As part of the tour Dangerous Woman, American singer Ariana Grande will be making a stop in Costa Rica on Sunday, July 9. The concert will be held at the Coca Cola Amphitheater of Parque Viva in La Guácima, Alajuela. The information was confirmed by One Entertainment, company in charge of bringing the event to the country, although the date is still not appearing in the artist’s webpage. ...

From movie stars and musicians to regarded athletes and beautiful supermodels, this small Central American country has become a hot spot for celebrities, whether they just stop by for a few days in vacation mode like the Kardashian-Jenner clan or as a more permanent home away from home as is the case for NFL quarterback Tom Brady and wife Gisele Bundchen. What is it about Costa Rica that attrac...

NFL super star Tom Brady and his wife, super model Gisele Bundchen are spending time in their vacation home in Costa Rica. The Brazilian model was spotted outside a supermarket in the area of Santa Teresa de Cóbano in Puntarenas, wearing a white kimono and looking relaxed. The couple and their children, Benjamin 7 and Vivian 4 and Brady’s older son from a previous relationship Jack, 9 years-...

Rakul Preet is a famous Indian actress and model known for her participation in the Indian films Venkatadri Express (2013), Current Theega (2014) and Bruce Lee (2015), among others; she has over 7 million fans in Facebook an another million in Instagram; but in Costa Rica we know her because she chose to wear a gown by Costa Rican designer Rob Chamaeleo in the red carpet of the Indian Film Academy...

The Costa Rican “Beliebers” are counting the days for the Canadian singer’s concert in the country, which is scheduled for April 24. The Purpose World Tour has made stops in five continents and the level of production in each one of the events has been incredible. Move Concerts, the production company in the country confirms Costa Rica will not be the exception, and they have already started wo...

If you are looking for things to do in Costa Rica this weekend, the UK Culture Fest: The Best of British will take place this Saturday, April 1 in Avenida Escazú shopping center from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a gastronomic and cultural offer that includes chocolate, banana and “dulce de leche” beer. This event is organized by Avenida Escazu in conjunction with the British Embassy in Costa Rica, an...

You don't have to travel far this Saturday to experience cultures, food and celebrations from around the world. Tucked away right near downtown Santa Ana on the verdant campus of United World College Costa Rica or Colegio del Mundo Unido Costa Rica, the annual UWC Festival will have something for everyone to enjoy. From guitar and funk music, to food for sale, dances from all over the world,...

This is the sixth edition of the Costa Cali Fest, an initiative that brings together the Costa Rican and American culture, art and music. Costa Cali Fest will have five presentations in different bars in Guanacaste and Puntarenas, Costa Rican and Californian artists will unite to deliver entertainment and great music to the attending public. Through the Roots and Thicker than Thieves, bot...

The second date of the Costa Rica Touring Car Championship CTCC 2017 is scheduled to take place this weekend, April 1 and 2, this date is known as the Hankook Cup. The free practices began yesterday, Tuesday, March 28th with the trials of the Ford and Toyota Teams, this Wednesday the teams Hyundai and MG got the chance to test their cars and tomorrow will be the last day of practice and will ...

The Internet Service Provider Speed ​​Index (ISP) recently released data on which Internet providers offer the best performance when using the Netflix series and movies platform. Five companies in Costa Rica were evaluated for their speed using prime time bit rates reported by users. The best Netflix performance was with Telecable users, who had an average of 2.95 Megabit per second (Mbps) s...

Kids like staying active and experiencing different things, as parents sometimes we run out of ideas on where to take them for entertainment purposes and going to the beach or taking tours is not always an option, for this reason we are giving you here a few ideas of different activities for kids in Costa Rica all of them are in the metropolitan area: Children’s Museum: This is a good place for...

AOC, the world leader in display technologies, announced the availability in Costa Rica of the G2460PQU, a super professional 24-inch monitor designed especially for gamers who want accurate colors, striking graphics, and a fluid gaming experience. The AOC G2460PQU provides a refresh rate of 144 Hz and a 1 ms response time that allows gamers to enjoy super fast action without distorted images w...

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will present their show once again in Costa Rica, June 11 at the Coca Cola Amphitheater in Parque Viva as confirmed by production company Move Concerts and is already showing as an official event in the WWE website. Ticket prices will range from 13,800 colones (around $25.00) to 92,000 colones (close to $170.00) and they will be available for purchase as of M...

