SPARKLE: Cuba's Complexities & Contradictions: A Conversation on Culture+More w Reemberto Rodriguez

Name: SPARKLE: Cuba's Complexities & Contradictions: A Conversation on Culture+More w Reemberto Rodriguez
Start: 2025-10-08T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Silver Spring Civic Building, 20910

Schedule

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Silver Spring Civic Building, 20910 | Silver Spring, MD

Join us for our next SPARKLE: Cuba's Complexities and Contradictions: A Conversation on Culture & More with Reemberto Rodriguez Wednesday, October 8th @ 2PM in the Silver Spring Civic Center
Cuba - The Pearl of the Antilles - has a rich history that goes back centuries. Havana, its capital city, is over 500 years old. Its culture is a mix of European (mostly Spaniards) and Africans (mostly from West Africa). Cuba is not a museum. It is a vibrant - if complex - society. Cuba's current realities are certainly challenging - and complicated.
Reemberto was born in Cuba, raised and schooled in the deep south (Atlanta, GA), and now lives in Silver Spring (MD). He has journeyed to Cuba 15 times over the last decade and teaches an interdisciplinary study abroad course for the University of Maryland in Havana.
He will be sharing stories about his journeys to Cuba and engaging in a conversation about Cuba's rich history, its relationship with the US through the ages, the current context of today's Cuba, and future possibilities. Come with your questions!
Registration is encouraged. Non-members may register by emailing [email protected] or calling 240-833-5580 x 6. Village members may
register by logging into their member account and signing up on the members-only