13th Annual Vermont Latino Festival -
Sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont
MAIN
EVENT:
Saturday:
August 4th “Fiesta”
BoatHouse
- Burlington, Vermont (directions)
3pm to 10:30 pm | FREE
Activity of Events:
Latino Food Samples
Interactive Children Activities
Dance Demos
Drumming demos
Band lineup:
6pm
Sambatucada
will lead the Fiesta.
Grupo Sabor
is back with their explosive
sound.
Los Pleneros de Coco will
Headline the night with lively,
percussive brew of authentic dance music from the Caribbean.
& Late Night Boat Cruise!
click
below | Rain or shine
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
OPENING NIGHT!!!
Tuesday: July 31st
Place: Contois Auditorium - City
Hall Building: Church Street, Burlington
TIME: 6:00pm
- 7:15PM
Salsa dance lesson by SalsaLina
Studios
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TIME: 7:30pm - 10:00PM
Latin movie TBA
Wednesday: August 1st
Place: Contois Auditotium - Burlington City Hall
NEW & EXCITING!!!
Zumba Aerobics with ! Aerobic
to Latin Music.
TIME: 6:00pm
- 7:15pm
Free
This is an a easy workout! Low impact - have fun - Everybody
love's to dance event!!!!!!
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TIME: 7:30pm - ??PM
Brazilian movie TBA _____________________________
Place: - Parima -Burlington
Latino Festival SALSA NIGHT
Salsa Night & CORAZON Specials -
TIME: 9:00pm - midnight
Thursday: August 2nd
Place: Contois Auditorium - City Hall Building: Church Street,
Burlington
TIME: 6:00pm - 6:30PM
Sidewalk Tango Demonstration
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TIME: 6:30pm - 7:30PM
Beginning Tango Class by Queen City
Tango
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TIME: 7:30pm - 10PM
Milonga Dance -
Tango dance social. Bewitching contact dance created by
Argentineans and Uruguayans over a hundred years ago. Organized
by Burlington's - Queen City Tango, hosts of the weekly practice
session at
Salsalina. The beginner's introduction will get you ready for
an elegant night of dancing! Tango is very different from the
movie stereotypes, come check it out.
Friday: August 3rd
Place: Contois Auditorium - City
Hall Building: Church Street, Burlington
TIME: 6:00pm - 7:15PM
Rueda Salsa by Salsa Caliente!
Learn the latest moves!!!!!! No Partners required. Easy
& Fun steps.
Live Music!!!
TIME: 7:30pm
- 11pm
Naquele Tempo - Latinamerican
melodies, from Brazilian and Cuban roots.
Exciting perspectives of classic Latinamerican tempos: Choro,
Son, Rumba, Bossa Nova, with journeys ranging from Joropos to
Forro'. These dynamic instrumentalists have travelled extensively,
through the Americas, and share with you the energy of these tunes:
that are
enjoyable while dancing or listening.
GuaGua -
What is Psychotropical? Come find out, and get cured!!!
Improvisational groove, that will keep you moving, is Guagua's
cornerstone. This stew of infecting rythmn brings together a jazz
atmospheric feel with Cuban and Brazilian dance sound. The result
is
approachable and highly danceable.
Cost: $5
Saturday, August 4th
Fiesta
Place: Burlington BoatHouse- in
downtown Burlington -
A vital part of Latino culture, is the meeting and visiting center
for Latin American villages. Come and enjoy the fiesta experience!
Authentic Latin Event!!! It will include Latin Bands, Latin Food,
workshops and much more! Event starts 3pm
|Bands @ 6pm | Boat Cruise @ 10:30pm
Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Plena, Bomba,
Cha-Cha, Bolero... Come ready to dance!!!
Sambatucada
Vermont's own Brazilian samba street band leads the Fiesta!
