Community Care:

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We are so excited to have you joining us in beautiful Durham, NC! We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and welcome any and all gender and identity expressions in the fandango. We acknowledge the adaptability of the fandango depending on the place, and know that our Durham, NC fandango will sound and look different than a fandango in Veracruz. We celebrate that the fandango is in constant evolution and respect all experience levels, identities, and backgrounds who participate.

 

Getting to the Avila Center:

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The Avila Center is located 20 minutes North of downtown Durham, and 30 minutes from the Raleigh-Durham airport. There are Ubers and Lyft in Durham, but we will do our best to make sure anyone coming through the airport gets a ride! If you will need a ride from the airport, please be in touch with the Fandango de Durham team.

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Meals and Food:

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We are working hard to make sure that a majority of meals are covered during the weekend, as well as snacks and drinks provided. However, you should plan for the possibility to cover a few meals on your own. We will have affordable options available or will be cooking for the group in the Avila Center kitchen with our local community members. You are also welcome to use the kitchen at any time and we can help arrange trips to the grocery store (a quick 5 minute drive) for anyone with special dietary needs. If you have any airborne food-based allergies, please let us know ASAP.

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Shower facilities:

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Individual rooms have shared showers in the cabins. Double rooms have a shared shower between two rooms. Linens are provided by the Avila Center, including a towel for each guest (If you are camping, you are welcome to use shower facilities in the single-room cabins but will need to supply your own towel). All Avila Center bathrooms are gender neutral.

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What should I pack?

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Your fandango clothes, your jarana, and everything you need to spend the night! During the Spring, Durham is warm in the day (sometimes hot!) and pleasant and cooler in the evening. If you plan on staying up all night for the fandango, bring layers, it will get chilly! Since we will host the event rain or shine, also prepare for rain, although we have plenty of sheltered spaces to accommodate wet weather. We also suggest good walking shoes--the Avila Center has beautiful walking trails. Feel free to bring snacks and drinks to share or not to share.

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