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Chronicles of
Past Events 2008 |
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1-2
Tues-Wed Russian
Holiday: New Year
/ Νξβϋι Γξδ (day off) Holiday greetings and songs |
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 Jan
2 thru
31 Russian
Impressionism: 1930s-1980sOverland Gallery of Fine Art, 7155 E. Main St., Scottsdale Talent, Training, Technique Russian Impressionism: 1930s-1980s: Our full-season show of extraordinary collection of museum-quality work that showcases the talents of some of the periods most accomplished artists. Educated in the classic style at Russias famous art institutes, these artists have received wide praise for their impressionistic technique, superb composition, and deep emotional content, creating compelling images that represent no only the highest levels of artistic quality, but are also works of unique historical value. Russian Art of the 20th Century: Overland Gallery introduced 20th-century Russian art to the Valley of the Sun in 1991, featuring paintings by some of the most renowned artists in the former Soviet Union. Exhibit and sale of Russian Impressionist works. Free Catalog available Dec. 30, 2007. |
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 January
2 to
May 31 A
Time to Dance Winter Schedule 2008A Time to Dance, 2610 E. Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716 Schedule of Classes includes: Auditions for Swan Lake Divertissments Saturday 1/19 and Sunday 1/20, both at 2pm. Fee is $15 for each dancer of ATTD. Instruction: $10 to $150 Swan Lake rehearsal begins Feb. 7, and continue Wednesdays thru Saturdays. 520.320.1566 studio, 520.272.3400 mobile, 520.327.5137 after hours, info@atimetodancetucson.com. Swan Lake Audition Schedule and Rules:
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 Jan
3 thru
31
Daily Elena's Art ExhibitWillow House Café, 1722 W. Van Buren St. (at 17th Drive, 2 blocks north of State Capitol), Phoenix 5 art pieces are on display for the entire month of January Meet Elena on First Friday January 4 Samples of her art on display (Click to ENLARGE):
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 Jan 4, 5, 6
Fri, Sat, Sun
3 performances NutcrackerOrpheum Theatre, 203 W Adams St., Downtown Phoenix, AZ 85003 Tickets: 602-996-8000 Ballet & Friends primary project is the annual production of the Nutcracker to benefit Toys for Tots. The Nutcracker season also provides many opportunities for community service, for students and organizations. Read ballet history and ballet story. |
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| Jan
7 Russian
Holiday: (Orthodox) Christmas
/ Πξζδερςβξ / Birth of Christ (day off) Holiday greetings and songs |
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 Jan
12
Sat 11
am International Festival: Rusyny
DancersRancho Sahuarita Club House, 15455 S Camino Lago Azul, Sahuarita, AZ Phone: 520- 207-7730. For more info, contact Artistic Director, Leslie Kurtak Official Rusyn dance representatives of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society of Arizona. Specialize in traditional Rusyn folk songs and dances from the Carpathian Mountains of Slovakia and Ukraine. Our members range in age from children to adults and we always welcome new members who are physically healthy and interested to learn Rusyn dance. |
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 Jan 13
Sun
11 am to 5
pm Tucson:
Family Arts FestivalEl Presidio Park, Congress and Church Streets, Tucson. The Glassman Foundation Family Arts Festival, presented by the Tucson Pima Arts Council, is a FREE, annual celebration of the arts and the rich cultural heritage of the region. 5 simultaneous stages, ethnic food, and dozens of displays.
