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LOCAL Thursday 22 May 2025

Fred de Jong presents the Aruba Frank Sinatra Show live at The Cinemas

York – New York” and more! Sing a classy, beautiful evening of jazzy
along to some of Sinatra’s rendition swing classics each Thursday from
of classic Christmas songs and take 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Cinemas
in the experience in The Cinemas in Paseo Herencia. Seating is limited.
VIP lounging theater for only $40
per person. Book your seat now at arubasina-
tra.com/book. Food and drink not
De Jong invites you to be a part of included. q

(Oranjestad)—Take advantage of The Cinemas!
your chance to lounge back and
delight in the memorable melodies Presented by tribute artist Fred de
of one of the greatest entertainers Jong, enjoy his beautiful rendition of
of all time, Frank Sinatra. Join fellow some of Sinatra’s best hits, including
Sinatra fans for a charming evening fan favorites from the legend like “Fly
of music and entertainment LIVE at Me To The Moon”, “My Way”, “New

Alto Vista chapel and its link to Aruba’s origins

According to Etnia Nativa, in Rome. In 1752 the prosecu- island died as a result of the Rosary to build a new cha- still the markings of an old
the 18th century most of the tion passed into the hands of black fever epidemic and pel on the same place. The house, where Antonio and
inhabitants of Aruba were Antonio Silvester’s son-in-law, since people believed that entire surrounding area was Bernardino Silvester would
indigenous who lived on Miguel Álvarez, who contin- the Alto Vista area was the empty and desolated, mak- have lived. About 200 me-
the north coast, one of the ued to guide the parishioners most infected, they began ing it hard to imagine that ters from the chapel there
largest communities lived in in their prayers. to build their homes further Alto Vista was a town at all. is a water tank which the lo-
Alto Vista. south within the Noord area, A hundred years later, peo- cals call Tanki Cacique. In
According to the book, The so the town of Noord began ple can see the remains of the past this tank was closed.
As they were very religious, History of Alto Vista by R.H. to grow into a community around twenty houses, some But mostly water was brought
they had a chief with the Nooyen, it is not known when till getting its own Church. made of stone and others of out from the Poz di Noord, a
name of Antonio Silvester Domingo Antonio Silvester However religious festivals clay. Nowadays, only around well dug in the sand.
who guided them in the came to Aruba from Venezu- continued to be celebrated six of these houses remain.
Christian life and it was he ela. The elders believe Anto- at this sacred native place, The chapel can be viewed
who decided to build a nio was a Spaniard. In 1780, with the custom of arriving South of the chapel in the from basically any point in
stone chapel with a roof father Joseph Antonio de la in procession to Alto Vista. yard two graves can be ob- the north side, even from
of corn rods, which would Vegal called Bernardino Sil- served, there was the cem- Paradera and Sero Plat. All
serve as a place of prayer. vester, one of Antonio’s sons Two-hundred years after the etery which father Pablo de the historical remains around
In 1750 it was blessed by Fa- with his wife Anna Cathalina beautiful time of Alto Vista, Algemesi blessed. It is not the chapel provide us with
ther Algamesi who came Tromp, “neighbors and natu- people can no longer see certain, but it is believed an idea on how the old peo-
from Coro-Venezuela and rals of the island Aruba” and much of the town of Alto that the two graves belong ple of Alto Vista used to live.
appointed Domingo Anto- thus they became natives. Vista from 1750. With a lot to Antonio Silvester and Don’t miss the opportunity to
nio Silvester as the island’s of work they found the old Miguel Alvares, according visit a place of historical sig-
first prosecutor in the name At the end of the eighteen foundations of the Church to Nooyen. About 50 meters nificance with a window to
of the Spanish crown and century many inhabitants the of the Queen of the Holiest near the chapel there are Aruba’s past. q