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6 AUGUSTUS 2015

vents Zico Alves: a gifted artist

NIGHTLIFE Everyone has a story. The Zico love with a beautiful lady. She happened to be a
Alves story is particularly interest- Curaçaoan that he decided he wanted to marry.
Dolce Band, Ro1, Bee ing. He does not have a typical For that to happen he chose to move to Curaçao,
Latino story at all. He is an artist, but the leaving everything he knew behind.
August 6, 8 PM complete opposite of what you
Club Elevate would imagine an artist would be. Due to the Papiamentu language barrier, Zico
Jandino - Hoe dan Ook was again faced with the inability to communi-
August 6, 8 PM By Sheedia Jansen cate. The only job he could get was working as
Avila Hotel a security guard. The combination of having a lot
Student Night Zico is from Cape Verde. That is the place he of down time and not being able to communicate
August 6, 9 PM called home for a majority of his life. Accidently led to him drawing again. Zico started sketching
Amsterdam City drinking paint at a young age left him hospital- in a little notebook that he later made into large
Living Room Session ized for a year. He was fine for most part, but was paintings.
August 6, 7 PM left with a speech disorder.
Hilton After a couple of years of producing these types
Foute party His speech disorder became a hindrance in his of paintings, he participated in his first group ex-
August 7, 9 PM young years. It was extremely difficult for him to hibition here in Curaçao. Many loved his painting
Cafe de Tijd communicate at school, so he started drawing ‘The Freedom of Crazy’. It was what finally gave
Mr. Johnson & Friends while in class. That became his outlet for what he Zico the belief in himself.
August 7, 11 PM felt and how he sees the world. It somehow gave
27 him a different perspective. As the years went by Zico describes his artwork as a combination of
Meet me at Saint Tropez he continued to draw. To him it was none other abstract and realism. Most of his artwork is based
August 7, 5.30 PM than a thing he did when he was bored. on life experiences. Some are personal, whereas
Saint Tropez others are not. The beauty of it lies in the way
Dance Classics Years later Zico was faced with the problem of he weaves the story into art. Somehow everyone
August 7, 8.30 PM not having enough money to pay for his son’s can see his or her own story in his artwork.
Cabana Beach education. The school was in need of a mural, What makes Zico different is the fact that he has
The last Upgrade feat Ori so he offered to do it in exchange for schooling. never taken an art class. It is his natural gift to
August 7 Zico received the task of replicating a picture of make amazing paintings. Surprisingly he can do
Spoonz Tarzan on a huge wall. Even though he didn’t a painting in less than an hour. A complete oppo-
I have a secret to tell believe he could do it, he tried it for the sake site of how most artists do it. Zico simply cannot
August 7, 11 PM of his son. In his mind, all he did was draw the imagine taking longer to complete a painting.
The Alley outlines with chalk and filling it with paint. When
Evita & Wietze he stepped away to see his final work, it left him His story is inspirational no matter how you look
August 7, 8 PM completely flabbergasted. The school was so im- at it. He never dreamt of being an artist, neither
27 pressed by his talent that they requested more did he ever think about living in Curaçao. They
All in white Pool Party 3 murals. That was the first time that he realized just happened. He believes God has guided his
August 8, 5 PM that he could paint. way throughout the years. All that has happened
Jan Thiel area made him into a stronger man. The lesson we
Mid-Year Jump in Concert While at a nightclub one day he instantly fell in can all learn from him is to make the best out of
August 8, 9 PM everything.
Kleine Werf
Highway band IN tShPeOT LIGHT
August 8, 5 PM
Zanzibar Photo by Plataforma Bandariba Jairo having fun with Maya, lead sin- Kibrando e Gritunan Silensioso
Michael Devlin & The ger of the Arubian band Tsunami.
Stoners Bos di HubentutThe project ‘Kibrando
August 8, 11 PM
27 e Gritunan Silensioso’,
I love the 90’s Party literally ‘Breaking the
August 8, 11 PM - 4 AM silent screams’, aims
Spoonz to raise awareness in
Marc Johnson & Friends
August 8, 10 PM the Curaçao com-
Miles Jazz Cafe munity of the prob-
Simmer Room - BYO Party lems of child and
August 8, 10 PM youth abuse, particu-
The Gallery Lounge larly sexual abuse.