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 Jan 14 thru
Mar 2 Dinner
Show: Fiddler on
the RoofArizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Lane (77 Ave, 1/4 mile south of Bell Road), Peoria. A poor dairyman named Tevye is trying to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of growing anti-Semitism in Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its music, humor, warmth and honesty. Admission: $46-$52, include dinner. Details: 623-776-8400. See 'Fiddler on the Roof' opens in Peoria, The Arizona Republic, Jan. 14. |
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 Jan 17
Thur 1:30
pm Tucson:
Almaty Isker Boys ChoirAgua Caliente Elementary School, 11420 E Limberlost Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749 Isker Boys Choir from Almaty, Kazakhstan featuring a varied program from classical selections to Kazakh folksongs. School assembly is closed to public. Jan 18 Fri 1:55 pm Tucson: Almaty Isker Boys Choir Cholla High Magnet School, 2001 W Starr Pass Blvd (2 miles west of I-10), Tucson, AZ 85713 Isker Boys Choir from Almaty, Kazakhstan featuring a varied program from classical selections to Kazakh folksongs. The Chior is an all-day guest. School assembly is closed to public. |
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| Jan
19
Sat 7:30
pm Tucson:
Almaty Isker Boys Choir Our Mother of Sorrows Church, 1800 S. Kolb Road, Tucson The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus will perform a combined concert with the Isker Boys Choir from Almaty, Kazakhstan featuring a varied program from classical selections to Kazakh folksongs. The Isker group will travel throughout Arizona presenting concerts in Flagstaff, Phoeinx, and Sierra Vista (below). They leave the US for Almaty on Jan 24. Tickets: $15, order tickets online; by phone: 520-886-1260, or 520-325-1420; or e-mail to: Jerry M Gary, or Barbara Chinworth Sponsored by The Tucson-Almaty Sister Cities Committee. |
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| Jan
19
Sat
7:30 pm Music
of Stravinsky ASU Katzin Concert Hall, Music Building, 50 E. Gammage Parkway (north of Gamage Auditorium), Arizona State University, Tempe Tickets $4, $8. Phone: (480) 965-8863 Join Andrew Campbell and Walter Cosand, piano; Katie McLin, violin; Robert Spring, clarinet; and Carole FitzPatrick, soprano, as they explore the exciting and dynamic music of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. |
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| Jan
20
Sun 6:30
pm Flagstaff:
Almaty Isker Boys Choir Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Ft. Valley Rd. (just off Rte 180 north of town), Flagstaff. Call for info and tickets: 928-779-2300 Isker Boys Choir from Almaty, Kazakhstan featuring a varied program from classical selections to Kazakh folksongs. On Jan 21, the Choir hopes to visit the Grand Canyon. Jan 22 Tue 10 am Phoenix: Almaty Isker Boys Choir 6 minute performance at Arizona State Legislature, Phoenix then Noon lunch by the Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs, during Indian Nations & Tribes Legislative Day and a tour of the State Capitol. Isker Boys Choir from Almaty, Kazakhstan featuring a varied program from classical selections to Kazakh folksongs. |
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| Jan 22 Tue 7
to 9
pm Sierra
Vista: Almaty Isker
Boys Choir Life in Christ Church, 2300 Las Brisas Way (across from City Hall), Sierra Vista (75 miles south east of Tucson) Joint concert with Cochise Children's Choir of Arizona. FREE PUBLIC CONCERT. Seating limited. Freewill offering to defray expenses. Call Staff Office for information: 520-458-3432 Isker Boys Choir from Almaty, Kazakhstan featuring a varied program from classical selections to Kazakh folksongs. Jan 23 Wed 9:45 am Sierra Vista: Almaty Isker Boys Choir School assembly at Pueblo del Sol Elementary, 5130 Paseo Las Palmas, Sierra Vista (75 miles south east of Tucson), AZ 85635 Call school for info: (520) 515-2970 Isker Boys Choir from Almaty, Kazakhstan featuring a varied program from classical selections to Kazakh folksongs. School assembly is closed to public. |
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 Jan
26
Sat
7:30 pm Tucson
Concert: Russian MagicJan 27 Sun 2 pm Repeat Pima Community College West, Center for Arts (CFA) Proscenium Theater, West Campus, 2202 West Anklam Rd (Take the Speedway exit off I-10. Go 2 milies west to Greasewood. Turn south, go 3/4 mile south to Anklam. Turn east, go 1/4 mile and turn into parking area on north side of road.) See map., Tucson, Arizona 100 performers! This is the largest Russian music and dance performance in Arizona featuring the Arizona Balalaika Orchestra, Kalinka Russian Dancers, Rusyny Dancers, Sons of Orpheus Men's Chorus and special guest, master of the domra, Tamara Volskaya and her husband Analoly Trofimov on bayan. Volskaya and Trofimov are "Honored Artists of Russia", winners of international and national competitions, and professors of the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory. They have toured throughout Russia, Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, and the United States and recorded numerous remarkable CDs. In 2005 they performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, New York City. Musical Director: Russian-trained Dr. Alexander Tentser will feature traditional Russian folk music and classical works by Katchaturian and Pagannini. Tickets $15 adults, $10 students. Available now at: (westside) Pima College Center for the Arts Box Office, 520-206-6986; (university) The Folk Shop, 2525 N. Campbell Ave, 520-881-7147; (eastside) Instrumental Music, 7063 E. Speedway, 520-733-7334 For more information call Dan Nicolini 520-743-2347 Carpool from Phoenix. Call Arizona Russian Center: 602-368-4541. Photos of 25th Anniversary Concert 2005 (Click photos to ENLARGE): |
