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Wow!  Is it Fall already?  The leaves on my tree are turning as we speak!  Where did the summer go?  But what a summer it was, with Salsa literally EXPLODING across Boston.  If there's any indication from the Salsa Congress last week, Boston is most thoroughly on the international Salsa map, something to be proud of certainly.  Glad to be part of it personally.  Nevertheless, this job at SalsaBoston HQ gets harder and harder as more events and nights spring up, more competition between promoters, more information to keep up to date, more "Salsa politics", etc.  I'm trying to stay out of all that directly, and SalsaBoston continues to concentrate on continuing to bring you the best Salsa around, right here, from the original "All Salsa All Night, by Salseros for Salseros".  Yep, that's us.

Why am I rambling?  No idea!  But thanks for listening!  On to the
substance:

Join us tonight at An Tua Nua, for the usual *fabulous* night of Casino Rueda followed by Salsa Lessons with Johnny and Kelly, and Salsa all night!

AND!  Now every SUNDAY, SalsaBoston brings you Salsa at Mojitos! Similar in format to Wednesdays at An Tua Nua, it features DJ D. Martinez and DJ Hernan.  Lesson at 8:30, dancing until closing.  This event will be upstairs on the beautiful dancefloor, and will feature SalsaBoston's ALL SALSA format (_not_ a mix of Salsa and Latin).  Join us!  For the grand opening, RSVP for $5 off the cover. THIS EVENT IS 19+ (guys and ladies) www.salsaboston.com/mojitosundays

If you missed the Congress or if you enjoyed it but didn't make it to the congress shop, the DVD will be out by mid October at the latest and probably sooner, and also Congress embroidered shirts (mens and ladies), caps, and hand towels are available.  We still have a lot of things to pay for this year, so every purchase helps out.  Shirts and the video are $20 each, and the caps and towels $10.  Buy any two and you get $5 off, so the video and a shirt would be $35. www.salsaboston.com/congress/shop  We'll also have everything for sale at An Tua Nua tonight.

Finally,

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Saturday, October 22:
SalsaBoston and Dile present the

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         Fall Salsa Bash, featuring "Dile"
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"Dile" is Boston's hottest new Salsa Band which debuted live at the Boston Salsa Congress.  We'll have LIVE HOT Salsa all night, plus a special workshop and some extra surprises. Location TBA still, but it might be the Knights of Columbus (and ya'll know we can fix a place up for some good atmosphere).  We expect about 400+ there.  All ages as well.  It will be a fantastic Salsa night! Tickets will be available online and from various outlets.


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In this issue:
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>> SalsaBoston Events:
- Salsa Sundays at Mojitos
- Salsa Night on Wednesdays at An Tua Nua
- Salsa Cruises--book your 2006 groups now

>> This Week's Mailbag


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SALSABOSTON EVENTS
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Salsa Sundays at Mojitos with SalsaBoston
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Salsa Upstairs at Mojitos Lounge
Featuring DJ D Martinez and DJ Hernan
All salsa all night.
Beginner and intermediate lesson at 8:30
19+, ladies and guys
$10 cover, +$2 for lessons
Opening Sept. 25
www.salsaboston.com/mojitosundays
RSVP for discounts


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Salsa Night at An Tua Nua with SalsaBoston
every Wednesday
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Have you checked out our new home yet?!!  It's a great space and it's getting even better

835 Beacon St., 1 block outbound from Kenmore Square, near Fenway Park
SalsaBoston: (617) 513-9841
An Tua Nua: (617) 262-2121 (for directions only)
More details and directions: www.salsaboston.com/antuanua

7:45pm: Casino Rueda Lessons with Jam'Nastics, all levels
8:45pm: Salsa with Johnny and Kelly, beginner and intermediate NOTE!!! Classes start 15 minutes earlier now because we have to close at 1am.

10pm-1am: Salsa Dance with DJ Hernan and DJ D. Martinez

$10 cover, $2 per lesson additional, 21+ after 10pm
Call 617-513-9841 for details about Salsa Night
For a discount coupon, visit the website.

An Tua Nua is a great contemporary Irish bar & grill on Beacon Street just outside of Kenmore Square (only about 3 blocks from Sophia's).  In the back they have a dance club about the same size as the upstairs at Sophia's, with a sizable dance floor that holds about 150 people, a bar, and plenty of lounge seating. 

Close to the green line (St. Mary's on the C train), plenty of street and lot parking.

Irish/America/Bar food available until 10pm.  I have eaten there, it is tasty and modestly priced.

Note: they have Karaoke with my man Kev MacDaddy in the front portion of the bar when you walk in, but don't let that scare you... Salsa is in the back room!  Full Bar.  Please check your coat.

More info and directions: www.salsaboston.com/antuanua



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Boston Harbor Salsa Cruises, each summer
Book your corporate and group parties now
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Interested in a fun corporate outing?  Inquire now about 2006 groups and private charters.  Learn more about what Boston's best kept secret is about at the 2005 season website: www.salsaboston.com/cruise


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 This Week's Mailbag
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1) Mojitos live music Thursdays
2) Havana Thursdays moves to Bar 33
3) Casa Esperanza celebrates 20yrs of recovery: benefit Oct 21
4) Gian Carlo gigs
5) Salsa Rueda Congress in Miami, Nov 11-13

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This and every THURSDAY Mojitos is proud to offer the best live Latin entertainment in Boston. The area's most talented musicians have joined together to play Salsa at Mojitos!

The "sound is superb and the beat stirs your soul, you cant stop dancing..."

