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Arte Viva Festival Cancelled at Last Minute

Posted by Editor | September 24, 2008 | Categories: Entertainment |

This weekend’s planned Arte Viva Festival has had to be canceled after a court challenge left the municipality unable to issue permits for events.

The details aren’t clear and nor is when the event will be able to be rescheduled.

The festival is organized by Escuela de Artes del Caribe Sur (South Caribbean School of Arts), a nonprofit that provides arts education to local school children, and was scheduled to begin this Friday. Event organizer Claudio Ambroso said the festival is their major fundraiser and if they are not able to eventually hold the event, they will be hard pressed to provide services to their community this year.

Some of the restaurant and bar events which don’t require a permit will continue as planned, check directly with the venue to confirm.  Eddie Ryan at La Costa de Papito said that the events planned at his hotel’s Que Rico Papito Restaurant and Bar including tonight’s Calypso Night will continue as planned.

Sources: Tico Times: Weekend’s Puerto Viejo festival canceled unexpectedly and local inquiries.


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