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La Habana 500 - a New York Salute to a Timeless City
Start Date: 11/12/2019Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Date: 11/15/2019End Time: 6:00 PM

Event Description:
 
LA HABANA 500
A New York Salute to a Timeless City
LA HABANA 500 explores the arc and trajectory of this city’s fascinating story, identifying and exploring points where Cuban and United States histories intersect.

November 12 – November 15, 2019

Presented by:
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The City College of New York

of The City University of New York

In collaboration with the School of Visual Arts


 
Film Screening & Panel:
Suite Habana (2003)
Fernando Pérez, film director

Sonja E. Gandert, student, The Graduate Center, CUNY 
Marta Gutman, professor, The City College, CUNY
Jerry Carlson, professor, The City College, CUNY

6 PM
Sciame Auditorium (room 107)
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
141 Convent Avenue, Manhattan
The City College of New York
 


Wednesday, November 13 

Panel Discussion: 
The 500-Year Arc of La Habana’s History (Opening event)

Alejandro de la Fuente
, professor, Harvard University
Dick Cluster, published author and translator
Hal Klepak, professor emeritus at the Royal Military College of Canada, panel moderator

4-6 PM
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
450 Grand Concourse, The Bronx
Hostos Community College

Opening Reception: 
 6 PM
Longwood Art Gallery @Hostos
Hostos Community College




Thursday, November 14

Walking Tour:
The Bronx, Incubator of Cuban Music
Elena Martínez, guide

2-4 PM
Starts at the Hunts Point Station, #6 train, The Bronx, at the plaza above elevator

Panel Discussion:
The Restoration of La Habana: Accomplishments, Projections


Miguel Coyula, former executive, Group for Integrated Development of the Capital and university lecturer
Guadalupe García, associate professor, Tulane University
Belmont Freeman, Belmont Freeman Architects, adjunct professor, Columbia University
Herman Portocarero, former Belgian ambassador to Cuba and published author
Marta Gutman, professor, The City College, CUNY, panel moderator

6-8 PM
Sciame Auditorium (room 107)
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
141 Convent Avenue, Manhattan
The City College of New York





Friday, November 15

Walking Tour:
Martí’s New York


Orlando J. Hernández and Elena Martínez, guides

11 AM-1 PM
West 4th Street Subway Station - Meet in front of IFC theater

Panel Discussion:
La Habana and New York City, an Enduring Relationship


Lisandro Pérez, professor, John Jay College, CUNY
Nancy Raquel Mirabal, professor, University of Maryland
Orlando J. Hernández, professor emeritus, Hostos Community College, CUNY
John Gutiérrez, assistant professor, John Jay College, CUNY, panel moderator

3-5 PM
9th Floor Conference Room, New Building
524 W 59th St., Manhattan
John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Reception: 
 5-6 PM
New Building
John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Concert:
HAVANA JAM

Yunior Terry & Son de Altura featuring David Oquendo with special guests Eddy ZervigonGema and Adolphus González

7:30 PM
Repertory Theater, Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
450 Grand Concourse, The Bronx

Reserved seating: $25 (Seniors $20, students $5)
Tickets: www.hostoscenter.org or Box Office 718-518-4455

For information and to register for the walking tours, please call: 718-518-4410, or
Email: Habana500@hostos.cuny.edu.



Sponsored by:
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The City College of New York
of The City University of New York
In collaboration with the School of Visual Arts
 
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