Magyar News, 1994. szeptember-1995. augusztus (5. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1994-12-01 / 4. szám
EVENTS OF DECEMBER 1994 NOV. 27, SUNDAY, the First United Church of Christ is celebrating tlTe 100th ANNIVERSARY. The church service is at 11:00 AM, the Banquet is from 1:00 PM at the Three Door Restaurant. Call 368-3103. DEC. 3, SATURDAY, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM St. Emery's CHRISTMAS FAIR will take place at the downstairs hall of the church. They are offering an array of crafts, gifts and a good selection of delicious Hungarian food. You may find the answer to some of your Christmas ideas. DEC. 3, SATURDAY, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM the annual CHRISTMAS FAIR will be held at St. Ladislaus Social Center in South Norwalk. Many events of the festivities. Arts and crafts, Christmas booth, auctions and raffles. The Bake Shop offers Hungarian pastries, nut and poppy seed rolls. The Butcher Shop will have hurka and kolbász.- They will serve Hungarian goulash, stuffed cabbage, kolbász sandwich, palacsinta and brewed beverages. No admission. Sounds good. DEC. 10, SATURDAY the Women's Guild of First United Church of Christ will present their TEDDY BEAR CHRISTMAS FAIR 10:00 AM to 3.00 PM. Crafts, Hungarian items and pastries, raffles and cookbooks. Lunch will be available. Call 368-3103. DEC. 11, SUNDAY, the Sunday School of the Calvin UCC will give a CHRISTMAS PROGRAM after the 10:00 AM combined (English-Hungarian) worship service at the Calvin Hall. Following, there will be a reception. DEC. 11, SUNDAY^ the Pannónia American Hungarian Club will hold the annual Christmas Party, the CHRISTMAS GREETINGS, starting at 3:30 PM at the Calvin Hall, 901 Kings Highway, in Fairfield. This yearly event is always a success because of it's nature. It is a true family affair. Fifteen children will perform on the stage bringing back memories of the traditional Hungarian Christmas. Also recipients will be awarded scholarships given by the Pannónia Club. There will be raffle, all the children coming to the party will receive a gift. So bring your children, your grandchildren and friends. A reception will follow. No admission. DEC. 24, SATURDAY evening the youth of the Calvin United Church of Christ will participate with recitals and carols in the combined (English-Hungarian) CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE. They will perform in both languages. DEC. 31, SATURDAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY will be held at St. Emery School Hall from 7:00 PM till 1:00 AM. Buffet dinner will be served at 8:00 PM by the well known Smolin Catering. Dance will start at 9:00 PM, and the music will be by Stan Danielczuk Orchestra. There will be party favors. BY0B, set-ups will be provided. $33.00 per person, advanced ticket purchase only. Call Frank on 334-5174, or Toni on 333-7480. Have a wonderful time. IN DECEMBER President Clinton is planing a visit to Hungary. Governor Elect George Pataki also said that his first trip abroad will be to Hungary. page 2 f HUNGARY EXPO ’96 GOl^G’ going, GONE! A strange thing happened to Expo ’96 in the process of being organized. There was an election in Hungary and the Socialist Party won the majority. The newly formed government quickly decided that this kind of venture would result in losses and the budget could not shoulder the expense. The Expo ’96 was cancelled. The Expo ’96 idea started in 1989 when Vienna and Budapest planned to hold a joint exhibit. However many Austrians were of the opinion that the show would turn out to be the 1100 anniversary of the birth of Hungary. There was little hope of profit from the venture. Opposition grew and in 1991 Vienna cancelled. However the then coalition government headed by the M.D.F. (Magyar Demokrata Fórum) envisaged a healthy change in the run down areas along i the banks of the Danube south of the Petőfi Bridge. They talked of a new metro line to south Buda, motorways, tramways, bridges and hotels. It was a dream, a rendez vous with destiny. An expo commission was formed and the famous U.S. Bechtel firm was hired as consultants and planners. Plans were prepared and the Bureau of International Expositions approved Hungary for World Expo ’96. Considerable work and money has been spent on the preparation. The site chosen was to a great extent an undeveloped area of 44 hectares on the Buda side of the Danube river. Out of this ■ i 36 hectares would serve as the exhibition area, and 8 hectares as park. The Expo would be reached from the Pest side of the Danube with a 370 meter long morning ! pavement pedestrian bridge. On the Pest I side of the Danube there is an 18 hectare 11 area. Hotels, restaurants, shopping centers were planned. The Expo was to have run from May 11 to October 4, 1996. The estimate was for between 12 and 14 million visitors. The Expo buildings were being designed to meet the needs of Expo visitors first. After the Expo they will become community facilities, parks and buildings. This would be the foundation of a new univer- I sity. In a previous issue, I told of a mascot being chosen, a chick figure. Once publicized it was not a great success with the general public. The U.S. advertising agency, Young & Rubicam, was given the task of I finding a new mascot. There was another competition. The winner was a Mrs. Hajnal Eszes, a 36-year old mother of four daughters. Her figure for a mascot was a puli. 1 (Continued)
