Casa de Teatro is opening an exhibition of works of art commemorative to Dominican carnival. Exhibiting are many well known Dominican painters, including C?ndido Bid?, Jorge Pineda, Antonio Guadalupe, Jos? Morillo, Ferm?n Ceballo, Paul Leonor, Limbert Vilorio, Polibio D?az, Pascal Macariello, Daniel de los Santos, Marcos Lora, Marino Hern?ndez, Domingo Batista, Jos? Mercader, Paul Giudicelli, Dionisio Banco, Silvano Lora, Bismarck Victoria and Miguel Ram?rez. The exhibition opens 3 February at 8 pm at Casa de Teatro, in the Colonial City. Casa de Teatro has requested that those attending the opening of the exhibition attend dressed in carnival costumes. For those who are not aware, the best Dominican carnival takes place, not in Santo Domingo, but in the city of La Vega, about an hour’s drive from Santo Domingo. EnviTravel Tours, a local travel agency is offering excursions to see the carnival parades of "diablos cojuelos" with tours departing 14, 21 and 28 February from Santo Domingo. The excursion price of RD$325 includes round-trip transport, visit to the Santo Cerro Church and the old city of La Vega, open bar, lunch at the La Vega Country Club, tee shirts, and watching of the carnival parade in the afternoon. Departures are at 8:30 am, returning to Santo Domingo at 9:30 pm. Those taking the excursion should preferably wear two pairs slacks or jeans because the "diablos cojuelos" mischievously will thrust their balloons against those watching. For more information, call 565-5558 or email envitravel@codetel.net.doMerceder?a Dum?, S.A. advertises they have all necessary to put together true Dominican carnival costumes. This store that caters to seamstresses is located at Av. 278 de Febrero 384 corner Dr. Fernando Defill?, Tel. 565-6776
