KRCA's Potlucks are Back!
Come Join us for our April Potluck & Presentation!
WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2024
5:30pm (NOTE NEW TIME & VENUE)
WHERE: Kalamazoo Public Library (Downtown Central), 315 South Rose St,
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
ROOM: Van Deusen Room (3rd Floor)
WHO: You and your family and friends
WHY: To meet new people, connect with old friends and learn about other cultures and interesting topics
BRING: A dish to pass!
Come Join us for our April Potluck & Presentation!
WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2024
5:30pm (NOTE NEW TIME & VENUE)
WHERE: Kalamazoo Public Library (Downtown Central), 315 South Rose St,
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
ROOM: Van Deusen Room (3rd Floor)
WHO: You and your family and friends
WHY: To meet new people, connect with old friends and learn about other cultures and interesting topics
BRING: A dish to pass!
KRCA’s After Potluck Presentation
Meet the Author, Mary Segur
“Gold Coins on the Black Sea”
Mary is a retired high school English teacher, born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. She learned about her ancestors' experiences as immigrants in America from her grandparents. While teaching English and American literature for over 25 years, she often pondered writing a novel about her family because they had told her such fascinating tales. She has sponsored three foreign exchange students; from Russia, Japan, and Ukraine. She also sponsored an exchange teacher of English from the USSR in the autumn of 1990, and was sponsored in return by that same teacher when she travelled to the USSR in the spring of 1991 with a group of American exchange students. She is a long-time KRCA member.
Some reviews:
“…I loved the history, it was so interesting to learn all that information about Greek, Turkish history. The story flowed well and I couldn’t put it down. Absolutely loved it!”
“…Political authoritarianism, religious persecution, genocide, and a sheer twist of fate. It’s an historic immigration story that is so informative of what’s going on today. As a descendent of Greek immigrants, myself, I could not put this book down. The author does an excellent job of telling you about these characters against a backdrop of historical context.”
Meet the Author, Mary Segur
“Gold Coins on the Black Sea”
Mary is a retired high school English teacher, born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. She learned about her ancestors' experiences as immigrants in America from her grandparents. While teaching English and American literature for over 25 years, she often pondered writing a novel about her family because they had told her such fascinating tales. She has sponsored three foreign exchange students; from Russia, Japan, and Ukraine. She also sponsored an exchange teacher of English from the USSR in the autumn of 1990, and was sponsored in return by that same teacher when she travelled to the USSR in the spring of 1991 with a group of American exchange students. She is a long-time KRCA member.
Some reviews:
“…I loved the history, it was so interesting to learn all that information about Greek, Turkish history. The story flowed well and I couldn’t put it down. Absolutely loved it!”
“…Political authoritarianism, religious persecution, genocide, and a sheer twist of fate. It’s an historic immigration story that is so informative of what’s going on today. As a descendent of Greek immigrants, myself, I could not put this book down. The author does an excellent job of telling you about these characters against a backdrop of historical context.”
OUR EXCITING NEWS
KRCA has been invited to plant a Peace Pole in Kalamazoo and, thanks to the cooperation of the City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation, we are now able to do so in beautiful Crane Park.
COME JOIN US
What: Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony
When: 2:00 pm, Thursday, September 21, 2023, the International Day of Peace (a.k.a. World Peace Day)
Where: Crane Park, 2001 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo
Expect: Brief Ceremony and Refreshments
There are over 250,000 Peace Poles “planted” in every country in the world, each one dedicated as a monument to peace! Our Peace Pole in Crane Park has four sides and displays the phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in the six languages that we feel best reflect our sister-city partnership with Pushkin and the diversity of our local community: English, Russian, Potawatomi, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.
We are excited to be part of the Peace Pole Project and we encourage city officials, local peace-builders, and our long-time supporters, to grasp this opportunity to support world peace and strengthen our relationship with our sister-city Pushkin, and people from Eastern Europe and throughout the world.
KRCA has been invited to plant a Peace Pole in Kalamazoo and, thanks to the cooperation of the City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation, we are now able to do so in beautiful Crane Park.
COME JOIN US
What: Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony
When: 2:00 pm, Thursday, September 21, 2023, the International Day of Peace (a.k.a. World Peace Day)
Where: Crane Park, 2001 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo
Expect: Brief Ceremony and Refreshments
There are over 250,000 Peace Poles “planted” in every country in the world, each one dedicated as a monument to peace! Our Peace Pole in Crane Park has four sides and displays the phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in the six languages that we feel best reflect our sister-city partnership with Pushkin and the diversity of our local community: English, Russian, Potawatomi, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.
We are excited to be part of the Peace Pole Project and we encourage city officials, local peace-builders, and our long-time supporters, to grasp this opportunity to support world peace and strengthen our relationship with our sister-city Pushkin, and people from Eastern Europe and throughout the world.
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Mission and History
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PAST ENTERTAINMENT
Pushkin School 606
The 606 students will launch the entertainment portion of the Festival with a Russian Folk Dance, Kalinka.
They have traveled from Pushkin, Russia to present an array of performances, from singing and dancing to musical pieces and poetry. Students at this school participate in an intensive English program with a strong emphasis on academic success. School 606 students are also encouraged to participate in cultural exchanges around the world.
The 606 students will launch the entertainment portion of the Festival with a Russian Folk Dance, Kalinka.
They have traveled from Pushkin, Russia to present an array of performances, from singing and dancing to musical pieces and poetry. Students at this school participate in an intensive English program with a strong emphasis on academic success. School 606 students are also encouraged to participate in cultural exchanges around the world.
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Golosa
Golosá is Chicago’s one and only Russian folk choir, founded in 1997 at the University of Chicago. They sing sacred and secular Russian folk songs in a mixed-voice acappella ensemble, and perform all year long throughout the Chicago area. |
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Russian Duo
Oleg Kruglyakov, a balalaika virtuoso from Russia, and Terry Boyarsky, a masterful pianist from Cleveland, Ohio, have teamed up to perform Russian folk music, gypsy medodies and more. They are the only professional balalaika-piano duo in North America. |
The Ballet Academy
Directed by Arlene Larson, the Ballet Academy is West Michigan's only Royal Academy of Dance certified school and specializes in classical ballet and character dance for all ages. Her students will perform traditional Eastern European dance numbers.
Directed by Arlene Larson, the Ballet Academy is West Michigan's only Royal Academy of Dance certified school and specializes in classical ballet and character dance for all ages. Her students will perform traditional Eastern European dance numbers.
Barvinok Ensemble
Barvinok is an instrumental, dancing and vocal group from Holland, Michigan, who interprets and plays traditional ethnic music from Eastern Europe and Russia. Nina Tritenichenko, who hails from Kiev, Ukraine, is the artistic director and accordion (bayan) master. Their other instruments include guitar, domra and sopilka (Ukrainian wooden flute).
Barvinok is an instrumental, dancing and vocal group from Holland, Michigan, who interprets and plays traditional ethnic music from Eastern Europe and Russia. Nina Tritenichenko, who hails from Kiev, Ukraine, is the artistic director and accordion (bayan) master. Their other instruments include guitar, domra and sopilka (Ukrainian wooden flute).
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KRCA
PO Box 1044
Portage, MI 49081
PO Box 1044
Portage, MI 49081
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