Hola Salseros!

You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating Mojitos 5th Anniversary Friday, August 21st and Saturday August 22nd. This event is by invitation only and includes complimentary admission and drinks from our special anniversary drink menu from 10pm to 12am. Please send your full name and the full name of your guest, along with the day you wish to attend to mojitosboston@gmail.com.

The celebration begins at 9:00 on both days with a free salsa lesson followed by performances and other surprises. This will be the most talked about event of the year. We hope you can join us to celebrate this important milestone with us. As always proper dress is required, 21+. For more information call 617-834-0552. Don't forget to check out the pictures online at http://www.mojitosboston.com

48 Winter St., Boston, MA 02108

Please join us for a summer cruise party aboard the Majestic Princess, followed by a party at Vinalia. Bring your friends, significant other, or come solo and flirt, laugh and meet interesting people from around the world. This event is co-organized by Cocobolo - Latin State of Mind.

Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 7:00pm
$25 in advance, $35 at the dock if tickets are still available
Rowes Wharf

7pm – Majestic Princess departs from Rowes Wharf (rain or shine), we will have wine tasting on board :)
9.30pm - Return to Rowes Wharf followed by after party at Vinalia, 101 Arch St, Boston. Latin music: romantic rumba and playful salsa - even samba and Caribbean calypso. (Vinalia has a dress code, so this is your chance to dress up! Please leave flip-flops and such like at home.)

Buy advance tickets here:
http://sylvia-rozwadowska.ticketleap.com/buy-tickets/parties/caribean-party/boston/4BF55588-81D9-45EA-B3DB-256968684BA

A ticket covers:
- cruise
- entry to Vinalia
- mini-spa services courtesy of Deb Sarhanis-Arbonne International (massage upon request)
- wine sampling and light appetizers
- Cocobolo gift bag (for those who join Cocobolo on Facebook)

*A portion of the proceeds will go to support a promotional campaign for Congolese fashion designers.

Invitation:
http://www.paperlesspost.com/events/19178-7b493914/guests/473315-50f8ba30/card

NEWS FLASH! Anderson Mendes, Brazilian Salsa & Samba Champion will be in Boston from August 23-25, teaching group & private lessons!

Salsa On2 --Sunday, Aug 23 (with MetaMovements)

Location: 119 Windsor Street, Cambridge
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
(Beginners welcome, but will be with a separate MetaMovements Instructor)

Samba de Gafieira --Tuesday, Aug 25 (with Moves & Vibes Co)
Location: Benfica Club; 178 Elm St, Cambridge
Beginner Lesson: 7:00-8:30 pm
Intermediate/Advanced: 8:30-10:00 pm

For More Info or to Register:
http://www.metamovements.com/Anderson.html
Check out Anderson's videos:
Salsa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-fuvfFFkoA
Samba de Gafieira:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=areZTqmog6I&feature=PlayList&p=99D721F7FD3573B5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37

Anara Frank
MetaMovements Salsa Dance Company
www.metamovements.com
(617) 905-3276--cell
(617) 983-1418--office

Tickets available at Ticketmaster

Tickets also available at:
Franklin CD in Jamaica Plain
Princesita Chelsea
Poder Musical East Boston
D & B Auto Sound in Lynn

HYM and Salsalort are partnering up to bring you a new Dance and Fitness Center in Somerville. The location is 313 Highland Ave. and it is scheduled to open it's doors at the end of August.

The grand opening is August 24th - 30th and will include an open house where people can try out dance classes for free and a series of other social and performance events. More details coming soon.

Go to our website www.WRDanceFitness.com (which is still under construction) and sign up to receive information. The first 100 to sign up will receive a $10 credit towards any group or drop in classes.

http://www.WRDanceFitness.com

Special Showing
Salsa Dancing In Paintings
Art By Andres Giraldo

It’s the Salsa music and the dancing that inspires me to paint. As a Passionate painter and dancer, I saw the similarities of both worlds and wanted to express them all in one. In both I use color, movement, form composition, imagination, creativity, spontaneity, improvisation, and flavor.
Enjoy my choreography!!

Andres Giraldo's paintings will be exhibited at The Savant Project Restaurant, for the month of August.
Come join Andres for an Art show opening/closing, have a drink, eat some delicious food, listen to great salsa music, and check out his art work.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Opening/Closing Party
from 7pm to 9pm
8pm Dance Performance.

The Savant Project
1625 Tremont St. Boston, Ma 02120
http://www.thesavantproject.com
Enjoy the menu of our very own salsa friend
Executive Chef. Estuart Rojas

Original painting & prints of Andres' art work are available for sale.
Contact Andres at sonerito@aol.com or visit http://www.salsaycontrol.com to view samples.

Estimada Comunidad Hispana de MA:

Después de cuarenta y dos años de celebración del Festival Puertorriqueno de MA y un sin números de celebraciones Puertorriqueñas en la Ciudad de Boston; por primera vez en su historia se llevará a cabo bien temprano una actividad de recaudación de fondos para el 2010.

