TALC | Tuesday American Language Club #18
Free Discussion with Native Speaker(s)
Presenter | KATHRYN HYMES | Stanford University | Fulbright Grantee
Topic | The War of Currents
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
The first TALC event will be dedicated to a discussion about the "War of Currents" between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla as February 11th marks the anniversary of Thomas Edison's birthday.
TALCTuesday American Language Club
The American Corner Budapest has launched a regular program. For those who would like to practice their English. From April, Two Thousand and Nine. On the first Tuesday of each month. An English Conversation Club. With native speaker guests. All are welcome.
Don't be shy. TALC to us.
February 17, 2011 | Thursday
6:00 - 8:00 PM
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Event | MOVIE NIGHT #10
Film Title | The Tuskegee Airman Based on the true story of the 332nd Fighter Squadron
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
Fireballs of high-speed air action explode off the screen in this exciting story of the "Fighting 99th" - the first squadron of Black American pilots to be allowed to fight for their country.
February 22, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Host| RACHEL JIANG | Columbia University, Barnard College Topic | African Americans in the United States
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
STORYCORPS & MORE | 2011 february | event#10
...on the LAST TUESDAY of the month,
a NEW REGULAR PROGRAM at the AmericanCorner Budapest
for those who would like to PRACTICE ENGLISH and have FUN...
Do you want to hear stories of everyday people in the United States? At the StoryCorps and More events, we will listen to recorded stories and can have discussions about the stories we hear, and our own stories. StoryCorps is an independent, nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. StoryCorps participants informally interview friends or family members and are recorded for the project. Each story is told in less than five minutes.
February 24, 2011 | Thursday
6:00 - 7:00 PM
US ADVENTURE | www.usadventure.org
U.S. Adventure Information Session | In HUNGARIAN
Presenter | Daniel Antonovits
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | LIMITED seats available
Location | American Corner Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fovam ter 13-15.
Nyári munkalehetőség az USA-ban egyetemistáknak, főiskolásoknak
Dolgozz, utazz, tanulj nyelvet! Kóstolj bele egy nyár erejéig az amerikai életformába, keress pénzt és utazd be Amerikát! Ha egy igazán jó nyári kalandra vágysz, itt a helyed. A U.S. ADVENTURE mindenről gondoskodik, a munkahelytől kezdve a vízumpapírokon át a biztosításig, a te dolgod csak annyi, hogy élvezd a nyarat. Gyertek el információs előadásunkra, ahol személyesen is kérdezhettek tőlünk, és megismerkedhettek az egyik amerikai partnerünk képviselőjével is!
Summer job opportunity for college students in the USA
Work, travel, improve your English. Get a taste of the American lifestyle, earn money and travel around the United States. If you are looking for a great summer adventure, you have just found it. U.S. ADVENTURE takes care about everything from your placement to the visa papers, so all you have to do is enjoy your summer. Come to our presentation and ask from us in person. You can meet with one of our overseas partners representative as well.
2011 MARCH | Women's History Month
March 1, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
TALC | Tuesday American Language Club #19
Free Discussion with Native Speaker(s)
special TALC session dedicated to AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION
Presenter | TODD WILLIAMS
Topic | Hungarians from an African American Perspective
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
Todd G. Williams is a writer, educator and an artist. He has spent a considerable time in Hungary as well as traveled extensively in the region. Based on his experiences in the country, he wrote a book titled as "Ti! Magyarok feketeszemmel" - "Hungarians from an African American Perspective." Present TALC session is dedicated to the book, in commemoration of African American History Month.
TALCTuesday American Language Club
The American Corner Budapest has launched a regular program. For those who would like to practice their English. From April, Two Thousand and Nine. On the first Tuesday of each month. An English Conversation Club. With native speaker guests. All are welcome.
Don't be shy. TALC to us.
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | LIMITED seats available
Location | American Corner Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fovam ter 13-15.
