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1 AUG 2017

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4 AUG 2017

THE LÓPEZ-NUSSA FAMILY IN CONCERT

Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso (August 26, 8:30pm)

WITHOUT MASKS: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Edificio de Arte Cubano, throughout the month

T H I S M O N T HBEST EVENTS


5 AUG 2017

Chucho Valdés August 12 8:30pm

Gonzalo Rubalcaba August 19, 8:30pm

Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso



6 AUG 2017

A R T E X H I B I T I O N S Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam

Through August 25

Memorias. Grabado cubano ‘80 ‘90 presents 50 prints belonging to the Wifredo Lam Center Collection, of Cuban artists José Julián Aguilera, Ángel Alfaro Echevarría, Abel Barroso, Pablo Borges, Yamilis Brito, Luis Cabrera, Tamara Campo, José M. Contino, Salvador Corratgé, Antonio Espinosa, Moisés Finalé, Gilberto Frómeta, Isabel Gimeno, Julio Girona, Nicolás Lara, Israel León, Isolina Limonta, Aldo Menéndez, Ibrahim Miranda, Isary Paulet, Enrique Pérez Triana, Pablo Quert, Ángel M. Ramírez, Alexander Richardm, Juan Carlos Rivero, Ángel Rivero Sierra, Elio Rodríguez, Carlos A. Rodríguez Cárdenas, Agustín Rolando Rojas, Leandro Soto, Israel Tamayo, Rubén Torres Llorca, Zenén Vizcaíno and Rafael Zarza.


7 AUG 2017

Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam

Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam

Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez Vil lena

Casa Víctor Hugo

Through August 26

Through August 26

Throughout August

August 15-September 15

Valor de uso has proposed to the participating artists that they work their pieces with instruments that at the end of the exhibition can recover their original function, which implies the collaboration of the workers of the Center in the conformation of the exhibition.

La anatomía del cero, by Spanish artist Jaime de Lara, exhibits pieces that, according to the artist, “thanks to fiction, absurdity and rhetoric, as if they were mathematical operations or equations, result in the same product. Thanks to this, they can be understood as anatomies of Zero. And Zero as a concept ofinfinite forms.”.

¡Guernica de Picasso, 80 años! exhibits the posters selected as finalists in the competition of the same name.

TODAS LAS COSAS VISIBLES ESCONDEN COSAS VISIBLES

Exhibition by Cuban artist Alejandro Alexis García Núñez, pays homage to the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte. Prior to the exhibition, the art gallery has organized a performance on August 15, at 5pm, while the exhibition proper will open on August 18, at 6pm. On August 21, at 2pm, the artist will offer a tour through his exhibition and a discussion on the life of Magritte.


8 AUG 2017

Centro Hispano Americano de Cultura

Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño

Factoría Habana

Throughout August

August 2-31

Throughout August

LA ESTAMPA CONTEMPORÁNEA EN LA COLECCIÓN ARTE DE NUESTRA AMÉRICA HAYDÉE SANTAMARÍA DE CASA DE LAS AMÉRICAS, is a collection of works by young engravers who exhibit a variety of techniques and content, and richness in their work, as well as a continuity of the tradition of Latin American printing.

ESTACIÓN CUBA, group show of works by artists Carlos René Aguilera, Abiney Barrios, Ariel Broche, Jamnael Casanova, Yasiel Elizagaray, Yeremy Guerra, Agustín Jiménez, Daniel Madruga, Sergio Marrero, Tania Mesa, Jesús Agustín Rebull, Yoxi Velázquez and Manuel “Manolo” Vidal.

ÍNDICE DE IMÁGENES, by José Manuel Mesía, who using painting and installation and through a process marked by the study of episodes of the Cuban wars of independence, examines the mechanisms of rewriting history, the apocryphal, the construction of imaginaries and the myths that are created around facts


9 AUG 2017

Galería Casa 8

Galería Collage Habana

Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes VisualesThrough August 27

Through August 13

Through August 7

Through August 27

SOLO SHOW by Moisés Acosta. This creator of humidors, now painter, brings together works of surreal atmosphere populated by strange anthropomorphic beings.

CUARTA DIMENSIÓN exhibits works by artists from the province of Ciego de Ávila, who seek to express concerns and aesthetics from different points of views coming from the “periphery,” which may be the province, but also the country itself in relation to the major “legitimizing” art centers.

CAÍDA LIBRE, solo show of paintings and drawings of Havana landscapes by Katarzina Badach, a Polish painter who lives and works in Havana and Berlin.

SUDORACIONES, solo show of paintings by Cristóbal Herrera.

GROUP SHOW of works that belong to the catalogue of the gallery of the Center for the Development of Visual Arts.

Galería Galiano

Through August 10

GROUP SHOW exhibits paintings, photographs, prints, objects and sculptures belonging to the Galería Galiano collection.


10 AUG 2017

Galería Orígenes Fábrica de Arte Cubano

Through August Through August 24

Through August 27

KRAKEN Kraken is artist Ibrahim Miranda’s proposal, who for the critic Orlando Hernandez “is probably the only major mythical monster in Cuban art, which is full of domestic (or domesticated) animals and brightly colored fish swimming in their fishbowls. This is about the inhabitant of the oceanic darkness, a legitimate son of Triton, a Kraken, the gigantic squid of Norwegian mythology that every so often appears on the surface snorting and vomiting ink and blood to show us…the landscape that is under the luminous and confused surface of this island that we inhabit, to our joy or terror, to us, the drowned and the survivors.

DISEÑO DE AUTOR, works by Abel Camejo, Carlos Joel y Marango.

PUNTO Y LÍNEA SOBRE EL PLANO, works by Jorge Gody, Víctor M. Gómez, Josignacio, Donis Llago, Antoine Mena, Osy Milián, Onay Rosquet, Gabriel Sánchez Toledo and Nelson Villalobo

Through September 30

MAURICE RENOMA, an exhibition showing an unknown stage design by the artist in the course of his photographic experience and installations created on site with salvaged materials.


11 AUG 2017

Galería Servando Cabrera

Galería Vil la Manuela

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Edificio de Arte Cubano

Through August 20

Throughout August

Through September

OBRA EN PROCESO, by Yornel Martínez, is an exhibition of a conceptual nature, made up by an installation, in the form of a scale model, that occupies the gallery’s space.

SOLO SHOW by avileño Elías Henoc Permut, an artist from Ciego de Avila, who has said of his art: I am a self-taught artist….When I was 15, I received a course on engraving taught by Miguel Chamorro. Since then, I have not stopped working and studying, so I have accumulated knowledge and a large number of icons and symbols that I reconstruct to give them a new meaning in my paintings.”

RITA LONGA. CENTENARIO celebrates 105 years of the birth of one of the great figures of Cuban sculpture. Longa assumed the codes of modernity without giving up the fluid communication with the recipient. She is the author of emblematic pieces such as the Family Group at the entrance of the Zoo in Nuevo Vedado, the Virgen del Camino, the Ballerina at Tropicana and the Taino Village within the Guamá tourist center, in Zapata Swamps. The exhibition includes 29 pieces, from the first one she created to the one she completed on the year of her death.


12 AUG 2017

Lecture by Professor Charles Daniel Dawson: “Zé Diabo, Mimito y Detinha de Xangô: tres artistas religiosos en Brasil”

Theater / 10am


Through October 23

SIN MÁSCARAS. ARTE AFROCUBANO CONTEMPORÁNEO. WITHOUT MASKS: CONTEMPORARY AFRO-CUBAN ART, probably the National Museum of Fine Arts exhibition of the year, is made up of works from the Von Christierson Collection (Watch Hill Foundation, London). The 149 pieces by 40 Cuban artists from the past 60 years include paintings on canvas and wood, watercolors, glass and enamel on aluminum foil, drawings, engravings, collages, patchwork, bronze and iron sculptures, soft sculptures, wooden sculptures, photographs, installations, video installation and video art. The exhibition El último cabildo de Yemayá, by Cuban photographer Roberto Salas, will be presented in the lobby of the museum’s Antonio Rodríguez Morey Documentation Center. A program of lectures (with simultaneous translation) by guest experts will be held during the exhibition.

