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Union Depot Launches Series of Three Free Dance Nights

Gatherings to Include Live Music, Professional Dance Instruction and Refreshments; Themes Include Salsa, Swing and Tango

ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 16, 2015) Union Depot in downtown St. Paul will host its first in a series of three free Union Depot Dance Nights on Monday, April 20 from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Waiting Room. Each event will begin with 30 minutes of free professional dance instruction followed by two hours of dancing to a live band. Green Mill Catering will host concessions with pizza and beer, wine and other beverages available for purchase. Union Depot Dance Nights are open to all ages and will feature live music by many of the Twin Cities most popular dance bands, offering great entertainment even for those who dont wish to dance.

The Union Depot Dance Nights will be held on the third Monday of each month from April through June. The April 20 event theme will be Salsa Dancing with live music by Salsa del Sol. Salsa del Sol is a nine-piece orchestra comprised of some of the Twin Cities top Latin music talents. The group performs various styles of dance music from the Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean, heating up dance floors with the sultry sounds of Cha-cha-cha, Timba, Salsa and more. Free dance lessons will be taught at all three events by professional instructor Denny Hukriede.

On May 18 Union Depot will host Beasleys Big Band for a night of Swing Dancing. The band has been performing for more than 20 years in Big Band Jazz in the style of the Count Basie Orchestra, delighting audiences with its renditions of music by Glen Miller, Duke Ellington and many other jazz greats. Instructor Denny Hukriede will also teach dance lessons at this event. The June 15 theme will be Tango with live music by violinist Sara Pajunen, accordionist Patrick Harison and bassist Nick Gaudette. The trio will perform a variety of Argentinian Tango music with a dose of Finnish Tango as well. For more information about Union Depot Dance Nights, please visit www.uniondepot.org.

Getting to Union Depot

About UNION DEPOT...The beautifully renovated Union Depot, originally built in the 1920s, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and certified LEED® Gold in 2014. Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority (RCRRA) owns Union Depot which offers a full complement of transportation services: Amtrak, Green Line, Jefferson Lines, Greyhound, megabus.com, Metro Transit and MVTA buses, car sharing (Zipcar and Car2Go), and parking - including electric vehicle charging and bicycle storage. JLL, under contract with RCRRA, is responsible for management of Union Depot and creating a community gathering place at this historic landmark. For more information, go to uniondepot.org.

About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate. With annual fee revenue of $4.7 billion and gross revenue of $5.4 billion, JLL has more than 230 corporate offices, operates in 80 countries and has a global workforce of approximately 58,000. On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 3.4 billion square feet, or 316 million square meters, and completed $118 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2014. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $53.6 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.