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SAVE
THE DATE A MUST-ATTEND EVENT!
 San
Jose Museum of Art
110 S. Market St, San Jose, CA 95113
www.sjmusart.org Schedule
of Events
 infoBayArea & San
Jose Museum of Art present MEGA
EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Network and socialize with a diverse group of 100s
of professionals, business owners and media in a friendly, fun, upscale, business-casual
environment. Parking
Enjoy the following:
• 6 caterers, 2 chef cooking demos,
• 2 fashion shows, 2 champion dance performances,
• live music, 2 DJs, salsa lessons, dancing,
• 3 fine art exhibitions,
a vintage auto show
• spirits tasting
(gin, liqueurs, rum, scotch, tequilas, whiskey, wines),
• meet our sponsors, afterparty with firefighters, and
much more...
Enter the free
drawing to win prizes: wine bottles, auto detail discounts (value $75),
hotel nights, free tickets to the Real
Estate Investment Expo (value $69), a
weekend in Baja CA and more!!
Get
some exposure for your business - donate a prize! Print
a gift certificate.
NOTE - Over 800 people attended
our event at SJMA on September 20, 2001 (9 days after 9/11). We have
learned much from the 100s of events we have organized since 1999. This will
be a HUGE & memorable
event!
We also honor and welcome the National
Association of Hispanic Firefighters and Los Bomberos of Northern California who
are hosting their Annual International Training Conference in San Jose. Read
more... |
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| Cooking Demos |
71 Saint Peter, 4-Star Restaurant
Melanie's Signature Delights - MSD Catering |
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Cuccini Restaurant
Elegant Events Catering
Romero's Cakes
Tony Soprano's Pizzeria Ristorante
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Traditional Tehuana Dresses from Oaxaca, Mexico
Urban Clothing - Ready2Model |
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World
Salsa Champions - Pretty Boys & Girls
Champion Hip-Hop Dance Co. Soul Conspiracy |
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Carlos Castañeda & The Mystic Pilots
Guitar Compositions - Jay Alvarez
98.1 KISS FM
Sonido Tropical DJs |
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¡Arte Caliente!
Gustavo Ramos Rivera Paintings
Meet Artist Sonya Paz
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Tanqueray
Starbucks
Captain Morgan
Johnnie Walker Black, Buchanan's
Don Julio, Cuervo
Tradicional, Cuervo Flavors
Sauza
Crown Royal
Alex Sotelo Cellars, Cantiga Wineworks
Catered Too! |
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El Observador
Metro Newspapers
La Oferta |
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Alliance Credit Union
BioPerformance
El Dorado Ranch, Baja California
First Fridays of the Bay Area
Jamber Properties & Millennium Mortgage
The Mili Group, Inc.
National Wealth Builders
Pharmanex, Anti-Oxidant Health Scannings
WorkIt.com |
Gourmet
Chef
Cooking Demos
 71
Saint Peter Mediterranean Grill
This
4-Star restaurant in San Jose's Historic San Pedro Square features the flavors
of Italy & France prepared in a straightforward style which captures the
best of California's bounty of fresh produce, meats, fish, and fowl. Luis Rodriguez,
chef & owner, will demonstrate how to cook several gourmet courses.
 Melanie's
Signature Delights - MSD Catering
Offers a complete service of international and vegetarian
cuisine where East meets West, coupled with theme decorations, charming presentation,
enticing appetizers that tempt the most demanding of palates, entrees that please
the most challenging food connoisseurs, and alluring and irresistible desserts.
Your one-stop hospitality management company.
Appetizers, Desserts & Chocolate Fountain
  Fashion
Shows
Traditional Tehuana Dresses
From the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Urban Clothing
Presented by Ready2Model cover models
Dance
Performances & Salsa Lessons
World Salsa Champions, Pretty
Boys & Girls Productions
 A
group of talented and diverse individuals dedicated to Salsa Dance. Under the
direction of Ricardo Sanchez & Michelle Castro, we have committed ourselves
to creating spicy & original Salsa dance routines that light up the stage!
Learn Salsa Dancing and join us at our Hot Salsa Fridays!
Champion Hip Hop Dance
Company Soul Conspiracy
 Showcased
by Ready2Model - a one- stop
multi- talent management, image development and production company. Our talent
have been featured on Star Search, Fox Sports Network, MTV, Latin Heat Film Awards,
Sugar Ray Leonard Promotions, Oscar de la Hoya Golden Boy promotions,
Versace fashions, Telemundo and Latin Music awards, to name a few.
Live
Music & DJs
 Carlos
Castañeda & The Mystic Pilots
The music of the Mystic Pilots can best be described as a mix of Rock and Jazz
influenced by great artists such as Sting, Steely Dan, B.B. King and more. Carlos
Castañeda's 25-year success as a bandleader and composer in Northern California
makes The Pilots shine.