PROGRAM

Salón de Audiovisuales / 2:30pm

Theater / 10am Salón de Audiovisuales / 2:30pm

Talk with artists Santiago Rodríguez Olazábal, Elio Rodríguez and Alexis Esquivel

Lecture by Professor Bárbaro Martínez Ruiz “Kongo, arte sansala, cultura visual y tradición gráfica”

Talk with artists Douglas Pérez, José Ángel Vincench and Yoan Capote

August 1 August 1 August 2 August 2


13 AUG 2017


Talk with artists Juan Carlos Alom, Carlos Garaicoa and Rolando Vázquez.


Screening of the documentary Diálogos con mi abuela (2016, 40’), by Gloria Rolando.

August 3 August 4

Museum hours / 2nd and 3rd floor temporary exhibition halls

Continuous screening of documentaries • Raza (2010, 46’) • 1912: Voces para un silencio, episodes 1 (2010, 46’),

2 (2011, 58’) and 3 (2012, 58’)• El Alacrán (2000, 20’)• Oggún: presencia eterna (1991, 52’),• Los Marqueses de Atarés (2003, 46’)• Reembarque (2014, 58’• Videos on the work of artists Belkis Ayón, Manuel

Mendive, Alexis Esquivel, the exhibition Queloides, among others.

Through October 1

Museum hours / Lobby of the Documentation Center

Continuous screening of the documentary “Roberto Salas y El último cabildo de Yemayá” directed by art critic Orlando Hernández (curator of the exhibition and of the Von Christierson Collection) and by the Sin máscaras team.

Through October 1

SUN, SAND AND NATURE ALL TOGETHER

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14 AUG 2017

P H O T OG R A P H YThrough August 6

Expo MS Atlantic presents works by the German photographer Heinrich Heidersberger, who travelled to Havana in 1954 as photographer of the cruiser that gives name to the exhibition. Snapshots of New York, where the trip began, of the passengers and the Caribbean islands included in the tour are all an exciting testimony of the time.

Fototeca de Cuba

Fábrica de Arte Cubano

Through August 27

MIRADAS REVELADORAS, group show by Cuban photographers on the figure of Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che Gevara.

Through August 13

Galería El Reino de Este Mundo

MIRADAS REVELADORAS, group show by Cuban photographers on the figure of Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che Gevara.


15 AUG 2017

Throughout August

MARDI GRAS. MOBILE, 2017 by photographers Chip Cooper (US) and Julio Larramendi (Cuba), is a collection of pictures taken during the traditional Fat Tuesday Parade in Mobile, Alabama.

Galería Julio Larramendi. Hostal Conde de Vil lanueva

Through August 11

Memorial José Martí

EXPO III CONCURSO DE FOTOGRAFÍA LENTE ARTÍSTICO exhibits 35 pictures selected by the jury on Havana monuments and architecture.


16 AUG 2017

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Two daily flights, one in the morning, the other in the afternoon, will transport you to explore these three destinations.

Havana. The cultural and nightlife epicenter of Cuba.

Holguín. Known as the city of parks, we suggest you visit the emblematic Hill of the Cross.

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17 AUG 2017

D A N C EAugust 13, 11am Teatro Nacional. Sala Avellaneda August 4 & 5, 8:30pm; August 6,

5pm, Teatro Martí

Concert program Ballet Contemporáneo de Camagüey, Endedans

Performances by the students of the Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba Summer Course.

The Ballet Contemporáneo Endedans, from Camagüey, will celebrate their 15th anniversary with a program made up of works by Cuban-American choreographer Pedro Ruiz, which includes the world premiere of Paseando mi alma. The piece is inspired by the energy and sensuality of today’s Cuban youth, and combines elements of popular culture and jazz. The music has been inspired by the Cuban composer and percussionist Dafnis Prieto.


18 AUG 2017

M U S I C

CONTEMPORARY FUSION

The contemporary fusion and electronic music scene has expanded recently as new bars and clubs have opened party promoters have organized events in parks and public spaces.

To enjoy good live music there is, first and foremost, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), whose director, X Alfonso, is one of Cuba’s greatest composers and musicians. Every week at FAC (Thursday-Sunday, 8pm-3am), there are DJ sessions and presentations by soloists and groups that perform the latest trends in fusion music, especially in combination with jazz and rock.

Other good live music venues include El Sauce (check out the Sunday afternoon Máquina de la Melancolía) and the popular Salón Rosado de La Tropical featuring DJs and electronic music on Friday nights. Don Cangrejo always has good contemporary music, as well as Corner Café, Submarino Amarillo, Sarao’s Bar, Barbaram Pepito’s Bar, King Bar and Bar Melem, all featuring singers and acts in smaller more intimate venues.


19 AUG 2017

Carpa Trompoloco

Saturdays / 10pm

Sundays / 5pm

Electronic music and alternative bands

Rock ’n’ Roll with Vieja Escuela.

Casa de la Amistad

Wednesdays / 10:30pm

Elaín Morales

Centro CulturalBertolt Brecht

Fridays / 10:30pm

Track

Fridays / 10:30pm

The Shepal

Thursdays / 9:30pm

Vieja Escuela.

Corner Café

August 25 / 4pm

Hip hop performances

Centro Cultural Los Sitios

Fridays / 11 pm

Nube Roja

Diablo Tun Tun

Saturdays / 5pm

Gens

Fridays & Saturdays / 1pm-1am

Balneario Universitario El Coral

Electronic music with rapping, DJaing, Vjaing, Dj-producers, breakdancing and graffiti writing, among other urban art expressions.


20 AUG 2017

Thursdays / 10pm

Dj Productores Session.


/ 11pm

Concerts by fusion and alternative music soloists and bands.

Fridays / 9pm

Dj Productores Session. / 11pm


Saturdays / 9pm

Dj Productores Session: Iván Lejardi.


/ 11pm

Rock and Roll at FAC.

/ 12pm

Sundays / 9pm


Rock and Roll at FAC.

Hip Hop at FAC.

/ 11pm

/ 12pm

Every other Friday / 6pm

Soul Train, a show of soul music

Havana Hard Rock

August 31 / 8:30pm

Qva Libre

Teatro Mella

Saturdays & Sundays / 6pm

Rock cover bands

Wednesdays / 8pm

Café Concert El Sauce

Young talents of Cuban music from the University of the Arts

Sundays / 5pm

La Máquina de la Melancolía, with Frank Delgado and Luis Alberto García.


21 AUG 2017

Fridays / 8pm

Electronic music and DJs

Jardines de La Tropical

Wednesdays / 6pm

Sonash

La Casa Española

August 26 / 5pm

Karamba

Pabellón Cuba

Thursdays / 6pm

BudaBarte Project (trova, fusion, flamenco…)

Parque Histórico Mil itar La Cabaña. Bar El Cañonazo

Mondays / 9pm

The Sheppal

Submarino Amaril lo

Sundays / 5pm

Eddie Escobar

August 26 / 7pm

The Band Extraño Corazón promotes their new album Confesiones de un náufrago


Thursdays / 7pm

Barbaram Pepito’s Bar

Annie Garcés

Sundays / 7pm

Barbaram Discoteque


22 AUG 2017

Casa de la Música de Miramar

Popular dance music (Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor)

Mondays / 5pm

Popular dance music (Sur Caribe)

/ 11pm

Popular dance music (Alexander Abreu y Havana D’ Primera)

Tuesdays / 5pm

Popular dance music / 11pm

Popular dance music (Juan Guillermo y su grupo)

Wednesdays / 5pm

Adalberto Álvarez y su Son

/ 11pm

Popular dance music (Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco)

Thursdays / 5pm

Popular dance music / 11pm

Popular dance music (El Niño y La Verdad)

Fridays / 5pm

Popular dance music (NG La Banda)

Popular dance music Saturdays / 5pm

Popular dance music

Popular dance music (Lazarito Valdés y Bamboleo)

Sundays / 5pm

/ 11pm

/ 11pm

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23 AUG 2017

Café Cantante. Teatro Nacional

Popular dance music (Manana Club)

Mondays / 11pm

Popular dance music (El Noro y Primera Clase)

Tuesdays / 5pm

Popular dance music Wednesdays / 5pm

Popular dance music

Fridays / 5pm and 11pm

Cabaret Turquino. Hotel Habana Libre

El Chispa y los Cómplices

Mondays / 11pm

Fiebre LatinaTuesdays / 10pm

Caribe Girls Wednesdays / 11pm

Casa de 18

Jardines del 1830

Habana Café, Hotel ChoíbaFridays / 8:30pm

Fridays / 5pm

Monday thru Wednesday / 9pm

Iván y Fiebre Latina

Grupo Moncada

Teté and her group Son Caturla

Saturdays / 8pm

Ahí Namá

La Piragua

Every other Saturday / 10pm

One of the most popular spaces of popular dance music.

