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Quick update on this. Still no exact date for the opening gala concert, but the theatre is almost finished, and it will be during the last week in March 2012, should anyone fancy hopping on a flight to Havana. The final details about the concert and other celebratory events in Havana that week are expected to be announced before Christmas. A Fairytale in Havana?
Dear Friends,
As Chairwoman of he Music Fund for Cuba I attended a recent meeting of the trustees. Rob Miller, Director of Cuban Solidarity had exciting news for us. The money raised at Kirsty's concert in Shepherd&rquo;s Bush last year has enabled the delapidated theatre, The Miromar, to be completely restored. He is coming to our next reynion in October to thank you all and tell you more about it. The actor, Andy de la Torre, a new trustee and a friend of Kirsty’s, also hopes to join us. Both are going to Havana in November to chgeck the completion and if it is final, there will be a celebration next Spring in the theatre, a mixture of British and Cuban artistes.
Billy Bragg hopes to go if dates are right. The auditorium will have ‘Kirsty MacColl’ across the front of it. We have no definite dates yet but it could be the end of April or in March. Rest assured you will be the first to know. My family hope to go. I think Kirsty would be very shy but so proud of your endeavours in defeating this ridiculous embargo.
I’ll see you in October and look forward to meeting old and new friends. I hear an album of last year's concert is due to come out. We will let you know when it happens. Meanwhile it might be a good ideas to start saving for a week in Havana!!
Jean MacColl
To mark the 10th year since Kirsty's death there was a rather wonderful tribute concert in London on the evening of 10th October 2010. The ensemble did justice to Kirsty and then some - highights included appearances from Alison Moyet, Kim Wilde, Brooke Supple, Amy Macdonald, Billy Bragg and Catherine Tate. We do have photos which will hopefully be added at some point! Check the forum for much more about the gig.
In all the excitement about the concert, the usual afternoon party took place in Soho. Put it in your diaries for 2011, go on.
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