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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Sergiu Celac - Romania's first post-communist minister of foreign affairs
DESCRIPTION:The Alianta Conversations event series invites influential leaders in business\, politics\, academia and the non-profit sector to the table for engaging discussions on the most important topics facing Romania. Now we are inviting you to join us for a conversation with Sergiu Celac\, centered around the political\, diplomatic and historical dimensions of the Ukrainian crisis. \nMr. Celac brings a unique perspective as the first post-communist Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from December 1989 to June 1990. \nThe conversation will be livestreamed and we welcome your questions and comments online. Please follow\, like and share our page to stay up-to-date with our latest events! \nThis event is free but reservations are required. Please RSVP by clicking the link.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/a-conversation-with-sergiu-celac-romanias-first-post-communist-minister-of-foreign-affairs/
CATEGORIES:Conversations
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Mr. Paun Rohovei Ukraine's Chargé d'affaires in Romania
DESCRIPTION:Watch the Livestream \nSign up to receive the Zoom link \nOur guest for this month’s Alianta Conversation is Paun Rohovei\, CDA of Ukraine’s embassy to Bucharest. \nFrom a top Ukrainian diplomat in the region\, we will be talking about the evolving situation on the battle front in Ukraine and updating our viewers on critical information: \n\nWhat is our guest hearing from government sources back home?\nOn refugees: statistics on who is coming over; how many fleeing; what’s being done at border points; and what are their real needs?\nHow can the West help? Which NGOs/humanitarian organizations are the best ones to support?\nRomanian-Ukrainian border situation: looking at entry points West to East\, and the Romanian side versus the Ukrainian side.\nDisinformation: How extensive and what should we be paying attention to?\n\nAt the top of the show\, John Florescu will give a current report from the border points near Baia Mare.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/a-conversation-with-mr-paun-rohovei-ukraines-charge-daffaires-in-romania/
LOCATION:Online\, Digital
CATEGORIES:Conversations,Home Featured
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SUMMARY:The Roma Community Project (theater & talk & film)
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URL:https://alianta.org/event/the-roma-community-project-theater-talk-film/
LOCATION:Romanian Cultural Institute\, 200 East 38th St\, New York\, New York\, 10016
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SUMMARY:Concert: cellist Mihai Marica + pianist Ilya Poletaev
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URL:https://alianta.org/event/concert-cellist-mihai-marica-pianist-ilya-poletaev/
LOCATION:Romanian Cultural Institute\, 200 East 38th St\, New York\, New York\, 10016
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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SUMMARY:Chamber Orchestra Concert
DESCRIPTION:The American Romanian Festival once again presents the Wayne State University Orchestra\, joined by WSU faculty and musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, in an evening of music guaranteed to help you travel over plains and borders. The first part of the program features Arthur Foote’s melodious and dynamic Serenade for Strings\, followed by Exorcisme\, a work for flute and chamber orchestra by Romanian composer Remus Georgescu and featuring WSU alumnus Shantanique Moore\, currently a fellow with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The concert continues with the Almajan Suite by Remus Georgescu and selections from Old American Songs by Aaron Copland\, featuring Wayne State University’s newly appointed voice professor Jonathan Lasch. The concerts ends with Constantin Silvestri’s melodious\, playful\, and fiery Three Pieces for String Orchestra. \nThis concert is given as part of this season’s American Romanian Festival. \nArtists\nKypros Markou\, conductor\nJonathan Lasch\, baritone\nShantanique Moore\, flute\nWayne State University Orchestra
URL:https://alianta.org/event/chamber-orchestra-concert/
LOCATION:Wayne State University\, Schaver Recital Hall\, 480 W. Hancock St.\, Detroit\, MI\, 48202
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Intellectuals and Fascism in Interwar Romania: The Criterion Association (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2019)
DESCRIPTION:Cristina A. Bejan is a Rhodes and Fulbright scholar\, Oxford DPhil (PhD) and faculty at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She has taught history across the country (including Duke and Georgetown Universities) and worked at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum as a researcher. A theatre artist\, she has written 17 plays and produced/directed/sound designed countless more in the US and abroad. Her poetry collection „Green Horses on the Walls” will be released May 22\, 2020 by Finishing Line Press. As Executive Director of the arts group Bucharest Inside the Beltway she produces and promotes local and international art in Denver and Bucharest. BiB’s next project is producing an evening of 6 plays by women playwrights of Romanian heritage (Domnica Radulescu\, Saviana Stanescu\, Catalina Florina Florescu\, Amanda Andrei\, Rucsandra Pop and Bejan). Please visit cristinaabejan.com
URL:https://alianta.org/event/book-launch-intellectuals-and-fascism-in-interwar-romania-the-criterion-association-palgrave-macmillan-2019/
LOCATION:Romanian Cultural Institute\, 200 East 38th St\, New York\, New York\, 10016
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SUMMARY:Ambassador Jim Rosapepe at the Romanian Cultural Institute
DESCRIPTION:The Romanian Cultural Institute is celebrating 140 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Romania and the United States with a conversation with Senator Jim Rosapepe\, one of the most popular U.S. ambassadors to Romania and the Board Chair of Alianta. \nThe talk\, blending Ambassador Rosapepe’s Romanian reminiscences\, personal observations\, and vision statements\, is also the launch of a partnership program between the Institute and Alianta. \nThis event is free and seats are allocated on a first come\, first served basis. Please RSVP at the ticket link if you wish to attend.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/ambassador-jim-rosapepe-at-the-romanian-cultural-institute/
LOCATION:Romanian Cultural Institute\, 200 East 38th St\, New York\, New York\, 10016
