Culture, Sports, Events

Carrie, you will be arriving during the last two 3-game series of the 2011-2012 regular Cuban baseball league season. For the series to be held April 20, 21 & 22 you are in luck as Holguin will be playing at home against Metropolitanos.

Niurka Duménigo is the manager (Directora General) of Casa Editora Abril. Her e-mail address is: [email protected] Diana Lío is the assistant (Subdirectora) and her address is: [email protected]

We spoke with the Asociación Cubana de Producción Animal (ACPA) at the Vedado office (833-7802) and they informed us that the International Rodeo Fair will bake place during the end of March and first week of April at the Rancho Boyeros fairgrounds.

Havana Times spoke with Jorge Rodríguez, manager of the Romeo and Julieta cigar factory. He said that all of the tobacco factories still have readers.

You are coming at the right time. The Cuban baseball season starts on Nov. 27th and runs through the end of May. Here is the link to the schedule. If you need further help with specific dates and places let us know. Tickets can be purchased at the stadiums.

I would really like to register in advance so as to make travel arrangements. Is there any other way of making contact? The site still has 2010 information.

The Havana Jazz Plaza festival this year is from Dec. 15-18. They have a website http://www.festivaljazzplaza.icm.cu/web/inicio.php but at this time it is missing much information including the English language page.

My fiancé and I are hoping to get married at Agios Nikolaos, the Greek Orthodox church in Old Havana. He is Greek Orthodox and I am Roman Catholic, we are both Canadian citizens….so I think that’s ok??