Sarasotai Magyar Hirmondó, 2003 (9. évfolyam, 1-10. szám)
2003-03-01 / 3. szám
THE MESSENGER Newsletter of the Kossuth Club March, 2003. Vol. 9. No. 3. Donation to HUPE. The Club donated 500 dollars to the Physical Education and Sport Sciences School of Semmelweis University (formerly the Hungarian University of Physical Education) in Budapest for a memorial to be erected for the 1848-49 Hungarian War of Independence on the campus. Each year on March 15th and October 6 , two significant dates in the 19. century struggle for freedom and independence by the Hungarian people, students and faculty pay homage to the memory of that war. Artist Lajos Berek will carve the memorial from oak in the shape of wooden headboards, a traditional Transylvanian “tombstone”. The name of our club will be preserved on a plaque in the foundation of the memorial. The Liszt Festival. The American Liszt Society (ALS) will hold its annual Festival on March 27 through 29 on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville. The theme this year is Franz Liszt—Cultural Ambassador, Master Pedagogue, and Visionary. ALS was founded in 1964 “to promote scholarship and general understanding of the full creative and historical significance of Franz Liszt on the education and development of both the composition and performance of music throughout the Western World.” Different universities in the United States and in Canada host ALS festivals each year. International festivals have been held in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Italy, Brazil and China. For more information contact Dr. Kevin M. Sharpe, University of Florida School of Music, Box 117900, Gainesville, FL 32611, or khsharpe@ufl.edu by E-mail. Hungarian History in English. A 45-minute documentaiy video edited and narrated by Emőke Jordán is available for $15.00 (plus $3.95 for postage). Please send your paid orders to the Kossuth Club, P. O. Box 19774, Sarasota, FL 34276. Reminder! Sunday March 23 is “our special Kossuth Club date” at Sarasota Opera’s production of Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. The program starts at 1:30 PM. A wine and cheese party in the courtyard follows the performance. Auf Wiedersehen! Our Program in March. You are cordially invited to attend our program on Thursday, March 27 at 4:30 PM in the Selby Public Library Auditorium. Our remembrance of the 1848-49 Hungarian War of Independence will be followed by a lecture about the Crown of St. Stephen, the Hungarian Holy Crown, by Dr. Sándor Balogh, president of the National Federation of Hungarian Americans. This program will be in Hungarian. 4
