Last Saturday the 18th of May, the graduating class of the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design, following their graduation ceremony at the Flamboyan Conference Center, went to The Gallery in Altos de Chavón, where their final works were exhibited. The following is an article written by Stephen Kaplan, the dean of the Altos […]
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The Festival de Primavera opens today!
Hello friends! Today the Festival de Primavera officially starts, – 4 days filled with exciting and interactive activities to celebrate Dominican art and culture. The activities start from 4:30pm with a theatrical performance “Asalto Pirata” by the Dominican Street Theater in Altos de Chavón main plaza, an Interactive Workshop on Dominican Folkloric Dances at 5pm at the Regional Museum of Archeology, as […]
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50% off during the Jenny Polanco “Happy Hour” – this Friday 24th of May
“Divine is what she deserves” says the Dominican designer Jenny Polanco introducing a “Happy Hour” for Friday May 24, on the occasion of Mother’s Day, on Sunday May 26. This special will take place from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm in all her boutiques, where there will be a 50% off for a second piece […]
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Marina Casa de Campo Movies and Times: May 23th – May 29th!
This week the Marina Casa de Campo bring us one new movie “Epic”. Still playing is “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Olympus Has Fallen“. Epic [view trailer, view review] A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together […]
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Wrinkle blasting and pampering at Shine!
WRINKLES!! Yuk! As time goes on, these nasty things -wrinkles- start to creep into our lives, and there is almost nothing we can do about it! But Shine Concept Store in Altos de Chavón has a solution for us – the LPG machine and some seriously chilled out pampering!
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“Tiempos de ENDANZA” dance show – this Saturday May 24th at the Altos de Chavón Amphitheater
The dance group of the Dominican National School of Dance (ENDANZA) will once again be performing in Casa de Campo! As part of Festival de Primavera activities, the group will perform”Tiempos de ENDANZA” this Saturday the 25th of May at the Altos de Chavon Amphitheater. The Festival de Primavera being organised by Casa de Campo with the […]
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The beautiful pergolas of Casa de Campo
Finding a place at home when you can enjoy reading, relaxing, sharing a romantic evening, hosting friends – whilst also being at one with nature, may seem like something dreams are made of, but here in Casa de Campo thanks to the intelligent and beautiful design of pergolas – this is a reality most Casa de Campo villa owners […]
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The Altos de Chavón School of Art & Design celebrates their 29th graduation!
On Saturday the 18th of May, the Altos de Chavon School of Art and Design celebrated their 29th graduation in the Flamboyan Casa de Campo Conference Center, with 60 talented youngsters, who had just finished youths 2 years studying Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts and Illustration. Hundreds of people, including friends, teachers and families of the […]
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The Abraham Lincoln School Art Exhibit opens Thursday May 23th!
This Thursday the 23rd of May, the Abraham Lincoln School in La Romana will celebrate the opening of it’s annual art exhibit at the Altos de Chavón art gallery at the same time as the opening of the Festival de Primavera – and you are cordially invited to join the celebration. The annual art exhibit presented by the […]
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Festival de Primavera: Specials and live demo at the Art Studios by Emilio Robba!
There are so many activities and events surrounding the Festival de Primavera taking place this week from May 23rd to May 26th!! Now we bring you news of the specials available at the Art Studios by Emilio Robba – as well as live pottery demonstrations! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday the 23rd, 24th and 25th of […]
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Bird spotting! Learning all about Dominican birds and a “bird walk” in Bayahibe!
On Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th of May 2013 a talk about Dominican birds and a “bird walk” was held in Bayahibe, La Altagracia, with the ornithologist Kate Wallace, an activity organized by the La Romana – Bayahibe Hotels Association and the La Romana – Bayahibe Tourism Cluster. On Thursday afternoon the group […]