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Chronicles of
Past Events 2010 |
2010 |
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| Jan
1-
6 –
Mon – Russian
Holiday: New Year
/ Íîâûé Ãîä (day off) |
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| Jan
7 – Sun
– Russian
Holiday: (Orthodox) Birth
of
Christ
/
Ðîæäåñòâî (day off) |
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 Jan
23 –
Sat –
7:30
pm – The
Romance of RussiaArdrey Memorial Auditorium, NAU campus, Flagstaff — Concert by the Flagstaff Symphony, Elizabeth Schulze, conductor — Concert program notes by Charles Spining — Seats: 1,491 — Tickets: Student tickets are $8, others vary.
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 Jan
28 thru
Apr 29 –
Thursdays – 6
pm – Tucson
Russian Film SeriesHistory of Soviet & Post Soviet Film, the Spring Film Series RSSS 499 is shown FREE to the public at the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center (underground) ILC-137, located down the big stairs, in front (north) of the Main Libary, E University Blvd (west of Cherry Ave), University of Arizoan, Tucson. — Room ILC 137 is in the south-east corner, 60 seats. — Each film will have a faculty introduction. Free viewing with English subtitles. Open to the community. Call 520-621-7341 for more information. — Schedule of 5 films:
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 Jan
30 thru
Mar 13 – 17
Performances – Peter and the
WolfTempe Center for the Arts Studio, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway (in Rio Salato Park west of Mill Ave), Tempe, Arizona — Performed by Childsplay Theatre after their 2-month, multi-state tour in October and November, 2009. — Prokovief's musical themes get a shiny new spin to accompany the cautionary folk tale of Peter, his grandfather and his animal friends. The show is a colorful cartoon-like, modern adaption of the original tale, which reminds young children of the struggle between man and animal, the importance of friends and using courage when challenges arise. Man and various animals cohabitate around Peter's grandfather's house, which is adjacent to a large meadow, a pond and a dense forest. The story tells of Peter's friends, Cat, Duck and Bird, and how an friendly but intense hunter wants to stifle a pesky Wolf who bothers the group. Peter thinks of placing the Wolf in a local zoo so he will be away from the animals he haunts with his sly sophistication. The tale is told with puppets and with actors who portray the fanciful animals with shimmering appeal. — Preview Guide for Parents and Teachers to Childsplay’s Production of"Peter and the Wolf".— Photo gallery — Ticket Box Office Phone: 480-350-2822 — Promotional video and reviews of US tour: Peter and the Wolf: Prokofiev by way of Looney Tunes (The Austin Chronicle. Oct 9, 2009.), The Orpheum’s Family Series Off to a Fun and Fabulous Start with Peter and the Wolf (Memphis Connect. Nov. 12, 2009) |
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 Feb
5
to
Feb ? –
10:30 am to
9:30 pm – The
Last
StationHarkins Camelview 5 theater, 7001 East Highland Avenue (Camelback Road and Goldwater Blvd), Scottsdale — Shown 5 times each day (10:30am , 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30pm) — 2 hour drama film (Rated R) about Lev Tolstoy adapted from the novel The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year (1990) by Jay Parini. — After almost 50 years of marriage, the Countess Sofya, Leo Tolstoy’s devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary, suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion (Tolstoyan), the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him 13 children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his very own family, she is consumed by righteous outrage. This is the last straw. Using every bit of cunning, every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, she fights fiercely for what she believes is rightfully hers. Tolstoy leaves his home. Too ill to continue beyond the tiny rail station at Astapovo, he believes that he is dying alone, while over 100 reporters camp outside awaiting hourly reports on his condition. — Nominated for 12 awards. For history, see The Last Days of Leo Tolstoy. See review 'The Last Station': Mirren excels as mercurial wife of author Tolstoy, The Ariznoa Republic. |
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 Feb
4
–Thur
– 3
pm – Multicultural
Society in Udmurtia: Theory and PracticeASU West Campus, CLCC Building, Room 146, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, West Phoenix. Oksana Kozhevnikova. A visiting Fulbright scholar from the Russian Republic of Udmurtia, She is Deputy Director for International Relations, Udmurt State University, a public university in the capital city of Izhevsk. Join New College faculty, staff, students and community members for a unique opportunity to learn about multicultural issues in Russia, share research insights, create new collaborations and expand professional networks. |
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 Feb
6
–
Sat – 4
pm – Scottsdale
Russian
Expat
Meetup
Group Meeting Lola Coffee, 4700 N. Central Ave (at Highland, south of Camelback Road), Phoenix — As a meetup, we do coffee and conversation best. We have been to several coffee shops and cafes around the city and thought we would try a new one on for size. Is there a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in Phoenix, than hanging out with some fun and interesting people and enjoying a cup of coffee? |
