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local Thursday 8 June 2023

Rufo Wever Music School presents a concert week

This week, Rufo Wever Music a concert, but this one will focus
School organized a concert week more on jazz rhythms, and the oth-
where teachers and students will er piano teachers will also present
be showcasing their musical talent the folkloric part.
in various instrumental concerts. The last day of this concert week
Music teacher at Rufo Wever Mu- is Saturday, June 10th, and it will
sic School, Mr. Carlos Bislip, shared be the concert by teachers Frank-
some information about this con- lin Granadillo and Bislip himself.
cert week. Granadillo will perform with his
brass instrument, and Bislip will play
Bislip mentioned that this week, percussion.
the music school arranged a week Throughout the week, the concerts
filled with different concerts. Unlike start at 5 p.m., and on the last day,
previous years, when the school Saturday, June 10th, the event be-
would hold a big concert in the gins at 3 p.m. The concerts take
large hall of the Cas di Cultura Cul- place in the small hall of the Cas di
tural Center, this time they opted concert every day, each teacher guitar performances. Yesterday, Cultura Cultural Center. To get tick-
for each group of teachers to have can have more children perform. on June 7th, the spotlight was giv- ets for the concert, you can call
their own presentation every day. "That's something that the parents en to two piano teachers with their 582-2888 or visit Rufo Wever Music
Bislip explained that the reason like more because their children instruments for the children. Today, School.
they chose to do it differently this get to play more than one song," Thursday, there will be a concert Rufo Wever Music School extends
year is that when they have a big Bislip emphasized. by a cuatro guitar teacher, togeth- its invitation to the people and visi-
concert, not all students get to er with the children's choir, which tors of Aruba to come and enjoy
play much, as the teachers usu- As for the concerts, Bislip mentioned will have a more typical, folk-like the music concerts presented by
ally allocate one or two kids to that the concert week started on atmosphere. On Friday, June 9th, the teachers and students of Rufo
play. With this new concept of a Monday, June 6th, with violin and another piano teacher will give Wever Music School.q

Prohibited by law: leaving the island with seashells, white sand or corals

(Oranjestad)—Often times, the customs de- face a fine that they have to pay before leav-
partment at the airport intercepts many tour- ing. This is surely not a pleasant experience for
ists leaving the island with seashells, white sand the tourist. This also leads to a negative reaction
and/or corals as souvenirs. which can put our tourism in a negative light.
Though we love to accommodate our visitors,
Conforming to the international treaty of CITES let’s all give nature the respect it deserves by
and our local law which protects our Flora & protecting our environment. Stop collecting
Fauna, it is absolutely prohibited to take any seashells, white sand and corals from our shores
seashell, sand and coral outside of Aruba. This and stop buying or accepting these from local
is to protect our environment. The high number sellers or companies.
of seashells, coral and amount of sand confis-
cated is very strange and it is suspected that We want our future generations and visitors to
our own locals are the ones selling these to the enjoy the beauty of our beaches, shells and
tourists, which is unacceptable. corals in a sustainable way, without destroying
or disrupting the Aruban ecosystem. Help us
Upon confiscation at the airport, you can also protect what is ours!q