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Alice Yard is the backyard space of the house at 80 Roberts Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad. This was once the house of architect Sean Leonard’s great-grandmother. Four generations of children played and imagined in this yard, and now Leonard continues this tradition. Since late 2006, Alice Yard has been home to 12, the band led by musician Sheldon Holder. A series of weekly Friday-night “Conversations in the Yard” organised by Holder bring musicians, artists, writers, and audiences together for informal performances and interactions. Alice Yard was pleased to present its first international artist-in-residence: Ugochukwu Bright Eke from Nigeria. He is a winner of the Commonwealth Foundation’s Arts and Craft Award for 2007, and has chosen to use his award grant to visit and work in Trinidad.

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