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Chronicles of
Past Events 2008 |
2008 |
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| Jan
1-2 –
Tues-Wed – Russian
Holiday: New Year
/ Íîâûé Ãîä (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 period’s most accomplished artists. Educated in the classic style at Russia’s 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
/ Ðîæäåñòâî / 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
15 –
Tue –
7:30 to
9:30 pm – A
Muslim-Christian-Jewish Conversation and Religious Diversity in Bosnia
and Herzegovina 15 Years after the Bosnian War Armenian Cultural Center,
Armenian Apostolic Church of
Arizona, 8849
E. Cholla Street (east of 51 Freeway,
north of Shea),
Scottsdale, AZ — Moderator: Stephen Batalden, Arizona State
University — A public forum featuring discussion of the landmark
document A Common Word Between Us and You, co-sponsored by the
Arizona Ecumenical Council and the Islamic Center of North Phoenix. The
document penned by 138 international Muslim clerics, will be the
subject of a
public forum involving international visitors from Bosnia, Arizona
religious leaders, and interested community members. Please join us for
this important conversation. |
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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 – 3
to 5
pm – A
Muslim-Christian-Jewish Conversation ASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4403, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Moderator: Stephen Batalden, Arizona State University — The landmark document, "A Common Word Between Us and You," penned by 138 international Muslim clerics, will be the subject of a public forum involving international visitors from Bosnia, Arizona religious leaders, and interested community members. Please join us for this important conversation. |
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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 Rosa’s 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 Luncheon Armenian 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
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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, CD’s, 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 — Bernstein’s 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. Bernstein’s 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
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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
15 –
Fri – 1:30
to 3
pm – Migration and
Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Contemporary RussiaASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4411, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Lecture by Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University — Over half of respondents in a 2005 public opinion survey in Russian supported the slogan “Russia for the Russians.” Who supports this goal? Do they support the deportation of non-Slavic immigrants, both legal and illegal? What do they think about rising Skinhead violence? — In addition to sketching social portraits of those Russians who are likely to be aggressively xenophobic versus those who are likely to be tolerant and acceptant of diversity, Alexseev's presentation examines the impact of politics, economics, demographic trends, and the media on the interethnic attitudes of Russian citizens. |
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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 Russia’s 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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 Feb
19 –
Thur –
2 to
3:30 pm – Secular
Patriarchs: The Chief Procurators of the Holy Synod in Russian HistoryASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4411, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Lecture by Alexander Polunov, associate professor of history in the Moscow State University Faculty of Public Administration. His recently published book Russia in the Nineteenth Century: Autocracy, Reform, and Social Change, 1814-1914 has received widespread critical acclaim. Polunov’s work on Russian church history includes a major study of conservative Ober-Prokuror Konstantin Pobedonostsev. Polunov will address the history of the ober-prokurorstvo and the Holy Synod in pre-revolutionary Russian history. |
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 Feb
22 –
Fri –1:30
to 3
pm – Documenting the
Holocaust in UkraineASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4411, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — A conversation with Patrick Desbois, Yahad-In Unum Association; and Paul A. Shapiro, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies. — Father Patrick Desbois has served since 2003 as an advisor to the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews. A Catholic priest, he is a member of the board of the French Judeo-Christian Friendship Society and President of the Yahad-In Unum Association, which was co-founded by the Archbishop of Paris and the head of the World Jewish Congress to promote Jewish-Catholic dialogue, joint social relief programs, and common moral values throughout Europe. Father Desbois has interviewed numerous surviving eyewitnesses and participants in mass shootings in Ukraine and has investigated some 700 of an estimated 2,000 mass graves of Jewish victims. On 22 May 2006, Father Desbois was awarded the Human Rights Award of B’nai B’rith France for his work on behalf of Jewish victims in the Ukraine. — Paul A. Shapiro is Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies. A member of the congressionally mandated Interagency Working Group on Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records, he was instrumental in the Museum’s successful effort to open the archive of the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen, Germany. |
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 Feb 23 – Sat – 1:30 pm – Tchaikovsky
Discovers America"A Tale of Courage and Adventure" starts with kids' activities at 1:30 p.m. in the lobby. Presentation begins 2:30 pm — Symphony Hall, 75 North Second Street (north of Washington St.), Downtown Phoenix. — Theatrical group Classical Kids presents the tale of the Russian composer and his visit to America in 1891. Tchaikovsky came to New York to perform at the grand opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891 and then visited Niagara Falls. His friendship with a young American girl, Jennie, reveals much abut his life in Russia, his love of music and his fears of conducting. This is a poignant story of the meeting of old world influences and new world experiences; a tale of contrast, courage and classical music. — Prices: $10 to $18. Phone: 602-495-1999 |
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| Feb 23 – Mon
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Russian
holiday: Protector of
Motherland Day (literal: Defender of the Fatherland) Äåíü çàùèòíèêà îòå÷åñâà — Den' zashchitnika otechestva — Known until recently as Soviet Army Day, popularly viewed as holiday for all men. It's a day off over there. And treated like the male equivalent of Women's Day (March 8). |
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| Feb 23 – Sat – 2 pm – The Scottsdale
Russian Expat Meetup Group "One with nature" at Saguaro Lake — Potluck — Remember the fun times you used to have back in Russia (or Ukraine) when you and a bunch of friends or family would get together in the forest ... start a fire and cook some delicious shashlik? — Bring marinated meat to cook over the fire as well as some firewood to get things started. Please bring something to share, whether that be more meat or a salad, but bring something. And of course being an American, I will make sure to have some marshmallows to roast a well. Think of it as a blending of cultures. :) — RSVP — 19 attended |
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 Feb
24 –
Sun –
9:50 am –
Russian
Pastor SpeaksBellevue Heights Church, 9440 W. Hutton Drive, Sun City. — The Reverend Alexander Yuchkovski ("Pastor Sasha", right in photo), head of the international Russian Missions, Churchville, Pennsylvania, will speak about his organization. Russian Missions is a non-profit organization serving Russian-speaking people in the United States and needy people of the former Soviet Union. They do religous work through evangelism, training pastors and planting churches; economic development; provide humanitarian aid for children at risk (street children/orphans), hospice care, soup kitchens and the Safe Haven Summer youth camps; and minister to at prisons, women's shelters, orphanages, and to anyone who will listen. — For information call 623-977-8308. |
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 Feb
24 –
Sun – 2
pm – Tucson: Russian
American Kids Circus on
StageFeb 24 – Sun – 6 pm – Repeat UA Centennial Hall, 1020 E University Blvd. (campus map), University of Arizona, Tucson — "Performed by kids, for kids, not just for kids". A fantastical circus spectacular for the whole family. For 12 years veterans of the world-famous Moscow Circus, train young artists, ages 6 to 16, to fill the stage with a blur of spangles, synchronized acrobatics, black lights, unicycling, expert juggling, daring aerial feats and impossible balancing acts staged under magical lighting. The families live and practice in Brooklyn, NY then travel the country. "The Russian/American Kids Circus incorporates Russia's old-time circus tradition with the United States relatively young circus history." 100s of performances shows including TV appearances on "The Bill Cosby Show," MTV, "Voice of America," "Good Morning America," commercials, and international TV channels in Russia, Japan and China. Read more articles — See their website with more photos. — Tickets: $12 to $20. Box Office: 520-621-3341. — Review: Youths serve at circus, ASU Daily Wildcat |
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Feb
25 –
Mon – 2
pm
– Forms
of Anti-Jewish Violence in Pre-World War II Lithuania ASU
Melikian Center, Coor
Hall, Room
4411, (10th
St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See
ASU Google map)
Arizona State University,
Tempe — Darius Staliūnas (Ph.
D., Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University) joined the
Lithuanian Institute of History in 1992 and became deputy director in
2000. He co-edited The Vanished World of Lithuanian Jews and authored
Making Russians: Meaning and Practice of Russification in Lithuania and
Belarus after 1863. His research interests include issues of Russian
nationality policy in what is now Lithuania and Belorussia, ethnic
conflicts, and the problems of historiography and places of memory in
Lithuania. He has published extensively in Kritika, Ab Imperio,
Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas, and other journals. He lectures
in Russian and Polish history at Klaipeda University. — Some of his
work:
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 Feb
26 –
Tues – 9
pm &
Midnite – PBS
TV: Russia:
Putin's PlanOn March 2, Russians go to the polls. While Putin has named his presidential successor, he is still very much in control. The opposition accuses Putin and the Kremlin of censoring the media and betraying the promise of Russian democracy, but do Russians really care? — See 3 videos online:
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 Feb 29 –
Fri – 7
pm – Wittenberg
ChoirPrince of Peace Lutheran Church Sanctuary, 3641 N 56th Street (north side of Indian School Road) (Sanctuary map), Phoenix — The choir started 78 years ago in Springfield, Ohio and is known around the world. The 54-member choir will sing in German, Russian and Latin. The director's mother was born in Russia and his father in Lithuania. He has a special interest in Russian Orthodox music. Two Russian works of Rachmaninoff are in the program. — An Art show follows the concert at 8:15 pm — Donations accepted — See: Famed Wittenberg Choir Opens Annual Spring Concert Tour Feb. 29 in Arizona |
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 Mar
1,
2 –
all day – Tucson:
EMAT
Spring FairFoothills Mall, W. Ina Rd. and N. La Cholla Blvd, Tucson — EMAT (European Multi-ethnic Alliance of Tucson) Spring Fair — 15 European ethnic clubs have booths with information on their club and country, crafts, and some will have food for sale. There will be entertainment from 12 noon to 5 p.m. both days on a stage near Barnes and Noble Bookstore. Celebrate your European heritage. — More information call 520.326.7330. No charge. — Carpool from Phoenix. Call Arizona Russian Center: 602-368-4541. |
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 Mar
7 – Fri – 7 pm – International
Womens Day CelebrationAmerican Banquet Hall, 2713 W. Northern Ave. Phoenix (south west corner, across from Irene's Day Care). Program:
   Click on photos to enlarge. About 85 people attended, ate, sang, danced, and visited. Singer Elena made a professional video of her performance. The Russian comic "Professor" lost his dog in the audience. DJ Sergei coordinated speakers and music. And much more happened. 7
ìàðòà 2008 ãîäà â 7 ÷àñîâ âå÷åðà — Ìåæäóíàðîäíûé
Æåíñêèé ÄåíüÐóññêèé Öåíòð Àðèçîíû ïðèãëàøàåò íà ïðàçäíèê â ÷åñòü íàøèõ äîðîãèõ æåíùèí è èõ Èíòåðíàöèîíàëüíîãî Æåíñêîãî Äíÿ 8 Ìàðòà ïî àäðåñó: Àìåðèêàíñêèé Áàíêåòíûé Çàë, 2713 W. Northern Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051 (Ìàðøðóò: ñ 17 øîññå âûåçä íà Northern íà çàïàä è ïîâîðîò íàëåâî íà àâòîñòîÿíêó ïåðåä çàëîì èëè âî äâîðå çàëà ïîñëå 27 àâåíþ) —  ïðîãðàììå âå÷åðà:
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Russian holiday: International Women's' Day Women receive flowers, presents and are toasted by men. |
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 Mar 8 –
Sat – 7
pm – Hamazkain
"Ani" Dance CompanyNorth Canyon High School Auditorium, 1700 E. Union Hills Drive, Phoenix — For the first itme in Arizona, an evening of artistic excellence and traditions in the Armenian culture. — Tickets: $30, $10 children under 12. More information and tickets: Arshlouis Sassoiunian 602-996-0329, Denise Tourian 602-971-5286. — Fundraiser for the Building Fund of the Armenian Apostalic Chruch of Arizona — See performance video |
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 Mar
11 to
16 – 'Captured
Moments — New Works by Slava FokkMar 13 – Thur – 7-9 pm – Artist's Reception, Free Arcana Gallery, 7120 E. Main St.(south of Indian School Road, west of Scottsdale Road), Scottsdale — Paintings by the Russian contemporary impressionist are exhibited. 18 featured Russian artists: Alexander Gorbikov, Andrey Veselyansky, Alex Shalaef, Denis Glushchenko, Dmitry Kochanovich, Dmitry Vertel, Dmitry Vidov, Elena Kukanova, Maxim Gerbel, Mikhail Krasov, Natalia Borodina, Oleg Kalaytanov, Ramil Gaphasof, Slava Fokk, Vadim Hlopetsky, Vitaly Vetrov, Vladimir Babich, Vladimir Ezhakov. — Call for details: 480-481-6018 — Free admission. |
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 Mar
19 –
Wed –
8:15 am – SHIELD Foundation vs.
