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Symposium on Pre-Primary & Primary School Education &
Primary School Students Chess Tournament
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Dear All,
Goa Tourism is hosting "The Grape Escape", an event promoting wine at the Inox
Courtyard these days.
A friend invited me to accompany him on day one, and I'm glad I did.
Else I would have missed partaking in the spoils of Goan taxpayer's money being
used to support the activation (event marketing) of wine manufacturers.
Must compliment the organisers for the following:
1. Pleasing design of stalls and stage backdrop (world class infrastructure)
2. New branded chairs and tables laid out generously in the courtyard.
3. An opportunity to hear the superb singing of Sonia Sirsat.
(Tried thinking of more positives, but failed)
A few sour grapes however need to be taken note of:
1. The stage was not visible to the audience thanks to an elevated sound
engineer's station.
2. With the exception of Sonia Sirsat's lovely rendition, the choice of
performances and music was more in line with an MTV Grind or a Vodka bash.
Loud, blaring and lacking in finesse.
3. The absence of affordable bites (chourice pao for Rs 70!) And no fine cheese
on sale to accompany fine wines (sadly the cheese served at the wine tasting
was 'processed')
Now a few suggestions:
1. Cut out the blaring mega watt sound amplification. Instead let unplugged
live instrumental music take over, more in keeping with the event.
2. Reduce government patronage and expenditure (I recommend nil). Wine
manufacturers can easily manage all costs as part of their marketing budgets.
3. Introduce events that complement, including the choice of hosts.
Over all I'd rate the event an 8 on 10.
Don't miss it!
Cheers,
Cajetan Vaz
Porvorim
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