2014 was the year the Casa de Campo resort celebrated it’s 40th anniversary, so as we welcome the start of 2015, here we bring you all our favorite memories from 2014!
Here in Casa de Campo, the saying “give and you will receive” rings true each and every time we give to one of the many charitable causes supported by the greater Casa de Campo community. On Saturday the 18th of January 2014, as we celebrated the annual Magical Splendor for Life fundraising weekend, giving never felt so good.
In January 2014, architect Gianfranco Fini, hosted a fabulous dinner party for family and friends at his gorgeous Casa de Campo villa in Vistamar.
With more than 50 guests, including many jovial Italians of the Casa de Campo community, Gianfranco Fini hosted the dinner in honor of his good friends Sergio and Corrine Gobbi.
The Carnaval Dominicano, or the Dominican Carnival is the embodiment of what it is to be Dominican, it is the biggest and best celebration of the Dominican Republic’s rich culture and history, and it is incredible to watch. On Saturday the 22nd of February 2014, the Marina Casa de Campo hosted their annual Carnaval de la Marina and the chic streets came to life with all the excitement, vibrant colors, drums, music and festive ambiance synonymous with the Dominican Carnival season as experienced in La Romana, Santo Domingo or La Vega.
Last week, Beyonce and Jay Z with their daughter Blue Ivy were in Casa de Campo on vacation… and despite keeping it low-key, the world-famous couple were spotted out and about enjoying the resort.
They arrived to the La Romana – Casa de Campo International airport in their private jet, and were whisked directly to Punta Minitas #34, one of Casa de Campo’s most impressive oceanside estates, and one that has hosted numerous other celebrities such as the Kardashians, Rihanna and Drake, as well as the occasional visiting royalty.
Saturday the 8th of February 2014 was a night of stars, of the INMORTALES of latin baseball. No Latin American baseball event has ever brought together such a legion of baseball greats of yesterday and today, as did the Grand Induction Ceremony of Latino Baseball Hall of Fame. This major event held at Altos de Chavón amphitheater, was legendary. Every detail shone; the outstanding production quality, the scenery simulating a baseball field and some of the greatest heroes of Latin American baseball, Roberto Alomar, David Ortiz and Robinson Canó, to name but a few.
“Giving opportunities, giving hope, giving love, giving knowledge, giving health” said Merrilee Gagnon when asked what the HOGAR means to her. And as many of the several hundred guests of the Hogar del Niño dinner-dance party celebrated on Saturday February 15th gave similar responses, it is clear that “giving” is the key.
On Saturday February 22nd, a wonderful celebration was held at the Casa de Campo villa of Xiomara and Ramon “Papo” Menendez, and with a grand sum of US$1,190,000 raised for the Hogar del Niño there was certainly an incredible reason to celebrate!
Well wasn’t it spiffing?! The British Bash by CasaLife magazine celebrated on Thursday February 27th at The Club Lounge in Altos de Chavon was just the bees knees! A little pre-party in honor of Elton John, the king of British pop, the British Bash was sponsored by SILGON modern media company, The Club and the Hard Rock Casino in Punta Cana, as well as Bulldog gin and Chivas 18 whiskey – after all how could we celebrate in true British style without our favorite tipples!
Thursday, February 27, marked an event that in many ways was as revolutionary as the Independence Day celebration it shared. The Gallery at Altos de Chavón was chock-a-block with work by students, graduates, and faculty of The Altos de Chavón School of Design, and by Chavón Artists in Residence.
The beautiful John Walker Voyager docked in the Marina Casa de Campo, and during it’s stay hosted a number of glamorous and exclusive gatherings for Casa de Campo and Santo Domingo VIPs.
“38 years ago we had shovels here as well, and that might have been the last time we had shovels here.. and it was when another very forward thinking and visionary chairman decided to start the construction of Altos de Chavón,” were the opening words of Dominique Bluhdorn, president of the Altos de Chavón Cultural Foundation at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the Davidoff Art Initiative in Altos de Chavón.
Last Friday the 28th of March, VANTA windows and doors specialists invited the Casa de Campo community, as well as a number of VIP guests to a magical sunset cocktail party at the end of the Paseo del Mar in the Marina Casa de Campo.
On Thursday March 6th, CasaLife magazine and Chivas Regal 18 hosted an exquisite pairing dinner at La Morela in the Marina Casa de Campo. The evenings hosts Roselyn O’Neil, Chivas Regal Brand Manager in the Dominican Republic, Philip Silvestri, president and founder of SILGON creators of CasaLife and Giovanni Martinez, Américas Chivas Regal Ambassador welcomed VIP guests of our diverse Casa de Campo community.
