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Nov
26
Arte Viva Cancelled Again But Puerto Viejo Splash Continues
November 26, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar | Leave a Comment
| November 28, 2008 9:00 pm | to | November 29, 2008 1:30 am |
| November 29, 2008 8:00 pm | to | November 30, 2008 12:45 am |
| November 30, 2008 | ||
| 9:00 pm | to | 11:30 pm |
Arte Viva has announced that their rescheduled event for this weekend has been cancelled. This is the announcement we received:
Queridas amigas, queridos amigos
lamento comunicarle la definitiva cancelacion del festival ArteViva. Las razones creo que son evidentes para todos. Sin embargo queremos decirle a los patrocinadores que, como la mayoria del dinero recaudado no se ha gastado, ellos tendran automaticamente el derecho de aparecer en el afiche oficial de ArteViva 2009. Tambien seguiremos con nuestro programa de Talleres, de lo cual los tendremos informado a travez de nuestra pagina www.arteviva-puertoviejo.com. Finalmente le comunico que la componente Puerto Splash se va a realizar parcialmente con actuaciones de varios grupos (Mekatelyu, Chacra, Jhonny Duxon, Plan B) este fin de semana en Bar Maritza. Este programa es integralmente patrocinado por Puerto Splash (Charlie Wanger). Muchisima graciasa a todos por su comprension y apoyo.
Atentamente
Claudio Ambroso
Presidente EDACS
So it looks like we’ll have to wait for next year. They note in their message above that most of the money donated to this years event remains unspent and so sponsors will automatically have the right for their sponsorship to appear on the 2009 event poster.
They will be continuing with their schedule of workshops so you can get more information on that at www.arteviva-puertoviejo.com.
As well, the Puerto Viejo Splash component is set to go ahead this weekend at Bar Martiza. The previously announced program for that is as follows:
Friday Nov 28 - GRAN INAUGURACIÓN DE PUERTO SPLASH 2008 CON MÚSICA EN VIVO
· KINGO LOVERS, REGGAE, (H. 21.00- 21.45)
· LUÍS ÁNGEL CASTRO, CALIPSO Y REGGAE (H. 22.00 – 22.45)
· PLAN B, REGGAE Y FUSIÓN LATINA (H. 23.00 – 23.45)
· MEKATELYU, REGGAE, SKA Y DANCE (H. 24.00 – 1.30 AM)
Sat Nov 29 - SEGUNDA NOCHE DE PUERTO SPLASH 2008 CON MÚSICA EN VIVO
· RAYMOND COORPORATION, SALSA Y LATINO (H. 20.00 – 21.15)
· JHONNY DIXON AND THE CALIPSO EXPERIENCE (H. 21.30 – 22.45)
· CHACRA Y SU CALIPSO CALIENTE (H.23.00 – 00.45 AM)
Sun Nov 30 - TERCERA NOCHE DE PUERTO SPLASH 2008 CON MÚSICA EN VIVO
· GUILLERMO Y YANINA PRESENTAN MÚSICA BRASILEÑA (H.20.00 – 20.30)
· GEO.CLA.ME. PLAYS JAZZ, CON GEORGIA, CLAUDIO Y MEMO (H.20.45 - 21.30)
· JIM MACDOUGALL Y LOS RAYOS DEL SOL, RITHM N BLUES (H.21.45 – 22.30)
· SANTOS, GUAYABAL, CALAVERA Y AMIGOS, FUSIÓN LATINA (H.22.45 – 23.30)
· COSTA CARIBE, SALSA Y CALIPSO, H.23.30
So at least there’ll be lots of good music to enjoy!
Nov
4
Global Creek Grand Opening Celebration
November 4, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar | 1 Comment
| November 23, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 8:00 pm |
Global Creek is inviting you to celebrate the grand-opening of the new Global Creek at the existing Jo Jo’s Jungle Retreat! They want to celebrate and share what they have to offer, including:
Plus full retreat facilities and services for groups…and much more…
They’ll have ongoing tours of our varied facilities, guided interpretive nature trail hikes, yoga and body rolling classes, chair massages and more…all provided free of charge.
Snacks & non-alcoholic drinks provided throughout the day and organic wine & cheese in the evening with live music.
And it’s all free!
Nature Trail Tour 10:30, 1 & 3
Chair Massages 11, 2:30 & 5:30
Yoga Class 11:30 & 4
Body-Rolling Class 2 & 3pm
Live Music 5:30-7:30 with Organic Wines,Cheeses & Snacks
Bonfire with snacks & organic wines into the evening. . .
Free Shuttles will run between Puerto Viejo and Global Creek, in Hone Creek (see map for location, if you’re coming on your own):
Leaving PV: 10 & 10:30am, 1, 1:30, 3:30, 4pm
Returning to PV with returning guests after EACH “delivery”
…and FINAL SHUTTLES returning to PV at 7 & 8pm
For more information or questions, contact Kevin or Ahki@aglobalcreek.com, or 2750-2023.
Oct
2
Caribe-Talamanca Mountain Bike Event
October 2, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Leave a Comment
| October 18, 2008 | ||
| 9:00 am |
The annual PROMOBIKE mountain bike event in Talamanca is coming soon!