Pabellón Cuba

August 12 / 5pmArnaldo y su Talismán

Diablo Tuntún

Popular dance music

Mondays / 8pm and 11pm

Popular dance music Wednesdays / 5pm

Popular dance music (NG La Banda)

Thursdays / 11pm

Popular dance music (Vacilón)

Fridays / 11pm

Popular dance music (Manana Club)

Saturdays / 5pm

Popular dance music (Combinación Cubana)

/ 11pm


24 AUG 2017

S A L S AD A N C E S P O T S

JARDINES DEL 1830

Malecón y 22, El Vedado(+53) 7838-3091

Outdoor terrace of the old mansion on the waterfront at the end of Malecón. Very popular to dance salsa. Not the best floor, but the sea breeze and the great dancers make it all worth it.

Tuesdays, 8pmThursdays, 8pmSundays, 6pm–1amEntrance: 5 CUC

LA GRUTA

Calle 23 e/ O y P, El Vedado(+53) 7836-9320

Basement club. A good spot to dance salsa on Wednesdays. Includes a dance performance and a salsa competition. AC still broken, so it can get hot.

WednesdaysOpens at 9:30pmEntrance: 3 CUC

Obispo esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja(+53)7862-4127

Hotel bar. Very small, but popular with salsa dancing crowds. Best on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays (when 1830 is open)—less crowded.

Mon-SunOpens at 9:30pmEntrance: 5 CUC (incld. drink)

H. FLORIDA BAR


25 AUG 2017

J A Z Z

Asociación Cubana de Derechos de Autor Musical

Alexis Bosch (pianist) and Proyecto Jazz Cubano

Casa del Alba August 12 / 8pm

Ruy López-Nussa (percussionist) & La Academia

Chucho Valdés

Centro Hispano Americano de Cultura


August 12 / 5pm

August 12 / 8:30pm

Yadasny Portillo (pianist) and her group

August 17 / 6pm

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

August 19 / 8:30pm

The López-Nussa family in concert: Hernán, Harold Ruy and Ruy Adrián

August 26 / 8:30pm


26 AUG 2017

Alejandro Meroño (pianist) and guests


August 10 / 7pm

Dayramir González (pianist)

August 17

José Portillo (pianist)

August 31 / 7pm

Pabellón Cuba

August 19 / 5pm

Cucurucho Valdés (pianist)

Teatro Nacional. Sala Covarrubias

August 5 / 8:30pm

Ruy López-Nussa (percusionist) and La Academia

UNEAC

July 13 / 5pm

La Esquina del Jazz, hosted by showman Bobby Carcassés

J A Z ZVARADERO: A TRUE

CARIBBEAN PARADISEJump in!

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27 AUG 2017

B O L E R O , F O L K L O R E , S O N A N D T R O V ACasa de 18 Palacio de la Rumba

Wednesdays / 8pm Tuesdays / 4pm

Héctor Téllez Septeto Habanero

Thursdays / 5pm Fridays / 10pm

José Valladares Yoruba Andabo

Sundays / 5pm Sundays / 6pmGeorgeana Timbalaye

Café Cantante,Teatro Nacional

Salón Rosado de La Tropical

Saturdays / 5pm Tuesdays / 8pm

Waldo Mendoza Son Yoruba and Timbalaye

Casa de la Bombilla Verde

Barbaram Pepito’s Bar

Mondays-Sundays / 8pm

Fridays / 11pm

Performance by singer songwriters

Trova

Delirio Habanero Centro Cultural Fresa y Chocolate

Fridays / 10pmThursdays / 9pmSon en KlabTrova with Frank Martínez Saturdays / 10pm

Sundays / 6pmTraditional music

Singer Leidis Díaz

August 17 / 11pm

Candil de Nieve Project


28 AUG 2017

Pabellón Cuba Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Edificio de Arte Cubano

Fridays / 4pm

Trova with Silvio Alejandro.

August 3 / 7pm

Concert with singer-songwriter Luis Franco

August 13 / 5pm

Miguel Faílde Band

Tuesdays thru Sundays / 4pm August 19 / 7pmTrova The internationally

renowned Cuban percussion group Los Papines present their new album, Rumbeando a mi manera

Gato Tuerto

Le Select

Parque Almendares

Sarao’s Bar

Fridays / 5pm

Fridays / 5pm

Saturdays / 6pm

Wednesdays / 10pm

Music, visual arts, literature and more.

Yaima Sáez

Frank Delgado

Kelvis Ochoa

En Guayabera

Thursdays thru Sundays / 7pm

Trovador Pepe Ordaz and guests

El Tablao

Diablo Tun Tun

Thursdays / 10pm

Wednesdays / 5pm

Osdalgia

Osaín del Monte

Sundays / 7:30pm

Thursdays / 5pm

Ivette Cepeda

Trova with Ray Fernández


29 AUG 2017

Cine Yara

August 18 & 19 / 8:30pm

Eliades Ochoa

Club CocodriloWednesdays / 10:30pm

Singer Osdalgia and comedian Otto Ortiz

Revista La Jiribil la

August 25 / 6pm

El Patio de Baldovina Project

Teatro Mella

August 12 / 8:30pmCuban All Stars, a band made up by Cuban and Puerto Rican musicians Martínez

Casa del Alba Cultural

August 17 / 6pm

Trova with Vicente Feliú and guests

Casa de la Amistad

Saturdays / 9pm

Roberto Javier

Casona de Línea

Sundays / 8pm

Trova

Asociación Yoruba de Cuba

Fridays / 8:30pm

Obbiní Batá (folkloric group)

Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba

August 12 / 5pm

Raúl Torres and his group

Casa de la Cultura de Plaza

August 26 / 3pm

Pianist Ana Martin and trovador Jesús del Valle

Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torrriente Brau

August 26 / 5pmTrova

Centro Hispano Americano de CulturaAugust 26 / 5pm

D’Corazón

Dos GardeniasTuesdays thru Sundays / 10pm

Performance by soloist vocalists

Club AmanecerFridays / 5pm

Conjunto de Arsenio Rodríguez

Sala AvenidaAugust 27 / 5pm


30 AUG 2017

CLASSICAL MUSICc MBasíl ica Menor de San

Francisco de AsísCasa del Alba

August 5 / 6pm

Performance by the New Life Foundation Orchestra.

August 6 / 5pm

August 13 / 5pm

August 20 /5pm

La Cámara de la Música Project, conducted by violinist Alfredo Muñoz.

En Confluencia, dedicated to guitar.

Tardes Líricas project, directed by the soprano Milagros de los Ángeles.


Thursdays / 8:45pm

Concerts by chamber music soloists and ensembles.

August 26 / 6pm

August 27 / 5pm

Concert with Annie Garcés.

Música de Nuestra América, a project directed by guitarist Zuleida Suárez.


August 5 / 7pm

Concert by pianist Karla Martínez


31 AUG 2017

T H E A T R ESala Raquel Revuelta

LUNA NUEVA

An honest view of a paradigmatic author of our national scene of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the recently deceased Amado del Pino. Palomino has gathered several of Del Pino’s fundamental characters from his plays, along with texts by the playwright.

