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Parties '12

2011 San Diego Latino Film Festival presents:

SONIDO LATINO

After-Parties at SDLFF 2011!

Attend our amazing parties and galas. don't forget Harrah's Rincon Casino will be providing FREE transportation this year!  Harrah's shuttles will be at the Hazard Center the 3 party nights (March 10, 16, & 19) from 8:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. making trips every 20 to 30 minutes to and from the hotels.  The bus seats 56 passengers at a time!

  

Closing Party

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
9:00 PM - 1:30 AM
Presidential Ballroom at U.S. Grant Hotel
326 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101 (map)
(619) 232-3121

Prices:

Tickets are $25 for party OR $30 for party ticket + one closing night film.
Entrance includes one hosted drink.

 

Option 1: PARTY ONLY ($25) | Buy ticket

Option 2: PARTY + 1 FILM TICKET ($20) | (choose one of four films: 7:00PM Hidalgo, 7:30PM El Mal Ajeño, 8:00PM Flamenco, Flamenco8:30PM Hermano)

 

Attend one of the must-see screenings on Closing Night! The U.S. Grant will be the place to see and be seen! Entertainment abounds, and is topped off with a VIP Meet & Greet! Proceeds benefit MACSD's Teen Producers Project! Saunter into the swanky U.S. Grant, to latin jazz sounds of Grupo Kanari. Hosted by Yolanda Selene Walther-Meade, sip sweet champagne upon arrival. Enjoy tasty  tray-passed appetizers. Chill, mix and mingle with Festival VIP's in the luxurious second floor Foyer, grooving to Supersonic Samba School Axe Style Music and Dance Choreography. Marvel at the technical precision of US Amateur Salsa Champions Yukiko and Abraham or the sexy performances of Alma Latina! Dance in the softly-illuminated Presidential Ballroom to 13-piece salsa band sensation Rumbankete and one of our featured guest DJs. Special guests include: Demian and Bruno Bichir, Yareli Arizmendi, Sergio Arau, Jose Yenque, y más!

 

 

Previous Party information..

 

Opening Party

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
9:00 PM - 1:30 AM
W Hotel San Diego
421 West B Street
San Diego CA 92101 (map)
(619) 231-8220

Prices: ** For Thursday, March 10th, TICKETS ONLY CAN BE PURCHASED AT MOVIE THEATER BOX OFFICE or at W HOTEL ** (online ticket sales are NOW closed for TODAY - Thursday, March 10th events & films.  However, tickets are STILL available and are NOT SOLD OUT) * *

Tickets are $20 for party OR $25 for party ticket + one opening night film. Entrance includes one hosted drink. Please purchase at movie theater or at W Hotel.  

 Option 1: PARTY ONLY ($20) | Buy ticket 

 

Option 2: PARTY + 1 FILM TICKET ($25) | (choose one of four films: 7:00PM El Atentado, 7:30PM Go For It!, 8:00PM Dos Hermanos, 8:30PM Que Se Mueran Los Feos)   

 

* * * * JUST ANNOUNCED!  Binational Mambo Orchestra ALSO to perform at Opening Night Party! 

 

Attend one of the must-see screenings on Opening Night! Enjoy fabulous festivities at the often imitated, but never duplicated W Hotel San Diego! Hosted by Yolanda S. Walther-Meade, and partnering with Radio Latina 104.5 F.M. Hosted appetizers between 10 and 11 p.m. Choose from a sultry lounge setup featuring Sol e Mar playing a Brazilian Music Mix of Bossa Nova, Forro, Axe, Brazilian Pop and Pagode, followed by Deseo Samba's sizzling Samba Fusion Routine, Capoeira show and Limbo Line, as we pay homage to Brazil, the 2011 San Diego Latino Film Festival's featured country . Headdress attired dancers and performers available for 10 minute photo opportunity. Continue dancing to the salsa and bachata tunes spun by LA's DJ Evist. Or enjoy Grupo Kanari's pulsating rock en espanol in the main lobby, followed by San Diego's reknowned B-Side Players, serenading us with bilingual reggae, funk and cumbia! Cruise on up for a breather to The Beach Bar or lounge poolside on the 2nd floor. VIP Meet & Greet – special guests from the tremendously creative world of Latino film include Aimee Garcia, Julio Bracho, and the dancing cast of Go For It!

 

 

Centerpiece Celebration

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
9:00 PM - 1:30 AM
Westin Gaslamp Quarter's Ballroom
910 Broadway Circle
San Diego CA 92101 (map)
(619) 239-2200

 

**ONLINE tickets are closed for TONIGHT's Party.  Tickets for Party can be purchased at the DOOR of Westin Gaslamp Quarter or at the UltraStar Box Office **

Prices:

Tickets are $15 for party OR $20 for party ticket + one centerpiece night film. Entrance includes one hosted drink. Enjoy tasty  tray-passed appetizers. 

 

Option 1: PARTY ONLY ($15) | Buy ticket  

 

Option 2: PARTY + 1 FILM TICKET ($20) | (choose one of four films: 7:00PM Cartas a Elena, 7:30PM Elvis and Madona, 8:00PM Anita8:30PM La Vida De Los Peces) 

 

The Westin Gaslamp showcases the Centerpiece Celebration. Dance to the Gypsy King-style music of Los Reyes del Ritmo! Enjoy Yukiko and Abraham, US Salsa Amateur Champions. Continue rocking the dance floor with Angel Lebron y Su Sabor Latino, LA's 11-piece salsa sensation or bachata to DJ ROMEO! Join SDLFF's Yolanda Selene Walther-Meade, and enjoy a special guest Meet and Greet - Carmen Salinas, and Chabelo of Cartas a Elena, and more!

 

 

B-Side Players (Performing at SDLFF's 2011 OPENING NIGHT PARTY, March 10th!

 

Angel Lebron y Su Sabor Latino (Centerpiece Party, March 16th)

Los Angeles' Salsa sensation Rumbankete returns to San Diego! (Closing Party, March 19)

 

 

 

Free transportation to festival parties via Harrah's

shuttle buses!

 

  

Gala Sponsors and supporters include: 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 


 

The Westin Hotel Gaslamp Quarter, W Hotel San Diego, San Diego Magazine, U.S. Grant Hotel, The Grant Grill Marinello Schools of Beauty, and Stella Artois

 

 

 

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