© Grupo Sabor 2004
Alejandro & Grupo Sabor
Vermont's dynamic Salsa-Merengue Band
Grupo Sabor. This group is
Vermont’s first orchestra dedicated exclusively to the genuine
music of Caribbean Latin America. "Sabor" means "taste"
or "flavor" in Spanish, and the group’s spicy
mix of salsa and merengue favorites and classics not only lives
up to its name, but has quickly made Grupo Sabor a favorite with
area audiences. Featuring a full complement of horns, a classic
Latin rhythm section and vocals, Sabor serves up scintillating
original interpretations of some of the most exciting music in
the world. Guaranteed to get you DANCING!
©Pleneros de Coco 2005 -
Sponsored by New England
Foundation of the Arts
Pleneros de Coco
A Puerto Rican Traditional Music Ensemble.
Los Pleneros del Coco serve up a lively, percussive brew of authentic
toe-tapping dance-style music. More than a dozen master musicians
perform a high-spirited, diverse repertoire of spicy Latin rhythms:
plena, bomba, salsa, calypso and jazz Latino, as well as original
music. The ensemble has performed at prestigious venues across
the Northeast, including the Smithsonian Festival of American
Folklife in Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Center Outdoor Summer
Series in New York City, and with the multi-city Island Roots
and Rhythm Tour produced by the New England Foundation for the
Arts. The audience-pleasing ensemble has opened for the Boston
Pops and performed for capacity crowds at several Festival celebrations.
... and keeping the Music HOT!
Hector "El Salsero" Cobeo
Latin Boat Cruise
11:00PM - 1AM | Board
at 10:30pm
DJ Boat Cruise on the
Spirit of Ethan Allen III
Meet the boat next to the Burlington Community Boathouse.
Join Vermont's finest Latino DJ "El Salsero" Hector Cobeo
aboard the Spirit Of Ethan Allen for two hours of cool breezes and
hot sounds on the beautiful Lake Champlain. This NEW Boat has plenty
of room to dance; rain or shine the Latino Boat Cruise is the always
the popular event of the Festival!
Tickets:
$15.50 (Space limited)
Tickets sold at the Flynn Theater
click
here to purchase tickets online
Call 86-Flynn
for tickets
For General Latino Fest Inquiries...
Call Info:
802.864.0123 TTY: 802.863.0450
FESTIVAL LATINO is
full of MANY
things to do...
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WORKSHOPS!!!
Salsa Lessons
Join the excitement of Salsa dancing! Salsa refers to a dance style
having roots in the Caribbean, Latin America and North America.
You'll
be able to deepen your understanding and sharpen
your skills for the Festival's live bands. All levels welcomed -
no partners required.
Zumba Aerobics
It's fun...the type of exercise you'll want to do everyday and feel
good about doing it!
It's different. You probably never thought you'd be exercising
to this type of music!
Zumba is simple. Easy movements.
You can start at any level and it's easier than any other aerobics
program you've done before. Hey, everybody can dance, right?
Zumba combines high energy and motivating
music with unique moves and combinations that allow the Zumba participants
to dance away their worries. It is based on the principle that a
workout should be "FUN AND EASY TO DO" Zumba is not only
great for the body, but is also great for the mind. It is a "feel-happy"
workout.
Tango Lessons Get past the stiff stereotypes and learn this sensitive and soulful dance which captivates all those that dedicate themselves to it.
MUSIC
Workshop
MEET THE ARTIST - Join Los Pleneros del Coco as they provide us
a history of the music. They will also conduct a close & personal
percussion workshop.
Place: Burlington Boathouse
Saturday : August 4th
TIME: 4:00pm - 5:00PM FREE!
JOIN THE FUN!
Salsa Night
Latin Dance- Join DJ Hector as he introduces
the dancing festivities at the local restaurant Parima. The Corazon
girls will join us for the night with FREE give-aways!
FOOD AND VENDORS!!!
Food Service
Authentic Latino Food
EAT at the FESTIVAL!!!
Spanish yellow
rice
Pinto bean sauce
Spanish braised chicken
Fried Plantain tostones
Salad/Vegs
Fresh baked Cornbread
Coconut Flan
ACTIVITIES!!!
Children crafts
Latino Games
percussion demos
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS!
Presented by: The
Vermont Latino Committee
SPONSORS:
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