TÉMA | Utazz, dolgozz, tanulj nyelvet nyáron az USA-bank | Summer Work and Travel Program
Lifeguard ♦pool and beach lifeguarding in the USA: Washington D.C., New York, Texas, Atlanta, Florida ♦program for students attending Hungarian higher education with full time active status and conservational English knowledge ♦ American Red Cross lifeguard training and exam, American Lifeguard Association pool operator training and exam, lifeguard and pool operator certificate ♦ visa administration, continuous help and support
Job board ♦ program for students attending Hungarian higher education with full-time active status and ♦ conservational English knowledge ♦ hospitality, housekeeping, amusement park, maintenance, lifeguarding positions across USA ♦ visa administration, continuous help and support
Camp Counselor program ♦ Camp Counselor and Support Staff positions in summer camps in US ♦ Camp Counselor - general camp counselor, specialty counselor (arts & crafts, photography, swimming instructor, piano teacher, lifeguard, dance teacher, etc.) ♦ Support Staff – kitchen staff, housekeeping, maintenance, laundry team, guards, driver, etc. ♦ 30 open support staff positions in New York State! ♦ the camps located in beautiful natural environment in the wood, next to lakes ♦ multicultural environment, international team ♦ accommodation and dining covered by the camps ♦ at the end of the summer season you get bonus from the camp
Hourly wages can depend on the place and overtime opportunities
TÉMA | Utazz, dolgozz, tanulj nyelvet nyáron az USA-bank | Summer Work and Travel Program
March 21, 2011 | Monday
8:00 - 9:20 AM PUBLIC PRESENTATION AT CORVINUS
Presenter | KARLA KELSEY | Susquehanna University, PA Topic | Prose Poems & Flash Fiction
Host | Prof. Farkas Bede Katalin & American Corner Budapest
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu
Location | "C" Building | Corvinus University | Közraktár utca 4-6. | Room # 203
Karla Kelsey is contemporary American poet and professor of creative writing at Susquehanna University. She is a Fulbright scholar in Budapest in Spring 2011. During this presentation, participants will be able to listen to her poetry and discuss topics related to contemporary American literature and culture in general.
March 22, 2011 | Tuesday
5:20 - 6:40 PM AMERICAN CORNER PRESENTATION AT BKF
Presenter | Erika Sólyom | Director | American Corner Budapest Topic | Public Diplomacy
Host | Prof. Túry György
Registration NOT required
Location | Budapesti Kommunikációs és Üzleti Főiskola | Nagy Lajos király útja 1-9.
March 24, 2011 | Thursday
7:00 PM EXHIBITION OPENING ROMA ICONS
new york - budapest 1996 - 2011 ERIKA LAKATOS Location | MAI MANO HOUSE - HUNGARIAN HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Nagymező utca 20.
| Located between Opera and Oktogon |
Lakatos Erika: Roma ikonok, New York - Budapest, 2006-2011
2001. március 24-én, csütörtökön 19 órakor
Magyar Fotográfusok Háza - Mai Manó Ház | 1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 20.
A kiállítást megnyitja | Junghaus Tímea, művészettörténész
Közreműködik | Nakatina Roma Icons Band
"Polaroidok, Image-transzferek, mindegyike még utólag, kézzel tovább festve, alakítva. Nagyítások, melyeknek témaválasztása, az alkalmazott színek kavalkádja, a kivitelezés egyedisége, esetlegessége... mind-mind olyan speciális, semmihez sem hasonlítható, de nagyon intenzív érzelmi hatással bíró képeket eredményeztek, melyek még a hivatalból naponta rengeteg fényképet végignéző fotómuzeológust is megérintették. Túl a képek, színek, formák vad, zabolátlan burjánzásán, a megfogalmazás módja is egyéni, nálunk, a magyar fotóművészetben nem nagy gyakorisággal előforduló, sok szempontból példaértékű. Az 1997-ben az Év Fotográfusa díjjal Washingtonban kitüntetett Lakatos Erika olyan szubjektív, új és minőségi hangot üt meg, melyre régen vártunk."(Kincses Károly)
A kiállítás megtekinthető | 2011. március 25 - május 8. között | minden hétköznap 14 és 19 óra | hétvégén 11 és 19 óra között
According to the official site of the United Nations, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.
Regarding the mission of the American Corner Budapest, similarly to the mission of other Corners worldwide, issues of tolerance take a central role in our programming. The American Corner Budapest commemorates this particular antidiscrimination day with its participation and support of the exhibition of Hungarian American photo artist of Roma origin, Erika Lakatos.
