2005

Jan 1 to 2 – Thu to Fri – Russian holiday: New Year (More)

Jan 7 – Thu to Fri – Russian holiday: (Orthodox) Christmas (More)

Jan 8 – Sat – 6 pm to midnight – Russian Club Rozhdestvo Party – Рождество Вечеринка

Rozhdestvo Potluck Dinner — Meet at Apartment Clubhouse, Canyon Creek Village, 17617 N 9th Street (North of Bell Road, first turn east), Phoenix AZ — Шашлык bar-b-que meat furnished by SHIELD Foundation and Russian Club. Suggested donation $5 minimum per person (kids under 12 free), and you must bring food to share. Bring a Russian dish to share with about 5+ people. If your last name begins with A to K, bring salad. If your last name begins with L to R, bring a cooked dish. If your last name begins with S to Z, bring dessert.) Drinks, plates, napkins, forks, etc. furnished by Club. — All Russian language program — Join the Russian Club in 2005 for $2. — For more information, phone: 623-972-7828.

7 pm — "Bread and Salt" Greeting (khleb-sol' ), introductions
8 pm — Dinner -- Bar-b-que (shashlyk), potluck salads, Russian dishes, desserts, tea, sodas, juice
9 pm — Fortune Telling, Game Contests (kids) for prizes (konkurs)
See 1999 picnic photos.

About 250 came to the event, and about 80 stayed for dinner (CLICK on photos to ENLARGE)

Feb 6 – Sun – 2 pm – Tucson: Balalaikas Go Hollywood!
The Russian Club is carpooling. Leave Phoenix noon. 20 discount tickets at $8. Call 623-972-7828. All tickets taken.

Jan 10 – Mon – Volley Masters Season Starts
An new Russian volleyball team started, open to all (men and women). See photo on website. They beat the league champions on November 4, 2004. Volley Masters is registered to play "adult sand volleyball" at Indian School Park, 4289 N. Hayden Road (Northeast of Hayden and Indian School), Scottsdale — E-mail: VolleyMasters@azcentral.ru

Jan 15 – Sat – Florence: Tour St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Monastary
St. Melany Byzantine Catholic Church, Tucson, hosts a parish field trip to St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Monastary in Florence, AZ. Deacon Michael Milazzo will be the guide. If you are interesed to explore Eastern Rite Religions of Europe and/or would like to visit St. Melany's or attend the parish field trip to St. Anthony's, please contact Deacon Michael Milazzo at 520-515-9337 or Father Robert Rankin at 520-886-4225.

Jan 15 – Sat – 7 pm to 9 pm – Art, Live Music and Wine Tasting

Vintage Market, Biltmore Fashion Park, 2442 E. Camelback Road (next to Macy's), Phoenix — Russian Artist Elena Tulchinsky -Thornton (from Moldova) with Dr. Judith Torchinsky-Brandstadter — Join us for live music, wine tasting and an art exhibit by local Rusian artists. Left painting by Elena: 'The Tango' 24x36 Oil and Acrylic $3,500. Right: painting by Judith.

Jan 16 – Sun – 2 pm – Dreams in the Golden Country
New School for the Arts, 1216 E. Apache Blvd.(1/2 mile east of Rural Road-ASU), Tempe — Tickets: $8 adults, $5 children 12 and younger. — A play set in 1903 about Zipporah Feldman, a 12-year-old Jewish girl known as Zippy, emigrates from Russia to America with her mother and 2 sisters to meet their papa. The story starts in at Ellis Island, continues with a hard life in New York City, and her desire to become an actress. The play is adapted from the book: Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl — For more information call: 480-897-0588.

