Magyar News, 2000. szeptember-2001. augusztus (11. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2001-07-01 / 11-12. szám
Looks Hungarian Reads Hungarian Sounds Hungarian Tastes Hungarian It is Hungarian Hungarian Month at the Fairfield Public Library A report from Marie Gall Libraries in Connecticut joined in a program called “The World of Words." They chose different ethnic cultures, the Fairfield Library being in a Hungarian community presented the Hungarians for a month long series of events which was held in April. Organizing this event had a good start. Maura Ritz and Marie Gall at the library took charge and involved the Hungarian School of the Magyar Studies. The month long event had displays that stay throughout the time and there were the lectures and performances. The audience is enjoying the music of the Szászcsávás Gypsy Band case filled with embroideries from various areas of Hungary, as well as the world famous Herend and Zsolnay porcelain. The main room along the wall a Time- Line exhibit showed the Hungarian and the world history in relation to each other. This As patrons approached the Library, they became aware of five windows that displayed a variety of material. Two windows were devoted to some of the famous Hungarians i.e. inventors, musicians, producers, as well as actors and actresses. An other window showed Hungarian cookbooks, some locally published, and several shelves of foods as noodles, paprika, and imported edibles reminded the onlookers about the famous Hungarian cooking. For the children two windows displayed books by the American-Hungarian authors, Kate Serédy, and Maud and Miska Petersham. Inside the Library there was a display Maura Ritz and Marie Gall standing at the map of Hungary Erika Papp Faber explaining the TIMELINE exhibit that she created for the event. was designed and put together by Erika Papp Faber, director of the Hungarian School. Next to the Time-Line a sizable display of books, music and videos took place featuring creative Hungarians. Also a large map attracted a great deal of attention by the visitors.. The official opening of the Hungarian art show was on April first. Most of the artworks exhibited in the Gallery came from private collections. Works of local artists like Jean Burke adored the walls. The folk style costumes and the larger embroideries were set up on the balcony of the Gallery, some of them overhanging on the sides. A glass case in the middle of the area show special book and artifacts, also the facsimile of the first Hungarian writing of 1200. It was also written out in modem letters and a English translation accompanied it. This opening day over 200 people attended, including visitors from New York and Massachusetts, and they were the very lucky ones. Éva Hlazs, proprietor of the Pearl of Budapest Hungarian Restaurant, treated every visitor with a bowl of authen- Eva Hlazs, right, proprietor of the Pearl of Budapest Hungarian Restaurant serves gulyás to Julius and Marge Király. Page 2