LAKATOS ERIKA | Roma Icons, New York-Budapest 1996-2011
On Thursday, March 24th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Hungarian House of Photography - Mai Manó House | 1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 20.
Opening remarks by Tímea Junghaus | art historian
Music by | Nakatina Roma Icons Band
“Polaroids, Polaroid transfers – all subsequently re-touched, painted, and fashioned manually. The blow-ups display a variety of themes, a palette of colors, as well as a unique and development of her art. The outcome exhibits an intense emotional effect unequalled to anything seen before, impressing even the photo curator who ex officio stares at countless photos on a daily basis. Besides the wild and rampant proliferation of images, colors, and shapes in her work, the photographer’s individual mode of composition is also peculiar. Such articulation of artistic expression does not often occur in Hungarian photo art and, as such, is exemplary. Awarded with the title of Photographer of the Year in 1997 in Washington, Erika Lakatos demonstrates subjectivity with novelty and quality-an approach we’ve been waiting so long.” (Károly Kincses)
The exhibition is open to the public from March 25 through May 8, 2011 | on weekdays 2 pm – 7 pm | at weekends 11 am – 7 pm
March 28, 2011 | Monday
9:00 PM Location | BUDAPEST JAZZ CLUB | Múzeum utca 7.
| Located next to the National Museum by Kálvin tér |
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH JAZZ EVENT WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FROM THE STATES
KATE McGARRYANDKEITH GANZ
AT THE BUDAPEST JAZZ CLUB
***admission free***
The six years of collaboration between Palmetto Records artist Kate McGarry and husband/guitarist Keith Ganz have produced four critically acclaimed recordings, a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and live performances that crackle with spontaneity and joy. Join their upcoming "dynamic duo" performance at the Budapest Jazz Club, co-organized by the American Corner Budapest and supported by the Embassy of the United States of America. You'll hear a wide range of composers from Irving Berlin to The Cars, with musical selections ranging from Celtic to Jazz, from Blues to Bossa Nova.
"This duo has figured out how to create jazz arrangements of songs by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Stephen Stills and Ric Ocasek without compromising either the jazz or the rock'n'roll. The substitute chords, elasticized rhythms and deconstructionist solos make this satisfying jazz, while the lyrics are delivered with such forceful urgency that it's still satisfying rock'n'roll. The songs are transformed but never obscured." ~ Geoffrey Himes, Best CDs of 2008
With 4 critically acclaimed CDs and a 2009 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal to her credit, Kate McGarry is recognized as a jazz artist who brings authenticity and vitality to an extraordinarily wide range of material. The Wall St Journal calls her music "Austere and elegant", New York Times pronounced her "Astute and sensitive". Her music collaborations include projects with Jazz luminaries including Fred Hersch, Kurt Elling, Maria Schneider, and John Hollenbeck. She currently performs in many of venerated jazz clubs and festivals throughout the US and abroad, and as an educator has served on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music. Kate has represented the U.S. State Department and Jazz at Lincoln Center as a jazz ambassador for 3 years running in the American Music Abroad program. McGarry has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered, Marion McPartland's Piano Jazz, and Jazz Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is currently recording her 5th CD for Palmetto Records which will be released later in 2011.
Keith Ganz is a guitarist, composer, arranger and producer. In addition to his Grammy-nominated collaborations with Kate McGarry, he has been the guitarist of choice for Harry Connick Jr., Kurt Elling, Luciana Souza, Peter Eldridge and many more acclaimed vocalists. He has also performed and/or recorded with a host of jazz legends including Christian McBride, Fred Hersch, Victor Lewis, Chris Potter, Andy Bey, Billy Drummond, Jay Anderson, and many others. He has performed on Late Night with David Letterman, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Ellen, The View and Australian Idol, and toured in four continents.
March 29, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Host| KARLA KELSEY | Susquehanna University, PA Topic | Prose Poems & Flash Fiction
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
STORYCORPS & MORE | 2011 march | event#11
...on the LAST TUESDAY of the month,
a NEW REGULAR PROGRAM at the AmericanCorner Budapest
for those who would like to PRACTICE ENGLISH and have FUN...
Do you want to hear stories of everyday people in the United States? At the StoryCorps and More events, we will listen to recorded stories and can have discussions about the stories we hear, and our own stories. StoryCorps is an independent, nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. StoryCorps participants informally interview friends or family members and are recorded for the project. Each story is told in less than five minutes.
