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Mar
9
African drumming workshop
March 9, 2010 | Tags: Arts & Culture, Community Calendar | Leave a Comment
| March 24, 2010 |
Learn to play djembe and dunduns African drums at the workshop by M’Bembe Percusion y Danza.
The workshop will be held at the Centro Cultural Ecológico Gaia in Playa Chiquita from March 24 to 26.
Cost is 25,000 colones.
Reserve your space by contacting 2750 0385 or ololiuki.cr@gmail.com
Nov
24
Puerto Viejo Visitors for Regatta Greeted by Arts
November 24, 2009 | Tags: Arts & Culture, Sports | Comments Off
Puerto Viejo made the front page of yesterday’s La Nación. With the Caribbean coast receiving lots of attention and visitors as a result of the Transat regatta.
The first boat crossed the finish line last night in Limon. The boat Crêpes Whaou! crossed the finish line at 22:31, taking the multihull prize and the boat Safran crossed the finish line at 02:52 to take the monohull prize.
In Puerto Viejo, visitors were excited to see 12 large 3 m x 1.5 m (9.8 ft x 4.9 ft) format artworks with a nautical theme displayed at KOKi Beach Restaurant by renowned Costa Rican artists Mario Maffioli and Fabio Herrera.
Puerto Viejo, by Fabio Herrera, is one of the 12 artworks being displayed in the show. Photo courtesy La Nación.
Sources: La Nación: Arte recibe a visitantes de la regata Transat,
SailWorld.com: Safran first IMOCA Open 60 home in Transat Jacques Vabre, Yachte: First multihull home in Transat Jacques Vabre
Nov
6
Artists Fabio Herrera & Mario Maffioli to exhibit at KOKi Beach
November 6, 2009 | Tags: Arts & Culture, Community Calendar | 5 Comments
| November 21, 2009 | ||
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World renowned Costa Rican artists Fabio Herrera & Mario Maffioli will present their exhibit “Nautica” at KOKi Beach Restaurant from Nov 21 to Nov 29.
Both painters are well known in Costa Rica and abroad for their abstract painting. Fabio Herrera has been called the “the most important abstract painter in Costa Rica”.
The exhibit opens at 6pm on Nov 21.
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