Welcome to Club Rio!

New Mexico Jazz Workshop presents

CLUB RIO: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival

Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm – 11pm

SandiaResort and Casino

Silent Auction, Mask-making, Dancing, Card Reading, Brazilian Cuisine,

Music by PANdemonium, the Odara Dance Ensemble,  Costume Contest,

Chocolate Tasting with Choco Canyon Artisan Chocolate and more!

  

Albuquerque—New Mexico Jazz Workshop is pleased to present an evening in the spirit and excitement of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Welcome to Club Rio: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival, a gala benefitting the New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s youth education programs.  CLUB RIO: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival, Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm – 11pm, Sandia Resort and Casino. Tickets are $75 per guest. 10-top tables and sponsorship tables may be purchased at a reduced rate. Visit our website www.nmjazz.org for more information. Tickets are also available online at www.eventbrite.com or by calling NMJW at 505-255-9798.

Not quite ready for Winter? Neither is New Mexico Jazz Workshop! You won’t want to miss a night charged with the same energy and spice of NMJW’s Salsa Under the Stars as the music, food and dance transports you to the balmy climes of Rio de Janeiro. Get ready for a journey to Rio at the most festive time of the year- -Carnival.

Adopted from the pagan festival of Saturnalia by the Roman Catholic faith, the word carnival comes from carmelevare meaning to literally, “remove” or “raise” meat as a form of abstaining, from selected earthly pleasures in observation of Lent. Every year since 1753, forty-six days before Easter, observers of Lent have prepared for lavish celebrations, and none greater than Carnival in Brazil.

“Last year we journeyed to Havana,” said Maud Beenhouwer, Executive Director of New Mexico Jazz Workshop. “You can expect even bigger thrills at Club Rio. We’ll have everything Carnival has to offer except the floats!”

Beenhouwer added that Club Rio will feature some of the most celebrated aspects of a trip to Carnival. “Frank Leto and his band, PANdemonium will play authentic Brazilian music all evening long.” Said Beenhouwer. To complement the traditional sambas, the Odara Dance Ensemble, in full sparkling regalia, will perform choreographed dance numbers, and encourage the audience to join in the fun. A silent auction, Craft-a-mask table, colorful beads a-la Mardis Gras, and a Chocolate tasting provided by Choco Canyon Artisan Chocolate are all part of the fun at Club Rio.

Fun is definitely the main purpose of the night, but its aim is two-fold. “We’re not only presenting authentic music and dance at Club Rio, we are also featuring the young musicians of our Youth Honor Band Program,” Beenhouwer said. “This event helps raise much-needed funds for all of our education programs.” Beenhouwer added that money raised from the Club Rio silent auction goes directly to the NMJW’s South Valley Band Project, and Empowerment Through Music, a program that helps incarcerated youth discover their potential through electronic music.

“We’re very proud of our community programming,” Beenhouwer said. “We’d like to see them continue for many years to come, and our annual gala event helps make this possible.”

For information about Club Rio, including the dinner menu, please visit nmjazz.org. CLUB RIO: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival, Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm – 11pm, Sandia Resort and Casino. Tickets are $75 per guest. 10-top tables and sponsorship tables may be purchased at a reduced rate. Visit our website www.nmjazz.org for more information. Tickets are also available online at www.eventbrite.com or by calling NMJW at 505-255-9798.