Wed, Jan 14, Social/Business Mixer, Dinner & Dancing - San Jose 5:30-9 pm Mingle with a diverse group of professionals in a friendly, fun & comfortable environment w/spirits tasting, music, prizes, appetizers (served 6-7:45 pm), no-host bar, sponsor booths & Salsa Dance Performance by Fusion Latina 5-10 pm Dinner served 9 pm-1:30 am DJ Dancing, 2 rooms, 10,000+ sq. ft. - Salsa, Merengue, House, R&B, etc. at Palermo Ristorante Italiano (stay afterwards for a great dinner!) 394 S. 2nd/E San Salvador Sts, Downtown San Jose, CA 95113 (10,000+ sq. ft. - very posh & elegant!! plenty of parking across the street) Cost: $10/door (does not include dinner) NOTE: Businesses & organizations can donate prizes for the free drawing. Professional or business casual attire suggested. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Tue, Jan 27, Oakland, 3pm-5pm, Town Meeting with Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) National Director Ronald Langston

Wed, Jan 28, FREE! Social /Business Mixer at San Tomas Fine Art Gallery - San Mateo (4th Wed) 6-9 pm, Social/Business Mixer w/Appetizers, Refreshments, Prizes, FREE, all ages welcome. Mingle with a diverse group of professionals in a friendly, fun & comfortable environment w/wine, appetizers, music & prizes. at San Tomas Fine Arts Gallery, 302 Baldwin St/B St, San Mateo, 94401, 650 580-9893 or 343-3924, www.santomasfinearts.com New Art gallery dedicated to 18th-20th century Spanish Colonial art, European and Asian works with an emphasis on contemporary Chicano-Latino Art.

Oct 4-Jan 9, Gabriel Navar: Reflections of the Spirit - Navar's paintings mirror his belief and understanding that everything is interconnected in a cultural, spiritual, and political embrace. The energy behind his work is his profound love for the earth, the divine, and art. http://gabrielnavar.tripod.com

Sat, Feb 14, 6pm,ÊNational Latino Police Officers Ass'n (NLPOA)ÊAnnual Gala at the Fairmont Hotel. $100 - RSVP Darrell.Cortez@sanjoseca.gov