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Shirey And
Marlon A. Silva
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CALENDARS
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below to view upcoming events and club listings.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Due to a private party, Salsa night at Altar Bar will be moved to
Cefalo's in Carnegie for Thursday, July 10
ONLY.
Chino Nunez and Friends Latin Orchestra from New York will be
performing outside at the Agnes Katz Plaza (Penn Avenue and 7th
Street) at 5:30 pm on Friday, July 11. The event is free to
the public and is part of the Cultural District's Gallery Crawl.
Azucar will be playing at the
SouthSide Works in front of the Cheesecake Factory on Saturday,
July 12 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
Azucar will be playing at the Tall
Tree Amphitheater in the Monroeville Community Park on Sunday,
July 13 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
WEEKLY EVENTS
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Friday,
July 4
The Dance Cafe Studio
50 S. 7th St. (South Side)
Free dance
lesson by Catlin Dance Productions at 10:15 pm; music follows until
2:00 am by
DJ Juan Diego
BYOB. $5.00 cover.
Saturday,
July 5
Taco Loco Restaurant & Mill Site Tavern
2512 East Carson St (South Side)
Salsa and Latin music night with
DJ Juan Diego from 10:00 pm - 2:00
am. Ages 21 and over only. Call 412-488-8858 for more info.
$5.00 cover before 11:00 pm; $7.00 cover after 11:00 pm.
Sunday,
July 6
ALTO Lounge
728
Copeland St. (Shadyside)
Dance lessons from 7:00-10:00 pm with
DJ
Marlon Silva, music follows by Marlon until 2:00 am. $5.00
cover.
Sunday, July
6
Edgewood Club
1 Pennwood Ave. (Edgewood)
Wightman School Community Building
5604 Solway (Squirrel Hill)
Bi-monthly salsa
dance. ALL AGES WELCOME. Lesson from 7:00 - 8:00 pm by Cecil
Wenisch and Bob Vescovi/Robert Rogers. Music from 8:00 - 10:30 pm by Bob
Vescovi.
$6.00 cover.
SUMMER DANCES MOVED TO THE WIGHTMAN
SCHOOL COMMUNITY BUILDING IN SQUIRREL HILL
Monday, July
7
Seviche
930 Penn Ave. (Downtown)
Nuevo Latino Tapas Bar with a
South Beach theme. Basic Salsa Lesson at 9:00 pm with Bobby D.
Music follows until 2:00 am by DJ Bobby D. No cover.
Tuesday, July 8
Tusca
2773 Sidney St. (South Side Works)
Tapas restaurant with spacious wooden floor.
Free salsa lesson at 9:00 pm. Music
follows until 1:00 am by
DJ Bobby D.
Call 412-488-9000 for more information. $3.00 cover.
Wednesday, July 9
Calico Jack's Cantina
353 North Shore Dr. (North Side)
Local band,
Azucar plays on a weekly basis. Dance
instruction from 8:00-9:00 pm by
Kristen Licht; Azucar plays from
9:00 pm-1:00 am.
DJ Marlon Silva will play
between sets.
$10 cover includes lesson;
$8.00 cover after 9:00 pm (when the lesson is over).
Wednesday,
July 9
Firehouse Lounge
2216 Penn Ave. (Strip District)
Music by
DJ
Carlton. from 9:00 pm-1:00 am. Hardwood floors throughout the club.
$5.00 cover includes one free drink.
Thursday,
July 10
Altar Bar
1620 Penn Ave. (Strip District)
Cefalo's Restaurant &
Nightclub
428 Washington Ave (Carnegie)
Due to a private
party at Altar Bar, tonight's salsa dance has been moved to Cefalo's in
Carnegie.
Free lesson from 9:00 - 10:00 pm;
music follows until 2:00 am
by DJ Juan Diego and
DJ Bobby D. $7.00 cover.
FUTURE EVENTS
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Friday,
July 11
Agnes Katz Plaza
Penn Avenue and 7th St (Downtown)
Chino Nunez and Friends Latin Orchestra from
New York will be performing at 5:30 pm as part of the Gallery
Crawl, a free quarterly showcase of art and entertainment in the
Cultural District. This event is free to the public. Chino Nunez is a veteran in the music industry. He has played
percussion and arranged for Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Tito
Puente, Ray Barretto, Hector Lavoe, El Gran Combo de Puerto
Rico, Larry Harlow, Yomo Toro and countless others. With
hundreds of compositions to his credit, his percussive style is
one of the most respected, recognized and sought on the East
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Saturday,
July 12
SouthSide Works by
the Cheesecake Factory
Azucar will be playing from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Event is free
to the public.
Sunday,
July 13
Tall Tree
Amphitheater
2399 Tilbrook Road
(Monroeville Community Park)
Azucar will be playing from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Event is free
to the public.
Saturday,
July 19, August 30
Clock Tower (Broad & Thorn St)
Downtown Sewickley
Salsa Party outdoors with DJ Marlon
Silva from 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Free parking, snacks, and
drinks. Sponsored by the Sewickley Chamber of Commerce.
Friday, July 25
Cefalo's Restaurant &
Nightclub
428 Washington Ave (Carnegie)
Salsa night with
DJ Marlon Silva from 9:00 pm - 2:00
am. $7.00 cover.
Sunday, July 27, August 24
Wightman School
Community Building
5604 Solway Street (Squirrel Hill)
Salsa Pittsburgh's Summer Salsa Series. 4th Sunday of
the summer months. Three hours of workshops from 2:00 - 5:00 pm taught by Jeff
& Colleen. Free lesson from 7:00 - 8:00 pm followed by
social dancing from 8:00 - 11:00 pm. Music by
DJ Jeff
Shirey.
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Halloween Weekend 2008
October 31 - November 2
Salsa Pittsburgh's
Salsa Spooktacular 2008
Various Locations
Two Nights of Dancing, Two Days of Workshops with Edie the
Salsa Freak from Miami, FL and Joe Figueroa from Philadelphia,
PA. Costume party on Friday, October 31. |
REGIONAL EVENTS
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See what's going on in the Cleveland
Salsa Scene at:
bailaduro.com.
Sunday, July 6
Sachsenheim Hall
7001 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH
Baila Duro's monthly Salsa Social Dance. Salsa basic
lesson from 5:15 - 6:00 pm. Dance from 6:00 - 9:30 pm to music by
DJ Frankie Flores.
$7.00 cover.
Future Social Dates:
Aug 3, Sept 7, Oct
5, Nov 2, Dec 7
Saturday, July 19
One More Step Dance
4431 Mayfield Rd (South Euclid, OH)
Salsa Revolucion! Party by Baila Duro! Salsa Basic lesson
from 8:00 - 9:00 pm, dance from 9:00 pm - 1:00 am to music by
DJ Frankie Flores.
$10.00 cover.
July 3-6
Philadelphia Salsa Congress
August 15-17
Washington DC Salsa Congress
August 27-31
New York Salsa Congress
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