5 Things to Do This Weekend
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually.
Jan. 21, 2021
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Roberto Fonseca will play a set on Saturday night on HotHouse’s YouTube and Twitch channels as part of “Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana.”Credit.Arien Chan
At HotHouse, a Chicago-based nonprofit devoted to integrating the arts with community activism, organizers presented a virtual concert in July honoring Cuba’s contributions to global health particularly those of its doctors who have provided care in over two dozen foreign countries during the Covid-19 pandemic.
So when the Havana Jazz Festival was forced to call off its in-person events this year, Cuba’s national institute of music invited HotHouse to help the festival present a video edition, under the name “Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana.” From Thursday through Sunday, two leading Cuban acts and two renowned Chicago-based groups will each present a recorded set of mus