Get ready for a big dance party featuring Caribbean powerhouse band Kassav. From massive crowds at Paris' Zenith concert hall to the intimate spaces of New York City nightclubs Kassav has been mesmerizing audiences for three decades.

With over 25 albums released and 10 million copies sold, Spyro Gyra is one of the most commercially successful groups in jazz.

Join us on St. Croix as Reichhold Center for the Arts presents a special concert featuring Virgin Islands native Dion Parson & 21st Century Band in tribute to Stanley and the 10 Sleepless Knights and Trumpeter Eddie Russell.  Dubbed  “V.I. Quelbe Meets Jazz,” the concert features 21st Century band members saxophonist Ron Blake, Trumpeter Rashawn Ross, Bassist Rueben Rogers, and steel pannist Victor Provost.  Led by Parson, the band will perform their original repertoire and songs from their newly released CD.  Don’t miss the encore presentation where, “Quelbe Meets Jazz” and Dion Parson, Stanley Jacob and Eddie Russell perform together.  Opening the concert will be the Quelbe Ambassadors,” a talented group of current and former students from St. Croix Educational Complex. These students were mentored by Stanley Jacobs, Valrica Bryson and Dion Parson.  This special concert is part of Parson’s Mentoring Through the Art of Music program.  The show is sponsored by the Virgin Islands Lottery. Other participating sponsors include Island Center for the Performing Arts, Budget Car Rental St. Croix, Banco Popular, Innovative Communications and Southland Gaming, and Cruzan Rum.

Get ready for old school choreography and a mound of hits from the Commodores. Known for tunes: “Just To Be Close to You,” “Easy Like Sunday Morning,” “Brickhouse,”and  “Three Times A Lady” to name a few, the Commodores reigned as one of the top bands at Motown Records.

This whimsical musical is based on the popular PBS show Angelina Ballerina, as well as the popular children's book series. Watch as Angelina and friends try to impress a school visitor with various forms of dance, from hip-hop to modern dance and of course ballet.

Angelique Kidjo is one of the greatest forces in World music, with 11 albums to her name. A native of Benin, Kidjo's music is steeped in tribal and pop rhythms of her West African heritage. Her earthy voice spans musical boundaries, blending funk, salsa, jazz, rumba, makossa and souk.

UVI alumni from the Virgin Islands, Eastern Caribbean, British Virgin Islands and parts of the United States will perform in commemoration of UVI’s 50th Anniversary. The performance will be dedicated to now deceased Dr.  Arthur A. Richards, UVI’s 2nd President.

India.Arie is a five-time Grammy Award winner with over 3.3 million records sold.  Arie, known for her signature neo-soul sound, burst into the music scene in 2001 with her hit song, “Video.”  Since then, she has wooed fans with other big hits like “I Am Not My Hair,” and  “Brown Skin.”   Her most recent album, Open Door, features a collaboration with Israeli superstar Idan Raichel.

Historians and family members will discuss the fascinating life and work of one of the Virgin Islands most distinguished citizens, Mr. Edward Wilmot Blyden.  Mr. Blyden was  born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies in 1832. His public speaking, sermons, and published writings were considered the most unique work of the 19th century regarding African contributions to world development.  The ideas of Blyden influenced intellectual growth and change in the areas of religion and education in Sierra Leone, Lagos Nigeria, and Liberia. Through the mid-20th century, Blyden’s works were the only widespread materials that addressed African issues, and laid a blueprint for African race consciousness in West Africa, grappling with issues of independence from British and Europeans colonialism.  The St. Thomas native lived and worked in Sierra Leone and Liberia from the mid 1870s to 1912 when he died in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

UVI’s Alfred O. Heath Distinguished Speaker series is an annual event during Charter Week that offers the public a setting in which to hear nationally and internationally recognized individuals discuss issues related to the Virgin Islands community. In addition, it is the University’s way of recognizing and celebrating the outstanding person and accomplished citizen that is Dr. Alfred O. Heath.

Founded by Arthur Mitchell, Dance Theatre of Harlem is the first black classical ballet company in the United States of America. The company’s graceful and vigorous routines have taken the dancers around the globe repeatedly.