Our Story Corps & More session in March is dedicated to WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. Karla Kelsey is contemporary American poet and professor of creative writing at Susquehanna University. She is a Fulbright scholar in Budapest in Spring 2011. During this particular language club, participants will be able to listen to her poetry and discuss topics related to literature.
2011 APRIL | Gaypril
"Everyone knows that April showers bring May flowers,
but did you know that April is also for celebrating
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness? The yearly festivities, better known as “Gaypril,” are opportunities
for celebration and education about LGBT victories and struggles.
April is a time to reflect on the many contributions of LGBT people and communities."
PLEASE NOTE THAT
THE CORNER, INCLUDING THE LIBRARY,
WILL BE CLOSED DURING SPRING BREAK
BETWEEN APRIL 21 - 26, 2011
April 4, 2011 | Monday
8:00 - 9:20 AM PUBLIC PRESENTATION AT CORVINUS
Presenter | TODD G. WILLIAMS | Artist, Writer, Educator Topic | Hungarians from an African American Perspective
Host | Prof. Farkas Bede Katalin & American Corner Budapest
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu
Location | "C" Building | Corvinus University | Közraktár utca 4-6. | Room # 203
Todd G. Williams is a writer, educator and an artist. He has spent a considerable time in Hungary as well as traveled extensively in the region. Based on his experiences in the country, he wrote a book titled as "Ti! Magyarok feketeszemmel" - "Hungarians from an African American Perspective." This particular presentation is dedicated to the book, in commemoration of African American History Month which is celebrated in February all over in the United States.
April 5, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
TALC | Tuesday American Language Club #20
Free Discussion with Native Speaker(s)
Presenter | James Harrell | Fulbright Scholar
Topic | GAYPRIL - LGBT Issues in Focus
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
LGBT or GLBT are abbreviations used since the 1990s as a self-designation by what was formerly known as the gay community. It refers collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Present TALC session is organized to provide an opportunity to effectively talk about LGBT concerns. Participants may discuss things like "don't ask don't tell" and some other issues beyond the "don't ask don't tell" sphere. All are welcome.
TALCTuesday American Language Club
The American Corner Budapest has launched a regular program. For those who would like to practice their English. From April, Two Thousand and Nine. On the first Tuesday of each month. An English Conversation Club. With native speaker guests. All are welcome.
Don't be shy. TALC to us.
Due to the recent shut down of the Federal Budget which affects government employees, including US Embassy staff in Budapest, the Monday presentation of the Budapest Corner on the Reagan Centennial has been CANCELED.
***CANCELED***CANCELED***CANCELED***CANCELED***
April 11, 2011 | Monday
9:40 AM PUBLIC PRESENTATION AT CORVINUS
Ronald Reagan Centennial
Guest Speaker | TIMOTHY A. BETTS | Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy
Topic | The Reagan Centennial
***CANCELED***CANCELED***CANCELED***CANCELED***
On the speaker
Timothy Alan Betts has served as Deputy Chief of Mission since August 2010. He previously served as the Director of the State Department’s Office of Iraq Affairs from June 2008 to July 2009.
Mr. Betts is a member of the Senior Foreign Service of the United States with the rank of Career Counselor. He began his career with the U.S. Department of State in 1984 and was assigned to Canberra, Australia, until June 1987, and then to Washington, where he served as Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and then as a desk officer in the Office of Japan Affairs until July 1990. After Japanese language training, he served as a political military officer in Tokyo from July 1992 to June 1995. He was next assigned to Ankara, where he served first as Deputy Counselor for Political Military Affairs until 1998 and then as Deputy Political Counselor until July 2000. He returned to Japan as Consul General in Naha, Okinawa in August 2000. From July 2003 to July 2006, he served as Political Military Counselor in Ankara. Back in Washington, he worked as the Director of Iraq Political Military Affairs in the State Department’s Office of Iraq Affairs until he became office director in July 2009.
Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Betts was a political risk underwriter with the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, first in New York City and later in San Francisco. Earlier, he worked for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC – the U.S. Government’s investment insurance organization) and the City of Glendale, California.
