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Celebration gathering for Trifon Zarezan

Sunday, 26 of Januaray 2014
4pm, ACAS Acttivity Center, 29 Montvale Avenue, Woburn MA

We entered 2014 with best wishes and hope for a healthy, successful and full of luck and love year. Entering in January, there are so many occasions for celebration in the Bulgarian tradition – Jordan Day, Ivanov Day, Grandma Day and February 1st (or Feb 14 in the old orthodox calendar), when the Bulgarians celebrate St. Trifon or otherwise known as Trifon Zarezan (a day devoted to vines and wine).

Many of the local Bulgarian organizations in New England are joining together to celebrate this unique holiday!

The ensembles led by the well known, Tatiana Serbinska – Vocal Ensemble Divi Jeni, the first in the area Bulgarian group for folklore songs Omaya, the all mail vocal group Zornitca, and the youth dance ensemble Mladost led by Andi Tilop-Blenis, invite you to one unforgettable evening of celebrating at the Trifon Zarezan Sedjanka on January 26, 2014. During the sedjanka (gathering), you will be able to learn many folklore songs and legends, jokes about Trifonov Day, and you may learn how to sing and dance some of them.

This event is organized with the cooperation of the Bulgarian Center of New England and the Bulgarian-American Cultural center Madara. This is the first big event for 2014 in New England where Bulgarians and Americans will gather to celebrate together. Join us for a wonderful night of dance and music.

We hope this celebration would contribute to the project that teh Bulgarian Center has undertaken which is raising funds for a new building where Bulgarians and Americans alike can work together to share the Bulgarian tradition, culture and heritage with others in New England. All donations made to the Bulgarian Center are tax deductible as the Center is 501c(3) organization.

Practical Bulgarian for Beginners

BCNE is happy to offer for the first time to all of our non-Bulgarian speaking friends and extended community:

Practical Bulgarian for Beginners

Jan 11, Saturday at 4pm

411 Waverly Oaks Rd #214

– Tuition for BCNE members: $150 for the semester (18 classes)

*please renew your membership for 2014 if you haven’t done so already

– Tuition for non-BCNE members: $200 for the semester (18 classes)

This is an introductory course in Bulgarian as a foreign language. The four skills – listening, speaking, reading, and writing—are covered, although particular emphasis is placed on language structure, speaking, and listening. Students will become familiar with the basic structure and will dive into vocabulary of Bulgarian through situational exercises in speaking, reading, listening and writing. At the end of the semester, students will be able to read and write in the Bulgarian language, to speak about themselves and their environment; to introduce themselves and other people; to ask questions and provide information about people, objects, and places; to talk about their daily activities and their interests. The class is based on group discussions, grammar foundations and useful vocabulary. Topics may include interesting facts about Bulgarian history, geographic areas, traditions and culture. Some classes may include guest instructors to lead specific topic and add a more dynamic experience.

The first class will be January 11 at 4:00pm. Classes will run each Saturdays with the exception of the following holiday long weekends – no classes on: Martin Luther King Jr. (1/18-20); President’s Day (2/15-17); Easter /Patriot’s Day weekend (4/19-21); Memorial Day (5/24-26). Last class will be on June 7, 2014. Classes will be held on Saturdays, 4:00-5:00 pm, close to the Bulgarian School “Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii” at 411 Waverly Oaks Rd #214. Further information and details about room/building will be emailed to registered students.

About the instructors:

Nadia Marcheva Ullman is a talent acquisition manager with over ten years of experience in international educational exchange and higher education recruiting. She holds a master’s degree from Harvard University with a concentration in government and a bachelor’s in applied linguistics from South-West University of Bulgaria. Nadia is excited to serve 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 New Hampshire in 2002. After coming to the USA, she earned an MBA in finance and international business from Clark University 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.

Textbook:

Intensive Bulgarian, Vol 1 ($37.54)

Please order your book as soon as possible. It could be purchased on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0299167445

To inquire or register for this class, please email Rumi Pavlova at info@bulgariancenter.org. Please share with us a few words about your interest in the language, have you 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

Fundraising Christmas cards sale

Get into the Christmas spirit and support the holiday cards sale organized by the

Bulgarian Center of New England and the Bulgarian School Kiril and Methody. The artful and handcrafted cards were created by the talented kids of the Bg School.

You can buy the Cristmas cards from the Bulgarian store in Woburn and from Sophia Greek Pantry in Belmont. They will be also on sale at Bg school the next 2 Saturdays 12/14 & 12/21.

The cards are sold for:

1 card for $3 (we have single cards only in BG school).

At Bg store and Sophia’s you could purchase a packet of 4 cards for $10 (golden ribbon), or 6 cards for $15 (red ribbon).

All proceeds go to the BG School and BCNE.

Merry Christmas!

