{"id":176495,"date":"2026-03-26T21:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/176495\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:17:28","slug":"creating-salsa-kings-and-queens-one-latin-night-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/176495\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating salsa kings and queens one Latin Night at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                        Latin Night at FOKO<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, March 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fokofamilia.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOorZCbNiNdobwcNPYKonTrkqu2ys6xmhGX7hW5oV-YXXQOhpJRz6\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOKO<\/a>, a Mexican brunch cafe off Logan Street, is hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.square.site\/merchant\/NSVQWYRN7KZ0E\/checkout\/YLAMBE3WSBXIPSY74O57J6H6?fbclid=IwY2xjawQqg0lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFqZGF2U0FVWDI0ZVcyVUw4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnzKWWwa92ucUVPUHtY81BKcB2bODxBmcV2FaT8kUJzyUkr9wCyrnUHQbgd9_aem_fCz0T4Kn210YmUMYxo5FBg\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">beginner and intermediate salsa lessons<\/a> for a Latin Night celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Salsa veteran Joshua Gonzalez will teach each class starting at 6 p.m. Pop-up restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pacayalou\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pacaya<\/a> will provide some snacks to participants.<\/p>\n<p>Tai Chi class<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/healthy-aging-and-longevity\/the-health-benefits-of-tai-chi\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tai Chi<\/a> was once a martial arts practice in China, but now it&#8217;s also used as a form of slow and gentle exercise for the mind and body.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers with Roots 101 African American Museum said Saturday, March 28, is a day focused on wellness, mediation and mindfulness during its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWBp2sGDtxr\/?igsh=bXUydGZrOGpweXM1\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">free Tai Chi class<\/a> for all ages from 11 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n<p>Moth StorySlam<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tixr.com\/groups\/headliners\/events\/89-3-wfpl-presents-the-moth-storyslam-in-louisville-ky-topic-fumbles-and-fouls-166041\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Moth StorySlam<\/a> is hosting an open mic competition at Headliners Music Hall on Tuesday, March 31 at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The poetry slam\u2019s theme is \u201cFumbles and Fouls.\u201d And participants have five minutes to perform their work.<\/p>\n<p>Poets must be 18 years or older.<\/p>\n<p>Douglass Loop Farmers Market<\/p>\n<p>Every Saturday from now until December, Douglass Boulevard Christian Church will host its annual farmers market.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1648655489663736?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22user_timeline%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22groups_highlight_units%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Douglass Loop Farmers Market\u2019s opening day<\/a> is Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Derby Festival Block Party<\/p>\n<p>From noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, the <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.kdf.org\/block-party\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kentuckiana Derby Festival Block Party<\/a> returns to the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center.<\/p>\n<p>There will be live music, inflatables and other kids activities. And the MELANnaire Marketplace will be open for participants to shop with local, Black-owned clothing, accessories and food vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpm.org\/newsletters\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arts, Culture, Et Cetera newsletter<\/a> to get ideas like these straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Latin Night at FOKO On Friday, March 27, FOKO, a Mexican brunch cafe off Logan Street, is hosting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-176495","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}