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2008 CHICAGO MINI TANGO FESTIVAL- Early Bird Discount
Reminder

There is less than three weeks left for the Early Bird
Discount to the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango
Festival(www.chicagotangofestival.come) that will be
held at the University of Chicago from April 18-20,
2008. Pre-festival workshops will also b held on
Thursday, April 17, 2008.  The instructors for the
Chicago Mini Tango Festival include Pocho and Nely
(Buenos Aires, Silvina Valz and Oliver Kolker(Buenos
Aires), and Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires). Djs include
Robin Thomas from New York, Robert Hauk from Portland,
Ramji V from Ann Arbor, and Ilene Marder from
Woodstock, New York.

Private Lessons
The teachers at the Chicago Mini Tango Festival,
including Robin Thomas and Robert Hauk, will be
teaching private classes, always on a limited basis.
In order to maximize the use of time and space, the
festival organizers will coordinate the private class
schedule. Please contact us with specifics of your
request at lessons at chicagotangofestival.com and we
will contact the teacher to confirm his/her
availability.

Schedule and master class
The schedule for the festival should be updated by
next week. Pocho and Nely will be teaching the Master
Classes: "Secretos de Pocho y Nely (secrets of Pocho
and Nely). Registration in the master classes will be
restricted to advanced dancers; limited enrollment
which requires purchase of a festival pass; contact
masterclass at chicagotangofestival.com before
registering.

Lodging
Please note that the lodging rates at the Ramada Inn
are only guaranteed until March 19, 2008. Alternatives
besides the Ramada Inn include the International House
at the University of Chicago. For more information on
lodging options, please go to:
http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Lodging.php

Pricing & Registration
For pricing and registration information, please go
to:
http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Payment_Registration.php

Air Travel and Car Rental
With respect to air travel and car rentals we have
arranged for discounted airfares on American Airlines
to either Midway Airport (airport code: MDW) or Ohare
International Airport (airport code: ORD). We have
also arranged for discounted rentals on Avis car
rentals. For further details go to:
http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Air_Travel_Car_Rental.php

Marketing Opportunities
We invite you to support this event by advertising in
the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival's Commemorative
Magazine, which will include articles, highlights,
quotes and many photos. Advertising opportunities in
the 2008 Chicago Mini TANGO FESTIVAL Commemorative
Magazine are available in sizes ranging from business
card to full page (8½ x 5½ ads). Rates are show. Also,
2008 TANGO FESTIVAL ''Friends" lines are available
starting at $20 per name. Please contact us at
advertising at chicagotangofestival.com or at 312-
608-2646 for further details on advertising in the
2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival's Commemorative
Magazine. There are also opportunities for sponsorship
and limited vending tables at the Festival. More
information on marketing opportunities can be found
at: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/ad_opps.php

Seder
The Chicago Tango Festival falls on the first two
nights of Passover this April.  For those milongueros
who would like to celebrate Passover AND tango the
night away, there are two opportunities for seders
right in the Hyde Park Neighborhood.

The reform temple, KAMII, is located at 5100 South
Greenwood, about eight blocks from Ida Noyes Hall.
They will be hosting a congregational Seder on the
second night of Passover, Sunday, April 20. There will
be a cost for their Seder. You may contact them
directly for reservations for their Seder: Abbey
Allison
[mailto:abbey at kamii.org] .

The Chabad Jewish Center is located just two blocks
from Ida Noyes Hall at the corner of 57th Street and
Kimbark Avenue. They will have Seders on both nights,
Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20. Their first
Seder may be right at Ida Noyes, and the second will
be at the Chabad House. They will charge $36 for an
adult and $15 for a child. Students are free. You may
contact them directly for reservations for their
Seders: Rabbi Yossi Brackman
[mailto:yossi.brackman at gmail.com].

If you have any question or need more information
please go to www.chicagotangofestival.com or contact
Ray Barbosa at info at chicagotangofestival.com

Please forward this email to your friends. If they
would like to subscribe to our mailing list, please
have them send an email to 
info at chicagotangofestival.com or have them subscribe
to the Chicago Tango Festival yahoo website at
ChicagoTangoFestival-subscribe at yahoogroups.com .
Looking forward to your joining us in April.

Thank you,

Ray Barbosa

Organizers and contributors: Chicago Milonguero, Ltd.
and the Argentine Tango Club of the University of
Chicago