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Flame and 3 Kings Productions Host First Annual Latino Night December 17

November 17, 2005 - NBA G League (G League)
Florida Flame News Release


FORT MYERS, Fla., November 17 - The Florida Flame, presented by Century 21 Sunbelt Realty, has partnered with 3 Kings Productions to host the First Annual "Florida Flame Latino Night" on Saturday, December 17 at Germain Arena. The four-part event will include Southwest Florida's Second Annual Business & Consumer EXPO, the Second Annual "Mambo King Latin Dance Competition", NBA Development League basketball with the Flame versus the Fayetteville Patriots, and open dancing at Germain Arena for all in attendance following the game.

The Business & Consumer EXPO will take place from Noon-5:00 p.m. with the "Mambo King Latin Dance Competition" being held from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Following the dance competition, the Flame will square off against the Fayetteville Patriots in an NBA Development League match-up at 6:00 p.m. After the game, open dancing is scheduled for 8:30-10:30 p.m.

An exclusive line-up of businesses will promote their products and services to the Biz2Biz sector and end consumers at the Business & Consumer EXPO.

Registration for the "Mambo King Latin Dance Competition" will start at Noon with the actual competition beginning at 1:00 p.m. Professional dancers will compete for the $5,000 grand prize and the prestigious Cuban Pete & Barbara Craddock Dance Award while amateur dancers will compete for the 3 Kings Dance Award. First, second, and third place winners in the dance competition will be awarded and announced at halftime of the Flame game.

Mambo legend Cuban Pete and partner Barbara Craddock will judge the dance competition and perform at halftime of the Flame game. A cultural treasure of the Hispanic community, Cuban Pete is credited with inventing scores of dance movements and hand embellishments viewed as standards of Latin dance today. In his long career, he has performed in movies, television, and stage and has also danced numerous U.S. Presidents and international heads of state and dignitaries. Craddock, an award-winning dancer, has produced, directed, choreographed, and partnered with renowned international and national dancers in both nightclub and revues of varied dance styles.

Tickets to this four-part event include admission to the Business & Consumer EXPO, Mambo King Latin Dance Competition, Flame basketball game, and post game open dance. Advance tickets are available by calling the Flame ticket office at (877) FLAME-TIX or at the door on the day of the event. Ticket prices are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, or $10 for groups of 10 or more.

For exhibitor and sponsorship information, contact Bob Encarnacion at 3 Kings Production Company, Inc. at (239) 938-0226 or visit the 3 Kings website at www.3KPevents.com . For ticket information please contact Flame Director of Game Entertainment, Amiee Turner, at (239) 561-8130, ext. 19 or visit www.floridaflame.com for more information.

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