Honouring Our Legends
7:00PM-10:30PM | The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Canadian premiere of Queen of Soca featuring Terri Lyons
Sat, Sept 12 – Honouring our Legends: Celebrating the 89th Birthday of Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine
September 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm EDT
Celebrating the 89th birthday of Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine
About the Event
Join us on September 12, 2026, at Harbourfront Centre Theatre for a special evening honouring the remarkable Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine as we celebrate her birthday and her enduring impact on Canadian society, Caribbean communities and generations of leaders.
This year’s event will feature a special screening of Queen of Soca directed by Kevin Adams – the highly acclaimed film celebrating Caribbean music, culture, resilience and the power of women’s voices. The evening will also include a reception with a celebratory toast to Dr. Augustine and the presentation of the Jean Augustine Excellence Award followed by a vibrant after-party.
Come celebrate, connect and support Caribbean storytelling on this memorable evening, the signature event of Screen Share: Caribbean Stories, Collective Power 2026.
Tickets for this event are sold on the Harbourfront website. Click the link below:
Queen of Soca
Directed by Kevin Adams, Christopher Din Chong, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2026
Logline: Olivia, a young woman from an impoverished community in Trinidad, must defy her religious mother and her own fears to pursue a forbidden dream — singing and becoming the Queen of Soca.
Synopsis: Queen of Soca is a coming-of-age drama about Olivia, a talented young singer from an impoverished community in Trinidad. Living under the strict rules of her deeply religious mother, she is forbidden from pursuing soca music, a genre her mother condemns as sinful. When Olivia reconnects with an old friend who believes in her gift, she is tempted into the world of soca. As she struggles to balance faith, family, and her desire to escape poverty, Olivia discovers that her greatest battle isn’t just with her mother, but with the courage to believe in herself.
Runtime: 96m