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DELIGHTS|envoy’s album1.2.3.1. Cuban Ambassador Teresita Sotolongo, right, hosted a reception in honour of Cuba’s culture day.She’s shown with Cuban painter Yoel Finalé, centre, and curator Lilia Faulkner. 2. Czech AmbassadorKarel Zebrakovsky and his wife, Marketa Zebrakovska Smatanova, marked their national day witha reception at the National Arts Centre in October. From left, Courtnay Romkey Darville, Ms ZebrakovskaSmatanova and Larry Lederman, Canada's former chief of protocol. 3. The delegation of EuropeanUnion to Canada and member states of the EU presented their 4th annual EU Christmas concertat the Notre Dame Cathedral Dec. 9. From left, Laura Mennill, director of the Lisgar CollegiateInstitute String Ensemble, EU Ambassador Matthias Brinkmann, Timothy Piper, director, organist andpianist for the Christ Church Cathedral Girls' Choir and Robert Filion, musical director of the ChoraleDe La Salle. (Photo by Ulle Baum)76WINTER 2012 | JAN-FEB-MAR