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Sixth Dominican Book Fair in NY Breaks Sales Records<\/STRONG> <\/STRONG><\/STRONG>U<\/SPAN>pper Manhattan again became the cultural capital of the Dominican Republic during the celebration of the VI Dominican Book Fair in New York City, which was attended by the Dominican diaspora community en masse.<\/EM> Thousands of books were sold and there were more than one hundred activities.<\/P> The inaugural ceremony was held with a musical show at the United Palace Theatre, one of the most important stages of New York, with artists Sergio Vargas, Manuel Jim\u00e9nez and Pavel N\u00fa\u00f1ez.<\/P> The fair, considered to be the most momentous eventheld by the Dominican Republic\u2019sMinistry of Culture outside the country through the Dominican Cultural Commission in the United States, was held on 28, 29 and 30 of September at Boricua College. It was dedicated to the writers Dinorah Coronado and C\u00e9sar S\u00e1nchez Beras, for their contributions to national children’s literature.<\/P> The show also paid tribute to Dominican writers living in New Jersey, represented by Elsa Batista,ElcidesAguasVivas, Jos\u00e9 Isidro Rodr\u00edguez and Ernesto Julio Cordero, who led a broad program that included book launches, readings and lectures.<\/P> The inaugural ceremony was held with a musical show at the United Palace Theatre, one of the most important stages of New York, with artists Sergio Vargas, Manuel Jim\u00e9nez and Pavel N\u00fa\u00f1ez.<\/P> Also on stage were local artists Cynthia la Cruz and JeankarlosN\u00fa\u00f1ez. The latter wrote a song usingthis year\u2019s slogan for the fair: \u201cReading helps you grow.\u201d<\/P> The keynote address was given by Dominican Minister of Culture, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodr\u00edguez, who revealed that the cultural plan of President Danilo Medina includes the appreciation of Dominican diaspora culture.<\/P> The Dominican Cultural Commissioner in the United States, Carlos S\u00e1nchez, highlighted the growth in numbers of participants and the quality of the fair, and thanked the sponsors and volunteers who supported itthis year. \u201cWe had a magnificent fair, whichbroke all attendance and book sales records,\u201d said S\u00e1nchez.<\/P> Similarly, the opening of the fair included a red carpet on whichimportantnational and international cultural and artistic figures paraded, including Dominican intellectuals and writers MarcioVelozMaggiolo, Ren\u00e9 Rodr\u00edguez Soriano, Luis Brea Franco and Eugenio Garc\u00eda Cuevas, professor at the University of Puerto Rico.<\/P> The official opening of the VI Dominican Book Fair in New York was held in the forecourt of Boricua College, with the children\u2019s ballet from the dance school of professor Elizabeth Gonz\u00e1lez. Minister of Culture Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodr\u00edguez, Commissioner of Culture and fair director Carlos S\u00e1nchez, and Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez from Boricua College attended the fair with many others.<\/STRONG><\/P> The closing ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Dominican Cultural Commission, during which the winner of the Youth Award for high school students was announced and presented to 17-year-old Felipe Luna of Chile. The Award for the Dominican Book Fair in New York was presented to Erasmo Lara Pe\u00f1a, for his work \u201cHints and notes fromeducational psychology for teachers.\u201d<\/P> Every night, following the fair events, the Bohemian Caf\u00e9 in the restaurant at 809 Dyckman Street in Manhattan was open with artistic performances by singers, musicians, poets and play wrights.<\/P> Sixth Dominican Book Fair in NY Breaks Sales RecordsNew York, USA 10\/1\/2012 Upper Manhattan again became the cultural capital of the Dominican Republic during the celebration of the VI Dominican Book Fair in New York City, which was attended by the Dominican diaspora community en masse. 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New York, USA 10\/1\/2012<\/P>
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Dominican Minister of Culture Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodr\u00edguez cuts the ribbon to open the VI Dominican Book Fair in New York, at Boricua College, with Commissioner of Culture in the United States Carlos S\u00e1nchez and the honored writers Dinorah Coronado and Cesar S\u00e1nchez Beras, among other personalities.
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