Currently, two Cuban painters who now reside in France are exhibiting their work here in Havana at the Victor Hugo Cultural Center through February 15. The exhibit titled “Cimarrones en Montmartre” (Runaway Slaves in Montmartre), is by painters Francisco Rivero and Lorenzo Padilla.
Read MoreAfter a 30-year absence from Cuban stages, the Russian Bolshoi Ballet returns to Havana for a performance on February 13th at the 5,000 seat Karl Marx Theater.
Read MorePerhaps her name means nothing to most people, but her face is often recognized in Cuba due to her many appearances on television in the 70s and 80s. Hers was a recurring profile in the magazines Miceláneas, Optica, Bohemia, the catalog of La Maisón and in Mujeres. She doesn’t feel she was a famous model, but she was indeed a popular one.
Read MoreHavana’s Early Music Festival takes place from February 5–27, 2010, sponsored by the Office of the Havana City Historian and the Ars Longa music group). Here is the schedule for concerts at the Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis, the San Francisco de Paula Church, and the Hispano-Americano Cultural Center.
Read MoreGood jazz is played nightly at the Havana Jazz Cafe. The following is the billboard for February.
Read MoreThe Cuban La Colmenita Children’s Theatre Company will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its foundation starting next February 14 by climbing to Turquino Peak (the island’s highest), performances in the Ciénaga de Zapata lowlands and the premier of Elpidio Valdés and Los Van Van, announced its director, Carlos Alberto Cremata. La Colmenita is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Read MoreThe Cuban Los Van Van popular salsa music band brought together some 4,000 persons (near 90% capacity) at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, the United States, where they gave their second concert of the preamble of their upcoming U.S. tour. Calls were made by the band leaders to build bridges between the Cuban community in exile and the residents on the island.
Read MoreFather and son jazz pianists Bebo and Chucho Valdes have won a grammy award for the Best Latin Jazz Album at the ceremony taking place Sunday night in Los Angeles. The award winning album is titled “Juntos Para Siempre” (Together forever).
Read MoreCuba’s most famous salsa band Los Van Van perform in concert tonight at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. In statements to a local Miami radio station the band’s director Juan Formell said the group is willing to share the stage with Cuban musicians living off the island.
Read MoreThe Sundance Film Festival in Utah is down to its final two days and the film “Memories of Overdevelopment” by Cuban Miguel Coyula has its fifth and final showing on Saturday evening.
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