EMBASSY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CELEBRATES 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE WITH T& T WEEK IN WASHINGTON DC

Washington DC: From August 24-31st, 2007, the Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago will celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with “T&T Week” in Washington DC.

“T&T Week” This annual observance brings together a diverse group of participants. The Cultural Evening is the premier event in the year when nationals of Trinidad and Tobago who reside in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and other parts of the United States are provided an opportunity to interface with Embassy officials. The occasion however, is also seized to promote the country as an ideal investment location and attractive tourism destination. Specially invited guests include senior officials of the United States administration, Members of Congress and their Chiefs of Staff, representatives of international and regional institutions, members of the diplomatic community, the business community, advocacy and special interest groups as well as the media, among others.

 

T&T Week Events

Friday August 24       

Screening of the Feature-length Documentary “Calypso Dreams” produced and directed by Geoffrey Francis Dunn, Ph.D. 

Showtime – 7.00pm

Venue – Howard University Campus

Admission – FREE and Open to the Public

For more details on the venue, please call the Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago at 202-467-6490, extension 1002 or 1022.

Saturday August 25  

“T&T Men Who Can Cook” – An Outdoor Foodfest

Entertainment – RBTT Redemption Sound Setters Steel Orchestra; Limbo dancers; Tassa and Calypsonians

Time – 5.00pm – 10.00pm

Venue – Inter-American Defense Board Headquarters, 2600 NW 16th Street, Washington DC 20441

Tickets – Adults - $40 and Children - $15

Sunday August 26    

Cultural Performance by the Tobago-based RBTT Redemption Sound Setters Steel Orchestra

Time – 3.00pm

Venue – National Aquarium, Inner Harbour, Baltimore, Maryland

Admission – FREE and Open to the Public

                                   

Friday August 31                   

An Evening of Poetry, Calypso and Tassa

Entertainment: Roger Bonair-Agard & Terra B, Blazing Fire Tassa Group, Francis Richards & Co. Steel Man Music and other surprise artistes.

Venue: Zanzibar-on-the-Waterfront,  700 Waterfront Street, SW, Washington, D.C, 2002

Doors Open at 6.pm – 3am

Tickets: $20