Esta actividad se llevará acabo el 28 de agosto del 2009, en el Cedar Hall de Lebanon, 61 Rockwood Street, Jamaica Plains, a las 7:00 PM. Dicha actividad ayudará, abrir las puertas a una nueva era de actividades de esta organización.

Es hora que los Puertorriqueños digan presente y apoyen el inicio y preparativos del futuro Festival Puertorriqueño, en sus cuarenta y tres aniversario.

En este evento se estará presentando Paquito Acosta junto a la Orquesta Tropical, además estarán, el Grupo Yáqua de David Morales y el gran Espectáculo de los jóvenes Mime Statuz.

Como parte de la Recaudación de Fondos, contaremos con una rifa, el costo de esta es $1.00 el boleto ó 12 boletos por $10.00. La rifa consiste en:

 Un viaje ida y vuelta a Puerto Rico
 Una pintura, 39”x 51”por ese gran pintor ZACH
 Bola firmada por el Gran Pelotero Mariano Rivera, N.Y. Yankees

Departe de la Junta Ejecutiva del Festival Puertorriqueño, les damos las gracias por anticipado por su cooperación, para que este Festival sea un éxito el Próximo año.

Sinceramente,
Reyito Santiago
Prsidente
Festival Puertorriqueño de MA, Inc.

Nota: Estén pendientes para la próxima actividad.



GOOGLE TRANSLATION (gotta love it... -ed)

Hispanic Community Dear MA:

After forty-two years to celebrate the Puerto Rican Festival in MA and a number of Puerto Rican celebrations in the City of Boston for the first time in its history will take place early a fundraising activity for 2010.

This activity will take place on August 28, 2009, in Cedar Hall in Lebanon, 61 Rockwood Street, Jamaica Plains, at 7:00 PM. This activity will help open doors to a new era of activities of this organization.

It is time that Puertorriqueños say this and support the initiation and preparation of future Puerto Rican Festival, in its forty-three years.

The event will be presenting alongside Paquito Acosta Orquesta Tropical also be the Yaque Group David Morales and the great spectacle of young Statuz Mime.

As part of fundraising, we will have a raffle, the cost of this ticket is $ 1.00 or 12 tickets for $ 10.00. The raffle consists of:

 A return trip to Puerto Rico
 A painting, 39 "x 51" by that great painter Zach
 ball player signed by Major Mariano Rivera, NY Yankees

Department of the Executive Board of the Puerto Rican Festival, we thank you in advance for your cooperation to make this Festival a success next year.

Sincerely,
Reyito Santiago
Prsidente
Puerto Rican Festival of MA, Inc.


Note: Be still for the next activity.

Manolo Presents for all my Salsaholics

THE NEW YORK SALSA PARTY
Saturday, August 29th, 9pm-2am

- Free Cha-cha Lesson 9pm-10pm
- Performance by Carlos & Mabel
- Boston’s DJ Rob Hernan
- Wear Something Yellow
- At "The Spot", 286 Thayer Street, Providence RI
- Admission $10

LATINO PUBLIC BROADCASTING PRESENTS NEW SEASON OF
VOCES
SERIES FEATURES FILMS ABOUT CELIA CRUZ, TITO PUENTE AND MORE
AIRS SEPTMBER/OCTOBER 2009 ON WGBH
FILMS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE VIEWING AT HTTP://WWW.VOCES.TV

Acclaimed actor Edward James Olmos will introduce each week’s program. Says Olmos: “Our Latino culture is deeply woven into the fabric of American life -- one doesn’t exist without the other. These Latino stories presented in this new season of VOCES -- Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Chilean, and Peruvian stories -- are above all American stories and VOCES is the only series devoted to bringing these terrific films to a national audience.”

Screeners are available and the filmmakers and subjects are available for interviews. Complete information and downloadable images are available at http:///www.voces.tv.

[Selected Episodes--see website for full listings -ed]

VOCES – 2009 Series Lineup on WGBH

Sunday, September 13 at 1PM
Celia the Queen by Joe Cardona

Celia the Queen is a loving look at the amazing life and legacy of a woman whose voice symbolized the soul of a nation and captured the hearts of fans worldwide. Erupting onto the Cuban music scene as the lead singer for La Sonora Matancera, Celia Cruz broke down barriers of racism and sexism. With the powerful weapon of her voice and the warm tolerance of her heart, Celia soon became all things to all people. The film shows the diversity of the people whose lives she touched, from stars like Quincy Jones, Andy Garcia, and Wyclef Jean to ordinary people all over the world who loved not only her music but her incredible spirit. A co-presentation with National Black Programming Consortium.

Sunday, October 18 at 1PM
Tito Puente: The King of Latin Music by George Rivera

Of all the musicians who have contributed to the popularity of Latin music, none is more recognized than the man known simply as “The King,” Tito Puente. His family, friends and colleagues all pay homage here: Bill Cosby, Marc Anthony, Armand Assante, Geraldo Rivera, Jimmy Smits, Paquito D’Rivera and many more. The life of this influential bandleader, percussionist and composer – and one of the most charismatic performers of all time – is recalled through archival footage and interviews as well as excerpts from one of his last concerts.