Culture, Sports, Events

My husband and I are planning a trip to Cuba over the Easter vacation in April and would like to know if the new Havana Times Photo Contest is open to foreigners as well as Cubans?

Cuba is a great place for Jazz and has become known worldwide for its Havana International Jazz Festival – Jazz Plaza. Organized by the internationally renowned Cuban jazz musician Chuchu Valdés and sponsored by the Cuban Institute of Music, the festival displays the creative link between Cuban rhythm an jazz, which goes back to the late 19th century when newly freed slaves emigrated to New Orleans.

The Catholic Church in Varadero (Matanzas Province) is St. Elvira’s Church. It was formerly headed by Father Ivon Bastaranche, who sadly passed away this month (January 2011). It is not yet clear who will be his successor. The phone number of the church is (53-45) 612349, and you could call to get details about mass and other activities.

Two of the several locations that exist in Havana for finding persons interested in fibre arts, knitting, spinning, weaving and other related crafts are the Casa Comunitaria Puentes Grandes – La Ceiba and Grupo Miau.

To visit the Gran Logia de Cuba or any of its member Lodges elsewhere in the country, one must abide by UGLE regulations for having such contact

I have just completed my Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Dance Studies at the School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon in Ghana and want to continue to pursue my PhD in your University. What process must I follow?

To enter into direct contact with Idalberto, it can be done through the Comisión Nacional de Voleibol under INDER (Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Fisica y Recreación), which is Cuba’s Sports Ministry. The email address is [email protected] and in the subject line, put “para Idalberto Valdez Pedro”.

In a phone consultation with the Gran Logia de Cuba, they explained that prospective visitors must contact their office either by phone or in person. (They do not have an email address.) The individual to contact is the Gran Secretario (Grand Secretary), Alberto William Rojas Aguilar, at Telephone (537) 878-5065.

In a phone consultation with Hotel Cayo Levisa, located in Pinar del Rio, they said that the name comes from a small-to medium-sized fish known as the levisa, which is common in the waters surrounding Cayo Levisa as well as in other parts of Cuba. The fish is not eaten.