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Intellectuals and Fascism in Interwar Romania
DESCRIPTION:The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars\, invites you on Thursday\, January 23 starting at 2:00 pm to discuss Cristina Bejan’s latest book „Intellectuals and Fascism in Interwar Romania: The Criterion Association (Modernity\, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe).” She will be joined by Professor Vladimir Tismăneanu\, Director of the Center for the Study of Post-communist Societies at University of Maryland (College Park). The event will take place at the Center located in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center\, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza\, 1300 Pennsylvania\, Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC. \nIn 1930s Bucharest\, some of the country’s most brilliant young intellectuals converged to form the Criterion Association. Bound by friendship and the dream of a new\, modern Romania\, their members included historian Mircea Eliade\, critic Petru Comărnescu\, Jewish playwright Mihail Sebastian and a host of other philosophers and artists. Together\, they built a vibrant cultural scene that flourished for a few short years\, before fascism and scandal splintered their ranks. Cristina A. Bejan asks how the far-right Iron Guard came to eclipse the appeal of liberalism for so many of Romania’s intellectual elite\, drawing on diaries\, memoirs and other writings to examine the collision of culture and extremism in the interwar years. The first English-language study of Criterion and the most thorough to date in any language\, this book grapples with the complexities of Romanian intellectual life in the moments before collapse. \nCristina A. Bejan is a Rhodes and Fulbright scholar. She has had fellowships at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)\, the Wilson Center and Georgetown University. She received her Masters and DPhil in Modern History from the University of Oxford and her BA in Philosophy (Honors) from Northwestern University\, where she also studied theater. While a researcher for USHMM\, she authored 64 articles on camps in Africa and Europe for the “Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos – Vol. 3.” Most recently she taught history at Duke University. A playwright and spoken word artist\, her creative work has appeared in the US\, UK\, Romania and Vanuatu. Bejan runs the arts and culture collective Bucharest Inside the Beltway\, based in Denver\, CO and Bucharest\, Romania. \nVladimir Tismăneanu is a Professor of politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Post-communist Societies at University of Maryland (College Park)\, President of the Presidential Commission for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania (April 2006–March 2007)\, and since April 2007\, Chairman of the Presidential Consultative Commission for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania. He left communist Romania in 1981. In 1983\, he joined the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia as a research associate and a contributing editor to ORBIS. Since 1990 he has been teaching at University of Maryland\, Department of Government and Politics\, receiving in 2003 the University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award. In 2004\, his book\, ”Stalinism for All Seasons” was granted the „Barbara Jelavich Award” by the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS). He serves as chair of the Editorial Committee of East European Politics and Societies and is also a member of the editorial boards of Human Rights Review\, Studia Politica\, and Journal of Democracy. For more than two decades he’s been a permanent collaborator of Radio Free Europa\, Voice of America\, Deutsche Welle and BBC and writes a weekly column for the influential Romanian daily Evenimentul Zilei. \nBooks will be available for sale at $20 (cash or check) and the author will be available to sign them.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/book-launch-intellectuals-and-fascism-in-interwar-romania/
LOCATION:Woodrow Wilson International Institute\, 1300 Pennsylvania\, Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Romanian Professional Society of Philadelphia Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:Romanian Professional Society of Philadelphia\nCordially invites you to a  Christmas Party \nSaturday\, December 14\, 2019\, 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM \nAdmission Free \nREGISTER HERE \nWest Chester’s beautiful Sullivan House\n35 Hershey Drive\, West Chester\, PA 19380 \nJoin us for Christmas Caroling (Colinde de Craciun) with the Elkins Park Romanian Orthodox Church Choir and a Special Piano Concert with our wonderful pianist guest  Madalina- Claudia Danila. \n\n\n\nGet in the spirit of Christmas with friends. \nMingle and mix with the Romanians of Philadelphia.\nHors D’ Oeuvres\, Buffet Dinner and Cash Bar \nIf you wish to support RPSP: DONATE HERE.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romanian-professional-society-of-philadelphia-christmas-party/
LOCATION:Sullivan House\, 35 Hershey Drive\, West Chester\, PA\, 19380\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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SUMMARY:National Day of Romania Concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC
DESCRIPTION:Romanian Americans in New York City are invited to celebrate the National Day of Romania on Monday\, December 2nd at 8pm\, with an exclusive concert at Carnegie Hall. Violinist Remus Azoitei  and pianist Eduard Stan will perform Ravel\, Chausson and Enescu. \nTickets are now available at the link below.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/national-day-of-romania-concert-at-carnegie-hall-in-nyc/
LOCATION:Carnegie Hall\, 57th Street and Seventh Ave\, New York\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191207T150000
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CREATED:20191203T184912Z
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SUMMARY:"Colinde" in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:A Christmas Carols concert featuring the „Mitropolitul Dosoftei” Choir from Suceava\, Romania will take place on Saturday\, December 7\, at 6:00 pm at the Romanian Heritage Centre. \nThe event is free of charge. You can register on the event page in Facebook:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/564856527673133/
URL:https://alianta.org/event/1854/