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 Feb
6
–Sat
– 6
to
10 pm – Valentine's
Day
Dinner-DanceMelikian Hall, St Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, 8849 E. Cholla Street (east of 51 Freeway, north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ — Valentine's Day Armenian-style is hosted by the Ladies Society, — Tickets: Adults $30 ($35 on Sat.) from Doreen 480-892-4554 — More Feburary events:
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| Feb
13
–
Sat –10:30
am
– Ukrainians
&
Russians
in
Phoenix
Meetup Borders Paradise Valley, 4555 E. Cactus Road (NW corner of Tatum, south of Paradise Valley Mall), Phoenix — This group is for people who grew up in Ukraine or Russia, and now live in Phoenix or surrounded cities; who would like to get together and meet others from their homeland. Let's meet for cup of tea or coffee and friendly chatting. |
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 Feb
13
– Sat –
12:30 to 4
pm – Germans from
Russia MeetingGlendale Public Library, Foothills Branch. 19055 N 57th Avenue (north of Union Hills Drive), Glendale — Program to be announced — |
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 Feb 13 –
Sat –
8 am to 6
pm – VNSA Used Book SaleFeb 14 – 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 and Slavic language books. Look in Foreign Language and Eastern Europe areas, near the 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
18 –
Thu – 6
pm to 7:30 pm – Trading
and
Raiding
on
the
Eurasian
Steppe:
Grave
Goods
of
a
Turkic
Khan ASU Tempe Campus, Business
Administration
C
Wing (BAC), Room 116 — Speaker: Renata
Holod, professor of Islamic art, architecture and archaeology,
Department of Art History, and Curator, in the Near East Section of the
University Museum,. University of Pennsylvania. — Bronze Age archeology
of the elaborate grave of Chingul Kurgan near Zamozhne village,
Zaporizhska oblast, Ukraine. Grave of a nomadic khan. — FREE Event —
Details: Central
Arizona
Archaeological
Institute
of
America,
Events and The Chingul Project. |
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 Feb
18-20
–
Thu-Sat – Prokofiev's: Peter and the WolfFeb 18 Thur – 7:30 pm
Symphony Hall, 75
N
Second
Street (at Adams Street), Downtown Phoenix — Michael
Christie conducts Prokofiev’s legendary score to the accompaniment of
Peter and the Wolf, the stop-animation film which won the 2008 Oscar
for Best Animated Short Film. The concert is paired with John Adams’
Shaker Loops and Prokofiev’s popular Classical Symphony. — Tickets: $22 to $72 — See video.Feb 19 Fri – 11 am Feb 20 Sat – 8 pm |
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| Feb 21 –
Sun – 2
pm – Scottsdale
Russian
Expat
Meetup
Group
Potluck
Picnic SRP PERA Club Park, 1 E Continental Drive, Gazebo #3 (south of McDowell road, east of Scottsdale Road), Tempe — The weather should be good, so finally we are going to have an outside event! There'll be a BBQ, so we can cook meat and anything else at the park. Feel free to bring food/drinks of any sorts, I will start a discussion so that we can figure out who brings what, although there can never be too much meat that I (err... we) can't take home. Bring friends, bring relatives and someone that can cook! As always, everyone is welcome and new comers are highly encouraged to come out! — 25+ comming — Salt River Project (SRP) Project Employees Recreation Association (PERA) is a private country club for employees and families but open to the public. 83-acres with a social center, employee store, fitness center, swimming pool, game courts, and fields and offers children’s programs, fitness classes, business meetings, sports leagues, and parties. |
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 Feb
24 –
Wed –
10:30 am to 2
pm – ASU
World
FestivalASU 22nd World Festival, Hayden Library Lawn, Center of Tempe Campus, Arizona State University, Tempe — Celebrating the heritage and traditions of cultures and countries from around the world... Fun! Food! Music! International Programs! Student Organizations! Live Entertainment! — Russian Kazakh, Romanian, ... |
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 Feb
24 –
Wed – 7
pm – The DebtGreater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival, Harkins Camelview 5, Scottsdale — Movie, Drama, 100 minutes, Hebew with English Subtitles — *Guest Speaker: Dr. Murray Henner — The DEBT is a dramatic story of three young Mossad agents on a secret mission to Berlin in the 1960’s to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal, the Surgeon of Birkenau. Their assignment was to bring him to Israel to stand trial. Mistakes of the agents while the Nazi was being held allowed the prisoner to escape. Unable to face their mission’s failure they lie to their superiors and return to Israel as national heroes. Thirty years later, a man claiming to be the Surgeon of Birkenau surfaces in the Ukraine. One of the former agents must go back undercover to seek out the truth and preserve their public image as heroes. On a deeper level, by examining the psychology of the Mossad agents, THE DEBT is a look into the learning process through which we face our own demons. PLUS: Short Film: A Polish Winter — An animated film by Shane & Paula Sheils |
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 Feb 24 & 26 — Gagama