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 Jan
27
Sun
10 am to
noon Loca Rosa: Old World Folk Songs &
StoriesBarness Family East Valley Jewish Community Center (EVJCC), hosted by Or Adam Congregation, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler (Enter EVJCC, walk straight down the main corridor, turn left to the large double classroom opposite the gym) Loca Rosa, multifaceted valley performer and East Mesa resident for 20 years, performs her Old World folk songs and stories for a special Adult Education series. This irrepressible troubadour joyfully involves the audience with traditional, contemporary and original repertoire from her cross-cultural, Russian-Jewish heritage. Loca Rosa creates a vibrant picture of Russian, Ashkenazi, Israeli and Sephardi cultures singing in languages which include English, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino and French (with the occasional Irish and Scottish song thrown in). She plays guitar, balalaika, lute, tof (timbrel), loshki (spoons) and gusli (lap harp) and tells stories with dramatic skill. Loca Rosas unique program begins with seldom heard Jewish songs from childhood; continues with original Russian versions of American folk songs; surprises audiences with Jewish-themed songs written by Woody Guthrie; introduces audiences to quirky, humorous ethnic folk songs; touches emotions with passionate Gypsy melodies; and, intrigues audiences with delightful folk tales. Enjoy Old World, Jewish and multi-cultural folk songs and fables, from the obscure to the renowned, performed by Loca Rosa. Admission: FREE with reservation from Miki Safadi, Or Adam Event Coordinator, at 480-945-2026 or Michaela.Safadi@asu.edu. Loca Rosa is an experienced, professional entertainer and educator. She has been selected to the AZ Commission on the Arts Residency Roster continuously for 15 years and is the only artist on the Roster specializing in Russian-Jewish Folk Songs and Stories. She has over 17 years of experience as a Music Specialist instructing in Greater Phoenix-area public and religious schools and has entertained and educated folks from pre-school age to seniors. Her entertainment career spans over 40 years of performance in Canada and the United States. Non-profit organizations are eligible for matching grants from city, state and federal arts associations for many of the programs offered by Loca Rosa. Contact Tish Dvorkin at Loca Rosa Productions, 480-986-6016 or LocaRosa480@msn.com. |
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 Jan
27 Sun 3 pm to 7 pm 50th
Anniversary LuncheonArmenian Church Cultural Center, Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, 8849 E. Cholla Street (north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ Special 50th Anniversary Luncheon with our Archbishop, His Eminence Hovnan Derderian, honoring the Hosepian Family. 50th Anniversary of the Formation of our Armenian Community in Arizona and the 45th Anniversary of our First Badarak Luncheon, Celebration and Vartanantz Program will take place in Melikian Hall at the Armenian Apostolic Church following Church Services. Donation $20 (Children 5 and under Free). Invitation , Call to RSVP: Parish Council 480-451-8171. |
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 Feb
1 Fri
7:30 pm Prescott:
La
TraviataRussian National Ballet Theatre and Orchestra performs the popular opera La Traviata at the Yavapai Community College Performance Hall, 1100 E. Sheldon St. (campus map), Prescott, 86301 - Tickets $38, $30 from Box Office: 928-776-2033, 928-776-2000, or Tickets.com. Ukrainian soprano, Marina Viskvorkina is the star heroine. She is a slim, attractive blonde who sings at the Prague State Opera and has performed this role at the Vienna State Opera. Valentine Topencharov designed the scenery and the costumes, some of them unusually ornate for a touring production. Alfredo was sung by Russian tenor, Evgeni Akimov who also appears with the Mariinsky Theatre, the Metropolitan Opera and Covent Garden. Vladimir Samsonov was a properly bourgeois Germont with ringing top tones. Casting bass Viacheslav Pochapsky of Opera Bolshoi as Dr. Grenville was a true luxury. Conductor Topolov drew a balanced, expansively romantic reading of the score from the Sofia Symphony. At the end of the evening the audience responded with a standing ovation. |
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 Feb 3
Sun
10:30 am to
noon Super Bowl on Russian Internet and RadioUniversity of Phoeniix Stadium, Glendale The game will be distributed to 223 countries and territories including Russia (on NTV Plus) And it will be broadcast in 30 different languages, 11 languages will be live from the Stadium, including Russian. Hear it on the Internet, or on SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NTV Plus Russia channel 122). During the game, fans can log onto www.NFL.com/Superbowl for the site's Game Center statistical application and hear foreign language audio feeds in Russian. Read more:
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Feb 4
Mon
10:30 am to
noon Master Character Dance Class with
Moiseyev Dance Company University of Arizona, School of
Dance, 1713
E University Blvd, Ina
Gittings Bldg, Dance Studio Room 130, Tucson, Arizona
Intermediate/Advance level ballet, character or folk dance
recommended. (character
shoes. No nails. Ladies character skirts and proper dance attire
suggested please) Observers welcome. Cost: $20/dancer,
$10/observer, FREE for UA Dance majors and Ballet Tucson Company.
