Ellen Bernstein, acting co-director of IFCO/Pastors for Peace, will discuss the present situation in Cuba, concentrating on the recent proposed economic reforms, the Obama Administration's Cuba policy and related topics, including Cuba's famed Latin America School of Medicine. This free public event is sponsored by the Caribbean and Latin America Support Project (CLASP) and begins at 6 p.m. at New Paltz Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Ave., a block south of Main St. An optional potluck starts at 5 p.m. Information, (845) 255-0113. Thursday, Bernstein took a few moments to chat on the phone with WGXCs Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores-Lobos on the WGXC Morning Show to preview the talk. Click here to listen to the mp3 recording of the interview.