Cuban and Brazilian jazz musicians heat up the main stage in Middlebury on April 11

Let some rhythm wake you up from winter’s slumber. Come out for some lively jazz by Los Songoros at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on April 11.

Karl Lindholm: Baseball in Cuba: More than a sport

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series. Read part one here. “It could be a train wreck,” was Oscar’s apprehensive assessment. We were having a late night impromptu discussion of the future of Cuban baseball in Kit Krieger’s 17th-floor room … (read more)

Karl Lindholm: Oscar and me and the Cubaballistas

Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts. I followed Oscar. He gestured subtly and said, “Come with me.” We had just been entertained by Victor Mesa, the manager of the Matanzas Cocodrilos, in the clubhouse just a half-hour before his game against Ci … (read more)