Category Archives: Special Event

Meet, Greet and Watch a Film!

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With three Events of the Arts in a week, including last week’s ArtsFest 2026; the upcoming Italo-Argentino Operetta at Cascatas del Bosque at 3:00 pm February 22, and the SVBC Movie Night/Annual Meeting, you’d think San Vito had transmogrified into a high-falutin’ International Arts and Music destination (!).

Reminder — let’s make it even better: members and guests are invited to the Wilson Garden/Las Cruces Reception building around 5:00 pm this Sunday, February 22, where you can meet Filmmaker Tomas Koeck who will host his beautiful and riveting movie “Flyway of Life”.

Soda, cookies, appetizers, beer and wine will be served. We’ll start with a brief wrap-up of the club’s 2025 activities.

Please remember to bring your 2026 dues ($30 individual, $50 family — or the colones equivalent) for the Red Collection Box at the door. And, please, drop a helpful donation for the aperitifs and savories into the Green Collection Box.

This Sunday Afternoon: An Original Operetta by Jose Ippolito

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Local musician, artist and friend of the San Vito Bird Club, Jose Ippolito, is pleased to present an original Operetta of his own creation, free of charge to our friends and neighbors of San Vito on Sunday, Feb. 22 at Cascata del Bosco…3pm.

Please join us for this romantic, unique and inspiring presentation.

Afterward, please join the San Vito Bird Club at the Wilson Botanical Garden (OTS Las Cruces), for a screening of the documentary movie, ‘Flyway of Life’…5pm. See this site for more information.

Truly, an afternoon of culture to be remembered; and good fellowship.

Save This Date: Sunday, February 22

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For something a little different, mark your calendars to join the SVBC for an unexpected evening treat: a MOVIE!

We will convene in the Reception Building’s Conference Room at Las Cruces at 5:00 pm for snacks and conviviality prior to a personal showing of ‘Flyway of Life‘ — a new film about migration by Tomas Koeck. (Do not be fooled by the date on the photo above: we will see it four Sundays from now: February 22, 2026!)

Tomas will be with us to introduce the movie and then answer questions and converse with us afterward.

The movie is in English — its only flaw for our showing — but the visuals are enchanting. And, if you are learning English, here is a good and entertaining practice.

The amazing guacamole from the kitchen of SVBC Member Terry Farling will be available along with other finger foods plus soda, beer and wine. And we’ll have a donation box where you can help us offset the cost of these comestibles.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FUN AND FESTIVE EVENING!!

We Have a Surprise for You!

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Our local members have undoubtedly noticed San Vito has no movie theaters, yes? So what happens? We watch movies on our TVs, desktops, laptops, tablets and phones. . . .

But on February 22, we can all watch a movie together — a beautifully-filmed, inspiring and timely film, The Flyway of Life by Tomas Koeck.

Yes, it is about birds (also other creatures), nature, the beauty found in nature, geography, landscapes, struggle, success and defeat. Some of it was filmed right here.

It is going to be an unforgettable evening and FREE to San Vito Bird Club members.

Please pay your membership dues today! You can do that by clicking on ‘Support the Club’ on the Home Page of this website if you want to use PayPal. Or you can pay by cash to Peter Wendell or Alison Olivieri: $30.00 (C15,000) Individual Membership or $50.00 (C25,000 Family Membership).

Be on the lookout! We want the fill the seats for this unusual Annual Meeting, Please join us — it will be astonishing! And we’ll have snacks, soft drinks, beer and wine at the event.

Stay tuned for more posts on this upcoming event.

Detectives de Aves Had a Great Year!

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As you can see by the exciting video below (just click on the image to play!), elementary and secondary students in San Vito and Sabalito had a banner year with Detectives de Aves classes taught by the wonderful people of Finca Cántaros.

The Finca Cántaros Environmental Association team reached 184 students: 81 primary students and 103 secondary students! This was accomplished by weekly visits to schools and through a pilot collaboration with the Sabalito Natural Reserve that funded site visits for several high school classes with mornings of ‘mini-modules’ and birding. Plans are in the works for continuing this successful model next year.

