2008 FETE LIST

FETES FOR CARNIVAL 2K8
ALL fetes/dates/location subject to changes as always.......

no dates as yet for the following...
* Wicked In White
* Blue Range All Inclusive Fete - Diego Martin
* Pearl Garden All Inclusive Fete - Petit Valley
* BGTT Energy-Inclusive Fete - Chaguaramas Golf Club
* Fire Fete
* Soca By De Silos (Flour Fete)
* WASA Fete (Water fete)

DE LIST
Tuesday January 1st, 2008
* Trinity College's Soka In Moka - Trinity College (Maraval)

Saturday January 5th, 2008
* QRC Outta de Blue All-Inclusive - QRC Grounds (St. Clair)

Sunday January 6th, 2008
* UWI Annual All-Inclusive Carnival Fete - UWI Grounds (St Augustine)
* ISLAND People Amnesia Fete - Pier 1 (Chaguaramas)

Saturday January 12th, 2008
* Bishop Anstey All-Inclusive - venue to be decided..school under renovations
*St Mary's All-Inclusive Fete-

Sunday January 13th, 2008
* bpTT All-Inclusive

Friday January 18th, 2008
* Central Bank All Inclusive - Eric Williams Plaza
* Bazodee Friday - Pier 1 (Chaguaramas)

Saturday January 19th, 2008
* NGC Sports Club All-Inclusive (Country Club)
* O' Farrell's All-Inclusive - Mobs 2

Sunday January 20th, 2008
* Panorama - steelband competition
* Mc Leod All Inclusive - Pier 1 (Chaguaramas)
* Annual Blood Bank Fete - Country Club (Maraval)
* U.S. Embassy Annual All-Inclusive (Chaguaramas Golf Course)

Friday January 25th, 2008

Saturday January 26th, 2008
* Fatima College All-Inclusive - college grounds
* Machel's Alternative Concept - venue to be announced

Sunday January 27th, 2008
* CAREC All-Inclusive - venue to be announced
* Nestle All-Inclusive

Monday January 28th, 2008
* PNM Fete - Balisier House

Tuesday January 29th, 2008
* Eyes Wide Shut CARNIVALE - Queens Park Oval
* Island Style POSE 2008 - venue to be announced
* Bishops Junior School All-Inclusive Fete

Wednesday January 30th, 2008
* Bacchanal Wednesday - Chaguaramas
* Customs Boys Fete - Hasely Crawford Stadium (Port of Spain)

Thursday January 31st, 2008
* Michael Headley's All Inclusive Fete - Salybia
* Beach House Carnival - Ortinola Estate (Maracas)
* Alternative Thursdays (Down de islands)
* UWI Splash

Friday February 1st, 2008
* Island People Girl Power - Jenny's Car Park (Port of Spain)
* Blue Range Cooler Fete - Diego Martin
* Rise All-Inclusive - Country Club (Maraval)
* Cooler Fete - Pier 1 (Chaguaramas)
* International Soca Monarch

Saturday February 2nd, 2008
* Panorama Finals
* Island Style & Island People's Insomnia Fete - Mobs 2 (Chaguaramas)
* Island Style & Island People's DAWN fete - Jenny's Car Park, (P.O.S)
* Trini Posse All-Inclusive Fete - Chaguaramas
* Sunny Side Up All-Inclusive Breakfast Party - Palm Av W, Petit Valley
* Diamond Vale Breakfast Party - Diamond Vale, Diego Martin

Sunday February 3rd, 2008 (Carnival Sunday)
* Moka All-Inclusive Fete - Maraval
* Brian Lara All-Inclusive Fete - Chancellor Hill

Monday February 4th, 2008
* Parade of the Bands

Tuesday February 5th, 2008
* Parade of the Bands

more to come.............................

don't forget to check out http:/www.islandtempo.com/dejunction/upload/index.php?showforum=12 for all the latest on which fetes are popular and why..plus more info....

