A special Benefit Milonga with Live Tango music by Redwood Tango Trio,
All level (Beginner friendly)Tango dance class by Jonas Aquino & Sonja Riket,
Dance performance by Cristian Sierra & Fernanda Valdovinos!
Saturday December 7, 2013 from 7:30-11:30pm
Suggested Donation at the door: $15-$50
At Cafe Mediterraneum:
2475 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94794
Typhoon Haiyan, also known as Yolanda, is the strongest storm in the world this year and quite possibly the most powerful to ever hit land. In the Philippines, 5000+ people are dead and 4 million displaced.
Oxfam aid teams are on the ground in the Philippines and reporting urgent needs for food, clean water, sanitation, and shelter. They are distributing vital supplies like soap, blankets, and disinfectant for drinking water. They are building emergency latrines, setting up mobile water treatment units, and installing tanks and taps to deliver clean water to hard-hit communities - while helping ensure that families have access to food and other essentials, as well.
My co-host of the Tango Revolution Telegraph Milonga, Jonas Aquino, is from the Philippines. Somehow this strikes a more personal note. Luckily his extended family in the Philippines is safe! Looking at the pictures of the devastation, I felt moved to organize a fundraiser in collaboration with Oxfam America, a reputable charity organization.
I would be very happy if you can join me at our special international collaborative benefit Milonga “Tango for the Philippines!” Organizers, Teachers, Musicians and Dancers are from the Philippines, Europe, North & South America!
All ages, dancers/non dancers welcome!
More info on the evening program is below.
If you cannot be there to listen, watch or dance, but still like to contribute to the fundraiser, please go to our Oxfam page here: http://my.oxfamamerica.org/fundraise?fcid=289778
With gratitude,
Sonja Riket
Evening program:
Saturday December 7, 2013 from 7:30-11:30pm
Suggested Donation at the door: $15-$50 (or donate on my Oxfam page if you can't be there).
Location: Cafe Mediterraneum: 2475 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94794
Schedule:
7:30-8:30pm All level Tango class (beginner friendly) with Jonas & Sonja
8:30-9pm: Dancing to recorded Tango music from the Golden Era.
9 pm: Live Tango Songs by Roberto Traina (with Kate Bernier on piano)
9:15-10pm: Live Tango music set for dancing by Redwood Tango Trio
10 pm: Tango dance performance by Cristian Sierra & Fernanda Valdovinos
10:15-10:45pm: Dancing to recorded Tango music from the Golden Era.
10:45-11:30pm: Live Tango music set for dancing by Redwood Tango Trio
More info on the artists:
Sonja Riket: www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com – www.tangorevolution.blogspot.com 415.661.1852
Jonas Aquino: www.jtangolife.com 510.698.2640
Redwood Tango Trio: www.redwoodtango.com 510.338.3950
Cristian Sierra & Fernanda Valdovinos: www.feeltango.com 510.859.4340