Vital Teatro / Production: Alejandro PalominoFridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30pm

Café Teatro Bertolt Brecht

¿POR QUÉ LAS PLANTAS MUEREN?

Premiere by the company directed by José Milián, National Prizewinner for Theater.

Pequeño Teatro de La Habana / Production: José Milián, Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30pm; Sundays, 5pm

Sala Tito JuncoCHICAGO

Adaptation of the famous Broadway musical, with its cynical foray into the underworld, and an intentional eroticism.

Mefisto Teatro / Production: Heidy Díaz de VillegasFridays and Saturdays, 8:30pm; Sundays, 5pm

Teatro Trianón

HARRY POTTER: LA HISTORIA NO CONTADA

The fantastic world of Harry Potter, brought, in the manner of a social satire, to a music school in Cuba. (Please, before going, check if the AC issues have been solved)

Teatro El Público / Production: Carlos DíazFridays and Saturdays, 8:30pm; Sundays, 5pm


32 AUG 2017

Sala Adolfo Llauradó

DELIRIO HABANERO

Successful play by Cuban playwright Alberto Pedro in which three delirious characters who believe to be Varilla (an old bartender from La Bodeguita del Medio), Benny Moré and Celia Cruz, meet every night in a ruined place to evoke a Havana that no longer exists or to plan a future that will never be.

Teatro de la Luna / Production: Raúl MartínFridays and Saturdays, 8:30pm; Sundays, 5pm

Sala El Ciervo Encantado

TRIUNFADELA

Delirious on-stage performance that presents an analysis of imaginaries and behaviors that single out the existence of the Cubans from the 1960s to the present day, focusing on the psychosocial response to the official rhetoric of progress and victory.

El Ciervo Encantado / Production: Nelda Castil loAugust 18-20 & 25-27, 8:30pm

Sala Teatro Adolfo Llauradó

LA LECCIÓN

Premiere of The Lesson, a one-act play by French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco.

Aras Teatro / Production: Michaelis CuéFridays and Saturdays, 8:30pm; Sundays, 5pm


33 AUG 2017

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A small boutique hotel, the duck-egg blue Palacio Azul faces the Bay of Cienfuegos, and is 10 minutes by foot to the UNESCO-crowned historic city center.

Built in 1920, the domed hotel features 7 rooms, a marble staircase, and beautiful original art nouveau tiled floors. Catch the breeze on the rooftop terrace, and enjoy the neighboring architectural stunners — the Club Cienfuegos and the Palacio del Valle.

PALACIO AZUL A PRETTY BAYSIDE BLUE PALACE

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34 AUG 2017

for kids

LA MUCHACHITA DEL MAR

LOS ZAPATICOS DE ROSA

CHIVO QUE ROMPE TAMBÓ

LOS TRES CERDITOS

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 3pm

August 12-13, 5pm

Sataurdays and Sundays, 11am

Fridays, 5pm; Saturdays & Sundays, 11am y 5pm

Play based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.”

Adaptation of the poem of the same name written by José Martí, directed by Rubén Darío Salazar for Teatro de las Estaciones of Matanzas. The play combines puppets, actors and an exceptionally effective use of music, imagination, good taste and sensitivity.

With this play, the Barco Antillano group reminds viewers of the consequence of their actions

Four versions of the fable The Three Little Pigs by the Papalote Group (4-6), Guiñol from Holguín (11-13), Teatro de la Villa (18-20) and Teatro Nacional de Guiñol ( 25-27).

Teatro de títeres El Arca

Teatro Martí

Sala Adolfo Llauradó

Teatro Nacional de Guiñol


35 AUG 2017

FESTIVAL DEL TÍTERE

FANTASÍAS. CIRCO NACIONAL DE CUBA

ECOS DEL FESTIVAL

August 19-20, 11am & 2pm

Saturdays and Sundays, 3pm

Wednesdays-Sundays, 4pm & 7pm

Puppet performances by the following groups: La Tintalla (Al son de la Ma Teodora, August 19, 11am, and Estampas cubanas, August 20, 11am), PalabrAbierta (Tiburcio, el alma de la fiesta, August 19, 2pm) & Adalet (El pez de plata, August 20, 2pm).

Circus show with magic tricks, pole dance, aerial ribbons, lassos, whips, acrobatics, hula-hoop, juggling, clowns and much more.

Show featuring artists from Havana Circus Company

Expocuba. Pabellón de la Cultura

Cine Yara

Carpa Trompoloco

1RA JORNADA HABANA TITIRITERA: FIGURAS ENTRE ADOQUINES

Cultural institutions in Old Havana

The First Havana Puppet Festival, for the entire family.

CARPA TROMPOLOCO

AUGUST 7

Teatro-museo de títeres El Arca / 3pm

El hijo del viento (Teatro El Arca)

Ático del teatro-museo de títeres El Arca / 6pm

Historias bien guardadas (Grupo Salamandra)

AUGUST 8

Casa de la Poesía / 10am

Historia de burros (Grupo Papalote)

Teatro del Museo de Arte Colonial11am-2pmComo la noche y el día (Alas Teatro)

Casa Víctor Hugo / 3pm

Érase una vez un pato (CREATI AC from Mexico)


Federico y María, una historia de seda y aluminio (Grupo Caña Brava)

Ático del teatro-museo de títeresEl Arca / 6pm



36 AUG 2017

AUGUST 9

Casa del Benemérito de las Américas Benito Juárez / 10am

Érase una vez un pato

Museo Casa Natal de José Martí / 10pm

Historia de burros (Grupo Papalote)

Teatro del Museo de Arte Colonial / 11am - 2pm

Como la noche y el día (Alas Teatro)

Casa Víctor Hugo / 3pm

Títeres GabymarK (puppeteer Gabymar from Venezuela)


Bastián y Bastiana (Teatro El Arca)



AUGUST 10Teatro del Museo de Arte Colonial / 11am-2pm

Títeres bufos son (Hilos Mágicos)

Casa de la Poesía / 2pm

Girasoleando (Grupo Girasol)


AUGUST 11

Museo Casa Natal de José Martí / 10amNace una estrella (Grupo La Tintalla)

Teatro del Museo de Arte Colonial / 11am-2pm

La farsa del buey (Teatro Viajero)

Teatro-museo de títeres El Arca / 3pmTitiritero (Teatro del Puerto)



AUGUST 12Casa de la Poesía / 10amLas descabelladas historias (Grupo Polichinela de La Habana)

Museo Casa Natal de José Martí / 10am

La Cuca (Teatro El Arca)

Teatro del Museo de Arte Colonial / 11am-2pm

Mowgli, el mordido por los lobos (Teatro La Proa)

Teatro-museo de títeres El Arca / 3pmEn fin, el mar (Grupo Pálpito)



AUGUST 13

Museo Casa Natal de José Martí / 10am

Los dos ruiseñores (Grupo Escambray)

Teatro del Museo de Arte Colonial / 11am-2pmBebé y el señor Don Pomposo (Grupo Okantomí)


37 AUG 2017

LATEST M U S I C N E W SA new venue, especially designed for young audiences, has just been opened for good live Cuban music. Bule-Bar 66, on the corner of San Rafael and Prado, in the heart of Havana, features a cafeteria and bar, with a capacity for 80 people. Soloists and small and medium-sized groups and bands play from 10pm to 2am. The entrance fee is 2 CUC or 50 pesos. The Moncada group will be playing every Saturday, while Los Zafiros will perform on August 3, and a group of musicians and vocalists, who have gotten together under the name of Descarga Cubana, will perform on August 4.

U P COM I N G E V E N T S I N 2 0 1 7HABANARTE

SEPTEMBER 8-18 Cultural venues in Havana

Habanarte is an event that involves the participation of hundreds of artists of all kinds: musicians, dancers, visual artists, actors... With special performances added to the usual cultural program in Havana, Habanarte aims to give a true picture of what is happening in Cuban culture today, from the traditional to the most innovative and avant-garde.

