US Embassy to host free concert in Promenade Gardens on May 23

The U.S. Embassy, along with the Canadian High Commission, and the Global Friendships Foundation, are sponsoring a free public concert at the Promenade Gardens on Monday, May 23^rd at 1800 hours in celebration of the Golden Jubilee.

The concert, billed as The Family Reunion, is aimed at reconnecting persons traveling from the diaspora of the U.S., Canada, and other countries with their friends and family in Guyana.

A star-studded cast of performers is slated for the concert including:

Lisa Punch

Jackie Jaxx

Outta Box Experience

The Unity Ambassadors

Collage The Band

Animation Dance Group

Poetry by Elsie Harry-Ross

Guest Performances by artists from the Golden Children Project:

Rémar

Poonam Singh

Juke Ross

Gadinelli

Rose Trim

Dublin

Each of the performances will include a Guyanese-centric focus, some of the songs being composed specifically for the 50^thAnniversary of Independence.

Gates will open at 1800 and performances will begin at 1900 sharp. Food, beverages, and 50^th anniversary souvenirs will be on sale.