We’re sure we don’t need to tell you that costs are going up — even here in San Vito — and we want to help the FCEA continue teaching this amazing education program from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

You can send a donation directly to Cántaros. If you prefer to send it to us, we will make sure it gets into the Cántaros coffers immediately and will be earmarked for Detectives de Aves. Thank you, as always, for your generous support.

Name That Red: a New Birding Challenge!

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Introducing a Brand New Contest

You send us a list of all the birds you can think of with red-related names.

Rule #1: have to be real birds

Rule #2: doesn’t matter how weird the color sounds as long as it’s kinda red

Ready? Set? GO!

We will wait a week from the first submission and then announce the winner. A local winner will be treated to a fancy barista-type coffee; an international winner will receive some local coffee in the mail.

HONORABLE MENTION: The Bird FKA Cherrie’s Tanager — don’t even try this one; let us introduce you to George Kruck Cherrie (1865-1948) who endured upwards of 40 Central and South American expeditions, including Theodore Roosevelt’s South American Expedition of 1913-14. From 1889-1897, he worked as a bird curator at the Costa Rica National Museum in San Jose (!) and the Field Museum in Chicago . . . there’s more — he was busy.

Come for a Bird Walk on Sunday, June 22!

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We will wait for you at the Las Cruces Biological Station Reception Building at 7:00 am.

As usual, we’ll have binoculars to lend plus birds to see and hear.

After the walk — about an hour — we’ll have coffee and a social hour in the Dining Room.

Cake may appear — you never know!

If you would like to join the Bird Club for 2025, please bring $40 or C 20,000 for an individual or $50 (C 25,000) for a family. Thank you in advance for your support!

Sunday Morning Bird Walk!

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Take advantage of the morning sun and join us for a guided Bird Walk this Sunday, May 11, at Las Cruces/Wilson Botanical Garden.

We will meet at the Reception Building at 7:00 am and have binoculars to share.

This walk is free and open to the public, so please bring your friends, neighbors and family.

We have an excellent chance to see AND hear the beautiful Streak-headed Woodcreeper while we are there.

This photo was taken by Helen LeVasseur.

Coffee and social hour follow the Bird Walk — come one, come all!

Upcoming Art and Nature Events: Saturday and Sunday

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On our last Bird Walk (Sunday, January 12) we were surprised and delighted to have seen a White-winged Tanager. These beautiful birds stay high in the canopy and are easy to miss, but this one was lower than usual and gave us a thrill.

Photo by Charlie Gomez

This Sunday (January 26), we will have another Bird Walk at the Wilson Botanical Garden/OTS Las Cruces Biological Research Station, at 7:00 am. As usual, we’ll meet at the Reception building and have binoculars to lend. Who knows what wonder awaits — this is why we go!

Dinner to Support the Arts

From natural beauty and art to created beauty and art, please make a reservation for a fundraising dinner at Cascata del Bosco on Saturday, January 25 to support the forthcoming Arts Fest Coto Brus 2025. Go to the website: http://www.artsfestcotobrus.com or use WhatsApp +1 (970) 759-9262 to reserve your dinner choice. In addition, music to dine by will be provided by Roger Madison — a wonderful evening is in store

And here is the White-winger Tanager again, from a different angle (because we just can’t get enough of this bird…..):

Another photo from Charlie Gomez

Bird Walk on Sunday, November 17

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Take Two: we will try again this Sunday for a Bird Walk — wish us luck!

Our last attempt was two weeks ago and we were chased away by rain (continuing to fall as I write . . .).

In between drops, however, birds and butterflies are still about so please meet us at the Las Cruces Reception Building at 7:00 am.

We’ll be there for the usual free, open-to-the-public Bird/Nature Walk — your friends and family are invited.

We will have binoulars to lend and, as always, beautiful sights to see.

Crimson-fronted Parakeet, a Wilson Botanical Garden/Las Cruces regular.