May 22 - November 16 (T-F, 12pm - 8pm, Sat. 10am - 5pm)

RetroSpective at the Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) (exhibition)
The Russian American Foundation is proud to announce the first Russian costume piece to be introduced into the permanent collection at The Museum at FIT. The piece is a costume ensemble from the 2004 collection Invasion from the Slava Zaitsev Moscow Fashion House, and will be on display as part of the Museum's RetroSpective exhibition. Zaitsev is known for his seamless integration of both Russian and Tatar motifs into an elegant, western shape.

• 7th Avenue at 27th Street, Manhattan
  Free admission

June 5 (8:30pm)

The Horn Orchestra of Russia
The Horn Orchestra of Russia is a group of brass musicians that perform in the classical style of Imperial Russia, reviving traditions of horn music performances popular in the 18th century. Each of the 74 unique, handmade instruments plays a single note, producing a uniquely mesmerizing sound.

• National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan
  Free admission with advanced reservation. Please contact Olena Makiyenko at: omakiyenko@russianamericanfoundation.org

June 1 - 16 (Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm, 3pm-5pm, and Sun by reservation, 212-475-3424)

Nahum Tschacbasov: A Retrospective (exhibition)
Nahum Tschacbasov is an Azerbaijani-born American artist who found himself in the middle of some of America's most seminal movements in art throughout his 60-year career. An extensive collection from his paintings will be hosted for a limited period of time at the National Arts Club. From the collection of Arthur T. Kalaher.

• Where: National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan
  Free admission

May 17 - June 30 (Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm)

The Time of a Great Dream: American Artists' Gift to the Jewish Autonomous Region of the USSR (exhibition)
A collection of lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and other artworks given as gifts to the Birobidzhan Museum of Contemporary Art will be on display at the Harriman Institute. These gifts were given to Birobidzhan shortly after the Soviet government established it as a new Jewish homeland, by American artists who united to support the new settlement. From the collection of the Russian Ethnography Museum.

• Harriman Institute at Columbia University, 420 W 118th Street, 12th Floor, Manhattan

Free admission

June 5, 12:30pm - 1:00pm, June 6, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

The New Names Children's Choir
The New Names make their debut in the U.S. with Arts Brookfield, sharing with New York audiences contemporary and classical works by Russian, European, and American composers as well as traditional Russian folk songs.

• June 5, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
  Grace Building, Plaza (outdoors), 1114 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan
  Free admission
• June 6, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
  Brookfield Place, Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street, Manhattan
  Free admission

June 6 (3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 9pm)

The New Land Film Festival
In honor of the 65th Anniversary of Israel , RAF and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research join forces for this festival featuring four films. All of the films' directors share a Jewish Heritage and the common language of Russian. The films to be screened include: My Father Evgeni (2010, Andrei Zagdansky), Lost Temple (2010, Sergey Grankin), No One but Us (2011, Roman Shumunov), and The Territory (2012, Dmitriy Khavin).

• YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 West 16th Street, Manhattan
  Admission is $10, $8 for YIVO members

June 9 (11am - 4pm)

Russian Heritage Festival® in Brooklyn
Full day of live music, dancing, performances by community youth groups, and delicious cuisine. This annual community festival, which promotes culture, sports, and wellness is always fun for families and friends! Special performances by the contemporary Russian Bard, Timur Shaov and by a Russian children's choir, The New Names. Representatives of the healthcare industry will also be in attendance to educate visitors and provide free medical testing.

• Asser Levy/Seaside Park, West 5th Street, Brooklyn
  Free admission

June 10 - 12, (Mon- Fri, 10am - 4pm)

Spoils of War: Ode to a Refusenik Mother (exhibition)
Margarita Korol's Spoils of War commemorates the artist's mother's 1988 immigration from the Soviet Union to Chicago. Twenty-five years after that transition, this exhibition invites all to join in celebrating the feats of refuseniks and American activists who fought in the name of the individual pursuit of happiness.

• The Brownstone, 224 East 12th Street, New York

Free admission

June 10-14 (Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm)

The Caring Canvas Presents: A Right Brain Experience
(exhibition)

This year, Laura Brunetti, a passionate advocate of healing through art, is bringing a new Caring Canvas exhibit called A Right Brain Experience to the Brownstone.

• The Brownstone, 224 East 12th Street, New York
  Free admission

June 16 - 30 (Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm, 3pm-5pm, and Sun by reservation)

The Nomad: Memory of the Future (exhibition)
An exhibition of sleek sculptures, elaborate graphic works, and brilliant jewelry that preserves the intrigue and elegant force of the time of Genghis Khan. All works by sculptor, artist, and jeweler Dashi Namdakov, one of the first living artists to exhibit at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

• National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, 212-475-3424
  Free admission

June 19, (6pm)

Gennady Katsov Presents:  Slovosfera (poetry reading)
A Russian-language reading from his collection of poems dedicated to works of fine art.

• National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, 212-475-3424
  Free admission

May 28

Ural Folk Dance Ensemble

All of the way from the Ural mountain region in Russia, this folk dance ensemble has come to take part in several events at this year's Russian Heritage Month®. This ensemble has been known for its preservation of Siberian and Russian dance traditions for over 30 years.

• La Guardia School of the Performing Arts Theater 100 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan
  Free admission with advanced reservation. Seating is limited and first-come, first-serve. For reservations, please contact Kristin Dahly at kdahly@russianamericanfoundation.org.

June 25 (7pm) & June 26 (6pm)

Battles on Ice® Hockey Matches

The annual Battles on Ice® are friendship hockey matches between the New York Fire Department Firefighters and Russia's EMERCOM Firefighters Teams. These games serve as an important reminder of the sacrifices all first responders make to safeguard the lives of everyday citizens and to commemorate the unfortunate victims of terrorist acts in New York and Moscow. STARRING: Viacheslav Fetisov, Pavel Bure, Alexei Kasatonov, Valeri Kamensky, Alexei Yashin, Sergey Makarov, Andrei Kovalenko and many more.

New York/Boston/Russian Firefighters vs. Legends of Hockey

• June 25 (7PM)
  Aviator Sports & Events Center, Floyd Bennett Field, 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
  General tickets are $30/ With FDNY and NYPD badges, $20

FDNY Firefighters vs. Russia's EMERCOM Firefighters

• June 26 (6PM)
  Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers, Pier 61, 23rd Street and Hudson River Park, Manhattan
  General tickets are $30/ With FDNY and NYPD badges, $20

Tickets can be purchased online here.

June 27 (7:00PM - 9:30PM)

Russian American Night

Long Island's Eisenhower Park welcomes Russian music, festivities, and heritage to its community. There will also be a special performance by Ural, the Russian folk dance ensemble.

• Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Long Island
  Free admission