1st Thursdays of the Month with Meetup.com is coming up June 7th and this month will have a celebration of summer theme. If you have a hawaiian shirt, Guayabera, summer dress or anything else in the summer spirit wear it to this party!
The event is open to everyone so feel free to come alone or bring any friends. In the past new members of our group have found this particular event a great way to mingle and connect with interested dancers. If you are not part of our Meetup group I encourage you to find out more in this post where I explain how it works.
We’ll meet downstairs at 8pm in the Meetup.com area of the club that will be reserved for our group. Look for the Meetup.com signs. Walter Meneses and his wife Jeannette will give a free salsa lesson starting at 8:30pm. As an added bonus the General Manager for Cafe Sevilla is donating free passes for entry into Cafe Sevilla’s club that will be given away in a raffle to those who come early for the salsa dance lesson.
One of the things I miss most about the time I’ve spent in Colombia is the food. For anyone that has ever had Colombian food you know how full of flavor the food is and the myriad of dishes offered from different regions of the country. If you are from San Diego you also know how painfully lacking this place is for finding authentic Colombian cuisine. Until now.
Restaurante Antojitos Colombianos y Delicias Mexicanas is a relatively new restaurant here in San Diego specializing in Colombian food. Javier Rodriguez, a Colombian immigrant from the region of Cali, opened the restaurant as a way to honor his late father and bring the fullness of Colombian food to San Diego. Great classic Colombian food ranging from Bistec a la Criolla, Mojarra Frita and a Paisa favorite Bandeja Paisa are just some of the great offerings. The food is pared nicely with a great warm environment full of Colombian folkloric art, music and a friendly ambiance typical of Colombians.
Located on Imperial Avenue in San Diego, the small on size but big on service restaurant is your one chance to try authentic Colombian Cuisine here locally. Check out Restaurante Antojitos today!
Salsa music legend Rubén Blades will be coming near to San Diego just south of the border in Tijuana this month. Known the world over for his great music (including writing great music such as “El Cantante” and “Pedro Navaja”), his unique sound will be heard at the Centro Cultural Tijuana May 11. Here is a small snippet of his music if you are not familiar with him:
The concert will be free (yes free!) as part of his “Ha Vuelto: Cantos y Cuentos Urbanos Word Tour 2012″ and if you can make it down to Tijuana it is sure to be a great concert. Here is another video with info on the actual event:
Memorial Day weekend is going to be busy for salsa dancers with multiple events going on here in San Diego. 4th & B just announced that they are going to have Oscar D’Leon live in concert once again in May.
Venezuelan musician Oscar D’Leon is a crowd favorite here in San Diego with his spirited performances as seen from one of his past shows here:
1st Thursdays of the Month with Meetup.com on May 3rd is coming up quick and this month will have a Cinco de Mayo, Mexican Heritage type theme. Feel free to come out decked in red, white and green in honor of San Diego’s Mexican heritage.
The event is open to everyone so feel free to come alone or bring any friends. We’ll meet downstairs at 8pm in the Meetup.com area of the club that will be reserved for our group. Look for the Meetup.com signs. Walter Meneses will give a free salsa lesson starting at 8:30pm. As an added bonus the General Manager for Cafe Sevilla is donating a gift certificate for use at Cafe Sevilla’s restaurant that will be given away in a raffle to those who come early for the salsa dance lesson.
The Sabor on the Bay Dress in all White Yacht Party is coming soon and if you haven’t bought tickets yet here is a great way to get 2 free tickets to the event. All you simply have to do is follow Sabor on the Bay on Facebook and submit your best pictures of the California Sunset for your chance to win. The winner will be determined by whatever picture gets the most Facebook “likes” so make sure to tell your friends to vote for your picture once you have submitted it.
Puerto Rican salsa music superstar Victor Manuelle is coming back to San Diego courtesy of Blue Agave Nightclub and you can get tickets for this concert to be held at 4th & B today. Victor Manuelle has performed in San Diego a number of times already and thanks to the folks at Blue Agave Nightclub he is coming back to entertain his San Diego followers. If you want a preview of what the show will be like check out this video I shot from back in 2009 during one of his past concerts here in San Diego:
