From Cuba with Love

Operation “Peter Pan” was a mass exodus of over 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban minors to the US between 1960 and 1962. The kids got letters from their parents in Cuba but lived for years without their parents and many of them went on to accomplish great things. This theatrical production is Manual Prestamo’s one-man show about his Peter Pan story.

Manuel was sent to the United States at age 9 in 1961 by his parents, facing early hardships after his father's death and his aunt’s brother's opposition to his artistic pursuits. Despite these challenges, he excelled, earning a Ph.D. from NYU by 21 and becoming a symphony orchestra conductor, working with notable orchestras like the BBC and Uruguay Radio and Television Orchestra. As Dean of Arts and Humanities at Oklahoma City Community College, he also pursued acting. In response to immigrant family separations, he created "From Cuba with Love: The Story of a Peter Pan Kid," which premiered in 2019. His extensive career includes winning the Mary Beth Treen Award and two Fulbright Scholar appointments, contributing his expertise globally over 40 years.

Please enter the John Knox Village campus from the Main Gate on SW 3rd Avenue (directions are below).

DIRECTIONS TO JKV MAIN GATE

400 SW 3rd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Take I-95 to Exit 36 - Atlantic Blvd. When you exit, head east on Atlantic Blvd. to Dixie Highway. Turn right (south) at Dixie Highway and get into your right-hand lane. At SW 3rd Street, turn right (west) and get into your left-hand lane. When you see the Guard Gate, turn left.

CULTURAL ARTS CENTER (in The Pavilion)

Once you pass through the main guard gate, follow the road (don’t drive faster than 14 MPH!!) and go around the traffic circle, and then at the dead end, make a right. Go past the Westlake Towers on your left and then the Pavilion building will be on your left, just west of the Westlake Tower.

The Guard will hand you one envelope for each patron in the vehicle. Please open the envelope. A wristband in the envelope will serve as your ticket to enter the Cultural Arts Center in The Pavilion.

PARKING

Parking is located just west of the Cultural Arts Center which is the building next to the Westlake Towers.

DISCLAIMER

By attending this event, I permit JKV to take photos/videos of me for internal and external use.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cultural Arts Center at John Knox Village of Florida, 400 SW 3 Street, Pompano Beach, United States