Magyar News, 1993. szeptember-1994. augusztus (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1994-05-01 / 9. szám

EVENTS OF MAY 1994 (continued from page 1) THE LIVELY ART OF A QUIET ARTIST MAY 7, SATURDAY ah First Unitsd Church of Christ on Clinton Ave CRAFT FAIR EXTRAVAGANZA from 10 AM to 4 PM. MAY 19, THURSDAY at 7:30 PM at the Calvin Hall in Fairfield there will be a very nice entertaining Hungarian program EGY ESTE PESTEN (An evening in Budapest). Songs, music and comedy. Entertainers from Budapest are Dévai Nagy Kamilla, Mikes Lilia, Gal Peter and violin virtuoso Santa Ferenc. Tickets: $10.00 per person. It will be a memorable evening. The event is sponsored by the Pannónia Club, The Hungarian Cultural Society and the American Hungarian Heritage Association. MAY 21, SATURDAY at the Hungarian Community Club in Wallingford MAY BALL starting at 7:30 PM. Music by Gipsy Joe. Reservations a must to secure dinner. Call 284-9899. Donation $23.00 per person. MAY 22, SUNDAY at 2:00 CARD PARTY and BINGO at the Bessemer Center in Bridgeport. Coffee and pastry will be served. Also, there will be a raffle with nice prices. Admission is $3:00 per person. For information call Betty Margitay 259-3307. TO SUBSCRIBE to the Magyar News send $6.00 postage fee and naturally a donation that should show your appreciation. Make check out to "A.H.H.A. MAGYAR NEWS", 60 Tyrone Place Stratford, CT 06497. Mrs. Burke enjoys reading, music, sew­ing and needlework art. Beginning in 1980 up until the present she has been teaching Hungarian Peasant Embroidery at the First United Church of Christ, Clinton Ave., Bridgeport. Her work involves researching and developing embroidery designs for blouses, aprons, scarves, etc., cutting outof garments, assembling and sewing of them after the embroidery is completed. Herwork has been on di splay in the H ungarian B ooth during theOctoberFestival and at the Christ­mas Fair in December. 1 asked Jean, “which organization she supports most in her church,” and she re­plied, “I am a committee of one, serving all of our church organizations with art works as the need arises.” She has designed Hun­garian Festival Covers since 1953 for the First United Church of Christ, and in addi­tion she designed the covers of four of the six cookbooks published by the Ladies Guild the most recent one being the beautiful “Centennial Cookbook.” Also, in 1957 she designed the symbols for the stained glass windows when the new church was built. Besides lending her artis­tic talents, she has taught in the Sunday School, was a member of the Church Choir and a Sunday School Secretary. In the larger community, E. Jean Burke has lettered the “Book of Remembrance” for the First Church Congregational, Fairfield, and Greenfield Hill Congrega­tional Church; also, two Charcoal and White Conte Pencil Drawings for the League of Women Voters Publication, “Focus on Fairfield.” Mrs. Burke’s favorite things to draw or paint are portraits of both people and ani­mals. I have seen her portrait painting of former First Selectman John J. Sullivan of Fairfield and have come to appreciate her keen eye and visual concept. It is with thanks and deep gratitude that we pay tribute to E. Jean Burke, artist­­illustrator, wife, mother, church and com­munity volunteer, who has brought in her quiet and humble manner so much joy and pleasure to countless people through her art. Page 2 M. Uglm mi,I In* .

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