FESTIVAL NACIONAL METAL HGSEPTEMBER 14-17 Holguín

This one-of-a-kind festival held in the eastern part of the country, promotes a space in which different generations of Cubans, who decades ago defended a music considered as “resistance music,” can exchange experiences with more recent bands under absolute freedom of expression and aesthetics.

IV CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL DE DANZA ATLÁNTICO NORTE SEPTEMBER 24-30 Teatro Eddy Suñol, Holguín

Convened by the Ukrainian Vladimir Malakhov, undisputed star of world ballet, and under the auspices of Codanza, a contemporary dance company based in Holguín, participants in the 4th Atlántico Norte International Dance Competition, will be eligible for prizes for best soloists and best companies during this dance festival in which audiences will be able to enjoy the performances of young figures of Cuban classical ballet and contemporary dance.

17 FESTIVAL DE TEATRO DE LA HABANA OCTOBER 20-29 Theater and plazas in Havana

Founded in 1980, the Havana Theater Festival takes place every two years. All trends of the contemporary stage converge in this event which presents a selection of the most outstanding present-day Cuban theater, along with international theater companies. Workshops, seminars and lectures complete the program of the festival.


38 AUG 2017

F I L MA NEW MUST-SEE CUBAN FILM

El Techo [ The Roof ], the first film directed by Patricia Ramos—one of the very few Cuban women filmmakers who has been able to make a feature film—brings together a very young cast and crew. Yet their very youth is perhaps their best asset when making this film about three friends in Havana who, like many of their peers, take the plunge and open a small business on the roof of a house, from where pizza orders are brought down to the street by a rope.

Andrea Doimeadiós—who is already creating a lot of talk in the theater and television world in Cuba—plays the role of Ana, who is pregnant and whose mother lives in Miami; She embarks in this new adventure in her life with two friends, whose roles are played by Emmanuel Galbán and Jonathan Navarro. On the roofs of Centro Habana, this film speaks not only of dreams and yearnings (success in business, emigration, future birth), but also of more earthly and everyday realities seen through the eyes of people who have recently left adolescence behind.

In the words of the director, she wanted to “avoid banalities and have a sincere and attractive visuality, a story narrated with simplicity and a certain subtlety, in contact with certain types of stories that are very common in the cinema of every country, about the arrival of adulthood, and about ordinary people…”

The movie is not a masterpiece. Sometimes it can get a little repetitive. In addition, the director faced the challenge of filming in a very small space and with a small and inexperienced cast. It also revisits some topics that have been addressed on many occasions in Cuban art and literature. However, El Techo is a film that the viewer enjoys without great effort, it has aesthetic and conceptual proposals that are worthy of consideration, it refreshes the national screen with new young faces, and creates confidence in future endeavors by this young creative team.


39 AUG 2017

This tiny hotel, with just four rooms, is found in a restored ochre and blue Spanish colonial building in the heart of Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

It’s a cobblestone’s throw from the palaces-turned-museums, and main square and church, of this beautiful city, and the growing number of private restaurants.

MESÓN DEL REGIDOR - INTIMATE HOTEL IN THE HEART OF UNESCO CITY STUNNER

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40 AUG 2017

EVENTS IN HAVANACUBADANZA

August 1-11

Teatro Nacional de Cuba

The two-week long International Workshop on Cuban Modern Dance, Cubadanza, aimed at professional dancers and students, teaches different Cuban popular rhythms and dances from which Cuban modern dance draws on and shows how the pelvic region and the undulation of the torso, among other characteristics, are the fundamental basis of the Cuban technique of modern dance. According to the availability of the company for the period in which the workshop will take place, it will possible to attend rehearsals and demonstrative lessons with top dancers of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba.


41 AUG 2017

FERIA DE ARTE EN LA RAMPA

Through September 3Tuesdays-Fridays, 2-8pm; Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-8pm. Closed Mondays and July 30

Pabellón Cuba, Havana

As is customary every summer since the year 2000, the Art at La Rampa Crafts Fair opens its door at the Pabellón Cuba, emblematic building of 1960s Cuban architecture, with an attractive offer that includes the sale of serigraphs, footwear, clothing, costume jewelry, fans, household goods, furniture, ornaments, and much more. Fashion shows, concerts, plays and dance performance, as well as activities for the kiddies will also take place during the Fair. This year Arte en la Rampa will be dedicated to youth and the 29th World Festival of Youth and Students to be held in the Russian city of Sochi in October.

RAP FESTIVAL

August 13-18

Cuban Rap Agency (Zanja, entre Gervasio y Escobar, Centro Habana)

Besides the usual well-attended concerts, this rap festival, which is organized by the Cuban Rap Agency, proposes an interesting program of workshops, lectures, Q&A with musicians on the situation of the genre today and its future.


42 AUG 2017

IX FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LA RUMBA CUBANA: LA RUTA DE LA RUMBA 2017

August 17-31

Havana and eight other provinces

Created and organized by the international promoter of Cuban culture known as Timbalaye to delve into the patrimonial basis of rumba, the 9th International Cuban Rumba Festival: The Rumba Route 2017, will be dedicated to the Inscription of Rumba on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Rumba is one of the most authentic manifestations in Cuban culture. Widely popular and 100% Cuban, it was born as a process of hybridization of elements of different origins, in which the legacy of African cultures played a predominant role while it exhibited significant Spanish components. It emerged in Cuba in the late 19th century, and developed after the abolition of slavery. More than a music and dance representation, rumba is a way of life, a philosophy that contains a mystique connected to religions and affiliations. For the people in the neighborhoods and in the streets, rumba is suited to their lives, to their emotions. And this is what Timbalaye, a yoruba word that refers to feasible dreams and projects, is all about. Activities include shows, concerts, music and dance community projects, popular dance lessons by teachers and experts in Cuban folkloric dances, and much more.

Rumba Route 2017 itinerary:

Thursday, Aug 17: Havana (pre-festival)Friday, Aug 18: Pinar del Río–HavanaSaturday, 19: HavanaSunday, Aug 20: HavanaMonday. Aug 21: Havana–MatanzasTuesday, Aug 22: MatanzasWednesday, Aug 23: Matanzas–CienfuegosThursday Aug 24: CienfuegosFriday Aug 25: Cienfuegos–TrinidadSaturday Aug 26: Ciego de Avila–CamagüeySunday, Aug 27 CamagüeyMonday, Aug 28: Camagüey–Santiago de CubaTuesday, Aug 29: Santiago de CubaWednesday, Aug 30: SC–Guantánamo–SCThursday, Aug 31: Santiago de Cuba–Havana


43 AUG 2017

EVENTS AROUND CUBA41 JORNADA DE LA CANCIÓN POLÍTICA

August 1-4, Guantánamo The 41st Political Song Festival will include concerts by young singer-songwriters, trova get-togethers, visits to communities, exhibitions, talks, poetry recitals and meetings with guest musicians.

FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA ELECTRÓNICA STEREO G

August 4-6, from 4pm to 7amPlaya Caletones, Gibara Gibara seems to be a town that has great sensitivity for the arts. Not only is it the headquarters of the International Cine Pobre Film Festival, it is also home to the Stereo G Electronic Music Festival, a one-of-a-kind festival in Cuba that was chosen Cultural Event of 2016 in Holguín Province.

FERIA DEL DISCO EN LA PLAYA LA BOCA

Through August 31, Playa La Boca, Trinidad Trinidad’s La Boca Beach will host fun activities throughout the month at the Casa de la Música tent right on the beach, plus dance matinées in the afternoons and early evenings.


44 AUG 2017

Be greeted by imposing colonial fortresses at the bayside entrances to the cities of Cienfuegos, Santiago, and Havana. Onboard, experience how vibrant and cool Cuba is at first hand. You’ll love the dynamic, musical and joyful spirit of the Cubans which infuses the island’s way of life.

The Celestial Crystal offers a quality all-inclusive service plus suites, cabins, elegant rooms, restaurants, open spaces, and a whole variety of services to enjoy during your trip.

