Thursday, September 25, 2014 reception at 6:30 pm, program at 7:00 pm Copley Formal Lounge Copley Hall Georgetown University Book signing to follow RSVP by September 22 at library.georgetown.edu/rsvp or 202.687.7446
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La Belle Créole: Rediscovering the life of a Cuban-born star of 19th century Parisian society – Mercedes Santa Cruz, Comtesse Merlin
Monday, September 29 2014 – 6:30-8:00 pm The New York Public Library (NYPL) Mid-Manhattan Branch 455 Fifth Avenue Program Biographer Alina García-Lapuerta will discuss her book, La Belle Créole: The Cuban Countess who Captivated Havana, Madrid and Paris, chronicling the story of the acclaimed singer, salon hostess and Cuba’s earliest female author. Mercedes defied all […]