The following events are being planned for the SEMSEC regional conference. Click on the titles for full descriptions and to post questions, comments, and plans to attend these events in the forums. The forums will contain posts with more updated information when it becomes available. Please post any general questions, comments, or concerns here. Volunteers Contact the local arrangements chair, Martha Ellen Davis, at mardavis03@gmail.com. Need a roommate for the 2012 regional conference in Santo Domingo? Post here to find roommates and work out the details! Events for Saturday, March 10th Details about the official Saturday night excursion. PLEASE NOTE opportunities to contribute to Dominican children's musical education, listed at the bottom. Events for Sunday, March 11th A detailed walking tour, with pictures! More great sites to see.  Dr. Paul Austerlitz is a leading a jazz concert of Latin jazz influenced by Dominican folk music with a corresponding member of the Dominican Academy of Sciences, in ensemble with five local folk and/or jazz musicians. The concert will be held at La Espiral, a local bar in the Colonial City, Calle José Reyes 107, 8:30+Sunday, March 11, at La Espiral, Calle José Reyes, Colonial Zone. Dr. Austerlitz is a reed player, composer, and ethnomusicologist who has performed with a number of prominent North American and Latin American artists, including Doc Cheatham, Julius Hemphill, Dave Murray, Don Byron, Roswell Rudd, Jimmy Knepper, Ed Blackwell, Gunter Hampel, the poet Michael Harper, the Haitian Vodun-jazz group Fula, and the African jazz group of Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng. He received a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University in 1993. His work as an ethnomusicologist includes the books Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity (2005, Wesleyan University Press) and Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity (1997, Temple University Press). MOUNTAIN GETAWAY FOR BEFORE OR AFTER SEMSEC Cabins under US$11/night (RD$400). (See package options below.) "Sonido del Yaque" Eco-Lodge, on the banks of the Yaque del Norte river above Jarabacoa in Los Calabazos. A community-developed site, run by "Club de Madres 'Nueva Esperanza,'" currently advised by Peace Corps volunteer. Six cabins. Reasonable food at rustic-style restaurant. Organically-produced local vegetables. Hydroelectric local power. Waste treated with biodigesters. Crystal-clear river with swimming holes. Hiking in the area. Several tour packages offered, which can include: swimming, hiking, dancing, dominoes, arts & crafts, bonfire, community tour, coffee farm tour, rafting. Other activities in the area: Horseback riding, hiking Pico Duarte, rafting, visits to neighboring communities. Packages are all-inclusive; group prices and special-events packages available. Peace Corps volunteer who can take reservations & answer questions: Jill Blanski - tel. 809-815-7041 Transportation: Take the Caribe Tours bus from Av. 27 de Febrero esquina (corner) Leopoldo Navarro, tel.: 809-221-4422 (about US$7). 7:00, 10:00 a.m.; 1:30, 4:30 p.m. 2 hours. Then take a taxi at about RD$300 (US$8) 20 minutes up the mountain on the highway to Manabao. Located at Km. 10.5 in Los Calabazos. |
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