This week in Casa de Campo is calm, there are just a few things to do – which means we can finally recover from all the fun and partying we have enjoyed over the last few weeks!
Category: Art and Culture
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Museo Arqueológico Regional Altos de Chavón: Summer Camp 2011
Every year the Museo Arqueológico Regional Altos de Chavón offers a children’s summer camp to explore art, science, archaeology and Taino culture and the camps are due to start later this month!
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This Weekend in Casa: 3rd- 5th of June!
Just as I thought Casa de Campo was starting to quieten down – all of a sudden this weekend is busy! We have the Cafe de La Leche and the opening of the Abraham Lincoln Art Exhibit on Friday and on Saturday there is the Buen Samaritano Golf Tournament and the Circus of Dreams Charity […]
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Celebrating A Successful Estilo 2011: Guests and Students enjoy a Wine and Cheese Cocktail!
Last Friday the 27th of May the fashion graduates of the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design celebrated their acheivements and the end of their artistic time in Altos de Chavón with a spectacular fashion show, Estilo 2011: The Silk Road – an event which was celebrated with a wine and cheese cocktail!
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Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design ‘End of Year’ Exhibit
The Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design school year came to a successful close last week and was celebrated with Estilo 2011 – a fantastic fashion show, the graduation ceremony at the Casa de Campo hotel, as well as a magnificent exhibit of the students work in the Altos de Chavon art gallery.
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Talented Fashion Designers of the Altos de Chavón School present ‘Estilo 2011: The Silk Road’
Last Friday the 27th of May, the graduating fashion designers of the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design brought their 2 years of training to a spectacular close with the fashion show ‘Estilo 2011: The Silk Road’, which was a resounding success! I predict the next time we’ll be seeing these talented youngster […]
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The Abraham Lincoln School Art Exhibit opens this Friday 3rd of June!
This Friday the 3rd of June the Abraham Lincoln School pupils, parents and teachers will be celebrating the opening of their annual Art Exhibit in the Altos de Chavon main art gallery.
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Only in the DR: Cry havoc and let loose the dog on bike
This week’s ‘Only in the DR’ was taken from the BB (Blackberry) profile photo of my beloved Philip Silvestri, who cannot remember the origin of the photo – but as it portrays such a classic ‘Only in the DR’ we couldn’t reisit sharing it with you!
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This Week in Casa: May 30th – June 5th
This week in Casa de Campo is calm, there are just a few things to do – which means we can finally recover from all the fun and partying we have enjoyed over the last few weeks!
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Photo of the Week: Vultures on the prowl!
I’ve heard and I’ve been told that there are vultures in Altos de Chavón and this week for the first time I actually saw them – and here is the photo to prove it!
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La Escuela de Diseño presenta el desfile Estilo 2011 ‘La Ruta de Seda’
Fue celebrado recientemente en el Centro de Convenciones de Casa de Campo, La Romana, el desfile de los estudiantes de la carrera de Diseño de Moda, de La Escuela de Diseño Estilo 2011/La Ruta de la Seda.