The week after Semana Santa and all is rather quiet in Casa de Campo – what a relief, we can all have a rest! However, on Thursday evening we have the opening of the new art exhibit ‘Artistas en Residencia Primavera’ in the Altos de Chavon to look forward too!
Category: Art and Culture
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This Semana Santa Weekend in Casa: 21st – 25th of April
Woohoo! It’s the Semana Santa long weekend, so it’s time to party and there is no shortage of fun events, activities and parties to keep us entertained!
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Alex Lumsden: Sculpting Heads in Altos!
The talented Altos de Chavón artist, Alexander Lumsden, who presented his collection of paintings and sculptures to the Casa de Campo community in November has now turned his talents to the creation of portraits, in the form of sculptured heads.
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Get Creative! Enroll on an Art and Design Course at the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design!
This summer the Altos de Chavon design school is opening it’s doors for the general public to get creative with a wide range of art and design courses.
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This Weekend in Casa: 15th – 17th April
It’s the weekend before Semana Santa and it’s a busy one! Be sure to head to the MIR Bazaar at the La Romana Country Club for a little shopping (open Friday-Sunday, 9am-9pm) and don’t miss Oneburger’s Happy Hours – with 50% off all drinks! Have a fun one!
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A Story of Art ‘Woman in Love: Mujer Enamorada’
On Thursday the 24th of March, Altos de Chavón celebrated the opening of art exhibit ‘Mujer Enamorada’ with artwork from 7 Dominican ladies, mothers and artists. Here we bring you more photos of the opening as well as the artwork, with photos kindly contributed by one of the exhibiting artists, América Olivo.
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Rumors Confirmed! Duran Duran, Victor Manuelle and Don Omar are coming to Chavón!
It’s been a while since we’ve enjoyed a good concert in Altos de Chavón, so it’s great news to hear that this month we have 2 concerts to look forward to! Both Duran Duran and Victor Manuelle with Don Omar will be performing at the amphitheater in the coming weeks!
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Only in the DR: An uncomfortable ride
The Dominican Republic is undoubtedly a beautiful country with gorgeous countryside, a very pleasant climate and stunning beaches, but its roads (although improving) are a little less than adequate…..making travel uncomfortable at the best of times.
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SAVE THE DATE! Bazaar Primavera, Saturday May 14th
In honor of mothers everywhere and in preparation for Mothers Day (on Sunday the 29th of May), Casa de Campo Living is planning it’s 4th Bazaar/Feria in Altos de Chavon – the Bazaar Primavera on Saturday May the 14th. (Información en Español debajo.)
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Only in the DR: dream driving!
When one of the princes (or maybe it’s the king) of Morocco travels, he sends his own golden toilet ahead of him, to be installed wherever he goes….maybe this Dominican driver feels the same way about his bed?
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A beautiful poetry reading from Jose Lopez
On Monday the 28th of March, Patricia and Gustavo Cisneros invited special guests from the Casa de Campo and La Romana community to an event in honor of Jose F. Lopez Larache with a poetry reading from Lopez’s new book ‘Las Garzas del Batey No Tienen Apellido.’