Jan 23 – Sun – 2 pm – Comedy & Pet Theatre
Gregory Popovich, Russian clown and juggler performs at the Orpheum Theatre, Madison at 2nd Ave, Downtown Phoenix. — Tickets: $18-$24 — Popovich is an international award winning performer--a star of the Moscow Circus, an animal trainer and a World Champion Juggler. he's been on American TV (Leno, Letterman, Carson) and performs from Vegas to Branson, MI. His cats, dogs and doves, and white mice perform tricks on stage you wouldn't think possible! You won't believe your eyes! Cats jump through hoops, scaling 12-foot poles, silly string, a bumbling clown and dogs with funny outfits, dangle from an overhead bar, leap long distances, and even do the parallel bars. 16 trained housecats, eight dogs and a sampling of mice and birds--all of which Popovich himself rescued from animal shelters and trained. Propovich is an animal adoption advocate, a graduate of the Moscow Circus School and a decorated Russian juggler. He was the first Russian artist to perform with Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. His former show, Cat Skills, was named the top family attraction in Las Vegas, and he now travels across the United States.

Jan-Feb – 6th Annual ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest
The contest is for undergraduates at all levels of Russian (1st through 4th-year), and there are categories for heritage learners. About 200 student from 25 universities and colleges participate. The Russian Essay Contest is an excellent way to have students compete nationwide with their peers, to raise the visibility of Russian language programs, and to compete in a fun, field-wide event.

Feb 5 – Sat – 8:30 to 9:30 pm – Loca Rosa, Old World Folk Songs
The Paper Heart Gallery, 750 NW Grand Ave, Phoenix (corner of Grand and Polk) -- Loca Rosa plays guitar, lute, balalaika and frame drum and performs in striking ethnic costumes. She sings Old World Folk Songs in many languages, which include English, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino, Spanish and French (with the occasional Irish and Scottish song thrown in). This irrepressible troubadour joyfully involves the audience with traditional, contemporary and original repertoire from her Russian-Jewish and multicultural heritage. -- $5 cover charge -- Information: 602-262-2020

Feb 5 – Sat – 8 PM – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Scottsdale Center for the Perfoming Arts -- This group of 15 all-male dancers -- posing as Russian ballerinas -- has delighted and amused audiences around the world for 28 years, bringing a new spin to classical ballet. They resurrected classical "dusty-Russian" ballet in parody. They present much loved works of arts including Swan Lake, The Dying Swan and Paquita parodied and performed like no other company. The "Trocks," with their dazzling technique and outrageous humor, appeal to everyone who has ever been confused about the plot of Swan Lake. You will find all the glory of the traditional world of dance on stage; the beautiful costumes along with the nostalgia for the past, but presented in a hilarious style. The Trocks’ business is comedy, and the basic joke, of course, is that men are dancing Russian women’s roles. -- Ida Nevasayneva ("I'd Never Say Never") (Paul Ghiselin), Vladimir Legupski (Lionel Droguet), Sveltlana Lofatkina (Fernando Medina Gallego). They do have a real Kirov-trained teacher though, Elena Kunikova. Read a review from the NewYorker.

Feb 5 – Sat – 7:30 pm – Tucson: Balalaikas Go Hollywood!
Feb 6 – Sun – 2 pm
Pima Community College Center for Fine Arts, West Campus, 2202 West Anklam Rd (Take the Speedway exit off I-10; go west to Greasewood and turn south), Tucson — The Arizona Balalaika Orchestra celebrates it's 25th anniversary (jubilee) with a gala concert. Over 100 musicians, singers, and dancers perform Russian and popular favorites from the big screen, including excerpts from Dr. Zhivago, Fiddler on the Roof, Balalaika, Silk Stockings and more. Featured guest artists from the Ukraine (via Los Angeles) Iryna Orlova, domra, Vhadym Kavrun, bayan, and Conductor/Bayanist Anatoly Mamalylga, plus the Kalinka Russian Dancers and the Sons of Orpheus Male Choir round out this spectacular show. The biggest Russian music and dance event in Arizona for 2005! — Tickets in advance: $15 General, $10 Students — Tickets at the door: $20 General, $15 Students — For more information call: Mia Hanson 520-327-2628. — See concert photo story.

Feb 6 – Sun – 2 pm – Russian Club -- Concert Trip

The Russian Club is carpooling to Tucson on Sunday for the concert above.
Leave Phoenix noon. 24 discount tickets at $8. All tickets are taken.
Look for photos after the concert.

