Mountain Top Music Center’s Mike Sakash and Jed Wilson kicked off the night playing live Jazz music. Several Kismet students then spoke of their experiences and memories with the summer program, and Volunteer of the Year awards were presented to Eileen Conway, Sarah Garlick, Bob Ahearn and Phil Liakos.

The Boston-based band Los Sugar Kings were back this year by popular demand, playing a mix of Salsa, merengue and other styles for the remainder of the evening.

The diverse silent auction brought in over $8,000 for Kismet programs.

Many thanks to Caliente! A Night of Salsa Dancing to Benefit Kismet Rock Foundation sponsors, including Presenting sponsors Polartec LLC and Rovetti Design; Gold Level sponsors Appleseed Permaculture, Café Noche, Dr. Tony Iorfino, Nereledge Inn and Sterling Rope Company; and Silver Level sponsors Dutch Bloemen Winkel, Doug Madara, Flatbread Company, Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital, Gamwell Caputo Siek & Co. PLLC, Mineral Springs Café, Mountain Top Music Center, RE/Max Presidential Real Estate – Drummond & Drummond, Sky Ambitions, The Local Grocer, and Whitehorse Gear.

A sampling of wonderful images from Anne Skidmore of Anne Skidmore Photography. (Also check out Anne’s blog post about the event here):

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What would we do without our Caliente! volunteers?

Thank you for making the event possible:

Morgan Beliele

Ruthann Brown

Eileen Conway

Martha Davis

Anna DeMarco

Sasha Eisele

Ariel Fogden

KC Henry

Ashley Link

Madeline Mcelaney

John Patrick

Brian Post

Kyra Salancy

Jessica Soroka

Nickie Sekera

Anne Skidmore

Erin Small

Lauren Synnott

Bob Walstrom

Cynthia Wenger

Brad Wilkinson

Mary Wilkinson

Caliente! donors were incredibly generous in making this event as special as it was. Thank you to:

121 Fitness

6288 Designs

All Things 2 Wheeled

Anna DeMarco

AppleSeed permaculture

Bear Notch Ski Touring

Blue Mountain Massage

Brian Post Photography

Café Noche

Cathedral Mountain Guides

Chauvin Guides

Chris Noonan Oriental Rugs

Courtyard Café

Cranmore Ski Area

David & Jackie Post

Dick Devellian

Doug Madara – La Sportiva, Metolius, & Sterling Rope

Dr. Tony Iorfino

Dutch Bloemen Winkel

Dutch Bloemon Winkel

Eastern Mountain Sports

Flatbread Company

Freddie Wilkinson

Frontside Grind

Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital

Gamwell, Caputo, Siek & Co., PLLC

International Mountain Climbing School/IME

Jackson Art Exploration

Joe Voci

Kris Pastoriza

La Sportiva

Laura Waterman

Los Sugar Kings

Mark Synnott

Matty B’s Mountainside Café

Metolius

Mineral Springs Café

Minuteman Press

Mount Washington Observatory

Mountain Hardwear & Montrail

Mountain Top Music Center

Mountain Yurt Yoga

MS Sullivan

Nereledge Inn

North Conway Music Shop

North Country Fair Jewelers

Old Village Bakery

Outdoor Research

Peter Lewis

Polartec

Portland Schooner Company

Portsmouth Music Hall

RE/Max Presidential – Drummond & Drummond

Rebecca Klementovich

Residential Design Inc.

Rhino Guides and Rock Barn

RovettiDesign

Santa’s Village

Sarah Garlick

Sasha Eisele

Shovel Handle Pub

Silver Moon Mozaics

Sky Ambitions

Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities

Sterling Rope Company

Synnott Mountain Guides

The 1785 Inn

The Green Choice

The Local Grocer

The North Face

The Portland Pirates LLC

The Portland Seadogs

The Yoga Shack

TMC Books

Tuckerman Brewery Company

White Birch Books

White Mountain Cider Company

White Mountains Lodge & Hostel

Whitehorse Gear

Wild Things

The Wilkinsons

Caliente! – A Night of Dancing to Benefit Kismet Rock Foundation | October 23 at Salyards Center for the Arts

North Conway, NH – October 7 – The second annual Caliente! A Night of Salsa Dancing to Benefit Kismet Rock Foundation, presented by Polartec and RovettiDesign, is coming up Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway, NH.

