TANGO CLUB OF ALBUQUERQUE TANGO NEWS UPDATE
August 3, 2017
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ONGOING TCA EVENTS AT Lloyd Shaw Dance Center
Lloyd Shaw Dance Center [Map],
5506 Coal SE (not the one-way Coal), Albuquerque, New Mexico. Located two blocks south of Central;
2nd block east of San Mateo, between Central & Zuni. Please no street shoes or shoes that leave marks on the dance floor, per venue manager's request/signage.
TCA's Tuesday Night Milonga, 8:00-10:30pm. 8/8 DJ: Leslie Jones. Community Night. $3 members; $5 guests. FREE for first-time attendees. Refreshments served. Upcoming 8/15 DJ: Richard Womack.
TCA's Saturday Afternoon
Practica, 2:30-4:30pm at Lloyd Shaw. 8/5 DJ: Michele McRuiz. FREE for first-time attendees. Upcoming 8/12 DJ: Elizabeth Auden.
CURRENT & UPCOMING TCA EVENTS & NEWS
TCA
Kellys Milonga, Sunday, August 6, 7:30-10:00pm at Kellys Brew Pub, 3222 Central Ave SE, in the Nob Hill business
district, Albuquerque. 8/6 DJ: Richard Womack. Usually 1st and 3rd Sundays. Support our hosts
& tip generously. Next dates: 8/20, 9/3, 9/17, etc. Kellys website: kellysbrewpub.com
TCA Old Town Gazebo Milonga, "Tango por la Tarde,” Sunday, August 13, 7:00-9:30pm. 8/13 DJ: Matt Kropp. Free outdoor event. Usually 2nd and 4th Sundays, but 2nd & 3rd in May. Next dates: 8/27, 9/10, 9/24.
Old Town is in the NW quadrant of Albuquerque, and is bordered by Rio Grande
Blvd on the west, Mountain Rd on the north, Central Ave. on the south. From
Santa Fe/North: I-25 south to I-40 west; exit Rio Grande Blvd; south on Rio
Grande (stay in your left lane) to Mountain Rd. Veer left onto Romero St.
Parking is usually available around the Plaza or surrounding streets.
Save the Date: TCA Members' Picnic, Sunday, October 1, 3:00-7:00pm. Free to members. Details TBA.
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS & NEWS
Albuquerque Tango Festival 24-hour half-price festival pass sale, Sun Aug 6. Sign up for day-of-sale reminder email. The Festival is October 26-29, 2017. Website
Milonga de las Puertas, Sat Aug 12, 8:00-Midnight at 1512 1st St NW (north of Mountain Rd) in Albuquerque. 8/12 DJ: Michelle McRuiz. Unique setting, great sound system, plus refreshments. 2nd & 4th Saturdays. Upcoming. Hosted by Lee Blaugrund. $7 ($5 w/ valid UNM I.D.) laspuertasevents.com | (505)244-0290 | Map
SFT Tango Corazón at The Palace, Sun Aug 13, 1:00-4:00pm at The Palace
Restaurant and Saloon, 142 West Palace in Santa Fe. 8/13 DJ: Garth Bawden.
Traditional music. Please support our hosts with your drink and/or meal purchases. The Palace will not be open for dinner on Sunday night, but will be open for brunch 11:00am-4:00pm. They will be serving food during our milonga; if you want to come earlier to eat prior to the milonga, please do so. Reservations: (505)428-0690 (leave a message)| palacesantafe.com
[email protected] | santafetango.org
Two Moon Tango Milonga, Sat Aug 19, 7:30-11:45pm at 16 Camino Largo in La Cieneguilla, just south of Santa Fe (15 minutes south of Santa Fe proper; 45 minutes north of Albuquerque). 8/19 DJ: Michelle McRuiz. $10 milonga cover. Traditional milonga structure & music. Potluck: BYOBeverages, snacks, desserts. Please respect nearby neighbors by being relatively quiet arriving and leaving the studio. Liz Haight, [email protected] | Directions
Milonga de las Puertas, Sat Aug 26, 8:00-Midnight at 1512 1st St NW (north of Mountain Rd) in Albuquerque. 8/26 DJ: Matt Kropp. Unique setting, great sound system, plus refreshments. 2nd & 4th Saturdays. Upcoming. Hosted by Lee Blaugrund. $7 ($5 w/ valid UNM I.D.) laspuertasevents.com | (505)244-0290 | Map
SFT Noche de Bohemia, Sat Aug 26, 8:00-11:00pm at Dance Station, 901 West
Alameda Street (Solana Center, west side) in Santa Fe. 8/26 DJ: Elizabeth Auden. $5/SFT members; $10/non-members. Alternative and nuevo with an occasional traditional tanda. [email protected] | santafetango.org
ATA (All Tango Abq.) Mixed Music Milonga, Wed Aug 30, 7:30-10:00pm at Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE in Albuquerque. 8/30 DJ: Elizabeth Auden. $5. Alt, nuevo, and traditional music. Theme: "It’s Not Easy Being Green." [email protected] | www.alltangoabq.club | Facebook
Albuquerque Tango Festival, October 26-29, 2017. Website
OTHER ONGOING EVENTS | Please
confirm with organizers.
