William Penn Life, 2018 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2018-03-01 / 3. szám
Magyar Matters Debutantes and their escorts perform the traditional palotás (palace dance) during the 60th Annual White Rose Ball held Feb. 3 in Dearborn, Mich. Hungarian Arts Club of Detroit hosts 60th Annual White Rose Ball DEARBORN, MI — Seven debutantes and their escorts joined the Ambassador of Hungary and nearly 370 guests Feb. 3 at the 60th Annual Fehér Rózsa Bál (White Rose Ball) hosted by The Hungarian Arts Club of Detroit. Ambassador of Hungary to the United States Dr. László Szabó, his wife Dr. Ivonn Szeverényi and Dr. Zita Bencsik, Consul General of the Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago, headed a list of Hungarian dignitaries attending the event, held at the Dearborn Inn. Also attending were nearly the en-Ambassador of Hungary to the United States Dr. László Szabó and his wife Dr. Ivonn Szeverényi. tire William Penn Association Board of Directors and their spouses, along with many WPA members from the Detroit area. The formal affair featured dinner, the presentation of the debutantes, the dancing of the traditional palotás (palace dance) by the debutantes and their escorts, and open dancing to the music of Harmonia. The evening also included the presentation of three scholarship awards by the Arts Club to students Ambrielle Victoria Stoltz-Bango, Meaghan Elizabeth Kuczajda and Alex Toth. Dr. Zita Bencsik, Consul General of the Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago (left), and pianist Zsuzanna Balia of Detroit. McKeesport club to commemorate events of March 15,1848 McKEESPORT, PA - The McKeesport Hungarian Social Club, located at 3004 Walnut Street, will commemorate the events of March 15, 1848 with a program on Sunday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m. Food and refreshments will be available following the program. Please feel free to make a donation at that time. This is a very special year for the club as it is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To mark this landmark, the club has put together a 100th Anniversary Yearbook and will have copies to sell at the event. The price is not yet determined. For more information, please contact Kathy Majors at 412-664-4042. Lecture series focuses on Hungarians who make a difference CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Hungarian Museum is hosting a lecture series entitled “Hungarians in the World Making a Difference” on the second Saturday of each month (except in May) at 2:00 p.m. All presentations are in English and are held at the Hungarian Heritage Museum, in The Galleria, Downtown Cleveland, with coffee and refreshments following the presentation. Suggested donation is $ 10 for adults and $5 for students. Upcoming lectures include:- March 10: Psychiatrist Dr. János Nádas presents a program on János Selye, a pioneering Austrian-Canadian endocrinologist of Hungarian origin who conducted much important scientific work on the hypothetical non-specific response of an organism to stress.- April 14: An examination of László Moholy-Nagy, innovator of the avantgarde famous for constant experimenting with new media-using photomontages, photograms, collages, oil painting, film and shadow-casting kinetic sculpture; presented by Beata Szpura, artist, illustrator and teacher. For more information, call 216-523- 3900 or email museum@develandhungarianmuseum.org. WILLIAM PENN LIFE 0 March 2018 ° 11
