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The CLOSING NIGHT CEREMONY at the 14th Havana Film Festival in New York was worth every second! On April 19th, 2013, The HAVANA STAR PRIZE went to 7 CAJAS. The NY PREMIERE of the 100 min. winning Paraguayan film followed the ceremony. Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori directed this energy-filled thriller. There was a director present …
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The Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) joined hands with Havana’s International Festival of New Latin American Cinema to make audiences familiar with renowned filmmakers.
Gwyneth Paltrow was spotted in Paris wearing a Barbara Casasola jumpsuit.
Many businesses today are striving to be socially and environmentally responsible, but few in the restaurant realm come close to the efforts of Harney Sushi—a San Diego hotspot that’s as cool as it is eco-conscious. This restaurant exemplifies ecological integrity by forsaking popular sushi ingredients that are either over-fished or have a negative impact on the environment.
When filmmaker Luciano Blotta walked out of a rural Jamaican recording studio, way off the beaten path of tourists and music hounds, he saw something wildly unusual: a man with an instrument. Even more surprising, the instrument in question—a battered but resonant acoustic guitar—had only one string…
Summertime and music festivals go together like arroz y frijoles or diri kole ak pwa, a.k.a. rice and beans. The number of festivals out there is hard to keep up with but here is one worth looking into. The Clearwater Festival in Hudson Valley, NY. Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival, also simply and affectionately known as the Clearwater Festival (June 15-16, 2013; clearwaterfestival.org), unites major musical figures and green activism, building a creative community in one of the most scenic spots on the Hudson River.
