Noches de
Buenos Aires
la Milonga la mas Porteña
de Portland
Painting by Michael Fisher
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At the PPAA
618 SE
Alder
(across the street from the Melody Ballroom)
Monday
is tango night at the
PPAA.
The cover is $6.00. There is a beginning class from 7:00 - 8:00
taught
by Robert Hauk. After the class there is dancing from 8:00 -
12:00
to classic tango music with DJ Robert Hauk.
You
will notice there isn't anyone collecting admission at the door.
You will find a cash box on the DJ table, pay there.
The class is for absolute
beginners, giving them the
chance
to join in on the dancing later. This class is also a good warmup
for people who are already experienced with tango, and it is a nice way
to meet other people in the tango community if you are still fairly new
to the scene.
e-mail Robert at robhauk@teleport.com
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This is an all ages
milonga. You
are requested not to bring your own beverages. There is a
bartender
working on Monday
nights and you will be able to buy
beverages and
bottled
water. Alcoholic beverages are available for those over 21.
Painting by Michael
Fisher
This painting by Michael Fisher
captures the feeling
of a great Buenos Aires milonga at El Beso. This club was started
by Susana Miller in the late 1990s, and is now run by her son Diego
Yepes. It is the location of a classic milonga of the tango
revival, Regine. This
painting is very special to me in another way though, Michael took the
photo he used as the basis of this painting the night I was the
DJ at the end of the first Milongueando festival in January 2007.
I know many of the people in this photo, and it was a
glorious night for me, to be DJing for some of my old milonguero
friends, and friends from around the world. Visit Michael's web site for more paintings of
Buenos Aires, and Portland.