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Ricardo Lemvo at Grand Performances, downtown L.A.
 

Vida Salsera, which translates as Salsa Life, has kept the Southern California / Los Angeles Salsa community up to date with its Salsa dancing scene, including special events, concerts, and live music performances, since November, 2005.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy!Salsa dancing in Los Angeles

 
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El Festival Colombiano, at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena [click for pictures]

 


A Saturday of summer concerts - Charangoa at LACMA / Lemvo at Grand Performances [click for pictures]

 


Chino Espinoza's birthday celebration and the first Vanguard Descarga.Jam.Session  [click to view]

 
   OTHER JULY STORIES
  
     
        Zihuatanejo weekend                      Randy's 4th of July party
 
Event Calendar:

July 24th

Lucky 7 @ the Autry National Center, 6.30 pm to 9 pm

Griffith Park campus:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462

$7 cover charge

   


July 24th

Bachata Roja @ the Santa Monica Pier, 7 pm

Dominican sounds of the classic cabaret era - FREE of charge

Information at http://www.twilightdance.org

After party at Zanzibar, 1301 5th St, Santa Monica, CA / 21 + / $7  http://www.zanzibarlive.com

   

July 24th

Opa Opa @ the City of West Covina, 7 pm to 9 pm

> Lakes Entertainment Center
> 1200 Lakes Drive
> West Covina, CA 91791

   

July 25th

Salsa night at V2O, in Long Beach

<-- click on coupon to print - for free entrance before 9 pm and $5 entrance between 9 and 10.30 pm

dance lesson starts at 8.30 pm

81 Aquarium Way, Long Beach CA

   

July 25th

KoTolan @ Hollywood Studio Bar and Grill, in Hollywood, 7 pm

Location: Hollywood Studio Bar and Grill
Address: 6122 Sunset Blvd. , Hollywood , 90028
Cross Streets: Sunset / Gower
Admission: $10
Food Services: Full service restaurant and bar
Website: www.kotolan.com
   

July 25th

Salsa @ CalTech, Pasadena, with DJ Saoco, 8 pm

Where: Dabney lounge and courtyard.

7pm - Free salsa class

8pm - DJ Saoco

Free admission for Caltech students and SURFs, $5 cover for non-Caltech.

www.salcita.org

   

July 26th

The Boogaloo Assassins @ The Getty Museum, 6 pm to 9.30 pm

Museum Courtyard and Garden Terrace.

FREE

http://www.myspace.com/theboogalooassassins

   

July 26th

Timbao @ Paseo Colorado, Pasadena, 7 pm to 10 pm

FREE - Paseo Colorado, 280 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 91101. www.paseocoloradopasadena.com.
626-795-8891. 
   

July 26th

Louie Cruz Beltran @ The Biltmore Hotel, downtown LA, 9 pm to midnight

FREE

506 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA

   
 

July 26th

Marc Anthony, Aventura and Alejandro Fernandez @ the Gibson Amphitheater, 8 pm

Gibson Amphitheatre

Doors: 7:15 pm | Show: 8:15 pm

 100 Universal City Plaza

Universal City, CA 91608

Phone 818.622.4440

http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/327944

   

 

July 26th

Ricardo Lemvo @ Levitt Pavilion, in Pasadena, 8 pm

Memorial Park, in Old Pasadena

FREE

 

   

July 26th

Angel Lebron y su Sabor Latino @ the SalsaMambo Festival in Palm Springs

All information at the http://www.salsamambofestival.com

   

July 26 and 27

Oxnard Salsa Festival, in Oxnard

Saturday, July 26
11:00 am to noon - Nuestro
12:00 to 12:30 pm - Salsa Dance Showcase
12:30 to 2:00 pm - Leslie Paula & the Latin Soul Band
2:45 to 4:30 pm - Orquesta Charangoa
5:15 to 7:00 pm - Opa Opa
Sunday, July 27
11:00 am to 12:45 pm - Chino Espinoza y Los Dueños Del Son
1:00 to 1:45 pm - Salsa with Our Local Stars Dance Contest & Charity Fundraiser
2:00 to 4:00 pm - Susie Hansen Latin Band
4:45 to 6:45 pm - Angel Lebron y Su Sabor Latino

http://oxnardsalsafestival.com/

   

 

July 26 and 27

Justo Almario and Poncho Sanchez @ the 13th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival

Justo Almario @ 2.25 pm on Saturday 7/26

Poncho Sanchez @ 3.50 pm on Sunday 7/27

FREE

www.centralavenuejazz.com 

   

July 27th

Mirayda and her Orchestra at the 2008 Peruvian Festival, Industry Hills Expo Center, 3 pm

