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La Ley will reschedule concert after FIAsco

Culture Minister Elizabeth Fonseca told La Nación that 3,400 tickets to the rescheduled show would be distributed free among the residents of Aserrí, Desamparados and Acosta — the three communities where the 2015 International Arts Festival's main events were supposed to take place. Another 1,800 will be put up for sale, the daily reported.

How Costa Rica’s 2015 International Arts Festival flopped

This year's International Arts Festival has been plenty entertaining so far — just not in the way the Costa Rican government intended. Instead of people mapping out a schedule to squeeze in as much music and culture as possible, they're gossiping indignantly about how the festival's organizers could have possibly messed it up quite this badly.

PHOTOS: Despite hiccups, International Arts Festival draws crowds

If you hadn’t heard the drama, you would think everything had gone exactly as planned.

FIA-sco! Arts Festival delayed, afternoon events cancelled in Alajuelita and Acosta

Before you head to the International Arts Festival (FIA), be advised: Most of the events scheduled for Alajuelita and San Ignacio de Acosta have been cancelled.

Crash course: Your guide to the International Arts Festival’s first weekend

Since 1989, FIA has been a major event, but this year it’s bigger than ever. Hundreds of artists are participating. Venues are scattered across the Central Valley. And the 11-day schedule is so dense with activity that looking at the program too long will make you cross-eyed.
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