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2008

May 23
Under the Gracious Patronage of His Excellency, The Ambassador of the Russian Federation & Mrs. Yuri V. Ushakov

The Opera Camerata of Washington
Cordially Invites You to
Springtime on the Volga
A Concert Presentation of Grand Opera
With the Orchestra of the Opera Camerata of Washington

Under the Baton of
Gregory Buchalter
featuring
Sarah Coburn
Cynthia Hanna, Pablo Henrich, Jose Sacin

For the Benefit of
The Opera Camerata In-School Program and
The Prince A. D. Obolensky State Boarding School
for Special Children
At "Berezichi" in Kaluga Province, Russia

on
Friday, May 23, 2008 at 7 PM
at

The Embassy of the Russian Federation
2650 Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest
Washington, District of Columbia

Cocktails 7 PM ~ Dinner 8 PM
Business Attire ~ Valet Parking
Reservations & Information: (202) 545-0114

$150 ($50 tax-deductible)
www.operacamerata.org

May 3 - 17
Passport DC

Passport DC will open doors to one of Washington's most distinctive assets - its diplomatic community. From Iraq and Ethiopia to Slovenia and Argentina, more than 55 embassies and 15 cultural centers open their doors to showcase authentic music, dance, film, crafts, and cuisine. Discover one of Washington's most distinctive assets and travel the world without leaving DC!
The complete schedule is available at www.PassportDC.org . Almost all the events are free, but some do require reservations. Presented by Cultural Tourism DC, a nonprofit that helps Metro area residents and visitors experience Washington's authentic arts and heritage.

April 7

The Library of Congress
The National Endowment for the Arts & Dalkey Archive Press

Cordially invite you to a bilingual poetry reading to celebrate the
publication of Contemporary Russian Poetry: An Anthology
Readings by Evgeny Bunimovich,  Elena Fanailova & Yuli Gugolev
Moderator, Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
Reception and book signing

Monday, April 7, 2008 at 7:00pm
Mumford Room, 6th floor
The Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540

The event is FREE with RSVP to:
202-682-5578 or russianpoetry@arts.gov

March 25

"Tolstoy and America"

National Endowment for the Arts, Room 716
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Join us for
"Tolstoy and America"
A presentation with guests from State Museum-Estate of
Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana
Featuring
VLADIMIR TOLSTOY & GALINA ALEXEEVA
March 25, 2008 at 11:00am-12:30pm

The event is FREE with RSVP to:
202-682-5737 or Tolstoy@arts.gov

Vladimir Tolstoy, great-great-grandson of Leo Tolstoy, is responsible for
the rescue and preservation of Leo Tolstoy's estate, Yasnaya Polyana.
Mr. Tolstoy, Director of the State Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya
Polyana since 1994, is steward of the family legacy and the 1,000 acre estate
where Tolstoy lived and worked.

Galina Alexeeva, Ph.D., is Head of Research at the Tolstoy Museum-Estate at
Yasnaya Polyana. She has organized a number of international scholarly
conferences at Yasnaya Polyana devoted to Tolstoy's literary legacy and has
published widely on Tolstoy's relationship to the American transcendentalists.

February 29

Russian Chamber Art Society

Vera Danchenko-Stern, artistic director
Presents A Concert of the Series
Masterpieces of Russian Vocal Music
RISING STARS FROM RUSSIA
Music of Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov,
Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Sviridov, Gavrilin
featuring
Olesya Petrova - mezzo-soprano,
Silver medalist, 2007 International Tchaikovsky competition
Roman Burdenko - baritone,
Grand Prix, 2007 Opera St .Petersburg competition
Stanislav Leontyev - tenor,
Gold medalist, 2007 St. Petersburg Opera competition.
Elena Gaudasinskaya - piano,
Best accompanist Prize, 2007 International Tchaikovsky competition
February 29, 2008 at 7 p.m.
  
Tickets - $35, $40