Yefim ToybinFREE EVENT at Phoenix Municipal Court, 300 W. Washington St, Room 608 (6th floor), downtown Phoenix — On February 27, a Phoenix City judge awarded the SHIELD Foundation an Injunction Against Workplace Harassment (Case No. 3781695) to stop Yefim Toybin (right photo) from violating the law. After a 6-hour hearing, Toybin was found guilty and the Injunction remains for one year. Toybin will be arrested and put in jail if he violates the court order. Protected from harassment are Olga Chaikheeva (left photo), director of the SHIELD Foundation who filed the petition; Tatiana Bagmonova, president Arizona Russian Center; and Andrei Conovaloff, GCC Russian Club (host of this website), and anyone else Toybin harasses. — Details at Russian Arizona News, March 29, 2009: Yefim Toybin Guilty of Harassment, Pays $11,669.37: Phoenix Municipal Court ordered Toybin to stop harassing Russians |
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 Mar
19 –
Wed –
6:40 to 9
pm – A
Conversation with Ina MerdjanovaASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4411, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Ina Merdjanova discusses her book, Religion, Nationalism and Civil Society in Eastern Europe—The Postcommunist Palimpsest (See review.) — Ina Merdjanova is Director of the Center for Interreligious Dialogue and Conflict at Sofia University (Bulgaria) and a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Institute in Washington, D.C. — Dr. Merdjanova is the author, editor, and translator of numerous books and articles in Bulgarian, including Eschatological Anthropodicy: Human Person and History in Contemporary Orthodox Thought (Praxis, 2000), Religion and Politics in the Balkans (ed., Demos, 2004) and Russell McCutcheon’s Studying Religion: An Introduction (trans., Demos, 2007. Her current research focuses on Muslim transnationalism in the Balkans, European Islam, and interreligious dialogue in the Balkans, the latter of which is the subject of a research grant she received (with Patrice Brodeur) from the United States Institute of Peace. |
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 Mar
22 –
Sat – 8
pm – The
Best of TchaikovskyClassic Concert by Symphony of the Southwest at the Mesa Arts Center, Ikeda Theater, 1 East Main Street (east of Center St), Mesa, Arizona — Emotionally charged evening of the great Russian composer's masterpieces. Rich harmonies and stirring melodies of Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Capriccio Italien and the Symphony No. 4 will make your heart dance and spirit soar. — Tickets: $13 to $45. Box Office at 480-644-6500. By Mail: Mesa Arts Center, Attn. Box Office, PO Box 1466, Mesa AZ 85211. Email: boxoffice@mesaartscenter.com |
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 Mar
25 to
30 – 'Delecate
Reflections
— New paintings by Vladimir EzhakovtMar 27 – Thur – 7-9 pm – Artist's Reception, Free Arcana Gallery, 7120 E. Main St.(south of Indian School Road, west of Scottsdale Road), Scottsdale — Paintings by the Russian contemporary impressionist are exhibited. 18 featured Russian artists: Alexander Gorbikov, Andrey Veselyansky, Alex Shalaef, Denis Glushchenko, Dmitry Kochanovich, Dmitry Vertel, Dmitry Vidov, Elena Kukanova, Maxim Gerbel, Mikhail Krasov, Natalia Borodina, Oleg Kalaytanov, Ramil Gaphasof, Slava Fokk, Vadim Hlopetsky, Vitaly Vetrov, Vladimir Babich, Vladimir Ezhakov. — Call for details: 480-481-6018 — Free admission. |
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 Mar
26 to
30 –
Wed to
Sun – PBS
TV: Peter
and the Wolf
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 Mar
28 –
Fri –
7:30 pm – Romeo
and Juliet BalletMoiseev Russian Classical Ballet performs at Yavapai Community College Performance Hall, 1100 E. Sheldon St. (campus map), Prescott, 86301 — Tickets: $28, $30, $32 from Tickets.com, or Box Office: 928-776-2033, Toll Free (877) 928-4253 — The love story is performed by the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet.— Romeo and Juliet is Sergei Prokofiev’s classic ballet. No love story is more passionate or more heartbreaking, especially as told with Prokofiev’s music and the exquisite dancing of the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet. The ballet company was brought together and inspired by its leaders: General Director Vladimir Moiseev, a soloist with the Bolshoi Theater and grandson of legendary Russian ballet master Igor Moiseev, and Artistic Director Evgeny Amosov. The two men once studied together at Moscow Choreography School. Years later, they joined their efforts to form the Russian National Ballet Theatre, now known as the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet. Its corps de ballet numbers 55 dancers, chosen for their discipline, dedication and talent. The company has toured Europe, the Far East, Australia, and the U.S. with great success and performs regularly in their home city of Moscow. — Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet Set to Perform ‘’ Friday, March 28 in Prescott, Readit News. |
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 Mar
30 –
Sun –
3pm to
7pm – Film: Nazi
Skinheads: Hatecrime in UkraineUniversity of Arizona, Modern Languages Auditorium (south of E 2nd St & N Highland Ave), Tucson — Daniel Reynold’s historical documentary film features interviews with neo-Nazi skinhead groups in modern Zhitomir, Berdichev, and Kiev, speaking openly to the camera about their activities. The Zhitomir group will go on trial for murdering a foreigner in 2008. An opening talk by director Daniel Reynold, a Peace Corps worker in Ukraine at the time he became interested in the film’s subject, will be followed by an introduction by Drs. John and Carol Garrard. Questions and refreshments will follow the viewing. UA Professors Garrad wrote 4 books about the Soviet Union. — Open to the public, FREE. — Read more about Skinheads in Ukraine .... |
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Mar 31 &
Apr 1 – Mon
&
Tues – Arizona
Refugee Resettlement Program Annual Conference Location to
be announced — The Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program Annual
Conference is an exciting opportunity for refugees, refugee service
organizations and members of the general public to learn and share
about the changing dynamics of refugee resettlement, and best practices
that are helping refugees to successfully transition to life in
Arizona. Register
by March 17th to Save $50!. Download program. |
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| Apr
3 –
Thur –
9:45 to 10:35
am – Loca Rosa Glendale Community College, Central Mall (outdoors), 6000 West Olive Avenue, Glendale AZ — Loca Rosa performs Old World Folk Songs from Russian, Russian-Gypsy, Ashkenazi (Eastern European Jewish), Turkish, Sephardi (Judeo-Spanish) and Israeli heritage played on various ethnic instruments. — Part of the GCC International Festival which features performances, exhibits, food and art. April 2 & 3 from 9:45 am to 2 pm both days. Free and open to the public. — Contact: GCC International Student Center 623.845.3136 — Loca Rosa is the only Russian/Slavic performer on the Arizona Commission on the Arts: Residency Roster. |
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 Apr 4 –
Fri – 2
to 4
pm – Women and Human
Rights in ArmeniaASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4581, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Reception to follow — Prof. Gohar Shahnazaryan is a visiting scholar at the Institute of Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, on a program sponsored by the Open Society Institute. She is using her time at Berkeley to develop a course that would examine the impact of social and cultural transformations on identity, values, and attitudes. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Yerevan State University in Armenia and was a visiting scholar at ASU as part of an educational partnership to develop public administration curriculum, which was sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of State. Her areas of research and publication include gender stratification and gender attitudes, social work with vulnerable groups of women, gender aspects of conflict resolution, and gender aspects of access to education. Prof. Shahnazaryan serves as the executive director of the Women’s Resource Center and has served as a national consultant to UNIFEM. |
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 Apr
4 –
Fri –
7:30 pm – The
Frog BrideYavapai Community College Performance Hall, 1100 E. Sheldon St. (campus map), Prescott, 86301 — Tickets $38, $30 from Box Office: 928-776-2033, 928-776-2000, Toll Free (877) 928-4253 or Tickets.com. — A family-friendly musical adaptation of the classic Russian fairy tale about the journey to manhood and the consequences of selfish choices. The story traces the journey of a dreamy (and prideful) youth into manhood. This story carries a powerful message within its rich images and action, as Ivon, the hero-to-be, pays a heavy price for his selfish choices. Through an ardent adventure to the mysterious “land of three times nine” he ultimately grows into a compassionate man. Performed by David Gonzalez with a comic spark that swells to the outrageous, The Frog Bride engages the imagination and delivers a call for self-assurance, courage, and forgiveness. The scope of the show ranges from narrative, to buffoonery, to high drama, with live music from Prokofiev, and bold video images from Kandinsky. |
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 Apr
5 –
Sat –
11:25 am – Bread,
Salt and Water (Theatre 5)Apr 9 – Wed – 9:05 am – Bread, Salt and Water (Theatre 3) Phoenix Film Festival, Harkins Scottsdale/101 Theatre, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd (Loop 101 & Scottsdale Blvd), Scottsdale — Run time 10 minutes, Canada 2007. — The pacifist histories of a Russian- Canadian Doukhobor boy, Adam Zaytsoff, and a girl whose parents, Vietnam war resistors, cause conflict at their government- mandated high school Remembrance Day assembly. Adam Zaytsoff and Tea Perrin write a speech for their high school assembly on November 11, 2006, conflicts erupt among the staff. Adam who has a pacifist Russian background is shown by his teacher what his ancestors strived to achieve, and Tea learns of her parent's war resistor history (draft dodgers). — Category Grade School/High School Shorts Director/Writer: Ken Kabatoff — Tickets: Individual Screening $10. — See it online. — This film compliments the largest US war resistor reunion ever held in Canada: Our Way Home Peace Event & Reunion, July 2006, co-hosted by the USCC Doukhobors. |
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Apr
5 –
Sat –
11 am – ARC
April
Potluck Picnic — Àïðåëüñêèé
Ïèêíèê  Cortez Park, 3434
Dunlap Ave (1 mile west of I-17, behind Walgreens'), Phoenix — For FREE admission you must bring a
home-made
Russian dish to share (potluck), like pirozhki (turnovers),
siliodka pod
shuba (salted fish), blinichiki (crepes), baklazhan (eggplant salad),
vinagrete (beet salad), oliv'e (spring potato salad), solioniia kapusta
(sauerkraut), golubtzi (cabbage
rolls), or another Russian home-made dish. Bring juice, if you you don't
want soda or water. Alcohol is not allowed in city
parks. ARC provides shashlik (meat for
bar-b-q), ice,
carbonated sodas, napkins, plastic spoons, forks, knives. — Many games,
competitions, prizes, dancing, petting zoo, jokes, toasts for
birthdays. Bring outdoor game
equipment, hats, sunscreen, relatives, children and friends. Park has
shaded picnic tables, basketball
court, lagoon (pond), fishing (with permit), playground, pool is
closed,
restrooms, softball and volleyball. Planned games: volleyball, soccer
(football), jump
rope, sack race, find dime in hand, find your kid blindfolded,
ruchiok (small stream), badmitton, kites, and what ever you bring.
Hosted by the Arizona
Russian Center. Questions (602) of
368-4541. — Àïðåëüñêèé
Ïèêíèê
5 àïðåëÿ â 11 ÷àñîâ óòðà. Ðóññêèé Öåíòð Àðèçîíû ïðèãëàøàåò âñåõ íà íàø
ðóññêèé øàøëûê! — Photo of last year's picnic.
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 Apr 5 –
Sat – 5
pm – Mongol (Theatre 7)Apr 9 – Wed – 9:02 pm – Mongol (Theatre 6) Phoenix Film Festival, Harkins Scottsdale/101 Theatre, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd (Loop 101 & Scottsdale Blvd), Scottsdale — Run time 120 minutes, Mongolian language, Sept 2007 — Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, Mongol. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. Mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor. — Category: Showcase Feature. — Tickets: Individual Screening $10 — See more ... |
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 Apr
6 –
Sun – 3
pm to 8
pm – Israel
60 Festival – Yom
Ha'atzmautJewish Community Center, 3800 E River Rd (Dodge & River), Tucson, AZ 85718 — Celebrate Israel's special 60th Anniversary with Israeli Arts & Crafts, dance, live music, food, games, rides and fun! FREE! And open to the entire community. — Hosted by the the Israel Center - Yom Ha'atzmaut. — Israeli entertainment, dancing and food, and will also feature:
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| Apr 9 –
Wed –
9:05 am – Bread,
Salt and Water (Theatre 3) Phoenix Film Festival, Harkins Scottsdale/101 Theatre, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd (Loop 101 & Scottsdale Blvd), Scottsdale — Run time 10 minutes, Canada 2007. — The pacifist histories of a Russian- Canadian Doukhobor boy, Adam Zaytsoff, and a girl whose parents, Vietnam war resistors, cause conflict at their government- mandated high school Remembrance Day assembly. Adam Adam Zaytsoff and Tea Perrin write a speech for their high school assembly on November 11, 2006, conflicts erupt among the staff. Adam who has a pacifist Russian background is shown by his teacher what his ancestors strived to achieve, and Tea learns of her parent's war resistor history (draft dodgers). — Category Grade School/High School Shorts — Director/Writer: Ken Kabatoff — Tickets: Individual Screening $10. — See it online. — This film compliments the largest US war resistor reunion ever held in Canada: Our Way Home Peace Event & Reunion, July 2006, co-hosted by the USCC Doukhobors. |
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| Apr
9 –
Wed –
9:02 pm – Mongol (Theatre 6) Phoenix Film Festival, Harkins Scottsdale/101 Theatre, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd (Loop 101 & Scottsdale Blvd), Scottsdale — Run time 120 minutes, Mongolian language, Sept 2007 — Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains, Kavkazskiy plennik, 1996) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, Mongol. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. Mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor. — Category: Showcase Feature. — Tickets: Individual Screening $10 — See more ... |
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Apr 11 –
Fri –
1:15pm – The Apocalyptic Rhetoric of Peace among
the Russian Spiritual Christian Jumpers, 1911-1919 ASU
University Club (next to Old Main), 426
E University Drive, Tempe — Dr.
