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The Fondation – Bulgarian rock legends concert in Boston

Welcome to a great evening with

The Foundation Rock Band
Acoustic Guitar Concert from Bulgarian “Super group”

Sunday, October 19th at 8pm (Doors at 7:30)

The Foundation is the Bulgarian “super group” which has touched the hearts of thousands of Bulgarians at home and abroad with some of the most beautiful and valuable songs in the history of Bulgarian music!

Five star musicians KIRIL MARICHKOV – from rock band SHTURCITE
IVAN LECHEV – from rock band FCB
DONNY – from duo Donny and Momchil
Slavcho Nikolov – form rock band BTR and
Venko Poromanski – from rock group “TE”

will present brilliant acoustic versions of a great selection of favorites to three generations of Bulgarians.
The band will feature many of their hits in entirely new arrangements.

Place: Regent Theatre Arlington
7 Medford St, Arlington, Massachusetts 02474 See the map >>

FOR TICKETS and more information visit: www.centermadara.com

Video from the concert in Montreal, 2013

The event is supporting the BCEN. You can make a donation or buy tickets for the 2nd Annual Art Auction for the Bulgarian Center at the concert: http://bulgariancenter.org/

Bulgarian as a foreign language Class for Parents

We are happy to announce that the ongoing class Bulgarian for Parents will continue with the same schedule during the Spring Semester and will resume it’s meetings on January 10th, 2015. Below are some details about the two levels of the class, the instructors, dates and tuition. If you or someone you know has an interest in taking the class, please send us an e-mail at info@bulgariancenter.org or respond directly to Rumi or Nadia. Please share this e-mail with anyone who might be interested.

А Б В – Аn introductory Practice Course in Bulgarian for Busy Adults

Saturdays, 3:05 pm – 4:25 pm

This is an introductory practice course in Bulgarian as a foreign language. We understand that as busy adults, our students’ time for homework and practice outside of class is limited to interaction with Bulgarian family and friends. In this 80-minute course we will start from the basics and will practice together as we strengthen students’ knowledge of the alphabet and get comfortable with using every-day phrases. We will work on all four skills – listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Our hope is that at the end of the semester our students will be able to read and write in Bulgarian language, to introduce themselves and other people; to speak about themselves and their environment; to talk about their daily activities and their interests. Topics may include visiting Bulgaria, how to order food and get by when in Bulgaria, Bulgarian traditions, culture, history, and geographic areas. Classes may include guest instructors. No prior knowledge of Bulgarian is required for this class. If you have taken an introductory class before but you are not confident in your knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet and your ability to sound out text in Bulgarian, this is the class for you.

Beginners Bulgarian for Busy Adults

Saturdays, 4:35– 5:55 pm

This is a beginners practice course in Bulgarian as a foreign language.At the end of the semester, students will be able to read and write in the Bulgarian language, to introduce themselves and other people; to speak about themselves and their environment; to ask questions and provide information about people, objects, and places; to talk about their daily activities and their interests. Topics may include Bulgarian history, geographic areas, traditions, and culture. Some classes may include guest instructors. Knowledge of the Bulgarian alphabet and ability to sound out Bulgarian text is a prerequisite for this class. In this class you will be working at your own pace. At the end of each class we will make suggestions for further practice at home, but we will not be covering this ‘homework’ in class, nor shall we expect you to have completed it. We will do our best to meet every student at their level and interest in learning Bulgarian and are excited to join you on this journey!

About the instructors:

Nadia Marcheva Ullman is a talent acquisition manager with over ten years of experience in international educational exchange and higher education faculty recruiting. She holds a master’s degree from Harvard University’s Extension School with a concentration in government and a bachelor’s in applied linguistics from South-West University of Bulgaria. Nadia enjoys serving the extended Bulgarian community by teaching her native language.

Rumiana (Rumi) Pavlova is an experienced teacher who has been a substitute teacher at the Bulgarian school in Boston and has taught Bulgarian language in Bulgaria as a full-time teacher before moving to the USA in 2002. She holds an MBA in finance and international business from Clark University, Worcester MA and a bachelor’s in management and community development. Rumi has over ten years of professional experience and is happy to share her Bulgarian heritage and language with the community and parents from cross-cultural families.

This course is organized by the Bulgarian Center of New England (BCNE) to serve the Bulgarian community and its friends in New England and is open to all interested individuals. Tuition for BCNE members: $340 for the semester (25 classes) *please renew your membership for 2014 if you haven’t done so already.

Tuition for non-BCNE members: $390 for the semester (25 classes). Tuition could be paid in two installments – first payment (1/2 tuition) due October 18, 2014, second payment due January 24, 2015).
*For those who wish to start from January, the subscription for the Spring Semester now is open.

Classes Schedule:

Classes take place on Saturdays, in the building of the Bulgarian School at 411 Waverley Oaks, Waltham, MA.

