The third of three spring workshops on the legacy and significance of the work of Lydia Cabrera, a pioneer ethnographer of Cuba’s African culture, on the 120th anniversary of her birth. Each workshop will be held in a private home and will be open to members only, with pre-registration required. A reading list will be […]
Current Events
TALLER III: LYDIA CABRERA AND ‘THE CUBAN HOME’
Saturday, June 15, 2019, at 4 pm
ICONIC HAVANA: ERNESTO FERRAND’S “EPPUR SI MUOVE”
Sunday, June 30 thru Wednesday, July 3, 2019~Opening Reception, June 30, 5 pm
As part of our year-long celebration of the 500th anniversary of the City of Havana, the CCCNY closes its Spring Season with a solo exhibit by Ernesto Ferrand, one of the most sought-after Cuban artists in photography today. Standing astride two worlds—a vanished past and a dissonant present—Ferrand’s Eppur Si Muove encompasses iconic shots of […]
FIESTA CON LOS TRES REYES MAGOS
Sunday, January 6, 2019 ~ 1 pm to 4 pm
The CCCNY opens its 2019 Winter Calendar and rings in the New Year with an ALL-OUT PARTY to celebrate with members and friends the traditional Christmas feast of the Epiphany at Manhattan’s legendary Mesón Sevilla, in the heart of the world-renowned Restaurant Row. The feast will include a delicious menu especially prepared by the head chef to greet […]
OFRECIMIENTO A MARTÍ EN SU NATALICIO
Monday, January 28, 2019 at 6 pm
Our annual tribute to José Martí on his birthday. Founding father of Cuba and leader of its last war of independence, José Martí (1853-1895) is also a towering figure in Cuban and Latin American literature. In his short life, he excelled as a poet, essayist, journalist, and revolutionary. Throughout the 1880’s and early 1890’s Martí worked as […]