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• Documentary “ The Velvet Revolution”

  • When
    10 November 2019
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Parma Snow Library, 2121 Snow Rd, Parma OH
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  WHEN                   Sunday, November 10, 20192-4 pm

  WHAT                   Documentary on “ The  Velvet Revolution”

                                  written & presented  by  Maria Silvestri & John  Righetti    

  WHERE                 Parma Snow Library,  2121  Snow  Rd,  Parma  OH     

  On November 10th, Maria Silvestri and John Righetti will be here to share their new documentary and answer any questions you might have.

  Maria's Promo:

  The 20th century was the roughest in history for the Carpatho-Rusyns of Central Europe. After World War II, when they were declared Ukrainians by the new Communist regimes in every country where they lived, Carpatho-Rusyns in Czechoslovakia and elsewhere became extinct overnight -- and this was their existence for more than 50 years.

  But with the 1989 Velvet Revolution, led by the playwright and former dissident Václav Havel, Carpatho-Rusyn ethnicity revived in every country… including the United States! This is the story of that revival. Воскресеніє народа —the Resurrection of a Nation.
  
  Enjoy this documentary, filmed in Slovakia, Canada, and the United States, made especially for the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Communism, and discuss it LIVE with the producers and other viewers.

  Free - Open to all  - Bring a friend!!

  
  

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• Christmas Carols (Koljady) and Christmas Eve Foods (Velija)

  • When
    15 December 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    St Joseph’s Activity Center, 8111 Brecksville Rd, Brecksville OH

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  Topic: Christmas Program

  When: December 15, 2019  1:00 to 4:00 or longer

  Where: St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church Hall - 8111 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH

  Cost: $10.00  - Children under 10 Free

  Bring a Velija dish (or something yummy) to share

  Limited Seating - Please RSVP by December 8th to Marcia at 440-331-3856 or online at www.c-rs.org - go to Events - scroll down to the December event and Register

  We did this last year and had a really good time.  It was reminiscent of days of yore when our ancestors got together to share food and song to celebrate the Christmas season.  Don't know the Koljady (Carols)?  No problem.  We will go line by line until everyone is ready.  This is a perfect opportunity for those of you who did not grow up with the Christmas Eve (Velija) foods and customs to learn how to create a new-old tradition.  This is a perfect opportunity to bring chilren or grandchildren to introduce them to their culture.

  We are hoping to have Living Traditions Folk Ensemble join us to present "The Jaslickari".  A re-enactment of the shepherds who would go door to door singing carols and telling the story of the first Christmas,

  We have rented St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church hall to give us more flexibility with time we don't have at the library.  Hence, the $10.00 entry fee to offset hall rental.

  Bringing something hot?  We will have plenty of plugs for crock pots.

  We hope you will join us for any and/or all our programs.  Make it fun and bring a friend

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