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25th Anniversary of 't VAT on June 30, 2006

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12/19/2005 - ART in 't VAT
12/30/2005 - Cola Light Party
12/31/2005 - Owru Yari Party
01/01/2006 - Para Springs Dance
01/08/2006 - Borgoe Chill Out

December 2005 - January 2006		  
                 
         
Opening of Surifesta with 'ART in 't VAT.  Famous Erwin de Vries painted his own 'VAT-table'. Erwin is a regular and honored guest of 't VAT.  
 

Young and beautiful Alice Amafo, Minister of Transport, Communication and Tourism, after the official opening of Surifesta IX enjoying the company of the Corps Diplomatic and Board of the Surifesta Foundation.

       
     
The ART in 't VAT manifestation was organized by the Federation of Visual Artists in Suriname, FVAS.
16 Artists painted 24 meters of canvas. Participating artists: August Bohe, Ay Xiang, Ardie Setropawiro, Anand Dwarka, Cliff Rasidin, Dorette Kuster-Oehlers, George Struikelblok, Ravi Rajcoomar, Ray Daal, Raimen Bijlhout, Stanny Handigman, Soeki Irodikromo, Sri Irodikromo, Steve Ammersingh, Ken Doorson, Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi
         
   
Dave MacDonald, Bongo Charlie, Glenn Texeira and Ernie Wolff had a splendid music performance.
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On December 30, a huge crowd is already celebrating New Year's Eve at the Cola Light Street Party with Turbo Squad and the Kasimex Band.
         
   
Lots of laughter at 't VAT-square with Gerard and Jan, and the VAT-old timers. ......Talking about old, at Sidewalk Cafe 't VAT nobody is too old.
         
 There is 'Oma' (Granny). Oma is here dancing on every VAT street party and on stage: ' Go Oma, go Oma,......!!!' And Oma is having a swell time.
         
Upstairs 't VAT, at Brazilian Restaurant Bacana, you can leave the street party for a moment and enjoy a good Churasco (Brazilian barbeque)
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'Pagara' in the drizzling rain and.................. Rain when the music truck of popular 'South South West Band' arrives in the late afternoon.
         
Singing in the rain on top of the truck. The camera-man needs an umbrella. The guitarist stays dry and some jolly dancers do not mind the rain
         
Umbrella's More umbrella's A happy New Year's hug Hello and Happy New Year!
         
Lots of fun, dancing the dance of the Indigenous People in the rain. The rain does not bother our Dutch students. In the evening they are still enjoying the party.
         
In the evening there was no rain to spoil the traditional New Year's Eve Street Party with Naks Kaseko Loko.
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