JUNE 2010

DAILY NEWS, RUSSIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION, CITY OF NEW YORK, AND MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG PRESENT THE 8TH ANNUAL RUSSIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL

The 8th annual Russian Heritage festival continues the exciting and important tradition of celebrating the New York community of émigrés from the Former Soviet Union. The community has become the third largest ethnic group in New York. The month-long celebration of the arts and culture of area's vast and vibrant Russian-speaking community will take place throughout the month of June in New York City. The Russian Heritage Festival, the only event of its kind in the U.S., which annually attracts over 100,000 people to enjoy contemporary and folk music, dance performances, art exhibitions, public festivals, health and sports fairs, business expos, and other thrilling events. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

PUBLIC EVENTS:

 

JUNE 1 - 25, 2010 (7AM - MIDNIGHT, MON-SUN)

"VICTORY TO REMEMBER: DEDICATED TO THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II" Photo Exhibit

Reminiscing past memories, the photo exhibition is dedicated to the 65th Anniversary of Victory in the World War II.

Photos by: Igor Bakbardin (Ukraine), Marina Burenkova (Russia), Victor Danilov (USA), Lioudmila Koudinova (USA), Konstantin Kreydenko (Russia), Nikolai Lapshin (Russia), Mikhail Levit (Israel), Vitaliy Shtyrs (Russia), Anatoliy Iasenik (USA). Co-produced by PhotoPodium.com

Curators: Marina Kovalyov, Victor Danilov.
On view at the Citigroup Center, 153 East 53rd Street, Manhattan

Admission is FREE

     

 

JUNE 4 - 20, 2010 (10AM - 5PM)

"ZURAB TSERETELI: TWO CULTURES THROUGH ART" Exhibit

President of the Russian Academy of Arts, Zurab Tsereteli is recognized worldwide as an artist of the highest caliber. He is the Founder and Director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, and the UNESCO Good Will Ambassador. As an artist, Tsereteli is remarkable in the breadth of his mediums, which include painting and drawing, sculpture, monumental design, enamel, mosaic and stained glass.

National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY (212) 475-3424

Admission is FREE

     

 

JUNE 6, 2010 (11AM - 5PM)

"TOGETHER IN NEW YORK" COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

"Together in New York" Community Festival is a free public event held annually, which expresses the incredible diversity of Russian culture and offers exciting festive activities during which guests enjoy fascinating live performances, craft shows, delicious ethnic foods, as well as learn about various businesses and organizations interested in servicing the community. The Festival is filled with entertaining events and ethnic performances by local and international artists, such as folk groups from Russia. It is an enjoyable event for kids as well, full of carnival attractions, and, of course, mouth-watering foods! Come celebrate the Festival with us!

Feature Performance by one of the biggest Russian pop stars - TATIANA OVSIENKO. Performance by show group M-GENERATION.

Special tribute to NetCost Market celebrating its 10th anniversary, giving away gifts, souvenirs and much more.

Seaside /Asser Levy Park, Brooklyn (corner of Ocean Parkway & Seabreeze Ave)

Admission is FREE

 

JUNE 13, 2010 (11AM - 5PM)

COMMUNITY HEALTH & SPORTS FAIR

Largest Community Health and Sports Fair provides the Russian-speaking community with a well-rounded exposure of many health care options available for this important, health oriented community of all ages. Health care providers of free services along with fitness trainers, senior services, nutrition and wellness counselors are on-hand to educate the community and provide it with educational information on important health-related issues. This is an outstanding opportunity for health care providers to showcase their services and to meet with the community face to face. Health care providers of free services and screenings are available on site. Community sports schools and athletic leagues will celebrate Health & Sports Fair with numerous exciting performances and showcases.

Special Guest Appearance: SVETLANA PORTNYANSKY - an acclaimed performer of Jewish songs and peoples’ songs of the world.

Seaside Park, Brooklyn (corner of Ocean Parkway & Seabreeze Ave)

Admission is FREE

 

JUNE 19, 2010 (11AM - 5PM)

RUSSIAN AMERICAN BOOK FAIR

Featured Discussion: 65th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

The Russian American Book Fair gathers together top Russian-American authors and poets, bards, publishers, and book stores to participate in this important community event. Authors offer readings and book signings, showcase of their books and much more! This event also provides visitors with an exceptional opportunity to meet and greet authors. Special guests: Andrey Dementyev, a distinguished Russian poet, Irina Reyn, a contemporary writer, and Nikolay Zyatkov, “Argumenty i Fakty” Editor.

Cosponsored by "Russkiy Mir" Foundation

Guests Appearance: folk group "MOSCOW FOLKS" (a Russian group with a repertoire of lyrical folk songs). "SOMANA-KuKuN" PROJECT with concert "Silver Age Cabaret" and "Siberian Ethno Jazz" (Tomsk).

Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Admission is FREE

   

 

JUNE 20, 2010 (12PM - 4PM)

JEWISH-BUKHARIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL IN QUEENS

Jewish-Bukharian Heritage Festival in Queens is a free public event held annually, which draws together local Queens community group performers, numerous organizations servicing the community, and other communities of New York to celebrate this one-time local cultural event. Community health care organizations and medical centers are working on site to educate visitors about important health care issues and offer free health care services.

Guest Appearance: folk group "SOMANA-KuKuN" PROJECT with concert "Siberian Ethno Jazz” (Tomsk).

Bukharian Jewish Community Center, 106-16 70 Ave, Forest Hills, Queens

Admission is FREE

 

JUNE 20 - 27 2010 (10AM - 5PM)

"SIBERIA - TOMSK - LANDSCAPE" PHOTO EXHIBIT

The Somana-KuKuN Project features photographs of the Siberian landscape from the Tomsk region. Having celebrated its 400th Anniversary in 2004, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Russia, lying within a beautiful Siberian landscape.

