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Third Salon of Miniature Art Begins in Sancti Spiritus

The "Jose Marti, the Ecology and the Arts" Third Salon of Miniature Art has just opened in the central province of Sancti Spiritus with the presentation of the exhibition Por única vez. El arte contemporáneo en miniatura (Only Once. Contemporary Art in Miniature). Read More

Cuban National Circus wins the Silver Orange Award in Spain

In the 4th International Circus Festival Valence City, Spain, in which the leading circus figures competed, eight members of the Havana Company in their impressive number of the Flying Trapeze –Korean style- achieved the Silver Orange. Read More

Van Van’s return to Miami could mean a cultural shift

When famed Cuban dance band Los Van Van performed in Miami on Oct. 9, 1999, thousands of rock- and bottle-throwing demonstrators outside the now-demolished Miami Arena outnumbered the concertgoers inside. Read More

Cuban National Symphonic Orchestra Celebrates 50 Years

The Cuban National Symphonic Orchestra (OSN) has begun celebrations for its 50th anniversary with a special concert on January 31 at the Amadeo Roldan theatre in Havana.<br /> Read More

Villa Sculpture Exhibition Opens at Museum of Fine Arts

The Mutania exhibition of the works of Cuban sculptor Jose Villa has opened at the Cuban wing of the National Museum of Fine Arts. Read More

Russian children draw for Cuba Book Fair

At least 60 drawings selected through a contest on Cuban poets' themes will be shown at the 19th Havana International Book Fair, said Director of the Russian &quot;Firebird&quot; Gallery Alevtina Zharova.<br /> Read More

Omara Portuondo to launch her album Gracias in Mexico

Omara Portuondo, the diva from the Buena Vista Social Club, will be in the Metropolitan Theatre,  Mexican Federal District to launch her album Gracias, which commemorates her 60 years of artistic career. Read More

Siboney Beach where Compay Segundo was born

Many are the Cubans and foreigners, travelling to Siboney Beach, at 15 kilometres off the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, interested in the place where musician Compay Segundo was born, famous in the world for his Chan Chan piece. Read More

Cuban label releases new album

The country's oldest recording company EGREM will release this year the album &quot;Cuba en vivo,&quot;  with the most famous performances in the last several decades. Read More

Cuba, US experts try to save Hemingway home

US and Cuban experts are teaming up to try to save the Cuba home where Ernest Hemingway lived for more than two decades and penned his classic &quot;The Old Man and the Sea,&quot; official media said Wednesday. Read More

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