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GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: Maria Finn discusses Hold Me Tight & Tango Me Home

Start: 02/17/2010 7:00 pm

End: 02/17/2010 9:00 pm

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: Maria Finn discusses Hold Me Tight & Tango Me Home

Time: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:00 p.m.
Location: Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 913-384-3126 to order Admission Packages or for more information.

Author: Maria Finn is the editor of the anthology Cuba in Mind (Vintage, 2004.) She has written for Audubon, Saveur, Metropolis, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among many other publications. She is a graduate of University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and has published literary work in magazines such as Gastronomica, The Chicago Review, New Letters, and Exquisite Corpse. She has lived and worked in Alaska, Guatemala, and Spain, and traveled extensively in Latin America.

Title: Hold Me Tight & Tango Me Home, $13.95 Trade Paperback, ISBN 9781565125179, On Sale Date: February 9, 2010

Maria Finn's husband was cheating. First she threw him out. Then she cried. Then she signed up for tango lessons. It turns out that tango has a lot to teach about understanding love and loss, about learning how to follow and how to lead, how to live with style and flair, take risks, and sort out what it is you really want. As Maria's world begins to revolve around the friendships she makes in dance class and the "milongas "(social dances) she attends regularly in New York City, we discover with her the fascinating culture, history, music, moves, and beauty of the Argentine tango. With each new dance step she learns-the embrace, the walk, the sweep, the exit-she is one step closer to returning to the world of the living. Eventually Maria travels to Buenos Aires, the birthplace of tango, and finds the confidence to try romance again.

As exhilarating as the dance itself, the story whirls us into the center of the ballroom dancing craze. And buoyed by the author's humor and passion, it imparts surprising insights about how to get on with life after you've lost in love.

Learn more about Hold Me Tight & Tango Me Home online, enter The Heartbreak Competition, and hear samples of tango music from around the world.

What: Maria Finn will discuss her delightful new Memoir, answer audience questions and she will autograph copies of her Books purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our Website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket.

A demonstration of Tango with audience participation will accompany this Event!

When: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 7:00 PM

Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Admission Package: $13.95 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket and One (1) Copy of Hold Me Tight & Tango Me Home (Trade Paperback) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. To place your order, use the Add To Cart feature below.

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