Florida Institute for Community Studies, 8 year anniversary party

For Immediate Release on Friday, October 22, 2010
Contact: Alayne Unterberger, PhD, Executive Director, 813.477.2882 or 813.249.8100

Tampa, FL: In 2001, a group of students, professors, university personnel and activists began a dialogue about how to solve the gaps that exist for communities across our state. In 2002, the Florida Institute
for Community Studies (FICS) was born, with a mission of “partnering with communities across Florida to help them achieve their goals through research, service, education and training.”

Now, eight years later, FICS extends an open invitation to our community partners, new partners and the greater Tampa Bay area celebrate our past, present and especially our future at our Mambo Number 8, FICS Anniversary Party on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel, Westshore, 500 West Cypress Street, Tampa, FL 33607. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and silent auction begin at 6:30 PM and the festivities kick off at 7:30 PM. In keeping with the Mambo theme, we invite participants to dress in 40’s style Mambo clothing, such as zootsuits! There will be plenty of opportunity to Mambo! As our main fundraiser for the year, we also invite sponsors and donors to the event.

More details will continue to be released. Tickets are on sale now and include: the happy hour/hors d’oeuvres, dinner, entertainment, beverage and dessert at $40/person and $75/couple. Did we mention it’s tax-deductible? Learn more at www.ficsinc.org, which includes our calendar of events. The mission of the Florida Institute for Community Studies (FICS) is to partner with communities across Florida to help them achieve their goals through research, service, education and training. We are a statewide non-profit organization that reaches over two thousand people annually through our programming. For more information, please contact FICS at 813.249.8100.

Whisky North, Friday is Latin night

I just heard on the radio that fridays are Latin night at Whisky North.

They'll be playing salsa, merengue, bachata, and reggaeton.

No cover until midnight! $5 cover afterwards.

Physical Address
Whiskey North
11921 North Dale Mabry Hwy
Tampa, Florida 33618

Tampa Museum of Art, after dark, Friday the 22nd

The Tampa Museum of Art is throwing an Art After Dark Party this Friday.

There will be a live Latin music dance band.

Email from Juan, workshops later this month

Hello everyone,

As many of you already know I have recently relocated to Chicago Illinois, and I am no longer living in the Tampa bay area. I truly feel blessed and privilege to have met, taught, worked, and developed a friendship with many of you. I also have enjoyed watching you grow and develop as members of our Salsa community. I truly feel like a proud daddy every time I see you dance, teach, or being an advocate in our Tampa Salsa scene.

Even though I no longer teach in Tampa on a regular basis, I am planning to drop-in from time to time and schedule some workshops as well as some privates. Besides catching up with many of you this will also give me an excuse to come and visit!!! That being said, Saturday October 30th will be my first visit back since moving to Chicago, so I scheduled some workshops (Salsa, Bachata, and Cha-Cha) in which I hope you are
able to attend. I will also be available for private lessons... If you would like to schedule a private class with me please send me an email or give me a call.

The schedule for the workshops are as follows:

1:00pm - 2:00pm           Salsa
2:00pm - 3:00pm           Cha-Cha
3:00pm - 4:00pm           Bachata

The prices:

1 Workshop                  $15.00
2 Workshops                $25.00
3 Workshops                $35.00

To register for any of my workshops you can do so at www.juantato.com

Again, I wanted to thank you for joining my classes and allowing me to be a big part of your dancing life. I would love to see each and one of you on
Saturday October 30th at Frank Rey Dance Studio(3021 W. Water Ave. Tampa Fl 33614), but if I don't see you and you would like to keep up with me, please look me up on facebook at Juan TaTo Paredes.

Thank you and God bless
Sincerely,

Juan Ta To Paredes
www.juantato.com
juan2974@gmail.com
813-205-8587

Byblos Cafe, great deal on groupon today

One of my favorite restaurants has a great groupon deal going on.....I just purchased this one.

In order to flourish, Mediterranean chefs have adapted their style to match their seaside region—much like the grilled mail carriers that swim between Greek islands. Dine on culinary evolution with today's Groupon.

* For $15, you get $30 worth of Lebanese fare and drinks at Byblos Cafe in South Tampa.

Find out more......

Salsa / bachata cruise in December

This looks like a lot of fun! I won't be attending this one, because I'm booked on one in November.

http://allstarsalsaevents.com/allStarSalsaBachataCruise.html