I found a bunch of good stuff to do the last few weeks of May. If you know of more things to ad let me know. I will start a new page for June and see if we can get some good things to do around the Colonial Zone listed. Happy Hours: *Diams Café Lounge, […]
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Blues in May 2012
Hot Jazz at La Cantina – May 2012/ Jazz Picante en La Cantina – Mayo del 2012. Jazz Picante dedicates the entire month of May to the Blues. Every Wednesday at 9:00 PM in May there will be a live performances by Dominican groups presenting their versions of Blues music for all to enjoy in […]
Santo Domingo de Fiesta in Colonial Zone
Every Friday and Saturday night The Ministry of Tourism and Culture sponsors an evening of folklore dances and music. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, at the stage in the Plaza de España in Cuidad Colonial. It runs from 8 to 9PM and admission is always free. “Santo Domingo de Fiesta” is the weekly arts program presented […]
New Years Eve With Grupo Bonye 2011-12
Every Sunday Night here in the Colonial City Grupo Bonyé plays at one of the oldest historical sites in the Zona Colonial. The Ruinas del Monasterio de San Francisco, translated it is the Ruins or the Monastery of San Fransisco. This place has a history of being destroyed. Two times by earthquakes and once by […]
Tenth National Crafts Fair 2011
The Ministry of Culture/ Ministerio de Cultura, Office of the First Lady/ El Despacho de la Primera Dama (DPD), Ferias Artesanales del MINC y el Programa Progresando present the 10th Annual National Crafts Fair/ X Feria Nacional de Artesanía. From December 14th to the 18th, 2011/ de 14 al 18 de diciembre 9am to 9pm […]
Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance Inauguration
Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance / El Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana We have a new museum in the Colonial Zone. This museum will be inaugurated this weekend, May 29, 2011 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the execution of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (more information on Trujillo) and fall of the dictatorship. The […]