Razors and Diapers “Brag About Dad” Competition
“Brag About Dad” Father’s Day Competition In celebration of Father’s Day 2012, we’re partnering with Razors and Diapers to hold a creative competition throughout the month of May for Bermuda’s residents to “Brag About Dad”. Razors and Diapers, company founder Pete Saunders started Razors and Diapers as a blog in 2009, and has evolved the [...]
2012 Chewstick Retreats… Sign-Up TODAY!
Anyone that has experienced The Chewstick Foundation’s Retreats knows that this program is nothing short of life-changing. Originally conceptualized as an annual event, the Retreats have quickly become a staple of the Chewstick Foundation’s programs designed to break down barriers and empower individuals to re-engage with themselves and connect with one another on a whole [...]
CALLING ALL: writers, readers, part-time philosophers and sit-off sages! It ain’t wrong to write with us!
Since the launch of the new chewstick.org almost a month ago, we’ve gotten an incredible response from people of all sorts and from all over the world – letting us know that they are really vibing the new website. We couldn’t be more proud and happy that it’s proving itself a resource worthy of 4 [...]
What does Chewstick do?
We sometimes get the question- what does Chewstick actually do? It seems that despite our constant movement throughout the Bermudian community, The Chewstick Foundation is often still known as only a poetry night or an open mic. While Chewstick still does both of these things, we are also committed to providing a positive impact on [...]
Local Music Videos
Music Videos used to be the stuff of legend; a privilege reserved purely for top shelf artists that are generating so much revenue from their record sales that they can splurge on a video of their music, not only for the promotional purposes that videos provide but also for the opportunity to visually depict [...]
Chewstick’s Legendary Open-Mic Jam Session
Sept 25th – Part I Sept 25th – Part II Chewstick’s Neo-Griot Lounge is Bermuda’s legendary open-mic jam session which takes place every Sunday night at the Chewstick spot located in Bakatown, Bermuda. Guests are encouraged to sign the book and participate or simply sit back and enjoy the vibes that routinely feature everything from [...]
ChewSLAM
ChewSLAM is back! We are excited to relaunch this amazing, transformative program that has been piloted for the last two years and has been lead by local poetry luminaries such as Tiffany Paynter, Chris Astwood and Stephan Johnstone. ChewSLAM is a weekly program where participants are given the opportunity to deepen in their writing, performance [...]
Chew FC: Season III
The Mighty Chew FC is the Chewstick Foundation’s sports program which take place every Sunday morning in the Sunday Breakfast League. Now in our third season, the Team has managed to go from the bottom half of the league to the top, coming second overall last season, and third in the final tournament. The Team [...]
T.W.I.G.S. – Youth Open-Mic Jam Session
T.W.I.G.S., a monthly youth open-mic jam session, will take place for the first time this Saturday, November 12th from 6pm-10pm, at the Chewstick Neo-Griot Lounge & Cafe’ on the corner of Elliot Street and Court Street. This program will take place on the second Saturday of every month, and will give creative young people, under [...]
The Chewstick 9th Anniversary Fundraiser Celebration
The Chewstick Foundation will be holding the 9th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser on January 7, 2012 at the City Hall Theatre in Hamilton. The 9th Anniversary Celebration will be Chewstick’s first attempt at making the Anniversary a much needed fundraising event, complete with welcome reception, huge artist showcase, art auction and ability to donate to support [...]
Poetic License II: Samantha Thornhill & more
Friday, April 20th, poetry will be taking over the Chewstick lounge, with “Poetic License II” featuring Trinidadian Spoken New York Spoken word Artist, Samantha Thornhill and a mix of local poets and artists.“Poetic License”, is an evening of poetry and spoken word starting at 8pm at The Chewstick Neo-Griot Lounge & Cafe’ it will [...]
Bermuda’s Good Friday KiteFest
Friday, April 6th, we’re producing the Bermuda Good Friday KiteFest a cultural event, focused on bringing people together in the spirit of community and national pride. The entire event will be hosted by Hott 107.5’s Nikita Robinson. With music starting at 10a.m. followed by live performances later Performers include: Big Snipes Missian Amora Rose [...]
Poetic License: Dwayne Morgan & more!
Live video from your Android device on Ustream Saturday, March 17th and Sunday.March 18th, poetry will be taking over the Chewstick lounge, with “Poetic License” and an Advance poetry workshop, both featuring Canada’s #1 Spoken word Artist, Dwayne Morgan and a mix of local poets and artists. “Poetic License”, is an evening of poetry and [...]
Danya Steele – How will you design your life?
In our commitment to breaking down social barriers, celebrating storytelling and empowering individuals to deepen on many levels, we have invited author, community activist, and entrepreneur, Danya Steele, to share insights with Bermuda students, facilitate a workshop at their Winter Retreat and lead a discussion in partnership with the Women’s Resource Center. Danya Steele’s work [...]