Wine...........wining.....wineology

No people, this has absolutely nothing to do with the alcoholic beverage. This is solely an breakdown and guide to dancing in T&T for Carnival....so for all de first timers, fresh waters, etc yuh will have a lil idea as to what yuh seeing or doing in a fete.

Like ah stated..dis here blog is all bout feteing....so on with de wine!!!

Wine*, Winin' A sexually suggestive dance using winding hip movements that can make the hula look tame, usually done to soca music......

or

WINING* The dance in Trinbago during Carnival is called "winin'", the "wine" is probably the closest thing to having sex with your clothes on that you're likely to see.

Winin' has recently been co-opted by music video vixens, so you have probably seen this dance or even done it without knowing the origin. Men winin' on women (and those women winin' back) is a major part of carnival; strangers commonly dance up to each other and begin this intimate dance.

Any woman in a carnival band or fete (party) is likely to be approached in this way. Don't take offense if you (or a wife or girl friend) are approached by a really dirty dancer who doesn't ask before making physical contact.

If you are not interested in joining in (by winin' back), good naturedly move away from the other person, they will usually move on to find someone more receptive.



WINING WORDS by Lisa Allen-Agostini

Wine up: to wine vigorously

Wine down: to wine while lowering the bottom to the ground in a squat

Wine around: to wine in a circular motion, or to move around while wining

Tief a wine: to creep up behind or in front of someone and wine on them surreptitiously

Take a wine: to boldly do same

Give (someone) a wine: to allow someone to wine on you; a pity wine

Wine back: to actively participate in a wine initiated by someone else

Wine to (music): self-explanatory

Small wine: a short wine

Hard wine: a particularly vigorous wine, usually on someone

Slow wine: a wine to a slow song, or on every other beat

Sweet wine: a wine that feels good, arousing

Dutty wine: a wine with bad intentions, a true jamette wine, uninhibitedly sexual

Rough wine: wining fast and hard, usually with someone

Social wine: a polite, non-sexual wine, done by someone who either can’t wine well or who wants people to think they’re too high-class to wine well

Stiff wine: an awkward wine lacking the fluidity of spine that characterises a fine wine

Tourist wine: the half-a-beat-out-of-time and amateurish wine practised by tourists who don’t know the art

Dollar wine (after Colin Lucas’s 1991 hit “Dollar”): to wine from left to right, then back to front. The song lyric invites you to put a one-cent piece in your left pocket, five-cent in your right, ten-cent in your back pocket, and a dollar in front under your belt; then you thrust your hips in the following pattern: cent, five-cent, ten-cent, dollar

Wine in time: correct wining, done to the dominant beat of the music

Wine out of time: incorrect wining, done to the offbeat or no beat at all

Walk and wine: in a display of sauciness or impertinence, or overt sexuality, a woman (or man, usually gay) may walk while shaking her bottom

Wine on (someone): to wine against someone, either facing them or from behind

Wine in (someone’s) face: metaphorical. To trounce, to lord it over someone

Wine off (one’s something): to wine so hard that something surely must be broken

Just a wine: Though a wine could mean more, sometimes it is just dancing and nothing else

Now that we have the general idea of what to do with yuh body when yuh reach de fete...

Now: for a visual on wine...no one better dan Denise Belfon to demonstrate...see below........

and doh get tie up..de men does wine too..dat coming soon!!

DENISE BELFON

What is a FETE...

If you plan on coming to Trinidad & Tobago for Carnival, then you'll hear that word a lot.

Let's get you familiar with it...

A Trini fete is:
~Usually held out of doors in a largish venue where a few hundred or thousand people get together to party down
~There are usually a few live bands playing all the seasons hot hits and in between sets a DJ fills in the gaps.
~Lots of happening looking women wearing the latest in party wear dancing themselves silly.
Ditto guys.
~Food is incidental.
~Conversations, if any, are carried out at the top of your lungs over the music.
~General feeling of joie de vivre.
~Lots of alcohol to choose from.
~Food is incidental but available from a host of people

There are two main types of fetes.

