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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.
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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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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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