J. Eugene Clay, ASU Professor of Religious Studies, presents one of
15 lectures about 20 minutes each. More about the Russian
Spiritual Christian Jumpers in Arizona who numbered about 1000 in
1920. — The Project on Peace Studies at Arizona State
University is hosting its first
annual symposium In the second oldest
building on campus, Dr. Clay presents in Session II – “Performative
Rhetorics of Peace”. The symposium explores the rhetoric of peace.
Which arguments are put forward today or have been put forward in the
past to promote peace? Which strategies have been successful and
unsuccessful? Does gender and religion play in such strategies of
persuasion? — Sponsored by the Initiative in Religion, Conflict and
Peace Studies, a three year project aimed as stimulating awareness of
peace studies through lectures, symposia, new course development, and
student scholarships. — The symposium opens Thursday eveing April 10 at
7 pm with a keynote lecture in the College of Law, Great Hall, by Ira
Chernus, "What
Do We Mean When We Say We Want Peace?" — Photo of Eugene Clay
(Ph.D., University of Chicago) is associate professor in the Department
of Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Trained in Russian
history and Islamic civilization, he has written extensively on the
history of Christian sectarianism and the Orthodox Church in Russia,
and his articles have appeared in Russian
History, Nova Religo, Slavonica, and Religion, State and Society. He is
the co-editor of Centers and
Peripheries in the Christian East (forth-coming). His work
focuses on the development of Spiritual Christianity in Russia, the
dialectic between “orthodoxy” and “heresy,” the social role of
charisma, and eschatological discourse in Russian religious texts. — Webcasts/Podcasts: Dr
Clay's presentation is available as an Audio podcasts using iTunes.
(If you do not already have iTunes you will automatically be directed
to a download page) When iTunes is
loaded, select #21. |
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 Apr
19 – Sat –
8:30
am to
12:30
pm – Arizona
AATSEEL MeetingUniversity of Arizona, Modern Languages, Room 350 (near University & Highland), Tucson. — Arizona Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages will hold a bi-annual meeting at the Uof A. Russian play, papers and presentations. — Free event. Public invited. — Contact AZ AATSEEL president, Tatyana Dhaliwal — Free and open to the public. — Program:
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| Apr
19 – Sat –
12 noon to 4
pm – Germans from
Russia Meeting Glendale Public Library, Foothills Branch. 19055 N 57th Avenue (north of Union Hills Drive), Glendale — First the board will have a short meeting at noon which is a good time for visiting and sharing information and documents until the meeting begins. Get acquainted and discover who is from the same area as you. — There will be a short coffee break. The chapter will provide coffee. Please bring a snack to share. — Free and open to the public.
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| April
20 – Wed – 7 pm – Concert
solo: Ìåðêíåò
ñâåò äíåâíîé The Springs of Scottsdale, 3212 N. Miller Rd, Scottsdale AZ 85251 — Phoenix College Singers Spring Concerts: "Come Let Us Sing" features 17 student performances. One solo will be sung in Russian by Allison McLeod-Konomi: "Ìåðêíåò ñâåò äíåâíîé" [The light of day fades], composed by Alexander Borodin. Next concert May 7 |
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| May
1 – Mon – Russian
Holiday: Spring
and Labor Day |
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| May 7 – Wed – 7 pm
– Concert solo: Ìåðêíåò ñâåò äíåâíîé Phoenix College Sessions Theatre, Music Building (park in North Lot at Flower St. & 11 St), 1202 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix AZ 85013 — Phoenix College Singers Spring Concerts: "Come Let Us Sing" features 17 student performances. One solo will be sung in Russian by Allison McLeod-Konomi: "Ìåðêíåò ñâåò äíåâíîé" [The light of day fades], composed by Alexander Borodin. |
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 May
7 –
Wed – 7
pm to 9
pm – “Understanding Russia in the 21st
Century: Why Russians Do What They Do" Legacy Gallery, 7178 Main Street, 2nd Floor (1 block south of Indian School Road at Scottsdale Road, enter from Main Street), Scottsdale. — Educational presentaton by Marilyn Murray, President, Health Restoration International, Ltd., Founder The Murray Method, Professor, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education. Since 2002, she has lived half-time in Russia where she presents her method to health professionals and to clergy regarding the treatment of trauma, abuse, deprivation, and their effects on addictions. At Moscow State University she teaches post-graduate courses to professionals working with abused children and their families; she also gives regular trainings to the faculty, staff and students of a seminary in southern Russia and Ukraine. Ms. Murray now has participants from over 147 cities in the former USSR. She is the author of "Prisoner of Another War: A Remarkable Journey of Healing from Childhood Trauma" (1991), and her new book, "Wisdom for a Healing Journey." will be released in Russian in 2008 by Piter Publishing, St. Petersburg, Russia. — E-mail your RSVP by May 5 to Marilyn in Moscow @aol.com. |
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| May
9 – Tue –
Russian
Holiday: Victory
Day (Äåíü Ïîáåäû : Den'
Pobedy) The President of Russia sends congratulatory letters to all the veterans. There are parades, feasts, presents and flowers to give thanks to the people who fought for the defense of Russia. In all the cities there are meetings in which a leader or the mayor of the city gives speeches about the achievement of people in the war and veterans tell about their adventures in the war. Also see: "Women, War and Memory" |
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 May
15 –
Thur –
7:30 pm – An Evening of Serbian
Classical MusicOrgan Hall, School of Music (Mill Ave at Gammage Parkway), Arizona State University, Tempe — Free admission. Evening Parking: Lot 3 (Gammage Parkway); Parking Structure 3 (Myrtle Avenue); Parking Structure 1 (Apache Boulevard). — Serbian composers' classical works performed by Dr. Radmila Stojanović- Kiriluk (photo right, piano) and her guests, ASU students, faculty and alumni. — Dr. Radmila Stojanović-Kiriluk, a native of Serbia, has been active musician – pianist, working at the same time on performing, teaching, and researching. Currently she lives in east Mesa, Arizona with her husband and two children and teaches piano at Arizona State University and Mesa Community College. She wrote the book: Piano Music of Marko Tajcevic - Overview and Analysis.
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 May
16 – Fri – 8 pm – Alexander Peskov — Àëåêñàíäð Ïåñêîâ –
Êîðîëü ÏàðîäèèCANCELLED -- Unfortunately Peskov was injured in a car accident on April 16. While driving from Moscow to Latvia he hit a pile of logs and lost consciousness, injured his hand, and will be hospitalized at least 2 weeks. Call Anna for ticket refunds and more information. Paul V. Galvin Playhouse (496 seats), east end of Nelson Fine Arts Center, Arizona State University, 51 E. 10th St., Tempe — Alexander Peskov, the "King of Parody" with a new anniversary show "Songs of 2008". For 20 years on stage and TV Peskov has impersonated female Russian singers. — Àëåêñàíäð Ïåñêîâ – Êîðîëü Ïàðîäèè, Ïðåìüåðà â Àìåðèêå, Ïåñíè ãîäà – 2008, Þáèëåéíîå øîó. Ðåæèññåð Àëåêñàíäð Ïåñêîâ Ïðîäþñåð: Ðóäîëüô Ðàñæàãàåâ è Êîðîëåâñêèé Áàëåò — See You Tube video sample. — Tickets: Balcony $45, $50, $55 – Ground $60, $65, $70, $75. For the best seats call Anna 480-820-0285, or buy at 3 of 4 Russian Stores: European Food Market, Yasha from Russia, European Delight. |
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 May 17 –
Sat – Spring
Performance by Arizona School of Classical BalletMay 18 – Sun – Repeat Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center (430-seat theater), 33606 N. 60th St. (1/2 mile south of Carefree Hwy), North Scottsdale — Students will conclude their dance training by performing classical and comtemporary repertoire on stage. — Nadya Zubkov, Director. Olga Tarasova teacher. |
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 May
18 –
Sun – 3
pm – Tamburizans
of Duquesne UniversityChandler Center for the Arts, 250 North Arizona Avenue (at Chandler Blvd), Chandler — America’s longest-running multicultural song and dance company in their 70th year, the Duquesne University Tamburitans is a unique ensemble of talented young folk artists dedicated to the performance and preservation of the music, songs, and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring folk cultures. The performers are full-time students who receive substantial scholarship awards from Duquesne University, with additional financial aid provided by Tamburitzans Scholarship Endowment Funds. — Tickets: $20, $24, $28 • Half-price for kids 12 & under |
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 May
29 –
Thurs –
4:30 to
7:30 pm – RUSSIA: The
Missionaries' Tales4:30 pm to 5 pm — Book presentation by Dr. Croft, co-author 5 pm to 7:30 pm — Book signing Russian Oasis, 8 S. San Marcos Pl. Ste #105, downtown Chandler. — Dr. Lee B. Croft is the senior Professor of Russian at Arizona State University where he taught for 35 years. He is the Head of the Faculty of German, Romanian, and Slavic in the ASU School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC). He is the author or co-author of three books about Russia. — About a third of ASU Russian Language BA degrees go to former LDS (Mormon) missionaries to Russia. This book was written by many students to document the effect of the Russian mission upon the missionaries. The 40 missionaries' tales here detail the adventures (harrowing, exciting, humorous, interesting, and always educational) of the LDS elders and sisters in the course of their two-year terms proselytizing the Post-Soviet Russians into a restoration and refocus of their religious identity. — Former GCC Russian Club president Alma Lee and wife Virginia tell their stories about Ufa — All the co-authors and contributors are invited to meet you. Buy the book, have the authors sign it, and visit the writers and the new store. Call Russian Oasis store for more information: 480-664-3490. Please RSVP. |
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 May 30 –
Fri –
7:30pm – Swan
Lake BalletMay 31 – Sat – 2pm – Swan Lake Ballet Berger Performing Arts Center, Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB), 1200 W. Speedway (1 mile west of I-10 at Grande Ave), Tucson AZ — A Time to Dance Youth Ballet will present a full length Swan Lake for their Spring Gala performances. This traditional ballet will feature local dancers in all roles, ranging in age from 3 to 60 years. Among the attractions are three separate swan corps de ballet, creative choreography, costumes and scenery. The company’s choreographer and founding artistic director, Dee Dee Doell, will dance the role of “Von Rothbart” .— Tickets: $7.50 in advance, $10 at the door on the day of the show. For more info, call 520-320-1566, or Dee Dee Doell at 520-272-3400, or e-mail: ChristDancer@aol.com |
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 May 31 – Sat – 7 pm – Serbian
Church Choir Liturgical ConcertSt. Sava Serbiaon Orthodox Church, 4436 E. McKinley, Phoenix AZ (East of the Chinese Cultural Center near 44th St. and 202 Freeway) — Pesme Bogorodici: Songs to The Mother of God — Written by Serbian, Russian, and other Slavic composers, and including Byzantine chants, and directed by Lazo Mihajlovich. After the concert, we will have Candlelight Reception in the church hall, where our friend and famous AZ/SER guitarist Nenad Savic will play. We will have as well exibition of artistic lamps of our artist Sasa Tesanovic. — Free event, donation appreciated. — Dragi prijatelji, pozivam vas da dodjete na koncert naseg crkvenog hora u crkvi Sv Sava, sledeće subote, 31-og maja, u 7 sati uveče. Tema ovogodišnjeg koncerta su pojanja posvećena Bogorodici, pisana od poznatih i nepoznatih srpskih, ruskih i vizantijskih kompozitora. Diriguje Lazo Mihajlovich. Posle koncerta ćemo imati prijem "Pod svećama" u sali pored crkve na kome će svirati nas prijatelj i poznati gitarista Nenad Savić. Imaćete prilike i da se upoznate sa umetničkim radom Saše Tešanovića. Izvolite doći! |
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 June 4 - July 29 – "A Time to Dance" Summer ScheduleA Time to Dance, 2610 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Tucson, — Low cost professional instruction. Volunteer for the "Nutcracker" cast and crew. |
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| June
12 – Mon
– Russia's newest
holiday: Russia Day For the adoption in 1991 of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian Federation, after Yeltsyn's victory over Communists' putch in 1993. Formerly Independence Day |
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| June
18 –
Wed – 6
to 9
pm – Natural Health and Astrology Lectures In Russian and English — 10640 N. 28th Drive (2nd building north of Dunlap, Metrocenter), Phoenix — Hosted by the Arizona Russian Center and Shield Foundation. 2 speakers and refreshments:
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Jun 19-21 –
Thur thru
Sat
– 9
am to 4:30
am – Building from
the Ground-Up: Global Simulation and Foreign Language Teaching/Learning University of Arizona, Tucson — K-16
Summer Institute, Languages: French and Russian. Presenters: Beatrice
Dupuy and Helen Shishkin,
University of Arizona. — In recent years, foreign language (FL)
scholars and practitioners have increasingly wrestled with the issue of
communicative and cultural competence as goals of language instruction
and how to reach them in the classroom, as mainstream curricular
approaches and materials have proven to be rather ineffectual in
supporting this endeavor. Finding sound, alternative,
theoretically-based and practical approaches that can help students
acquire communicative and cultural competence in ways that can be
meaningful and relevant to them has been a challenge. Global simulation
(GS), a project-based learning approach, offers an alternative approach
to achieve the goal of helping learners acquire “the ability to
communicate in meaningful and appropriate ways with users of other
languages.” — Participants will 1) examine the rationale behind global
simulation, 2) explore strategies for successful development and
implementation; 3) survey software, materials; 4) become familiar with
ways to assess students’ language development and culture learning; 5)
experience global simulation first hand by participating in one. The
format of the workshop will vary between minipresentations/lectures,
discussions, and hands-on activities. — Program Cost: $120 regular; $80
students. Credit: Arizona educators receive a certificate for 18
Continuing Education Credits. Sponsored by the Center for Educational
Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL). University of
Arizona, Tucson. |
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| June,
July — CLI
Events Calendar ASU The Critical Language Insittute hosts events for students and the public at Arizona State University.
