The flowery Flamboyant season has begun! From June to September, the Flamboyant trees in Casa de Campo and throughout Dominican Republic will delight us with their bright red-orange flowers -so beautiful they have been an inspiration for many Dominican painters, such as Morel Jorge Octavio Tavares, better known as Yoryi Morel, one of the most […]
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The incredible Madame Sagá bird nesting in Casa de Campo
Near to the entrance of the Batey Sur neighborhood of Casa de Campo by the La Romana Country Club golf course, there are two very tall trees – with some special residents. They are beautiful yellow birds popularly known as Madame Sagá (Black Headed Weaver), whose scientific name is Ploceus Cucullatu. It is very difficult […]
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“Active” hurricane season starts today with a maximum of 20 storms predicted
Today June 1st, marks the official start of the hurricane season in the Dominican Republic. Over the last few days we have seem several downpours throughout the country – which could be part of the “active” hurricane season that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA- have predicted in the Atlantic for this year. […]
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National Youth Tennis Tournament to be played next week at La Terraza – June 8th & 9th!
The 20th annual National Youth Tennis Tournament will be celebrated next weekend – on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of June 2013 – at the La Terraza Tennis Club in Casa de Campo with the participation of many talented young tennis players. This tennis tournament will this year be played at the La […]
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The Muse Seek Project Launches Music Program for the hearing impaired children of Hogar del Niño
On Friday May 24th, 2013, during the rehearsal of the National Symphony Orquestra, conducted by Maestro José Antonio Molina, at Altos de Chavón Amphitheatre for the Festival de Primavera, a new music program for the Hogar del Niño School´s School for hearing and speech impaired children was launched – with the intention to promote awareness all over the country. […]
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Today the Dominican Republic celebrates Corpus Christi Day!
Today, Thursday May 30th, the Dominican Republic celebrates “Corpus Christi” Day, a feast day based on Catholic traditions and religious beliefs – also shared among many European and Latin countries. On this day many attend church to commemorate Jesus’ last supper as a way of showing love and gratitude; a principal Christian ritual. Today (Thursday […]
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Magnificent! The National Symphonic Orchestra in Altos de Chavón
Last Friday the 24th of May 2013 was the concert at Altos de Chavón Amphitheatre of the magnificent National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the great José Antonio Molina. This concert was part of the Festival de Primavera activities held from May 23rd to May 24th in Altos de Chavón. From 8pm a diverse audience made their […]
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Marina Casa de Campo Movies and Times: May 30th – June 5th!
This week the Marina Casa de Campo bring us two new movies“Gatsby” and “Fast & Furious 6”. Still playing is “Epic”. Gatsby [view trailer, view review] A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor. Fast and the Furious 6 [view trailer, view review] Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in […]
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The beautiful Abraham Lincoln School art exhibit at The Gallery in Altos de Chavón!
Last Thursday night, May 23rd, the two floors of The Gallery in Altos de Chavon came to life as the excited students of the Abraham Lincoln School proudly showed their parents, friends and family the art work they had done throughout the school year. This exhibition will be up open until June 4th, 2013. The work on […]
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Learning about Dominican Folk Dances in Xiomarita Perez’s interactive workshop
On Thursday May 23rd, as part of the opening of the Festival de Primavera, culture consultant Xiomarita Pérez led an interactive folk dance workshop showcasing the wide variety of Dominican folk dances still performed today. The Regional Museum of Archaeology in Altos de Chavon set the stage for teaching the most interesting aspects of Dominican folk dances; Congos, Palos, Sarandunga, […]
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Casa de Campo Yacht Club to host next Café de la Leche – Thursday June 6th!
June is almost here, which means we have another Café de la Leche celebration to look forward to – on this occasion it will be hosted by the Marina Casa de Campo on Thursday June 6th at 5:00pm at the Casa de Campo Yacht Club. And rather unusual for a Café de la Leche – […]