Magyar News, 1994. szeptember-1995. augusztus (5. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1994-10-01 / 2. szám
EVENTS OF OCTOBER 1994 SEPT. 18, SUNDAY INSTALLATION OF REVEREND BELA PÓZNÁN. Service at the Calvin United Church of Christ at 4:00 P.M., and banquet at 6:00 P.M. at Sante's Manor in Milford. r:--.....................................................- -SUMMER FUN WITH HUNGARIAN FOOD SEPT. 25, SUNDAY, 12-5 P.M. at the First United Church of Christ 42nd ANNUAL HUNGARIAN FESTIVAL. Dance group, entertainment, music by Rozsika. Good Hungarian food. No admission. OCT. 1, SATURDAY EVENING at the First United Church of Christ, in celebration of the 100th Anniversary with REAL HUNGARIAN NIGHT. Chicken or roast beef dinner. BY0B, setups provided. Music by Gypsy Joe and Orchestra. $20.00 per person.Reservation a must, call John Koi 336-5046 or Vinny Vida 378-0974. OCT. 2, SUNDAY, at St. Emery School Hall 12-5 P.M. Holy Name's OCTOBER FESTIVAL. Sausage plate, potato salad, red cabbage, desert and beverages served 12-2. Dance 2-5, music by Austin Boys' German OOMPAH-PAH Band. Advanced tickets only. Adult: $12.00; Children $6.00. Call 335-3575 Or 333-7480. OCT. 6-7-8, THURSDAY, FRIDAY 6-10 P.M., SATURDAY 11 A.M.-10 P.M. at the Holy Trinity Social Hall ANNUAL BAZAAR with great Hungarian food. Do not miss it. OCT. 15, SATURDAY EVENING at St. Ladislaus Cultural Center, in Norwalk ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL - Szüreti Mulatság. Buffet dinner starts at 7.30 P.M. Music by Harayda and Orchestra. BY0B, set-ups provided. $20.00 per person. Call 866-1116 or 866-6871. OCT. 22, SATURDAY. 8 P.M. TO 1 A.M. SZÜRETI MULATSÁG (ANNUAL GRAPE HARVEST FESTIVAL) at the Holy Trinity Social Hall on Scofield Avenue. Authentic Hungarian food. Music by Gypsy Joe and Orchestra. For a good time call Goldie 333-0779 or Betty 334-4217. Tickets $20.00 per person. OCT. 28, FRIDAY at 7:30 P.M. at the Bessemer Center, A SZEKELYF0N0 cabaretprogram. Music, dance and fun with a six member Transylvanian Hungarian group. This will be their only local performance. Tickets: $16.00. Available at Drotos Brothers, Continental Travel and Willy Pothánszky (426-8782). Peoplecan’tgo through thesummerwithout attending a picnic or probably to a few of them. The interest in it raises with two familiar words: “Hungarian Food.” This really does it and coming through the gate are not just Hungarians, they are of many other nationalities. The biggest picnic is organized by the congregation of St. Emery R.C. Church. It is usually set in Warsaw Park, in Shelton. It is a very good and frequented place. It is also visited by the President. Up to a thousand people gather every August to wet their appetite with gulyás, kolbász, liver, cabbage noodle, pastry, and for the lost souls hot dogs and hamburgers. They also come to hear the Hungarian language and to say things in the language they seldom get to practice. They meet new friends while waiting in line for the goodies, and hear about old ones. They come back again, and probably again, to be served. Lines keep forming and people entertain each other about the experience they had in the previous line. Even non-Hungarian dishes have their day in the lime-lights. The funnel cake was in such demand that people would still be asking for it had not the night set in. The colorful array of tents added to the picture. Hungarian and dance music had its source in the hall where dancers had a marvelous time. In the city, in Fairfield, those attending to the picnic organized by the congregation of Calvin United Church of Christ, forgot about the surrounding buildings and the highway. Setting up on the grass under the trees gave a new meaning to the place. Hundreds reached out towards the dishes ladened with Hungarian cooking. Even those who could share just a short time, preferred stopping for lunch, but they truly liked to stay for a few more songs. This annual event has the earmarks of a good Hungarian gathering. Though we mentioned it in our last issue, italso fits in here. The American Hungarian Heritage Association had the annual szalonna sütés—that is roasting the bacon, at the United Church of Christ on North Avenue. Our modem diet may pooh-pooh it, but those who were making it enjoyed this traditional do-it-yourself food to the last drip. See you next summer. (-hj-) page 2
