Calendar.

Details and contact information for most events listed here may be obtained on the website www.calendar.caribseek.com. Readers are invited to submit information on relevant activities, at least 45 days prior to date of your activity. Mail to: Caribbean UPDATE, 116 Myrtle Ave., Millburn NJ 07041.

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Texaco One Cool Summer International Drag Races. Aruba.

Aug. 31-Sept. 1: Re-Discover the Caribbean Trade Show. Barbados. Contact: Adrian Loveridge. Email: Re-discover@caribsurf.com.

Sept. 1-30: Havana Theatre Festival. Cuba. Organized by Consejo Nacional de las Arts Escenicas (CNAE).

Sept. 3-9: 44th Montego Bay International Marlin Tournament. Jamaica Tourist Board.

Sept. 9: Elections in Guatemala.

Sept. 15-16: Belize Expo. Belize Tourism Industry Ass'n & BETEX Committee.

Sept. 15-23: Culture Week, Curacao. Organized by Curacao Tourist Board. Email: kasdikultura@curinfo.an

Sept. 24-30: National Tourism Awareness Week. Jamaica Tourist Board.

Sept. 25-Oct. 2: Ultimabet.com Aruba Poker and Blackjack Tournament. Contact: Melissa Gaddis. Email: mgaddis@ spirtech.com.

Sept. 27-28: 2nd Annual Vermont Forum on Cuba, Burlingon, TV. Guest speaker Larry Luxner, editor and publisher of CubaNews, to speak on "Cuba Today: Business, Politics & Trade." Details: Marisha Kazeniac, Exec. Dir., Vermont Institute on the Caribbean. Tel: 802-864-4334. Email: info@institutecaribe.org.

Sept. 27-30: Caribbean Gift and Craft Show, 2007,World Trade Centre, Curacao. Details: Caribbean Export Development Agency. Tel: (246) 436-0578. Fax: (246) 436-9999. Website: www.carib-export.com. Email: clowe@carib-export.com and cchristie@ carib-export.com

Sept. 30-Oct. 7: 44th Port Antonio Int'l MarlinTournament. Jamaica. Organized by The Sir Henry Morgan Angling Ass'n. Email: rondg@mail.infochan.com

Oct. 1-5: 16th annual Caribbean Water & Wastewater Association Conference & Exhibition, St. Kitts. Details: Email: info@cwwa.net. Web: www.cwwa.net.

Oct. 3: Aruba KLM Open Tournament. Organized by Tierra del Sol.

Oct. 5-6: 5th Aruba Music Festival. Aruba Tourism Authority. Email: ata.aruba@aruba.com

Oct. 5-7: Puerto Rico Art & Wine Fair. Puerto Rico Tourism Co.

Oct. 5-7: Renowned seafood chef Eric Ripert headlines a weekend celebration of gastronomic pleasures at The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, including cooking class, gala dinner and a fishing trip. Part of the proceeds will provide a young Caymanian chef with the opportunity to embark on his own culinary journey. Weekend packages for the event are available from US$1,429. Details: call 800-241-3333 or visit www.ritzcarlton.com.

Oct. 7-14: 40th Annual Intl Sailing Regatta, Bonaire. Welcomes boats in 25 categories to participate in this island tradition that attracts sailors many countries. About 180 boats from catamarans and yachts to sunfish, windsurfs and fishing boats are expected to participate. Other festivities will include a bicycle tour, walking and running races, softball tournament, swimming and kayaking to Klein Bonaire, the All Nations Parade, participants BBQ party, evening festivals with music, local food and dancing, a concert by George McCrae who's number one hit "Rock Your Baby" sold over 52 million copies worldwide, and the closing awards ceremony. Details: Sarah Biggerstaff/Candice Kimmel. Adams Unlimited. (212) 956-5900. Email: sarah@adams-pr.com. Web: www.bonaireregatta.org.

Oct. 10: Annual Oktoberfest. Turks & Caicos Island Tourist Board.

Oct. 19-24: The 30th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The theme is: The Next Generation; Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future. Details: CTO New York office. Tel: 212-635-9530. Email: ctony@caribtourism.com

Oct. 13-16: National Platano (Plantain) Festival. Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Email: lrivero@prtourism.com

Oct. 18-21: Air Jamaica World Championship of Dominoes. Jamaica Tourist Board.

Oct. 21-23: Prince George's County 2007 International Economic Summit: Latin America & the Caribbean Basin, Washington. Details: Lavinia Baxter. Email: LABaxter@co.pg.md.us.

Oct. 26-29: International reggae artists Beenie Man and Beres Hammond headline Dominica's 11th instalment of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF).

Oct. 31: "Jubilation" World Gospel Festival, Antigua & Barbuda. Ministry of Culture.

Oct. 31-Nov. 2: Expo Caguas 2007, Coliseo Hector Sola Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico. A networking event for business people from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and other Caribbean islands.

