MEN'S NETWORKING GROUP

Whether you are self-employed or working for a company, networking is one of the critical skills you need in today's work environment. Your network can help you quickly respond to work changes (e.g. downsizings, client loss) by putting you in touch with new contacts and opportunities.

Networking at Vinideus When hosting a party at Vinideus, we take care of our guests. We take their coats, get them a drink, introduce them to other guests and do whatever we can to make them feel comfortable. You'll automatically put yourself in a position to meet more people and make others feel comfortable.
Giving is the basic premise of networking because, as they say, "What goes around comes around" and people will usually want to help you in return. Through discussion and interaction we can learn and grow as individuals and professionals. Gathering at Vinideus will give you the venue for many great connections.Help others in whatever way you can with a key networking event, or a worthwhile association. '' Often information we take for granted can be valuable to someone else.''

Make an effort to get out and network ( no charge for hosting)

A good rule of thumb is to get out to about 4 events per month which is only 1 per week.
Dinner available. Live music at 7:30 pm. If you have a laptop, please bring it with you ( Surprise). Freely introduce individuals within your network who might benefit from meeting each other.

Saturday, April 11th, 2009: from 6pm to 7:30 pm

Vinideus in Beaumont - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASS

Beginning and Intermediate Flamenco Dance Classes with Rafaela de Cadiz.
Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 24, and 25Time: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
RSVP: 503 288 2795
Instructor: Rafaela M. Yamin
Cost: $18 per person & per class (includes a glass of spanish wine)


Watch it!

Location: Saturday, April 11th 2009: from 5 to 6 pm

Vinideus - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795 (Map it!)

ANDREW OLIVER

ANDREW OLIVER

Andrew Oliver is a pianist and composer from Portland, Oregon. He also plays cello, trumpet, and drums. He grew up playing classical piano and cello, and eventually switched to jazz at the beginning of high school, when he began taking lessons from Randy Porter, his most influential teacher. He lived in New Orleans from 2002 until 2005, where he studied jazz at Loyola University and performed as both a bandleader and sideman. After evacuating from Hurricaine Katrina in the summer of 2005, he returned to Portland and resumed his studies at Portland State University, where graduated in June 2007 with a B.M. in Jazz Performance and a B.A. in French.He is currently active in several groups: he leads a sextet playing his original compositions and arrangements as well as writing for and co-directing the Portland Jazz Composers' Ensemble, a big band promoting new music by Portland's jazz composers.He is a member of Devin Phillips' group New Orleans Straight Ahead, which released its first album in 2006, and with which he recently toured West and Central Africa performing and teaching workshops in the fall of 2007 as a cultural ambassador under the auspices of the State Department and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Location: Friday, April 10th, 2009: from 7:30 to 10:30 pm

Vinideus - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795

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VINES AND LINES WITH MONA

AN EVENING OF FUN WHILE YOU DRINK AND DRAW!
BRING A FRIEND, SOME PAPER, SOMETHING TO DRAW WITH AND LEAVE YOUR INHIBITIONS BEHIND.
ESPECIALLY TARGETED TO THOSE WHO SAY THEY CANNOT DRAW THE FIGURE.

Mona has been drawing the figure for over 20 years professionally. Her work is exhibited at the Lawrence Galleries and the Oregon Ballet Theatre. she has appeared on PBS Oregon Art Beat and teaches privately.
To learn more: http://www.monajonescordell.com

Cost: $20 pp (includes a glass of wine)
RSVP suggested 503 284 2795

Location: Thursday, April 9th - From 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Vinideus - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795 (Map it!)

FRENCH MOVIE NIGHT

HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE ME

Comedy. After winning the lottery, lowly clerk François (Bernard Campan) asks a gorgeous prostitute to live with him until his money runs out. François's life greatly improves when Daniela (Monica Bellucci) moves in -- that is, until her pimp, Charly (Gérard Depardieu), shows up. Director Bertrand Blier's sexy comedy co-stars Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Edouard Baer.Come and watch a French movie with English subtitles AT NO COST.Enjoy a glass of wine, a cheese plate or dessert during the film.

Location: Wednesday, April 8th - From 7:30pm to 9 pm.

Vinideus - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795 (Map it)

FLAMENCO DANCE AND MUSIC

Rafaela de Cadiz and Julia Pacheco
Flamenco is a Spanish term that refers both to a musical genre, known for its intricate rapid passages, and a dance genre characterized by its audible footwork. The origins of the term are unclear as the word also means Flemish or flamingo. The word Flamenco, which applies to the song, the dance and the guitar, did not come into use until the 19th century.
Flamenco embodies a complex musical and cultural tradition. Although considered part of the culture of Spain in general, flamenco actually originates from one region: Andalusia. However, other areas, mainly Extremadura and Murcia, have contributed to the development of several flamenco musical forms, and a great number of renowned flamenco artists have been born in other territories of the state. It is generally acknowledged that flamenco grew out of the unique interplay of native Arabic, Andalusian, Sephardic, and Gypsy cultures that existed in Andalusia prior to and after the Reconquest. Latin American and especially Cuban influences have also been important in shaping several flamenco musical forms. Flamenco is played with a flamenco guitar.
Once the seeds of flamenco were planted in Andalusia, it grew as a separate subculture, first centered in the provinces of Seville, Cádiz and part of Málaga-the area known as Baja Andalucía (Lower Andalusia)-but soon spreading to the rest of Andalusia, incorporating and transforming local folk music forms. As the popularity of flamenco extended to other areas, other local Spanish musical traditions (e.g. the Castilian traditional music) would also influence, and be influenced by, the traditional flamenco styles.

