The start of a new year brings a brand new calendar of activities and fascinating Dominican Holidays! For those of you living in the Dominican Republic (and are not Dominican), Dominican National Holidays may still be a mystery to you, so here we bring you a complete calendar of the 2013 dates as well as […]
Category: Art and Culture
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Ready to enjoy exquisite dinner and live music at Gino’s this Thursday?
Imagine, for one second, what would it be like to be able to relax in the middle of an artistic village… Altos de Chavón, for example, sitting on a cozy terrace enjoying exquisite Italian food, cocktails, nice conversations and fabulous live music on a beautiful Caribbean night …. wouldn’t it be wonderful??
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Jenny Polanco opens first boutique in Haiti
Since Dominican designer Jenny Polanco started “Jenny Polanco Project” featuring the creations of both Haitian and Dominican artisans, it was only a matter of time before she would celebrate the opening of a boutique in Haiti – and was in fact a celebratiion which took place last month just in time for Christmas.
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New art exhibit “2Aquiles” opens this Thursday Jan. 24th
This Thursday the 24th of January, the Altos de Chavón Foundation invites you to the opening of “2Aquiles” in the Altos de Chavón art gallery, to be held at 7pm.
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Marina Casa de Campo announces a month long celebration for Carnaval!
Throughout the month of February, the Dominican Republic celebrates CARNAVAL, and this year, the “Carnival de la Marina” now in it’s second year will for the first time ever take place with a full month of CARNAVAL themed events and activities – starting from Saturday the 2nd of February.
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“Waters Connecting Lives” a fabulous philanthropic celebration in Altos de Chavon!
On Saturday the 5th of January 2013, the opening of the art exhibit “Waters Connecting Lives” was celebrated – a fabulous initiative to improve the system of clean drinking water in the Dominican Republic, with the support of numerous Casa de Campo residents, visitors and villa owners in Altos de Chavon – including famous ceramic […]
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“Feasting your Eyes: Food in Film” lecture – Tuesday Jan. 22nd!
On Tuesday the 22nd of January, the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design invites you to particpate in a complimentay lecture “Feasting your Eyes: Food in Film” presented by Fabio Parasecoli, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Food Studies at the New School in New York City at 6:30pm at the Regional Museum of […]
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Marina Casa de Campo Movies and Times: Jan 17th – 23rd!
This week the Marina Casa de Campo Cinema brings us one new movie; “Jack Reacher” . Still playing is “Skyfall”, “Parental Guidance” and “Wreck-it Ralph”. Jack Reacher [view trailer, view review] A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. Wreck-It Ralph [view trailer, view review] A video game […]
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Kandela! music & dance extravaganza – every Monday at the amphitheater!
Kandela! The incredible Dominican music and dance extravaganza has now reopened for the season and will be on every Monday evening at 9pm until Monday April 22nd.
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Book Club Meeting: “In the time of butterflies” at Shine, Thursday January 24th
Yanet Castillo, coordinator of education at the Altos de Chavón Regional Museum of Archeology invites you to the first Book Club meeting – to discuss the book “In the time of butterflies”, a historical novel by Julia Alvarez, relating an account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. […]
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Rocking around the Christmas Tree – David Almengod & TankeLAB in Altos de Chavón
On Saturday the 22nd of December 2012, shortly before the PBO Christmas Party in Genesis (click here for photos), the Altos de Chavón main plaza came to life to the rhythmic beats of David Almengod and TankeLAB.