Fun-loving Casa de Campo villa owner Lelli Asch Palomba recently hosted a marvellous Grecian themed party party at her villa in Casa de Campo. The party was organised in honor of her dear friend Alberto Peretti, former director of Vogue Italia who was in Casa de Campo on vacation, and who now lives in Greece. The celebration united more than 50 Greek gods and goddesses of the Casa de Campo community.
On Sunday the 16th of March 2014, the 9th annual McDaniel Teaching Pros Tennis Tournament came to a very exciting close at the La Romana Country Club, as Francisco Concepción and Pedro Nolasco went head to head in the finals, just like in previous years…
It is every girl’s dream to be a princess, a dream which on Sunday March 23rd 2014 became my reality. Like the royals of days gone by, a grand trumpet roll announced the arrival of Philip and I, the future Mr. and Mrs. Silvestri, and at that moment I couldn’t have felt more like a fairy tale princess.
Another day in paradise, and another lavish celebrity party. Welcome to the CasaLife, welcome to Casa de Campo! Last weekend, former Australian supermodel Kristy Hinze celebrated her billionaire husband Jim Clarke’s 70th birthday party in lavish style right here in Casa de Campo.
From Thursday March 27th through to Thursday April 2nd, the Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders were in Casa de Campo shooting the 2015 edition of their swimsuit calendar, and while they were spotted posing all across the Casa de Campo resort, we were lucky enough to join them for a photo shoot at Minitas Beach.
There is no better party than a birthday party… or is there? Well last Monday March 31st when the birthday party of three of our Casa de Campo community was united with the launch of a new business in Altos de Chavon, we took celebrations to a whole new level.
On Saturday March 29th, Casa de Campo villa owners Juan and Marta Gutierrez hosted a magnificent Fire and Ice themed party at their gorgeous Casa de Campo villa.
There is no greater moment than when people come together for love. Yesterday, Wednesday April 2nd 2014, the Maestro Cares Foundation brought the magical Orfanato Niños de Cristo orphanage in La Romana into the international spotlight.
A magnificent 4-day event, gathering together some of the world’s most interesting and successful businessmen and women, the Casa de Campo Sugar Golf Tournament headed by Alfy Fanjul,president and CEO of the Central Romana Corporation, was once again an occasion to remember.
On Saturday April 19th 2014, the 10th annual Casa de Campo Copa Semana Santa polo tournament presented by CasaLife magazine came to a majestic close with victories for the Azimut and Chamuscada teams. For the first time presented by Casa de Campo’s exclusive resort and resident magazine, CasaLife, a crowd of more than 1200 gathered to enjoy the excitement.
On Tuesday April 15th, the Fundación MIR was very happy to celebrate the inauguration of a new facility for it’s more than 1200 children, the “Salón Multiusos” located at the Campo Nueva Esperanza.
On Friday May 16th, the fashion design graduates of the Altos de Chavón School of Design presented a show that was, without a doubt, worthy of the 30 year anniversary in marked.
On Wednesday May 14th, as part of the opening activities of the DR Open in Casa de Campo, famous golf course architect Pete Dye, as well as the Casa de Campo resort were exalted in the Dominican Golf Hall of Fame.
Outstanding. Forget the star-studded after-party and the endless champagne. The real star of the premier of La Extraña celebrated on Friday May 9th at the Marina Casa de Campo, was without a doubt, La Extraña the movie. It was outstanding in every sense of the word.
On Saturday April 26th, Andres Fanjul Jr., the nephew of J.Pepe Fanjul was crowned the champion of the 27th annual Casa de Campo Sugar Golf Tournament, as the winner of the High Overall Cup.
Every year, Casa de Campo villa owner, Mignon Bellini, who has been a villa owner since the 1980’s hosts an Indian feast night for her friends of the Casa de Campo community.
As part of the celebrations surrounding the 1st annual “Race to Kazakhstan” golf tournament, Dr. Claudio Silvestri, president and CEO of Casa de Campo, hosted a dinner-party for the tournaments participants and special guests of the Casa de Campo community.
It was that time of year again…the rite of passage in which we see our youth celebrate 14 years of hard work, growing and developing into young men and women ready to take the world by storm. On the 13th of June, the Abraham Lincoln School celebrated its 32nd graduation at the Flamboyan Convention Center in Casa de Campo, where in a beautiful ceremony they presented to the world a set of highly educated and prepared individuals.
When Colin Scott, yes THE Colin Scott, the man whose signature is the “Golden Signature” on every bottle of Chivas Regal 18 Golden Signature, came to Casa de Campo we were understandably very excited. And the undoubted highlight of his visit? The tasting dinner and party hosted by Chivas Regal 18 and Eudaldo Hernandez on Saturday June 7th 2014.