Feb 9 – Wed – 7:30 PM – Judicial Reform in Macedonia: Confronting the Issues of Justice and Efficiency
ASU, Lattie Coor Building, Room 199. Light refreshments will be served from 6:30-7:15 in the REESC offices (Coor 4465) -- Lecture by Dr. Gordan Kalajdziev, assistant professor of criminal procedure and criminology in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ss. Kiril and Metodij -- Call for info: 480-965-4188, Carol Withers, Assistant Director, Russian and East European Studies Center (REESC)

Feb 10 – Thurs – 7:30 pm – Classics 9: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto
Phoenix Symphony performs at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams Street, Downtown Phoenix — Prokofiev (music from Cinderella), and Rachmaninoff (Piano Concerto No. 3) — Tickets: $22 to $57, Student Rush Tickets $10

Repeats: Feb 11 & 12 – Fri & Sat – 8 pm

Feb 12 – Sat – Noon to 4 pm – Germans from Russia – Chapter Meeting
Foothills Public Library, 19055 N 57th Av (north of Union Hills Drive), Glendale, AZ.

Program Speaker: Walter Wagner, born in Blumenthal near Odessa, Ukraine, will tell us about some of his experiences growing up in the Ukraine.

If you are on the mailing list, be sure to look at the label and if you are NOT a current 2005 member, be sure to pay at the meeting. If you are not on the Newsletter mailing list we would love to have you join our organization. National dues are $50 and local dues are $10. E-mail: Larry Haas

Feb 19 – Sat – 9:30 to 10:40 pm – Loca Rosa, Old World Folk Songs
Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse, 1701 E. Cactus Wren, Phoenix (1 block north of Glendale Ave.) -- Loca Rosa plays guitar, lute, balalaika and frame drum and performs in striking ethnic costumes. She sings Old World Folk Songs in many languages, which include English, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino, Spanish and French (with the occasional Irish and Scottish song thrown in). This irrepressible troubadour joyfully involves the audience with traditional, contemporary and original repertoire from her Russian-Jewish and multicultural heritage. -- $3 cover charge -- Information: 602-997-9795

Jan 14 to April 10 – Tue thru Sun – 10 am to 4 pm – Russian Art: The Kohn Collection
The Hidden World of Soviet Impressionism: The Kohn Collection -- 200 paintings by over 120 artists -- West Valley Art Museum, 17420 N Ave of the Arts (North of 114th Ave at Bell Rd), Surprise -- Phone: 623-972-0635 -- Admission: Adults $7, Students $2, kids under 5 free -- See Museum announcement with pictures. -- Download press release -- See newspaper articles: February 10, March 25.

Feb 23 – CANCELLED – Tamara Gverdtsiteli Concert – Тамара Гвердцители
CANCELLED — New show "The Color of Love"— Цвет любви — Тамрико is her native Georgian name. She performed on TV and stage throught the FSU (CIS) in eight languages: Russian, Georgian, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian. Her mastery has a great culture, expression and theatricality. -- Location To Be Announced — Tickets: $?? at the Russian stores. If the stores are out of any tickets, call Ania: 480-820-0285 — Links to: Concert in Los Angeles (Russian), Biography (Russian & English), Biography (Russian), Photos,

Feb 26 – Sat – 7:30 pm – Tucson – Moscow group "VOYAGE" (ВОЯЖ)
Concert and Disko in Tucson -- Guest Star: Miss Moscow 2004 (Мария Гладушевская) -- River of Life Baptist Church, 6902 E. Golf Links Road (near Kolb Rd), Tucson -- С хитами: "Наступает ночь", "Музыка нас связала" и др. -- с дискотекой от DJ TOLIK после консерта -- Начало в 7:30 pm Цена билета $20 (у двери) -- справки по тел. 520-990-3062 -- Yoyage will be in San Diego on February 18 -- Tickets $20 -- 520-990-3062 -- djtolik@cox.net -- http://www.djtolik.com -- Flyers-Posters.

