Club St Vincent revives Brooklyn cultural exposition after three-year break
Organisers say 33 entrepreneurs aged 12 to 84 showcased their products, and the new consul general praised the event's theme, "A Taste of Home from Abroad".
NEW YORK, United States. The Brooklyn-based cultural and educational organisation Club St Vincent Inc has described its cultural exposition on Saturday, August 22, as a resounding success.
The event, held at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn, returned after a three-year hiatus.
"Based on responses from participants, with which I concurred, it was a resounding success," said Veran Arthur, the exposition chairperson and a former president of the club. "I feel extremely satisfied with the work which went into making this 2026 Cultural Exposition come to fruition."
Arthur said 33 entrepreneurs, aged from 12 to 84, showcased their products.
A broad cultural programme
Vincentian cultural personality Atiba Williams was master of ceremonies. Arthur described the live entertainment as "simply fabulous".
The programme ranged from young violinists and authors presenting their books to an R&B segment, the St Vincent and the Grenadines Calypso Monarch Scorcher, spoken word, steel pan and drumming. Dynamite calypsonians paid tribute to Becket and the late Soso, and D Man Age was recognised for 50 years in calypso.
Performers also included calypsonians from the Dynamite Calypso Tent, the only Vincentian calypso tent in North America, child masqueraders from Mas Productions Unlimited, singers Abena Amory and Garfield Palmer, and authors Richard Byron-Cox and Garrey Michael Dennie.
"A taste of home"
The new St Vincent and the Grenadines Consul General to the United States, Roland "Patel" Matthews, said the event celebrated "who we are, where we come from, and the rich cultural heritage that continues to connect us".
He praised the theme, "A Taste of Home from Abroad".
"For many of us living abroad, home is never really far away," Matthews said, citing the music of Becket and Winston Soso, roast breadfruit and Vincy craft.
Pastor Louis Straker Jr, senior pastor of Reflections Church in Brooklyn and son of former St Vincent and the Grenadines Deputy Prime Minister Sir Louis Straker, urged organisers to continue. "Keep on doing this, because first generation need to know this," he said.
Arthur thanked volunteers and partners and said the club was looking for committed people to carry the event forward.
"How many times have I said I would step down as chairperson, but that is easier said than done," she said.