ALL INCLUSIVE FETES: where all food, drink and anything else the host may choose to throw in are included in the price of the ticket. These can be good value for money and the entertainment is usually quite hot and generally runs from 1pm - 8pm depending on location, venue, etc.


These can be some very high profile events with society figures, premium bars and upscale locations including residential areas where residents throw the party. Some of these get very elaborate and the menus include an on the spot doubles man, a coconut man, bake and shark lady and in most cases food is cooked on the spot. Food selection may vary but can rang from exotic dishes and desserts - Mediterranean, Japanese fare to local favourites Pelau, Macaroni Pie, Baked Fish, etc.


The bands/artists are usually the most popular ones usually with very sexy frontline singers and there is usually ambience and décor to suit the theme of the event or at the very least tables to put your plates on. Brian Lara All Inclusive, Amnesia, Beach House, Sanctuary-Valsayn, are some notable all inclusives. The proceeds for some of these events are usually for a cause, for example CAREC-Fete to de Max fete, QRC - Outta de Blue and tickets for all are in high demand and usually sold out with in 2 days.

SEMI-INCLUSIVE FETES: that means you pay a slightly higher price than the VIP (see below)  and much lower price than at an all inclusive.   These events may either offer drinks (limited or select brands of alcoholic and non alcoholic)  or they may offer food  with a 'pay bar'.   Semi Inclusive fetes may also have bands as well as DJ's providing the entertainment in addition to individual guest artists performances.  One known semi inclusive is Gentlemen's Ball (GMB) by La Flor.


DUTCH INCLUSIVE FETES: that means you pay a generally low price for admission, plus the contribution as outlined on the fete promoters invitation/advertising (usually alcoholic drinks -eg: Scotch, Vodka, etc).   These events also offer drinks (select brands of alcoholic and non alcoholic)  and food (local finger food to full tasty dishes).  Dutch Inclusive fetes do not usually have a band but DJ's provide the entertainment in addition to individual guest artists performances.  One such event in the Carnival Calendar is the S.O.S Dutch Inclusive.



NON INCLUSIVE FETES: that means you pay for everything as well as your entry fee. The plus to these are that they are cheaper especially if you're not a drinker. These can be some huge events and are held by promoters for instance Girl Power, Eyes Wide Shut, Soca Monarch or sometimes by large companies. The Flour Mills - Soca by the Silos have a public fete as does the Water company- WASA fete and the army - ARMY fete. Non Inclusive fetes may also have bands as well as DJ's providing the entertainment in addition to individual guest artists performances.

However, on a point to note, the non-inclusive fetes can sometimes provide a semi inclusive environment - This is known as the VIP admission.

Unlike the general admission in the same non-inclusive event, the VIP admission usually includes free selected premium drinks and soft drinks and a selected local finger foods or appetisers - generally corn soup, doubles, bake n shark, and a closer view to the stage, in addition to a separate entrance and party area. A point to note however is that in some fetes the V.I.P area can just be a separate entrance and party area. However the more pricey VIP entries attempt to give 'more value added' in that the VIP patrons may receive additional unexpected treats.

BREAKFAST PARTIES: As the name implies, it is a breakfast party. These can fall under any of the above categories, but have mainly been ALL INCLUSIVES. They start generally at 4am and continue until 1pm in some cases.
Premium alcohol, soft drinks, juices, water, tea and coffee are generally available in addition to breakfast food items which can range from sausages, eggs, ham, bacon, toasts, bake n shark, doubles, sada, corn soup, etc.

These fetes tend to not have a band performing, but more so DJs and popular local artists performing to backing tracks.

Popular Breakfast parties include Sunny Side Up.




HOUSE FETES where a few people get together and have a 'blocko' in someone's house or a neighbourhood may block off the street and throw a party.

These are smaller and rely on a DJ for music, they're easier to manage if you're not into crowds and are a good way to warm up for the bigger events.