Pre-Register by e-mail: miajhansen@msn.com,
or phone: Mia at 520-327-2628. Registration recommended, walkups
admitted if space is available. Cash or checks only please Sponsored by
Kalinka Russian Dancers, and U of A Dance Department. History
of the MoiseyevDance Company.Feb 4 Mon 2 pm to 2:50 pm Lecture-Discussion: The genius of Moiseyev By Elena Shcherbakova, Moiseyev Cance Company Director, at: University of Arizona, School of Dance, 1713 E University Blvd, Ina Gittings Bldg, Dance Studio Room 130, Tucson, Arizona University of Arizona Dance Studio #130 Admission: $5 donation suggested, but FREE for Master Class participants and UofA students. Feb 4 Mon 7:30 pm Moiseyev Dance Company UA Centennial Hall, 1020 E University Blvd. (campus map), University of Arizona, Tucson In 1936, the Soviet government asked Igor Moiseyev to organize the first Festival of National Dance. The young man, with a deep love of Russian folklore and dance traditions, embraced the challenge. More than seven decades later, this troupe of 80 ballet-trained dancers is world-acclaimed as a result of the vision and genius of its founder and chorographer, portraying on a spectacular scale the folkways of many cultures. Tickets: $17, $27, $40. UA Box Office online or phone 520-621-3341. History of the Dance Company. |
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| Feb
5
Tue
7:30 pm Moiseyev
Dance Company Ikeda Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St.(east of Center St.), Mesa Tickets: $34 to $54. Phone: (480) 644-6500 This World Folk Dance Ensemble from Russia performs for 2 hours. Acclaimed throughout the world as the greatest of all folk dance groups, the Moiseyev Dance Company has captivated international audiences for decades with its peerless technical brilliance and exuberant evocations of Russian traditional dances. Immersed in the treasury of songs, customs and festivals of the Soviet tradition, their legendary premiere in the United States resulted in an explosive 25-minute ovation. |
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 Feb
8
Fri
10 am Russia
and PutinismSun Set Ridge Townhomes Clubhose, Oracle Road (AZ#77) and Orange Grove, North Tucson 30-minute informal talk on "Russia & Putinism: what the future may hold". Prepare for this lecture by studying our videos, references, and readings. During his two terms as president, Vladimir Putin has attempted to remake Russia into a major, independent world power. Some of his recent policies have provoked concern in the U.S. and Europe over personal freedoms and economic control. With a 2008 Russian presidential election expected, what course will Russia take? Speaker needed. No honorariium. Great Decisions is sponsored by The Foreign Policy Association. Please contact Margaret Bradshaw: 520-219-5908, Tucson. FREE. Open to public. |
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 Feb 9
Sat
8 am to 6
pm VNSA Used Book SaleFeb 10 Sun 8 am to 4 pm Continues Arizona State Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 1826 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix AZ 85007 Volunteer Nonpriofit Service Association (VNSA) 52nd used book sale benefiting three local charities. More than 600,000 books, paperbacks, videos, CDs, audiotapes, records, maps, puzzles & other book-related items available, including a large donation of Russian books. Look near South Exit cashier-check out. Admission: FREE, $7 fairgrounds parking fee, or park on streets for free and walk. Most books half price on Sunday For information: VNSA 602-265-6805 50,000 sq. ft. building. 20,000+ expected visitors. |
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Feb
9
Sat
11:30 am to
3:30 pm Germans from
Russia: 30 year
Anniversary Celebration Germans from Russia
Lunch-Dinner meeting at the Black Forest Mill German
Restaurant, 4900
E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85018.
