Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antigu Walking fast down Plaza Catedral in Casco Viejo, I bumped into the cutest event ever: children from the local school were all dressed up as traffic signs, educating about their meaning. Check out the “traffic light”!!! It will stop you right away!!!
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo Two years ago, I started shifting from the traditional Christmas tree to ones made with recycled materials. The first year I made one with newspapers and miscellaneous stuff I found at the beach. The second year, the theme was plastic bottles, also found at the beach. I used about 80…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Casco Viejo`s Friends and Neighbors Association (AVACA) gathered last night at Casa del Horno to celebrate Thanksgiving. At least four or five languages were being spoken in the party: Spanish, English, Italian, French and German. And at least two dialects: Spanglish and Itañol. A beautifully eclectic community celebrated and shared…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Our beloved Panama Jazz Festival is less than 2 months away! This upcoming year, the fest will be from January 16th to the 21st. Most of it will take place at City of Knowledge (Clayton), Casco Viejo (National Theatre) and Hotel el Panama. Wonderful artists coming, including Chucho Valdés…
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo The Alliance Francaise is presenting for free at the French Embassy in Plaza Francia (Las Bovedas) the show “Dialogue coco- bamboo, Biodiversity, Humanity and Art” by artist Valérie Leblet. The show, which took a year to put together, will be part of a broader event featuring workshops and talks…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Yesterday, under the rain, a group of residents in Casco Antiguo went out “guerrilla style” and distributed 18 beautiful garbage tanks decorated by Panamanian artists. Like “positive art bombs”, the guerrilla group moved swiftly through A Avenue, in an almost military operation to inject the historic city with fun urban…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo There is always “going on” in Casco Viejo! Here are some of the events coming up: November 30th: Classical music by the National Symphonic Orchestra, at National Theatre. November 22nd: Signum Quartett at National Theatre, 8 p.m. . Tickets $5 to $10, available at Weil Art in Casco Viejgo (A…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Wednesday night we went to the award dinner hosted by Panama`s Architects and Engineers Association and Panama`s Architecture School. Every year, these two organizations study a number of buildings from Panamanian designers and award in different categories. This year, Casco Viejo got its award through Benedetti Hermanos, an Art…
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo Holidays are basically here, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year… tons of things going on, and Casco Viejo isn´t the exception. However, many of the events held during this season in Casco Viejo are aimed to help the community, by either fundraising for a local ngo o directly doing something with…
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo A Casco Viejo fan just sent me this article from DELTA magazine… featuring our beloved Casco Viejo! Enjoy!