LOCATION:Romanian Heritage Center\, 6201 W. Howard Street\, Niles\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Romanian United Fund organizes fundraiser for Via Transilvanica in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:„The Wonders of Nature\nThe Beauty of Romania\nThe Road to Build\nThe Story to Tell\nThe Help to Give \n\nJoin Romanian United Fund to hear more about Via Transilvanica\, about Via Transilvanica\, the hiking trail that connects Putna to Drobeta-Turnu Severin: the story behind it\, the dreams\, the amazing people who are helping make it a reality. Come and meet one of the initiators\, Alin Useriu talk about his hopes and struggles and dreams and find out how you can help build the hiking trail everyone is excited about. \nThe andesite markers that line the trail and guide the hikers could have “Chicago” written on them.\nCome to the fundraiser and help put Chicago on a map in Romania. It sounds a bit quirky\, but oh\, so wonderful! \n\nThe fundraising event for Via Transilvanica will take place on December 5th at Stan Mansion.” \n\nProgram:\n6:30-7:30 Cocktail party/Live Music\n7:30-8:00 Romanian United Fund Presentation\n8:00-8:30 Via Transilvanica Presentation\n8:30-9:00 Q&A\, Fundraising and Raffle \nTo RSVP please follow the steps in the link below.\nRuf.nationbuilder.com/viatransilvanica \nGrand raffle prize: A 7-day backcountry guided tour in Transylvania with Tiberiu and Alin Useriu (air ticket\, accomodation and meals included) including a visit to Cluj and Bistrita (Pasul Tihuta). See the Romanian countryside\, castles\, and villages. \n\n  \n   
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romanian-united-fund-organizes-fundraiser-for-via-transilvanica-in-chicago/
LOCATION:Stan Mansion\, 2408 N Kedzie Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T140000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Radu Ioanid on Communist Romania and the Memory of the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York series of events dedicated to the Anniversary of 30 years since the fall of Communism in Romania\, historian Radu Ioanid\, the Director of the International Archival Program at the Holocaust Museum in Washington\, D.C.\, revisits the policies of communist Romania towards the country’s responsibility in the Holocaust. \nRadu Ioanid is Director of the International Archival Program at the Jack\, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He was Vice-President of the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania\, headed by Elie Wiesel\, in 2003/2004. His book entitled “The Holocaust in Romania. The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies under the Antonescu Regime\, 1940-1944” (2000) shows the stages of Romanian massacres of Jews. Further publications include “The Sword of the Archangel. Fascist Ideology in Romania” (1990) and “Le Pogrom de Jassy” (2015).
URL:https://alianta.org/event/nyc-radu-ioanid-on-communist-romania-and-the-memory-of-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:Romanian Cultural Institute\, 200 East 38th St\, New York\, New York\, 10016
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T170000
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SUMMARY:NY Romanian Film Festival "The Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution"
DESCRIPTION:„For its 2019 edition\, Making Waves celebrates the 30 years since the Revolution of 1989 with a comprehensive 30-Film Retrospective of Romanian Cinema of the Past 30 Years\, the largest Romanian film program presented in the U.S. to date. The program will run at Film Forum in New York City from November 15-26\, 2019. A selection of the retrospective will tour throughout the U.S. through May 2020.  The line up of the festival is posted here:  https://makingwaves.filmetc.org/schedule/films/. \nBack in 2005\, a three hour-long black comedy about a dying man made history by resurrecting Romanian cinema. The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu was part of the birth of an artistic revolution that ignited an ever-growing international interest in an outstanding generation of filmmakers. It also triggered the rediscovery of past highlights which offered a genealogy for what critics came to call the Romanian New Wave. \nSpanning the 30 years since the 1989 Romanian Revolution and the fall of Communism\, this comprehensive showcase presents 30 representative titles from the recent history of Romanian cinema. Naturally\, history is the running theme in most films. In the 1990s\, directors who found themselves freed from the tyranny of censorship rushed out in the open to tell stories from the recent past. In the following two decades\, younger directors went back in time on their own terms and came up with a fresh perspective on the communist era. Even when they chronicled the present in sharp slices of life\, the dark shadows of the past still permeated their contemporary stories\, like familiar ghosts. And then there is the enigma of the Revolution itself\, which continues to beg for closure. \nNewer films dig into the more distant though equally relevant past\, and there is also escapism\, mostly in genre formats. But despite its apparent diversity\, this vast retrospective works best as a history lesson served in the most entertaining form: movies.” \n\nThe Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution\nA retrospective initiated by the Making Waves Film Festival & Cinema Projects\nOriginated at Film Forum New York (Nov 2019) and touring throughout the U.S.\nProduced by Corina Șuteu and Oana Radu\nCurated by Mihai Chirilov\, Corina Șuteu\, and David Schwartz (Cinema Projects)\nWith the support of the Trust for Mutual Understanding\, Romanian Filmmakers Union\, Dacin Sara\, the Romanian National Film Center\, Blue Heron Foundation and numerous individual donors\nFilm notes: Mihai Chirilov/David Schwartz
URL:https://alianta.org/event/ny-romanian-film-festival-the-romanians-30-years-of-cinema-revolution/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191117T170000
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SUMMARY:Seattle Romanian Film Festival - 6th Edition
