Last Friday the 29th of May, at 7pm the annual art exhibit was opened. The inauguration was celebrated by a mixed group of proud teachers and parents, joined by the studendts of the Abraham Lincoln School, who were thrilled to be showing off their art work. The standard and quality of work on display was […]
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Santo Domingo Activities for June 2009
I love Casa de Campo! The parties and events we have here, whether in La Palapa in the Marina or at the La Romana Country Club or in Altos de Chavon are always fabulous, but with the next big event to look forward to being the Fundacion Mir family weekend in August – its time […]
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Danilo Vicioso retains his top 10 world swimming ranking
FINA (the International Swimming Federation) announced not to long ago that fellow Casa de Campo resident, Danilo Vicioso, recently ranked in the world’s top 10 in the 45 to 49 age group for Masters Swimming. Danilo made the list following a eventful year; ranking 6th in the 200-meter backstroke; 7th in the 200-meter butterfly and 10th in […]
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Cafe de la Leche – Friday 5th of June
At the beginning of the year I hadn’t even heard of the Cafe de la Leche and now as I look forward to this month’s event, next Friday the 5th of June, I have to admit that I am one of Cafe de la Leche’s biggest fans! Now that I have visited the Hogar del Niño’s Crib Room […]
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Abraham Lincoln School’s annual student art exhibition
This Friday the 29th of May, at 7pm, a very special art exhibit is opening at the Main Gallery in Altos de Chavon. The exhibit will showcase the exceptional artistic talents of the pupils at the Abraham Lincoln School in La Romana. Everyone is invited to attend the inauguartion on Friday, but for those who […]
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25th Annual Altos de Chavon Design School Fashion Show
This Saturday, the 23rd of May, I attended the 25th annual fashion show presented by the students of the Altos de Chavon School of Design and I was not disappointed. The event was very well organized, whilst the actual fashion show was very impressive, the students’ designs were original and inventive and yet refreshingly wearable.
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Discovering Hogar del Niño
Since I first arrived in the Dominican Republic 9 months ago, I have slowly been getting used to life out here and little by little getting to know the sights and sounds of la Romana and Casa de Campo. During this time I have become familiar with two charities; the MIR foundation and the Hogar […]
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Save the Date – Fundacion MIR’s Family Weekend is Coming Soon!
On the weekend of the 7th to the 9th of August the Fundacion MIR will be hosting their ‘Family weekend for life’ event, at Casa de Campo. The weekend promises to be fun-packed for all the family with tournaments catering for the adults and children, including golf tournaments, to be played on Casa de Campo’s […]
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Santo Domingo Activities for the month of May
There is always so much going on in Casa de Campo that its sometimes easy to forget that interesting things happen in the capital too! There are plenty of interesting and exciting activities going on now in Santo Domingo and plenty more happening in the next few weeks, here is our quick selection of what […]
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Abraham Lincoln School’s West Side Story
Last Thursday and Friday evening the 7th and 8th of May, a group of upper school students from the Abraham Lincoln School performed in the musical “West Side Story.” The production was a huge success, involving over 75 students and 8 teachers, and was the culmination of over 5 months hard work.
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“Cats” at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo
The world-famous Andrew Llyod Webber musical “Cats” is being shown at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, on Maximo Gomez Avenue. The production opened last friday the 8th of May and will continue through the weekend of the 31st of May, playing Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30pm and Sundays at 6pm. The show is being […]