Sarasotai Magyar Hirmondó, 2005 (11. évfolyam, 1-9. szám)
2005-02-01 / 2. szám
THE MESSENGER Newsletter of the Kossuth Club February, 2005. Vol. 11. No. 2. Hungarian Violinist in Sarasota. In December the winter residency of the Perlman Music Program was held in Sarasota. Thirty-five young musicians from all over the world were selected to participate in the intensive two-week training led by world-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman himself. The lone Hungarian in the group was 18-year-old Ernő Kállai who was the talented soloist in the Kossuth Club’s 2003 concerts. Kállai hopes to continue his studies at the Juilliard School of Music with Maestro Perlman. Community Fair. The Gulf Gate Library (7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota) will have its Fourth Annual Community Fair on Saturday January 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This will be an excellent opportunity to disseminate information about Hungary, Hungarian culture and the activities of the Hungarian American Cultural Association. Many interested people visited our display last year and we plan to participate in the fair again this year. Refreshments will be provided by the Library—coffee and donuts until 10:30 a.m., and hot dogs with sodas from noon to 1:30 p.m. We welcome visitors! Ecumenical Church Service. The Hungarian Christian Church of Sarasota will hold its February service on Sunday, February 6 at 3:00 PM in the Church of the Cross, 3005 South Tuttle Avenue. The Reverend Péter Pál Bodor will officiate. There will be coffee and pastries served after the service and everyone are welcome. The February Program. You are cordially invited to our program on Thursday February 24 at 4:30 PM in the Selby Library (1331 First Street, Sarasota). Writer, producer and actress Klaudia Kovács will talk about the educational documentary film “Torn from the Flag,” which is currently in production. The film is about the 1956 Hungarian revolution and is scheduled to open worldwide in 2006 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the revolution. The creative team includes Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, Emmy nominee director Jonathan Halperin and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning writer Endre Hules. Many Hungarian, American and Hungarian-American cultural and religious organizations in the United States and Canada support the production. According to Ms. Kovács “there has never been a project in the expatriate Hungarian community of such a high caliber that aims for international attention and has such universal appeal. ” The International Documentary Association is sponsoring the production and donations to it are tax-deductible. Donors’ names will be shown on the film’s rolling credits. On-site contributions will be donated toward the production costs of the film. 4