"Leona" Milonga at
El Meson, Tuesdays, 213 Washington Ave in Santa Fe, +/-7:30-11:00pm. $5 minimum consumption. 8/1 DJ: Matt Kropp. Hosted by Shahin Medghalchi,
[email protected] or (505)983-9650.
El Meson website: elmeson-santafe.com
Practica in Dixon, Tuesdays, 6:00-7:00pm at Carnelian Center in Scott and Lluvia’s home in Dixon, NM. Please bring a snack. $2-5 donation. Fun, informal, well-attended. The Center is in a beautiful adobe house with nice wood floor between the Dixon COOP market and the Post Office. More info: (505)689-2641. Feel free to call the night before and confirm it is on if you are traveling from some distance.
Guided Practica, Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm at New Mexico School of Music, 136 Washington St SE in Albuquerque (on Washington one block South of Central). DJ: Svetlana Petkovic. $8. (505)506-1728 |
tangoxchange.com | [email protected]
Roadrunner Practica (with Eva & Pablo), Thursdays, 8:30-10:30pm at Las Puertas, 1512 1st St NW (north of Mountain Rd.) in Albuquerque. $5 per person, $3 for Bien Milonguero students. laspuertasevents.com | (505)244-0290 | Map
Practica
at The Studio, 332 Camino Del Monte Sol in Santa Fe, Fridays,
7:30-9:30pm. $5. Rotating DJs. Host: Anne Manzler Driscoll. (505)577-5997.
Milonga de las Puertas, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 8:00pm-Midnight at 1512 1st St NW (north of Mountain Rd.) in Albuquerque. Large floor, unique setting, great sound system, plus refreshments. $7. Hosted by Lee Blaugrund.
laspuertasevents.com | (505)244-0290 | Map
Two Moon Tango Milonga, 3rd Saturdays of the month, 7:30-11:45pm at 16 Camino Largo in La Cieneguilla, just south of Santa Fe (15 minutes south of Santa Fe proper; 45 minutes north of Albuquerque). $10 cover. Traditional milonga structure & music. Potluck: BYOBeverages, snacks, desserts. Please respect nearby neighbors by being relatively quiet arriving and leaving the studio. Liz Haight, [email protected] | Directions
SFT Milongas, generally 1st, 2nd, or 4th weekends of the month in Santa Fe. For schedule: [email protected] | santafetango.org
CLASSES
Information on tango classes in New Mexico.
READING
Daniel Boardman's "Ten Principles of Impeccable Floor Craft" and the TCA Chat 4/15/2014 Summary: "Why won't that person dance with me?" by Gail Womack & Michelle McRuiz on TCA's Members' Forum.
TANGO ON THE RADIO
Corazón Tanguero airs on 1st & 3rd Saturdays on KUNM (89.9 FM), 4:15-4:45pm. Hosted by Cristina Baccin, [email protected]
Corazón Tanguero is on Facebook (type Corazón Tanguero in search)
The Radio Tango Angeles broadcast (4/29/15) of “Destination Tango: New Mexico," featuring recorded interviews with Paul Akmajian and Liz Haight, and live interviews with Daniel Boardman and Karen Reck is available to download or listen to online.
iTunes or Mobilerider or Radio Tango Angeles
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS/GROUPS
Santa
Fe Tango, a tango association in Santa Fe presents milongas,
lectures & more. Visit santafetango.org
QTANGO in Albuquerque. QTango performs traditional Argentine tango led by Erskine Maytorena, a second-generation tango singer, with Olga Tikhovidova on first violin, Anthony Chau on second violin, Jeremy Sment on Double Bass. [email protected] | qtango.com
EVENTS IN OTHER STATES
Click HERE for an extensive list of current Tango Festivals (U.S. & International)
Tango News Update is compiled & maintained by Karen Reck. Please send any additions/corrections to [email protected].
