DR1 Calendar – Page 21

On 15 August, Pavel Nunez will be at the Gran Teatro del Cibao in Santiago for a greatest hits concert at 8:30pm. He will welcome guest performers, including Pamel Mancebo, Covi Quintana, Victor Victor, Laura Rivera and Hector Anibal. Musicians playing with him that evening will be Guy Frometa, David Vasquez, JV Olivier, Otoniel Nicolas, …

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Announcing the Wednesday, 13 August Paquito de Rivera concert at the National Theater, the director of the National Symphony Orchestra Maestro Jose Antonio Molina said on the TV program D?Agenda on Channel 11 on Sunday, 3 August that reggaeton is not music. “Music is a portrait of society, and that music reflects the deterioration of …

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18-year old Cuban violoncellist Ana Carla Maza will be playing at the National Theater’s Aida Bonnelly Hall on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 at 8:30pm. She will play arrangements of pieces by Dominican composers accompanied by Maestro Manuel Tejada. The concert is a fundraising initiative by the Fundacion AAVA Dominicana in benefit of the Escuela San …

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The Bachata es Bossa concert will take place on 15 August 2014 at the Aida Bonnelly concert hall of the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Well known bachata songs have been arranged into bossa nova for the concert. Urbanova is known for its musical fusions. Tickets are RD$500 at the National Theater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGEyaN3DD7E

The pageant to choose the Dominican representative at the 2014 Miss Universe pageant will be held on 17 August at the National Theater. The host city for the 63rd Miss Universe has yet to be announced. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar

Less than an hour and a half west of Santo Domingo, Azua has many beaches. Now the Ministry of Tourism, Presidente, Barcelo and Pepsi are sponsoring a series of Latin music concerts on the 2km-long Monte Rio Beach featuring El Poeta Callejero, Kinito Mendez, Melymel, Grupo Diamante, Silvio Mora, Mozart la Para, La Grena, Kelly …

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The Dominican Tennis Federation (Fedotenis) has announced a professional tennis tournament in the country this December that will count towards the world rankings. Prize money will be $45,000 over three events. Fedotenis president Persio Maldonado said the first event, from 1 to 6 December 2014, would be hosted by the Santiago Tennis Association, with 64 …

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The Santo Domingo International Theater Festival continues in Santo Domingo today, Wednesday 23 July 2014 with productions from Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, Venezuela and the United States (New York.) Now in its eighth year, the festival is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. Performances are taking place at several venues in Santo …

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