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 June 20-22 –
Fri-Sun – Vatra: Slavic
Highlander GatheringSt. Joseph's Youth Camp, Mormon Lake, 23 miles south of Flagstaff — Cermonial lighting of Vatra (bonfire). Keynote speaker: Dean Poloka, assistant director of the Slavjane Folk Ensemble in Pensylvania, and host of the Rusyn Heritage Radio Program. Workshops on Carpathian Mountain traditions, history folklore, Hutsuls (Ãóöóëè), crafts, as well as live music and dance. Traditional Slavic attire encouraged. Bring your postoly (Slavic moccasins) and musical instruments to participate! — Cost $25 per night individual, $50 per night per family, plus $10 water fee. There are cabins, tentsites, and RV sites (same price for all). Potlucks on both nights. Bring your own food, which can be stored and cooked in a commercial sized kitchen. There is also electricity and showers and a very large Mormon Lake and trails. — Download applications and info (2.5 MB RTF). — For more information contact Leslie Kurtak 520-904-2211, e-mail: desertea@yahoo.com, director of Rusyny Folk Ensemble, Tucson, and the President of the Arizona Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society. — Campsite phone: 480-449-0848 |
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| July
2 –
Wed – 6
pm – Russian Festival Meeting In Russian and English — 10640 N. 28th Drive (2nd building north of Dunlap, Metrocenter), Phoenix — Hosted by the Arizona Russian Center and Shield Foundation. 2 speakers and refreshments: |
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 Aug
15 — 2008
Olympics: Nastia Liukin wins all-around gold metalRanked second among all competitors. Qualified to three event finals: beam, uneven bars and floor exercise; more than any other American competitor. Uneven bars score was the highest mark awarded in the entire competition; performed second on balance beam; earned the silver medal. On August 15, Liukin performed clean routines on 4 events to win the all-around gold medal. The third time that an American woman has won the Olympic all-around title; Mary Lou Retton and Carly Patterson are the two previous American gold medalists. Bronze medal on floor exercise. Uneven bars silver. Tied Retton and Miller for the most gymnastics medals won by an American in a single Olympic Games. |
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Aug
17 – Sun – Noon – Arizona Creative Arts Studio Begins Aug 24 – Sun – 10 am to 3 pm – Open
HouseNew location — Arizona Creative Arts Studio, 2120 E Rose Garden Ln. Suite # B2 (second floor) (101-Loop to Cave Creek Road, north 2 blocks to Rose Garden Lane, west 2 blocks) Phoenix, AZ 85024 — Arizona Russian Children's Center merged with Olga Ruvinova Music Studio — It's never too late to sign-up — See our curriculun and lesson plan — See classroom photos — Class are on Saturday and Sunday and prices vary depending on the student, teacher and curriculum. Each student is given an individula plan. Also weekdays are possible. Students from Avondale, Goodyear, Mesa, Chandler, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Peoria. — New expanded Russian performing arts program with music, piano and chello lessons:
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 Aug
21 —
Thur —
10pm — TV:
Catherine the
Great, Part 1Channel 8 (KAET) Phoenix — First of two parts. Dramatic re-creations and comments from historians are used to tell the engrossing story of an impoverished German princess who would become empress of Russia. In 1744, an obscure 14-year-old German princess is summoned to the Russian court to marry the heir, the childless Empress Elizabeth’s sickly, imbecilic nephew Peter III. Given the name Catherine, she marries Peter in 1745, but her childish husband is unable to consummate the marriage for several years. Catherine becomes an avid student of politics and the Enlightenment, preparing for the day when she will take the throne. In 1761, the Empress dies and Peter becomes the czar — while Catherine is pregnant with the child of her lover, war hero Grigory Orloff. Peter quickly earns the enmity of the Russian military and the people, and Catherine arranges to overthrow him in a bloodless coup. When Peter is murdered a few months later, Catherine is the unchallenged Empress of Russia. Part 2 next week |
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| Aug 23 – Sat – 6 pm – Arizona
Russian Center "End of Summer" Party Townhouse Clubhouse (next to pool), 1515 W. Hazelwood Street (1/4 mile south of Camelback at 15th Ave), Phoenix 85015. — Chat, meet new friends and new arrivals to Arizona. Planning for Rusian art catalog and a big New Year's party. — Bring a snack or Russian dish to share. — For more information or to be on the program call in Russian: 602-368-4541, 602-748-6273, 602-432-6268, or in English: 602-625-1427. — Ðóññêèÿ âåðñèÿ — Program:
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| Aug
28 –
Thur –
10pm – TV:
Catherine
the Great, Part 2 Channel 8 (KAET) Phoenix — Second of two parts. Conclusion. In 1762, Catherine is crowned empress. Dramatic re-creations and comments from historians are used to tell the engrossing story of an impoverished German princess who would become empress of Russia. Catherine is determined to make Russia the equal of any European power. She begins amassing a world-class collection of art and literature for the Hermitage and establishes schools and hospitals throughout the country. During an outbreak of smallpox, she has herself inoculated to prove the safety of this new science. Though she intends to improve conditions of Russia's serfs, she never achieves this goal. Determined to continue Peter the Great's legacy of empire-building, she collaborates with her longtime lover, Grigory Potemkin, to expand Russia's borders south to the Black Sea and westward into Poland. When she dies of a stroke, she leaves behind a reputation as the greatest ruler Russia has ever known. |
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 Aug
29 –
Fri – 6
to 9
pm – End of Summer Wine DinnerVintage Market "Secret Garden", 2501 E. Baseline, Phoenix — We will taste light and nice summer wines with lighter dinner entrees. As always 4-course dinner paired with 4 different wines. $35 per person. |
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 Aug
15 — 2008
Olympics: Nastia Liukin wins all-around gold metalRanked second among all competitors. Qualified to three event finals: beam, uneven bars and floor exercise; more than any other American competitor. Uneven bars score was the highest mark awarded in the entire competition; performed second on balance beam; earned the silver medal. On August 15, Liukin performed clean routines on 4 events to win the all-around gold medal. The third time that an American woman has won the Olympic all-around title; Mary Lou Retton and Carly Patterson are the two previous American gold medalists. Bronze medal on floor exercise. Uneven bars silver. Tied Retton and Miller for the most gymnastics medals won by an American in a single Olympic Games. |
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 Sept 10 –
Wed – 11:45
am to 1
pm – Beyond the Cold
War? An American Navigates Between Empire and Nation in the Post-Soviet
ContextASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4403, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Brown Bag Lunch Lecture by Dr. Mark Von Hagen, Chariman, Department of History, Arizona State University, Tempe. — Everyone is welcome to attend this free lecture about Ukrainian-Russian and media-scholar relations at the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Genocide. — Some of his books about Russia:
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 Sept 18 –
Thur – 7
pm – Book
signing by Brent GhelfiThe Poisoned Pen, a Mystery Book Store, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd., Suite 101 (south of Indian School Road, at Main Street), Scottsdale — Free event — The Phoenix author signs his second Russian thriller Volk's Shadow (Holt $25), sequel to Volk's Game ($14), a Barry and Thriller Award nominee. Our launch for our bestselling 2008 hardcover to date was so crowded Ghelfi had little opportunity to speak about his books and his future work, all very exciting. — Book summary: An international cabal drives Volk back to blood-soaked Chechnya, where he confronts an old nemesis and reunites with his lost love in this gripping sequel to the acclaimed series debut. The headquarters of an American oil company hemorrhages chemical-pink smoke into the Moscow night, the aftermath of an apparent terrorist attack. A Russian army captain carrying a priceless Fabergé egg and digital evidence of horrific wartime atrocities is murdered and relieved of both these prizes. And in the snowy mountains of southern Russia, a terrorist named Abreg—who once held Volk captive in a Chechen mud pit—hatches a plan to lure him back into his grasp. Volk’s Shadow finds Colonel Alexei Volkovoy—covert agent of the Russian army and major player in the Moscow underworld—once again struggling to stay afloat in the swirling currents of Russian political and economic intrigue. This time, however, he is without his sidekick and lover, the ethereal Valya Novaskaya. Aching for the soul mate he pushed away, Volk begins to doubt himself, becoming even more detached from the brutality of his actions. When he takes out his inner pain on the wrong man, he gains a powerful enemy in the highest reaches of the Kremlin, and only after he travels back to Chechnya to eliminate his old nemesis, Abreg, is Volk’s debt finally repaid. |
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 Sept
19 –
Fri – 1:30 pm – Ethnic Conflict
in Transcaucasia: An Armenian PerspectiveASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4403, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Talk by Consul General of Armenia to the United States, The Honorable Armen Liloyan. Transcaucasia is experiencing renewed conflict. Please join us to hear an Armenian perspective on the conflict in Transcaucasia. — Armen Liloyan was born in Yerevan in 1971. He graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Yerevan State University, and received his Master's degree from the London Diplomatic Academy. Joined the Ministry in 1995 and first worked in the European Department. From 1998 to 2002, he served at the Armenian Embassy in Great Britain. Since 2002, he had been head of the European Union Division of the European Department and was instrumental in the process of developing Armenia's Action Plan within the European Neighborhood Policy. In 2006 he was appointed Consul General in Los Angeles. — See news article, 5 photos: Mr. Liloyan’s weekend visit to Arizona: 17th Anniversary of Independence for the Republic of Armenia |
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 Sept
19 –
Fri –
7:30 pm – Nastia Liukin: World Tour
of Gymnastics SuperstarsUS Airways Center, 201 E. Jefferson Street (at 2nd Street), Downtown Phoenix — Show features Shawn Johnson, Paul Hamm and Nastia Liukin. Show also features the men and women of Team USA. Enjoy musical performances by KSM and Jordan Pruitt. — Nastia's biography and official website. — Nastia won the World Championships titles on both uneven bars and balance beam at the 2005 World Championships, as well as earning the silver medals in the all-around and floor exercise. She returned to the World Championships in 2006 and helped her team earn the silver medal and also won the silver medal on uneven bars. Nastia is the 2005 and 2006 Visa National Champion and was named USA Gymnastics' Women's Athlete of the Year in 2005 and tied for this honor in 2006. She is the only daughter of Valeri and Anna Liukin, both of whom coach at WOGA. Her father won four medals at the 1988 Olympic Games, including two gold, and her mother was a 1987 rhythmic gymnastics world champion. Liukin would like to become an actor; she has already appeared in a TV advertisement for Adidas and a film on gymnastics.— Nastia arrived in Phoenix Wednesday afternoon September 17 and will be visiting many gymnastics groups in the area, one is in Glendale Wednesday night. Watch local TV news for more information. — Tickets: $27.50 to $79.50. Buy now 480-784-4444, On the web: ticketmaster.com |
