festival was estimated to be $45,000, and they hoped to break even. Final stats found 54,000 visited the Island. Johnny Cayonne was a permanent staffer for the Caribana Cultural Committee, (the organization took its name January 15, having incorporated as "Caribbean Committee for Cultural Advancement"). Admission to the Olympia Beach event was reduced from $2 the previous year, to $1. A variety of events were planned by the group, for the rest of the year. The Caribana Players performed Errol Hill's comedic play "Strictly Matrimony" at the West Indian Federation club on Brunswick Avenue, from Sunday, July 13 to Friday, July 18. The group debuted two new productions at the Colonnade Theatre in November 1969, and another production at Woodbine Inn, the bar of the Constellation Hotel, early the next year. Plans in August were to schedule an event for the winter, "Calysopra". There is no evidence in mainstream newspapers that this event actually ran. 1970 By April, the Caribbean Cultural Committee had moved into new offices at 1079 Bathurst Street, near Dupont Street. The space was opened up for community use, including drama and dance lessons, with the performance practice area clearly visible to the community outside. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts hosted a preview of Caribana on July 11, called "Caribana Kiddies Carnival Preview", a free show. The focus on kids' participation was established earlier in the year, with the announcement of a kids area. A Maple Leaf Gardens show on July 31, "Extravaganza '70", included Johnny Nash ("Cupid"), The Mighty Duke, The St. Vincent Police Steel Band, and Haitian master drummer Ti Wowo. Also included were the year's steel band competitions, calypso competition, King and Queen of the Bands, and a jump up. The show was directed by Bertrand A. Henry. Marianne Skanks, 18, a student at Vaughan Collegiate, won Miss Caribana '70. The "Caribana Island Show" went from August 1 to 9. Attendance goals were 100,000; favourable weather brought 25,000 on the opening weekend. Their only funding this year was gate admission. At its end, total attendance had sunk to 45,000 people from 54,000. Similarly, their goal of $80,000 towards a cultural centre was dashed by bills. The parade from Varsity Stadium to the docks on Bay Street was launched by Eric Gairy, premier of Grenada. Heading from Varsity to Bay Street, at Hayter Street it cut to Yonge Street. Travelling south on Yonge to