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Beacon Radio Organising Publicity Concert In Anguilla
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Owner of the Caribbean Beacon Radio at Sandy Hill, Anguilla, Mellisa Scott, widow of the late Gene Scott of Los Angeles, California, is the principal organiser of a religious musical event which is expected to provide a lot of publicity for the island while at the same time presenting “The Love of God through music and The Word.”
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Pastor Melissa Scott
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The event was announced on Tuesday this week by Dean Hopkins, an aide to Pastor Mellisa Scott who, in addition to being the owner of the Beacon, is the Minister of two churches in Los Angeles, California. The concert will be held at the Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre on Sunday, February 15, from 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
“We are going to have an event that combines music and a message from God’s Word,” Mr. Hopkins said. “We are going to focus on the love of Christ, but the principal purpose is that we want to show people in the United States, via this live television broadcast, that will be beamed across the US, Anguilla as they have not seen or considered it.
“These are people who know about Anguilla but probably many of them have not considered coming here to make this a place of their vacation or visit. We want to show them a little slice of the island.”
Several religious singing and musical groups on the island will be featured at the event. They will include the St. Augustine Chorale and Orchestra under the direction of Professor Lennox Vanterpool; Chris Richardson and his Unity Singers and the No Walls of Hope Church Youth Choir. Pastor Mellisa Scott, a noted singer, will also be performing and will deliver a short message.
Mr. Hopkins, who will be bringing in television equipment to Anguilla for the live broadcast next week, said the event was expected to be an interesting one which, apart from its religious significance, would be a showpiece for attracting tourists to the island.
“We have a large network that reaches across the United States and goes international as well,” Mr. Hopkins who is a frequent visitor to Anguilla went on. “There is a very large audience in the United States and we also tape the broadcasts for playing at other occasions outside the live hours. I think many people do not have a concept of Anguilla and I believe it is a culturally fascinating place. My hope is to make the event something that we do every year.”
The event will be under the chairmanship of John Benjamin, Chairman of the Anguilla Tourist Board, and legal representative of the Caribbean Beacon Radio.