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| Sep 20 – Sat – 7 pm – Armenia Independence
Concert Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, Armenian Church Cultural Center, Melikan Hall, 8849 E. Cholla Street (east of 101 Loop, north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ — Fundraising Concert featuring Levon Zarasina (violin), Peter Gharibian (piano), and singer Varoujan Agnerian celebrating 17 years of independence for the Republic of Armenia. Special guest of honor, The Honourable Armen Liloyan, Consul General of Armenia, Los Angeles. — Admission $20 to benefit the Church Building Fund St. APKAR. — For more information contact Dalita Zarasian 480-444-9967 — See news article, 5 photos: Mr. Liloyan’s weekend visit to Arizona: 17th Anniversary of Independence for the Republic of Armenia |
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Sep
29 thru
Oct 5 – Kiev Symphony
Orchestra & Chorus
 Sep
29 thru
Oct 5 – 5 perfomances above – Kiev Symphony
Orchestra & ChorusTucson, Scottsdale, Mesa, Prescott above. — 150 professional musicians and singers will perform classical Russian and folk music with Ukraine instruments and traditional costumes. Enjoy Ukrainian greats Bortnyansky and Prokofiev and European Beethoven, Handel and more. 9th tour of the United States. They last performed in Arizona in 2004. They performed in Carnegie Hall, New York City. Orchestra established in 1993 by conductor Roger McMurrin (right). All musicians are from Ukraine. Money raised pays musician salaries, food for over 400 widows, orphans, Christian Children’s Clubs; and schools for bible, music, art, English and computers. Much of the Ukraine Church Music is acapella (sung without instuments), and the sacred and classical sounds by KSOC are quite unlike anything heard or performed outside of the Ukraine. Hear them play. |
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 Sept 30 –
Tue – 8
pm and
11 pm – Phoenix
TV: Nova: Sputnik DeclassifiedOct 2 – Thu – 3 am – Repeat Oct 4 – Sat – 3 pm – Repeat Tucson TV:
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 Oct 1 –
Wed – 8
pm – ChirgilchinSolar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave., Downtown Tucson — Solar Culture, a local art gallery and music venue, is hosting a unique cultural event: the throat singers of Chirgilchin. Hailing from Tuva, a small Russian province north of western Mongolia, the foursome takes the stage with ancient folk songs in the Tuvan language. The art of throat singing is a mesmeric type of vocal manipulation. The performer sings a low tone in the lower throat, creating a flute-like sound. Their music is based in an ancient art. While it can be considered an acquired taste, it is worth appreciating, if only for the sheer difficulty of the creation of the tone. — Admission: $15 See YouTube vidoes |
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 Oct 3
–
Fri – 4 to 9
pm
– Tucson
Slavic FestivalOct 4 – Sat – 3 to 9 pm – Continued 6th Annual Tucson Slavic Festival at St. Melany's Byzantine Catholic Church, 1212 North Sahuara Ave (North of Speedway between Craycroft and Wilmot, behind Speedway Gold’s Gym), Tucson, AZ 85711 — Food: halupki, pyrohy, keilbasa, beer, wine,... — Dancing, Music, Gifts, Games, Prizes, ... — 13 Performerances:
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 Oct
4 –
Sat –
1:50pm – Russian film: Àëåêñàíäðà
- AleksandraOct 5 – Sun – 3:40 pm – Repeat Theatre 4, 8th Annual Scottsdale International Film Festival, Harkins Camelview 5, 7001 E Highla (at Fashion Square, on Goldwater, North of Camelback), Scottsdale — Year: 2007. Runtime: 94 minutes, Russian with English subtitles. Director: Aleksandr Sokurov — Fred Linch will moderate a post-film discussion with the audience. — Alexandra (Galina Vishnevskaya) is a no-nonsense Russian matriarch in her 70s who travels by train to visit her beloved grandson, the captain of a military base in the Chechen Republic. The lone woman in this middle-of-nowhere landscape populated entirely by young, bare-chested soldiers waiting in limbo for orders to attack an unseen enemy, Alexandra is a most unlikely yet welcome apparition, embodying long-lost comforts of home for boys who lose their innocence in the (off-screen) horrors of battle. Unfazed by constant threats of danger, Alexandra wanders off the base to the local market and befriends an elderly Chechen with whom she shares a cup of tea and family histories against a surreal backdrop of bombed-out buildings—women and architecture similarly devastated by wartime destruction. Later, she lets her hair down during a murmured conversation with her grandson. Sokurov depicts these intimate scenes in a camouflage color scheme,matched in mood by Andrei Sigle’s gorgeous classical score. The great director once again confronts his country’s past and present, locating universal truths in his poetic vision of life as both dream and nightmare. Guided by his camera, ALEXANDRA is a survivor of history and of cinema itself — Tickets: $10 — Review: "Kindness in the face of Cruelty," 10 July 2008 |
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Oct
5 –
Sun – 4
pm – Russian film: Àáñóðäèñòàí
- Absurdistan
“No water, no
sex.” Oct
6 –
Mon –
8:20 pm – Repeat Theatre 3, 8th Annual Scottsdale International Film Festival, Harkins Camelview 5, 7001 E Highland (at Fashion Square, on Goldwater, North of Camelback), Scottsdale — 88 minutes, Russian with English subtitles. — Comedy made in Azerbaidjan and Germany in 2006. The film was included øò the competition program of 30th Moscow International Film Festival. In Germany the film has been awarded several prizes. At the Cannes and Berlin Festival the film has been purchased by distributors from U.S., Canada, Georgia, Russia, Greece and etc. — “No water, no sex.” Whereas the women in Aristophanes’ classic Greek comedy Lysistrata withheld sex from their men to end a war, the women in the fictional village of Absurdistan concoct a similar plan out of necessity in order to get their community’s water pipe fixed. However, unlike the women of Lysistrata, the results of their decision don’t end a war but rather begin one of epic proportions between the sexes complete with the usual devices of espionage, sabotage and tested loyalties. Youthful love among Aya and Temelko, who, born on the same day, have been destined for one another’s arms their entire lives. But will their village’s feud end soon enough for them to finally come together? — Festival Director's Recommendations. Don't Miss This Film! — Tickets: $10. — Review: "Sundance Film Festival: Wacky Comedy “Absurdistan” Is Hard Not to Like" |
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 Oct
7 – Tue – 12:30 to 1:30 pm – Black Humor as a
Form of Political Resistance in Totalitarian SocietiesASU Durham Language and Literature Building, LL Room 165, (south east corner, University Drive & Forest Ave.) Arizona State University, Tempe — Public lecture by Matei Visniec, sponsored by the Romanian Studies and Central European Cultural Collaborative in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University — This lecture accompanies presentations of Matei Visniec's play: How to Explain Communism to Mental Patients, presented at ASU on October 8 and 10 (below). |
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 Oct
8, 10 –
Wed, Thur – 7
to 9
pm – How to Explain
the History of Communism to Mental PatientsASU Recital Hall, School of Music (North of Gammage Auditorium), Arizona State University (ASU) Mill Ave & Apache Ave, Tempe — A play by Matei Visniec. Directed by Mona Chirila. Starring Dana Bontideanu, Anca Doczi, Dragos Pop, Lucian Rad, Pavicsits Robert — Hosted by the Romanian Studies and Central European Collaborative in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University — |
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 Oct
10, 11,
12 –
Fri, Sat, Sun
– Tucson Meet
YourselfFREEE Concerts — City Hall Stage, El Presidio Park, 160 W Alameda St (at Church St., between the Old County Courthouse and City Hall.), Downtown Tucson — Show me a people with more songs. Arizona Balalaika Orchestra & Kalinka Russian Dancers put on quite a show. Along the string of wooden barges, the exuberant songs of the barge haulers are heard over the Volga, from its mouth down to the sea. If repression can be heard to crumble, it is in the brittle peal and cascading play of Russian church bells. More, it is in the sinuous, subtle lines, the rooted, resonant tones and the close, colliding harmonies spun out in majesty by the church choir; in the sturdy syllables of Old Slavonic, a language kept alive by the Russian Orthodox Church.— Food from 22 nations including Polish. — The Rusyny Folk Ensemble songs, dances and costumes reflect the areas of Slovakia and Czech Republics, the Ukraine, Poland and Hungary. — Pysanki Ukrainian Easter Eggs, Barvinok Ukrainian Ensemble, Ukrainian Wood Carving, Polish Paper Cutting, Lajkonik Polish Dancers.— Read more — Listen to music at AZBalaika.org, or Richka.com. Watch video at AZBalaika.org, or Richka.com, and MySpace.com/Rusyny |
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 Oct
17 – Fri
– 1
pm to 2:30
pm – Folklore &
Nation-BuildingASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4411, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Lecture: "Princes, Heroes, Bandits: Heroic Legends and Nation-Building in Eastern Europe" by Dr. Susana Torres Prieto-Hay, ACMRS Distinguished Visiting Professor at ASU, from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and St. Louis University, Madrid Campus. Postdoctoral Fellow, Universite Paris Sorbonne-Paris IV, France. 2004 thesis: "Travelling in the Russian byliny: the hero and his trip". Dr. Prieto-Hay has carried out her research at the University of Cambridge and at The Ohio State University. Her main areas of research are epic and heroic poetry, from Antiquity through Medieval times up to their oral realizations in vernacular traditions. She is currently working on the medieval tradition of the Alexander Romance in Slavonic and its translations from Latin and Greek. — Online abstracts and publications: |
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 Oct 18 – Sat – 9 am to 12 pm noon – Heritage
Language Learners in the Foreign Language
Class: Recognizing Resources and Overcoming ChallengesUniversity of Arizona Computer Center, Room 337, Tucson — Scope: The number of heritage language learners is on the rise in today's classrooms. Many teachers are often at a loss as to how to properly identify these students, recognize their strengths, and address their different needs within the context of a traditional foreign language classroom. This workshop covers practical elements necessary for teachers to better meet the needs of these learners in the classroom, including: student identification, competence level, and key pedagogical and sociolinguistic issues necessary for a successful mixed heritage/foreign language class. Authentic examples from student work will be used to illustrate the main points in this workshop.
