<div> Original Floor For Tango Barn Campaign 
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<div>Help build new floor for the beautifully preserved historic barn!
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<div>This story is about The Tango Barn created by Joe and Diana Hayes on their farm in Carnation, WA: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/broadacres.farm.5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/broadacres.farm.5" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/broadacres.farm.5</a></a> 
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<div>On September 17th, 2021 I attended the Tango Barn for the first time and what a delightful evening that was!
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<div>I was amazed at the transformation that took place to turn an old barn into a warm and welcoming Tango venue! To say that the owners, Joe and Diana, did a great job is an understatement. I felt so much love and care the moment I stepped inside the door! Plush couches, full-size mirrors, red velvet curtains, exclusive paintings, wooden tables, tufted chairs, the sound system, the ambience, the wine, and all the delicious food they cooked right before everyone showed up… I was speechless! Observing and talking to people around me, I realized a lot of them were as impressed as I was!
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<div>And I had an idea. I saw a possibility for us, tango people and art lovers around the world, to help someone who already invested a lot in building a venue for us. As I was enjoying the night, I could not help but wonder: THERE’S GOT TO BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT FLOOR! For us dancers, 2 of the most important things are the floor and the music. Joe had a wonderful audio system installed, the sound is great! Now, about the floor…
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<div>I know, Joe and Diana are not asking us to help with the new floor. And let’s not wait for it! Let us be the good people that we always are – let’s help! They already did an amazing job preserving a historical barn! They created a lovely venue for us, combining the charm of an old American farm with the art of Tango!
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<div>I kept thinking, sure, as a tango community of skillful, intelligent, generous, charitable, supportive people we could figure something out to help with the new floor! This could be a terrific venue for all sorts of spring-summer-early-fall events: Milongas, classes, concerts, performances, live music, an art gallery, a mini-marathon and what not!
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<div>Wouldn’t it be absolutely dreamy – Tango Barn with the perfect dance floor, just 30 mins away from Seattle!? Tango tourist be like: Pike Place Market, Space Needle, China Harbor, Tango Barn!
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<div>I mean, when Latin Grammy nominated bandoneon player Hugo Satorre was touring the West Coast with Winnie Cheung in the fall of 2021, their best performance in Seattle – a truly warm and intimate concert (not just a Milonga with live music) – was at the Tango Barn! This can become an iconic venue for our community! All we need to do is help update the floor!
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Kurt Madsen

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Still $16,302 to go. Help us build momentum.