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                                                                                                           LOCAL Friday 31 May 2024






























            Author and poet Frida Winklaar Domacassé receives her flowers


            during literary night at the national library of Aruba
























































            During a colorful evening filled with  our indigenous ancestry.         The  gathering  also  enjoyed  other  Library of Aruba expressed their ap-
            music,  dance,  poetry,  painting,                                      presentations, including art displays  preciation for their contributions to
            and  laughter,  the  National  Library  Cultural  manager  and  host,  Mirto  by painter and photographer Steve  the world of art in Aruba.
            of Aruba, together with friends, com-  Laclé, began the literary night with  Francees;  dances  by  the  Club  di
            panions, and art enthusiasts, cele-  a brief presentation on the life and  Movemento group under the cho-   This  gathering,  although  not  at-
            brated Frida Winklaar-Domacassé.  works of Frida Winklaar-Domacassé,  reography  of  Samantha  Westera-     tended by a large audience, was
            Winklaar-Domacassé is known as an  particularly  focusing  on  her  latest  Juppa  in  cooperation  with  Vivian  filled with laughter and enjoyment,
            admired author and poet for her liter-  literary work, "Adrinka," which was  Maduro-Crespo;  and  poetry  reci-  and emphasized the importance of
            ary works in which her love and deep  recently  presented  in  the  Nether-  tations by Ariana Koolman-Chirino,  not only our art and literature but
            interest in language are highlighted.  lands. "Adrinka" explores symbols with  Aurelia Croes, and the Department  especially the influence we receive
                                                roots originating from Ghana and  of Culture’s own John-Freddy Mon-     from all parts of the Caribbean and
            The enjoyable evening showcased  the Ivory Coast, which have similar  toya. Additionally, there were songs  beyond. “There are ties (from other
            a  variety  of  arts  touching  on  the  meanings and reflect wisdom. In the  by Karina Maduro and live music by  cultures) that bind us to the Carib-
            themes of the love we have for our  same vein, other literary works were  the band Ash & Friends. It is worth  bean in every sense, but we see it
            island Aruba, the origins and devel-  also highlighted, showcasing the im-  mentioning that during the event,  more culturally, in terms of educa-
            opment of Papiamento, as well as  pact and beauty of our Papiamento  each artist was also honored with a  tion, literature, linguistics, and cre-
            our history during slavery times and  language.                         plaque, through which the National  ativity,” Laclé expressed. q
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