Napriri
—
The
Other
Bank
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 Feb
25
–
Thur – 9
am to 3
pm – Slavic and Russian Book SaleLanguage Fair, ASU Cady Mall at Hayden Library, AND inside Student Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe — ASU Russian Language Club will sell 100s of donated books, journals and tapes (over 30 boxes of Russian language, literature, linguistics, Russian-Soviet studies, Polish, Ukrainian, ...) — Prices: $5 max for the most expensive table books, most books for $1, some $0.50 or $0.25 each. — Slavic, Polish, BCS [Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (Bosanski / Hrvatski / Ñðïñêè)], and other languages for sale in Memorial Union.— Contact: Dr. Lee Croft for details. |
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 Feb
25 thru
Apr 29 –
Thursdays – 6
pm – Tucson
Russian Film SeriesHistory of Soviet & Post Soviet Film, the Spring Film Series RSSS 499 is shown FREE to the public at the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center (underground) ILC-137, located down the big stairs, in front (north) of the Main Libary, E University Blvd (west of Cherry Ave), University of Arizoan, Tucson. — Room ILC 137 is in the south-east corner, 60 seats. — Each film will have a faculty introduction. Free viewing with English subtitles. Open to the community. Call 520-621-7341 for more information. — Schedule of 5 films:
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| Feb 27 –
Sat – 2
pm – Scottsdale
Russian
Expat
Meetup
Group Club Red, 2155 E University Drive, Tempe -- It is our pleasure to announce ... That the beautiful, wonderful, lustful Bunny Boheme most of you actually know ;) Will be appearing in her debut performance at Romantasy Cabaret! — Tickets $18-$23. — Hope to see you all there (I will be working the show too, although behind the camera — Dmitri) |
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 Feb
28
–
Sun – 6
pm – TV:
60
Minutes: Battle Over HistoryCBS news TV program 60 Minutes segment on the Armenian Genocide, with an interview with Prof. Peter Balakian, author of Black Dog of Fate and The Burning Tigris, and co-translator/editor of Armenian Golgotha. — Reporting the story is senior correspondent Bob Simon who said, "The Armenians call it their holocaust—the 1915 forced deportation and massacre of more than a million Armenians by the Turks. But the Turks and our own government have refused to call it genocide."— See TV preview. — Related news: On March 4, 2010, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will begin to mark-up H. Res. 252, the Armenian Genocide Resolution. Read the history, see the actual law, send a support e-mail to your Congressman. |
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 Feb
28
– Sun
– 8
pm – Igor
&
The
Red
ElvisesRhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix — Red Elvises (formerly Limpopo) are the best of Russian rock and roll: "Czars of Rock 'n' Roll, Politburo of Pop, Bolsheviks of Boogie". Taking North America by storm by touring to support their new CD, "Drinking With Jesus", these post fab-four developed the ideal music for beer guzzling and dancing 'till you drop. Doors open at 7 p.m. — Price: $10. Phone 602-265-4842 — Listen to their music (MP3). |
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 Mar
1
–
Mon –
7:30 pm – The Ottoman Armenians and the
Question of GenocideASU Coor Hall, Room 174, (10th St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Dr. Ronald Grigor Suny, University of Michigan, presents the non-Russian nationalities of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, particularly those of the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia). How multinationality, processes of imperialism and nation-making shaped the state and society of that vast country. Biography on Ameninpedia.org. His publication list and 7 books online. |
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| Mar
1
– Mon
– 8
pm – Igor
&
The
Red
Elvises The Hut, 305 N. 4th Ave (north of 8th Street), Tucson — 770.826.3848 — Red Elvises (formerly Limpopo) are the best of Russian rock and roll: "Czars of Rock 'n' Roll, Politburo of Pop, Bolsheviks of Boogie". Taking North America by storm by touring to support their new CD, "Drinking With Jesus", these post fab-four developed the ideal music for beer guzzling and dancing 'till you drop. Doors open at 7 p.m. — Price: $10. Phone 602-265-4842 — Listen to their music (MP3). |
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| Mar
2
–Tues
– 7
pm – Igor & The Red
Elvises Green Room, 15 N Agassiz Street (at 180 Highway), Old Town Flagstaff — Red Elvises (formerly Limpopo) are the best of Russian rock and roll: "Czars of Rock 'n' Roll, Politburo of Pop, Bolsheviks of Boogie". Taking North America by storm by touring to support their new CD, "Drinking With Jesus", these post fab-four developed the ideal music for beer guzzling and dancing 'till you drop. Doors open at 7 p.m. — Price: $10. Phone 602-265-4842 — Listen to their music (MP3). |
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Mar
3,
10,
23,
31
–
Wednesdays – 1
to 3
pm – Jewish
Motifs
in
Music
of
Russian
Composers Temple Emanu-El, 225 North Country
Club Road
(north of Broadway), Tucson — This course taught by
Dr. Alexander Tentser will focus on the music of Modest Moussorgsky,
Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovitch, and other Russian composers.