Location: Saturday, April 4th - From 7:30pm to 9:30 pm.

Vinideus in Beaumont - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795 (Map it)

Enjoy our Free Spanish Wine tasting from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

WADHAMS & HUSTON

WADHAMS & HUSTON

The duo Wadhams & Huston present a diverse repertoire of melodic songs. They blend the best acoustic music of James Taylor, Van Morrison, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and others with contemporary favorites. Their original songs will soon be released on their upcoming album, "So Absurd" on RoadTrip Records. Bill is also the leader singer of Animotion, a band that had a world-wide hit with "Obsession" in 1985. Since then he has continued to write and record in Portland, often scoring music for tv commercials and films. The two singers met when Bill was scoring a documentary film that Brian was directing in 2002.

Location: Friday, April 3rd - Live Music from 7:30pm to 10:30 pm.

Vinideus - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795 (Map it)

FRENCH MOVIE NIGHT

A SECRET

Claude Miller directs this engrossing drama about a Jewish boy in post-World War II Paris who stumbles upon a mysterious toy in the attic, exposing his family's secret dark past and how it survived Nazi atrocities. Can the child grasp the devastating truth, or will it drive him deeper into his personal fantasy world? Cécile De France, Julie Depardieu, Ludivine Sagnier, Patrick Bruel and Mathieu Amalric star.

Come and watch a French movie with English subtitles AT NO COST.
Enjoy a glass of wine, a cheese plate or dessert during the film.

Wednesday April 1st 2009 from 7:30 pm to 9 pm.

Vinideus, 4759c NE Fremont, Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795

NINA AND LARRY

Nina and Larry have been performing together for over six years playing for private parties, business functions, weddings, benefits, concerts and recordings. Their repertoire of jazz, Latin and show tunes covers the 1930s through the present with Nina's energetic vocal styling accompanied by Larry's 7-String guitar. Both are very seasoned musicians and have performed with many jazz greats. In 2004 they recorded their first CD, Lush Life, a collection of 14 songs including ballads, swing and samba. A student of Judy Davis and Phil Mattson, Nina has toured Europe as lead vocalist in the Blue Saints Jazz Band and has performed with Bennett Friedman, Cal Tjader, Louis Bellson and Woody Hite. She also performed throughout the U.S.

Location: Saturday, March 28th - From 7:30pm to 10:30 pm.

Vinideus in Beaumont - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795

SALSA DANSE CLASS

Beginning Salsa Lessons with Eric and Allegra.

Grab a partner, bring your friends and spice up the night with Salsa dancing! This popular dance form is filled with infectious rhythms and sensuous movement.
Influenced by Latin, African and European cultures, Salsa has gathered an enthusiastic following around the world. Learn the basic patterns and discover why people love this dance!
- Class is $20 per person (includes a glass of wine)

- Pre-registration required through Vinideus 503 284 2795

- Maximum class size 10 people (5 couples)

- Partner suggested but not required

Saturday, March 28th 2009: from 6pm to 7:30 pm

Vinideus in Beaumont - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795

SPA DAY

SPA DAY
Admission: $10 includes glass of wine, sparkling rose or French lemonade and assorted appetizers.
There will be door prizes throughout the day.
Reserve your spa treatment times in advance! Choose from facials, foot treatments, pedicures, massage, shiatsu, hair cuts and hair extensions, makeup application and products, reflexology, Bodyshop products and more...
Open to both men and women!
Come and spend the afternoon at our cozy wine bar and be pampered with your choice of treatments. Choose from mini facials, massage, hand and foot treatments, reflexology, manicures, eyebrow waxing, hair styling, eye contour treatment and more. Services are offered in 10-30 minute increments so you will be able to enjoy as many choices as you desire. Pricing varies per treatment.
Location: Saturday, March 28th, 2009: from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
Vinideus in Beaumont - 4759c NE Fremont, Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795

PAMELA JORDAN

PAMELA JORDAN

Her singing has been called “honey-hued, meltingly sensual, arresting, sensitive, powerful…” Audiences often compare her vocals to everyone from pop singers Sade and Des’ree to the legendary jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughn. For the past few years Pamela Jordan has carved out a niche for herself as a jazz chanteuse playing clubs and coffee houses – and working as the featured vocalist for the Woody Hite and Dr. T. Big Band Orchestras.
Jordan was selected from more than 700 contestants as a finalist for the 1999 Lilith Fair Opening Act Contest. She also won the Portland Songwriters Association National Songwriting Contest’s pop category for her song The Fall of Love.
Her first CD, Standard Procedure garnered critical acclaim for Jordan’s rich, warm sound and masterful interpretation of jazz standards.
Her latest CD, The Fall of Love, Jordan uses her stellar vocal talent to perform expertly crafted original songs.
Working with lyricist/novelist Brian Christopher (frequently used by well-known Canadian singer/songwriter Geno Vanelli), the two have written tunes that cross musical genres, and move listeners with every track on the 10 song disc. http://www.pamelajordan.com/

Location: Friday, March 27th - From 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm.

Vinideus in Beaumont - 4759c NE Fremont - Portland, OR 97213 - 503 284 2795