October 18, 2014	December 13, 2014	February 28, 2015	April 25, 2015
October 25, 2014	December 20, 2014	March 7, 2015	May 2, 2015
November 1, 2014	January 10, 2015	March 14, 2015	May 9, 2015
November 8, 2014	January 24, 2015	March 21, 2015	May 16, 2015
November 15, 2014	January 31, 2015	March 28, 2015
November 22, 2014	February 7, 2015	April 11, 2015	*Make up day if needed
December 6, 2014	February 21, 2015	April 18, 2015	*May 30, 2015

Textbook:>Здравейте! Учебник по български език за чужденци А1 – А2 (25.65 Lv. or ~$25 with S&H) Please order your book as soon as possible to allow enough time for international shipping. We will arrange for materials for the first several classes until textbooks arrive. The textbook can be purchased on Helikon’s website below:

http://www.helikon.bg/books/148/-%D0%97%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B5%21-%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%87%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8-%D0%901—%D0%902-%2B-cd_182067.html

To inquire or register for this class, please email Rumi Pavlova at info@bulgariancenter.org (personal: pavlova.rumi@gmail.com) or Nadia Ullman at nadiamartch@yahoo.com. Please note that there is an enrollment cap so please register as soon as possible. Please share with us a few words about your interest in the language, whether you have already learned a bit and to what level, what your expectation of the class is. This will help us adjust the topics / structure to fit the group’s needs.

Come study Bulgarian with us!

Rumi & Nadia

BCNE

Start of the school year of the Bulgarian School

This fall the Bulgarian School in Boston will open a new branch in Cape Cod. The initial registrations shows that there might be up to 50 children ready to have their first school day at the Bulgarian School. The classes will be held on Sundays, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. The school will use the building of the United Methodist Church at 57 Pond St, Osterville, MA 02655

Beginning of the 2014/2015 school year in the two locations:
– Boston: September 13th, 3:00 pm at 411 Waverley Oaks Rd #214, Waltham, MA 02452 (this is the location where the school held its classes last year)
– Cape Cod: September 14th, 12:30 in the United Methodist Church at: 57 Pond St, Osterville, MA 02655

Congressional elections in Bulgaria

The Congressional elections in Bulgaria will be held on October 5th, 2014. Voting stations will be opened at the following locations:
– Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Newton MA 02458
– 360 Main St, Hyannis MA 02601

The voting stations will be opened at 6:00 am and close at 19:00 pm.

Right to vote have all Bulgarian citizens that have valid personal identification documents recognized by the Bulgarian government. The documents need to be presented at the voting station.

Rose Fest Picnic

June 15, 11 AM
Shannon Memorial Beach (former Sandy Beach) Mystic Valley Parkway
Winchester, MA, 01890

Let’s celebrate again this year the annual Rose Fest Picnic organized from the Bulgarian community of Kazanlak from Boston.

We invite you to join and have fun with us! There will be live music, dancing, raffle tickets and the famous delicious kazanlak meatballs.

Food will be served until 2:30pm.

Hope to see everyone there!

Jazz Concert Elena Koleva & Plamen Karadonev

Thursday, May 15 at 8pm
Multicultural Art Center in Cambridge, MA

Join us to the wonderful Jazz concert and a promotion of the album “Beyond Hope” by Elena Koleva and Plamen Karadonev and the band “Fifth Season.”

The charming concert hall will create a wonderful atmosphere complementing the excellent jazz music and Elena’s velvet voice. Elena and Plamen present their album for the first time in front of wide audience and are excited to start their tour here in Massachusetts with their colleagues Austin Machone and Greg Loghman.

Please click on the link below and see the short video about their album http://elenakoleva.com/fifth_season

You could purchase tickets for the event at the Multicultural Art Center website here –http://www.multiculturalartscenter.org/

You will be able to purchase their CD at the concert and will have the opportunity to get the autographs of the musicians.

We wish Elena, Plamen, Greg and Austin great success in promoting their new album!

Hope to see many of you there

Georgyovdenski community picnic

May 11th at 3 pm
Larz Anderson Park, Brookline

Join us for the traditional Bulgarian Georgyovdenski community picnic. This is the same place where we have the picnic every year.

The event is organized by the Bulgarian School “St. Cyril and Methodius ” and the Bulgarian Church.

There will be food available at modest donation and it will include lamb, kebapche (sausage), rice, salad and soda. Every purchased food ticket will ensures a raffle ticket. The contributions from the picnic will go towards the Bulgarian School, Bulgarian Church and Bulgarian Center of New England (BCNE). A BCNE representative will be there to offer information and membership forms for those who are interested and /or have not renewed there annual BCNE membership (we can accept cash or checks at the event).

As you all know, BCNE team continues to woke hard towards raising funds for a new building that can become a permanent home for our growing community!

A Bulgarian Soirée at the French Cultural Center

Thursday, Mar 20, 2014
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Member Price: $15.00
Non-Member Price: $20.00
RSVP Required (call 617-912-0400)

At The French Cultural Center
Map/Directions

The French Cultural Center will celebrate Bulgaria for its 2014 Francophonie Celebration in New England.

