Reading and Roaming
MONDAY, JAN. 28 Art in a storm Last night was more of an adventure than we anticipated. As scheduled, we arrived at the Cuban Art Factory, a repurposed cooking oil factory with exhibit galleries, a movie theater, and performance space, for a tour by a young staff member. He explained that the factory had been empty for …
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Saturday, Jan. 26, Getting to Havana We spent last night at the Crowne Plaza Miami Airport hotel, a short shuttle ride from the airport. Nothing special, in fact, a rather tired property in need of updating and renovation. But our room was spacious with a king bed and quite quiet. For dinner we walked a block to Catch of the Day, …
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SATURDAY NIGHT, JAN. 26 At 6:30 pm after a detailed briefing from Alfredo, we had a concert by Alberto Faya and a combo of keyboard, bass guitar, and drums. Senor Faya is a professor, performer and noted Cuban music historian who hosts a weekly radio show and is quite a celebrity. He gave us an informative narrative of 500 years …
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