 Jay
Alvarez
Jay performs captivating & enchanting Spanish Romance, Classical,
Nouveau Flamenco & Jazz ballads. His guitar compositions tell romantic story-like
tales that set the mood for any occasion.
 98.1
KISS FM
Old School & Today's R&B
 Sonido
Tropical DJs
Spinning Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Latin House, etc...
Fine
Art Exhibitions & Artist Appearance
 ¡Arte
Caliente! Selections from the Joe A. Diaz Collection
For almost 25 years, South Texas businessman Joe A. Diaz has collected
contemporary art created by American artists with roots in Hispanic culture.
This exhibition brings together more than 100 paintings, prints, drawings, and
sculptures that are primarily narrative in content and address a wide range of
political, social, and autobiographical issues. Read
more...
 Gustavo
Ramos Rivera Paintings: Eternidades del instante
This exhibition features a selection of abstract paintings by noted
self-taught painter Gustavo Ramos Rivera. Inspired by the landscape of his native
Mexico and the bright colors of pre-Columbian and Mexican arts and crafts, Ramos
Rivera has a great love for his materials, which he manipulates with a sense
of ritual and rhythm. Read
more...
 Artist
Appearance - Sonya Paz
Sonya is creating a new direction in the Pop Art Movement through
her exuberant use of color & playful forms. Bold shapes and vibrant colors
leap off her canvases, while her images explode in an energetic & wildy whimsical
style. Read
more...
Spirits Tastings
San
Jose Museum of Art
SJMA is the leading institution dedicated to
visual culture in Silicon Valley. It is a community anchor, ensuring artistic
excellence and access for an extraordinarily diverse populace. It is a contemporary
art center whose acclaimed exhibitions have ranged across modern masterworks
to the newest frontiers of art. It is a cultural crossroads, more than doubling
its attendance since instituting a free admission policy. It is the largest visual
arts education provider in Santa Clara County. It is a source of inspiration,
contemplation, and delight for a fast-moving community. It is a Museum of the
future. Admission is free, every day!
sjmusart.org
Parking is available at open pay lots on San Fernando between Market Street
and First Street, First and Second Streets, and Second and Third Streets. Parking
also available a few blocks away at San Pedro (Market & Santa Clara Sts). Underground
parking is available in the Knight Ridder building. Look for the blue and white "P" sign
on San Fernando between Market and First Streets.
 The
National Association of Hispanic Firefighters (NAHF) Annual National Convention
and Training Conference, May 2-6, San Jose, provides United States Firefighters,
International Firefighters, Volunteer Firefighters and event participants a forum
to facilitate training, educational development, fellowship, mentorship’s,
recruitment, communication of safety alerts, community outreach and public education. nahf.org
 Los
Bomberos of Northern California was founded in 1972 by two Stanford Firefighters
to promote the Latino culture within the fire service. Goals
include increasing membershipof Latinos into the fire service, providing guidance
and support to those pursuing promotional opportunities, community service, and
recognizing our responsibility as role models and community leaders. latinofirefighters.org
Schedule
of Events
Thursday, May 4, 2006, 6-10 pm
Art Exhibitions
¡Arte Caliente! Selections from the Joe A. Diaz Collection
Gustavo
Ramirez Rivera Paintings: Eternidades del instante
Artist Appearance - Sonya Paz
Live Music & DJs
Carlos Castañeda & The Mystic Pilots
Jay Alvarez' Guitar Compositions
98.1 KISS FM - Old School & Today's
R&B
Sonido
Tropical DJs - Cumbia, Salsa, Merengue, Latin House...
New Wing Lobby
7:00-8:00 Fashion Show - Tehuana Dresses
from Oaxaca, Mexico
Champion
Hip-Hop Dance Company Soul
Conspiracy
Fashion
Show - Urban Clothing by Ready2Model
9:00-9:15 Prize Drawing, must be present
to claim prizes
Museum
Café - Historic Wing Lobby
6:00-9:45 Anti-Oxidant Health Scanning -
Pharmanex
No-Host
Bars provided by Catered Too!
8:00-9:00 Chef
Cooking Demo - Melanie's Signature Delights
Chef
Cooking Demo - 71 Saint Peter Mediterranean Grill
Charlotte
Wendel Education Center
6:00-9:00 Spirits Tasting - Gin, Rum, Scotch, Tequila,
Wine....
8:00-8:30 World
Salsa Champions - Pretty Boys & Girls Dance Prods.
After-Party
with Firefighters
10:00-1:30 Cuccini Restaurant & Bar, 72 N. Almaden Ave.
San
Pedro Square, 408 287-1737, cuccini.com
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your infoBayArea ticket and get in Free!
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