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 Oct
18 –
Sat – 9
am to
Noon – Overcoming
Stress, Fear
and DepressionNon-credit continuing education class by Dr. Saida B. Isabekova, D.Sc., Ph.D. held one day only at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2626 E. Pecos Rd. Room B160, Chandler.— Course Number: NC 500 41528, Fee: $39 — Students will learn psychological and physiological techniques that will help develop abilities to keep mood swings under control and self regulate their states effectively. In addition to the scheduled class each student will be invited to have an iris and sclera examination that is helpful to prevent the development of possible inherited and acquired weaknesses. — Iris and sclera examinations on October 17. $30 is payable to the instructor. More information. |
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| Oct
18 – Sat
– 2
pm – Loca Rosa – Old
World Folk Songs & Stories 3rd Annual Florence Multicultural Festival, Jaques Square (corner of 8th and Main St.) in historic downtown Florence (50 miles southeast of Phoenix) — Festival is all day (9 am until 3 pm) celebrating the diverse cultures found throughout Arizona and in Florence through music, dance and cultural exhibitions. Activities include a variety of performing arts groups, an ethnic cooking demonstration, and food and merchandise vendors. The Primavera Folklorico Dancers and Fushicho Daiko Dojo Japanese Taiko Drummers are back again this year by popular demand. Keith Johnson will take you on a Journey to West Africa using indigenous musical instruments. The duo, Crossroads, will explore the fusion of Latin and African music while Loca Rosa will entertain with Old World Folk Songs and Stories from Spain to Russia and places in between. — The festival is made possible with the generous support of APS, Arizona Lottery, Town of Florence, Florence IDA and Affinity Physical Therapy. Additional support has been provided by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Arizona Commission on the Arts, the state arts agency, works to link artists and arts organizations to communities. — FREE |
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Oct
20 – Mon
– Noon 12
pm to 1
pm – Russian
Orthodoxy Resurgent: Faith and Power in the New Russia Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,
One
Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 8th floor
auditorium, Washington, DC 20004-3027 — John
Garrard, Professor of
Russian Studies, University of Arizona,
and former Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; and wife Carol
Garrard,
independent scholar and author, Tucson,
Arizona, present their new
book published in August and released to
book stores on October 8. — Book launch is free and open to the public. — Russian Orthodoxy
Resurgent is the
first book to fully explore the expansive and ill-understood role that
Russia's ancient Christian faith has played in the fall of Soviet
Communism and in the rise of Russian nationalism today, and is the
hidden force behind
Russia's domestic and foreign policies today:
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 Oct
26 –
Sun –
11 am – Jewish
Singles MingleArchie's Deli, 5870 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale — Jewish singles age 40 and older socialize and enjoy brunch. E-mail jsinglesmingle@cox.net for more information. Reservations preferred. — Menu |
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 Oct
30 –
Thur – 8
pm – Elena Vorobey"Ah, Vorobey, Vorobey!!!!"— Moon Valley High School, 3625 W. Cactus Road, Phoenix (Parking map) (No smoking at the school.) — Star Russian impersonator-comedian Elena Vorobey and her troupe with a new program — More on her web site of Vorobei.RU, and on YOUTube.com — Tickets from Anna 480-820-0285, or at 3 Russian stores: European Food Market, Yasha from Russia, European Delight. |
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Oct
31 –
Fri – 8
pm – Halloween
Super Night !!! – Ñóïåð-íî÷ü íà Õàëîóèí Plava
Laguna
Restaurant, 12838
N. 19th Avenue
(between Thunderbird, and Cactus Roads, see aerial map), Phoenix, Arizona
85029 (602-678-3900) — Costume contest, prizes, food, music, dancing. —
Homemade Russian and Yugolslavian foods: salads, flat bread, ćevapčići
(small beef sausages) — Russian and Slavic songs by "Kimi" (photo
left),
with owner Miza. — Occupancy 180 people. Wood dance floor. — Admission
includes
all food and
non-alcoholic drinks: $25 at the door ($20 in full costume). High
school students with current ID: $15. Bar drinks
only sold to 21 years and older. — Hosted by the Arizona Russian Center. |
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 Nov
1 –
Sat –
11 am to
10 pm – SerbFest 2008Continuous Church Tours (every hour 1 pm to 6 pm) Vesper Services 5 pm to 5:30 pm Nov 2 – Sun – 12 noon to 8 pm – Repeat Continuous Church Tours (every hour 2 pm to 6 pm) 6th Annual SerbFest, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 4436 E. McKinley Street (south of 202 Freeway, north of airport), Phoenix — Wonderful authentic dinner menu, ala-carte meals, delicious pastries, an extensive line of imported groceries, live entertainment, Serbian beer and liquor, a variety of vendors to choose from: jewelers, music, novelty items, and more… Plenty of free parking. Ethnic music and folklore groups from around the U.S. & Canada to entertain you throughout the day. See SerbFest 2008 Schedule. — Free admission. More info: 602-275-7360 |
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 Nov 1 & 15 – Sat – 6:30 pm – Flagstaff: NAU Russian Dinner
& Show 17th annual Russian Dinner and East European Cultural Evening at Rees Hall, Federated Church (Sitgreaves and Aspen) Downtown Flagstaff, across from the main Public Library — Traditional Russian foods and a cultural program (music, dance, play performance, singing, slide show, displays). — Prices: $25/adult, $45/couple; $9/student, $7 children ages 5-12, children under 5 free. Prices at the door: $30/adult, $48/couple, $10/student, $9 children ages 5-12. Tickets may be reserved in advance at the cheaper rate and picked up the day of the dinner.— See pictures, menu, program from 1998 — More information and tickets: Anne Slobodchikoff, office: 928-523-6223, home: 928-774-7812. Click on picture to enlarge. Nov 15 – Sat – 6:30 pm – Repeat: NAU Russian Dinner & Show |
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 Nov
1 –
Sat – 7
to
10 pm – Phoenix
TV Channel 51: ArchAngelA former Oxford professor visiting Russia uncovers a Stalinist-era secret that could cost him his life. — "ArchAngel," is a 3-year-old, three-hour-long BBC drama set in modern-day Russia, based on Robert Harris' book of Russian intrigue. Stars Daniel Craig ('James Bond'). — Set in contemporary Moscow and the frozen northern town of Archangel, the drama revisits the stark landscape of Communist Russia and takes place over four days in the life of academic Fluke Kelso. His fateful meeting with a former Stalinist bodyguard leads to the uncovering of one of the world's most dangerous and best kept secrets. He is led unwittingly through murder and intrigue towards his own personal "Holy Grail" – Joseph Stalin's secret legacy – a legacy that could change the face of Russian history forever. Read review in Los Angeles Times. — See trailer, sample of movie. See DVD |
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| Nov
3 - 30 –
Mon-Fri –
8 am to 6 pm – Images In My Mind Part II: The Art of
Elena Thornton Nov 7 – Fri – 6 to 9 pm – "First Fridays" meet Elena Nov 13 – Thur – 6 to 9 pm – "Meet the Artist" reception The Mercado Galleria,
502 E. Monroe St. (corner 5th Street), Building C, 2nd Floor, ASU
Downtown Campus, Phoenix — Elena's Art will be on display
for a month. More information: 480-727-5213 — An
exhibit of watercolors and acrylics by Elena Thornton, a poet and
painter from Phoenix but born in Bendery, Moldova. The artist
says she has been
inspired by the work of Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock,
Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Willem de Kooning and Robert
Motherwell.— Read her biography
as Co-Founder, Executive
Director, Arizona Consortium for the Arts. — Join her at FaceBook.com
— See her work at Phoenix Art Space.
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| November 4 –
Tue –
Russian
Holiday: Äåíü íàðîäíîãî
åäèíñòâà Day of People’s Unity, or Day of National Unity – The newest official Russian holiday first celebrated in on Nov. 4, 2005. This "Unity Day" replaces the former "Day of Accord and Reconciliation" (Nov. 7) which had already replaced the Soviet "October Revolution Day". The anniversary of the socialist revolution of October 1917, which established communist power, still survives. The system is gone, but many still cling to the custom. Also translated: "Civil Unity Day:, and "Peace and Harmony Day": Radio Free Europe: New Russian Holiday Has More Behind It Than National Unity |
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 Nov
4 –
Tue – 8
pm – Phoenix
channel 8 TV: Missing in MiG AlleyNov 5 – Wed – 3 am – Repeat Nov 6 – Thur – 3 am – Repeat Nov 8 – Sat – 3 pm – Repeat Program follows the efforts of American families and the U.S. government to find more than 30 missing Sabre pilots. Interviews with surviving pilots who were involved in the conflict, some of whom were captured and interrogated by Koreans, Russians, and Chinese. There was no Korean air defense until the Russians supplied Koreans with the USSR MiG-15s. The MiG-15 owed its success in part to its Rolls Royce engine, given to the Soviet Union by the British in 1946 as a gesture of friendship to a wartime ally. The Korean War was a competition between the USSR MiG, with more firepower that could climb higher and faster, and the US Sabre that could fly farther, with greater control, and was more user-friendly. US strategies and advantages: G-suit, radar-ranging gun sight, the four-plane flight formation, and superior training and experience. An American Sabre jet was captured by the Soviets, allowing them to study it and create radar. Summary of the end of the war, and Russian president Boris Yeltsin's promise 40 years later to return any prisoners of war back to the United States, giving the families of missing pilots renewed hope.— Watch online. |
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 Nov 6 –
Thu –
7:30 pm – Stravinsky:
PetrushkaNov 7 – Fri – 11 am – Repeat Nov 7 – Fri – 12 noon – Meet the Artist Nov 8 – Sat – 8 pm – Repeat Symphony Hall, 75 North Second Street, Downtown Phoenix — Petrushka is Igor Stravinsky's 1911 ballet about a very Russian commedia dell'arte puppet's love and death. Experience a delight for the ears and eyes as special guest puppeteer Basil Twist brings the comical music of Petrushka to life. Shown is the ballerina character. Audiences will also amuse in Beethoven’s more humorous and energetic side with his Symphony No. 2. with Conductor Michael Christie. — Tickets: $22 to $72. Box Office 602-495-1999 or 800-776-9080, Mon-Fri, 9am to 4pm. — Review and photos in New York Times: "Hard-Hearted Dancers as Stravinsky’s Puppets", April 5, 2008. — Music videos on YouTube |
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 Nov 7 –
Fri –1
pm to
2:30 pm – Who Gives a Dam:The Infrastructure of International Development in the Caucasus ASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4411, (10 St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Dr. Ara Barsam is Supervisory Public Affairs Officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Armenia; and Adjunct Professor of Theology and Ethics, Theology Faculty, Yerevan State University, Republic of Armenia. — Dr. Barsam's experience in international affairs and international development includes service from 2001-2003 as an advisor and research associate for the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and service from 2004 to the present as Supervisory Public Affairs Officer for USAID Armenia where is in charge of Project Management and Administration and U.S. Embassy and Public Information and Communications. During his service with USAID, he has received the U.S. Government Franklin Award and was twice recognized with the U.S. Government Meritorious Honor Award. — Barsam received a B.A. in Sociology from Tufts University, an M.St. in Religious Studies from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Religious Studies at Oxford University. He wrote his dissertation on the “'Reverence for Life': Albert Schweitzer’s Ethical Thought.” He received a Fulbright Fellowship for research at the University of Geneva and the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, and a Marshall Scholarship for study at Oxford University. His academic professional experience includes service as an instructor/lecturer in the Faculty of Theology at Oxford University from 1999 to 2001, and from 2001 to the present, service as an adjunct professor in the Theology Faculty of Yerevan State University in Yerevan, Armenia. His recent publications include Reverence for Life: Albert Schweitzer’s Great Contribution to Ethical Thought (Oxford University Press, 2007) and “The Doctor’s Cure: A Dose of Ethics,” an introductory essay to the reprint of Albert Schweitzer’s Civilization and Ethics (Routledge Classics, under contract 2009). |
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| Nov
8 –
Sat – 9
am to
Noon – How to
Reprogram Negative Thoughts to Positive OnesNon-credit
continuing
education class by Dr.
Saida B. Isabekova, D.Sc., Ph.D. held one day
only at Chandler-Gilbert Community
College, 2626
E.
