Friday, September 24, 2010

Rusyn Sing-along


Six-week Rusyn Sing-along with Jerry Jumba.   Wednesday sessions starting  October 6, 2010

Please join us for this 6-week session starting on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at our Cultural Center at 915 Dickson Street in Munhall.  The fee is only $5.00/session.  Song sheets will be provided.

Back by popular demand we are pleased to offer you again this fall six weeks of sing-along with Jerry Jumba.  We will learn Christmas carols as well as popular liturgical songs our ancestors loved so much.

Jerry is a well-known cantor, singer and musician.  A graduate of the Duquesne University Department of Music, Jerry spent most of his life collecting and translating Rusyn songs.  He has also painstakingly translated most of them into English. 

For further information please call 412-567-3077 or e-mail
Maryann Sivak at cfa@c-rs.org.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Rusyn Heritage Dinner

Rusyn Heritage Dinner
Saturday, September 18, 2010
First National Russian Hall
4 Woodhull  Avenue
Little Falls (Singac), NJ 07424-1159
Time:  1-5 p.m.


Please come and join us for the New Jersey Chapter’s  Rusyn Heritage Dinner. It will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at the First National Russian Hall.   John Righetti, President of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society will offer his reflections on growing up in a Rusyn-American home.  Maryann Sivak will talk about her experiences growing up in Rusyn households in Czechoslovakia and later in America.  She will also deliver a powerpoint presentation on the Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Center –past and present.

The price of the event is $32.50 for members and $37.50 for guests.
The price for children 6-12 years old is $15.00.

For further information, call Joyce Barr (973) 540-0871 or e-mail  njpres@c-rs.org.