The Office of Arts and the Jazz Band of Harvard University, United States, today named Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés as resident Jazz Master, due to his contribution to the development of said institution.

 

Ediciones Holguin, temple of the letters of this "province of the Universe", as it was described by its director, the writer Lourdes Gonzalez, hosts the Professional Program of the Book Fair, a space that stands as the backbone of this event.

 

The Book Fair that takes place from March 20 to 24 in Holguin has several proposals with the presence here of the five publishing houses in the territory: Ediciones Holguin; Ediciones La Luz, of the Hermanos Saíz Association; Cuadernos Papiro, specialized in the production of art books; La Mezquita, of the Union of Historians of Cuba and Ediciones Conciencia, of the University of Holguin.

 

The 28th Book Fair begins today in the eastern city of Holguin with the traditional gala in front of the Alex Urquiola Provincial Library and the opening of the Great Library at Plaza de la Marqueta Cultural Complex.