With the purpose of promoting the use of alternative transportation methods, Costa Rica will host the first Bicycle Expo , an event that is very popular in other Latin American countries such as Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina. “Bicycle Expo (Expo Bici) hopes to promote the practice of urban cycling as an alternative method of transportation and an active lifestyle in ...

This Saturday, March 25th is the selected date for the Tamarindo Art Wave Exhibition, presenting fine art, live performances, live music, workshops, etc. which will fill the Garden Plaza in the beach town of Tamarindo. The event comes as celebration of the first anniversary of the Tamarindo Art Wave Foundation, which supports local artists with the purpose of consolidating an Art Center where t...

Costa Rica’s Short Film Festival invites local producers to submit their works from now until Saturday, March 25. Costa Rican nationals and residents alike are invited to submit their short films to the event which is quickly growing in popularity. The festival’s second edition will hold screenings from June 23-25 at the Costa Rican Journalists Association office across from Parque La Sabana an...

The manga, anime, comics and television Matsuri International Convention will take place April 1st and 2nd at Costa Rica’s National Stadium. Austin Amelio, American actor known for his role as Dwight in the popular TV series The Walking Dead, will be participating in the festival, signing autographs, taking photos with fans, Meet and Greet and will be part of a discussion panel focused exclusiv...

Chuck Berry, who duck-walked his way into the pantheon of rock 'n' roll pioneers as one of its most influential guitarists and lyricists, creating raucous anthems that defined the genre's sound and heartbeat, died on Saturday at his Missouri home. He was 90. Police in St. Charles County, outside St. Louis, said they were called to Berry's home by a caretaker and found him unresponsive. Efforts ...

An iconic portrait of China's Communist leader Mao Zedong by Andy Warhol will be up for auction for the first time in China on April 1 at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. The portrait, dating back to 1973, is expected to fetch between $12 million and $15 million. "It is the most expensive painting from a western artist in Sotheby's Hong Kong," the auction house's Asia head Isaure de Viel Castel said ...

The last Sunday of each month, starting at 11 a.m., the National Museum in downtown San José fills with music that captivates crowds of up to 300 people. This is the 10th year that the San José Concert Band will offer concerts on the last Sunday of each month. Seating is limited, and you must arrive early to reserve a seat. Locals enter free (with id) and foreign visitors must pay the museum ad...

German power metal bound Helloween will perform a concert in Costa Rica next October 23 as part of their tour Pumpkins United. This event has the particularity of bringing together the current members of the band and the founders of the same. The concert will take place at the BN Arena in Hatillo and it is the only stop in Central America. The production company Black Line Productions explai...

March 17th through March 19th more than 150 artistic shows will take over San Jose, in the 13th edition of Transitarte Summer Festival. Transitarte is part of the initiatives of the San José Municipality to provide artistic and cultural events to the population and part of the efforts to recover the use of public spaces, it is also an option for foreign visitors to get to know the Costa Rican c...

Actors Matt McGorry and Jack Falahee from the popular television series How to Get Away With Murder spent a few days vacationing in Costa Rica, and stayed at the Four Seasons Resort in Papagayo, Guanacaste. McGorry shared a photo in his Twitter and Facebook accounts confirming their presence in the country and explaining they had initially planned to travel to Brazil for the Carnivals but forg...

A little-known Salvador Dali portrait of his sister, a work out of the public eye for nearly a century, was sold at auction Thursday in London for 1.8 million pounds ($2.2 million). "Figure in Profile," sold at the Bonhams auction house's Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, is among a diverse range of portraits the prominent 20th-century Surrealist artist painted in the 1920s with Anna Maria Dal...

Actress Jane Fonda revealed that she was raped and sexually abused as a girl in an interview published Thursday by Net-A-Porter magazine. "I've been raped, I've been sexually abused as a child and I've been fired because I wouldn't sleep with my boss," the two-time Oscar winner said. "I always thought it was my fault. That I didn't do or say the right thing," she added. Fonda's remarks c...

The National Symphonic Orchestra hosts virtuoso American violinist Philippe Quint as guest soloist this Friday, March 3, and again on Sunday, March 5, in the first 2017 Season concert at the National Theater, said the orchestra. The OSN returns to San José's glorious rennaissance theater under the baton of Conductor Carl St. Clair, who has led the group since 2014. Philippe Quint, who has wo...

