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Costa
Rica Celebrated in Memphis
Residents of Tennessee don't
have to go far get a taste of
Costa Rica this year, as the
"Memphis in May" celebrations
honour Costa Rica this year.
Each year, Memphis honors a
different foreign country with
its monthlong Memphis in May
International Festival, focusing
on music, art, food and
multicultural fun through a
stacked and varied schedule.
For the 30th anniversary event
in 2006, Costa Rica is the
country being honoured, and
throughout May, visitors can
sample an array of Costa Rican
cultural color.
Among them: The Memphis Botanic
Garden offers visitors a chance
to spy some Costa Rican wildlife
with the "Experience the
Butterflies of Costa Rica"
exhibit, and the Memphis Brooks
Museum of Art offers a peek at
works in its "Memphis in May
Celebrates Costa Rica"
exhibition, on loan from the
Museo de Arte Costarricense.
Costa Rican sounds figure
prominently too, including
singer-songwriter Luis Angel
Castro's stop at the Stax Museum
of American Soul Music on May
12.
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