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 30 years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall\, the 6th edition of the Seattle Romanian Film Festival\, entitled „One Eye Laughing\, One Eye Crying: Stories OFF the Wall”\, brings you Romanian and Eastern European cinema echoing the political\, economic and existential dilemmas that have reshaped Europe in the aftermath of the Cold War. Bounced OFF a wall that divided families\, generations and nations\, these stories harness the unifying power of film to create new bridges\, in a universal quest for shared meaning. \n\n \nWe have made history together: from one of the smallest venues in town with 93 seats (in 2014)\, we have upgraded the festival to the largest auditoriums @ SIFF CINEMA Uptown with 275 seats (between 2015-2018). From about 750 viewers attending the first edition\, we have been reaching approximately 2\,300 people every year. From an ethnic film festival\, we have succeeded in creating an authentic Seattle experience where people of all backgrounds watch internationally acclaimed films\, learn something about Romanian heritage\, laugh and cry together\, proving that the festival has earned its title „One Eye Laughing\, One Eye Crying”. \nCheck out the full lineup for the 6th Edition of The Romanian Film Festival Seattle (November 15-17 at SIFF Cinema Uptown). More than in any other years\, this year’s edition offers you the BEST of European cinema\, with films that received over 30 national and international prizes! \nhttps://www.arcsproject.org/film-festival.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/seattle-romanian-film-festival-6th-edition/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, Seattle
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T110000
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SUMMARY:Screening of "The Reenactment" by Lucian Pintilie at the National Gallery od Art in Washington\, DC
DESCRIPTION:Lucian Pintilie’s ”The Reenactment (Reconstituirea)”\, a classic Romanian movie from 1968\, will be screened at the National Gallery of Art\, on November 10 @ 4pm\, in the West Building Lecture Hall\, as a part of the film program “Welcome to Absurdistan: Eastern European Cinema 1950 to 1989”. The screening is part of a series of films from seven Central and Eastern European countries\, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolutions that overthrew their communist regimes. Also\, the screening honors the passing of director Lucian Pintilie last year.\n“This program marks the thirtieth anniversary of the liberation of the former “people’s republics” from their previously socialist and Soviet-dominated regimes\, a shared sensibility of the absurd uniting these diverse nations as well as their films” (National Gallery of Art) \n”The Reenactment (Reconstituirea)” was banned from Romanian cinemas in 1969 by the communist regime\, a ban which lasted until the communism fall in 1989. \nMore details about the movie and the film program:\nhttps://www.nga.gov/calendar/film-programs/absurdistan/reenactment.html\nhttps://www.nga.gov/calendar/film-programs/absurdistan.html
URL:https://alianta.org/event/screening-of-the-reenactment-by-lucian-pintilie-at-the-national-gallery-od-art-in-washington-dc/
LOCATION:National Gallery of Art\, 6th And Constitutions Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T073000
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CREATED:20191029T033121Z
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SUMMARY:Romanian Animated Film "Marona's Fantastic Tale" at Kids Euro Festival in Washington\, DC
DESCRIPTION:“Marona’s Fantastic Tale” by Anca Damian will be screened at Kids Euro Festival\, in Washington\, D.C.\, at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, on Sunday\, November 3\, @ 11.00 am. The movie is in French with English subtitles.  \nRomanian director Anca Damian brings the stunning character design of Belgian artist Brecht Evens to life in this beautiful animated tale told from a pup’s perspective. Marona is a mixed-breed Labrador whose life leaves deep traces among the humans she encounters. After an accident\, she reflects on all the homes and different experiences she’s had. In this beautiful and deeply emotional story of an average dog and her extraordinary life\, Marona’s memory journeys into the past\, as her unfailing empathy and love brings lightness and innocence into each of her owners’ lives (Note adapted from GKIDS). DIR/SCR/PROD Anca Damian; PROD Ron Dyens\, Tomas Leyers. Romania/France/Belgium\, 2019\, color\, NOT RATED. \nThis event is brought to you by the 12th annual Kids Euro Festival\, a two-week long festival of European arts and culture presenting free activities to D.C. metro area children from age 2 to 12. With programs both for the general public and for school groups\, more than 10\,000 DC-area children and their families enjoy Kids Euro Festival programs each year. This is made possible by the 28 European Union countries and the European Union Delegation in Washington in cooperation with the European-American Cultural Foundation and The Carmel Cultural Endowment for the Arts. For the full lineup of events\, please visit www.kidseurofestival.org and follow us at #KidsEUFest. \nFREE SCREENING! Tickets are limited to 4 per reservation and are not a guarantee of admission. You must be seated at least 15 min prior to showtime. Seating is limited so please arrive early. Empty seats will be released to standby line guests. \nThis free screening of MARONA’S FANTASTIC TALE is presented with the support of the Embassy of Romania.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romanian-animated-film-maronas-fantastic-tale-at-kids-euro-festival-in-washington-dc/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Road \, Silver Spring \, 20910\, 20910
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191029T031030Z
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SUMMARY:Vox Maris Band CD Release Concert in Chicago\, IL
DESCRIPTION:Vox Maris Band\, a Chicago based Romanian Rock Band of Transylvanian origins\, presents a CD release concert on November 2nd at the Irish American Heritage Centre\, with special guests ODE\, Ana Everling\, Horatiu Ormindeanu\, and Tavi Benz. \n„Come and listen to a Transylvanian Rock experience born on the streets of Chicago! Experience a different musical perspective about life through the eyes of a faraway mysterious land overlooking Carpathian Mountains of Romania\, where legend\, mystery and reality are often found to be part of a daily routine.  The new album\, called “Paine si Sare ( Bread and Salt)”\, touches on several subjects related to the shared experience in between seemingly different worlds\, such as love\, family\, awareness of reality and tradition\,” announce the organisers. \nVox Maris Band is Dan Paduraru on lead vocals and acoustic guitar\, Adrian Nechiti on electric guitar\, Dan Rizo on percussion\, Marius Olteanu on electric guitar\, Andrei Diaconu on bass guitar and Marcel Vinesar on keyboard. \nAlso on stage will be present the Moldovan Jazz vocalist Ana Everling\, and ODE – an indie rock band that specializes in combining elements of Balkan folk music with hints of dark Americana and World Punk.  Ode is Davor Palos on vocals\, Robert Palos on guitar\, Nikola Dokic on guitar\, Elliot Taggart on bass\, Daniel Crane on drums and special guest Horatiu Ormindeanu on violin. \nThe concert is Saturday\, November 2\, 2019 at the Irish American Heritage Center’s Mayfair Theater at 4626 North Knox Avenue\, Chicago. Free Parking on site! Tickets are $30 for adults and children 12 and under are $15. Purchase your tickets online and get $5 off of the new CD\, when you purchase at the concert.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/vox-maris-band-cd-release-concert-in-chicago-il/