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45 AUG 2017

HAVANA’S BEST PLACES TO EAT

E L A T E L I E R

C A F É B O H E M I A

C H A C H A C H A

T I E N T A N M I R A M A R

C O R T E D E L P R Í N C I P E

E L C A F É E L C O C I N E R O

B E L L A C I A OB V C C

EXPERIMENTAL FUSIONInteresting decor, interesting menu. Calle 5ta e/ Paseo y 2, El Vedado (+53) 7836 2025

CAFÉ Bohemian feel. Great sandwiches, salads & juices.

Calle San Ignacio #364, Plaza Vieja, Habana Vieja (+53) 5403 1568, (+53) 7860 3722

INTERNATIONALVibrant restaurant across the street from the Granma Memorial. Nice décor. Fusion Cuban cuisine. AC for hot days is a plus.

Monserrate #159 e/ Tejadillo y Chacón, Habana Vieja(+53) 7867 2450

CHINESE The most popular place among Chinese community. This is a little upscale to its sister restaurant in Barrio Chino

Calle 44 #4406 e/ 3ra & 5ta, Miramar(+53) 7206 2543

ITALIAN Sergio’s place. Simple décor, spectacular food.

Calle 9na esq. a 74, Miramar (+53) 5255 9091

CAFÉ Charming little European style café with sourdough sandwiches and breakfast served all day.

Amargura #358 e/ Villegas y Aguacate, Habana Vieja(+53) 7861 3817

INTERNATIONAL Industrial chic alfresco rooftop with a buzzing atmosphere

Calle 26 e/ 11 y 13, Vedado. (+53) 7832 2355

HOMELY ITALIAN Great service, good prices. A real home from home.

Calle 19 y 72, Playa (+53) 7206 1406

INDIANBrilliant combination of authentic Indian food and live Cuban jazzy music every night.

Tejadillo #24 esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja(+53) 7862 7379



D O Ñ A E U T I M I A

L A H A B A N E R A N A Z D A R O V I E

L A G U A R I D A

E C L É C T I C O

O T R A M A N E R A

E L D E L F R E N T E

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S A N C R I S T Ó B A L

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TRADITIONAL CUBAN Absolutely charming. Excellent traditional Cuban cuisine. Callejón del Chorro #60C, Plaza de la Catedral, Habana Vieja (+53) 7861 1332, (+53) 5281 5883

INTERNATIONAL AND VEGETARIAN Excellent food and veggie-friendly menu. Lovely, majestic house. Calle 16 #506 e/ 7ma y 5ta, Miramar, Playa (+53) 7202 9941

SOVIET Well-designed Soviet décor, excellent food & service

Malecón #25 3er piso e/ Prado y Cárcel, Centro Habana (+53) 7860 2947

CONTEMPORARY FUSIONCuba’s best known restaurant. Professional and charming.

Concordia #418 e/ Gervasio y Escobar, Centro Habana(+53) 7866 9047

FUSION, ITALIAN Beautiful mansion in the heart of El Vedado serving excellent food.

Calle Paseo #206, El Vedado (+53) 7831 3423, (+53) 5360 0384

INTERNATIONAL Beautiful modern décor. Interesting menu and good service.

Calle #35 e/ 20 y 41, Playa. (+53) 7203 8315 www.otramaneralahabana.com

TAPAS BARCuban hipster place with innovative cocktails and tapas on the rooftop.

O’Reilly #303 e/ Habana y Aguiar, Habana Vieja (+53) 7863 0206

INTERNATIONALContemporary décor. Great sea view. Good food.

Ave. 3raA y Final #11, La Puntilla, Miramar (+53) 7209 4838

TRADITIONAL CUBAN Deservedly popular. Consistently great food. Kitsch décor.

San Rafael #469 e/ Lealtad y Campanario, Centro Habana(+53) 7860 1705

TAPAS BARFriendly spot with creative drinks and tapas in the middle of old Havana

Lamparilla #361 e/ Aguacate y Villegas, Habana Vieja (+53) 5289 5324


47 AUG 2017

The small sage-and-cream Hotel San Basilio, reached by a pretty double staircase, is the only boutique hotel in the historic center of Santiago de Cuba.

With its 1920s ambience, and its eight rooms featuring handsome colonial furniture, guests can retreat from the buzz of the city streets to the quiet of the hotel. Night owls can enjoy the evening entertainment at the Rooftop Bar-Terrace of the nearby Hotel Casa Granda, compliments of the San Basilio Hotel.

HOTEL SAN BASILIO - STYLISH SPANISH-COLONIAL HOTEL IN HISTORIC CITY CENTER

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S A N T Y

C A F É L A U R E N T

V I S T A M A R

S T A R B I E N

N A U T I L U S

N E R O D I S E P P I A

SEAFOOD/SUSHIAuthentic fisherman’s shack servicing world-class seafood.

Calle 240A #3023 esq. a 3ra C, Jaimanitas (+53) 5286 7039

Beautiful penthouse restaurant with lovely terrace. Calle M #257 e/ 19 y 21, Vedado(+53) 7831 2090

INTERNATIONALBeautiful sea view from terrace overlooking pool. Great place for drinks by the pool at sunset. Ave. 1ra #2206 e/ 22 y 24, Miramar(+53) 7203 8328Noon to midnight

CONTEMPORARY CUBANCalm quality place in old Vedado mansion.

Calle 29 #205 e/ B y C, El Vedado(+53) 7830 0711

MEDITERRANEAN/SEAFOODDelicious meals. Lovely veranda great for long lunches.

Calle 84 #1116 E/ 11 y 13, Playa(+53) 5237 3894, (+53) 5400 1068Closed on Tuesdays

ITALIANWalter’s place. Great pizza. Quick & reliably good. Calle 6 #122 e/ 1ra y 3ra Miramar, Playa , Noon to midnight(+53) 5478 7871


49 AUG 2017

Going to Cuba but short on time? These are the best two-day-and–one–night excursions, for you to discover the Island´s history, culture and nature.

• Private Tour of Trinidad, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara, from Havana• Nature in the Valle de Viñales, from Havana • Topes de Collantes Overnight (Trinidad, Santa Clara and Cienfuegos), from Havana and Varadero

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50 AUG 2017

TOP PICK

E C L É C T I C O

Style of food: Fusion, Italian Cost: ExpensiveType of place: Private restaurant (Paladar)

BEST FOR: Quality decor, fine service and great food. DON’T MISS: Fresh pasta, the fish and the ice cream of innovative flavors!

Paseo #206, El Vedado (+53) 7831 3423, (+53) 5360 0384

E L C O C I N E R OT e r r a c e

Style of food: International/CaribbeanCost: Moderate

Type of place: Private restaurant (Paladar)

BEST FOR: Buzzing atmosphere on the rooftop of an old factory, great lounge music.

DON’T MISS: Gin & tonic, mango daiquiri. It’s best to share the variety of dishes.

Calle 26 e/ 11 y 13, El Vedado (+53) 7832 2355


51 AUG 2017

TOP PICK

B V C CB u e n a V i s t a C u r r y C l u b

Style of food: Indian Cost: ModerateType of place: Private restaurant (Paladar)

BEST FOR: Authentic and delicious Indian dishes in a lovely ambience. Outstanding live Cuban bands every night take you back in time in the heart of Old Havana. Cigar friendly.DON’T MISS: Butter chicken, fresh naans from tandoori oven.

Tejadillo #24 esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja(+53) 7862 7379

L A G U A R I D A

Style of food: Contemporary fusion Cost: ExpensiveType of place: Private restaurant (Paladar)

Best for: Authentic, charming and intimate atmosphere in Cuba’s best known restaurant. Great food, professional. Classy. Don’t Miss: Uma Thurman, Beyoncé or the Queen of Spain if they happen to be dining next to you.



52 AUG 2017

A beautiful hotel with outstanding views of Soroa’s forests. A peaceful, romantic and luxury retreat — ideal for escaping stressful city life.

