{"id":35057,"date":"2016-02-13T09:02:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T09:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=35057"},"modified":"2016-02-13T11:23:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T11:23:04","slug":"christiansted-jump-up-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=35057","title":{"rendered":"Christiansted Jump Up Highlights: Pics And Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; One of this island&#8217;s most popular events saw strong turnout and participation yet again on Friday night, as residents poured into downtown Christiansted to enjoy the myriad of activities that have come to mark Jump Up, which is held multiple times throughout the year as a way of bolstering the businesses there.<\/p>\n<p>As has become custom, the Ebenezer Methodist Steel Orchestra, stationed near\u00a0Caravelle Hotel, did not disappoint with their performances, and\u00a0the Rising Stars Steel Pan Orchestra, enveloped by a crowd of event-goers and a group of Moko Jumbies near Government House, put on a great show as well.<\/p>\n<p>And a variety of bands were situated in various locations all around town, a strategy the event&#8217;s organizers have used to keep all areas lively during the roughly 4-hour affair.<\/p>\n<p>The Consortium captured a some pictures and video footage. They&#8217;re below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\">\n<div class=\"pp_gallery\">\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko8\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko8.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko8-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko7\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko7.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko7-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko6\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko6.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko6-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko5\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko5.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko5-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko4\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko4.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko4-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko3\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko3.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko3-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko2\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko2.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko2-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a title=\"moko1\" class=\"swipebox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko1.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moko1-72x43.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"clear\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"1\" data-href=\"\/viconsortium\/videos\/vb.606668529447389\/901490709965168\/?type=3\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/viconsortium\/videos\/901490709965168\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/viconsortium\/videos\/901490709965168\/\">Ebenezer Methodist Steel Orchestra At Christiansted Jump Up<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"1\" data-href=\"\/viconsortium\/videos\/vb.606668529447389\/901495263298046\/?type=3\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; One of this island&#8217;s most popular events saw strong turnout and participation yet again on Friday night, as residents poured into downtown Christiansted to enjoy the myriad of activities that have come to mark Jump Up, which is held multiple times throughout the year as a way of bolstering the businesses there. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,11,191,2474,147],"tags":[4529,4530,2574,71,121],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christiansted Jump Up Highlights: Pics And Videos - V.I. 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