Bakatown Short Film Festival
Live stream videos at Ustream The Chewstick Foundation in its commitment to breaking down social barriers and celebrating storytelling in all its forms will be holding their 1st Annual Bakatown Short Film Festival starting Thursday, January 26th and continuing through to Saturday, January 28th. The 1st edition of the Bakatown Film Festival promises to be [...]
CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS!
Chewstick has always been about empowering storytellers, artists and social justice, and in that vein we have always been associated with various forms of entertainment and public dialogue, however there is one medium that has seldom gotten the support it deserves, both generally and through the work of The Foundation. That medium is film. [...]
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Razors and Diapers “Brag About Dad” Competition
“Brag About Dad” Father’s Day Competition In celebration of Father’s Day 2012, we’re partnering with Razors and Diapers to hold a creative competition throughout the month of May for Bermuda’s residents to “Brag About Dad”. Razors and Diapers, company founder Pete Saunders started Razors and Diapers as a blog in 2009, and has evolved the [...]
CALLING ALL: writers, readers, part-time philosophers and sit-off sages! It ain’t wrong to write with us!
Since the launch of the new chewstick.org almost a month ago, we’ve gotten an incredible response from people of all sorts and from all over the world – letting us know that they are really vibing the new website. We couldn’t be more proud and happy that it’s proving itself a resource worthy of 4 [...]
What does Chewstick do?
We sometimes get the question- what does Chewstick actually do? It seems that despite our constant movement throughout the Bermudian community, The Chewstick Foundation is often still known as only a poetry night or an open mic. While Chewstick still does both of these things, we are also committed to providing a positive impact on [...]
Local Music Videos
Music Videos used to be the stuff of legend; a privilege reserved purely for top shelf artists that are generating so much revenue from their record sales that they can splurge on a video of their music, not only for the promotional purposes that videos provide but also for the opportunity to visually depict [...]
Chewstick’s Legendary Open-Mic Jam Session
Sept 25th – Part I Sept 25th – Part II Chewstick’s Neo-Griot Lounge is Bermuda’s legendary open-mic jam session which takes place every Sunday night at the Chewstick spot located in Bakatown, Bermuda. Guests are encouraged to sign the book and participate or simply sit back and enjoy the vibes that routinely feature everything from [...]
ChewSLAM
ChewSLAM is back! We are excited to relaunch this amazing, transformative program that has been piloted for the last two years and has been lead by local poetry luminaries such as Tiffany Paynter, Chris Astwood and Stephan Johnstone. ChewSLAM is a weekly program where participants are given the opportunity to deepen in their writing, performance [...]
Chew FC: Season III
The Mighty Chew FC is the Chewstick Foundation’s sports program which take place every Sunday morning in the Sunday Breakfast League. Now in our third season, the Team has managed to go from the bottom half of the league to the top, coming second overall last season, and third in the final tournament. The Team [...]
T.W.I.G.S. – Youth Open-Mic Jam Session
T.W.I.G.S., a monthly youth open-mic jam session, will take place for the first time this Saturday, November 12th from 6pm-10pm, at the Chewstick Neo-Griot Lounge & Cafe’ on the corner of Elliot Street and Court Street. This program will take place on the second Saturday of every month, and will give creative young people, under [...]
The Chewstick 9th Anniversary Fundraiser Celebration
The Chewstick Foundation will be holding the 9th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser on January 7, 2012 at the City Hall Theatre in Hamilton. The 9th Anniversary Celebration will be Chewstick’s first attempt at making the Anniversary a much needed fundraising event, complete with welcome reception, huge artist showcase, art auction and ability to donate to support [...]
2012 Chewstick Retreats… Sign-Up TODAY!
Anyone that has experienced The Chewstick Foundation’s Retreats knows that this program is nothing short of life-changing. Originally conceptualized as an annual event, the Retreats have quickly become a staple of the Chewstick Foundation’s programs designed to break down barriers and empower individuals to re-engage with themselves and connect with one another on a whole [...]
Poetic License II: Samantha Thornhill & more
Friday, April 20th, poetry will be taking over the Chewstick lounge, with “Poetic License II” featuring Trinidadian Spoken New York Spoken word Artist, Samantha Thornhill and a mix of local poets and artists.“Poetic License”, is an evening of poetry and spoken word starting at 8pm at The Chewstick Neo-Griot Lounge & Cafe’ it will [...]
Bermuda’s Good Friday KiteFest
Friday, April 6th, we’re producing the Bermuda Good Friday KiteFest a cultural event, focused on bringing people together in the spirit of community and national pride. The entire event will be hosted by Hott 107.5’s Nikita Robinson. With music starting at 10a.m. followed by live performances later Performers include: Big Snipes Missian Amora Rose [...]
