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Central Valley events: Salsa at El Observatorio
Salsa, merengue, cumbia, every Monday, 9 p.m., El Observatorio, opposite Cine Magaly in Barrio La California.
Costa Rica Japanese Festival 2010
Including Japanese photography exhibit, through Sept. 23. Location: Alajuela Municipal Theater. more events
Costa Rica Belly Dancing Classes
Led by Jerusa Alvarado, basics, Tues., 8 p.m.; choreography, Tues., 6:30 p.m., Casa Ames, Los Yoses. Info: 8876-6184, jerusaalvarado@gmail.com.
Costa Rica Karate Classes
Kids, daily, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; adults, Mon., Wed., Fri., 6:30-8 p.m., and Tues., Thurs., 7-8:30 p.m., Heredia, opposite Mercedes Norte cemetery. Info: 8816-8387.
Costa Rica Picasso Exhibit in San Jose through Oct 25
Twenty-nine lithographs of works by iconic Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are now on display in a free exhibit at Avenida Escazu shopping mall, west of San Jose. more
Japanese photography exhibit, through Sept. 23, Alajuela Municipal Theater.
2010 Limon Roots Black Culture Festival
Afro-Culture Week, percussion workshop by Kalí Bamba N diaye, conferences by experts from San Jose and Limon, Music, Food, UCR, Paraíso campus. more.
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Faith Akin Film Festival Aug. 12, 19, 26, Sept. 2
“Auf der anderen Seite,” Aug. 12; “Solino,” Aug. 19; “Crossing the Bridge,” Aug. 26; “Gegen die Wand,” Sept. 2, all at 6 p.m., Sala Gómez Miralles, Centro de Cine, Av. 9, Ca. 11, behind INS. Info: 2290-9091, ext. 102.
Collective Exhibit through Sept. 14
Collective exhibit “+/- esperanza” by 28 Latin American artists, workshop on art in public spaces by Mexican artist Eder Castillo, Aug. 11, 6 p.m., Contemporary Art and Design Museum.
Costa Rica Concert Bon Jovi Sept. 26 - Tickets On Sale NOW!
Tickets for Bon Jovi concert, to be held Sept. 26 at Ricardo Saprissa Stadium go on sale at Servimas outlets, La Barbería, or Bansbach music stores. Or call 2206-7770
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Ana Wien Sculptures Aug 12 - Sept 12
Confort Suizo, Plaza Itskatzu, Escazu. more
2nd National Haiku Contest
Organized by the Japanese Embassy, deadline to enter poems Sept. 30, contest rules at www.cr.emb-japan.go.jp.
Monteverde Musical Theater Camp, Costa Rica
A unique musical theater camp, for teens ages 13 – 18, in Monteverde, Northern Zone, Costa Rica. more
First Aids for Dogs
Saturdays, 2-5 p.m., and Mondays, 6-9 p.m., 2283-0446, cursos@petsymas.com
Central Valley Events - Costa Rica Pre-Columbian Exhibition
‘Costa Rica Tierra de Maravillas' National Museum collection, pre-Columbian objects, through December 2010, Temporary Exhibit Room, National Museum. Central Valley. Info: 2257-1433, 2256-4139.
Central Valley events: Visit the Costa Rica Children's Museum
It offers different rooms with interactive exhibits, about lots of topics, lots of fun and learning. Open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends, end Ca. 4, Av. 9, 2258-4929, downtown San Jose.
Heredia events: INBioparque
C.R.'s biodiversity featured via interactive exhibits, live ecosystems, butterfly garden, fishpond, aquarium, boa station. Santo Domingo de Heredia, 2507-8107, www.inbioparque.com, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., weekend, Central Valley.
Activities at Costa Rica's UCR's Planetarium
Show “El astrónomo viajero,” Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. Show “Ghosts of the Solar System,” Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Reservation at 2511-6302. more
Art Galleries of Costa Rica
Official Costa Rica Holidays
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New Year's Day |
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Holy Week |
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Juan Santamaría Day |
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Labor Day |
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Annexation of Guanacaste Day |
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Honors Costa Rica's Patron Saint Virgin of Los Angeles |
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Mother's Day |
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Independence Day |
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All Soul's Day |
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Christmas Day |
Costa Rica Upcoming Festivals & Celebrations
JULY
Puntarenas - Virgin of The Sea - Saturday closest to July 16
Celebrations include colorful regatta of decorated fishing boats and yachts in the Nicoya golf, carrying Puntarenas' Patron Saint, La Virgen del Monte Carmelo. Special Masses, parades, concerts dances, sports events, fireworks.
Guanacaste Day - July 25
Celebrates the annexation of the "Partido de Nicoya" in 1824, known today as the province of Guanacaste, with fiestas, folk dances, topes, cattle shows, bullfights, and concerts.
Alajuela - Los Mangos Festival, parades, music, craft fairs.
AUGUST
Cartago - Virgin of Los Angeles - August 2
Honors Costa Rica's Patron Saint , "La Negrita" with nationwide pilgrimage and religious processions to the Basilica in Cartago.
San Ramon - San Ramon Day - August 30
A religious procession of 30 Saints from neighboring towns come to visit the Patron Saint, who lives in the town of the same name - San Ramon goes dancing through the streets, and locals love the parades and fun.
Events Ojochal Southern Pacific, Costa Rica
Every Wednesday
Events Ojochal: Caribbean Night
Join us at Diquis del Sur Villas Resort for Caribbean Night Dinner Specials. Chef Ceasar and Jose Anne serve up Costa Rica specialties for only 3000 colones! ($5) including Caribbean Chicken & Rice with coconut sauce, whole fish with plantain, rice and salad. Meals includes desert.
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