Italian lessons in Tampa to benefit FICS

Hey everyone,

I am offering some Italian lessons in Tampa through my meetup group.  The proceeds will benefit FICS, who I write about often on this blog.  It is a great organization helping the youth of Tampa Bay.  Here is the email I received earlier today from them:   

Florida Institute for Community Studies email

FICS was able to send two of our Prodigy youth to Tallahassee during Children's Week 2012!  We are very proud to report back that they did an awesome job and even "ran into" Governor Rick Scott, scoring a
photo moment with him!

Here's what A.G., age 9, wrote:

I like FICS because I get to do capoeira with Mr. DA and I get to learn new stuff to do like I learned how to do a handstand and cartwheel which I never knew.  Mr. Freddy is funny and I learned how to make new beats and how to do a lot of memorizing the beats.  The tutors help me do my homework like Mr. Rick, he helped me with my division, fractions and decimals.  Mr. Rick explains the really hard math to me because mathi is my worst subject in class....When I first came here I didn't know anybody but now I know everyone.  I like it hhere because Ms. Ameerah is pretty and she is nice and I love Fridays because you can watch a movie or play games, that's why I love FICS.

Gasparilla Music Festival

Saturday, March 10th
Gasparilla Music Festival

This should be a lot of fun!

It's the inaugural year for this music fest, which joins the Gasparilla art and film festivals that take place in the bay area in ... Price: $15 advance, $20-$25 at the door, children under 12 free before 2 p.m. VIP tickets $75, includes viewing areas next to the stages and drink tickets.

Curtis Hixon Park
600 N Ashley Drive
Tampa, 33602

Noches de Salsa Caliente this Saturday, Centro Asturiano

A great place to salsa in Tampa will be this Saturday at Centro Asturiano.

From Erica:  Join us and dancers from all over Florida this Saturday for our monthly social at the Centro Asturiano!  It's an absolutely incredible venue - tons of space to dance, wood floor, ICE COLD A/C, plenty of free parking, and a full bar!

What: February Noches de Salsa Caliente social
When: Saturday February 25, 2012, 9pm - 2am

Where:
Centro Asturiano
1913 N. Nebraska Ave.
(corner of Palm & Nebraska in Ybor City)

Cost: $10 (includes class)


Schedule:
8:45pm     Doors open

9pm
Cha cha class with Ben Cartagena of Salsa Synergy (Orlando)

10pm-2am
Social dancing with DJ Jonathan Otero

11:30pm
Performances by: Salsa Synergy (Orlando)
More TBD...

All ages are welcome, but you must be at least 21 with ID to purchase or consume alcohol.  Hope to see you there!

San Gennaro Fest tomorrow in Safety Harbor

A nice Italian festival in Safety Harbor will take place tomorrow.  Hopefully it won't rain!

Here is a video taken last year of Dino DiLiberti singing "O' Sole Mio", an Italian classical song.

New site, electric cart tours, Tampa

I'd like announce a new site that I built for a friend of mine:

http://www.mulliganshuttle.com

I'm proud of the fact that I built this from scratch, installed all the plugins, set up an email capture form for him, put on a facebook like page, and even a contact form, along with an automatic backup mechanism.

I have some other site ideas in mind too!

Latin Night at the Straz Center

Tonight is another edition of the Latin Night hosted by Simone Salsa Dance School.

At the elegant Maestro's Restaurant at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts!

Thursday, FEBRUARY 16

Once a month on a Thursday night from 8:00pm until 1:00am.
5 hours of dancing and a good night sleep :-)
$15 at the door

$ 10 for Simone Salsa STUDENTS & FRIENDS
Featuring Live music with Nalisio & Son Salvaje Latin Band
30 min dance lesson with Simone Salsa. Every Month a different dance Style
2 DJ's Dj Louis & Dj Pedro are teaming up to keep you on the dance floor!
Mark your calendars!