Feb 27 — Sun — 4-6 pm —Tucson: Big Squeeze #3: Accordion Jamboree & Polka Blas t

Old World European Accordion Styles -- Rodeway Inn Event Center, I-10 Freeway & Grant, Tucson.

Noon to 2 PM — Accordion Jam
2 PM to 4 PM — Open Mic* (including Marj Tyndall, Sherrie Stinson, Jerry Wentz, Jim Rielly, Mike Leeming, You?
4 PM to 6 PM —- Guest Performers

Nina Tritenichenko (Bayan Accordion) Russian/Ukrainian —>>
Gordon Kohl from San Diego (Alpine accordion)
Appalachian Hill Music (accordion, fiddle, double bass)
Edelweiss Dancers Bill & Karen Faust

6 PM to 8 PM — Polka Dancing to Bickelstein

*Guest Emcee: Dr. William Bickel, University of Arizona -- Backup musicians: Bob Nible double bass, Rusty Dutton fiddle and guitar, Leon Farnsworth guitar, Chuck Fowler drums -- Donation: $7 -- Dogs (hotdogs), Brats (sausage), Chicks (chicken), Pizza, Beverages, Beer available (extra charge) -- Dinners available at the Inn -- Call Arleen at 520-882-9107 for more information.

Mar 1 – Tue – 1:45 – Caucasus and Central Asia Issues
ASU REESC lecture — ASU Coor building, Room 4411 (north of Gammage Auditorium) — An informal presentation on the "State Department’s Perspective on Regionalism and Regional Issues in the Caucasus and Central Asia", and opportunities for fellowships and civil service and foreign service careers. By Amy Wuebbles, Regional Affairs Officer, Office of Caucasus and Central Asian Affairs, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with the US Department of State. She joined the Department in 2002 as a Presidential Management Fellow. Her assignments have included Portugal, Afghanistan, and Bulgaria. — More information at the Russian and Eastern European Consortium (REESC) -- Director: Carol Withers, Phone: 480-965-4188.

Mar 2 — Wed — 7 pm — Russia Travelogue
Sun City Photo Club, Fairway Recreation Center Auditorium, 10600 W. Peoria Ave. (park in Peoria Ave divider lot), Sun City — Robert Norris, a world traveler, shows slides of this huge country combining four trips with special notes and commentary. — 7 pm coffee and cookies social time, 7:30 pm slide presentation — For more informatino call 623-972-9570.

Mar 5 — Sat — 10 am - noon — Pysanka Eggs
A 2-hour workshop at the Arizona Museum for Youth, 35 North Robson St., Mesa (Phone: 480-644-2468)— Create a delightful decorated egg in the time-honored Ukrainian method. Use traditional design motifs, real eggs, wax, and dye to learn this fun folk art. You'll be “eggs”-stremely pleased with the results! Instructor: Christine Boyko. — Ages: 8 and up — $10 members, $13 non-members.

March 5 & 6 — Sat & Sun — Tucson: EMAT Spring Fair
Foothills Mall (Ina Road & La Cholla Boulevard), Tucson — The European Multi-ethnic Alliance of Tucson, Inc. (EMAT) proudly showcases 2 full days of the traditions, music, and dance of the many European Ethnic Groups of Tucson — Enjoy! Exhibits, Food & Entertainment! — Music and Dance Program:

Saturday. March 5		Sunday. March 6
12:00 - 12:25 pm	Grimaldi Strings - Italian	12:00 - 12:25 pm	Arizona Balalaika Orchestra
12:35 - 1:00 pm	HansFriedrichs- German	12:35 - 1:00 pm	Barvinok - Ukrainian
1:05 - 1:20 pm	Parade of Hags - Bob Baker, Bagpiper	1:05 - 1:20 pm	Parade of Flags - Boh Baker, Bagpiper
1:25 - 1:50 pm	Barneringcn Dancers - Norwegian Children Trollungarna - Swedish Children	1:30 - 1:55 pm	Tir Conaill Irish Dance Academy
1:55 - 2:20 pm	Donegal Heather Irish Music	2:00 - 2:25 pm	Arlene Bickel - German
2:30- 2:55 pm	Tom Nickel - Italian	2:30- 2:55 pm	Leikarring Dancers - Norwegian
3:00- 3:25 pm	Croatian Cultural Club	3:05- 3:30 pm	Rusyny
3:30 - 3:55 pm	VASA Swedish Folkdancers	3:40 - 4:05 pm	Panathenian Dancers - Greek
4:00- 4:25 pm	Lajkonie Polish Dancers	4:10- 4:35 pm	Club Espana - Flamenco

