Three Kings Celebration at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
On Sunday January3, 2010 the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR) is having a FREE Three Kings Celebration. This is an event for the whole family that includes: gift decorating, storytelling, kiosks and not forgetting the Three Kings.
Program Details:
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Discover Puerto Rico’s East Coast by Car
Route 3 in Puerto Rico will be familiar to anyone who has visited El Yunque rainforest, Luquillo Beach (and its kiosks) as well as the north east town of Fajardo (for its beaches and bio-bay). But how many of you have ventured south past Fajardo on Route 3?
We did exactly that a couple of Saturdays ago.
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Visit Puerto Rico and Learn to Cook Traditional Puerto Rican Dishes
Alcapurrias, Bacalitos, Empanadillas, Mofongo, Pasteles, Tostones, Lechon, Arroz y Habichuelas, Tembleque and Tres Leche; is your mouth watering yet?
These are just some of the many food delights that await you here in Puerto Rico. If you have visited Puerto Rico then I am sure you have tried some if not all of the above. If you have not visited Puerto Rico yet, then when you do, make sure you sample plenty of the local dishes that can be found around the island.
For anyone interested in learning more about Puerto Rican cooking and its history, why not check out a workshop taught by a local chef. Thanks to Chef Tamara I found this site that offers a half/full day workshop in Puerto Rican Cookery. Chef Luly Bustillo runs CAPACH, the Vocational Training Center of Culinary Arts and Hospitality.
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Puerto Rico Museum of Art – 4 Free Admission Sundays
The Puerto Rico Museum of Art has once again teamed up with Doral Bank to host D‘Museo; four days of cultural activities for the family and the best part; Admission is free. That’s a saving of $6 per adult and $3 per child over 5 (for under 5’s admission is free).
D’Museo will take place on the last Sunday of the month from July 26 – October 25, 2009. On each of these Free Admission Sundays the museum will host small plays, local artisans, bomba and plena shows, arts and craft workshops, story telling, guided walks through the museum, musical performance and various other activities.
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Barranquitas Artisan Fair 2009
The National Artisan Fair of Barranquitas takes place July 17 – 20 2009. This annual event brings together local artsians from around the island of Puerto Rico. Up to 200 local craftsmen and artisans will take part in this years festival with craft workshops for children and adults taking place through out the event.
The National Artisan Fair of Barranquitas dates back to 1959 when the first artisan fair took place to mark the centenary of the birth of local barranquiteño hero Don Luis Muñoz Rivera. At that time there was only a single kiosks where local craftsman displayed their creations. The following years fair saw even more artisans taking part and in 1961 the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture announced the first National Fair of Handicrafts in Barranquitas. Since then the fair has grown in popularity, not only with local artisans, but in the variety of cultural activities that occur during the event.
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