Cuban movie lovers are delighting themselves at a British Film Festival that kicked off in the Cuban capital on February 23 and will extend through the 29 at the Cinemateca de Cuba Theater.

Renowned US guitarist, record producer and founder of the legendary British band Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera, will play at the opening of the 14th International Havana Cigar Festival from February 27th through March 2nd in Havana.

Following its Havana stage at the Morro Cabaña complex, the 21st International Book Fair begins its second phase in the west and part of central Cuba.

The history of ballet in Cuba, from its first traces in the late 18^th century to date, can be read in a book launched recently in Havana, following rigorous research, grace and good writing.

The Havana stage of the International Book Fair -Cuba 2012-  wound up at La Cabaña Fortress on Sunday with more than 270,000 visitors and the sale of 600,000 books.

The Litz Alfonso Dance Cuba Company is currently on a tour of several South African cities as part of celebrations to mark the centennial of the African National Congress (ANC), to be commemorated throughout the year 2012.

The President of the Cuban National Writers and Artists Association -UNEAC-, Miguel Barnet, has announced the official declaration of “rumba” as cultural heritage of the Cuban nation.

An authentic ode to excellence was the Havana presentation of the book Viajes de Miguel Luna (Voyages of Miguel Luna), the latest novel by Cuban Culture Minister,  narrator and essayist Abel Prieto Jiménez.

Children’s and youth writer Nersys Felipe received the National Literature Award for 2011 at a ceremony held at the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress as part of the International Book Fair Cuba 2012 currently underway in Havana.

Un bolero para ti (A bolero for you), an album by renowned Cuban musician Eliades Ochoa, will be presented at Havana’s San Carlos de la La Cabaña Fortress on Saint Valentine’s Day as part of the 21st International Book Fair Cuba 2012.