NewsWhore
05-04-2011, 03:30 PM
The Santo Domingo International Book Fair opens today with a gala affair at the National Theater at 7pm. This is the main annual cultural event organized by the Ministry of Culture. This year the event is dedicated to the Vatican.
Yesterday, President Leonel Fernandez welcomed Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, who is on a visit to the DR for the opening of the fair. The Vatican delegation announced that special selection of books from the Vatican would be on sale to visitors to the fair at half their cost in the Holy See. The Vatican has imported eight tons of books to sell at the fair.
The Santo Domingo International Book Fair has 226 stands. Some 47 bookstores and seven publishing houses are taking part in the event. In addition, 25 government departments and 12 universities have stands at the fair that will take place from 4 to 22 May at the grounds of the Plaza de la Cultura.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar (http://www.dr1.com/calendar)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)
Yesterday, President Leonel Fernandez welcomed Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, who is on a visit to the DR for the opening of the fair. The Vatican delegation announced that special selection of books from the Vatican would be on sale to visitors to the fair at half their cost in the Holy See. The Vatican has imported eight tons of books to sell at the fair.
The Santo Domingo International Book Fair has 226 stands. Some 47 bookstores and seven publishing houses are taking part in the event. In addition, 25 government departments and 12 universities have stands at the fair that will take place from 4 to 22 May at the grounds of the Plaza de la Cultura.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar (http://www.dr1.com/calendar)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)