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Mini-Trip to Russia
On Monday, May 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m., children grades 1-5 and their parents are invited to join us for a 60 minute visit to Russia! The mini-trip, presented by Kids and Cultures, features hands-on games, crafts, music, stories, snacks and other activities in a fun and educational setting. (Limit: 30 children.)
Lunch with Leo
On May 13 from 12-1 p.m., bring your lunch and join us to discuss The Death of Ivan Ilyich.
An Introduction to Russian, Part II
On Tuesday, May 13, 6-8 p.m., join us for our second language class. In this session, you will learn how to add some excitement to your Russian conversations by learning some new vocabulary and simple Russian expressions. You'll also learn some common Russian idioms that will add color to your communication.
Screening of The Face of Russia, Part 1: The Face on Firewood
Join us for the first of a three part series on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. The painting of icons, or holy pictures, was the first art that Russia made her own. By 988, the Eastern tradition of icon painting had been nearly destroyed by a series of Byzantine emperors, the original iconoclasts. But the newly converted Russians revived the art, combined it with powerful symbols of indigenous folk culture, and made it an inspiring expression of Christian faith. In this first episode, viewers see how the purely religious tradition of the icon soared toward abstraction in Russia, influencing the birth of modern art in the early 1900s, and then helped legitimize secular political power in the Soviet era. Audiences witness the rededication of a monastery that had been used as a military barracks. They also see an Old Believers baptism and experience the isolated serenity of Ferapontovo in the North, with its ethereal frescoes by Dionysius and the melodious bells that symbolized both power and faith. Viewers then visit the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev and go inside the beautiful Cathedral of the Assumption in the Moscow Kremlin at the time of the attempted Communist putsch of August 1991.