Mar 8 – Tue – Russian holiday: March 8 / Восьмое марта (a day off) Women's Day
It is the day of all women: mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, wives and girlfriends. Originally International Women's Day. Women receive flowers, presents and are toasted by men. Forgetting to send a lady a card, or a gift on this day would be equal to forgetting her birthday. Red flowers for lovers. Flower count must be in odd numbers. Men clean the house, care for the kids, wash clothes, and cook a big romantic dinner (wash the dishes). (History of International Woman's Day) (All Russian holidays.)

March 4-12 – 7 performances – BYU's International Folk Dance Ensemble
With unsurpassed excitement and diversity, the International Folk Dance Ensemble (IFDE) of Brigham Young University (46 dancers, musicians, and technicians) honors the rich traditions of myriad cultures throughout the world. The troupe presents an authentic display of folk traditions in an array of colorful costumes and beautiful choreography. The ensemble's showcase presents more than a dozen ethnic cultures, including Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America. Reflecting professionalism, energy and friendship wherever they go, the ensemble truly displays the joy and exuberance of international folk dance. -- the delightful wooden clogs of Wales, exotic harmonic songs of Croatia, and powerful men's slapping dances of Hungary combined with other dances to create an unparalleled expression of world diversity. Shown in photo: "Hopak" from Ukraine, the last dance in the program.

Hungary -- Cigán Pergetés—Gypsy Mouth Music springs from a wandering people who still maintain a closed and tightly-knit community in Hungary. The steps, borrowed for the most part from Hungarians, have been transformed over the years to blend with gypsy taste and culture. The piece begins with a special vocalization known as Amouth music, and ends with two of the men engaging in a playful stick fight for the attention of a young lady. — Férfi Mulatcság demonstrates a dance form originating from the Romanian-speaking village of Mehkerek inside southeastern Hungary. This extremely rhythmic dance style has become popular in Hungary’s Tanchaz movement.
Romania -- Maramaros’ Dances is an exploration of traditional musical motifs which find their roots of origin in Transylvania. Historically, gypsies, or Rom, have been among the finest musicians in many countries, and often become the transmitters and transformers of local music culture.
Ukraine -- Poltavskyi Hopak, the national dance of Ukraine, was historically performed by men during the famous Cossack period. Today the tradition includes beautiful young ladies who add their lyrical beauty to the spirit of this Ukrainian hallmark. Our version begins with the customary Offering of Bread and Salt, whereby special guests are honored and welcomed in a very special way.

Date	Day	Time	City	Auditiorium	Contact	Phone	Tickets
Mar 4	Fri	7 pm	Flagstaff	Sinagua High School	Pernell McGuire	928-527-4027
Mar 5	Sat	7:30 pm	Snowflake	Snowflake High School	Mindy Flake	928-536-3895
Mar 8	Tue	7 pm	Tucson	U of A, Centennial Hall	Beverly Holmes	520-298-1114	$8-$18
Mar 9	Wed	7:30 pm	Mesa	Mountain View High School 2700 East Brown Road (just east of Lindsay Road)	Tamara Chamberlain	480-279-4420
Mar 10	Thu	7:30 pm	Avondale	Westview High School 10850 W Garden Lakes Parkway (south of Indian School Road)	Bernadette Mills	623-935-6384	$7-$18 under 5 free
Mar 11	Fri	7:30 pm	Prescott	Yavapi College Performance Hall	Debbie McCasland	928-776-2034	$15-$60
Mar 12	Sat	7 pm	Camp Verde	Mingus High School Auditorium	Arlene Wright	928-567-3306

