Events

Las Puertas is located at: 1500 1st Street NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

Call:  505-242-1958 for details.

Special Friday Night Milonga with Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto

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Las Puertas presents a Weekend of Tango beginning Friday night, October 17th!

We are once again hosting The Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto for a special Friday Night Milonga where the Cuarteto will perform live for your listening and dancing pleasure along with DJ Michelle McRuiz!

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To make this a true Tango Weekend, we are also presenting a 3 day Workshop with Adela Galleazzi directly from Buenos Aires!  Her workshop begins Friday night before our Special Milonga and we are offering special pricing if you would like to attend both her Friday night class and our Speical Milonga.

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Adela’s Class “Embrace & Walk” begins at 7:30pm and goes to 8:30pm.  Our Special Milonga with the Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto performing along with DJ Michelle McRuiz will then begin at 8:30pm with the Cuarteto performing from 9:30pm to 11:30pm and the Milonga will go until 12:30am.

You can reserve ahead of time by filling out the attached flyer to pay with either a credit card or check and sending in, contacting Darcy at 505-244-0290 or darcytango@gmail.com, or via PayPal below.  Space is limited so reserving ahead of time is strongly recommended!

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Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto Night



Adela Galeazzi Workshop, October 17th – October 19th

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Adela Galeazzi was born in Buenos Aires and began dancing tango at a very early age.  She’s been giving classes since 2004.  She always gives full importance to learning how to walk and doesn’t worry about “steps”, focusing instead on subjects such as pauses and changes of directions.

Adela GalleazziAdela is a true milonguera who learned to dance in the milongas and believes that although each man has his own style, a good milonguera is one who can follow all of them.

Please join us to learn from this wonderful, talented woman.   The workshop will  be at  Studio Roma which is at 1508 Roma Ave NW 87104.  

Following is the schedule for the workshop weekend.

 

Friday, Oct. 17th
7:30pm – 8:30pm – Embrace & Walk

8:30pm – 12:30am – Special Milonga de Las Puertas featuring Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto, DJ Michelle McRuiz

Saturday, Oct. 18th
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Musicality: Dancing to Instrumentals
3:15pm – 4:15pm – Dancing to Vocals

8:00pm – Midnight – Milonga de Las Puertas with special guest Adela Galeazzi, DJ George Simmons

Sunday, Oct. 19th
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Simple Ideas for Navigating in Crowded Milongas; Discussion of BA Codes & Other Information
3:15pm – 4:15pm – Women’s Techniques

The Workshop Package which includes the 2 milongas is $65.  To reserve your space you can fill out the flyer below to pay with a credit card or check, you can contact Darcy directly at 505-244-0290 or darcytango@gmail.com, or you can pay via PayPal below.  Individual classes are $15 each at the door.

Adela will be available for privates at Studio Roma.  $85 for 1 lesson, $225 for 3 lessons.  Call or Email Darcy to schedule at 505-244-0290 or darcytango@gmail.com.

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Project PeacePal “Oktoberfiesto” Fundraiser

Enjoy both local and international live music and dance, delicious beer from Marble Brewery, and Middle Eastern food from Yasmine’s Café – all while supporting a great cause! The event is a benefit for Project PeacePal, an Albuquerque-based nonprofit organization that connects youth in New Mexico with their peers across the globe.

PPPPicturePerforming at this event will be the following groups:  Amaya, FAFNM Cultural Dance, Dj Kavene Kapelye, Concepto Tambor, Sera Kelisek, and Trupthi Paniskor.

Event begins at 6:30pm and goes until 10:30pm.

For additional information and to buy tickets which are $35 each, go to  the following link http://www.oktoberfiesto.com

CLNKids 25 Years of Opening Doors

CLNKids (Cuidando Los Ninos) has been in Albuquerque for 25 years helping homeless children and their families and they would love for you to come celebrate their Silver Anniversary with them at Las Puertas!

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At CLNkids, our goal is to make sure homeless children and their families never become homeless again.  Therefore, we do more than just help families with their immediate needs – getting a roof over their heads and a meal on their table.  We also help them develop the skills necessary to get back on their feet and stay there.

CLNkids’ 25th Anniversary Gala “25 Years of Opening Doors,” happening Saturday, October 4th at Las Puertas, is a celebration of the lunchbox – and some of New Mexico’s most noted notables are helping to make it a success!   25 celebrities including entrepreneurs, authors, CEOs and social media gurus have agreed to treat the winning bidders of our “lunchbox silent auction” to a one-on-one grown-up lunch at their favorite restaurant!

Join us from 6pm to 9pm to enjoy hors d’oeuvres from a number of fantastic local restaurants, breweries and eateries along with live music.

For more information regarding the notable New Mexicans you can bid on to have lunch with and/or to purchase tickets to this terrific event, please go to http://clnkids.org/25th-anniversary-party.aspx

 

3rd Annual HAC Arts for Hope and Recovery Fundraiser

Healing Addiction in our Community (formally The Heroin Awareness Committee) is dedicated to creating hope, awareness,  and change surrounding the drug epidemic that is facing New Mexico.

Arts for Hope and ReHACXLogoXTreecovery is a fundraiser to raise funds for a future Adolescent treatment center in Albuquerque.

This is the 3rd annual Arts event and this year’s event is the biggest and best yet! There is some great entertainment lined up; Live artists, music, a live auction, and an amazing raffle. Food will be provided by Slate Street Cafe, Scalo, Arthichoke Cafe, and Zinc and will be from 6pm to 9pm.

Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased by via this link http://www.healingaddictionnm.org/HAC1.html