16200 Temple Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91744
All day festival - 9:00 am until 7:00pm / Salsa music from 3 pm to 4 pm

COVER: FREE

   

The management of Air Conditioned Supper Club has kindly offered complimentary passes for this event to the first 20 people to respond directly to hookedonsalsa@gmail.com

   

July 31st

Perico Hernandez y Son de la Tierra @ the Autry National Center, 6.30 pm to 9 pm

Griffith Park campus:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462

$7 cover charge

   


 

July 31st

Lucky 7 at the Latino Professional Event, 6.30 pm to 1.30 am

Admission: $20 per person. Admission includes complete event package including Complimentary Red and White Sangria, Complimentary Spanish/ Latin Wine Tasting, Live Flamenco Ensemble, Flamenco Dance Performances, Complimentary Spanish Tapas and Appetizers, Veronica Loren, Live Salsa Band "Lucky 7", DJ, dancing and more. Admission to be paid at the door.

Attire: Professional/ Cocktail Attire is STRONGLY Recommended. It is encouraged that gentlemen wear suit and tie and/or coat. It is encouraged that ladies wear cocktail/ professional attire.

Villa Sorriso Risorante and Martini Bar
168 W. Colorado Blvd.,
Pasadena, CA 91105

See Yahoo Map


Villa Sorriso is located at the west end of Old Town Pasadena on Colorado Blvd.

(Due to the complimentary tasting, all attendees must be of legal drinking age, and identification is required.)

   [RSVP does not mean free entrance ]

   


July 31st

Juan Luis Guerra @ the Chumash Casino Resort, in Santa Ynez

3400 East Highway 246 Santa Ynez, CA 93460-9405

Tickets: $75, $95, $115, $145, $175

Information at http://www.chumashcasino.com/entertainment/

   

August 1st

Rudy Regalado @ Farmers Market, Los Angeles, 7 to 9 pm

6333 West Third St., Los Angeles, CA

FREE

http://www.farmersmarketla.com

   

August 2nd

Bobby Matos Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble @ LACMA, 5 to 7 pm

Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater at LACMA, in Hancock Park north of the Hammer Building .

FREE
No tickets or reservations required. 
http://www.lacma.org

  CLICK HERE TO SEE AUGUST 2nd SAN JOSE (NO.CAL) EVENTS





 

   

 

 

August 7th

Orquesta Son Mayor @ the Autry National Center, 6.30 pm to 9 pm

Griffith Park campus:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462

$7 cover charge

   


August 7th

Chino Espinoza y los Duenos del Son, in Burbank, 7 pm

AMC Walkway at the corner of San Fernando Rd and Palm Street. Concerts are free, and are presented by the Downtown Burbank Partnership. For information go to their website 2008 Events in Downtown Burbank

   

August 9th

Lucky 7 at Descarga @ The Echo, in Los Angeles

 1822 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA (Echo Park)

http://www.descargaclub.com

   

Summer Salsa Extravaganza©

  CLICK HERE TO SEE AN AUGUST 9th and 10th SAN JOSE (NO.CAL) EVENT

August 12th

Luis Conte Cuba LA, at Hollywood and Highland, 7 to 9 pm

in the central courtyard at Hollywood and Highland Center. The 
> event is free to the public and a wine tasting donation with wine 
> provided by Wente Vineyards benefits Project Angel Food.

   

August 14th

Orquesta Charangoa @ the Autry National Center, 6.30 pm to 9 pm

Griffith Park campus:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462

$7 cover charge

   

   

August 14th

Johnny Polanco y su Conjunto Amistad, in Burbank, 7 pm

AMC Walkway at the corner of San Fernando Rd and Palm Street. Concerts are free, and are presented by the Downtown Burbank Partnership. For information go to their website 2008 Events in Downtown Burbank

   

August 14th

Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars at the Ford Amphitheater

Fundraiser - The proceeds generated from the event will go build LAMAS Scholarship Fund for low-income students to study for free or at greatly reduced fees

Tickets: $50 and $35

Information at http://www.lamusart.org/stars.html

   

August 15th and 16th

"A Night in Old Havana" @ the Hollywood Bowl, 8.30 pm

Cachao's Mambo All-Stars and Paquito D'Rivera / Thomas Wilkins, conductor

An electrifying evening of Cuban sights and sounds awaits you when Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra take a musical tour of old Havana, mambo style! From a romantic promenade down the Malecón to the pulsing rhythms at the legendary Hotel Nacional, you’ll hear such classics as Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, Lecuona’s Malaguena, and then...mambo with Cachao’s all-star musicians, who carry on the legacy of the Grammy-winning bassist and composer, the legendary “father of the mambo.” The evening hits fever pitch when the musicians are joined by spectacular dancers for a tropical evening you won’t soon forget!