“A negative memory, of embarrassment, of pain”, is how José Antonio Rodríguez, Minister of Culture, describes La Fortaleza jail, the building which once stood where today the Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima is open.
On Saturday the 19th of June 2014, Daniel Hernández, general manager of the Casa de Campo Hotel hosted a fantastic dinner at his Casa de Campo villa in Los Mangos.
Here we bring you the spectacular Casa de Campo wedding of Lisa Marie Castronovo & Anthony Rocco Gurrera. The beauty of this wonderful paradise, bore witness to the love and the commitment of this gorgeous couple who celebrated their special day in Casa de Campo with more than 170 guests.
Luxury and Casa de Campo go together like wine and cheese, so last week when the Marina Casa de Campo filled up with Porsches of all shapes, colors and sizes, the Marina Casa de Campo had never looked better.
Dominican women are obsessed with hair. Fact. And it is exactly this preoccupation with hair and the “salon” that Dominican designer Jenny Polanco is addressing in her most recent art exhibit “Good… Bad Hair”, a collaboration with photographer Yael Duval.
The name Louis Vuitton is synonymous with style and good taste, as is Casa de Campo. So where better to celebrate an afternoon of “estilismo” (style) with Louis Vuitton, than in Casa de Campo? The Louis Vuitton Styling Event was hosted by Claudia Lasso, manager of the Louis Vuitton store at Blue Mall in Santo Domingo, alongside a new member of our community, Idarmis Cucurullo.
From Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st of August at the La Terraza Tennis Club, Casa de Campo’s most successful and indeed the Dominican Republic’s longest running tennis tournament was played – the 37th annual edition of the Casa de Campo International Tennis Tournament.
On Thursday October the 2nd, Casa de Campo villa owner Patricia Peguero de Zeller celebrated the opening of her new store, Bordatique in the Marina Casa de Campo.
On Saturday October 18th, the Casa de Campo community came together for a fun family activity – the “Rally Flamboyan Open 2014”, otherwise known as the “Casa de Campo Selfie Rally.”
Turning 30 years old is a memorable moment in any woman’s life, but getting the opportunity to mark this milestone having just gotten engaged, well that’s a dream come true!
On Saturday the 1st of November, the Casa de Campo community came together to do the Monster Mash at the annual Casa de Campo Halloween Party! And it was… spooktacular!!
On Saturday November 8th, the Casa de Campo and La Romana communities united for a common cause – the continued improvement of our city, and more specifically of the Río Salao area.
Among all the very many dinners, parties and events Casa de Campo villa owners enjoy throughout the year, Dueños is one of the favorites. And Dueños 2014 was certainly no disappointment.
On Thursday the 20th of November, CasaLife magazine teamed up with Louis Vuitton to present “The Art of Packing” to a select group of Casa de Campo villa owners.
On Wednesday November 5th, coincidentally Guy Fawkes Day, the British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Mr. Steven Fisher, paid a visit to the Abraham Lincoln School in La Romana.
On the 17th and 18th of November, Casa de Campo was honored by the visit of France’s most beautiful young ladies – the 33 contestants of the Miss France beauty pageant.
On Saturday December 6th 2015, more than a thousand people from all across the Dominican Republic turned out to run the Casa de Campo Corre. An event as successful as it was fun, noisy and energetic! But what does it really mean?
On Saturday December 6th, Claudina Bonetti hosted an elegant cocktail reception which united the greater Casa de Campo community in their love for art. With her husband, Hugh Wilson, one of the exhibiting artists, Claudina hosted the gathering for friends, family and art lovers who has missed the originally opening of the show which took place on Thursday November 13th.
On Saturday December 13th, 2015, Altos de Chavón burst with light, color and festive spirit as Chairman & CEO of Premier Hotels & Resorts, Claudio Silvestri led the annual Christmas lighting ceremony and thus officially opened Casa de Campo’s merry holiday season!
On Sunday December 14th, the Casa de Campo resort played host to the finals of the FIP World Cup Play-Offs, one of the world’s most important polo events.
On Friday December 12th, following the Christmas Café de la Leche celebration and a quick glass of champagne of the launch party at Veronica & Alessandra, Coletiv@ 5 was opened, an art exhibition inspired by the blue sea and water.
On Monday December 1st and Tuesday December 2nd, the Abraham Lincoln School presented its annual Christmas Show with the participation of 120 students.
We, SILGON, a modern media company based in Casa de Campo are about to embark on our 1st successful decade in publishing, and to start the celebrations we invited our clients, as well Casa de Campo villa owners on a 7-night luxury Caribbean cruise aboard the MSC Música.
On Monday December 22nd, the Casa de Campo community celebrated the arrival of CARIBEMOTION, a coffee table book which showcases and celebrates the very best of Dominican architecture and interior design.
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