LOCATION:Mayfair Theater\, Chicago\, IL\, 4626 N Knox Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60630-4030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190727T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190728T173000
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190717T204850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T204850Z
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SUMMARY:Romanian Summer Festival\, Chicago\, July 26-27
DESCRIPTION:For all our friends in Chicago area: Romanian Summer Festival -VIIIth edition in Saint Paul Woods\, Morton Grove\, IL on July 27 & 28. \nExperience the culture\, food\, dance and fun of the local Romanian community. \nMore details on the event page here:
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romanian-summer-festival-chicago-july-26-27/
LOCATION:Saint Pauls Woods 6594 Oakton St\, Morton Grove\, Illinois 60053\, 6594 Oakton St\,\, Morton Grove\,\, Illinois\, 60053
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190715T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190726T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190717T203949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T204018Z
UID:1099-1563163200-1564146000@alianta.org
SUMMARY:ARCS Summer Camp - Learning about Romanian Role Models
DESCRIPTION:Seattle-based ARCS Summer Camp: Learning about Romanian Role Models with filmmaker  Iulia Rugina\, actress Ioana Flora and young artist Toto Horvat. \nSpecial weeklong workshop designed for Romanian-speaking kids 4-12.  Participants will act in film scenes\, design sets and costumes\, shoot like a pro and learn basic acting\, script-writing\, directing and filmmaking skills. Kids will learn about Romanian super-heroes who changed world history with their courage\, vision and talent\, such as Queen Marie of Romania\, Ana Aslan\, Geta Brătescu\, Henri Coandă\, Petrache Poenaru\, Constantin Brâncuși and many others. \nARCS is thanking Asociatia Culturala Control N and UiPath Foundation for your support in creating these new bridges for our heritage students! Big thanks to their local partners  Ellison Center UW and SIFF \nMore information here \n 
URL:https://alianta.org/event/arcs-summer-camp-learning-about-romanian-role-models/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190608T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190611T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190118T214652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190118T214652Z
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SUMMARY:Techsylvania event\, Cluj\, June 8-11
DESCRIPTION:About Techsylvania\nWe put the future of technology\, business and the know-how of global leaders under the spotlight. \nOver 3.000 engineers\, founders\, investors\, executives and CEOs of IT & digital companies\, banks and pioneers of growing startups from across the world meet at Techsylvania\, in the heart of Transylvania for inspiration and networking. \nWe empower our attendees through more than 70 keynotes\, panels\, workshops\, satellite events\, executive roundtables and Q&A sessions. At the leading technology event in Eastern Europe we explore visionary ideas\, ground breaking projects and the changing markets.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/techsylvania-event-cluj-june-8-11/
LOCATION:Cluj-Napoca\, Cluj-Napoca\, Romania
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190604T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190603T210331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T210331Z
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SUMMARY:Piano Concerto at Romanian Embassy\, Washington DC
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Ambasada României în Statele Unite ale Americii / Romanian Embassy in US and Romanian Cultural Institute in New York \n1607 23rd St NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia 20008
URL:https://alianta.org/event/piano-concerto-at-romanian-embassy-washington-dc/
LOCATION:Romanian Embassy\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190607
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190401T020551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T020656Z
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SUMMARY:Reinventing Realism: New Cinema from Romania Film Festival - Washington D.C.\, June 1-6
DESCRIPTION:D.C. friends\, mark your calendars for June 1 to 16 for some Romanian movies that received several international awards: ‘One Step Behind The Seraphim’\, ‘Alice T’\, ‘Infinite Football’\, ‘Marita’\, ‘Pororoca’\, ‘Charlestone’\, ‘Moromete Family: On The Edge of Time’. The cultural indulgence is due to Ambasada României în Statele Unite ale Americii / Romanian Embassy in US\, Romanian Cultural Institute in New York\, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. More to come about the Festival soon. \nScreenings to take place at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.  From the National Gallery: \n„Since the late 1990s a group of intellectually adventurous filmmakers from Romania has been enlivening the European art scene with a steady stream of robustly realistic films that tackle moral and ethical issues\, and make thought-provoking parables from everyday events. At the same time these filmmakers\, working collaboratively\, have set up a discourse about contemporary societal and civil issues that hover over Europe. This series is the last in a cycle of three retrospectives at the National Gallery of Art to focus on Romania’s New Wave — earlier installments took place in 2007 and 2017. The Gallery wishes to thank the Embassy of Romania and the Romanian Cultural Institute for their partnership.” \nImage:  still from One Step Behind the Seraphim \nhttp://bit.ly/Alianta_RoFilms_WashingtonDC
URL:https://alianta.org/event/reinventing-realism-new-cinema-from-romania-film-festival-washington-d-c-june-1-6/
LOCATION:Nat’l Gallery of Art\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="":MAILTO:ba.alianta@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190519
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190430T211647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190430T211647Z