National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY (212) 475-3424

Admission is FREE

   

 

JUNE 20 - 27 (10AM - 5PM)

"SOMANA-KUKUN" PROJECT: SIBERIAN SHAMANISM IN CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBIT

A unique exhibition of arts and crafts of the Siberian culture. The program presents a live concert of Natalia Nelyubova together with ethnic folk group "SOMANA-KuKuN" PROJECT (Tomsk) featuring the beauty of the ancient Siberian Kula culture. The group uses a distinctive singing approach, which incorporates throat singing and shamanistic rituals in ethno jazz and rock-and-roll style.

National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY (212) 475-3424

Admission is FREE

     

 

JUNE 20 - 27 (10AM - 5PM)

"PIECED TOGETHER: PATCHWORK QUILTS AND DOLLS" Exhibit

This exhibition showcases the diversity and exuberance of some of the most talented Russian crafts women whose history and stories are brilliantly woven into patchwork of quilts and dolls. The patchwork is presented to American audience for the first time. Handmade craft works presented from the Russian National House of Folk Arts (Moscow).

National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY (212) 475-3424

Admission is FREE

   

 

JUNE 21, 2010 (7PM - 9PM)

RUSSIAN FESTIVAL IN LONG ISLAND

Russian American Foundation is proud to partner with Nassau County to present annual INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES - RUSSIAN AMERICAN NIGHT. Eisenhower Park in Long Island hosts the festival as an outdoor picnic, so bring your own chair and a blanket, and a basket with snacks! Enjoy live performances and spend one night sharing Russian heritage and culture with Russian American Foundation, Russian artists and performers.

Guests Appearance: folk group "MOSCOW FOLKS" with concert "Folk Girls, Folk Songs, Folk Instruments" (Moscow) and "Somana-KuKuN" PROJECT with concert "Siberian Ethno Jazz” (Tomsk).

Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Long Island

Admission is FREE

 

JUNE 24 (1.30PM - 2.30 PM)
FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL PARK, NAUMBURG BANDSHELL
Guests Appearance: folk group "MOSCOW FOLKS" with concert "Folk Girls, Folk Songs, Folk Instruments" (Moscow) and "Somana-KuKuN"PROJECT with concert "Siberian Ethno Jazz” (Tomsk).

Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, Mid-Park from 66th to 72nd Streets, Manhattan
Admission is FREE

 

PAID EVENTS

JUNE 10, 2010 (7:30 PM)

SEEKERS OF HAPPINESS (ISKATELI SCHASTJA)

Celebrating 110th Anniversary of Isaak Dunayevsky

The Russian Heritage Festival pays tribute to the famous composer Isaak Dunayevsky with an unforgettable evening, which we invite everyone to attend! A well-known Drama Theater of Amur Region is presenting a musical production "Iskateli Schastja" (Seekers of Happiness) set to I. Dunayevsky's music. The performance tells a story of a Jewish family migrating to Birobidzhan (an administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia) and their struggle on a collective farm in the area. The performance is staged by the acclaimed director Igor Afanasiev. The performance is in Russian language.

Millennium Theatre, 10-29 Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn (718) 615-1500

Tickets are available for purchase in all box offices: $25 - $60.

 

PRIVATE EVENTS

JUNE 7, 2010 (6PM - 8PM)

OPENING RECEPTION FOR EXHIBIT "ZURAB TSERETELI: TWO CULTURES THROUGH ART"

Zurab Tsereteli is recognized worldwide as a Russian artist of the highest caliber. He is President of the Russian Academy of Arts, Founder and Director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, and is a UNESCO Good Will Ambassador. As an artist, Tsereteli is remarkable in the breadth of his mediums, which include painting and drawing, sculpture, monumental design, enamel, mosaic and stained glass. Tsereteli was born on January 4, 1934 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

By invitations only

 

JUNE 9, 2010 (6:30PM - 8:30PM)

8th RUSSIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL OPENING RECEPTION WITH MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG

The Honorable Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg opens the 8th Russian Heritage Festival with a private reception for International Dignitaries, community leaders, public officials, celebrities and Russian American Foundation's sponsors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

By invitation only

 

JUNE 17, 2010 (6:30PM - 8:30PM)

BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT RECEPTION

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will salute the Russian Heritage Festival with a private reception for community leaders, VIPs and RAF's sponsors.

By Invitation only

 

JUNE 22, 2010 (6PM - 8PM)

OPENING RECEPTION FOR "SOMANA-KUKUN" PROJECT

Reception held in honor of the "Somana-KuKuN Project: Siberian Shamanism in Contemporary Art", on view at the National Arts Club, Manhattan.

By invitation only

 

JUNE 23, 2010 (7PM - 9PM)

"TASTE OF RUSSIA" RECEPTION

A private reception for International Dignitaries, community leaders, public officials, sponsors of the Russian American Foundation and celebrities at Manhattan Automobile Company, with delicious samples of Russian cuisine, drinks and non-stop entertainment.

By invitation only

 

JUNE 30, 2010 (6:30PM - 8:30PM)

8th RUSSIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL CLOSING RECEPTION

8th Russian Heritage Festival Closing Reception at Sotheby’s, with an expected attendance of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Russian American Foundation sponsors, VIPs and community leaders.

By invitation only

 

RUSSIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION BREAKFAST - *TBA

Special breakfast hosted by the Russian American Health Coalition in honor of New York State and City lawmakers who are dedicated to improving the health of the Russian-speaking community.

By invitation only

 

LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST - *TBA

Special breakfast honoring contribution of various New York City and State politicians, city elected officials, and civic leaders.

By invitation only, small and medium businesses

*TBA: We invite you to check back on new events and dates regularly, as all details will be posted on the website shortly. Thank you.