming demand for her product, Kim's now accepting PRE-ORDERS for the next huge delivery of inventory that is currently being manufactured. If you want to be 1 of the 1st to receive Cherish™, please visit Kim by clicking on the link below for more details. Visit Kim at: https://NspireNetwork.com/KimW

Deloise Charles is one-third entrepreneur/owner of Mama's Kitchen, so named in memory of her grandmother. The other family members with whom Deloise started Mama's Kitchen are her mother, Misjoe Todman Charwell and her aunt, Eileen Wells. Aunt Eileen makes pâtés, pick-up salt fish, potatoes salad, Cornish hens etc. while her mother, Ms. Charwell, makes the local drinks: tamarind, passion, soursop, pomegranate, star fruit, & ginger beer. They also have costume jewelry occasionally.

Visit Deloise at: www.Facebook.com/Deloise.Todman.3  

To join StartUp VI, visit Curtis King, Founder & President at: www.Facebook.com/Curtis.King.7712

Michelle Perry May is a passionate woman, visionary, and teacher at heart, who loves and believes the personal and spiritual life she has chosen, the love she has shared and the career path she has taken, afford her the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.

The two hats of Michelle Perry-May: Professional Singer and Entrepreneur, but Michelle claims to be "MANY THINGS: Lover, Mother, Healer, Grandmother, Entrepreneur, Sister, Leader, Giver, Womanchild, Visionary, Teacher, Daughter, Writer, Aunt, Seeker, Cousin, Confidante, Shero, Advisor, Twin Soul, Soul Stirrer, Entertainer, Freedom Fighter, Change Agent, Artist, Angel, Evil Twin, (inside joke), Athlete, Advocate, Free Spirit, Spiritual Being & Human Being, Fan, Goddess & Queen, Musician , Songstress, Co-Creator w/Supreme Creator of All That Is!

Mr. Bartolucci brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Pistarckle Theater. Here's a brief scan of his career: Frank has directed over 50 plays for Pistarckle Theater since 2003 as a freelance and Resident Director.

And a few of the musicals include A Little Shop of Horrors; The All-Night Strut; Rent; The Rocky Horror Show; Hair; Cabaret; Chicago; Rock of Ages; and Sister Act and a few of the plays were: American Buffalo; Red; Proof; Venus in Fur; A Steady Rain; Love Letters; and Play It Again Sam.

He received his Theater training at SUNY Geneseo. Upon Graduation, he co-founded The Portable Players, a professional touring company producing Jacque Brel…Feiffer’s People and created an original musical revue of composer Stephen Schwartz work: Magic To Do (renamed Day by Day). 

Additionally, Frank has worked on several major motion pictures, most notably Home For The Holidays, directed by Jodi Foster and Boys starring Winona Ryder. 

Frank was Executive Director of the St. John based Epiphany Theater Company.  In 2003, he created A State of Grace Productions, Inc., producing and directing Ain’t Misbehavin' at the Old Mill Playhouse.

Good morning from Mon Cheri Café ??. Do you ? coffee? Of course, you do. And, we have a confession, we do too! ?? Come in for your morning cup of coffee or fav coffee drink & while you are here, try one or two of our delectable fresh baked goodies. See you soon!

LUNCH TIME @ Mon Cheri Cafe!

Monday's Soup ~ Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup ~ Coffee BBQ Wings ~ Fresh Salads ~ Vegan Quinoa Salad ~ And, more...delicious choices at Mon Cheri Cafe Nisky Center.

LUNCH TIME @ Mon Cheri Cafe!

How about a bowl of homemade soup and a fresh salad or a slice of fresh dumb bread for lunch today! Or, try our homemade spinach and broccoli quiche.

Tuesday's Soup: Tomato/Veggie & Lentil Soup - Salads: Cobb, Garden, Quinoa, and Greek

Quiche: Spinach & Broccoli - And, while you are visiting us, how about trying one of our delicious smoothies! See you soon and share, share, share!

Visit Mon Cheri Café at www.Facebook.com/MonCheriCafeVI/

StartUp VI, Inc., a US Virgin Islands corporation, was created to assist USVI small businesses develop & expand their entrepreneurship; to urge recovery from within; to promote local, regional, & international sales; & to foster the development of new & innovative concepts to create new business opportunities.

Further, as a voluntary organization of business & professional business people who are dedicated to promoting their economic growth & vitality of the Virgin Islands business community, the strength of StartUp VI, Inc. lies in its membership. Funding is provided from membership investments.