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SUMMARY:Romania Day Festival in NY - May 18
DESCRIPTION:The 20th Edition of the Romania Day Festival will take place on Saturday\, May 18th on Broadway in the Financial District. For the first time in its history the festival will recognize the Aromanian community\, one of the most patriotic and devoted groups of Romanians whose roots trace back to Alexander the Great. As such\, renown folk singer Stelian Arau will perform for an audience expected to reach over 25\,000 people throughout the day. \nIn a unique\, exciting fusion of Romanian and American classical music\, New York’s native Luc Moutin Trio will perform Romanian Jazz as never before heard. Other guests include the Mirel Manea Orchestra\, the Folkloric Ensemble Banatul\, George Rotaru\, Valeria Nautu\, Ciprian Cocalia\, Brandusa Covalciuc\, Iuliana Roata and more. \nThe distinguished keynote speaker for the festival will be the Queens Borough President\, Ms. Melinda Katz\, a seasoned politician and candidate for the New York district attorney office in 2020. Queens has about 175\,000 Romanian residents\, making it the most concentrated neighborhood of Romanians in the US. \nWe look forward to seeing many new faces at will be the most culturally immersive celebration of Romanian tradition yet. \nMore info on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/505317373206262/
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romania-day-festival-in-ny-may-18/
LOCATION:Broadway\, Financial District\, Broadway\, Financial District\, New York\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190520
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190430T210718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190430T210736Z
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SUMMARY:Romanian Food Festival | Festivalul Românesc in DC area
DESCRIPTION:From Romanians of DC newsletter: \nThe St. Andrew Romanian Orthodox Church has the pleasure of inviting you to a new edition of the Romanian Food Festival\, which will take place on May 17-19 on their property situated at 9111 River Road\, Potomac\, MD 20854. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the church and as such they hope to make this an unforgettable event\, full of cultural and spiritual events\, completed with culinary wonders and the opportunity to spend a few hours outdoors in their beautiful garden. \nThe festival will feature numerous Romanian culinary delights including: home-made sausages\, grill-steaks\, pork pastrami\, the famous Romanian small skinless sausages called “mititei\,” the traditional cabbage rolls with polenta (“mamaliga”)\, stuffed peppers\, a variety of delicious soups\, and many more. An assortment of vegetarian dishes will also be available. There will also be a great variety of home-made sweets including: cakes\, cookies and other sweets cakes (“torte”)\, coffee-cakes\, eclairs\, “amandines\, “cozonac\,” cheese rolls\, apple pies\, cookies (“fursecuri”)\, pancakes\, and many more. The bar will be well-stocked with a variety of distinct Romanian beer and wine assortments. \nThe festive and cheerful atmosphere will also be enhanced by the richness of the Romanian folk music and dances. Romanian and American dancers\, artists and singers will delight the public throughout the duration of the festival with traditional folk dances from all regions of Romania\, with well know songs and will teach a few dances. On Saturday\, May 18 at 2 pm those present will also mark the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse in Washington along with Andreea Tănăsescu\, the Founder of La Blouse Roumaine Community and the creator of this global celebration! A small exhibition will display various Romanian handicrafts and folk costumes. \nThe Romanian spirituality will be present through the opportunity to visit the temporary church and to share the vision to build here\, close to the Nation’s Capital\, a Romanian Orthodox Cathedral\, inspired by the 500-year old Moldovița Monastery Church\, a UNESCO site. \nA specially designed area will offer the children various field games\, face painting\, a bouncing-house\, a petting-zoo garden\, and many more activities and surprises. Entrance is $5 for adults and $3 for children and is valid for all three days of the festival. \nMay 17-19 \nSt. Andrew Romanian Church \n1607 23rd Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romanian-food-festival-festivalul-romanesc/
LOCATION:St. Andrew Romanian Church\, 1607 23rd Street\, NW\,\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190520
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190411T214937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T214937Z
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SUMMARY:Romanian Food Festival\, Potomac\, MD May 17-19
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all for the Maryland/DC area Food Festival! \nMessage from the Organizer: \nWe celebrate our community’s 10th anniversary and we are excited to share with you our joy and gratefulness for such an incredible decade of blessings and happy moments. For this reason\, we intend to organize an unforgettable festival\, full of cultural and spiritual events\, completed with culinary satisfactions and the opportunity to spend a few hours outdoors in our beautiful garden. We invite you to join us in paying a unique homage to the spirit and traditions of the Romanian people\, widely known and appreciated in all corners of the world. \nAnd so\, during this festival\, among the numerous specifically-Romanian products and culinary delights\, we will offer: home-made sausages\, grill-steaks\, pork pastrami\, the famous Romanian small skinless sausages called “mititei\,” the traditional cabbage rolls with polenta (“mamaliga”)\, stuffed peppers\, a variety of delicious soups\, and many more. An assortment of vegetarian dishes will also be available. \nThe dessert sector will attract the public through a variety of home-made cakes\, cookies and other sweets prepared with love by our talented volunteer ladies: cakes (“torte”)\, coffee-cakes\, “eclaire\,” amandines\, “cozonac\,” cheese rolls\, apple pies\, cookies (“fursecuri”)\, pancakes\, and many more. \nThe bar will be well-stocked with a variety of distinct Romanian beer and wine assortments. \nThe festive and cheerful atmosphere will also be sustained by the richness of the Romanian folk music and dances. Local American artists\, as well as Romanians from here and from various homeland places\, will visit us especially for this event\, and will call us to sing together\, in one voice\, some traditional Romanian melodies\, and to join our hands in ancient “hora” and “invartita” dances in the garden of our community. \nThe Romanian spirituality will be present through the opportunity to visit our temporary church\, and to share our vision to build here\, close to the Capital of the United States\, a Romanian orthodox cathedral\, resembling the almost 500-year old “Moldovita” monastery church\, well known as an object of world (UNESCO) treasure. \nA folkloric exhibition will display various Romanian handicrafts and popular costumes. \nA specially designed area will offer the children various field games\, face painting\, a bouncing-house\, a petting-zoo garden\, and many more activities and surprises. \nEveryone is welcome!
