Welcome to New Orleans, Louisiana! ¡Bienvenidos a Nuevo Orleans, Louisiana! Local Correspondent:

As most everyone knows, the city of New Orleans, along with much of the Gulf Coast, was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in September of 2005. The country may not be focused on New Orleans anymore, because it isn't Front Page News, but there is still a lot of building to be done.

Please donate to the American Red Cross for the hurricane relief efforts and to the Tipitina's Artist Relief Fund to help rebuild the Musical Culture of New Orleans.

	Help rebuild the Musical Culture of New Orleans
Please donate to the American Red Cross	or mail a donation to: Tipitina's Foundation Attn: Dean Howard 800 Baronne Street New Orleans, LA 70113-1103

Clubs
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Tomatillo's 437 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans (corner of Esplanade and Frenchman St.) 504-945-9997 Saturdays, Sundays Live music and dancing outdoors on the patio. Saturdays: Fredy Omar con su Banda, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Sundays: Julio y César, from 7:30 - 10 p.m. Don't miss the block parties at yearly festivals such as Cinco de Mayo. No cover	Tomatillo's 437 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans (Esquina de Esplanade y la calle Frenchman) 504-945-9997 Sábados y domingos Música en vivo y baile afuera en el patio. Sábados Fredy Omar con su banda desde las 10 p.m. - 1 a.m., domingos: Julio y César de las 7:30 - 10 p.m. No pierdas las fiestas callejeras en los festivales anuales como el Cinco de Mayo. No cobran para entrar.
Le Phare 523 Gravier Street, New Orleans 504-636-1890 Tuesdays 9 p.m. Salsa, merengue, bachata. Nice ambience, friendly crowd, ample space and wooden floor for dancing. Free class with Timbusi at 7:30 No cover.	Le Phare 523 Gravier Street, New Orleans 504-636-1890 Martes 9 p.m. Salsa, merengue y bachata. Buen ambiente, público amable, amplio espacio y una pista de baile de madera. Clase gratis con Timbusi a las 7:30. No cobran para entrar.
Copacabana 4609 Airline Hwy., Metairie, (on Airline Hwy between Clearview and Transcontinental) 504-456-6089 Thursdays 9 p.m. till ? Salsa, merengue, bachata. Active and growing Rueda scene. In my opinion, some of the best dancing and *the* place to go for salsa during the week. Beginning classes with Aurelio and Linda from 7:30-9:30, $10 No cover	Copacabana 4609 Airline Hwy., Metairie, (En la carretera Airline entre Clearview y Transcontinental) 504-456-6089 Jueves 9 p.m. hasta ? Salsa, merengue y bachata. Aquí encuentras una onda de Rueda, activa y creciendo! En mi opinión, aquí encontrarás los mejores bailadores y es "el" lugar para ir a bailar durante la semana. Clases para principiantes con Aurelio y Linda de 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. $10 No cobran para entrar.
Café East 4628 Rye Ave, Metairie 504-888-0078 Saturdays 11:30 p.m. - till ? Live music with Rumba Buena Buena every other week. (DJ otherwise) Mix of salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, rock en español. Large dance floor, varied crowd. Ladies free admission until midnight; Men $10 cover.	Café East 4628 Rye Ave, Metairie 504-888-0078 Sábados 11:30 p.m. - hasta ? Música en vivo con Rumba Buena cada semana por medio. (DJ las otras semanas). Mezcla de salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, rock en español. Pista de baile amplia, público variado. Damas entran gratis hasta la medianoche. Hombres $10 para entrar.
Classes/Schools
Aurelio and Linda at Copacabana 4609 Airline Hwy., Metairie, 70001 (on Airline Hwy between Clearview and Transcontinental) 504-456-6089 Cuban/Casino rueda style classes
Balcony Music Club with Armando Leduc 504 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans 504-312-9196 Cuban Style class on Mondays, 8 - 9 p.m.
Darlene Allen and Javier Olondo Club Silhouette 3505 N. Hullen Street, Metairie 504-885-1771 http://clubsilhouette.net/
Mike and Tumay La Luna Negra tumay@tumaytunur.com http://www.tumaytunur.com/blog/ http://expressions-dance.org/index.html Varied styles taught, styling, turns, salsaerobics
Gumbo Salsa on Tuesdays with Timbusi Le Phare http://www.lepharenola.com/ 523 Gravier Street, New Orleans 504-636-1890 All levels welcome
Events
June 13, 2008, 3:30 - 5 p.m. Julio y César Great French Market Creole Tomato Festival (Dumaine & Decatur) www.frenchmarket.org June 14, 2008, 3:30 - 5 p.m. Vivaz Great French Market Creole Tomato Festival (Dumaine & Decatur) www.vivazlatinband.com/index.html June 14, 2008, 1 - 2:30 p.m. AshéSon Great French Market Creole Tomato Festival (Dumaine & Decatur) www.frenchmarket.org June 15, 2008, 3:30 - 5 p.m. Fredy Omar con Su Banda Great French Market Creole Tomato Festival (Dumaine & Decatur) www.frenchmarket.org Every Thursday and Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Julio y César La Casa Gómez 643 North Lotus Drive, Mandeville Every other Saturday, 11:30 p.m. - till? Rumba Buena Cafe East 4628 Rye Ave., Metairie Ladies free until midnight; Men $10 cover Every Saturday, 10 p.m. - till ? Fredy Omar con su Banda Tomatillo's 437 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans Every Sunday, 7:30-10 p.m. Julio y César Tomatillo's 437 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans No cover Every Sunday 4 p.m. Fredy Omar holds Free Soccer classes for children at the corner of Spain & Chartres Streets while the band plays & the crowds gather!
Radio Stations
Tune to WWOZ Radio www.wwoz.org/listen.php New Orleans listener supported radio station Every Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for Tiene Sabor with Yolanda Estrada
At SalsaPower we strive to always post up-to-date and accurate event listings. You should always confirm the event information with the actual event organizers. If you find an error, please advise us. SalsaPower is not liable for any inaccuracies posted here. En SalsaPower siempre hacemos todo lo posible para mantener la información de eventos actualizada. De todas maneras, debes siempre confirmar dicha información con los organizadores del evento. Si encuentras un error, por favor, haznoslo saber! SalsaPower no se hace responsable por cualquier equivocación aquí publicada.

 

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