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Events calendar. If you know of any other activities, please
feel free to let us know about them.
Exhibitions
Hotel Bougainvillea
will hold an ART WORKSHOP with naturalist painter
and illustrator Deirdre Hyde, June 21-23, with an emphasis
on drawing plants, trees, insects, animals and landscapes.
For more information, call 244-1414, ext. 111.
Turrialba
is getting ready for the international double,
all breeds DOG SHOW, June 9, at 10:00 am. For more information
call 222-5238.
Educational Resource Center
presents ECO-CAMP 1996, an ecologically based
day-camp exprerience for children, June 10-14, 17-21 and 24-28,
from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. $100 per week includes snacks, materials
and special trips. Call Gail Nystrom tel/fax 282-9862.
Fly around San Jose
every sunday 9 am to 3 pm at the Tobias Bolaños
airport $10 dollars per person call 232-3510
First national environment fair
Displays the latest findings in natural resources,
June 5-11, 9am to 9pm at Fercori, behind La Aduana and Magali
Theatre.
Resguardo del Patrimonio Artistico, an exhibit
of Costa Rican institution fine art collection at Banco Central's
Gallery (Underneth Plaza de la Cultura)
Latin American Artists are exibiting their mixed
media works at Galeria Azqueta
Around about...
Arakari Tours
offers free historical tours of San Jose.E-mail
for more information.
Community Activities
Costa Rican Connection (for business conections), call 228-0867
Learn Spanish free at the Chamber
of Commerce, Cartago in their free English-Spanish
exchange program. Homestays available. For more information
call Walter at 551-0396 or 551-5839.
The English Connection
(formally called the Free University) needs English
speakers to volunteer to teach English two hours per week to
Costa Ricans. For more information call Liz in San Jose at 249-2227
or Linda in Heredia at 260-4869.
The Inter-Cultural Association
(TI-CA) is holding their Fall Conversational Spanish
Program in Rohrmoser. Instruction is supplemented by multimedia
exercises. Since TI-CA is nonprofit, the cost of the program
is minimal. For more information call 220-0714 or 290-367.
Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center
offers council for preventing and denouncing eco-crimes.
Call 253-7239 or 224-8239 or fax 225-5111 for information.
Amnesty International
has an active English group that meets the second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at Amnesty headquarters. From
the northwest corner of Tibas Park, go 200 meters north and
25 meters west. For information, call 235-5348.
The Backgammon Club of Costa Rica
holds tournaments every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in
the Complejo Kamakiri. For more information, call 257-5978 or
fax 233-5785.
The National Bridge Association of Costa Rica
sanctions three weekly duplicate bridge games at
the Hotel Corobici at 1:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
For information on the Monday and Wednesday games, call 232-9154;
for the Friday games, call 253-2762.
The National Association for the Protection of
Animals
(AN PA) is looking for donations of flea market
items (toys, clothing, books, furniture, etc.) to sell in aid
of their shelter for abandoned animals, located in San Isidro
de Coronado. If you would like to help call: 273-3953 or 225-9930.
They will pick up at your home.
An English Language Holy Mass
is held on Saturdays at 4.30 p.m. in the San Rafael
Parish Church. Call 289-7530 for more details.
Restoration Church of God holds Bible
studies and Sabbath services. Call Mark at 224-7017
for times and locations.
Coffee Pickin' Square Dance Club
meets from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Costa
Rican North American Cultural Center in Barrio Dent. Classes
are bilingual. No partners are necessary. For more information
call: 253-5527.
The Women's Federation for World Peace
holds informative meetings on AIDS and family values
and strives to promote Japanese/Costa Rican cultural exchange
and worid peace. Classes in Origami and the principles of Oriental
medicine are offered every Tuesday. For more information, call
Mutsumi or Keiko at 224-0185.The WFWP is located at Residencias
Bel Cris, Apartment 2,100 meters - north and 100 meters east
of the North American Cultural Center.
The Badminton Association
meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and 10:30 p.m. Saturdays
at the Parque del Norte de Moravia Gymnasium. New members are
welcome. For information, call Eduardo at 235-9634 or Rafael
at 250-6537.
Costa Rican Connection
holds meetings the first and third Saturday of
every month at noon at Banana's Restaurant in San Rafael de
Escazu'. Call 289-8638 for more information.
An Internet Club
has been formed by the Inter-Cultural Association
to enable Internet users to meet, share information and discuss
problems. The club will meet on the Internet and at monthly
meetings at the TI-CA offices in Rohrmoser. For more information
send e-mail to ticawcp@sol.racsa.co.cr. or call 220-0714.
Hash House Harriers' San Jose
chapter runs at 5 p.m. every Monday and the first
Saturday of every month at 11:00 a.m. For more information call
Mac or Christine at 438-0281 or call the Hash hotline at 222-3043.
Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center in Los
Yoses
has an extensive English and Spanish library, theater,
art gallery, and bulletin board listing language class information
and social activities. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 7:30
p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For
more information, call 225-9433.
Educational Resource Center
offers chiropractic treatment, crafts, theater,
Saturday activities for children, school/student matching, diagnosis
of learning difficulties, tutoring and consultation, lEP developlment,
networking services, a resource library and space for workshops,
meetings and social events. For information, call 282-7368.
Alcoholics Anonymous Gringo Tico Group
meets in English in San Jose at 8 p.m. Mondays
and Wednesdays, noon Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and 10:30
a.m. Sundays in Edificio Maryland on Ave. 6 and Calle 1. Call
22O-4076, 222-1880 or 441-8866.
Alcoholics Anonymous English
meetings are held in Manuel Antonio Wednesdays
and Fridays at 10 am; and Sundays at 5 p.m. at El Mono Azul
Hotel and Restaurant. Call Jennifer at 777-1548 for information
and directions.
English Speaking Kiwanis Club
meets for lunch at noon on the first and third
Thursday of each month. All visitors are welcome. Call Jerry
at 273-4276 or Wayne at 259-8728 for information.
Rotary Clubs of Costa Rica
meet at the following locations (call for venues
and times, all visiting Rotarians are welcome):
Mondays - Alajuela
441-048i; Northeast San Jose, 234-2993; Moravia-La Guaria, 236A770.
Tuesdays - Escazu
228-4345; Puntarenas, 663-0744; Nicoya, 685-5066; San Ram6n,
445-5793
Wednesdays, Rohrmoser
232-9538; San Francisco de Goicoechea, 257-5767; San Pedro,
Curridabat, 221-7444.
Thursdays - Cartago
551-0089; Heredia, 296-0795; San Jose, 222-0993; - Limon, 758-3422.
Association for Residents of Costa Rica
is a nonprofit organization specializing in information
and services for foreign residents, pensioners, rentistas, investors
and people considering moving to Costa Rica. Outside Costa Rica,
write to Box 025292, No. SB001 9, Miami, FL 33102-5292. Their
new location is near East Sabana on Ave. 4 and Calle 40 or 200
meters south of La Piazzeta Restaurant on Paseo Colon. For information,
call 233-8068 or 2212053 or fax 222-7862.
V.F.W. Harry W. Miller Post #6565
meets at the Hotel Corobici at 12:30 p.m. on the
first Wednesday of every month. The V.F.W. is a community service
organization and those interested in participating in projects
may join as an associate member. For more information call 220-0714
or 265-5958.
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