The Envoy 093 - the news letter of the CCLA - Canada Cuba Literary Alliance

THE ENVOY The official newsletter of the

Canada Cuba Literary Alliance I.S.S.N. – 1911‐0693

November 12, 2019 Issue 093 www.CanadaCubaLiteraryAlliance.org

Hello, dear The Envoy readership! Here, the tentative schedule for your CCLA 2020 trip! This may change on the go to suit our possibilities and your interests! Enjoy!

CCLA Trip January-February 2020 Week 1 (Sunday, January 26th through Saturday, February 1st): Gibara Week 2 Workshops at Jorge Alberto´s home (our CCLA Ambassador and The Envoy Editor-in-chief) 2 Poetry Readings (at Jorge´s & Gibara´s Casa de la Cultura) 2 Book launches (at Jorge´s & Gibara´s Casa de la Cultura) A Gibara Tour – Lunch time in La Cueva Restaurant Boat ride & Visit to the Beach Exploring the Gibara Caves Farewell & Prep meeting for the Holguín Week Week 2 (Sunday, February 2nd through Friday, February 7th): Holguín Week 2 Workshops (Mayabe Lookout & at Katharine Beeman´s home, Kat is our CCLA Ambassador in Cuba and The Ambassador Assistant Editor) 3 Poetry Readings (Holguín University, Mayabe Lookout & at Katharine´s) 2 Book launches (Holguín University, Mayabe Lookout) Exchange with the Holguín University´s English Major students, plus the English Major & Canadian Studies Departments A Holguín Tour – Lunch time in one of Holguín´s Restaurants “Cuban meal” and Poetry Session at Adonay´s Visit to Guardalavaca Beach, plus Visit to Banes, the Taino Village Museum and a real farmer´s house Visit to Bayamo, a colonial-looking town, with stopover at Cauto Cristo River Farewell Meeting (Mayabe Lookout)

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