The soirée will begin by a folkloric dance performance by the ensemble Ludo Mlado, followed by a short dance workshop led by the ensemble’s accomplished choreographer. In the gallery, a one-night art exhibition by Bulgarian artist Nelly Tonchev will illustrate rituals and customs practiced throughout the Balkans. And to make this celebration complete, traditional Bulgarian appetizers provided by Find BG Food will be served while live music by Alex Stoyanov Trio will surely put you to dance!

For more details on the Francophonie Celebration in New England follow the link.

About Ludo Mlado

Ludo Mlado is a folklore dance ensemble based in Boston, MA. By training dancers and showcasing performances at cultural events, the group endeavors to preserve and spread awareness of the rich dance traditions of Bulgaria and the Balkan people. Ludo Mlado performs at festivals, concerts, weddings and wherever Bulgarian music and dance can bring unique sensations and make an event memorable.

About Nelly Tonchev

Nelly Tonchev-Nelinda is a freelance artist and writer who lives near Boston, MA. Her work contains award-winning designs and paintings. She attended the School of Applied Arts in Bulgaria with a major in woodcarving, and holds a Master’s Degree from Suffolk University in Boston. Nelinda paints mostly from memories and feelings which are transformed expressively through color and line. Her artistic interests include the female figure, folklore tales, and the natural world interpreted through her eyes.

About Find BG Food

Find BG Food has captured all the unique and centuries old Bulgarian recipes and has made them available to you on the pages of their website. The website features hundreds of recipes, Bulgarian cookbooks, a worldwide BG restaurants and BG stores locator and search engine, tons of information about Bulgarian holidays and folklore, a free Bulgarian nameday reminder service and most importantly an Online Marketplace where you can buy traditional Bulgarian food and beverages online. Discover the magic of Bulgarian food today!

About Alex Stoyanov Trio

Alex Stoyanov (flute) was born in Bulgaria and graduated in 1999 from the National Musical School “Lubomir Pipkov” in Sofia. He studied at the highly prestigious National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” in Sofia, with the world famous jazz flutist Simeon Shterev. Alex graduated from Berklee College of Music in May 2008 with a degree in Music Performance. Tchavdar Natchev-Peno (bass), originally from Bulgaria, holds a Masters of Music Degree in classical bass from the Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium, Munich, as well as a Master’s Degree in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. He has toured extensively worldwide and performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, jazz club Smalls NYC and Jazztage Lichtensteig. He is Assistant Principal bass of the New Bedford Symphony and leads his own working band in Boston – the Chari Peno Jazztet.

Annual Celebration of the National day of Bulgaria

Sunday, March 2, 2014
Doors open at 5.00 pm, event starts at 5.30 pm
(5:30 – 6:30 pm concert; 6:30-8 pm food and dance party)
Address: ACAS Center,
29 Montvale Ave. Woburn, MA

Welcome to celebrate together the National day of Bulgaria. Bulgarian-American Center Madara and BCNE invite you to the annual celebration “THE MAGIC OF BULGARIA” in honor of the Liberation day.

Celebrate, sing and dance with our guests:

Bulgarian folklore dance ensemble “LUDO MLADO”
“Pletenitsa Balkan Choir”, from Berkley College of Music. The Pletenitsa Balkan Choir founded by Christiane Karam in 2011, as a means to explore the choral traditions and folk music adaptations of the Balkans, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and parts of the Mediterranean.
Bulgarian folklore singing group “OMAIA” accompaniment by the folklore band ZORNITSA and directed byTatiana Sarbinska, renowned talented folklore singer and conductor.
Snejina Pencheva, singer and musician to perform on piano and guitar. Popular folklore, pop, and rock songs
Dimitar Semerdjiev, gaida
Performance by children from the Bulgarian school

Tickets: $15 advance, Children under 14 free, $17 at the door

Bulgarian food and refreshments will be available for sale.

All proceeds will go to support the Bulgarian School and the
Bulgarian church in Boston.

Tickets may be purchased here or call 617.800.9720

If you are unable to attend the event but would like to support the Center, please donate using one of the methods listed on the donate page.

We hope to see you at the event!

First Time Home Buyer Seminar

Saturday, February 22, 2014
3:30-5:30 PM
Bertucci’s, 475 Winter St., Waltham, MA 02451

The Bulgarian Center of New England is pleased to invite to the First Time Home Buyer Seminar. Mark your calendar and bring a friend! We’ll provide refreshments.

When you attend, you’ll get a free Home Buyers’ Handbook, full of important information, including:

Understanding your credit score.
What Lenders are looking for when approving you for a home loan.
Information on how to buy a home with a low down payment.
How to get pre-approved to buy a home that you can afford.
Help answering the question, “Am I ready to buy a home?”
How to choose the right real estate/mortgage consultant.

Please RSVP to dflashenburg@flashenburglaw.com

Legal Edge Real Estate, Inc. will donate $500 for each home purchased or sold and
Mortgage Master, Inc. will donate $100 for each mortgage closed to the BCNE.

The event is sponsored by