December 19th Event Pics!

Caliente is all I can say to describe the night. The senoritas were Linda, the senors had mucho estelo and Combo Sabroso mixed up the tangiest salsa I’ve heard since I visited the Nuyorician Café. At least two inches of snow still couldn’t cool off the picante flavor of Amistad Arts Collective’s second event in the Cultural Flavor Explosion series of fundraisers.  These events are put together to help the AAC raise enough money to provide artist workshops for the mid-coast and southern Maine community youth and local artisans. Though the weather did not cooperate a crowd of at least one hundred still came out to enjoy and support Amistad Arts efforts to reach our goal this year.

Many thanks are due to the lovers of Latin dance music and Combo Sabroso who despite the terrible driving conditions, that caused them to arrive late, made it up from Boston to dish out hours of live Salsa, Bolero and Cha Cha that had the crowd never sitting but spinning and gyrating until the night came to a close.

It is the hope of Amistad Arts Collective to bring in regional and local bands, musicians and artist to not only perform their craft, for the enjoyment of an audience, but to also workshop with the local student youth and adult population who can not afford to attend a Berkley school of music or are trying to hone their skills so they can be accepted at a university or specialized school of arts program so that they can one day earn a living at doing their love in life which is their art.