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Ongoing & Upcoming Events at HB

Salsa Lessons at the Library

If you’re passing by HB on a Thursday evening, don’t be surprised to hear the sounds of salsa music! No, there’s not an after-hours party going on, it’s our weekly salsa lessons, held every Thursday at 6 p.m., which we have added as part of our continuing effort to expand services for adults in the community. Expert salsa dancers Javier Garcia, who works at Villas Flamingo, and Fausto Pacheco, who works at Club Akumal Caribe, come to teach the class in exchange for a small donation from students. So far, there are about 8 students coming on a regular basis. If you’re in town and want to check it out, feel free to come on by-- Men especially are needed for dancing partners!

In coming months we also hope to start offering a zumba class. If you are a zumba instructor or have a zumba dvd that you’d be willing to share with us, that would help us be able to train a local instructor, so please let us know.

English Paperback Book Sale on President’s Day Weekend

On Saturday, February 19^th , from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., the library will be holding a book sale of extra copies of titles from our English paperback collection. It’s great beach reading to stock up on for yourself, your condo or your vacation home! Special bargain prices will be available during the sale, so stop by and gather up some extra reading materials.

Art Auction on March 11^th at Lol-Ha Beach Bar to Benefit HB

We will be holding a silent art auction fundraiser at the Beach Bar on Friday, March 11^th during happy hour. The auction will feature paintings donated by the Chicago- based painter Oscar Romero, a returning Akumal visitor whose work can be seen the Villas Maya reception building.

Check back on the blog later this month for further details and a sneak peek at the paintings that will be auctioned!

Looking for some help from US Rotary Club

On the heels of our wonderful interaction with Jim from the Asheville-Biltmore, NC Rotary Club, we would like to build a connection with the local Rotary Club in Tulum. Our hope is that someone who is a Rotarian and also a library supporter would be willing to help us in this endeavor.

ROTARIANS: When you come to Akumal, could you help us approach the Tulum Rotary Club for a small donation? Their relatively new club meets Thursdays, 9 pm, so it would be a convenient after-dinner meeting in Tulum. Spanish not required. If you’re willing, please contact U.S. HB Board member Deborah Oakley: doakley@umich.edu