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SUMMARY:'Moon Hotel Kabul' US West Coast Film Premiere May 1
DESCRIPTION:SEEFest – May 1 Beverly Hills\, CA \nThe 14th edition of SEEfest will screen Anca Damian’s ‘Moon Hotel Kabul’ for its opening night. Wonderful news for all of you travelling or in LA on May 1\, 2019. Congratulations to Anca Damian and her team for this amazing film. \n \nMay 1:  Opening Gala and Screening of Moon Hotel Kabul at the Writers Guild Theater. \nDoors open at 6 pm; Screening at 7 pm; Reception following the film. \nMoon Hotel Kabul \nWest Coast Premiere \nRomania/France\, 2018 \nDirector/Producer: Anca Damian \nMain Cast: Florin Piersic Jr.\, Alexandru Nagy\, Rodica Negrea \nTour de force by the trailblazing Romanian director Anca Damian who probes the layers of truth following an encounter between a disillusioned journalist and woman interpreter in war-torn Afghanistan. Winner of Best Director Award at Warsaw International Film Festival and Mirada International Award at the Madrid Film Festival. \nA Romania-France co-production\, Moon Hotel Kabul follows Ivan\, a charismatic but cynical investigative journalist with a sharp sense for story and no time for compassion. Everything changes after a one night stand in a Kabul hotel room with a translator named Ioana. Not long after their encounter\, Ioana is found dead\, and Ivan sets out on an investigation unlike any he has undertaken. A gripping thriller with the best qualities of a sophisticated mystery\, Moon Hotel Kabul will keep audiences guessing until the end. \nWatch the trailer here: https://seefilmla.org/portfolio/moon-hotel-kabul/ \nAbout SEE Fest \nPresenting features\, documentaries and shorts\, and retrospectives of landmark films. The festival functions as cinematic and cultural expression of different points of view\, with diverse interpretations of the same struggle to overcome a hostile political landscape. \nDeveloped as a grass roots effort\, the festival draws on the indie filmmaker’s passionate belief that every film screened makes a dent in the mountain of the status quo – in South East Europe as much as in Southern California. \nSee more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/576986072708392/
URL:https://alianta.org/event/moon-hotel-kabul-us-west-coast-film-premiere/
LOCATION:SEEFest\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190512
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190515
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190516T170000
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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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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;VALUE=DATE:20190516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190520
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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:20190517
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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:20190531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190607
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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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