This weekend kicks off the San Jose Summer Arts Festival

Each  year  San Jose, Costa Rica showcases all of the cultural arts in the country by organizing a series of festivals related to the arts, it’s culture and it’s music. This festival is called: Festival de Verano Transitarte. The festival is spread out over the four large parks in the heart of San Jose. They are Parque Morazan, home to the Templo de Musica. The Jardin de Paz  and just across the street to the east is the Parque España. Finally, the National Park where you can find the Battle of Rivas statute. The National Park is the largest of all the venues and will be hosting artisans who will set up shop, as well as theater and dance performances.

Here is the schedule for the 3 day event:

Friday, March 13, 2009

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Municipal libraries will hold present story telling including the stories La gallina Avelina and El lobo feroz (all in Spanish) in the Parque España.

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: In the National Park, visitors can enjoy Mascaradas by Los Chapetones, marimba music by Sonando and Calypso Urbano.

4 p.m.: Folkloric group Viajando por Nuestro Pais will close the festivities in the National Park

6:30 p.m.: The dance group Metamorfosis will present a show called 70% agua in the Parque Morazan

8 p.m.: A concert by Son de Tikizia will officially inaugurate the weekend event.

Saturday, March 24, 2009

All Day: Urban Canopy Zipline tours and Climbing walls in the Jardin de Paz, and story telling until 5 p.m. in Parque España.

10 a.m.: Day long theater presentations in the National Park including “Caminito del Mar’ by the group Contraluz and “Sexo? Si gracias por preguntar” by Abya-Yala.

11 a.m.: Taekwondo presentation in the Jardin de Paz

11 a.m.: Music presentation by Mexican rapper MC Tshh in the Parque Morazan

11 a.m.: 9 p.m.: Concerts will be presented all day long including Sincopa, Introvisión, Escafandra, Mechas, Parque en el Espacio, Pato Barraza and Evolución.

1 p.m.: Central American Boxing Championship with the participation of Panama and Nicaragua in the Jardin de Paz

9 p.m.: Presentation of dance and percussion by Orquestap in the Parque Nacional

9 p.m.: Music performance by Panamanian group Cienfue in Parque Morazan

Sunday, March 15:

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Story telling in Parque España.

10 a.m. on: Music, dance and theater with presentations by the Camote Circus and Par de 2, the Camerata Bach and La Cuna del Swing in the Parque Nacional.

11 a.m. on: Music presentations in Parque Morazan by Los Cumbiamberos, Humberto Vargas, Francisco Murillo, Digital 80, Santos y Zurdo, and Amarillo Cyan y Magenta.

7 p.m.: A concert by Peregrino Gris will close the weekend music festivities in the Parque Morazan.

8 p.m.: The entire event will close with a show by the French group Puce Muse, that will include music and projections in the Parque de Paz.

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