A great German restaurant
you will enjoy. Menu includes:
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Feb
10
Sun
11:30 am West
Side Story at 50: The Mind and Music of Leonard Bernstein Brunch (11:30 am) and
lecture (1:30 pm) at Phoenix
Art
Museum, 1625
N Central Ave (north of McDowell), Phoenix, AZ Dr.
Richard Kogan,
a psychiatrist and world class concert pianist will discuss the life of
a son of Russian immigrants
who became an
American icon: Leonard Bernstein Bernsteins Russian-immigrant father Sam was
stern, a Talmudic scholar, a brilliant business man who who worked his
way up from floor sweeper to owner of the most prosperous beauty-supply
businesses in New England. He wanted Lenny to go into the family
business, and told him to stop the damn piano music They screamed at
each other. Leonard left home and found musical father figures. He
got eminent older musicians such as Sergei Koussevitzky to sponsor his
career. In the 1950s, his groundbreaking television show brought
classical music to a mass audience. Bernsteins psychological problems
also fed his creativity. He suffered from hyperphonic (accessing
euphoric states), histrionic, hyperthymic (hyper-related to others),
bipolar, depressive, narcissistic, and addicted to cigarettes. He spent
many years in psychotherapy to deal with being married, adorned
by women, yet gay at heart. Tickets: $60 brunch, $35
physician trainees, $15
for lecture only (1:30 pm). Contact Marsha Berland
602-495-1117 x334 for information and
tickets. Tickets also sold at the door. Also see:
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 Feb
10
Sun
12:30
pm Lithuanian
Independence CelebrationSt. Elizabeth Seton Parish Hall, 9728 Palmeras Drive (1/2 mile north of Bell Road off 98 Ave), Sun City. The celebration stars with a luncheon at 2 pm and followed by a political and cultural program. Hosted by The Arizona Chapter of the Lithuanian-American Community Bring your family and friends and help us prepare enough food by registering the number of attendees with Algis Karsas by calling 480-661-3957 or by writing mgkarsas@netscape.com by February 8th. Donations accepted to help finance activities of the Lithuanian-American Community's National Executive Committee.
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 Feb 11
Mon
7:30 pm Scottsdale
Russian Expat Meetup Group7 people attended. |
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 Feb 12
Tues
12 noon to 2
pm Research in Azerbaijan: A Report from
the FieldUniversity of Arizona, Marshall Hall, Room 490 (E. Second St and N. Park Ave.), Tucson Anna Oldfield Senarslan earned an MA from the UA department of Russian and Slavic Languages and went on to a PhD in Turkic Languages and Cultures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a specialty in the Caucasus and Central Asia. She spent 2004-2006 as a Fulbright fellow researching folklore in Azerbaijan. Her research on women poet-minstrels led to her dissertation and forthcoming book, Singing the Past, Calling the Future: The Women Ashiqs of Azerbaijan. Recent projects include translations and liner notes for Smithsonian Folkways Music of Central Asia volumes 4 and 6, entries in the Encyclopedia of Women in Islamic Cultures, and a British Library Endangered Archive grant in collaboration with the Azerbaijan State Archive of Sound Recordings. She is currently teaching Turkish/Azeri at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Free, open to public. Co-sponsored by Russian & Slavic Studies Department, Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Near Eastern Studies Department, and the COH Office of the Dean Publications:
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 Feb
12 Tue
7:30 pm Music
from Russia Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale, 85251 Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations: Rebels on the Red Carpet: Music from Russia Tickets: $38, Phone: (480) 994-2787 The pianist performs Russian compositions, including works by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Rachmaninoff, with fun discussion between pieces. |
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| Feb
16
TBA International
Festival: Rusyny Dancers Holy Resurrection Church, St. Michael's Episcapal Church, Wilmot, Tucson For more info, contact Artistic Director, Leslie Kurtak Official Rusyn dance representatives of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society of Arizona. Specialize in traditional Rusyn folk songs and dances from the Carpathian Mountains of Slovakia and Ukraine. Our members range in age from children to adults and we always welcome new members who are physically healthy and interested to learn Rusyn dance. |
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 Feb
18 & 19 Mon & Tues Tucson: 3 Talks on Russian Rock
and Roll by Russias most famous cultural journalist and music commentator Artemy Troitsky All 3 talks are at the University of Arizona, are FREE and open to the public.
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In 1997, she announced her candidacy for
President of Lithuania, but was denied a place on the ballot when she
refused to repudiate her oath of allegiance to the United States as a
condition of candidacy. 