Plane
August 12, 7.30 PM Pachanga di domino! By Judice Ledeboer
Zanzibar
Summer Madness Party Party like a Rockstar! Keep Calm. The program spearheads the pre- the teachers and mentors will have way to reach the children in a way
August 15, 10 PM It’s Ladies Night. vention of sexual abuse. “Society a workshop so they get acquainted that they understand,” says Marviën.
The Hangover Special thanks to must be more aware of the problem with the project and can prepare for All the people working at the organi-
Rasta Farley John Jairo Herrera Tsunami of sexual abuse,” says Marviën Boel- what comes afterwards. The men- zation have expertise in the area of
August 19, 7.30 PM baai, Project Assistant at the project, tors even get a special mentor train- social support. Reda Sosial finances
Zanzibar Voy a reir, voy a bailar, vivir mi vida....lalala! one of the four projects carried out ing course. After the workshop, there the project, but they are also depen-
by Stichting Bos di Hubentut, a so- are always a lot of comments. Chil- dent on gifts and donations. In ad-
ART & CULTURE cial organization for and by young dren are shocked by the information dition, the project also depends on
people. The project has a project they get, for example that a father volunteers.
Jandino Hoe Dan Ook leader and two project assistants abused his own daughter, and some The aim of the project is mainly to
August 6 and 7, 8 PM with social backgrounds in social and the children get emotional because provide information. Marviën gives
Avila Hotel pedagogical aid and civil, social and they themselves are victims or have training at all kinds of schools [from
Gran Konsierto Kalma e legal work. The other three projects been victims, or they know of some- AGO to VWO]. “We also give lec-
Tormenta of Bos di Hubentut Foundation are one close to them who is a victim. tures to parents and when a request
August 8, 7 PM Brigada di Seguridat i Formashon, Marviën: “Two weeks after the train- comes to deal with certain topics, we
WTC Hoben Empresario Formando, Kre- ing course, we receive phone calls give lectures about it. There are also
In Memoriam Hans Vaders ando i Edukando [HEFKE], and Ho- from school directors who want to ‘Train The Trainer’ courses, so that
Till August 8, 9 AM - 2 PM ben Goberná. come and talk, or ask questions others can transfer the information to
Landhuis Bloemhof By visiting schools, giving lectures about cases which have emerged. children and young people. Accord-
Masterclass IK By Remco and, until recently, by presenting ra- The workshop also makes many ing to international figures, one in
Claassen dio and television programs, the or- children more aware of things which three women and one in six children
August 19, 8.30 AM-5 PM ganization tries to approach the gen- should not be happening at home or are sexually abused,’ says Marviën.
Avila Hotel eral public, because sexual abuse in their environment and then, after a “These are shocking figures. Sexual
Free course about Ven- occurs in all layers of the population, while, they start talking.” abuse can consist of verbal sexual
ezuelan culture both rich and poor. The employees of comments, unwanted touching of
Starts September 10 the project visit schools for elemen- Recently, a new project to inform the genitals, incest, unwanted sex, and
Consulate of Venezuela tary and secondary education and children was started, a puppet show pawing. We open up the discussion
Exposition “Blik op Cura- give information in workshops lasting game for children from Group 1-3 and raise awareness, and that is
çao” three to five days [each workshop [4-6 year-olds]. “The children watch necessary, because sexual abuse
Till October 3 takes between one hour and an hour a puppet show and then, watching should not happen.”
Curaçao Museum and a half]. In elementary schools, them, very subtly, certain acts are
Landhuis Ascencion tour the name of the project is ‘Bisa Nò related to sexual abuse. They are For information:
Thursdays at 8.30 AM Kore Bai’ [Say ‘No’ and Run] and in informed in a playful way. They are kgs@bosdihubentut.com/phone:
Landhuis Ascencion secondary education ‘Ku Ki Dere- also shown what they can do if they 462-2442 or
Snip exhibition chi’ [What right do they have?]. The experience the same. It’s a different 461-8103.
Tuesday - Friday, workshop consists of showing a doc-
10 AM - 4PM umentary, followed by a discussion.
Postmuseum Prior to such an information project,
Nochi Chiste
Wednesdays at 7 PM
Teatro Luna Blou
Local handcraft market
‘Marshe di Artesania’
Every 2nd Saturday of the
month, 10 AM - 2 PM
Gallery Alma Blou
Art Workshop by
Nena Sanchez
Every Sunday,
Landhuis Jan Kok