The course will cover the social, political and cultural situation in
Russia in the 19th and 20th centuries and will explore the influences
of Eastern European Jewish musicians and Klezmer bands on classical
music in Russia. — E-mail: temple@templeemanueltucson.org
,
phone: 520-327-4501 — Registration
Fees: $40 for members; $55 for non-members. |
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| Mar
6
–
Sat –
11 am – Scottsdale
Russian
Expat
Meetup
Group
Brunch The Good Egg, 13802 N. Scottsdale Road (north of Thunderbird), Scottsdale — Due to the undying demand, we are having another Weekend Brunch! As usual, come have a late breakfast, a just on time brunch or early lunch. Or just have a drink and hang our with us. Hope to see you all there! Mikhail — 11 people comming. |
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 Mar 6 - 21 — The Immigrant
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| Mar 8 – Sun –
Russian holiday: International Women's' Day Women receive flowers, presents and are toasted by men. Ñ Ìåæäóíàðîäíûì Æåíñêèì Äí¸ì! — îò Àðèçîíû |
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 Mar
9
–
Tue – 7:30
pm – Moscow
State Radio SymphonyIkeda Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 East Main Street (at Center Street), Mesa — Created out of a need for symphonic repertoire to be broadcast for the benefit of Russian citizens, the Moscow State Radio Symphony has become an internationally recognized orchestra. Under the direction of Alexei Kornjenko, this all Russian program will include guest pianist, Alexander Sinchuk. In addition to being named First Prize Winner of the 2009 Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition in Moscow, Mr. Sinchuk made his Carnegie Hall Solo Recital debut in Weill Recital Hall performing works of Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. The program includes: Rachmaninoff: 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43'; Rimsky-Korsakov: 'Scheherazade Symphonic Suite for Orchestra, Op. 35'; and 'Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 5.' program. — Tickets: $26-$56 |
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 Mar 11 – Thur – 12 Noon – Seeing
Beyond
the
Russian
State:
Compiling
and
Translating
a
Collection
of
Tsarist
MemoirsASU Social Sciences Building (SS), Room 109, (north of main Hayden Library) (See ASU Google map) Arizona State University, Tempe — Brown bag lunch discussion hosted by ASU Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) Laurie Manchester and Robert Geraci. — Free and open to the public. |
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 Mar 11 thru
Apr 29 –
Thursdays – 6
pm – Tucson
Russian Film SeriesHistory of Soviet & Post Soviet Film, the Spring Film Series RSSS 499 is shown FREE to the public at the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center (underground) ILC-137, located down the big stairs, in front (north) of the Main Libary, E University Blvd (west of Cherry Ave), University of Arizoan, Tucson. — Room ILC 137 is in the south-east corner, 60 seats. — Each film will have a faculty introduction. Free viewing with English subtitles. Open to the community. Call 520-621-7341 for more information. — Schedule of 5 films:
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 Mar
–19
Fri – 9
pm to 2
am – Russian Party
«Âåñåííèé Êóðàæ» (Spring
boldness)Acua, 7144 E Stetson Drive (south of Camelback Road, east of Scottsdale Road) Scottsdale — Natasha's birthday party (in photo right) and Russian club night. DJs playing the newest in house, eletro, eruo, and Russian — First drink is free before 10:30 pm — Must be 21+, $5 cover charge. — "Spring boldness" is like a general "Spring Break" when people emerge from the winter snow with a new spirit and courage, to get married, take a trip, do something different. |
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 Mar
20
– Sat
– 100th
Anniversary Gala, Temple Emanu-El, TucsonTemple Emanu-El, 225 North Country Club Road (north of Broadway), Tucson — On March 20, 1910, two years before Arizona became a state, 13 members of the Tucson Jewish community gathered at the home of Mrs. Joseph Ferrin to organize and elect the Board of Directors for the first Jewish congregation in the territory of Arizona. The official name of this new congregation was The Hebrew Benevolent Society, a name later changed to Temple Emanu-El. Many founding families and current members were born in the Former Soviet Union. See Arizona Jewish Pioneers and Temple Emanu-El's 100 Year Celebration!. |
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 Apr
1 thru
Apr 29 –
Thursdays – 6
pm – Tucson
Russian Film SeriesHistory of Soviet & Post Soviet Film, the Spring Film Series RSSS 499 is shown FREE to the public at the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center (underground) ILC-137, located down the big stairs, in front (north) of the Main Libary, E University Blvd (west of Cherry Ave), University of Arizoan, Tucson. — Room ILC 137 is in the south-east corner, 60 seats. — Each film will have a faculty introduction. Free viewing with English subtitles. Open to the community. Call 520-621-7341 for more information. — Schedule of 5 films:
