In Panama City on December 12?
You can participate in the 5th annual Carols by Candlelight charity concert.
Don’t forget to pick up a bi-lingual song book.
The free 32 page bi-lingual caroling books are now available in Panama City in all:
Felipe Motta, branches, Casita de Navidad, Crepes and Waffles, Wyndham Hotel Albrook, Restaurant Swiss Chalet, 1985, Avatar Restaurant, Rincon Aleman, Café per Due, Grand Deli, Balboa United Church, St Mary’s New York Bagel, among other retailers, schools, and churches
At the end of each performance, the audience will join the choir in the singing of a favorite Christmas carol.
When and Where
Saturday, December 12 at 6:60
Mirador Del Pacificoat the fish market end of the Cinta Costera
Santa Claus and his helpers from Casita De Navidad will be there to greet children and pose for photos before the event starts.
Cost and Reservations
To reserve a seat, you need to buy a ticket.
It is free – if you are okay seating on the perimeter. You can get candles at the event.
The cost to reserve a seat is $15, Gold $20, and VIP $25. It includes a souvenir candle which will carry your seat number.
All orders of $20 will be delivered to your Panama City home or office along with song books and candles. You must order soon to get the delivery.
To reserve a seat:
Call 225-3860, 6619-6890, or email [email protected]
Organizers and Charities
The concert is organized by the CanadaPLUS Foundation.
The foundation holds this event to raise money to aid local charities and institutions.
Beneficiaries this year will be Santo Tomas Hospital and Vision of Hope.
Vision of Hope teaches the blind to make jewelry and to become a functioning part of the community. Samples of their work will be on sale at the event.
This year’s choirs
The five participating choirs this year are:
– Coro De Opera directed by Paola Cuellar
– Kings College, directed by Vanessa Whay
– The G. Harmony quartet directed by Ricardo Gayle
– Coro JP2 Directed by Danny Gonzalez
– Coro Polifonico Universitario “A Viva Voz” from Chiriqui, directed by Wanda Castillo
Other December events
The CanadaPLUS Foundation is also helping out with these other events.
December 4, 2016 at 6pm. Hosting a choir for the Hospital Del Nino Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. The foundation will also donate candles to over 200 young patients.
December 11, 2016 at 4 pm. The Chiriqui choir will perform in the lobby of The Wyndham Hotel, Albrook Mall.
A few things to do if you are in Panama City in December.
I have been reading a lot about Panama, and I am considering moving to there sometime late 2016. I understand most foreigners do not qualify to work there. For this reason, I understand that I may have to go to some other country in Latin America. I certainly, do not know everything about Panama’s laws, that’s why I writing to you. I have been a music instructor all my life, 40 years in private piano lessons and church music, and also 10 years in public school music. If I wanted to teach privately around 5-10 students per week in Panama, would this be legally permissible? I know that filing for a business visa would be cost prohibitive, (because i would make only a few dollars per week) and also with a business visa, I believe you are required to hire Panamanian workers to help with the business. Piano instruction is a one-person job, so employees are not needed. I have a Master’s Degree in music education, and really do want to stay involved in music, but on a very limited basis. Any advise you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hi Jerry,
Your business seems like it would do well as an “non-declared, under-the-table business.
Particularly, in an area with a number of expats, especially expat kids. That would give you a market.
You may want to check out this page I wrote about working in Panama: https://livinginpanama.com/panama/earn-money/.
It will give you suggestions about creating a job or business in Panama and talks some about the obstacles and risks.