Pecos Rd. Room B160,
Chandler.— Course Number: NC
500 41583, Fee: $39 —
Are
you tired of your constant worrying, self-defeating, annoying,
irritating and anxious thoughts that make your life miserable? If yes,
come to this class and you will learn how to get rid of them and start
to think positively and live happily. In addition to the
scheduled class each student will be invited to have
an iris and sclera examination that is helpful to prevent the
development of possible inherited and acquired weaknesses. — Iris and sclera
examinations on November 7. $30 is payable to the
instructor. More information. |
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| Nov
8 –
Sat –
11 am to
11
pm – Armenian
Festival Melikian Hall, Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, 8849 E. Cholla Street (north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ — Delicious Armenian Food & Desserts, Raffles, Gifts for the Holidays, Kid’s Fun & Games, Entertainment, LIVE Armenian Music, vendor booths, Middle Eastern market (coffee, wine, cognac, ... ), Armenian Education and Museum Center filled with information to learn, Cash Raffle: Tickets $50 each, maximum 150 tickets sold. That’s 1 in 150 chance of winning!! 1st Prize: $2000, 2nd Prize: $1000, 3rd Prize: $500. Contact Gini Topalian at 480-991-9842. — Food: shish kebab, pilaf, stuffed grape leaves, cheese borag, baklava, bourma. — Cooking demonstrations. — New to last year's Festival were: the Armenian Education Center where Jim Melikian’s Armenian Antiques were on display; Armenian coffee cup readings by Margaret Ehramjian; the Armenian Reem Band during the evening hours; and Armenian Wines & Cognacs for sale. Last year over 600 people attended. — Admission: $1 (cheap). Free for kids 5 and younger. |
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| Nov 9 –
Sun – 7
to
10 pm – Phoenix
TV Channel 51: ArchAngel A former Oxford professor visiting Russia uncovers a Stalinist-era secret that could cost him his life. — "ArchAngel," is a 3-year-old, three-hour-long BBC drama set in modern-day Russia, based on Robert Harris' book of Russian intrigue. Stars Daniel Craig ('James Bond'). — Set in contemporary Moscow and the frozen northern town of Archangel, the drama revisits the stark landscape of Communist Russia and takes place over four days in the life of academic Fluke Kelso. His fateful meeting with a former Stalinist bodyguard leads to the uncovering of one of the world's most dangerous and best kept secrets. He is led unwittingly through murder and intrigue towards his own personal "Holy Grail" – Joseph Stalin's secret legacy – a legacy that could change the face of Russian history forever. Read review in Los Angeles Times. — See trailer, sample of movie. See DVD |
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 Nov
10 –
Mon –
6:30 pm – Irène
Némirovsky, a Russian Jew in ParisDorothy Rubel Room, Helen S. Schaefer Building, University of Arizona, 1508 East Helen Street Tucson — Olivier Philipponnat presents an illustrated talk in French with English outline, Q & A with English translation, is about the author of international bestseller "Suite Francaise", Ireène Némirovsky. Her award-winning biographer Olivier Philipponnat is on a US tour for the Délégation de l’Alliance française in Washington and the Book Office of the French Embassy’s Cultural Services. Co- sponsored by Alliance Française Tucson, The University of Arizona College of Humanities & the Dept of French & Italian. — Contact Info: 405-7580, Adele — Cost: Free |
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 Nov
15 –
Sat –
11 am to 2
pm – Language
School Open HouseLe Tutor Language School, 1855 E Guadalupe Rd a-104 (at McClintock), Tempe — Food, class demonstrations and language door prizes. — Office Hours: 10am - 7pm.— www.LeTutor.com, Aaron Kuroiwa, 480-626-5180 <info@letutor.com> — See video: Make Language Learning Easy Tempe, Arizona |
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| Nov
15 –
Sat – 2
pm to
3:45 pm – Authors
@ the Teague: Brent Ghelfi Velma Teague Branch Library, 7010 N. 58th Ave, Glendale, 85301 — The Phoenix author signs his second Russian thriller Volk's Shadow (Holt $25), sequel to Volk's Game ($14), a Barry and Thriller Award nominee. Our launch for our bestselling 2008 hardcover to date was so crowded Ghelfi had little opportunity to speak about his books and his future work, all very exciting. — Book summary: An international cabal drives Volk back to blood-soaked Chechnya, where he confronts an old nemesis and reunites with his lost love in this gripping sequel to the acclaimed series debut. The headquarters of an American oil company hemorrhages chemical-pink smoke into the Moscow night, the aftermath of an apparent terrorist attack. A Russian army captain carrying a priceless Fabergé egg and digital evidence of horrific wartime atrocities is murdered and relieved of both these prizes. And in the snowy mountains of southern Russia, a terrorist named Abreg—who once held Volk captive in a Chechen mud pit—hatches a plan to lure him back into his grasp. Volk’s Shadow finds Colonel Alexei Volkovoy—covert agent of the Russian army and major player in the Moscow underworld—once again struggling to stay afloat in the swirling currents of Russian political and economic intrigue. This time, however, he is without his sidekick and lover, the ethereal Valya Novaskaya. Aching for the soul mate he pushed away, Volk begins to doubt himself, becoming even more detached from the brutality of his actions. When he takes out his inner pain on the wrong man, he gains a powerful enemy in the highest reaches of the Kremlin, and only after he travels back to Chechnya to eliminate his old nemesis, Abreg, is Volk’s debt finally repaid. — Admission: Free. For more information call 623-930-3431. |
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| Nov 15 – Sat – 6:30 pm – Flagstaff: NAU Russian Dinner
& Show 17th annual Russian Dinner and East European Cultural Evening at Rees Hall, Federated Church (Sitgreaves and Aspen) Downtown Flagstaff, across from the main Public Library — Traditional Russian foods and a cultural program (music, dance, play performance, singing, slide show, displays). – Prices: $25/adult, $45/couple; $9/student, $7 children ages 5-12, children under 5 free. Prices at the door: $30/adult, $48/couple, $10/student, $9 children ages 5-12. Tickets may be reserved in advance at the cheaper rate and picked up the day of the dinner.– See pictures, menu, program from 1998 — More information and tickets: Anne Slobodchikoff, office: 928-523-6223, home: 928-774-7812. Click on picture to enlarge. |
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 Nov
18 –
Tue – 2
pm to
3:30 pm – The Silk Road
Through UzbekistanASU Melikian Center, Coor Hall, Room 4411, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Odilbek Serkaevich Kattaev is the 2008-09 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) to ASU from Uzbekistan. He holds a B.A. in English from Tashkent State Pedagogical University (Uzbekistan) and is pursuing an M.A. in International Management from Westminster International University in Tashkent. Before joining the ASU Melikian Center through the FLTA program, he taught English at Westminster International University and academic writing and research for secondary school students at the Tashkent International School. While at ASU, he is teaching Uzbek language courses and is researching teaching methodology. — Odilbek also teaches conversational Russian at the Russkii Stol (Ðóññêèé Ñòîë) at the Memorial Union (MU) first floor court on Fridays at 11 am. Look for the Russian flag. |
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 Nov
18 –
Tue – 7
to 9
pm – Sve dzaba, "All
for Free"ASU College of Design North Building, Room 60 (southwest corner University Dr. & Forest Ave) (aerial of building), Arizona State University, Tempe — As part of International Education Week, the Melikian Center, the School of International Letters and Cultures, and the ASU Center for Global Educational Studies are sponsoring a showing of Croatian director Antonio Nuic's 2006 film "Sve Dzaba" ("All for Free"). — About the Film: Absurdity and dark humor characterize this gently allegorical tale with sad roots in the Bosnian conflict. An astoundingly stupid barroom brawl leaves Goran (Rushaidat) suddenly bereft of his three best friends and drinking buddies. He fills the hole in his life by outfitting a truck as a rolling soda fountain and traveling the countryside to give away his wares all for free. — No charge. |
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 Nov
20, 21, 22 –
Thur, Fri, Sat –
7:30 to 9:30
pm – Fiddler
on the RoofNov 22, 23 – Sat, Sun – 2 to 4 pm – Repeat Leo Rich Theatre, TCC, 260 S. Church Ave, Tucson — The story of a poor Jewish peasant man and his three daughters, in pre-revolutionary Russia. performed by Desert Christian School. For ticket information, call Cathy Simon 298-5817. — Tickets: $20-$25 |
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| Nov
22 – Sat – 9 am to Noon – Arizona
AATSEEL Meeting University of Arizona, Modern Languages, Room 350 (near University & Highland), Tucson. — Arizona Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages will hold a bi-annual meeting at the Uof A. Russian play, papers and presentations. — Free event. Public invited. — Contact AZ AATSEEL president, ____. — Program: |
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Nov 22 – Sat – 7:30 pm – From the Russian Steppes to the Serbian
Valleys Katzin Hall, School
of Music
(North of Gammage Auditorium), Arizona State University (ASU) Mill Ave
& Apache Ave, Tempe — Free concert.
An evening of Russian/Serbian choral and vocal music performed by the Riznica Chamber Choir. Beautiful
Serbian and Russian, spirituals (Kedrov, Rachmaninoff, Arkhangelsk,
Mokranjac) and folk songs (Amurskie volny, Kalinka, Mokranjac Rukoveti,
Niska Banja, etc..). Jana Minov will direct the choir. — The concert
will be enriched by the exhibition of Serbian/American painter and
artist Aleksandar Saša
Tešanović,
who will present his work before the concert and during the
intermission. — Admission is Free. Please, tell
your friends! Seating for 300. — Donations will be gratefully
accepted. |
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| CANCELLED Nov 28 – Fri – 8 pm – Russian-American Thanksgiving Dinner-Party Plava
Laguna
Restaurant, 12838
N. 19th Avenue
(south of Thunderbird, north of Cactus, see aerial map), Phoenix, Arizona
85029 (602-678-3900) — More information soon.— Hosted by the Arizona Russian Center. |
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 Nov
28-30 – 4
perfomances – Ballet
Etudes: The Nutcracker Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue (north of Chandler Blvd.), Chandler — Experience what the Arizona Republic called "...a royally entertaining show..." as Ballet Etudes presents its 22nd annual production of The Nutcracker. Let Clara's magical journey surround you as she encounters life-size mice, swirling snowflakes, dancing confections and the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. A feast for the eyes and ears, Ballet Etudes' The Nutcracker is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season with the entire family. — Tickets: $6 to $28; 480.782.2680, TicketMaster.com |
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 Nov 29 –
Sat – 2
pm – A Southwest NutcrackerNov 29 – Sat – 7:30 pm – Repeat Nov 30 – Sun – 2 pm – Repeat Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 260 South Church Ave (directions) (parking), Tucson, AZ — Opening the season will be TRB’s annual A Southwest Nutcracker. This original, full-length ballet translates the traditional Nutcracker to Tucson in the 1880’s complete with coyotes, cavalry and rattlesnakes. The live musical accompaniment, lovely costumes and breathtaking, professionally designed sets; along with the giant growing Christmas Tree, enhance the strong dancing of TRB. — Tickets: $33 Adults; $21 Children, Seniors 62+, Students, Military, Groups 10+ |
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 Nov
29, 30 – Fri,Sat – 3
performances – Yuma Ballet: The
NutcrackerYuma Ballet Theatre perfoms at Snider Auditorium, Yuma Union High School, 400 6th Ave.(at 4th St.), Yuma, AZ — Dancers are only in high school but practice about 22 hours a week. — YBT is committed to the children of Yuma through our outreach program, our scholarship funds and our educational developmental programs. We hope you will help us to fulfill our mission for the youth of our community and choose to be involved in dance. Your contribution will help our organization grow and contribute to our community's desire for the experience of the fine arts, as well as offering financial scholarships towards experiences in the realm of dance for our youth. — Tickets: Adult $10, Seniors $8, Children (12 and under) $5. Phone: 928-341-1925. Yuma Ballet Theatre, 3140 S. 4th Ave Ste D-7, in the Southgate Mall, also at The Ark, and Angelyna's Dance Bag. — Local ballet companies teach the art (Yuma Sun, Nov 30, 2006). |
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 Nov
29 –
Fri –
3:30 pm to
10pm – Polka
Party & PotluckSponsored by The Arizona Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society at St. Cyrils of Alexandria, Nicholson Hall, 4725 E Pima (at North East corner of Swan), Tucson, AZ 85712 — Chicago-born "Radio Hero" Dan Babich will be the MC and polka record spinner. He has over 53 years of radio and polka experience. — Potluck, so please bring a dish to share: salad, main dish or desert. Thanksgiving leftovers are welcome! — Admission is $2 a person- 12 and under are free! — If you need more info and/or would like to help, please contact Leslie Kurtak — Proceeds will be benefitting Rusyn/Slavic activities in Tucson. Please print and post a few if these flyers! -— Thanks! Leslie Kurtak, AZ Chap. President C-RS. |
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Dec 5 –
Fri – 7
pm – Sierra Vista
Ballet: Nutcracker Dec
7 –
Sun – 3
pm – RepeatBuena Performing Arts Center, 5225 E Buena School Blvd (map) Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 — An elaborate, magnificent show of 75 dancers and actors put on every year in the first week of December. The Sierra Vista Ballet is celebrating 34 years of excellence coaching ballet dancers and 33 years of presentation of outstanding Ballet shows, an impressive track record that has become a milestone in the history of the City of Sierra Vista Arizona, and an American Ballet Theater Legacy. — Tickets: $12 adults, $8 children, at The Chamber of Commerce, ACE Harrdware, Safeway, Oscar Yrun Community Center, and at the Ballet office, 1251 Palo Verde Dr. Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. Tel 520-458-1560. Also at the door prior to show time. — Tel: (520) 515-2820 Events Hotline: (520) 515-2821 — See Reviews. |
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| Dec 5-7 – Ballet
Continental's "Nutcracker" Sahuarita Auditorium, 350 W. Sahuarita Road.Tucson — Ballet Continental's "Nutcracker" — Cost: $13 in advance. $15 at door with discounts available. 326-7887. |
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| Dec
5-7 – 5
perfomances – Ballet
Etudes: The Nutcracker Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue (north of Chandler Blvd.), Chandler — Experience what the Arizona Republic called "...a royally entertaining show..." as Ballet Etudes presents its 22nd annual production of The Nutcracker. Let Clara's magical journey surround you as she encounters life-size mice, swirling snowflakes, dancing confections and the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. A feast for the eyes and ears, Ballet Etudes' The Nutcracker is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season with the entire family. — Tickets: $6 to $28; 480.782.2680, TicketMaster.com |
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 Dec 6 –
Sat 6 to 7
pm – Mzekala
– Informal ConcertSt. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Parish Center, 602 N. Wilmot Road (at East 5th St.), Tucson — Mzekala choral ensemble joins St. Michael's Advent International Bazaar Saturday with renditions of traditional music from Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Russia. St.— Mzekala is a group of women (and one very cool guy) who began singing together in the summer of 1991. We were drawn together by our love of world music and songs from the Balkans in particular. We found our name in 1992 while learning songs from Caucasian Georgia. Mzekala is a woman’s name from Georgia meaning “Sun Woman” – perfect for desert dwellers in Tucson! — Free refreshments. — Admission: Free - Contact Info: 886-7292 Ila Abernathy |
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 Dec
6-21 –
12
perfomances – Frances
Smith Cohen's Snow Queen Saturdays: Dec. 6, 13, 20 – 2 pm and 7 pm
Herberger Theater Center, 222
E. Monroe Street, Downtown Phoenix — This modern-dance
holiday show by Center Dance
Ensemble founder Frances Cohen is
a worthy alternative to the many Nutcrackers, with a great Hans
Christian Anderson story set to some of Serge Prokofiev's most
beautiful music. The Arizona Republic
says: "Snow Queen is a civic treasure (that) belongs only to
Phoenix and can be seen nowhere else . . . a jewel of theatrical
flourish that can inspire children for the rest of their lives." — Tickets: $24 adults, $20
seniors, $12 students. Seating chart.Sundays: Dec. 7, 14, 21 – 2 pm and 5 pm |
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Dec 7-21 – 4
performances – 2008 Holiday Concerts: A
Silver Christmas Celebration  Arizona
Repertory Singers 25th Anniversary
Season — All concerts are in
Tucson, Arizona:
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| December 12 – Fri – Russian
not official holiday:
Constitution Day This was instituted in memory of the nation-wide referendum held on December 12, 1993, which resulted in the adoption of the first Constitution of the Russian Federation. The original Soviet Constitution was first observed on December 5th, and then changed to October 7th in 1977. In today's Russia, Constitution Day (December 12) is not considered a popular holiday, for many people Constitution Day is simply an additional day off. — See the The Public Opinion Foundation Database: Holidays for data for 21 survey results. |
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Dec
12 –
Fri – 8
to
9:30 pm – The Effects of
Labor Migration on Women in Rural Armenia Armenia
Cultural Center, 8849
E. Cholla Street (east-side of 51
Freeway,
south of Cactus Ave), Scottsdale, AZ 85260 — Free Lecture by Dr. Victor
Agadjanian,
Associate Professor, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Director,
Center for Population Dynamics (CePoD), Arizona State University — A
look at how men’s labor migration from rural areas affects their
non-migrant wives’ social capital and reproductive outcomes in Armenia.