“Mystical Emona” – acrylics and gold leaf by Nelly Tonchev-Nelinda

Join us for the opening reception of

Friday, December 6th, 6-9 p.m. No cover charge

Address: The Parish Center for the Arts (PCA),
10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA.

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 is not only a talented artists, but she is also a great supporter of the Bulgarian Center of New England.
She designed BCNE logo pro-bono and donated her art to the First BCNE Art Auction in November 2013 raising funds for new home of the Bulgarian community.Please join us to support a talented member of our community and a great artist! The official invitation in Bulgarian and English see on:http://bgfocus.com/events/2013/nelinda.html

Bulgarian violinist Bella Hristova in The Center for Arts in Natick

Sunday December 8, 2013
The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN)
14 Summer Street
Natick, MA 01760
3:00pm
$25 public / $20 member

Acclaimed for her passionate performances, beautiful sound, and compelling command of her instrument, violinist Bella Hristova is a young musician with a growing international career as a soloist and recording artist. Her talent has been recently recognized with a prestigious 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grant, awarded to outstanding instrumentalists. The Strad wrote, “Every sound she draws is superb” and the Washington Post has called her, “a player of impressive power and control.”

Ms. Hristova’s latest recording, “Bella Unaccompanied” has been recognized with a first round GRAMMY ballot placement. Her numerous awards and honors include First Prize in the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the Harriet and Gordon Greenfield Foundation Fellowship, and the 2009 Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship.

Born in Bulgaria, Ms. Hristova attended the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Ida Kavafian and Steven Tenenbom, and Indiana University, where she studied with Jaime Laredo.

Bella Hristova will perform in conjuction with Amy Yang. A magnificent pianist and a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the Yale School of Music, Ms. Yang has performed at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Gardner Museum, and the White House.

The program includes Beethoven’s Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, Lutoslawski’s Subito, “Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” by Messiaen, and closes with Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47.

Seniors/students: $5 off.

First Fundraising Art Auction

The team of the Bulgarian Center of New England would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all guests, donors, art buyers and volunteers who made the First Fundraising Art Auction such a big success.

This lovely night of art, music, culture, and socializing with old and new friends was possible only because of your support.

The overwhelming generosity we received from the community will help BCNE come closer to realizing our dream of finding a new home for the Bulgarian School, Church and Cultural Center “Madara”, and to offer multifunctional social and cultural space to the community.

With your help, we were able to raise over $10,000 including ticket sales, several generous donations, and contribution from sold art and jewelry.

Thank you very much for your support!

photos by Zara Tzanev

http://zarafoto.com

Donations to the Bulgarian Center are tax-exempt. Your contribution via art/jewelry purchase may be tax deductible (20% of the purchase price for items from Hamilton Art’s catalog and 80% for artwork donated by Bulgarian artists), excluding the 6.25% sales tax and 10% purchase fee. Please consult your tax advisor.

BCNE’s tax ID is available on our site http://bulgariancenter.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/11/bcne-501c3-approval.pdf

In case you need an invoice for the art or jewelry you purchased, please, email us at info@BulgarianCenter.org or call (978) 600-8452.

Bulgarian Center of New England

Fundraising Art Auction

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Preview – 6pm Auction – 7pm
Venue: Temple Emunah 9 Piper Road Lexington, MA 02421
Click here for map and directions follow

The Bulgarian Center of New England is pleased to invite you to the 1st Annual Art Auction hosted by Hamilton Art & Auction to give you the opportunity to start a new art collection or to further enhance an established one.

Join us in the fundraising event, which benefits the BCNE, a nonprofit organization serving the mission to promote and extend Bulgarian culture, art, history, and traditions.

The auction allows art lovers to experience the inspiring offer of paintings of leading contemporary artists, including Leroy Neiman, Britto, Lauri Blank,Tripp Harrison, Disney and the masters collection featuring the artwork of Dali, Chagall, Miro, etc.

Silent auction of fine jewelry to occur during viewing period prior to the start of the auction.
Fine jewelry, sports memorabilia, glass and sculpture will as well be auctioned.
Auction items include artwork donated by the Bulgarian artists Anita Kokoreva, Boriana Zaneva, Diana Samnalieva, Georgi Petrov, Irina Todorova, Nelly Tonchev and Plamen Hristov.
The artwork, collectibles, and jewelry start at opening bids 50-60% less than traditional framed gallery prices.
All artwork and sports memorabilia is presented with custom framing and certificates of authenticity.

Patrons will delight in classic music performance by the young and recognized instrumentalists Gergana Haralampieva, violin, and Zlatomir Fung, cello.

