BRUNSWICK
For the 15th year, Brunswick will celebrate its relationship with Trinidad.
In addition to an ongoing exhibit at Curtis Memorial Library and restaurant specials in town, there will be special events taking place today through Sunday to mark Cuba Week.
Hosted by the Brunswick- Trinidad Sister City Association, weekend events start at 8 p.m. tonight at the Frontier Cafe at Fort Andross, with Primo Cubano performing. Tickets are $15; for more information or to purchase tickets, call (207) 725-5222 or visit explorefrontier.com/events.
A documentary film screening and discussion will take place Saturday at Curtis Memorial Library. “Dare to Dream,” about the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) that offers free medical school to low income students from the U.S. and Latin America will be shown at 2 p.m. in the Morrell Room. A suggested donation of $45 will benefit the ELAM Scholarship Fund.
On Sunday, Diane Stradline from Witness for Peace will share the changes she’s seen and recent observations from her eighth trip to Cuba, which she took in March. The talk will take place at 2 p.m. in the Morrell Room at the Curtis Memorial Library. A suggested donation of $5 will benefit Witness for Peace.
The Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association has a sister-city relationship with Trinidad, Cuba, that began during the 19th century. Maine ships carried lumber, ice, and potatoes to Trinidad. Maine granite shipped as ballast can be seen today in the paving of Trinidad’s streets. On the return trip to Maine ships carried sugar, salt, and rum.
Since 2003, the bond of friendship has been celebrated by featuring Cuban culture in Brunswick and working with the municipal library, “Biblioteca Gustavo Izquierdo” and the “Casa del la Cultura” in the heart of Trinidad.
BTSCA promotes creative and constructive non-political interactions with the people of its sister community in Cuba.
For more information, (207) 406-4918, visit brunswicktrinidad.org or like “Maine to Cuba Connections” on Facebook.
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