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 Apr
1 –
Thur – 8
pm – Natasha Koroleva
& Tarzan Concert Moon Valley High School Auditorium, 3625 W Cacturs Rd (at 35 Ave), Phoenix — "Love without Rules" — Íàòàøà Êîðîë¸âà è Òàðçàí «Ëþáîâü áåç Ïðàâèë» — Tickets from Anna 480-820-0285, or Russian stores: Yasha From Russia, European Food Market |
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 Apr 3 –
Sat –
1:30 to
2:20
pm – Effective NetworkingChandler Senior Center, 202 E. Boston St., Chandler — Laid Off Camp Phoenix, Networking expert Gelie Akhenblit, founder of NetworkingPhoenix.com, will discuss how to build and nourish an effective network — Tickets: $5, Free for the unemployed. |
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| Apr
3
–
Sat – 7
pm – Scottsdale
Russian
Expat
Meetup
Group Hava Java, Cambelback East Village, 3166 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix — It's coffee time. Or may be tea. We will most likely be on the back patio, so go through the coffee shop and out the rear door. 8 are coming. |
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Apr
8
–
Thur–
9:30am to
10:15am –
Loca
Rosa
at
GCC
International
Festival
 Central Mall, Glendale Community College International
Festival 2010, 6000
West Olive Avenue (Dunlap at 59
Avenue), Glendale — Festival runs 2 days, April 7 and 8. Loca Rosa
(Wild Rose) opens the 2nd day of the festival
with "Traditional Old World Russian & Yiddish Folk Songs &
Fables". — Free and open to the public.
See
other
performances,
food,
handicrafts,
and
exhibits
from
many
lands.
Festival
ends
at
2
pm
each
day.
—
Information:
623.845.3135
—
Annual
Festival
sponsored
by
GCC International
Education Program — Contact Loca Rosa,
Tish Dvorkin, 480.986.6016, Email, Website , Video, Arizona Commission on the
Arts profile,
Dynamic
&
unique
costumed
performances
presenting
traditional
cultures. |
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 Apr
8-15
— Phoenix Film FestivalHarkins Scottsdale/101-14 Theatre, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd (101 Loop Freeway at Sctosdale Road), Phoenix — No FSU films posted yet, |
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 Apr
9
–
Fri – 7
pm – Concert
3:
Cellos
and
RussiansEvenings With Musicanova at Windgate Ranch, 18570 N. Thompson Peak Parkway, Scottsdale — Soloist Jeffrey Solow will explain and illustrate the fascinating and tortured history of the Prokofiev Cello Concerto, how it evolved from this to the much better known Symphony-Concerto (under the influence of such diverse forces as Stalin and Rostropovich!) and why we are bringing it back to its pristine beginnings for this concert Jeffrey Solow is currently Associate Professor of Music, Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University. — Tickets: $50 — Information: 480-585-4767. |
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 Apr
10
–
Sat – 9
am to 3
pm – Southern
Arizona Language Fair University of Arizona, Center of Campus (Outside stage in the patio area north of Student Union and south of the Second Street parking garage), Tucson — Watch K-16 language students perform and compete in art, music, dance, drama, poetry, prose, games (some cash prizes). Multinational booths. Activities for all ages. — Registration and editing must be completed online by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 20, 2009. The online registration site will be disabled after this deadline. — Judges needed for Russian, Romanian and Czech languages No experience needed. The Judges’ Orientation meeting takes place in the Modern Languages Building auditorium, room 350 at 9:15 am immediately following the opening ceremony. Contact: David Rutledge, International School of Tucson, 520-406-0552. |
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| Apr
10 – Sat –
12:30 to 4
pm – Germans from
Russia Meeting Glendale Public Library, Foothills Branch. 19055 N 57th Avenue (north of Union Hills Drive), Glendale — Program to be announced — |
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| Apr
10
– Sat
– 8
pm – Igor
&
The
Red
Elvises Plush, 340 E. 6th Street, Tucson - 520-798-1298 — Red Elvises (formerly Limpopo) are the best of Russian rock and roll: "Czars of Rock 'n' Roll, Politburo of Pop, Bolsheviks of Boogie". Taking North America by storm by touring to support their new CD, "Drinking With Jesus", these post fab-four developed the ideal music for beer guzzling and dancing 'till you drop. Doors open at 7 p.m. — Price: $10. Phone 602-265-4842 — Listen to their music (MP3). |
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 Apr
11
–
Sun – 4
pm – Forbidden
Music
VII:
Soviet
PersecutionsScottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale — Musica Nova performs three pieces by Russian composers. — Information: 480-994-2787 www.musicanovaaz.org — www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org |
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| Apr
11
– Sun
– 8
pm – Igor
&
The
Red