Date: October 18, 2008.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Cost: ¢ 5,000 colones and includes assistance, T-shirt, and a raffle.
Routes start and end at Comisariato Manuel León, Puerto Viejo.
Short Route: 36 kms, level 5-6, Puerto Vieje - Cocles - Margarita - Bribri - Hone Creek - Puerto Viejo
Long Route: 74 kms, level 7, Puerto Vieje - Cocles - Margarita - Bribri - Sixaola River - Bambu - Bratsi - Suretka - Uatsi - Bribri - Hone Creek - Puerto Viejo
For more information:
(506) 8383-8223
(506) 8389-5289
promobikecr@gmail.com
Sep
28
Talk about Globalization and Free Trade
September 28, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar | Leave a Comment
| October 3, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
The University of Costa Rica is hosting a discussion on the impacts of Globablization and Free Trade on our communities.
The event will be held Oct 3 at 10 a.m. at La Casa de la Cultura.
For more information contact Kioscos@accionsocial.ucr.ac.cr or telephone 2207-4361 or 2280-1841.
Source: Greencoast News: Charla sobre Globalización y Libre Comercio
Sep
6
EasyStreet Music Fiesta Coming in October
September 6, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Entertainment | Leave a Comment
| October 24, 2008 | to | October 26, 2008 |
EasyStreet Productions is planning a three day music festival in Puerto Viejo from Oct 24-26.
The artists and type of music that will be presented at the festival include:
Kimany Marley, JasminKarma, Evolucion, KingoLovers, Mekatelyu, Electronic Music, Calypso, Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop, Soul, and more local and international bands playing.
There will be an accompany Art exhibition held at Ez-Times.
There will also be fireworks, fire dancers, various DJ’s, beach parties, kids park with activities, good food and good intentions.
Venues will include WoddRokk Bar, EZ-Times and Johnny’s Place. They will soon have a website with detailed event information.
One of the goals of the event is to raise funds to preserve biodiversity, and this will be done through Conservation International Group, which does research and projects for preserving nature in the Caribbean Area.
You can watch the video announcing the event (in Spanish) from the Teletica Channel 7 program “Espectaculos” on the Teletica website — after you download the video, go to 4:50 for the segment on EasyStreet.
If you’d like more information on the event, how you can support it or get involved, contact Paola Chaves at easystreetmusicfiesta@live.com.
Aug
27
Jump on the Band Wagon
August 27, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar | 1 Comment
| September 2, 2008 |
They are doing it again. The band, to be named but known as “The John Wheatly Experience”, is heading to Bocas del Toro to play some gigs, snorkel, explore the islands, make a party, renew their passports, and in general have a ton of fun with you!
So, as you can see, a major part of the plan will crumble if you do not come. So they’re inviting you to join them. Who are they? The band includes members John, Marc, Eric, Kristy, Liam, and special guest Jim MacDougall.
They are doing this international tour/fiesta every three month as a fun way to get their passport stamps. You may have heard that people are now getting busted for having false stamps! So this is a great way to get legit.
Even if your passport may not be ready to renew just now, but if you go early with us this time, you will be in sync with them forever.
They’ve arranged a shuttle service that will pick everyone up in private vans from Puerto Viejo and drive across the border all the way to the ferry in Panama. A ferry will be waiting to whisk everyone to Bocas Town on Isla Colon. This shuttle includes the ferry ticket so you are guaranteed a seat on the boat and won’t have a long wait for the next ferry. The shuttle will save at least an hour, maybe two, over taking public transportation. It’s the easy, fast, secure, comfortable way to go. It will only cost a couple dollars more than doing it with public transportation. And it will be fun with a van load of friends. Crack a beer if you want, and relax! This shuttle returns at the end of the trip, as well. There is limited space so reserve early. $20 each way.
The band will be leaving Tuesday morning, September 2, and returning Friday morning, September 5. Depending on demand, there will be various departure times.
Over the next few days they will be developing a written itinerary. It will include the gigs, activities, parties, costs, suggested meeting points and times for meals, cocktails, etc., transportation times, etc. They will also be deciding on a hotel(s), and we will be able to help you with reservations. Of course the location of the band hotel will remain a secret so as to avoid the paparazzi and your basic panty-waving fanatics.
If you have questions, comments or suggestions, or would like to reserve a spot, please call your favorite bando:
Kristy: 8841-4007, Purejoy23@hotmail.com
Eric: 2750-0168, e@erichaller.com
Marc: 8864-3230, cdmastering@gmail.com
Liam: 8878-7577, liam@tropicaltales.co.cr
Jim: 8859-7511, e3r4t2000@yahoo.com
John: 8849-7600, JungleJamJohn@gmail.com
Aug
15
20 Years of Stash’s Art
August 15, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar | 1 Comment
| August 20, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Local celeb Stash, great cook and great artist, is presenting a retrospective of 20 years of his art. The show is Wednesday Aug 20 at 7pm at the Tree House Lodge.
