18th Pastors for Peace US-Cuba Friendshipment in Ithaca July 4th

We will be welcoming the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba in Ithaca at Stewart Park, July 4th, 5 pm at the main pavilion. Grill items both meat and veggie and beverage will be provided. We ask that folks bring a dish to pass and make a contribution toward the caravan. A box of symbolic aid may be loaded on the caravan.

Ellen P. Bernstein, who has organized 16 Congressional delegations to Cuba as well as playing a major role in all of Pastors for Peace's historic Cuba work, will be our featured speaker.

RSVP Cris McConkey 607/387-9830

Los Zafiros–Music from the Edge of Time

Take this opportunity to hear and learn about fabulous Cuban music--
of course the US State Department would rather you didn't, so what better reason to be sure to be there??? :)

Also, you'll hear about local efforts to establish a sister city relationship between Ithaca and Cienfuegos Cuba.

Cornell Cinema presents
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time

Monday, June 18 at 8pm
Wednesday, June 20 at 8pm

Willard Straight Theatre

"Crowd-pleasing...an appealing mix of artistry, nostalgia and unspoken political overtones...a musical, historical & emotional odyssey." (Variety)



directed by Lorenzo DeStefano
Music, history, and emotion fuel this dynamic, award-winning tribute to Los Zafiros, a band that was coming together in the tough district of Cayo Hueso in Havana at the same time John, Paul, George and Ringo were forming the Beatles in Liverpool in the early 1960s. Playing a brilliant mix of American inspired Doo Wop and traditional Latin forms, they became a sensation in Cuba and beyond before dissolving in the mid 1970s from the effects of the fast life, infighting and changing political and musical tastes. Thirty years after their breakup, the two surviving band members, multiple-Grammy winner and Buena Vista Social Club alumnus Manuel Galbán, and the group's co-founder, Miguel Cancio, reunite in the streets of present-day Havana, a place full of unforgettable songs and memories for them and for their still-loyal fans. Evocative archival films and recordings of the group are interwoven with newsreel footage that vividly parallels the Los Zafiros story with life in Cuba at the height of the Cold War. Engaging performance footage and original interviews help family members, fellow artists, and friends create a stirring and definitive portrait of The Sapphires for a whole new audience.

More at www.loszafirosfilm.com

Cosponsored with the Cuba Friendship Group of Greater Ithaca

For more information call (607) 255-3522 or visit http://cinema.cornell.edu