Elvises Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix — Red Elvises (formerly Limpopo) are the best of Russian rock and roll: "Czars of Rock 'n' Roll, Politburo of Pop, Bolsheviks of Boogie". Taking North America by storm by touring to support their new CD, "Drinking With Jesus", these post fab-four developed the ideal music for beer guzzling and dancing 'till you drop. Doors open at 7 p.m. — Price: $10. Phone 602-265-4842 — Listen to their music (MP3). |
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 Apr
16
–
Fri –
1:30 pm – Ukrainian
Foreign
PolicyCoor Building, Room 4403, Arizona State University, Tempe — The Particular Direction of Ukrainian Foreign Policy: Historical, Political & Economic Background of the Relations between Ukraine and Asian Countries. Free lecture by Prof. Makar Taran, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. His research interests are the history of the Far East, US-China-Taiwan relations, and the foreign policy of Ukraine. He currently is serving as a Fulbright Fellow in the ASU School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Taran’s publications include:
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 Apr
16
–
Fri – 7
pm – Lyra
Russian Ensemble of St. Petersburg St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 West Thomas Road (1/2 mile west of Dysart Road), Avondale — Lyra (Ëèðà) choir performs Russian folk music, songs, romances, and arias from operas by Russian and foreign composers including Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky. Lyra wants to introduce you to the enormous musical heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church, and traditions of Russian folk music, its history and culture.— Tickets: $25 General Admission, $50 Prime Preferred, $10 Students. |
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 Apr 17 – Sat – 10 am to 9 pm – Polish FestivalApr 18 – Sun – 10 am to 6 pm – More Polish Pastoral Mission: Our Lady of Czestochowa, 2828 W. Country Gables Drive (at 28 Drive, 1/2 mile south of Greenway), Phoenix, AZ 85053 — Live entertainment, Great food and imported beer, Games for kids, Polish Souvenirs, Businesses and much more! — The festival is dedicated in memory of people that lost their lives on April 10th, 2010 in tragic airplane crashed in Smoleńsk. Let us unite together in prayer and celebration of their lives. FREE Admission FREE Parking.
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| Apr 18 –
Sun –
11 am – Scottsdale
Russian
Expat
Meetup
Group Gold Bar Espresso, 3141 S McClintock Dr. (NE corner at Southern Ave) Tempe — We are back on with our Sunday morning brunch. Location is again at Gold Bar Espresso in Tempe. Have a late breakfast, brunch, early lunch or simply hang out! I do recommend a coffee or some crepes so they love us more. Cheap coffee, priceless conversations! |
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 Apr 18 – Sun – 12-noon to 5pm – Blue Guitar Festival of the ArtsArizona State University West, La Sala Auditorium, 4701 W Thunderbird Rd, Glendale.— FREE event hoted by ASU Kurdish Youth Club and Arizona Consortium for the Arts. Performances by:
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 Apr
22 – Thur – 7 pm – Ancient
and Sacred Music Trinity Presbyterian Church, 630 Park Ave. (at Copper Basin), Prescott — Piano Concert: Ancient and Sacred Music. Music of the Inner Search: Asian Songs, Eastern Qrthodox Chants, Great Temple Hymns, and Dances of the Sayyids and Dervishes of G.I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann. Pianist: Stafford Ordahl, Trinity For — George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was born in Russian Armenia and traveled widely on a spiritual quest to remote places in the Middle East and Central Asia more than 100 years ago. During these journeys, he heard the music of many ethnic traditions at remote temples and monasteries as he studied their rituals, dance and music. Gurdjieff was convinced that this music preserved essential characteristics of different cultures and conveyed deeper religious meanings that cannot be expressed in words. Later, in collaboration with the composer Thomas de Hartmann, Gurdjieff ’s musical recollections evolved into hundreds of pieces of sacred piano music, not only for students in the Gurdjieff work, but for those who heard the music and were touched by its unique range of impressions. — Tickets 928-771-8998 or 928-925-0154. E-mail: 4thway.az@gmai|.com or write to: Gurdjieff Foundation of Prescott, PO. Box 3967, Prescott, AZ 86302. |
