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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The detailed workshop, milonga and performance schedule for the 2006 International <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> Tango Festival – which begins in less than 1 week - has been posted to </SPAN></EM><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A href="http://www.chicagotangofest.com/festivalupdates.php"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#800080>www.chicagotangofest.com/festivalupdates.php</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">. </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">In separate postings today, we have listed many attractive airfares to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> still available for arrival on August 25 or 26, 2006 as well as additional information on the registration for the festival, including individual workshops.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The 2006 International Chicago Tango Festival features instructors from around the world, including Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo </SPAN><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: ES">(Argentina), Andrea Misse & Javier Rodriguez (Argentina), </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Nancy Louzan & Damian Esell (Argentina), </SPAN><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: ES">Lorena Gasse & Ariel Barrionuevo (Argentina), </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Paulo Araujo (Brazil) & Phoebe J. Grant (Chicago), Natalie Brateli & Pino
Dangiola (Greece and Sweden), and Eugenia Parilla (Argentina) & Somer Surgit (Turkey/Chicago). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">In addition to the National Uruguayan Gala Dinner Show on Friday, August 25 (6:30-8:30 pm) at the Knickerbocker Hotel (<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">163 E. Walton Place</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:address>), the International Chicago Tango Festival is producing a theater performance <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Dance of the Eternal”</I>. This original production will showcase the visiting international teachers as well as several local Argentine tango instructors. <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Dance of the Eternal”</I> will be presented on Saturday evening, August 26, beginning at 7:30 pm at the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Chicago
Theater for the Performing Arts (777 North Green St., off Chicago Ave. just west of Halstead St.),<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>312.327.2040.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> A second performance may be added on Sunday, August 27 (also at 7:30 pm) if adequate interest is received.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The International Chicago Tango Festival will host 4 <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">milongas</B> – one each night beginning on Thursday, August 25, including 2 all night opportunities for dancing! All milongas will feature live music with guest DJs in between sets. The Thursday and Friday milongas will be danced in the Crystal Ballroom at the Knickerbocker Hotel </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">163 E. Walton Place</st1:address></st1:Street>); Thursday’s milonga will be from 9:00 pm until 3:00 am. Friday’s milonga, co-hosted by Nuestro Tango, Inc., will begin at 10:00 pm after the National Uruguayan Gala Dinner Show, and will continue until 6:00 am</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">. <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Please note there will be NO last Friday of the month milonga at The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Latvian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for this month only.)</I> The Saturday all night milonga, following the theater performance of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Dance of the Eternal”,</I> will be in the two ballrooms at the American Tango Institute (325 N. Hoyne at Carroll) from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am. The Sunday Farewell milonga will be at the HotHouse (<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">31 E. Balbo Ave</st1:address></st1:Street>) from 8:00 pm to 1:00 pm. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Live music</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> at the milongas will be provided by <st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>’s own <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Orchestra Bohemia</I>, orchestrated by master Uruguayan bandoneonist Gerardo Perez and six other musicians and, on Sunday night at the HotHouse, by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place>’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Tiempo Tango</I>, organized by flutist Julie Koiden.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DJs for the milongas include: Jackie Ling Wong of the Berkshires (when she’s not traveling as DJ/instructor or to BsAs …), and Avik Basu and Vijay Namasivayam – both from Ann Arbor and well known around the country for their music selections, plus Chicago
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Registration</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> - With six days until festival opening on Thursday, August 24, we still are receiving registrations, although some groups are nearly full with attendees from all over the world! You can register on line at the website or, for further information please contact: Pam Bosack, Registration Coordinator at <U><A href="mailto:pam@americantangoinstitute.com"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#0000ff>pam@americantangoinstitute.com</FONT></SPAN></A> </U></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Vendors</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> - </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The International Chicago Tango Festival will feature many vendors of tango shoes, clothes, art and other tango related merchandise. The booths will be open at the Knickerbocker Hotel during the Fest. If you have products you would like to offer for sale to festival participants, contact the Vendor Coordinator, Shelia </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Lonergen at <A href="mailto:sheilatango@aol.com">sheilatango@aol.com</A> / 847-266-9881.</SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Parking</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> - </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">We have secured a special parking rate for Fest participants at The Standard Parking garage (253 <st1:place w:st="on">E. Delaware</st1:place>) for rate for 12-24 hours is $21. There will be no problem in taking your car out Saturday night for the stage performance and the milonga at ATI and later returning it to the garage on Sunday morning. You must identify yourself as a participant in the International Chicago Tango Fest.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV></div></body></html>