These are generally not advertised and are by invitation only.




Fetes come in all shapes and sizes but the underlying purpose of a fete is to kick back and enjoy yourself. It is great stress relief, you dance, you hang with your friends, you drink....sort of like a big night club only less restrained and without the posing in most fetes, or until the alco kicks in and people get off their 'posing'.


Fetes, especially all inclusives are great at breaking down barriers especially one of the big ones, go to say QRC's - Outta de Blue, Brian Lara All Inclusive, and you may run into your bank manager or a Member of Parliament or even the owners of one of local restaurants. 

There are some fetes called theme fetes which request of the party goer to wear either a certain colour as in Glow(wear white), Eyes Wide Shut (wear a mask & black), Madhatters Ball (wear unusual hat), Outrageous in Red (kinda obvious)....so look out for these...
the next post will be about the winin, wining, bussing a wine........

some info courtesy: http://www.visittnt.com/ToDo/Events/Carnival2001/Fetes/index.html

Fete tickets for T&T Carnival events 2008

This blog is created as a spin off from our thread at http://www.islandtempo.com/

Members and Admins of that site have used the services in the past and can reccommend us to others as a reliable trustworthy source for locating hard to get fete tickets at reasonable prices..........(this service is mainly for those living overseas - UK, USA, CANADA, JAPAN, etc..yuh get de idea!!)

This is a first come, first served basis...and by this we mean, first come with deposit is guaranteed of receiving tickets. Those of you who used the service in 2006 & 2007 will be familiar with the procedure and understand the reasons behind the deposit. For our first time customers, the deposit is necessary as we will not be left responsible to any promoter for ordering/purchasing tickets and only at the last moment have persons cancel and be left out of pocket.

A friendly piece of advice: BUDGET EARLY...and of course order early as Carnival is early Feb and tickets will sell out maybe before Mid January.. here is a guide to your tickets based on 2007 prices with an approximate increase for 2008.....2009..2010..etc..etc

There will be a very small service fee attached to your orders to facilitate processing...this will not be a fee to DIG OUT YUH POCKET.....

Again.....THESE ARE NOT CONFIRMED PRICES....but an estimate to guide you..

FETE LIST 2008
tickets that are available to you via dis here service are as follows.....

**Brian Lara (maybe about US$126 - early bird) ..Carnival Sunday..from about 2pm

**Diamond Vale Breakfast Party (maybe about US$115) ... Carnival Sunday morning..very early like 1:00am

**Sunny Side up-breakfast party (maybe about US$130 for couples, USD$70 individuals) Carnival Sunday morning..very early like 1:00am

**Machel - Alternative Concept (maybe about US$70-VIP, US$42 - GENERAL)

**DAWN - (maybe about US$45 early bird GENERAL) .... Carnival Saturday into Carnival Sunday morning..

**Insomnia (maybe about US$60 -early bird VIP, US$45 early bird GENERAL) ......Carnival Saturday into Carnival Sunday morning..

**Girl Power (maybe about US$70 -early bird VIP, US$55 early bird GENERAL) ...... Carnival
Friday night

**UWI Splash (maybe about US$45 early bird GENERAL) ....... Carnival Thursday night

**GLOW/POSE-wear white (maybe about US$30 early bird) ....... Carnival Tuesday night

**Bacchanal Wed (maybe about US$45 early bird GENERAL) .... Carnival Wednesday night (duh)

**CAREC aka Fete to de Max- all inclusive (maybe about US$120)

**Headly All Inclusive- Salybia - (maybe about US$120 - early bird) .. Carnival Thursday - day fete

**After Carnival Boat Cruise (Treasure Queen) - (maybe about US$20)
Thursday after Carnival (de day after ash wednesday)

more to come.................................


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(Maxi / taxi bookings)

Let me know in advance how many people and the exact dates, and I will facilitate
the DESIGNATED DRIVER service for you, and notify you of deposit required
etc.....