Maxine's Party

Ms. Raine Inc. CEO, Raine Martin keeps Grammy-nominated Reggae artist Pliers (l) and Snatcher Lion company at the set of Richie Spice's "The Plane Land" music video. Both Pliers and Snatcher came out to support their brother Richie. -Photo credit: Tasz of Triple Productions

KIDS STYLE FASHION ’08: Six of America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) contestants walked the children of The Bronx Charter School for Better Learning down the runway of the Eastwood Manor in the Bronx last Friday in front of a packed house of over 200 guests. The event, which was presented by the school as a fundraiser, featured Camille McDonald, former Miss Jamaica and contestant on cycle 2 of ANTM, as celebrity hostess who, with co-host, Tony Bent, MC’d the show with lively commentary on the fashions and features of approximately forty elementary school children who sashayed down the runway in urban, casual, formal, swim and sporty styles accompanied by Bianca Golden, Lisa Jackson, Kimberly Leemans, Allene Roberts and Heather Kuzmich (cycle 9 of ANTM). The evening started at 6 p.m. with cocktails and dinner in the Rose Ballroom of the Eastwood Manor that had been beautifully transformed for the Valentine’s holiday. The guests mingled and dined to the music of DJ Kevin.

AFRICAN MUSIC AND MAGIC: Musicians and storytellers Hasan Bakr and Kevin Nathaniel (in photo) will introduce pre-school and young school-age children to the sounds of Africa and the African diaspora through the story of a young musician, a magician, and how they save their village from the evil giant Abiyoyo. Instruments include the djembe, mbira, bongo, and shekere. This will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2008 from 2 - 4 pm at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. For further information please call Rohan at 646-221- 5608.