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 Apr 24 – Sat – 10 am – Grand Opening Ceremony MIM Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), 4725 East Mayo Boulevard (at Tatum Blvd, south of 101-Loop Freeway), Phoenix — "The worlrd's first global musical instrument museum". — The two-story museum has 180,000 square feet, with 75,000 square feet for exhibits, 300-seat auditorium, conservation laboratory open for viewing, and recording studio and galleries where visitors can see and hear instruments being played on video, restaurant, family center, and store. 12,000+ instruments are in 300+ displays showing ~200 countries and territories in the world. Russia and Former Soviet Union countries have multiple displays with subsections for different types of ethnic, folk, and tribal music. Some instruments are more than 50 years old. is on display..Guests use wireless headsets to hear the instruments being played, or play yourself. Museum is organized by continent and country. Some displays announced: 27 instrumets from Ukraine and Carpathian Mountain region. See bandura from Lviv, the national instrument of Ukraine. A contemporary Ukrainian wedding procession is shown. — See Hunn Huur Tu, from Tuva Republic, Russian Federation, performing in June. — See Press Release (Feb 10), |
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 Apr
24
– Fri
– 3
pm – Armenian Genocide
Requeim Service and ProgramArmenian Martyrs Memorial, Wesley Bolin Memorial Park (north side, east of State Capital), 1700 W. Washington, Phoenix — Rev. Fr. Zacharia Saribekyan, Armenian Apostolic Church, invites you to attend, participate and pray with him, as he conducts the annual requeim service in observance of a day of remembrance for the 1.5 million Armenians who lost their lives to genocide, the injustices of the Ottomon Empire in 1915. — The requeim service will be followed by a short commemoration program. — 100s attended. Youth in red shirts stating "Genocide" coordinated the event. Guest speakers presented declarations from State of Arizona Govenor. Representative of religious organizations concurred. History and poems of genocide were presented in English and Armenian languages. Pictures below show (1) placing flowers on memorial after requeim prayer, (2) memorial with flowers, (3) sign, and (4) moment of silence before speakers. See pictures for 2009. |
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 Apr
27
–
Tues – 1
pm to
2:30 pm – Migration
Trends
in
Post-Soviet
Central
Asia:
Implications
for
Economic
Development
and
National
Security
Coor Building, Room 4411, Arizona State University, Tempe — Free lecture by Dr. Elena Zimovina (Åëåíà Çèìîâèíà), associate professor in the Department of Archeology, Ethnology, and Native History at Buketov Karaganda State University in Karaganda, Kazakhstan (Êàðàãàíäèíñêèé ãîñóíèâåðñèòåò èì. Áóêåòîâà). Her field of scientific interest is the demographic and migration processes in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries. She currently is serving as an Open Society Institute Fellow and is a member of the European Society of Central Asian Studies (ESCAS). This event is sponsored by the ASU Melikian Center and the ASU Center for Population Dynamics (CePoD). — Papers, publications, lectures:
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 Apr
29 –
Thur – 4
pm – Ðîññèéñêèé Íàó÷íî-Òåõíîëîãè÷åñêèé è
Îáðàçîâàòåëüíûé ÖåíòðEngineering Research Center (ERC) ASU, room 490, ASU Tempe campus — RUSTEC - Russian Science, Technology and Education Consortia holds its first meeting to establilsh a center for promotion of research, business and edcuation collaboration between the former Soviet Union and Arizona. — Contact Dr. Anatoli Konkin, ASU, phone: 480-965-087. |
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 Apr
29 –
Thursdays – 6
pm – Tucson
Russian Film SeriesHistory of Soviet & Post Soviet Film, the Spring Film Series RSSS 499 is shown FREE to the public at the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center (underground) ILC-137, located down the big stairs, in front (north) of the Main Libary, E University Blvd (west of Cherry Ave), University of Arizona, Tucson. — Room ILC 137 is in the south-east corner, 60 seats. — Each film will have a faculty introduction. Free viewing with English subtitles. Open to the community. Call 520-621-7341 for more information. — Schedule of 5 films: |
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 Apr
30 – Fri – 1:30 pm – The Aral Sea
Catastrophe: Causes & Disastrous Effects of the Disappearing Sea
Coor Building, Room 4411, Arizona State University, Tempe — Free lecture by Zebosha Muradimova, Instructor of English, Sheykhantahur Academic Lyceum, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Ms. Muradimova received her degree in English Philology from the Uzbek World Languages University (Tashkent). Her areas of teaching and research interest include: second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and American literature. She is a member of the UZTEA (Uzbekistan Teachers of English Association). She currently is serving as an Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) at ASU and is teaching Uzbek. The Fulbright FLTA program is sponsored by the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by the Institute of International Education. Sponsored by the ASU Melikian Center. |
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| May
1 –
Sat – 9
am to 1
pm – AATSEEL
Meeting Cesar E. Chavez building, Room 316, 1110 E North Campus Drive, University of Arizona, Tucson. — Spring meeting of the Arizona chapter of AATSEEL - American Association of Teachers of Slavicand Eastern European Languages. Free and open to public.
