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Local organisations have created their own Advent calendars, inviting islanders to visit local exhibitions, get reading or enjoy the Christmas lights or delve into local history each day.
Every Friday, Express presents a selection of online and offline exhibitions, performances, workshops, events and other historic and creative content to help islanders get their weekly dose of culture.
Here is this week's offering..
Jersey Heritage, Jersey Arts Centre and Jersey Library have all launched their own Countdown to Christmas to get islanders into the Christmas spirit.
Jersey Heritage kicked off with a series of archive images showing Santa’s visits to the island over the years.
Yesterday’s window featured a festive portrait of John Crawford, painted by his mother Emily around 1875.
This lovely festive portrait is of John Crawford and was painted by his mother, Emily, around 1875. It’s one of a series of four paintings called ‘The Four Seasons’. #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas #ourislandstory#heritagechristmas pic.twitter.com/28FksfK7DK
— Jersey Heritage (@loveheritage) December 3, 2020
It’s one of a series of four paintings called ‘The Four Seasons’.
John’s siblings, Harriet, Mary and Edward feature in summer, autumn and spring, respectively.
Jersey Arts Centre promised “festive recommendations, updates and more to get you in the Christmas spirit" in its virtual calendar.
It kicked off December with some “artistic escapism”, suggesting a visit to Martin McDowell's latest exhibition in the Berni Gallery before it ends on Saturday and reminded that his works could make a “special Christmas gift”.
Jersey Library asked author Peter James to read the first chapter of his new book, 'I Follow You’ on the first day of Advent.
For those who haven’t been able to enjoy them yet, they also shared a tour of the Christmas lights in town and then asked Le Rocquier to share their favourite Christmas reads.
Jersey filmmaker Luke Romo Hodges is currently working on his first feature. During lockdown, he found himself living with an "extraordinary family", which confronted him to live every hour of the day with four "extremely characterful girls between the ages of 6 and 14". While Luke says it was trying, he says it gave him the opportunity to forget his adult worries.
"As I have barely entered adulthood, I'm starting to realize how easy it is to get caught up with the pace of life, he explained. 'esponsibilities are definitely real!!' is something I say to myself to remember to buy vegetables and to pay the electricity bill.
"But over those few months I paused my "adult life" or at least my adult worries and went back to being the 10-year-old Luke who had time and really enjoyed playing Rummikub and cracking the egg on the trampoline.
"These times have been hard for everyone on all levels, but if there's one simple secret to happiness, I think it does come down to what Isa says..."
His video features young Isa and her secret to happiness.
Local artist Lishu Denton has created a watercolour painting portraying the Resistance Nest at Victoria Pier, at the entrance to St. Helier harbour, for Paul Burnal's new book on the Occupation.
In a post shared to her Facebook page, she explained: “This consisted of a special bunker combination - a Type 631bSK and L409 combination. The 631bSK housed a 4.7cm anti-tank gun with co-axial machine-gun and accommodation for the crew.
“The L409 was a Luftwaffe(Air Force) design but in this location, it was used by an Army anti-aircraft unit who manned a four-barrelled 2cm anti-aircraft gun located in an emplacement on the roof. Today, this bunker complex sells excellent crab/lobsters and other seafood specialties.”
Earlier this year, Lishu, who is also a Chinese Tutor, painted a series of seashells featuring key workers which she sold to raise funds for the Jersey Brain Tumour Charity.
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