Entertainment

Upcoming Monday 14 of March will be starting the next part of the ongoing workshops given at the Ateliers ‘89.

The works of art made in the first part of the workshops will be show at the end of the second one, on April the 7th in a big manifestation, like an Art Festival.

But we are not there yet; the first part brought fantastic art pieces, now is time for the new students to show if they can produce the same.

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Over the years, various experiments in gaiety have been tried during Aruba’s carnival season, just for fun, and have proven so successful they become a permanent part of the official calendar. The Hebbe-Hebbe Happening scheduled for February 23, is an excellent example.

Sunday night’s Flip-Flop Carnival Festival has likely proven to be one such hugely successful event. A portion of Irausquin Boulevard fronting The Village mall in Palm Beach was filled with sand and a huge stage erected where two of Aruba’s most popular bands, Tsunami and Dushi Band performed. Balashi Chill beer booths from the official sponsors of the event did a brisk business offering their new brew at a very special low price. To quote Mark Benson of 24ora.com, who acted as MC for the evening, “We have a wonderful mix of tourists and locals here tonight, mixing and mingling; this turned out to be a terrific idea that allows island visitors to truly share the fun and spirit of Carnival and everybody is having a great time.”

Look for this event on the carnival schedule again next year!

Story courtesy of The Morning News

Among all the contests, competitions, elections and “jump-ups” taking place around the island during the next few weeks, Cool Casino at Riu Palace hosted a special Carnival party.

The casino played host to Riba Bou, a popular local TV program. Show emcees Ruben Garcia and Melvin Garcia had fun promoting the casino’s events and the upcoming Carnival activities, filmed live, from the gaming floor.

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Carnival season has come to Aruba with the Fakkel Optocht (Torch Parade) held this past Saturday evening, January 8. One of the most popular events of carnival heralding weeks of reveling and excitement, the parade made its way through Oranjestad and down the L.G. Smith Boulevard beginning at the Valero station on the west end, to finish at Banco di Caribe on the Vondellan.

This first parade has a casual ebullience as participants declare their group affiliation with colorful tee shirts and elaborate millinery. More and more, modern technology is being deployed by creative groups, resulting in large portable LED displays being used to bring some punch to their presentations.

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The Blue Parrotfish Water Park on De Palm Private Island underwent a seasonal refresh during the past 6 weeks. A team of 16 local engineers under the guidance of a US water park consultant worked tirelessly around the clock to complete the checklist and install an auto-pilot chlorination system which ensures the optimal condition of the water especially during high occupancy periods.

At the end of the technical upgrade and improvement, the state-of-the-art Blue Parrotfish Water Park is now up and running again, as the switch was flicked back on, Saturday, starting up all adrenaline-pumping slides.

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