Monaco Summertime's Swimming and Diving Treats for Children

This summer children and teens between the ages of 8 and 14 are in for a special treat when Monaco’s Pierre Frolla, the holder of multiple deep-sea-diving world records, will re-open the recently refurbished aquatic school with classes for children who want to learn to swim, dive and learn about the pristine waters of the Mediterranean off the coast of the Principality of Monaco.

The newly named, Ecole Bleue, Académie de la Mer (the Blue School Sea Academy) reopens on July 3 for beginners and experienced divers, offering specialized classes in swimming, scuba diving and other Mediterranean marine adventures. Youngsters are also taught to appreciate the fragility of the underwater ecology and to literally "dive in" to discover the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean.

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Monte-Carlo International Fireworks Festival from Monaco’s this Summer

Other summertime delights include the world-renowned Monte-Carlo International Fireworks Festival from Monaco’s beautiful yacht harbor (July 10 & 27 and August 7 & 24); celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2006 is the acclaimed Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra with their popular Summer Concert Series (July 16 – August 6) in the Courtyard of the Princely Palace (www.opmc.mc).

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Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Created in 1961 by H.S.H. Prince Rainier III, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival celebrates the creative art of television with a week of premiere screenings, workshops, panels and a star-studded awards evening. The festival, which was recently moved from February to July, when more television actors are on hiatus, aims to draw a larger celebrity attendance in addition to its remarkable gathering of international TV producers, directors and writers. The event has welcomed such names as Ray Romano, star of Everybody Loves Raymond and Mariska Hargitay; star of Law & Order, Special Victims Unit; Dick Wolf, Producer of the Law & Order series and Honorary Consul of Monaco; Andrew Lack, President and COO of NBC; Chris Albrecht, head of HBO original programming; and producer Merv Griffin.

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Bal de l'Eté - Indian Summer Night Le Sporting – Monte-Carlo on June 17, 2006

Ball and Gala Dinner, by invitation, organized by Princess Catherine Colonna de Stigliano in aid of the Sovereign Order of Malta and the A.m.a.d.e. After Africa and Polynesia, India will be the gorgeous theme of the "Bal de l'Eté" of Monaco which traditionally opens the summer season of the Principality in style. Cocktail at the Beach Club on June 16, Gala Dinner at the Sporting on June 17 and brunch at the Hotel de Paris on June 18 2006 will be the program of this international event.

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