Colombia’s Independence day is this Sunday July 20th and there are a number of events around San Diego to celebrate the event.

First, The Casa de Colombia will be hosting a dance and food exhibition at Balboa Park’s International Cottages .  For those of you familiar with the International Cottages, you know that the organization is a consortium of "houses" that represent 32 countries here in San Diego.  The idea behind the International Cottages is to give a glimpse of the member countries culture, history, and traditions.  For Colombian Independence Day, there will be a lawn program on Sunday including performances by a dance and ballet group, Colombian musicians, and vocal entertainment all in the Colombian tradition.  The event begins at 11am.  I’ll be at this event wearing my traditional colombian vueltiao sombrero , so say hello if you see me.

The Casa de Colombia is later hosting an event at Cafe Sevilla , with featured guest Yari More and his orquesta, a dance class beginning at 6:45pm, complimentary Tapas Buffet until 7:30pm and DJ’s spinning Colombian salsa music throughout the night.  If you miss the event at Balboa Park, you can still learn about the Casa de Colombia and what they do for the local San Diego community at the information table they will be hosting at Cafe Sevilla.   I heard through my sources that there will be Aguardiente drink specials throughout the night…not to be missed!

Cover is only $8.00 but i heard you can get a discount entry if you wear anything with Colombian pride (T-shirts, paint your face, etc.), making it only $5.00.

For more information about these events please visit the Casa de Colombia website or Cafe Sevilla .

Hello Everyone! I’m really excited to announce that Café Sevilla is now offering Salsa on Sunday nights beginning February 17^th. Here are the details about it:

Doors open at 6:30pm (the idea is to start early so that you can enjoy the night and be ready for Monday morning work the next day)

$8.00 cover that includes a Light Spanish Buffet.

Dance class at 6:45pm with Valerie and her Siempre Salsa Gang (a variety of Latin dances will be taught from week to week)

Top nationally recognized Salsa Orchestras (like San Diego’s own Orquesta Primo) start at 8:00PM Sharp

Sometime in March I plan on organizing a Meetup event to take advantage of the dinner and dancing now available on Sunday Nights.

Its great to know that we all have a new Sunday night venue available for us all. Have fun dancing!

Hi everyone. Salsa dancing at Cafe Sevilla was great as usual. I made a point of arriving at Cafe Sevilla promptly at 9pm and making myself available to Meetup members that wanted to talk before the dancing started. I had the opportunity to meet some new members to the San Diego area (some from Boston, some hailing from other areas as well) and caught up with some old friends as well. Biz brought some balloons for my birthday and after the lesson was done we all went straight for the dance floor for some great Salsa Dancing. An added bonus was having Orquesta Primo performing live at the venue.

Hi everyone:

Just wanted to let you know that there will be a Salsa Meetup this Wednesday at Cafe Sevilla. One thing that I’ve found from hosting multiple meetups in the past is that many people go to them but its hard to really meet those that are part of the group.

To remedy this, I’m going to have a special meetup button I’ll wear to identify myself and I’ll be downstairs by the large bar area for anyone that has any questions about the group. I’m looking to be there a little after 9pm.

Looking forward to not shopping and going to the Salsa Meetup!

Hey everyone. We had a great time at Cafe Sevilla last night, albeit I arrived a little later in the night. I arrived, though, right before the band started (which is the best time to arrive I might say) and had some pretty good dances.

Biz had a great time, although, I need to brush up on my bachata moves!

Anyway, make sure to check out the Salsa Meetup reviews at: http://salsa.meetup.com/150/calendar/6723500/

Announcing a new event for The San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup Group!

What: Salsa Dancing Wednesday Night (11/14) At Cafe Sevilla

When: Wednesday, November 14, 8:30 PM

Event fee: USD8.00 per person

Where: Click the link below to find out!

Event Description: Hello and Welcome….

Let’s meet at Cafe Sevilla this upcoming Wednesday November 14th for some mid week Salsa.

A free lesson with cover begins at 8:30pm and the band will start up around 10pm.

If you are a beginner dancer the free lesson is an excellent opportunity to meet other beginners in a safe and fun environment.

See you all there!

John
http://sandiegosalsadancing.blogspot.com/

Learn more here:
http://salsa.meetup.com/150/calendar/6723500/

There are a number of options available to get your salsa fix in on Halloween night. So far I know of two places to go to, one at Cafe Sevilla and the other at Mission Valley Hilton.

Not sure which I’ll go to yet but here is info for both:

CAFE SEVILLA: Downtown
555 4th Ave, San Diego CA 92101 (619) 233-5979 Lessons begin at 8:30 Halloween Contest http://www.cafesevilla.com/SanDiego/club.cfm
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Mission Valley Hilton:

An 18 & over event THAT SHOULD NOT BE MISSED !

Rumba Entertainment’s 4th Annual

HALLOWEEN SALSA BASH !

8:30 pm Salsa lessons by: Michael & Camille

9:30 pm, Music by: DJ Mambo Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Cha Cha.

11:00 pm, Spectacular Dance Shows by :

Alma Latina – Tijuana/San Diego

Aldo & Yukiko – Los Angeles

Danzanna dance co.- Riverside

Linda Sais & Peter Fuschieti – San Diego

11:30 pm Costume Contest (by audience applause)

$ 100.00 to the SEXIEST costume

$ 100.00 to the most creative one.

* costume recommended but not a must.

Admission $ 12 ….. 18 & over

$ 10 Before 9 pm to Rumba’s customers with copy of this e-mail .

Mission Valley Hilton , 901 Camino del Rio South., San Diego, Ca. 92108

Here is the link to Cafe Sevilla in the Gaslamp quarter downtown:

http://www.cafesevilla.com/SanDiego/club.cfm