On Friday, May 21, The Altos de Chavón School of Design will present its 26th annual student fashion show in the Salón Flamboyán at Casa de Campo’s convention center – it’s a special night, when Altos de Chavón’s Fashion students present their work to the public.
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Noche Dominicana: photos by Emanuela Giovanetti (and some by me!)
The Noche Dominicana took place on Tuesday the 21st of April to celebrate the start of the Rolex Farr 40 regatta and was a night filled with music, fun, dancing, eating and drinking – a true Dominican celebration!
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This Weekend In Casa- May 6th to 9th
Hello readers! I hope last weekend was a blast- this weekend will be no less. Enjoy!
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Casa de Campo’s wild girls at the Dominican Republic fashion week!
Last Friday night a group of ‘high spirited’ Casa de Campo ladies and 2 brave men took a road trip to Santo Dominigo to see some of the shows at the DRFW (the Dominican Republic Fashion Week).
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‘Masa Femenina’ art exhibit by Jean Girigori: A must see!
Altos de Chavon’s current art exhibit is in my (very humble) opinion magnificent, the paintings are original, fun and beautiful. If you’ve not yet seen this exhibit, in this post I show you why you should!
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Memories of Casa de Campo: Altos Every Moment
In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo post, our guest writer Carol Burke remembers the sights, sounds, people and animals of Altos de Chavon – some of which remain, while many have changed or moved on…
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Only in the DR: Pollo con equipaje!
This week’s ‘Only in the DR’ photo was sent to us from Ivonna Sosa, straight from her blackberry, whilst she was still shopping!
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Dominican-English dictionary: Un Chin!
In this week’s Dominican-English dictionary post, Candiver Bienvenido, our favourite young Dominican teaches us how the Dominicans use the word “chin.” Today’s word is for describing an amount – we Dominicans say it when we want a small amount of food.
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Inauguration of ‘Masa Femenina’ art exhibit at the Altos de Chavon art gallery
Last Thursday the 22nd of April the Altos de Chavon art gallery hosted yet another exhibition open at it’s main art gallery in Altos de Chavon.
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Noche Dominicana: Thank you to all the stores AND lots of photos…
On Tuesday the 20th of April, at 7pm the NOCHE DOMINICANA began and the Calle Barlovento was buzzing with Casa de Campo residents, villa owners, visitors from La Romana and the sailors of the Farr 40 regatta – united by the Dominican party atmosphere!
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Photo of the week: Dominicanitas!
This week’s cute photo was sent to us by Emanuela Giovannetti, taken during the Noche Dominicana event on Tuesday evening in the Marina Casa de Campo.