Enjoy the heights of El Fuerte Hill, walk to the largest orchid garden in Cuba, and embrace Cuba’s lush nature.

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CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS, A MEDIEVAL MANSION IN CUBA

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53 AUG 2017

TOP PICK

C A F É B O H E M I A

Style of food: TraditionalCost: Moderate

Type of place: Private restaurant (Paladar)

Best for: Taking a break from long walks and seeking shelter from the stifling Cuban heat.

Don’t miss: Location in the cool inner courtyard of the colonial building.

Ground floor of the Palacio de la Casa del Conde de LombilloSan Ignacio #364, Plaza Vieja, Habana Vieja

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C O R T E D E L P R Í N C I P E

Style of food: Italian Cost: ExpensiveType of place: Private restaurant (Paladar)

Best for: Cozy atmosphere, excellent service. Don’t miss: Spectacular homemade Italian pastas.

Calle 9na esq. a 74, Playa (+53) 5255 9091


TOP PICKE C L É C T I C OPaseo #206, El Vedado (+53) 7831 3423, (+53) 5360 0384

B V C CB u e n a V i s t aC u r r y C l u bTejadillo #24 esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja(+53) 7862 7379

L A G U A R I D A Concordia #418 e/ Gervasio y Escobar, Centro Habana(+53) 7866 9047

C A F É B O H E M I A Ground floor of the Palacio de la Casa del Conde de LombilloSan Ignacio #364, Plaza Vieja, Habana Vieja

E L C O C I N E R OCalle 26 e/ 11 y 13, El Vedado (+53) 7832 2355

C O R T E D E L P R Í N C I P ECalle 9na esq. a 74, Playa (+53) 5255 9091


55 AUG 2017

Driving around the island is a great way to discover places off the tourist trail helping you make the most of your trip to Cuba.

It’s always a good idea to make reservations in advance, especially during the months September to December. Right now we have vehicle availability for that date. By doing so you’ll save time and avoid wasting days of your vacation looking for a car available for rent.

This is the best time to review our offers and book the car that best suits your itinerary.

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56 AUG 2017

H AVANA’ ST R E N D I N G

B A R SLaid-back contemporary bar with a real buzz in the back beer garden.

Calle 10 #510 e/ 5ta y 31, Miramar (+53) 7836 3031

E S P A C I O S

Popular night spot for locals. Thursdays and Fridays also live music.

Calle 23 #667 e/D y E, El Vedado (+53) 7833 0556www.kingbarhavana.com

K I N G B A R

Charming bohemian bar where Paris meets Havana.

Barcelona esq. a Industria, Centro Habana (+53) 7867 4084www.siakaracafe.com

S I Á K A R Á C A F É

Trendy little tapas bar with innovative cocktails. Don’t miss the fresh fruit daiquiris.

O’Reilly #304 e/ Habana y Aguiar, Habana Vieja(+53) 7863 0206, (+53) 5264 4725

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57 AUG 2017

B E S T B A R S W H I T H L I V E M U S I C

Place of Cuban culture with industrial scale of hipness. This literally is an art factory–multiple art galleries and endless performance venues. Always packed with funky crowds. There are several bars and a newly opened restaurant. Check website for FAC’s opening and closing schedules.

Calle 26 e/ 11 y 13, El Vedado (next to the Puente de Hierro) (+53) 5-329-6325 www.fac.cu

F A C

Currently hot bar with live music and DJs.

Calle 23 y F, El Vedado (+53) 584 3229

E F E B A R

Great live music every day, very popular among locals. Good tapas.

Calle B y 1ra, El Vedado(+53) 7837 1220

C O R N E R C A F É

H AVANA’ S

F Á B R I C A D E A R T E C U B A N O


58 AUG 2017

Basement bar/club that gets packed by locals especially on weekends.

Best for: Hanging out with the cool kids of the Havana Farándula in the most popular bar/club. Don’t Miss: The best gin and tonic in Havana.

Ave. 21 e/ 36 y 42, Miramar (+53) 5359 6517

S A N G R I - L A

Hot new bar/lounge frequented mostly by fashionable Cubans.

Calle 7ma A e/ 70 y 66, MiramarOpens at 10pm

F A N T A X Y B A R

Modern white bar in Vedado with live concerts.

Calle 17 esq. a E, El Vedado(+53) 7832 0433

S A R A O ’ S B A R

Popular bar with music where everyone ends up dancing.

Calle 39 e/ 48 y 50, Playa

B O L A B A N A

B E S T C L U B S


59 AUG 2017

FAMILY OR BUSINESS TRAVELERS,NO DISTINCTIONS IN MELIA CITY HOTELS

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60 AUG 2017

H AVANA’ SB E S T

T R A D I T I O N A L B A R S

Hemingway’s daiquiri bar. Touristy but always full of life. Great cocktails.

Obispo #557 esq. a Monserrate, Habana Vieja (+53) 7-867-1299

E L F L O R I D I T A

Microbrewery overlooking the restored docks. Simply brilliant.

Avenida del Puerto y San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja

A N T I G U O A L M A C É N D E L A M A D E R A Y E L T A B A C O

Beautifully renovated. Full of history. Popular. Lacks a little ‘grime’.

Ánimas esq. a Zulueta, Habana Vieja (+53) 7-866-7157

S L O P P Y J O E ’ S B A R

H AVANA’ S


61 AUG 2017

B E S T S P O T S F O R A S U N S E T D R I N K

The best place for a sunset drink overlooking Old Havana is this brand new and chic 5* hotel roof.

Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La HabanaSan Rafael e/ Monserrate y Zulueta, Habana Vieja(+53) 7869 9100

B E L L A H A B A N A P O O L B A R

H AVANA’ S

Great cocktail bar overlooking Centro Habana rooftops.

Tranquility by the sea at this 1950s villa with a beautiful pool.

The garden terrace overlooking the Malecón in this historic hotel is the best place for the late afternoon mojito.


Ave. 1ra #2206 e/ 22 y 24 Miramar(+53) 7203 8328

Calle 21 y O, El Vedado(+53) 7836 3564

L A G U A R I D A R O O F T O P B A R

V I S T A M A R P O O L

H . N A C I O N A L T E R R A C E


62 AUG 2017

C O N C E R T V E N U E S

Paseo y 39, Plaza de la Revolución.Calle 26 e/ 11 y 13, Vedado (next to the Puente de Hierro)

KARL MARX THEATRE BASÍLICA SAN FRANCISCODE ASÍS

FÁBRICA DE ARTE

SALA COVARRUBIAS

World class musicians perform prestigious concerts in Cuba’s best equipped venue.

A truly beautiful church, which regularly hosts fabulous classical music concerts.

Great concerts inside (small and funky) and outside (large and popular!).

One of Cuba’s most prestigious venues for a multitude of events.

Calle 1ra esq. a 10, Miramar (+53) 7-203-0801 Oficios y Amargura, Plaza de San Francisco

de Asís, Habana Vieja

Teatro Nacional

S A L S A / T I M B A

CAFÉ CANTANTE MI HABANA SALÓN ROSADO DE LA TROPICAL CASA DE LA MÚSICA CASA DE LA MÚSICA

Attracts the best Cuban musicians. Recently renovated with an excellent new sound system.

The legendary beer garden where Arsenio tore it up. Look for a salsa/timba gig on a Sat night and a Sun matinee.

A little rough around the edges but spacious. This is ground zero for the best in Cuban salsa.

Smaller than its newer twin in Centro Habana. An institution in the Havana salsa scene.

Ave. Paseo esq. a 39, Plaza de la Revolución (+53) 7-878-4273

Ave. 41 esq. a 46, Playa(+53) 7-203-5322

Galiano e/ Neptuno y Concordia, C. Habana(+53) 7-860-8296/4165

Calle 20 esq. a 35, Miramar(+53) 7-204-0447

Centro Habana Miramar

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63 AUG 2017

Calle 23 e/ N y O, Vedado(+53) 7-833-2402

CAFÉ MIRAMAR

JAZZ CAFÉ

LA ZORRA Y EL CUERVO

Clean, modern and atmospheric. Where Cuba’s best musicians jam and improvise.