Boston’s Los Sugar Kings will headline again, with a range of Latin-themed music to keep the dance floor moving. Band member Mik Mersha says the band is thrilled to return this year: “You are truly one of the best audiences we’ve had the pleasure of performing for.”

Kismet events have gained reputation for creative silent auctions and Caliente!’s will not fail to impress. Feature silent auction items include a consultation and permaculture plan from Appleseed Permaculture ($4,000 value); A Wilderness First Responder course from SOLO ($795 value); A wedding ceremony or renewal of vows from John Patrick (Priceless!); Architectural plans for a two car garage and much more.

Included in the $35 price per person is a complimentary Taco Bar hosted by Café Noche, desserts by Kennett High School’s Mineral Springs Café, raw chocolate by The Local Grocer and homemade gluten-free sweets by Kismet volunteers. There will also be a cash bar with Tuckerman beer and theme-related beverages.

Caliente! Presenting sponsors are RovettiDesign and Polartec. Gold Sponsors are Nereledge Inn, providing lodging for Los Sugar Kings for a second year; taco bar host Café Noche; local eye Dr. Tony Iorfino; AppleSeed Permaculture; and Sterling Rope Company, which provides climbing ropes for Kismet’s summer programs. Caliente! silver sponsors include Doug Madara of La Sportiva, Metolius and Sterling Rope; Dutch Bloemon Winkel; Flatbread Company; Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital; Gamwell, Caputo, Siek & Co., PLLC; The Local Grocer; Mineral Springs Café; Minuteman Press; Mountain Top Music Center; RE/Max Presidential – Drummond & Drummond; Sky Ambitions; and Whitehorse Gear.

Based in North Conway, NH, Kismet Rock Foundation enhances the physical, intellectual and emotional development of well-functioning but economically disadvantaged children by providing access to the immense value of a comprehensive education in technical rock climbing. Kismet Rock Foundation currently offers programs to students from Boston, MA, Manchester, NH, Bartlett and Gorham, NH, Portland, ME and Bolton, VT. To learn more about Kismet Rock Foundation, visit www.kismetrockfoundation.org.

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Kismet Rock Foundation
PO Box 1744
North Conway, NH 03860
www.kismetrockfoundation.org
www.kismetcaliente.org

Not far from here in Lawrence, Mass, Polartec® invented the world’s first synthetic fleece fabric in 1981. Polartec® fleece was eventually recognized by Time Magazine as one of the best inventions of the century, and today virtually every outdoors-person has a collection of Polartec® fleece garments in their closet: hats, gloves, vests, jackets, pants and more.

Polartec® is more than just fleece though! Polartec® fabrics range from lightweight wicking base layers, to insulation layers, to extreme weather protection and are utilized by all the best clothing brands in the world. Polartec® fabrics are also used by all branches of the United States military including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces.

Polartec® is taking innovative strides toward becoming green as well. In 2009, over 30% of Polartec®’s total production will be fabrics created from post-consumer and post-industrial recycled materials. Take a tour of the Lawrence plant and you will see state of the art production procedures that are safe, healthy and environmentally friendly too. And it is the norm to meet folks who been working there 10, 20…even 30 or more years.

Polartec® is also dedicated to a variety of social causes and community organizations. “Polartec is proud to support groups like Kismet, which helps to educate and inspire young people through outdoor sports like rock climbing,” states Polartec’s director of global marketing, Nate Simmons. “This is a terrific opportunity to give a little something back to a wonderful local organization.”

Ruthann Brown of Polartec®, is a key member of the Kismet events committee, and has been instrumental in the Caliente! planning.

We are so thankful to Polartec® for supporting Kismet as Caliente!’s presenting sponsor. Learn more about Polartec® on its website, www.polartec.com or its blog, www.justazipper.com.