Gergana Haralampieva has performed on NPR’s (National Public Radio’s) show From The Top, with Boston Pops in Symphony Hall, and was finalist of the Cooper International Violin Competition in Oberlin, Ohio. She is currently a student of Ida Kavafyan (the founder of the prestigious Music from Angel Fire and Bravo! Vail Valley Music Fetsival) at the Curtis Institute.
Fourteen-year cellist Zlatomir Fung has soloed with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Pro Musica, the New England Philharmonic, the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Civic Orchestra, the Lowell Philharmonic, and the Lausanne Sinfonietta and many others. Zlatomir has also performed at venues such as Jordan Hall, the Tsai Performance Center, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

We are happy to announce that Elena Kolarova – Miss Bulgarka 2013 in USA, Winner of People’s Choice Award and 1st Runner-Up will be among us at the Auction.

Child care services will be available during the event at the facility (toddlers and up) – please rsvp so we know how many children to expect.

Through this event you will support BCNE to raise funds for the purchase of the building, which will host the Bulgarian Church “St. Petka,” the Bulgarian School “Sts. Cyril and Methodius,” and cultural events and initiatives organized by the Bulgarian-American centre Madara or sponsored by other groups and organizations.

Ticket price – 25$
Proceeds from ticket sales benefit directly BCNE.

Event flyer

November Fundraising Art Auction

The Bulgarian Center of New England is pleased to invite you to the 1st Annual Art Auction hosted by Hamilton Art & Auction and to give you the opportunity to acquire a valuable art piece and raise funds for BCNE. Join us on November, 10th 2013 and spend a vibrant evening with art and classic music, while mingling with people with shared interest.

Sunday, November 10, 2013
Preview – 6pm Auction – 7pm
Venue: Temple Emunah
9 Piper Road Lexington, MA 02421
Event Invitation in PDF

Ticket price – 25$
Proceeds from ticket sales benefit directly BCNE.

Click here for detailed information for this event

Organized in conjunction with Hamilton Fine Art & Auction

Reflections on Shared History: How Bulgaria Saved its Jews from the Holocaust

Featuring
Dr. Michael Bar-Zohar
An Israeli Scholar, Renowned Author and Journalist

October 10, 2013, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Andover Newton Theological School, Noyes Hall
215 Herrick Rd, Newton Center, MA

Admission is free.

Event brochure

The Bulgarian Center of New England and the Honorary Consul General of Bulgaria to Massachusetts cordially bring you a program commemorating the 70th anniversary of the rescue of the entire Jewish population in Bulgaria from the Nazi Holocaust during WWII.

Allied with Nazi Germany, the Bulgarian government had put in place a plan to deport all Jews in the territories under its control to the Nazi death camps. In 1943 the Bulgarian government assisted Germany in deporting thousands of Jews from Thrace and Macedonia. But then, a series of unique events unfolded that prevented the deportation of all 48,000 Jews living within the borders of Bulgaria. Join us to learn more about these little known events and how ordinary citizens and community leaders rose to protect their Jewish neighbors and friends.

The keynote speaker, Dr. Michael Bar-Zohar, is an award-winning historian, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Bulgaria and as a child witnessed the events that took place in 1943. He grew up in Israel and became a scholar publishing the most authoritative work on the topic, Beyond Hitler’s Grasp (Adams, Newton, Mass, 1998), which was made into a documentary with the same name (2000). Dr. Bar Zohar is the official biographer of David Ben Gurion and Shimon Peres, having also written novels about the Mossad and the Munich Olympics.

Bar Zohar was an advisor to Moshe Dayan and served as a paratrooper in the Yom Kippur War in Egypt in 1973 and in Lebanon in 1982. In the 80s and early 90s he was a member of the Israeli Knesset. Dr. Bar-Zohar has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Paris and has held academic positions at the University of Haifa and at Emory University in Atlanta.

The program will also include short introductory remarks from the sponsoring entities, folk dance performances by Bulgarian dance ensemble Ludo Mlado and B’yachad, Brandeis’ Israeli dance troupe, as well as light refreshments.

Co-organizer: Adam Portnoy, Honorary Consul General of Bulgaria to Massachusetts
Supporting organizations: Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Washington D.C., Consulate General of Israel to New England, AJC Boston, Foneca

Space is limited. Please click the RSVP button to confirm by Oct 1, 2013

For more information please send email to info@bulgariancenter.org or call (978) 600-8452.

We would appreciate your support for this event. Please use the button bellow to donate:

Map of the venue. Noyes Hall is circled in red. The red line shows the path from the school entrance to Noyes Hall. Any of the parkings on the school campus can be used by the event attendees.

Consular services in Boston on October 5, 2013

The Consulate General of Bulgaria will provide Consulate services in Boston on October 5th, 2013 (Saturday) between 12:00 and 4:00 pm at Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Newton, MA.

For more information call Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York: (212) 935 4646 (for consultations call between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm on work days).

Consulate General of Bulgaria
121 E 62nd St
New York, NY 10065
tel: +1(212) 935-4646
fax: +1(212) 319 5955