Bajofondo - Free Performance on Friday, Aug 15th at 7pm

We are giddy with excitement!!! Bajofondo, our newly discovered band will be performing at Central Park's Summer Stage this Friday, August 15th at 7pm!

Bajofondo will be joined by Osunlade. It promises to sultry Latin evening indeed.

South American beats from Argentina and Uruguay mixed with house, trip-hop, and lounge sensibilities: Bajofondo & Osunlade

Friday, August 15, 2008

From 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Central Park SummerStage

CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRAZIL-Central Park Summerstage and Tribeca Cinemas-8/11-8/17

CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRAZIL-Central Park Summerstage and Tribeca Cinemas-8/11-8/17

The Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil

Hosted by some of the most renowned venues in town, such as the Central Park, The United Nations Building and the Tribeca Cinemas, it encompasses an outdoor movie screening, competitive screenings, networking meetings, in addition concerts with brazilian artists.

Champagne and Aphrodisiacs This Tuesday!

Please join our querida friends, Elizabeth Webb of Lavidafemme.com as we help host the fiercely fabulous Lauren Frances, author and founder of The Institute for Romantic Research for a fabulously fun and decadent evening at Kiki De Montparnasse in Soho.

Celebrate your romantic imagination and embrace your fantasies. Enjoy a champagne and aphrodisiac affair and an exclusive instruments of pleasure salon.

HBO Latino Te Invita/HBO Latino Invites You

RSVP TO CAPADOCIANY@HBO.COM

Capadocia is set in a fictional women's prison in Mexico City. Corruption runs rampant as prison rights attorney Teresa Lagos (Dolores Heredia) fights for a humane rehabilitation program, while corporate shill Federico Marquez (Juan Manuel Bernal) schemes to privatize the prison and use the women as cheap manual labor.

Ripe Tomatoes

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Photo by Mikkel Vang

Tomato season is finally upon us! Deeply flavorful, these fresh-off-the-vine beauties stand out with just sea salt and olive oil, and sing in light summer meals. Culinary guru Susan Spungen shares her favorite tomato-centric recipes.

Meal Ideas At A Glance

Pan con Tomate
Warm Caprese Salad
Frittata with Tomatoes and Leeks
Pasta with Raw Tomato Sauce
Gazpacho Bloody Marys

BTW: The best-quality tomatoes come from local sources like farmers markets and food co-ops. To find one near you, visit localharvest.org.

Leblon Fresh Fruit Caipirinhas

Strawberry & Basil Caipirinha

2 oz. Leblon Cachaça

3 strawberries

3 basil leaves - torn

¼ lime

2 tsp superfine sugar or 1 oz simple syrup

Muddle the lime, strawberries, basil and sugar in a shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and add Leblon Cachaça. Shake vigorously. Serve in a rocks glass. Garnish with a strawberry and a basil leaf.

FOR ADDITIONAL FRESH FRUIT CAIPIRINHAS VISIT: WWW.LIVELOVELEBLON.COM

Welcome to the Jungle

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Welcome to the Jungle
Sambazon packs the punch in a can

Sambazon's Amazon Energy

Pure, positive, energy in a can! Sambazon has bottled up enough antioxidants and nutrients to keep you going strong on a hot summer day. The Acai berry and Amazon Rainforest super fruits and botanicals deliver the oomph, sans chemicals. And with your schedule of endless parties and late night festivities, you know you need it.

Sambazon

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