On Tuesday, Jan 29th ( 5:30 pm - 7:30pm), the Greater Cincinnati NSHMBA Chapter hosted its annual Winter Celebration. Close to 50 NSHMBA Members and friends joined to celebrate the accomplishments of the chapter in 2007 at The Scripps Center. They also met the new Board of Directors, other members and sponsors and learned all about the exciting plans for 2008.
Jason Riveiro, President of LULAC Cincinnati chapter, was named by CityBeat their "Person of the Year", for "smashing stereotypes, promoting human righs, giving voice to the voiceless"
To learn more about LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens), please visit the National Web site: www.lulac.org, and to join the Cincinnati Chapter, visit www.lulacohio.org
Thanks to YouTube, we can see President John Kennedy and the First Lady at a LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) meeting on November 21, 1963 in Houston, Texas in the Grand Ballroom of the Rice Hotel. In this video are President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson. This was one day before the President was shot in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Posted by adminon 2007/12/27 23:10:00 (1418 reads)
Over the year since my SalsaTangoSon web site opened, thanks to Michael Beck from Midwestlatino, I have had the chance to think about what most of my students were asking for. Therefore I decided to try a new format and an update of my website. In addition to information about instruction, and events, the new site will have information about Cuba and Argentina - all about their culture, their people and especially their dances and their music.
The students will also have a place to show their friends and family what they are learning through pictures and video clips that I always take from my classes. You can also leave your testimonial about your experience with SalsaTangoSon. I plan to provide a store for Argentine and Cuban related merchandise and a link to an Argentine Tango Radio station and a Cuban Salsa Radio station.
I’ve been teaching for 18 years, with twelve of those years in the Tri-State area and have great experience, including the advantage of the cultural background of growing up in Buenos Aires, and the one I got for being married to a Cuban bailador for 8 years, to offer current and potential students!
Our New Tango And Salsa Lessons and Workshops starting in January are ready for you to pre-register. Go to www.salsatangoson.com and will find all the info in the home page.
I hope you enjoy this new website and also be part of it! Happy New Year!/ Felices Fiestas para todos!
On Thursday, Dec. 13th, members of Dayton’s Coalition For Solidarity With Immigrants met at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church with City of Dayton and Montgomery County Commissioners, the police and Sheriff’s Office, and members of the community to talk about immigration. The honorable Judge Rice was moderating the meeting.
The goals of the meeting were to educate Commissioners on immigration, contributions of documented and undocumented immigrants to the economy and to the City of Dayton, to illustrate how the arrests and deportations are dividing families, to reeducate on the Matricula Consular, to present a resolution for the Commissioners, and to educate on some ways that Dayton can be a welcoming community for Hispanic immigrants and residents.
Rain or shine, or cold weather as it was last Sunday, volunteers from NKU, under the leadership of Pablo Arellano Jr., the LULAC NKU President, have been working hard at concessions stands at Bengals games.
As you may already know our X-mas party will take place on Saturday December 8, 2007
Where: Sergio & Heidi Perez’s Home (Sergio will provide directions)
Time: 4PM – ‘til?
What to bring: Dish to share (salads/desserts….and any special drinks you might want.
What will be provided: Rice “con gandules”, Ham, pop, ice and some beer?
Gift exchange: If you’d like to participate, please bring a $10 gift (one per family) for the gift game. [White elephant gift exchange.]
Please RSVP by COB Wednesday, December 5, 2007 and let me know what you will be bringing to make sure we don’t have all bringing the same type of plate and so we know how many people to cook for.
Let’s Party!!!
Please RSVP to Olga (937) 904-9865, and we will provide directions.
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Posted by adminon 2007/11/26 18:30:00 (2720 reads)
On Monday, Nov. 26th, Mad Frog, Tropicosoand MidwestLatinowill be hosting a Fundraiser for victims of the floods in Mexico.
The floods, in Tabasco and Chiapas states of southern Mexico, have destroyed or damaged the homes of as many as half a million people (read here...).
Please come and support this effort to help!!!
As always, Tropicoso will be playing the best Salsa in Cincinnati!!!
And as each Monday, Mad Frog has its basement open - with the best in Reggaeton and Hip-hop. It's like having two clubs in one: live Salsa/Merenge upstairs with Tropicoso, and Reggaeton and Hip-hop downstairs!
Free dance lessons at 9 PM!
More pictures from Salsa Mondays with Tropicoso @ Mad Frog are in the Cincinnati section of our Photo Gallery (click here...)
Posted by adminon 2007/11/26 10:20:00 (2399 reads)
On Saturday, Nov. 24th, family and friends of Carmen and Chris Velez, respectively the lead singer and percussionist of local Salsa band - Tropicoso, celebrated the Baptism of their son - Giovanni Manuel Velez, which took place at the Su Casa church. The Godmother and Godfather were Maria and Miguel Maldonado, respectively the lead singer and percussionist of Latin Xposure, Cincinnati's first Salsa band. And the second Godmother was Gina Stough, lead singer of yet another local Salsa band - Son del Caribe.
Well, with such parents and Godparents, it seems like Giovanni will have no choice but to become a famous Latino musician!!!!
HOTTEST Wednesday nightswith hottest Salsa dancers in town - the "Havana Nights". In the most classy Salsa location in town, according to Cincinnati Enquirer!!!
With FREE admission, FREE dance lessons, Cincinnati's BEST Salsa dancers, and the BEST Latino DJ in town, the legendary Rudy Alvarez, spinning the hottest Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata music, this is the undisputed place to be on Wednesday nights...
Posted by Anonymouson 2007/11/4 1:40:00 (3065 reads)
On Saturday, Nov. 3rd, 2007, the Humanitarian League which is "Teaching Kindess and Compassion to Northern Kentucky", hosted its first black tie "Humanitarian of the Year" Gala at the Drees Pavilion.
The evening included cocktails and dinner, a "roast and toast" honoring the Humanitarian of the Year (former Bengal kicker Doug Pelfrey for his work with children through his Kicks for Kids program) and an appearance by Hollywood Celebrity and Cincinnati native, Carmen Electra!
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