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| Aug 6 – Fri
–
11 am – Armenian
Church
Seniors
Group Upper Room, St Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, 8849 E. Cholla Street (east of 51 Freeway, north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ — Ms. Arpie Dadoyan. She will present a short program of humor, story-telling and song! Please come and join us with our talented guest. Bring your lunch, join Der Zacharia and our group. |
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| Aug 14 – Sat
– 3 pm to
10 pm – Pool Party at
Katee and Joel's place 4707 E. Ardmore Rd, Phoenix — Bring your own food, drink, chips, meat for the barbeque grill and/or a salad to share, or not share, whatever. Bring your favorite jokes and good mood. Bring the kids, or don't bring them. We'll end at 10 pmt or when all leave. — You must RSVP online. Guests limited to 12 people. To get instructions to enter the gated community e-mail or call Katee or Joel 480.223.7154 |
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| Aug
15
– Sun
– 10
am to noon
– Feast
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
Mary
&
Blessing
of
the
Grapes St Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, 8849 E. Cholla Street (east of 51 Freeway, north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ — The Ladies Society will prepare a madagh luncheon for the occassion. For more information about your contributions for the purchase of grapes or lamb (for Madagh), please call Sylvia Hagopian @ 602-971-3471 or Doreen Kaprelian @ 602-750-9940 as soon as possible. |
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 Aug
17
to
Sep 9 –
Tues &
Thur – Russian-language
immersion-workshops
for
childrenInternational School of Tucson, "Open the World to your Child", 1730 North First Avenue (at Lester Ave), Tucson, AZ 85719 — For children ages 3-5 years old (6-7 pm) and 6-8 years old (7-8 pm):
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| Aug
20
– Fri
– 6 to 7 pm – Community
of
AZ
Health
Fair Upper Room, St Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, 8849 E. Cholla Street (east of 51 Freeway, north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ — Presentations by Dr Steve Ovanessoff and Dr Ted Khachaturian. Spread the word to your family and friends and ask those people you know who work in the medical industry if they're interested to join us for the evening to expand the presentation with their material, too. Please contact Der Zacharia @ 480-252-5131. |
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  Aug 21 – Sat – 11 am – Folk Ensemble practice Holy Archangels Orthodox Church (ROCOR), 2037 East Desert Lane (south of Baseline Road), Phoenix — Russian and Slavic dance and song group now practicing Saturdays to perform at the Russian Festival and other events. Costumes being made. Adults and kids welcome. Director and trainer is a professional Russian dancer, Veronica. E-mail veraveronica@msn.com, phone: 602-549-24-47. Or e-mail julia@arizonarussianfestival.org |
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| Aug
29
– Sun
– Noon
to 3
pm – St.
Apkar Summer Bible Camp (free). St Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church of Arizona, 8849 E. Cholla Street (east of 51 Freeway, north of Shea), Scottsdale, AZ — Free for all children 3 to 14 years old. Sunday School/Armenian Language School registrations for the 2010-11 school year will be accepted too. Contact Donna via Email at donn@zabellegroup.com. |
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Sep 1 – Wed
–
11:45 am to
1
pm – Vanishing
Phoenix:
A
Look
at
Historic
Phoenix
&
Preservation ASU Coor Hall,
Room 4403, (10th
St. and Myrtle Ave., north of Gammage Auditorium) (See
ASU
Google
map)
Arizona State University, Tempe — Public
History Brown Bag Series: Robert Melikian shows the beauty that was
Phoenix … the craftsmanship, the art, the charm, the magnificent
attention to detail of the buildings Phoenix produced in the past … and
he asks: why does all that live only in our memories? Robert's
grandparents excaped the Armenian genocide, and his family has
extensively supported Arizona Armenian and Russian causes. |
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