Tickets range $10 - $114

Hollywood Bowl (Map/Directions)
2301 North Highland Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90068 / 323.850.2000         http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance_detail.cfm?id=3540

   

August 16th

Chuchito Valdez Trio @ LACMA, 5 to 7 pm

Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater at LACMA, in Hancock Park north of the Hammer Building .

FREE
No tickets or reservations required. 
http://www.lacma.org

  CLICK HERE TO SEE AN AUGUST 16TH VACAVILLE (NO.CAL) EVENT


August 17th

Opa Opa @ Pershing Square, downtown LA, 4 to 6 pm

532 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
<http://www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/images/venuemap.gif>Directions
Venue Map<http://www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/images/venuemap.gif>

DASH: From City Hall ride DASH "B" toward the Financial District and
exit Olive at 6th Street. From the Garland Building ride DASH "E,"
exit Olive at 7th Street, and walk north one block. For alternate
routes, visit <http://www.ladottransit.com/>LADOT.

METRO/Subway: Ride the Red Line toward downtown Los Angeles and exit
Pershing Square (5th Street). For alternate routes, visit
<http://www.mta.net/default.asp>mta.net.

Vehicles: Drive the 110 Freeway toward Downtown Los Angeles and exit
6th Street. For parking information, call (213) 473-5557.

 

   
 

August 21st

Son Mayor, in Burbank, 7 pm

AMC Walkway at the corner of San Fernando Rd and Palm Street. Concerts are free, and are presented by the Downtown Burbank Partnership. For information go to their website 2008 Events in Downtown Burbank

   

August 22nd

Dance Downtown featuring ChaCha and Salsa @ the Music Center, downtown L.A., 6.30 pm to 10 pm

Music Center Plaza

135 N. Grand Avenue

Downtown Los Angeles

 

COST:

FREE, open to the public and no reservations are required.

 

PARKING:

Drivers can park underneath the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for $8 a day. Additional parking is available at the Department of Water and Power and the Cathedral.

 

MORE INFORMATION:

213-972-3660 or www.musiccenter.org

   

   

 

 

August 22 - 24th

L.A. Mambo Combo, Tierra, and more at the Inland Empire Jazz Festival

See all information at http://www.inlandempirejazzfestival.com/

   

August 26th

Jose Rizo's Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars, at Hollywood and Highland, 7 to 9 pm

in the central courtyard at Hollywood and Highland Center. The 
> event is free to the public and a wine tasting donation with wine 
> provided by Wente Vineyards benefits Project Angel Food.

   

   

August 28th

Johnny Polanco y su Conjunto Amistad @ the Autry National Center, 6.30 pm to 9 pm

Griffith Park campus:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462

$7 cover charge

   

 

August 28th

Son Mayor @ Memorial Park, in Azusa, 7 pm

320 N. Orange Place, Azusa CA 91702

626/812 5280  FREE

   

August 28th

Orquesta Charangoa, in Burbank, 7 pm

AMC Walkway at the corner of San Fernando Rd and Palm Street. Concerts are free, and are presented by the Downtown Burbank Partnership. For information go to their website 2008 Events in Downtown Burbank

   

August 29th

Orquesta Charangoa @ Farmers Market, Los Angeles, 7 to 9 pm

6333 West Third St., Los Angeles, CA

FREE

http://www.farmersmarketla.com

   

August 30th

Angel Lebron y su Sabor Latino @ LACMA, 5 to 7 pm

Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater at LACMA, in Hancock Park north of the Hammer Building .

FREE
No tickets or reservations required.

   

August 30th

Sonolux at Paseo Colorado, Pasadena, 7 pm to 10 pm

FREE - Paseo Colorado, 280 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 91101. www.paseocoloradopasadena.com.
626-795-8891. 
   

August 31st

Yari More y su Orquesta and Sol de Alegria, in El Sereno, 1-3 pm

South Park Recreation Center, City of El Sereno

   

September 7th

The Central American Fest at the Queen Mary Park, in Long Beach

From Panama - Roberto Blades, from Costa Rica - Chino Espinoza y los Duenos del Son, from Belize - Aziatic, from Honduras - Punta Cartel and Fernandez Band, from Guatemala - Grupo Rana, and many more

More information coming up! 

   

September 11th

Scott Martin Latin Soul @ Farmers Market, Los Angeles, 7 to 9 pm

6333 West Third St., Los Angeles, CA

FREE

http://www.farmersmarketla.com

   

  CLICK HERE TO SEE A SEPT 13th SANTA ROSA EVENT AND SEPT19-21 SAN DIEGO EVENT

 

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