Dear tango Friends; Three more days to the First Southern Tango Social, Atlanta April 8-10!!!
For those of you wondering what to pack, we can anticipate that we will have a typical spring weather in Atlanta, with temperatures in the upper 60's to mid 70's, and some showers forecasted for Friday. For a list of suggested activities in Decatur and Atlanta (other than tango), please visit http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/extras.html Transportation: No rental car is needed if you are staying at the hotel. $1.75 will take you from the airport to the venue in a 25 minutes ride on MARTA train (www.itsmarta.com). For directions, either using public transportation or driving, please visit http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/directions.html Welcome: A table with registration materials will be set at the hotel Thursday afternoon and Friday at noon. If you are already registered, you will receive a package with everything you need for the weekend, including your badge and a "champagne brunch" coupon if you are entitled to it. Please address any question or concern to the people in that table. On-site registration will be also available Thursday and Friday in that table and in the Convention area during the rest of the Festival . In any case, people from the festival organization will be around to help everybody; look for them: white badge and/or festival T-shirt. Carpe Diem Tango and Dinner: We are asking local dancers to stop by the hotel in their way to Carpe Diem. If you feel like walking, the restaurant is .75 miles from the hotel, otherwise, you can wait in the lobby around 8:00-8:30 for a ride. Tango music will start playing at 9:00 PM, but it is a good idea to be there earlier to have dinner before you got bitten by the "tango bug". Vendors: Vendors on site will include Fashions by Tango Splash and Tanguero Designs, Jorge Nel shoes, Maleva and Co. T-shirts and Tango perfume (making its premiere in the US). Also, festival T-shirts will be available for sale for $10, and copies of the video with special selections from Barbara Durr's documentary "Chasing the Ghost" will be available for purchase. For more information, visit http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/extras.html. Student discount: A student discount is offered for individual workshops. Full time students with valid ID (please carry it with you) can take individual workshops for $15 each. No discount is offered for milongas or passes, but the final price of the passes will reflect the discount for individual workshops. Wine Tasting: Ten different Argentine wines has been secured to be offered at the Argentine Wine Tasting (Saturday April 9th, 8:30 PM). The Argentine consul in Atlanta will be present. We also have programed live bandonesn music by Gerardo Pirez during the tasting but he has decided to bail out just five days before the event. It goes without saying that we are very disappointed with his behavior. Venue: All the events (classes and milongas) of the festival will take place at the Holiday Inn Select in downtown Decatur. Completely renovated in 2000, the hotel offers a discount rate of $79 per night. Please mention "Atlanta Tango event" when making your reservation by calling 404-371 0204. Details and directions at: http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/venue.html Food and beverage: Cash bars will be set at the milongas. Also snacks and finger food will be available in the dancing area. For a list of near by restaurants and bars, please visit or web page: http://www.atlantatangofestival.com/extras.html See y'all this weekend. angel montero ([email protected]) alan forde ([email protected])
