Saturday January 29 8pm

Cuban Music, Snacks, Mojitos!

Tickets $35

Ottawa South Community Centre

Sponsored by OSCA. Proceeds to the Friends of Lansdowne Legal Challenge.

Tickets and information available at www.oldottawasouth.ca

and at the Old Firehall 260 Sunnyside Avenue -- (613)247-4872

Havana Night will be an exciting and fun evening of Cuban music, Cuban food and Cuban drinks; the Cuban music will be provided by the trio of Caridad Cruz (vocals/bongos), César Ricardo (vocals/guitar/bass) and Israel Martinez (guitar/vocals) and the Cuban food will be prepared by Oslaide Guerra of the Havana Cafe & Catering at 1200 Bank Street. There will also be dance instruction for those interested!

Caridad Cruz has performed at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Ottawa Bluesfest, NAC's Fourth Stage, Casino du Lac Leamy Festival of Sound and Light, and Canada Day celebrations at Major's Hill Park. "Havana native Caridad Cruz packs a powerful punch," pronounced the Ottawa Citizen in 2007. "She's an entertainer, a crowd pleaser. With her powerful voice and no-holds-barred personality, she knows how to get people up dancing and singing." Toronto's Now Magazine review of her appearance at Harbourfront in 2004 enthused that "...fire-spirited opener Caridad Cruz erupted into life. Stashed in the Latin artist’s arsenal was... a voice that could easily be confused with that of her namesake, elder Cuban music icon Celia Cruz."

Save the date Saturday February 5th for a late afternoon of mostly comedic and musical fun at the Mayfair Theatre geared to keep the momentum going and support the Lansdowne Legal Challenge. Plans are in works now and more info will be posted soon.

A great success! A capacity crowd filled the Mayfair Theatre to learn more on the Lansdowne Legal Challenge. A bit of music, an amusing review of the city's actions so far and an overview of the legal case presented by our lawyer Steven Shrybman. For those who missed the event or those who would like to review the presentation again, you can read the presentation "The Once and Future Lansdowne Park" here. You can also find out more on the Legal Challenge here. And view a video excerpt of the presentation here or the full video presentation here.

Rounding out the evening was a repeat performance by Chris White of "The Lansdowne Blues" - see the live version captured at City Hall.

Thanks to all for continuing to offer time, effort and money to the cause - stay tuned for the Lansdowne Follies in February 2011!