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romanian-food-festival-potomac-md-may-17-19/
LOCATION:Romanian Food Festival\, 9111 River Rd\, Potomac\, MD\, 20854\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190516T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190516T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190430T210324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190430T210324Z
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SUMMARY:La Blouse Roumaine: Traditional Textiles\, Art & Cultural Fashion
DESCRIPTION:From the Romanians of DC organization: \nYou are cordially invited on Thursday\, May 16 at 5:30 pm at the Textile Museum (701 21st Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC) to attend the official launch of the concept of the brand new La Blouse Romaine Magazine presented by Andreea Tănăsescu\, the founder of the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse social movement and President of IA Association. The launch will be followed by a moderated discussion on the importance of the folk costume as an identity marker and a source of identity and of inspiration with: Dorian Branea\, Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York; Sonia Coman-Ernstoff\, Fellow at Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery\, and moderated by Bogdan Banu\, Founder of Romanians of DC. The event will also feature a small collection of traditional Romanian folk costumes from the Collection of Bogdan Banu. This is a free event but prior registration is required here: http://romanianblouse.eventbrite.com \nCultural diplomacy takes many shapes and forms. The forms and ornaments found on the Romanian folk blouses are just the latest and probably most unusual manifestation of what cultural diplomacy can be. Unbeknown to most\, the Romanian blouse is truly an universal cultural icon. Worn by celebrities\, part of cultural revolutions such as the hippie movement in the 60s\, loved by famous fashion designers world-wide\, and an inspiration for famous artists or movie characters\, the Romanian blouses trace their origins back to the ancient civilizations found along the Danube river thousands of years ago. They preserve a part of the language of signs and symbols specific to the mythical thinking of those times. \nIn 2013 a truly global social and cultural movement was born in Romania centered on the Romanian Blouse. It was a movement born out of a desire to preserve and pass on to a new generation this symbol so central to the Romanian identity. Romanians around the world were asked to post a photo or a selfie wearing their blouses on social media as a way to reach and educate a wider public. In just six short years the movement has grown exponentially to some 200\,000 member\, celebrated annually on six continents\, over 60 countries and some 300 cities. The Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse is now celebrated like a national holiday in both Romania and the Republic of Moldova and has been recognized by governments in Washington\, DC\, Canada and elsewhere. \nAndreea Tănăsescu is the creator and founder of La blouse roumaine movement that has contributed decisively to the rebirth and renewed interest in traditional Romanian culture on a global scale. She is the creator of the Universal Romanian Blouse Day\, Brâncuși Week and Cultural Fashion Day and the President of La blouse roumaine IA Association\, a non-governmental organization that promotes the preservation of the Romanian textile heritage\, cultural and sustainable fashion. In 2017 Andreea started Give Credit that militates for culturally responsible design and now she is currently working on the development La blouse roumaine magazine. She studied Law and Public Relations and she has been involved in the fashion\, media and movie industry for more than 20 years as a talent agent and casting director for major international film productions as The Fall by Tarsem Singh\, Callas Forever by Franco Zeffirelli\, Amen by Costa Gavras\, Modigliani by Mick Davis. \nSonia Coman-Ernstoff is a Romanian-born art historian and poet. She received a B.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Art History from Columbia\, where she taught an undergraduate seminar on the soft power of ceramic arts across world cultures. As the Anne van Biema Fellow at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery\, Dr. Coman is currently preparing a book manuscript on the formation and legacy of Charles Lang Freer’s collection of Japanese ceramics. Her poetry has been published and awarded internationally. Her latest book\, Passages\, was shortlisted for The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Distinguished Book Award. \nDorian Branea\, cultural diplomat\, cultural entrepreneur\, author and translator\, is currently the Director of Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. Previously he was a Fellow at the Central European University (2003-2004)\, Founding Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Warsaw (2006-2010) and Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London (2010-2018). He also served between 2012 and 2014 as President of the London association of cultural institutes from the EU countries (EUNIC). He studied English at the Western University of Timișoara\, followed by graduate work in International Relations at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Negotiation at Oxford University’s Said Business School. Ph.D. in English and American Studies. He is the author of The United States of Romanians published in 2016 in Romanian by Humanitas Publishing House. \nThursday\, May 16 – 5:30 pm \nTextile Museum \n701 21st Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC \nRegistered guests are asked to arrive at least 10 minutes early. Seating after 5:20 pm will be on a first come\, first served policy. We expect this to be an event with full house!