A staple of Havana’s jazz scene, the best jazz players perform here. Somewhat cold atmosphere-wise.

Intimate and atmospheric, which you enter through a red telephone box, is Cuba’s most famous.

Cine Teatro Miramar 10:30pm – 2amAve. 5ta esq. a 94, Miramar

Galerías de Paseo Ave. 1ra e/ Paseo y A, Vedado

C O N T E M P O R A R Y

T R O V A & T R A D I T I O N A L

CAFÉ TATRO BERTOLT BRECHT

BARBARAM PEPITO´S BAR

TEATRO DE BELLAS ARTES

SALÓN 1930 COMPAY SEGUNDO TRADICIONALES DE LOS 50

DON CANGREJO

GATO TUERTO

EL SAUCE

Think MTV Unplugged when musicians play. Hip, funky and unique with an artsy Cuban crowd.

Some of the best Cuban Nueva Trova musicians perform in this small and intimate environment.

Small intimate venue inside Cuba’s most prestigious arts museum. Modern.

Buena Vista Social Club style set in the grand Hotel Nacional.

The 1950s traditionals, a project created over 10 years ago, pays tribute to the Golden Era of Cuban music: the 1950s.

Love it/hate it—this is the oldest Friday night party place and is still going strong. Outdoor by the sea.

Late night place to hear fabulous bolero singers. Can get smoky.

Great outdoor concert venue to hear the best in contemporary & Nueva Trova live in concert.

Calle 13 e/ I y J, Vedado (+53) 7-830-1354

Calle 26 esq. a Ave. del Zoológico. Nuevo Vedado (+53) 7-881-1808

Trocadero e/ Zulueta y Monserrate,Habana Vieja.

Hotel NacionalCalle O esq. a 21, Vedado(+53) 7-835-3896Sociedad Rosalia de Castro, Egido #504 e/

Monte y Dragones, Havana Vieja (+53) 7-861-7761

Ave. 1ra e/ 16 y 18, Miramar (+53) 7-204-3837

Calle O entre 17 y 19, Vedado (+53) 7-833-2224

Ave. 9na #12015 e/ 120 y 130, Playa (+53) 7-204-6428

J A Z Z


64 AUG 2017

CONDE DE VILLANUEVADelightfully small and intimate. For cigar lovers.

Mercaderes #202, Lamparilla(+53) 7-862-9293

HOSTAL VALENCIA Immensely charming, great value.

Oficios #53 esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja (+53) 7-867-1037

PALACIO DEL MARQUÉS DE SAN FELIPE Y SANTIAGO DE BEJUCALCuban baroque meets modern minimalist

Oficios #152 esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja

FLORIDABeautifully restored colonial house.

Obispo #252, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja(+53) 7-862-4127

TERRALWonderful ocean front location. Newly renovated.

Malecón esq. a Lealtad, Centro Habana (+53) 7-862-8061

SARATOGAStunning view from roof-top pool. Beautiful decor. Paseo del Prado #603 esq. a Dragones, Habana Vieja(+53) 7-860-8201

SANTA ISABEL

Narciso López, Habana Vieja (+53) 7-860-8201

IBEROSTAR PARQUE CENTRALLuxury hotel overlooking Parque Central

Neptuno e/ Prado y Zulueta, Habana Vieja(+53) 7-860-6627

B O U T I Q U E H O T E L S I N O L D H A V A N A

S I M P L Y T H E B E S T …

Luxurious historic mansion facing Plaza de Armas

H AVANA’ SB E S T

H O T E L S


65 AUG 2017

THE COLLECTION BY PULLMANUNIQUE & EXCLUSIVE, ONLY IN CAYO COCO

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66 AUG 2017

RIVIERASpectacular views over wave-lashed Malecón

Paseo y Malecón, Vedado (+53) 7-836-4051

HOTEL NACIONALEclectic art-deco architecture. Gorgeous gardens.

Calle O esq. a 21, Vedado (+53) 7-835 3896

MERCURE SEVILLA Stunning views from the roof garden restaurant.

Trocadero #55 entre Prado y Zulueta, Habana Vieja . (+53) 7-860-8560

AMBOS MUNDOSA must for Hemingway aficionados

Calle Obispo #153 esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja(+53) 7- 860-9529

DEAUVILLELack of pretension, great location.

Galiano e/ Sán Lázaro y Malecón, Centro Habana . (+53) 7-866-8812

VEDADOGood budget option with a bit of a buzz

Calle O e/ 23 y 25, Vedado (+53) 7-836-4072

SAINT JOHN’SLively disco, tiny quirky pool. Popular.

Calle O e/ 23 y 25, Vedado(+53) 7-833-3740

BOSQUEOn the banks of the Río Almendares.

Calle 28-A e/ 49-A y 49-B, Reparto Kohly, Playa. (+53) 7-204-9232

E C O N O M I C A L / B U D G E T H O T E L S

F O R A S E N S E O F H I S T O R Y

H10 HABANA PANORAMACascades of glass. Good wi-fi. Modern.

Ave. 3ra. y 70, Miramar (+53) 7 204-0100

OCCIDENTAL MIRAMARGood value, large spacious modern rooms.

Ave. 5ta. e/ 70 y 72, Miramar (+53) 7-204-3583

MELIÁ HABANAAttractive design & extensive facilities.

MELIÁ COHÍBAOasis of polished marble and professional calm.

B U S I N E S S H O T E L S

H AVANA’ SB E S T H O T E L S

Ave Paseo e/ 1ra y 3ra, Vedado(+53) 7- 833-3636

Ave. 3ra y 70, Miramar(+53) 5-204-8500


67 AUG 2017

H AVANA’ SB E S T

P R I V A T E P L A C E S T O

S T A Y

JULIO Y ELSA

Cluttered bohemian feel. Hospitable.

Consulado #162 e/ Colón y Trocadero, Centro Habana( +53) 7-861-8027

HABANA

Beautiful colonial townhouse with great location.

Calle Habana #209, e/ Empedrado, y Tejadillo, Habana Vieja.(+53) 7-861-0253

1932

Visually stunning, historically fascinating. Welcoming.

Campanario #63 e/ San Lázaro y Laguna, Centro Habana(+53) 7-863-6203

M I D R A N G E - C A S A P A R T I C U L A R ( B & B )

SUEÑO CUBANO


68 AUG 2017

PASEO 206Incredible boutique hotel and restaurant. Luxury and comfort combined.

Paseo, 206 – Vedado. (+53) 7 8313423, (+53) 5 3600384

SUEÑO CUBANOOld palace carefully restored, seven rooms, suites with bathrooms and featuring 24 hour service.

Calle Santa Clara número 66 entre Oficios e Inquisidor. Habana Vieja53 78660109 / 39 339 1817730

U P - S C A L E B & B S ( B O U T I Q U E H O S T A L S )

LA RESERVA VEDADO5 luxurious rooms in a renovated colonial mansion . The tropical garden in the courtyard, ideal to eat, drink and relax.

Calle 2 entre 21 y 23 numero 508. Vedado, [email protected](53) 7 8335244http://lareservavedado.com/

PASEO 206

SUITE HAVANAElegant 2-bedroom apartment in restored colonial building. Quality loft style decor. Lamparilla #62 altos e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio, Habana Vieja(+53) 5-829-6524

TROPICANA PENTHOUSE A luxurious penthouse with huge roof terrace and breath-taking 360 degree views of Havana and the ocean.

Galiano #60 Penthouse Apt.10 e/ San Lázaro y Trocadero (+53) 5-254-5240 www.tropicanapenthouse.com

BOHEMIA BOUTIQUE APARTMENTSGorgeous 1-bedroom apartment beautifully decorated apartment overlooking Plaza Vieja.

San Ignacio #364 e/ Muralla y Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja (+53) 5- 403-1 568 (+53) 7-836-6567www.havanabohemia.com

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