2008 CHICAGO MINI TANGO FESTIVAL- Early Bird Discount Reminder There is less than three weeks left for the Early Bird Discount to the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival(www.chicagotangofestival.come) that will be held at the University of Chicago from April 18-20, 2008. Pre-festival workshops will also b held on Thursday, April 17, 2008. The instructors for the Chicago Mini Tango Festival include Pocho and Nely (Buenos Aires, Silvina Valz and Oliver Kolker(Buenos Aires), and Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires). Djs include Robin Thomas from New York, Robert Hauk from Portland, Ramji V from Ann Arbor, and Ilene Marder from Woodstock, New York.
Private Lessons The teachers at the Chicago Mini Tango Festival, including Robin Thomas and Robert Hauk, will be teaching private classes, always on a limited basis. In order to maximize the use of time and space, the festival organizers will coordinate the private class schedule. Please contact us with specifics of your request at [email protected] and we will contact the teacher to confirm his/her availability. Schedule and master class The schedule for the festival should be updated by next week. Pocho and Nely will be teaching the Master Classes: "Secretos de Pocho y Nely (secrets of Pocho and Nely). Registration in the master classes will be restricted to advanced dancers; limited enrollment which requires purchase of a festival pass; contact [email protected] before registering. Lodging Please note that the lodging rates at the Ramada Inn are only guaranteed until March 19, 2008. Alternatives besides the Ramada Inn include the International House at the University of Chicago. For more information on lodging options, please go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Lodging.php Pricing & Registration For pricing and registration information, please go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Payment_Registration.php Air Travel and Car Rental With respect to air travel and car rentals we have arranged for discounted airfares on American Airlines to either Midway Airport (airport code: MDW) or Ohare International Airport (airport code: ORD). We have also arranged for discounted rentals on Avis car rentals. For further details go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Air_Travel_Car_Rental.php Marketing Opportunities We invite you to support this event by advertising in the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival's Commemorative Magazine, which will include articles, highlights, quotes and many photos. Advertising opportunities in the 2008 Chicago Mini TANGO FESTIVAL Commemorative Magazine are available in sizes ranging from business card to full page (8½ x 5½ ads). Rates are show. Also, 2008 TANGO FESTIVAL ''Friends" lines are available starting at $20 per name. Please contact us at [email protected] or at 312- 608-2646 for further details on advertising in the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival's Commemorative Magazine. There are also opportunities for sponsorship and limited vending tables at the Festival. More information on marketing opportunities can be found at: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/ad_opps.php Seder The Chicago Tango Festival falls on the first two nights of Passover this April. For those milongueros who would like to celebrate Passover AND tango the night away, there are two opportunities for seders right in the Hyde Park Neighborhood. The reform temple, KAMII, is located at 5100 South Greenwood, about eight blocks from Ida Noyes Hall. They will be hosting a congregational Seder on the second night of Passover, Sunday, April 20. There will be a cost for their Seder. You may contact them directly for reservations for their Seder: Abbey Allison [mailto:[email protected]] . The Chabad Jewish Center is located just two blocks from Ida Noyes Hall at the corner of 57th Street and Kimbark Avenue. They will have Seders on both nights, Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20. Their first Seder may be right at Ida Noyes, and the second will be at the Chabad House. They will charge $36 for an adult and $15 for a child. Students are free. You may contact them directly for reservations for their Seders: Rabbi Yossi Brackman [mailto:[email protected]]. If you have any question or need more information please go to www.chicagotangofestival.com or contact Ray Barbosa at [email protected] Please forward this email to your friends. If they would like to subscribe to our mailing list, please have them send an email to [email protected] or have them subscribe to the Chicago Tango Festival yahoo website at [email protected] . Looking forward to your joining us in April. Thank you, Ray Barbosa Organizers and contributors: Chicago Milonguero, Ltd. and the Argentine Tango Club of the University of Chicago
