Events: Peter Moruzzi's Book Signings & Other Appearances - Havana Before Castro

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# Havana Before Castro by Peter Moruzzi

### When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground

in bookstores now

# Events: Peter Moruzzi's Book Signings & Other Appearances

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### Just Fabulous

#### Saturday, September 27, 2008

5-7PM Book Signing
7-8PM Slide Talk

515 North Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs
(760) 864-1300
BJustFabulous.com

Book Signing and Exciting Slide Talk Featuring:

- Prohibition-escaping Partiers
- Mob-controlled Casinos
- Fabulous Nightclubs
- Outrageous Cabarets
- Famous Bars and Restaurants
- Amazing Havana Modern Architecture

### 8 Ball

#### Sunday, October 12, 2008 4PM

3806 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 845-1155
8BallWebstore.com

Exciting Slide Talk Featuring:

- Prohibition-escaping Partiers
- Mob Hotel-Casinos
- Fabulous Nightclubs
- Outrageous Cabarets
- Famous Bars and Restaurants
- Amazing Havana Modern Architecture

Plus displays of vintage swizzle sticks, postcards, and menus

### La Luz de Jesus Gallery

#### Saturday, September 20, 2008 6-9 PM

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
(Wacko/Soap Plant)
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-7667
LaLuzDeJesus.com

##### Havana After Dark

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Celebrate Peter Moruzzi’s new book “Havana Before Castro: When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground” and relive the days of Rum, Rumba and Roulette.

Mixing period ephemera with amazing "then" and "now" photographs, the book recreates the Havana of the past, taking the reader on a visual journey from backstreet brothels and fabulous nightclubs to soaring mid-century Vegas style resorts, and everywhere in between.

Book Signing Featuring:

- Cuban cocktails provided by 10 Cane Rum
- Cuban hors d’oeuvres provided by Cuba Libre
- Live Cuban music
- Exhibition of vintage Cuban photos, postcards, and menus
- After Party held at Cuba Libre

  9:30-2:00AM
  1745 N Vermont Ave
  Los Angeles, CA 90027
  (323) 661-5900
  Their web site, cubalibrecafebar.com is under construction), try Yelp entry for Cuba Libre Latin Cafe Bar