Mar 10 — Thu — 10 am to noon — ASU Lecture about the New Russia
"The Olympics, Mail-Order Brides and the Cold War: Is Russia Deviant or Part of the Western World?" -- a "Final Word" lecture presented at ASU's Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd. (next to the Borgata, on Rose Lane, south of Lincoln Drive), Scottsdale — Assistant Professor of History Laurie Manchester will dispel some common myths about Russia and will present an "insider's view" of the Russian people and culture. — Coffee served at 10 am, lecture at 10:30 am — Tickets at the door: $6.50 admission, $5 students & Russian Club — The "Final Word" lecture series features student nominated ASU professors who give their most important imaginary "last lecture".

Mar 18-20 — Fri-Sat — Arizona Slavic Music Festival
American Slavic Association, 5125 E Thomas Road (south side), Phoenix — 6 Tambura orchestras, continuous music, great ethnic food, all outdoors under our pavilions.— For further information or tickets call Elma Hansen: 480-446-8501

Mar 19 — Sat — 7 pm — Rhythms from the Global Village: Old World Folk Music Festival
Woman’s Club of Mesa, 200 N. MacDonald Street, Measa (Between Country Club & Center north of Main on the south-west corner of W. 2nd Street & MacDonald, in the Historic section of downtown) (Parking at the Mesa Senior Center) — 4th Annual Concert, “Rhythms from the Global Village: Old World Folk Music & Dance Festival” with songs & dances from Old World heritage, featuring Russian, Russian-Gypsy, Ashkenazi (Eastern European Jewish), Sephardi (Judeo-Spanish) & Israeli Cultures. — American-Israeli violinist Gideon Lapid who also performs with the Tempe Symphony Orchestra and percussionist "Lennie" Hodges Clark will be accompanying Loca Rosa.-- Contact: Tish Dvorkin, Phone: 480-986-6016 — Seating is limited (140 seats) — Tickets will be sold at the door the evening of the concert OR to pre-purchase tickets please send a cheque or money order made out to "Loca Rosa" (no credit cards) in the amount of $10 per ticket for General Seating to: Loca Rosa 2005 Concert, 8043 E. Irwin Ave., Mesa AZ 85208-4321. — Photos available upon request.

Mar 29 – Tues – 6:30 pm – Tucson: Evening of Ukrainian Culture, Music and Poetry
Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 North Alvernon Way, Tucson -- Taras Schevechenko (1814-1861) is the greatest Ukrainian Poet and one of the classics of world literature. In one of his poems, the main character asks:

"When will we greet
Our own George Washington at last
With the new law of righteousness?"

With the recent democratic election victory in Ukraine, Shevchenko's longing has now become a reality. The Ukrainian American Society of Tucson will dedicate its program to his poetry, his art and his music. Come and join the Ukrainians of Tucson for an exciting evening, which will also include some Ukrainian "Soul" Foods.— This event is FREE and open to the public. — Muscial performers: Ukrainian "Barvinok" ensemble (Olga Yakovenko and Nina Tritenichenko, director) — Contact: Bea Salywon 520.296.0085 — President Curt Pedersen 520.360.2240.

April 1 – Friday – 7 pm – Russian Club Meeting
New location: ASA, 5125 East Thomas Road, Phoenix — Doors open at 6:30 pm. All guests must sign in. — This a new meeting place in Phoenix closer to most Russians in Arizona -- The Russian Club will meet with the American Slavic Association to discuss joining the ASA as a sub-group. The ASA has agreed to invite our members into their organization as a Russian committee, or Russian sub-group. The ASA started 23 years ago, own a large building with food service, bar facilities, and have plenty of parking. If we join them, we can elect new officers or committee heads, and schedule meetings at this fine location to expand our service to Russians in Arizona.
Refreshments: krepki chai, snacks, and bar.