URL:https://alianta.org/event/la-blouse-roumaine-traditional-textiles-art-cultural-fashion/
LOCATION:Textile Museum\, 701 21st Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC)\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190515
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190401T013756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T165434Z
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SUMMARY:Major Real Estate Forum in Bucharest\, May 14
DESCRIPTION:The 18th annual Business Review Realty Forum continues to reflect the growing contribution of the property sector in the Romanian economy. \nAs the leading real estate event on the Romanian market\, the Realty Forum will host a series of key panel discussions on the outlook of the industry and its investment potential. \n \nSpeakers from strategic players in the office\, residential\, retail and industrial sectors will present the core strengths of the market and the potential challenges faced going forward. \nWhile Bucharest has remained the core market for large property investors\, regional major cities such as Timisoara\, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi are continuing to see a large influx of fresh investments across all market segments. \nMixed-use projects with office\, retail and residential components have a larger share in the development pipeline across large cities\, with investors looking to provide the full experience for companies and individuals. \nhttp://business-review.eu/br-events/realtyforum2019
URL:https://alianta.org/event/major-real-estate-forum-in-bucharest-april-9/
LOCATION:Bucharest\, Romania\, Bucharest\, Romania
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190512
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190430T205816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190430T205816Z
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SUMMARY:Romanian Embassy DC celebrate Europe Day with Open House
DESCRIPTION:On May 11th\, 2019 the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the Embassies of the 28 EU Member States to the United States will open their doors to the Washington public during the EU Embassies’ Open House Day: a day of family fun\, food\, culture and more. The event offered visitors a rare look inside the embassies and provided a unique opportunity for them to experience the cultural heritage and national traditions of the 28 member countries. On that day\, all the embassies will open their doors to the public from 10 am until 4 pm. \nAt the Embassy of Romania (1607 23rd Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20008) you will have an opportunity to visit the Beaux-Arts style embassy built at the beginning of the 20th century and explore Romania’s traditions and culture through tasting local food and drinks. Exciting performances of Romanian folk dances will run along the day. \nRSVPs are not required. Entrance to all of the Embassies and the shuttle service is free\, although some Embassies may have food or other items for sale. \nFor security reasons\, all visitors aged 16 and over must bring valid photo identification to EU Open House Day. We recommend that guests avoid bringing over-sized bags\, as all Embassies will conduct security inspections. While you may bring a camera\, please be aware that certain Embassies will prohibit photography. \nAdditional info about the EU Open house available at: www.euopenhouse.org
URL:https://alianta.org/event/romanian-embassy-dc-celebrate-europe-day-with-open-house/
LOCATION:Romanian Embassy\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="":MAILTO:ba.alianta@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190506
DTSTAMP:20260521T193945
CREATED:20190401T015602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T015602Z
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SUMMARY:SoCal Folk Festival kicks off May 5
DESCRIPTION:SoCal Folk Festival \nAll our friends traveling to and based in Los Angeles\, CA: you are invited to the „Balkan culture at So Cal Folk Fest Heritage Celebration” on May 5\, at the Ukrainian Cultural Center on 4315 Melrose Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90029. \nDate: Sunday\, May 5\, 2019\nTime: Noon to 8:00pm\nLocation: Ukrainian Cultural Center\, 4315 Melrose Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90029\nParking: Free\nCost: $20 admission (food and drinks available for purchase) \nLive music performances\, cultural dance exhibitions and folk dancing\, bringing cultures and communities together. Enjoy this multi-cultural event! \nParticipating: Ukraine\, Macedonia\, Romania\, Serbia\, Bulgaria\, Greece\, Montenegro\, Bosnia Herzegovenia and Croatia\nFor more information\, please call Cane Carovski\, 323-819-1961 \nDownload the event flyer here:
URL:https://alianta.org/event/socal-folk-festival-kicks-off-may-5/
LOCATION:Ukrainian Cultural Center\, 4315 Melrose Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90029
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