Newsletters (PDF) Ethnic Festivals in the Upper Midwest U.S.

2012 Aronson & Associates Immigration Law Firm Endowment Fund is seeking grant proposals to fund projects, programs and/or services that address issues related to the acculturation of new immigrants into our community. Grants are made only to qualifying nonprofit organizations. Hard copies of grant applications must be received by Friday, April 13, 2012.
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July 14 - July 26, 2011
Visiting Slovakia, Poland, and Ukraine
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Seize the cultural experience of a lifetime! Enjoy the Carpatho Rusyn people, their dances and songs, their foods, their stories, all set in the scenic and haunting beauty of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpatho Rusyn heritage tour will explore the living culture of the Rusyn people in this, their homeland--crossroads of Europe!
Here is the BB meeting schedule for 2011:
February 6
May 22
August 14 (Picnic)
October 16
All meetings will be at the Germanic-American Institute, 301 Summit Avenue, St. Paul MN
Regular meeting times: 1 PM to 4:30 PM.

In 2015, the IHRC will be turning 50, and we're launching a number of initiatives that will highlight our collections and communities. The approaching anniversary is a time for reflection as well as celebration. What has been most significant to you about the IHRC?
(Continue Reading)An early publication (by Gabaccia, Leinonen, Alexander and Donato) of the IHRC's 2007-2012 project "Gender Ratios and International Migration Project" is among papers to be discussed on Nov. 8. FFI wileyblackwellexchanges.com.
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Poetry Night--April 11, 2013 7pm--9 pm at Common Good Books
April 27.--Kids Club/Bobita at St. Anthony Community Center
May 1-9.--Euro-American Celebration
Several Locations
May 2-5.--Festival of Nations, Riverfront Centre, St. Paul
May 5.--Hungarian Story Time at Red Balloon Bookstore
May 18.--Kids Club/Bobita at St. Anthony Community Center
May 24-27.--Linder's Fundraising at Linder's Garden Center/Flower Marts
Peter Joseph Gloviczki's first full-length collection is Kicking Gravity (Salmon Poetry, 2013). He recently
completed his PhD in mass communication at the
University of Minnesota. Gloviczki's poems have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Hayden's Ferry Review, New Orleans Review, 32 Poems, and elsewhere.
Location: Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Ave,
St. Paul, MN
International Film Festival--April 11-28, 2013
Hungarian Movies:
The Tragedy of Man (language Hungarian)
Showtime 1: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 6:15pm
Showtime 2: Fri, 04/19/2013 - 12:40pm
The Door (language English; actresses Helen Mirren & Martina Gedeck)
Showtime 1: Fri, 04/12/2013 - 9:20pm
Showtime 2: Sun, 04/14/2013 - 7:15pm
Location: St. Anthony Main Theater
(115 SE Main St., Minneapolis, MN 55414)
Kids Club/Bobita--April 27, Come and join the fun!
St. Anthony Community Center (3301 Silver Lake Rd.,
St. Anthony, MN 55418) Time: 3:30 pm--6 pm
The 2013 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival launches April 11, just days from now! This year they are honored to present a number of films from Eastern Europe. The Festival will screen some 200 international independent feature length and short films representing over 60 countries in an array of new and returning programs and will feature visits from prominent international filmmakers and celebrities and a host of galas, events, parties, and panel discussions.
Stay tuned to their website, http://www.mspfilmfest.org/, for updates and information about tickets

Meeting dates, location, and minutes: complete list
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