Apr 1 & 3 — Kirill Gliadkovsky, piano
Mesa Symphony presents "Tansitions", with guest artist, Kirill Gliadkovsky on piano performing Piano Concerto #5 “Emperor” (Ludwig van Beethoven), and Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian” (Peter Tchaikovsk) -- Tickets: $25-$90 -- See October 2004 Press Release, Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts.

April 1 -- Fri -- 7:30 pm -- Word of Grace Church, 655 E. University Drive, Mesa
April 3 -- Sun -- 2 pm -- Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, Arizona 85225

Apr 9 – Sat – – Germans from Russia – Chapter Meeting
Foothills Public Library, 19055 N 57th Av (north of Union Hills Drive), Glendale, AZ. .

Speaker will be Dr. Ray on the subject: Eastern European Genealogy

April 9 – Sat – 8 pm – Zhasmin [Jasmine: Жасмин] : 100% Любви [100% Love]
в новом феерическом шоу [in a new show based on a fairy-tale] — Young popular singer with 25 musicians and performers ... more information soon — Washington High School Auitorium, 2217 W Gelndale Ave, Phoenix — Tickets: $?? at the Russian stores. If the stores are out of any tickets, call Ania: 480-820-0285

Apr 10 – Sun – 3pm – Kitka Concert
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 100 West Roosevelt St, Phoenix —Tickets: $30 — Call 602.253.2224 — KITKA, an 8 member professional vocal ensemble, specializes in the performance of Eastern European women's vocal traditions known as the "open throat" technique of singing. Many Eastern European musical authorities have come to consider KITKA the foremost interpreter of Balkan and Slavic Choral repertoire in the United States. Kitka also strives to expand the boundaries of this music as an expressive art form. A frequently occurring symbolic word in Balkan women’s folksong lyrics, "Kitka" means "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian. This concert will be a musical bouquet that you will not want to miss. — Presented by the Phoenix Bach Choir and the Cathedral Center for the Arts.

Apr 14 – Thurs – 7:30 pm – Classics 13: Shostakovich Fifth Symphony
Phoenix Symphony performs at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams Street, Downtown Phoenix — Mussorgsky (Overture to Kovanchina), Sibelious (Violin Concerto), and Shostakovich (Symphony No. 5) — Tickets: $20 to $55, Student Rush Tickets $10

Repeats: Apr 15 & 16 – Fri & Sat – 8 pm

Apr 16 – Sat – 9 am to 1 pm – Tucson: AZ AATSEEL Meeting
Arizona Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages —- University of Arizona, Slavic Department, Modern Languages Auditorium, Tucson — Please send equests to carpool from Phoenix to: Danko Sipka, Research Associate Professor and Acting Director, Critical Languages Institute (until May 15), then Professor of Slavic Languages, Department of Languages and Literatures (from August 16), Arizona State University. E-mail. Website. Program, includes a break for coffee and doughnuts:

Roza Simkhovich and University of Arizona Slavic Department students:
"Utro" by Aleksandr Chikar'kov
Mike Brewer
Things we wish our students could do: An outcomes based approach to library, technology, and professional literacies
Lee Croft, ASU
Russians in Australia by 1814
Bryan Moore
The Use of Intelligent Agents to Create Conversational Interaction in Computer-Assisted Language Learning Software: Theory behind the Construction of a Serbian Chatbo
Danko Sipka, ASU
Cognitive Linguistic Map of the Serbo-Croatian Dative
Tatyana Dhaliwal, ASU
Poetry Reading
Elections for 2005-07

April 18-19 – Tue-Wed – Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program Annual Conference
Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N. 25th Ave. (I-17 and Dunlap), Phoenix, AZ — Registration materials will be available in March! Sponsorship and Exhibition opportunities are available! — For more information about the conference, contact the conference office at (480) 893-6110 or refugeeresettlement@kc-a.com.