— Dr. Agadjanian was born and raised in Moscow. He speaks eight
languages: Russian,
English, Armenian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Swahili, and Shangana
the language of Mozambique. As an undergraduate
he majored in African Studies and Swahili at Moscow State University in
the former Soviet Union. He came to ASU in
1996. — Research online:
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| Dec 12-21 –
8 perfomances – Ballet
Etudes: The Nutcracker Piper Repertory Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 East Main Street (at Center Street), Mesa — Experience what the Arizona Republic called "...a royally entertaining show..." as Ballet Etudes presents its 22nd annual production of The Nutcracker. Let Clara's magical journey surround you as she encounters life-size mice, swirling snowflakes, dancing confections and the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. A feast for the eyes and ears, Ballet Etudes' The Nutcracker is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season with the entire family. — 2 hours — Tickets: $7 to $24 |
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 Dec
12, 13, 14 – 4
performances – Ballet Yuma:
The NutcrackerBallet Yuma performs at Snider Auditorium, Yuma Union High School, 400 6th Ave.(at 4th St.), Yuma, AZ — Bring the magic of the Christmas season into your heart with The Nutcracker, brilliantly choreographed for Yuma audiences for the past 24 years. Join Clara as she falls asleep and dreams of an adventurous journey through the Land of Snow and the Land of Sweets and is entertained by many colorful characters along the way! Whether you are beginning a new family tradition or continuing an old one, The Nutcracker is sure to entertain and delight the entire family! — Local ballet companies teach the art (Yuma Sun, Nov 30, 2006). — Tickets: $12, $17, $22 (less $4 for kids 12 and under) only at Dillard's Yuma Palms Center, 1461 S Yuma Palms Pkwy (Highway 8, at 16th St.), the exclusive ticket outlet for Ballet Yuma. — More info: Ballet Yuma, 3942 S. Avenue 4 1/2 E, Yuma, AZ 85365. Phone: 928-314-4762. Email: academyyba@roadrunner.com |
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| Dec
12-14 – Ballet
Tucson's The Nutcracker Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., University of Arizona, Tucson — Cost: $27-$47, with discounts available, through the Centennial Hall box office, 621-3341. |
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 Dec 12 thru
28 – 21
performances – Ib
Andersen's The NutcrackerBallet Arizona performs at Symphony Hall with The Phoenix Symphony, 75 North Second Street, Downtown Phoenix — Choreography by Ib Andersen • Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Ùåëêóí÷èê, Shchelkunchik — After two seasons, Ib Andersen’s spectacular reimagining of this holiday classic has become Arizona’s grandest holiday event; one that “rivals the finest American productions.” (KBAQ-FM) Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, this classic masterpiece is complete with a miraculous, growing Christmas tree, sparkling snowfall on stage, and the magic of the Sugar Plum Fairy. — Tickets: Ballet Arizona Box Office: 602-381-1096, or TicketMaster: 602-938-2787 — Videos on YouTube |
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| Dec 13 – Sat – 11 am to 4 pm – Germans from
Russia: Christmas Party Tentative: East Mesa Christian Church, 706 S Greenfield Road (1 mile north of 60 Freeway), Mesa, AZ — Old Fashioned German-Russian (GR) Potluck: A-K bring salad or vegetable dish; L - Z bring dessert. Also bring your own table service. Coffee and cold beverage provided. — All persons interested in learning more about GR's, please call me at 623-583-2040 or e-mail at haasle@juno.com. — Join the Club, get the newsletter.
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 Dec 13 –
Sat – 8
pm –Tucson:
Marina
VMarinaV with Amber Norgaard and Sabra Faulk at the Solar Culture Gallery, 31 East Toole (7th street & railroad tracks), Downtown Tucson, AZ 85701— Also see her Dec 14 and 15 below. — Tickets : $10, all ages.— Listen to Russian songs by Marina V: |
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 Dec
14 –
Sun – 8
pm –
Marina
VHotel San Carlos, 202 N. Central Avenue, Downtown Phoenix — Thanks to Anatoli for organizing the show! — The Melikian family who own this historic hotel, also donated funds for the Armenian Cultural Center and the Melikian Center at ASU. Hotel San Carlos articles from Phoenix Business Journal This 73-year-old hotel was the city's first air-conditioned. — Also see Marina V perform at PVCC on Dec 15 below. — Tickets : $10, all ages. — Ispolnitelnitsa romanticheskih pesen na russkom i anglijskom yazikax Marina V is Los Angelesa daet koncert v istoricheskoj gostinice San Carlos (http://hotelsancarlos.com/) v centre feniksa po adresu 202 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004. Stoimost' bileta - $10. ("Anatoli Korkin" <korkin@nanoandgiga.com>) — Listen to Russian songs by Marina V: |
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 Dec
15 –
Mon – 6:30
pm to 9
pm – Russia's
Music: The ContinuumParadise Valley Community College (PVCC) Center for the Performing Arts (CPS) Main Stage, 18401 N. 32nd St.(at Union Hills, near Freeways 51 & 101), Phoenix — Enter campus south from Union Hills on 34th Street to park near theater on your left. — Russian Music Festival begins with the Arizona Balalaika Orchestra from Tucson, Arizona. Five musicians and two dancers will perform traditional folk music and dance. Following a brief intermission, Russian-born singer, songwriter, and piano player, Marina V. from California will take the stage to perform her beautifully and soulfully modern songs in both Russian and English. — Organized by PVCC Russian language instructor and artist Elena Thornton, originally from Bendery, Moldova in the former USSR. The first festival was planned as a celebration for her students at PVCC, but expanded for everyone, especially Russian immigrants. Ms. Thornton will be welcoming the performers to our stage. — Elena has a BA and MA degrees in Russian Education, has been a teacher for 20 years, is Co-Founder, Executive Director, Arizona Consortium for the Arts, — The Festival is sponsored by the PVCC Center for International Studies. Admission is FREE, but RSVP at the PVCC Box Office: 602.787.7738 (leave message). Hours 12-5 pm Tuesday through Friday. Seating limited to 280 maximum. Waiting list only. (as of Dec 11). Those who do not have a reserved seat can still call the box office and ask if they can be put on the waiting list.They will let people on the waiting list into the theater at 6:20 pm and we will then release any unclaimed tickets at 6:25 pm to more people. They will be starting the performance at 6:35 pm. — See large poster ad. |
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Dec 17 –
Wed – 8
pm &
11 pm – TV
Channel 8 KAET: San
Francisco Ballet's `Nutcracker' Dec
21 –
Sun –
1:30am – Repeat Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's `Nutcracker' — Kristi Yamaguchi introduces a San Francisco Ballet production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" that's set in 1915 San Francisco during the Panama Pacific International Exhibition. Clara: Maria Kochetkova. The Nutcracker Prince: Davit Karapetyan. — See press release: Dance in America premieres San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker on Great Performances on PBS: Kristi Yamaguchi Hosts Lavish Holiday Treat |
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 Dec
18 –
Thurs –
6:30 pm – New
Year's Musical
Concert and Art ExhibitionNorth Valley Baptist Church, 2109 E. Rose Garden Lane (1 block north of Cave Creek Rd and Loop 101), North Phoenix — Cost: $10 for children, which includes a New Year present, and $10 for adults. Contact us to reserve your present no later than December 10th as the number of presents will be limited to the number of reservations. Contact Nbor@cox.net or 602-315-7722 Natallia Bor www.AZRussianKids.org — Hosted by Arizona Creative Arts Studio, Art Studio "Drops of Rainbow", and Arizona Childrens' Center — Program:
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 Dec 19 –
Fri –
7:30 pm –
The NutcrackerDec 20 – Sat – 2 pm – Repeat Berger Performing Arts Center, Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB), 1200 W. Speedway (1 mile west of I-10 at Grande Ave), Tucson AZ — A Time to Dance Youth Ballet production of "The Nutcracker." — "Nutcracker" performances are regular sellouts. "We do fairly well as far as ticket sales are concerned," Doell said. "But we don't charge a lot. It helps us recover all of the costs that we lay down getting ready." — This dance studio was founded as an alternative to the high priced, competitive and impersonal studios many dancers are exposed to. We offer ballet, pointe, jazz, tap and many performing groups. Our Youth Ballet does a Nutcracker, and a spring ballet every year. — Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 on showdays. — For info call Dee Dee Doell at 520-272-3400, or e-mail: ChristDancer@aol.com |
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 Dec 20 –
Sat – 8
pm to 1 am – Íîâîãîäíÿÿ Äèñêîòåêà
— New Year's Disco8250 E. Broadway Blvd #104 (South-west corner of Broadway Blvd & Sarnoff Dr), Tucson — Âíèìàíèå! Äèñêîòåêà îò DJ Tolika âîçâðàùàåòñÿ !!! — 20 äåêàáðÿ, ñóááîòà — Î÷åíü óþòíîå ìåñòî íà 80-100 ÷åë. Ìîæíî ïðèíîñèòü ñâîþ åäó è âûïèòü! (Äåòêàì äî 21 òîëüêî áåçàëêàãîëüíûå íàïèòêè :î) Âõîä áåñïëàòíûé (Íîâîãîäíèé ïîäàðîê îò ìåíÿ-ñïîíñîðà) ×àåâûå ïðèâåòñòâóþòñÿ :î)) — Pls, áåç ìîðäîáîÿ è áåñïîðÿäîêîâ - ïîëàíèðóþ èñïîëüçîâàòü ýòî ìåñòî åùå íå îäèí ðàç!!! —  ïðîãðàììå, êàê âñåãäà, ñàìàÿ íîâàÿ è ëó÷øàÿ Ðîññèéñêàÿ è Åâðîïåéñêàÿ ìóçûêà (íà íîâîé àêóñòèêå!) è Äåä Ìîðîç, åñëè õîðîøî ïîêðè÷èòå! Àìåðèêàíñêóþ èëè íàöèîíàëüíóþ ìóçûêó, ïîæàëóéñòà, ñëóøàéòå íà äðóãèõ äèñêîòåêàõ!!! Ïðèõîäèòå îòîðâàòüñÿ (èëè îòòÿíóòüñÿ :î)) íà Ðóññêóþ äèñêîòåêó!!! Òàíöóé Ðîññèÿ !!! — P.S. Òðåáóþòñÿ äîáðîâîëüöû äëÿ ïîìîùè â îðãàíèçàöèè ìåðîïðèÿòèÿ, à òàêæå ñêëàäíûå ñòóëüÿ è ñòîëû! — Attention! DJ Tolik's Disco Returns!!! This is a very comfortable place for 80-100 people. You can bring your own food and drink! (Non-alcoholic beverages for children under 21) Admission is FREE (New Year's gift from the me, the sponsor) Tips are welcome o)) Please, no fighting or rowdiness because we plan to use this place again!!! In the program, as always, are the newest and best Russian and European music (with new acoustics!) and Grandfather Frost, if you shout loud ! American or folk music, if you like to listen to other discos!!! Come to be stag or drag [with or without a date]. o)) to the Russian disco!!! Russian dance!!! P.S. Volunteers needed to help organize the event, and arrange the chairs and tables.! — Contact: Tolik: anatel1@yahoo.com, djtolik@cox.net. djtolik@mail.com |
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 Dec
23 –
Tue –
7:30 pm – Moscow
Ballet's Great Russian NutcrackerDodge Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Downtown Phoenix — Tickets: $25 to $62. Phone (480) 784-4444 — The Moscow Ballet celebrates its 15th anniversary tour of its Great Russian Nutcracker. ... over 90,000 U.S. children have danced along side the company’s all-star cast over the past 15 years. Children’s choirs will sing Christmas carols prior to the performance in the lobby and an a cappella piece during the snowflake scene — Dancers are from Perm, Vaganova, Moscow State Academic Choreographic and Kiev schools; and they are honored as Artists of the USSR, Honored Artist of Russia, and with Moscow and St. Petersburg IBC awards. The set designers have created a spectacular holiday production with numerous new scenes and larger than life puppets. — See more photos. Read ballet history and story |
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| Dec
28 –
Sun – 3
pm – Russian Expat
Meetup Group Lux Coffee Bar, 4404 N Central Ave, Suite 1 (1/3 mile north of Indian School Road), Phoenix — Just for coffee, to get together before the end of the year. — Organized by Dimitri 602-696-9976 |
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