Nov. 2-4: Caribbean International Literary Festival. Antigua. Organized by Avonelle H. Pole.

Nov. 3-4: WIOC Calcutta Tournament. Antigua. Organized by Cedar Valley Golf Course.

Nov. 3-4: 16th Edition Fishing Tournament, Martinique Biffsh Assoc. Email: duplan@cg972.fr.

Nov. 5-9: An August conference and trade show, aimed at expanding Puerto Rico's role in the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (D.R.-Cafta), has been rescheduled for November, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan. Details: www.caftagroup.com.

Nov. 8-11: Tranquility Jazz Festival. Anguilla Tourist Board. And: 9th Annual Carriacou Sailing Series. Organized by Grenada Yacht Club. Email: setsail@ttsailing.org.

Nov. 10: 7th Annual Bonaire EcoSwim. Features eight swimming races with and without fins for participants to show off their stroke and kicks. www.aquamoonadventures.com. Caradonna Dive Adventures at 1-800-328-2288.

Nov. 14: "US-Cuba Policy: Stumbling Towards the Post-Castro Era," London. Speaker: Phil Peters, chief Cuba policy analyst, Lexington Institute. No charge. Details: Claire Farfan, Intl Inst. For Study of Cuba, London Metro Univ. Tel: 44-20-7133-2405. Email: admin@cubastudies.org.

Nov. 14-16: Point-a-Pitre Jazz Festival. Guadeloupe Tourism Office.

Nov. 16-22: San Juan Cinemafest. Puerto Rico Tourism Co.

Nov. 29-Dec 1: Reggae Marathon. Jamaica Tourist Board.

Dec. 1: "Jubilation", 4th Annual World Gospel Festival. Antigua & Barbuda Dept. of Tourism.

Dec. 1-2: Authentically Bahamian Christmas Trade Show. Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Email: erolle@bahamas.com

Dec. 1-8: Caribbean Jazz Cruise. From solo piano performances to trios, quartets and full seven-piece bands, the many sounds of jazz will take center stage aboard the Crystal Symphony's cruise. As the ship embarks from Miami on this seven-day voyage through the Caribbean, the lineup features noted jazz performers and five times its usual complement of musicians. Crystal Symphony will call upon Key West, Fla; Puerto Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; and Belize City, Belize. Details: Mimi Weisband 310-203-4305. Email: publicrelations@ crystalcruises.com

Dec. 3-5: 31st Miami Conference on the Caribbean Basin, Inter-Continental Hotel, Miami. Workshops on agribusiness, apparel, energy, financial services, technology, telecom, transportation,tourism. Features heads of state as keynote speakers. Details: Caribbean-Central American Action, 1818 N St. NW, Suite #310, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-466-7464, Ext. 28. Fax: 202-822-0075. Website: www. C-caa.org.

Dec. 3-10: Bacardi Artisan Fair. Puerto Rico Tourism Co.

Dec. 5-10: Antigua Charter Yacht Show. Organized by Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting. Email: info@antigua-charter-yacht-meeting.com Dec. 6-13: Bahamas International Film Festival. Dec. 8: Caribbean Comedy Festival. Antigua & Barbuda. Details: Gordon "Banks" Derrick. Tel: 268-560-5149.

Dec. 12: "Scientific Research in Cuba: Highlights & Future Prospect," London. Speaker, Luis Alberto Montero-Cabrera, Havana Univ. Scientific Council. Details: Claire Farfan, Intl. Inst. Study of Cuba, London Metro. Univ. Tel: 44-20-7133-2405. Email: admin@cubastudies.org.

Dec. 15-Jan. 2: National Carnival, St. Kitts. Details: Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Environment.

2008

March 28-30: 35th International Rolex Regatta. St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. An annual favorite on the Caribbean racing calendar, catering not only to handicap yachts but also to one-design sailboats of at least 24 feet and beach cats. Details: Bill Canfield. Email: styc@vipowernet.net or 340-775-6320. The regatta web page is www.rolexcupregatta.com. And: Barby MacGowan. Media Pro Int'l for Rolex. Email: barby@ mediapronewport.com. Ph +1 401-225-0249. Or: Wally Bostwick. St. Thomas Yacht Club. mobile +1 340-690-2898. Email: newsdog@viaccess.net. And: Key Partners (KPMS). Phone: +41 32-724-2829. Email: info@regattanews.com. Web: www.regattanews.com

April: The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) has been selected is the honoree at the 11th International Book Fair of the Dominican Republic, in Santo Domingo. For two weeks, it assembles hundreds of exhibitors, artists and visitors from different parts of the world,

Aug. 1-31: Belize Tourism Expo, Belize City. Organized by Suzette Gibson, BETEX Manager (Belize Tourism Industry Assoc.) Email: info@betex.bz.