Mid-July Calendar Features Children’s Day and Major Cultural Festivals

The second half of July features a wide range of cultural events, highlighted by the celebration of Cuba’s Children’s Day, the VIVARTES 23 Summer Film Festival, running through August 16, and the Gibara International Film Festival in the eastern province of Holguín. The lineup also includes the Art on La Rampa Fair and the Havana Children’s and Youth Circus Festival, whose Blue Tent is located on the grounds of the Manolito Aguiar senior high school in Marianao.

This month’s calendar also includes a variety of summer workshops. These range from creative writing workshops for children and teenagers to Escuela de payasos, presented by Teatro Tuyo. The Servando Cabrera Museum will host a painting workshop for senior citizens, while the Aldaba Theater in Marianao will offer a poetry appreciation workshop for youth and adults.

Other highlights include the “Hemingway y la naturaleza” workshops, organized by the Proyectongo sociocultural project in collaboration with the Olga Alonso House of Culture in Havana’s San Miguel del Padrón municipality. The workshops will take place at Finca Vigía, Ernest Hemingway’s former home. The National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba will also host a pop art workshop for children and young people.

From July 16 to 19, Houses of Culture nationwide will host the Festival de tradiciones, an event dedicated to children. The main venue will be the Joseíto Fernández House of Culture in Central Havana.

Literary events are also among the season’s highlights. This Tuesday, La Habana contada, a literary series at the Fayad Jamís Bookstore, will welcome Hedelberto López Blanch, who will explore his literary ties to the Cuban capital through his work. Meanwhile, the Saturday Book Fair, held on Calle de Madera in Old Havana, will present a new book on Mijaín López, published by Ediciones Loynaz, in conjunction with the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games, to be held in the Dominican Republic from July 24 through August 8.

This weekend, the Verdarte theater company and its Little Green Man character will take the stage at the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater of Cuba to present Sueño de una noche de verano. Also, Peña de Federico will premiere the first episode of the animated series Titoverse at La Rampa Cinema.

Translated by Luis E. Amador Dominguez