Mojitos Lounge
48 Winter St.
Boston, MA 02108

***Live SALSA all night beginning at 9pm with dance lessons and not ending until 2am*** ***FREE entrance and FREE Sangria between the hours of 9pm and 10pm (ask for David Mendoza at the door!)***

THURSDAY:
The Mojitos House band is made up of the area's most talented musicians (including Pablo Bencid and Leo Blanco) who have joined together to play an uptempo lineup of Salsa to dance to.

Now with Lessons by Dan Marshall, 9-10:30

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2)
Big news: effective this week, Havana Thursdays will move from Mantra to Bar 33. Why the move? First, we can start the evening earlier (salsa lesson at 9:30, salsa dance party at 10:15). Second, we can have greater consistency every week. (No half-Persian nights... No Reggaeton until
1am.) I really loved the space at Mantra - and we had some great times and met lots of cool new people there - but moving the party to upstairs at Bar 33 will make it a lot better. 

 33 Restaurant & Lounge, 33 Stanhope Street, Back Bay, Boston
    * 9:30-10:15pm Beginner Salsa Lesson w/ Jeff
    * 10:15pm-2am Salsa Dance Party w/ DJ Cuban Jeff
    * $10. Ages: 21+. Full Bar. Fashionable dress is encouraged.

Please come out and support "Back Bay Salsa" - and meet cool new people
- this Thursday!

This week's other quick notes:

* Salsa Thursdays at Bar 33 - The opening of Boston's most stylish salsa night w/ DJ Cuban Jeff
* Friday Night Salsa - a great, big, fun party with 300+ salseros!
* Swing Sundays is a blast - join us this week!
* Mambo Mondays at Green St Grill is Boston's salsa house party

For more information, visit www.HavanaClubSalsa.com or email Jeff@HavanaClubSalsa.com


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3)
Info:
Casa Esperanza celebrates 20yrs of recovery!!  Join us for our first annual gala benefit event on Friday, October 21st at the Seaport Hotel. The VIP reception begins at 6p.m., followed by the awards ceremony, dinner and dancing at 7p.m.  Music by D.J. Sugar Roy and salsa performances by Hacha y Machete!!

VIP Reception: $175
Awards/Dinner: $150
Tables: $1250 (10 reservations).
Program ads are available from $50-$750.

For more information please contact Diliana De Jesus at 617-445-1104 x18 or by email at ddejesus@casaesperanza.org

Casa Esperanza was Massachusett's first Latino substance abuse treatment program.  It's mission is to help men and women to recover from alcoholism and drug addiction, gain the skills they need to be self-sufficient, contributing membrs of society and to repair and strengthen families torn apart by substance abuse.


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4) Hello Fanaticos,
   The summer withers and the winter gigs start to bloom. Here are a couple of them. Both are very important. One is at Ryle's this coming Friday . On Saturday, Balaton will open jet another venue for Latin music in Boston. Hoffa's is the place in Harvard Sqr. where Chili's use to be; very close to the Charles hotel. If you show in force, we will have another wonderful place to hang out every Saturday. We have two weeks to prove this to the owner. The dance floor is beautiful, the ambiance superb and the staff seems friendly.


Gian Carlo and Balaton
at Ryles
on Friday Sep. 30 from 10 -12:30
Manolo Mairena/soneo-percussion
Roberto Cassan/ accordion
Luis Blanco/congas-vocals
Alex Alvear/bass-vocals
Roberto Alcala/piano
Gian Carlo Buscaglia/vocals-guitar

    There will be no Latin Night on July 29th at Zuzu.

Friday Sep. 30
Ryles
212 Hampshire St. Cambridge, MA
(617) 876-9330
10-12:30
$12 cover

Gian Carlo and Balaton
at Hoffa's
Sat.  Oct. 1st and 8th
10-12:45

Sat. Oct. 1st and 8th
Hoffa's Swiss Alps
Restaurant, Bar and Lounge
114 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
(617) 354-5300 tel.

Gracias Fanaticos,
Gian Carlo

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5)
Salsa Rueda Congress of the Americas 2005 being held in Miami on November 11-13, 2005!

Come to a salsa congress that celebrates the diversity of the different styles of salsa and mambo dancing and music, and supports unity through salsa. Three days of fun and parties and competitions. Please make your hotel reservations when you receive this email to hold your space at the great rate we have secured for Miami in November. And, We are going to break the Guinness record made this summer for the world's largest rueda on Saturday of our convention. We have a salsa cruise coming through Miami that weekend, and the cruise attendees are going to join us on our welcome party on Thursday night at the hotel. We invite all of our local salsa and mambo dancers to join them and have a fun party and weekend.

Billy Fajardo, Henry Herrera, in association with Albert Torres Productions presents the Salsa Rueda Congress of the Americas 2005 being held in Miami on November 11-13, 2005!
The time to register and reserve your rooms is now. Register on line at http://www.salsaruedacongress.com/

We invite all of the salseros and salseras who want to escape the routine of everyday life and join us this special event in Miami.  You will be welcomed at the Radisson Hotel Miami, located at 1601 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL, USA. The excitement is in the air. The only Salsa and Casino Rueda Congress in the world. On a grand scale, this spectacular event is sure to entice anyone who is in love with the rhythms of Salsa and enjoys the variety of salsa dance styles. This Congress will offer you lots of fun, sun and lots of Salsa Dancing! Miami is considered the home of all the salseros from around the world, especially the Salsa Casino Rueda Dancers! So, now is your time to shine and enjoy doing what you like the most!

This is your opportunity to increase your knowledge by learning from the best instructors from around the world. The Congress includes 42 Workshops, covering Salsa Casino Rueda, mambo, LA Style Salsa, Rumba, Cha-Cha-Cha, Ladies and Men Styling, and much more... Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Levels.



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