Cuban Cultural Center of New York is proud to celebrate its 18th consecutive annual conference, this year dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the City of Havana, spanning its development from its founding in 1519 to the present, including its history and urban growth, its preeminence in Cuban architecture, music, and the arts, and its all-encompassing legacy both inside and outside the Island. The commemoration will culminate in a celebratory end-of-season concert featuring Havana’s greatest composers and the golden era of Cuban music.
Through illustrated formal presentations and archival films, the conference will not only highlight Havana’s fundamental role in the cultural development of Cuba, but will also explore the different outside influences that have shaped the city across the centuries since its emergence as a key port in international cross-Atlantic trade in the 16th century. Other topics will include: a journey to 19th century Havana, including its cartography, slave society, and mores; outstanding habaneras, defining the pioneering role played by the women of Havana since colonial times; Havana’s historical link to New York City; an illustrated presentation on Havana’s architecture since its founding, including its neoclassical period, the art deco trend in the early decades of the Republic, and the construction boom and expanding modernity in the 40’s and 50’s; Havana’s legacy as an international artistic, musical, and literary beacon; the city as protagonist in literature, photography and cinema; today’s conservationist movement and its UNESCO Heritage Sites; and much more… The conference will be dedicated to Cuban poet and writer José Lezama Lima.
Invited participants include PBS award-winning journalist Rafael Pi Román, distinguished Harvard professor and keynote speaker Alejandro de la Fuente, scholars Ana María Hernández and Adriana Méndez Rodenas, architects Raúl Rodríguez and Hermes Mallea, poet and essayist Lourdes Gil, sociologist Lisandro Pérez, literary critics Elena Palmero and Perla Rozencvaig, filmmakers Jorge Dalton and Florian Borchmeyer, historians José Moya and Rosa Leonor Whitmarsh, musicians and composers Paquito D’Rivera and Carlos Varela, conservationist Gustavo Araoz, president of the International Council of Monuments and Sites, and other luminaries from the U.S., Cuba, Europe, and Latin America.
The one-day flagship event will include continental breakfast, almuerzo cubano,* and an evening musical reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres.
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BARNARD COLLEGE
Broadway bet. 116th & 117th Sts., NYC
This event will be held mostly in English. For the Spanish portions, there will be simultaneous English translation through earphones upon request.
The conference is open to the public. Registration is required.
*A complimentary Cuban almuerzo and a musical evening reception
will be offered to CCCNY Members, conference participants,
and Premium registrants.
REGISTRATION CATEGORIES:
ALL attendees, regardless of their registration category, enjoy a continental breakfast and a merienda. ALL attendees will also be given two complimentary FREE TICKETS to our spectacular end-of-season concert in celebration of the City of Havana (concert details below).
1. Non-paying attendees:
Congress panelists and participants: All panelists and participants are already pre-registered, attend GRATIS and are invited to a traditional Cuban almuerzo and an evening musical reception.
The Barnard College and Columbia University FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS can attend the conference absolutely GRATIS, with proper identification at the door. They will receive two free tickets to the concert, but lunch and reception are NOT included. A list of eateries in the vicinity will be provided. Registration deadline is November 10th.
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2. Paying attendees:
CCCNY Members: Registration fee includes all the amenities PLUS the almuerzo, the musical evening reception, PLUS two concert tickets.
Non-Members General Admission: Registration fee includes all the amenities, EXCEPT the almuerzo and reception.
Non-Members Premium: Registration fee includes all the amenities, PLUS the almuerzo, PLUS the reception, PLUS two concert tickets, PLUS a complimentary
1-year membership to the CCCNY.
FOR TICKETS, CLICK HERE:
https://ODA A LA HABANA/The First 500 Years
Those who prefer to register by regular mail, must mail their check by November 1st to:
Cuban Cultural Center of New York, P.O. Box 2608, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10036
For questions or additional info, write to: info@cubanculturalcenter.org
FOR CONCERT DETAILS, click here:
VEREDA TROPICAL ~ THE GOLDEN ERA OF CUBAN MUSIC!
Make an additional donation to the Havana 500 conference, and your name will be given special recognition in both the conference and concert playbills:
TO PLACE AN AD in our Havana 500 playbill, print, fill out and submit this form:
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This event is co-sponsored by the Forum on Migration at Barnard College, and the Institute for Latin American Studies and the Greater Caribbean Center of Columbia University.
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The Cuban Cultural Center of New York is a non-profit institution dedicated to preserve and promote Cuban and Cuban-American culture and to foster new developments in the arts.
The CCCNY is a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax-exempt.
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