If you love horses, but topes, the traditional Costa Rican horse parades, aren't your thing, you might enjoy the Spanish purebred horse fair starting Thursday, March 2 and lasting through the weekend. The event is free and open to the public, and will run daily from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m (see program here). It will feature equestrian exhibitions, special theme nights, children's entertainment...

"Moonlight" won the Oscar for best film, after the musical "La La Land" was incorrectly announced as the winner in the category. Actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who were the presenters of the night's biggest and most awaited category, mistakenly announced "La La Land" as the winner. *Video at the end* When the entire "La La Land" team went up on stage and began their acceptance speech...

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards® nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on February 25th, 2017 for the 15th annual 'Night Before' party to benefit MPTF. Funds raised during the now-legendary evening will be used to support MPTF (Motion Picture and Television Fund) in providing social services and financial assistance to the en...

Back in October, 2016, actress Emma Stone, participated in the segment 73'Questions by Vogue magazine, where she was asked "What country in the world would you love to visit?" Her response was: "Oh man,there's too many to name...let's go with Costa Rica". Today, in a unique initiative, Costa Rica's President, Luis Guillermo Solís, published a video on his Facebook page, playing the piano and in...

Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m., the first Street Food Festival in Costa Rica will bring you a wide choice of delicious culinary options. Twenty food trucks, among them Wiches, Garibaldi, Papata, La Ventanita Meraki, Delitruck and La Cebichería, will be present at this festival that will take place at the Kölbi Event Center in Parque Viva, La Guácima, Alajuela. Different flavors and styles hope ...

American actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie on Saturday will screen in Siem Reap the movie "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers," the first Hollywood movie on the Khmer Rouge genocide, shot completely in Khmer and in Cambodia. "I wanted to understand what my son's birth parents may have gone through. And I wanted to know him better and I wanted to know this country better,...

Move Concerts has released the ticket information for the Ed Sheeran concert that will take place in Costa Rica June 6th. The cheapest ticket will sell for ¢28.750 colones (around $50 USD) while the most expensive one will have a cost of ¢92.000 (close to $165 USD). As usual American Express cardholders will have purchase priority, and they’ll be able to acquire their tickets starting Mond...

Two years ago, also coinciding with Valentines’ Day, the first movie of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy was released; and now the second installment of the erotic romance novel is premiering in local theaters. The wait has been long, the first book was originally published in 2011 and it was not until 2015 that the fans all over the world were able to enjoy the big-screen version. The second p...

American film star George Clooney and his wife are expecting twins in June, a TV talk-show personality said Thursday. The news partially confirms information last month from Lebanon - where Clooney's wife, human rights attorney Amal Clooney was born - indicating the couple was expecting twins in March. "Beyonce is not the only superstar expecting twins. Congratulations are in order for Georg...

The 6th annual Costa Rica Blues Festival is scheduled to take place on February 18th starting at 11 a.m. and it will extend through 11 p.m. at the Costa Rica Sailing Center in Playa Potrero, Guanacaste. Featuring the likes of: Diunna Greenleaf and Blue Mercy from Houston, Texas; The Chris Ruest Trio featuring Gene Taylor from Austin, Texas; Donnie Walsh & The Leatherbacks from Canada, Blues...

March 4 and 5 Costa Rica will experience a British Invasion from the talented hands and voices of the Philharmonic Orchestra. This will be the first concert of the 2017 season, and it will include music by: Queen, Yes, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, The Police and many more. The tickets will be available for purchase starting this weekend through SpecialTi...

The "Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin, said that after the release of an album produced by Stevie Wonder in September, she would no longer perform live, ending a 56-year career as one of the most influential artists in the United States. "I must tell you, I am retiring this year," the 74-year-old Franklin said in an interview with Detroit's WDIV television. "This will be my last year. I will be ...

By Wendy Anders February is summer in Costa Rica, and the month of free concerts. It’s when the National Symphony Orchestra (OSN), a top notch and versatile group, hits the road for public concerts around the country before launching their official classical music season at the National Theater. This year, they join with the classy mellow rock group Suite Doble, Costa Rican pop singer Carlos...

American jazz bassist Matthew Garrison, will be performing live at the Jazz Café in Escazú, February 16. The New York musician described by the New York Times as ¨an electric bass virtuoso¨ will be presenting a Jazz Performance with electronic elements alongside Costa Rican artists David Vargas (drums) and Carlos ¨Tapado¨ Vargas (percussion), as well as New York producer/bassist Dan Freeman ...