LESSONS in the Spanish language will be offered every Saturday from June 15 to July 27 at Casino
Español de Cebu from 9 a.m. To 12 noon. Cost of the course is P1,000 per person. To enroll, call Joy Galban at 253-1260 local 204.
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Amigos de España will hold a regular meeting
today June 13 at 12 noon, at Salon Barcelona,
Casino Español de Cebu, presided by Amparito
Llamas Lhuillier.
May Ocaba, general manager of Casino Español, will inform the group about the forthcoming visit
of Spain’s Ambassador Jorge Domecq, to open the club’s celebration of Spanish month on the evening of July 2.
The event, at the ballroom, Salon de España, starts at 7 p.m. with Tapas, followed by dinner, and a
performance by famous guitarist Jose Luis Monton. He is brought from Spain courtesy of the Spanish
Embassy and Instituto Cervantes.
Special guest at the Amigos meeting is Fe Sala
Villarica who will inform about her latest project,
the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre (MBT). “It is a dance company, and NOT A SCHOOL,” she stresses.
MBT will have its initial presentation, DIVERTISSEMENTS, on July 19 (a Friday) at the grand ballroom of the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. It is a presentation of the Arts Council in partnership with the Marco Polo and in association with the Philippine Pediatric Society.
Chairperson of the event is Dr. Vivina Chiu Yrastorza, Arts Council VP and VIP of the Pediatric Society, Her co-chair is Arts Council trustee Rose Hennessy.
Attendance to “Divertissements” is by invitation. Those interested may call the Arts Council office, 233-0452.
In progress since June 10 at the third level of
the Ayala Center Cebu is the seventh one-man show of acclaimed Cebuano artist Raul Agas, titled “Independence: Perspectives in Art.” There’s a move to
propel Raul Agas to the status of national artist.
Ongoing at Cafe Marco of the Marco Polo, for lunch or dinner, is the culinary journey “Cocina del Siglo,” up to Sunday, June 16. Jessica Avila has devised
a menu of Filipino cuisine inspired by Spanish
gastronomy.
Next culinary journey at the Marco Polo goes to Spain with “Sabores de España” opening on July 3 with the presence of the Spanish Ambassador. Gema Luisa Pido, the hotel’s consultant for Spanish cuisine, is leaving for Madrid but will be back for the opening night.
That’s quite a week at the Marco Polo. On July 5
it’s Ingrid Sala Santamaria and Reynaldo Reyes
embarking on their 23rd Romantic Piano Concert Tour at the hotel lobby, performing two full concertos. Admission is free.
Next evening, on Saturday July 6 at 8 p.m. sharp, at the Marco Polo’s ballroom, the Honorary Consul of Canada and Mrs. Robert Lee present their daughter, soprano Aileen Li, and The Voices, in an “Evening
of Inspiring Music.”
The concert is presented in cooperation with the Marco Polo, for the benefit of the Living Christian Church at Rosal Street, Cebu City. The 16-member Voices Choir will be conducted by Darlene Yap.
Those interested in attending may call Gardenia Saavedra at the Canadian Consulate, tel. 256-3320. We’ll tell you more in a future issue.
We’ll also tell you about eh celebration of Fete de
la Musique, an event held worldwide on June 21.
In Cebu this year it will be at the Alliance Francaise compound along Gorordo Avenue.