Jul
17
Puerto Viejo Open Surf Tournament Set for Aug 9 at Cocles
July 17, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | 1 Comment
| August 9, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
The next Puerto Viejo Open Pro surf tournament, also known as the Legalize Open Pro, is set for Aug. 9 at 8 a.m. at the beach break in Playa Cocles.
Mark it on your calendars, as these tournaments are always lots of fun. For entry information, contact Beto at 8885-9688, or email reservations@cashewhilllodge.co.cr.
You can see video from January’s tournament on the Videos page.
Jul
9
Marina Update Meeting Next Tuesday
July 9, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Economic Development | Leave a Comment
| July 15, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
There’s a meeting for all interested in what’s happening with the Marina.
Next Tuesday, the 15 of July at 6 PM in the Proniño building.
Thanks to Alaine at Greencoast News for the heads up.
May
31
Committee Against Marina Seeks Residents to Sign Petition
May 31, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Community News, Economic Development, Government and Politics | 1 Comment
| June 1, 2008 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
The anti-marina movement has prepared a petition with the help of a lawyer for which they are urgently seeking signatures this weekend in order to present it to the national government on Monday.
The movement, which is now known as the “Comité Unidos por Talamanca y Caribe Sur” with the goal of continuing to lobby for sustainable development of the area, plans to present the petition as soon as possible as they have found out that the Congress has the issue of the marina law on the agenda for the coming week. Congress is proposing to amend laws in such a way that would allow investors to get a provisional concession from the Municipalicity and Costa Rican Institute of Tourism (ICT) and a go ahead from the environmental ministry prior to the completion of a full environmental review. With this provisional concession, the investors would be able to start the project without waiting for their official concession and the full review of their plans.
The proposals before congress is intended to “speed up investments” in Costa Rica.
Puerto Viejo area legal residents, i.e. those holding a cédula de residencia or Costa Rican cédula, are invited to sign the petition.
| Update: The committee will have people going around collecting signatures this weekend. The letter can also be signed at Lourdes’s little clothes shop next door to ATEC. The next meeting of the committee is on Sunday, 1st of June at 2 PM at the Centro Pro Niño behind the PV school. |
Apr
25
More Road Closures This Weekend and Next
April 25, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Government and Politics | Leave a Comment
| April 26, 2008 | ||
| April 27, 2008 |
 Scenic Route 32 through Braulio Carrillo National Park. This route will be closed for part of the weekend |
The highway agency will again be closing the main road between San José and Limón for six hours both Saturday and Sunday for more work repainting lines on the road.
This week they will be working on a section between Río Sucio and the old toll station. There will be interruptions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, said the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes.
Work last weekend was called off due to bad weather. Motorists are being advised to use alternature routes from Turrialba to Siquirres and Vara Blanca to Sarapiquí. Officials plan on closing part of the highway again next weekend, too, they said.
Along the Caribbean coast workmen will be on the job at one of the pillars of a bridge over the Río Vizcaya some 25 kms. (16 miles) from Río Banano. Traffic will be halted from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, said the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad.
As reported in: A.M. Costa Rica: More road delays planned by highway painting crews
Mar
30
Swami Dayamrita to Visit and Offer Meditation Courses
March 30, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Spirituality | Leave a Comment
| May 1, 2008 | ||
| 5:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Swami Dayamrita of India, disciple of Saint Mata Amritanandamayi, “the Saint of Hugs”, returns to Costa Rica to direct spirtual programs and offer a Course in Integrated Amrita Meditation.
Most of the programs are being offered in San Jose but on May 1st he will be coming to Puerto Viejo to offer an evening of Satsang (sprititual meeting with chanting, meditation and song), Music and Meditation at Casa Amma from 5:30 - 8:00 PM.
All the programs are free and will be presented in both English and Spanish.
For more information and the details of the San Jose events visit ammacostarica.blogspot.com or contact casa9amma@hotmail.com.
Mar
21
Special Concert Saturday at Loco Natural
March 21, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Entertainment | Leave a Comment
| March 22, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
| March 23, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Loco Natural presents a special concert on Saturday at 7pm with Santos on sitar and Carter on percussion. Guitarist & singer Jim Vick will join them and they’ll be playing as a trio for an Easter Sunday concert at 7:00 pm as well.
There seems to be a sitar theme for Easter week in the Caribbean!
Make your dinner reservations at 2750-0530.
Mar
20
Concert for Peace Mar 21 in Cahuita
March 20, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Entertainment | Leave a Comment
| March 21, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
The Goddess Garden in Cahuita presents “Concierto por la Paz” featuring Swami Satyendra from Mumbai, India.
The event starts at 7pm and dinner is optional.
For reservations, call 2755-0055 or for more info email info@thegoddessgarden.com or hotelladiosa@yahoo.com
Mar
9
Puerto Viejo Open Surf Tournament to be held March 19 at Cocles
March 9, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Leave a Comment
| March 19, 2008 |
The Puerto Viejo Open Surf Tournament for men, women, boys and girls will be held March 19, starting at 8 a.m., at the Cocles beach break. This will be a special Semana Santa tournament. For more information, call Beto at 885-9688.
And check out the great new Puerto Viejo Surf Video on the Videos page.
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