April 21 – Thur – 3-4 pm – “Country of Stones”: Travel in Armenia
Arizona State University, ASU Main campus, Lattie Coor Building, Room 4403. Tempe – A talk by Justin Kiggins is a Barrett Honors College student in his third year at ASU pursuing a degree in bioengineering and a minor in music. He plays both the oboe and the steel pans and is a member of the Pan Devils Steel Band. He is hoping to pursue a research career in neuroscience relating to his interests in music. Justin took the introductory Armenian class in CLI 2004 and participated in the 3-week Yerevan practicum. He was a recipient of a CLI SSRC fellowship for studying Armenian. He has traveled to Hungary, Romania, and Armenia. – The Lattie Coor Building is located on the west side of the campus, north of Gammage Auditorium, east of Tempe Center. Parking is available in parking structure 3 or Tempe Center, and metered street parking is available on Myrtle Ave. (See ASU maps.) – A FREE event sponsored by The Russian and East European Studies Center (REESC) and the Critical Languages Institute (CLI). For additional information please call the CLI office at 480-965-7706, Susan Edgington.

April 25 – Mon – 2 pm to 4 pm – Women's Issues in the Communist Era
ASU Languages and Literatures Building, Room 60 (LL-60) — The Romanian Studies and Central European Collaborative in The Department of Languages and Literatures and The School of Global Studies at Arizona State University present:"Women's Issues in the Communist Era", a presentation by Carmen Firan and Adrian Sangeorzan. — Carmen Firan, a prolific Romanian-born writer and poet, and Adrian Sangeorzan, a New-York-based gynecologist, offer a vivid and accurate account of what happened in Romania when Ceausescu decided that, if he couldn’t expand his territory, at least he would have an ever-growing population. Contraceptives were illegal, and abortion was a crime. In the name of the respect for life, during the twenty-five years of the Ceausescu era Romania has had one of the highest mortality rates among infants and pregnant women. As the quality of life went down day by day, the newspapers and the television heralded great victories and accomplishments in all the fields. Everything was Orwellian and, reading Adrian’s stories, one could ask oneself whether the reality inspired the fiction or was it the other way around . . . In a bitter joke of those times someone asked: What is the ultimate degree of endurance? And the answer was the ultimate degree of endurance is to be Romanian! — The presentation is open to all ASU faculty and students. Please join us and announce the event to students in relevant courses. For more information, call Ileana Orlich at (480) 965-4658.

Apr 25 & 26 – Mon & Tue – 7:30 pm – Dimitri Ashkenazy, Scion of a great Russian Family
"Concerto for Clarinet by Weber" -- Grace Chapel, 8524 E Thomas Road, Scottsdale, Arizona -- Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra presents Great Composers and Artists. -- Tickets: $17-$20 (+ fees) -- April 25, April 26

April 26 – Tue – 3 pm to 4 pm – New Democracies of Central and Eastern Europe
ASU Languages and Literatures Building, Room 64 (LL-64) — The Romanian Studies and Central European Collaborative in The Department of Languages and Literatures and The School of Global Studies at Arizona State University present:“New Democracies of Central and Eastern Europe” a lecture by Stephen Fischer-Galati, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado and Editor of the EAST EUROPEAN QUARTERLY and of the East European Monographs series of scholarly studies on or related to Eastern Europe in collaboration with Columbia University Press. Born in Romania and educated in the United States at Harvard University, he received his Ph.D. in 1949 and has devoted his entire professional career to the study of East European history and civilization within the context of relevant European and extra European history and civilization. He is the author of numerous books and articles, the holder of several honorary degrees and major grants and fellowships from American and international scholarly foundations. He is also the President of the International Commission of East European and Slavic Studies of the International Congress of Historical Studies, as well as member and/or officer of several national and international scholarly institutions and organizations. -- The presentation is open to all ASU faculty and students. Please join us and announce the event to students in relevant courses. For more information, call Ileana Orlich at (480) 965-4658.

Nov 22 – Tues – 2:30 to 3:30 pm – Near the World Tree: Singing for Bear in Northwest Siberia
Arizona State University, ASU Main campus, Lattie Coor Building, Room 4411. Tempe — A talk by Susan Scarberry-Garcia, Assistant Professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University.

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