The New York City launch of Los maricones van al cielo, Armando López Salamó‘s first novel. Witty and irreverent, the plot follows the adventures of a child in search of his identity, facing prejudice and intolerance along the way. The panel presentation, filmed in Miami’s iconic Books & Books bookstore, will include the author, film […]
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HOMOSEXUALIDAD, TRANSGRESIÓN Y MAGIA
Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 5 pm
RELIGION AND REDEMPTION IN THE POETRY OF JOSÉ MARTÍ
Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 7 pm
The CCCNY commemorates the 127th anniversary of the death of José Martí with an illustrated lecture* by Martí scholar Ryan Spangler on the spirituality of Cuba’s towering figure. When José Martí died on the battlefield of Dos Ríos that fateful day in May of 1895, he left a legacy that has inspired and infiltrated almost […]
UNA CUBA ESENCIAL: DEDICATORIA IN MEMORIAM A MARÍA ZAMBRANO
Friday, May 27, 2022 at 7 pm
This reprise presentation resumes our series on foreign writers who have contributed to Cuba’s cultural patrimony inspired by their sojourns on the Island and/or deep friendships forged with key figures of Cuba’s literary and artistic circles. Spanish writer and philosopher María Zambrano, who regarded Cuba as her pre-natal homeland, is a pivotal figure in this […]
‘HAVANESQUE’ ~ WITH THE ALONSO BROTHERS
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 7:30 pm
By popular demand, the CCCNY brings back The Alonso Brothers, and this time in a totally new immersive experience, Havanesque, placing the audience at the center of the greatest time in the history of Cuban music. Cuban-American pianists Orlay and Orlando Alonso have charmed audiences on stages around the world with their elegant takes on […]