He received an A.B. in 1978 from Occidental College and an M.A. in 1981 from The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He is married to Helen Pratesi Betts.
[Source: http://hungary.usembassy.gov/dcm.html]
April 14, 2011 | Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH
AMERICA DAY in CEGLED | Economics High School
Presenter 1 | RACHEL JIANG | Barnard College | AC Budapest Intern
Presenter 2 | ISTVAN FARKAS | AC Budapest Assistant
Topic | American Corner Budapest & US Education System
American Corner Budapest has attended the "American Days" series of events in Cegléd, hosted by the Economics High School. The presentations were conducted in English to the local students. There was an introduction to the mission and purpose of American Corner Budapest delivered by Istvan Farkas. Following that, Rachel Jiang, a student of Columbia University, spoke about her personal experiences and held a discussion about education in the USA. Topics covered included American secondary education, college admissions, college life and academics, studying abroad, and American culture.
April 16, 2011 | Saturday
8 PM photos by NAN GOLDIN (usa)
music by THE TIGER LILLIES (uk) organized by Trafo House of Contemporary Arts The Ballad of Sexual Dependency Location | Budapest | 9th district | Liliom utca 41.
Further Information | www.trafo.hu
Nan Goldin is an example of an artist who works at the most intimate level: her life is her work and her work, her life. It is nearly impossible to discuss Goldin's photographs without referring to their subjects by name, as though the people pictured were one's own family and friends. It is this intimate and raw style for which Goldin has become internationally renowned. Her "snapshot"-esque images of her friends -- drag queens, drug addicts, lovers and family -- are intense, searing portraits that, together, make a document of Goldin's life. Goldin herself has commented on her photographic style and philosophy, saying, "My work originally came from the snapshot aesthetic . . . Snapshots are taken out of love and to remember people, places, and shared times. They're about creating a history by recording a history."
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency was made up of color photographs lit with flash, ran approximately 45 minutes. As Goldin evolved as an artist, the show also changed, and more photographs were added and songs were changed. Despite changes to the content of the show, the basic atmosphere of intimacy remained, and Goldin's visceral style communicated raw emotion. It was in 1986 that Goldin began to take her show on the road, traveling abroad to exhibit her work. Ballad saw screen time at both the Edinburgh and Berlin Film Festivals. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of Goldin's work in 1996; it was called I'll Be Your Mirror. Composed of photographs from every period of her career, the exhibit also boasted a showing of a version of The Ballad of Sexual Dependency.
Goldin continues to photograph and recently had her first solo show in London, at the popular White Cube Gallery. Her work continues to evolve with her life. Of this she writes, "My work changes as I change. I feel an artist's work has to change, otherwise you become a replication of yourself." With Goldin's close, immediate style and stunningly beautiful images, there is no threat of her becoming a replication.
April 19, 2011 | Tuesday
5:00 - 6:00 PM
HULT International Business School at the American Corner Budapest
Information Session
Presenter | Suzie Buczko
Registration NOT required
Location | American Corner Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fovam ter 13-15.
Interested in studying at an American school in London? Come meet a representative of HULT International Business School at the American Corner Budapest.
Hult International Business School is an American style international school founded in Boston in 1964 (member of CIS and accredited by NEASC, a regional USA accreditation body). With a unique, practical education that involves working with Fortune 500 companies and business professionals, campuses around the world (San Francisco, Boston, London, Dubai, as well as Shanghai) and a student body coming from over 100 different countries, the Hult experience is something truly special. Hult offers Undergraduate (BSc), Master and MBA education and is currently ranked as 27th best business school in the world (Economist Intelligence Unit) and Nr. 1 in the world in terms of offering an international experience to its students (Financial Times). We highly value the rigorous "Erettsegi" program and students that come from the Hungarian education system can be awarded up to 30 Advance Placement towards their uni studies. (This is worth one whole school year!)
The info session will focus mainly on undergraduate studies and cover topics such as admissions requirements, financial aid possibilities, living a student life abroad.
April 20, 2011 | Wednesday
6:00 PM
EXHIBITION OPENING
NEW YORK - from a step behind CSABA BARBAY Location | HÁROM HÉT GALLERY | Bartók Béla út. 37. | Located between Gellért Bath and Móricz Zsimond Sq |
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE EXHIBITION OPENING OF CSABA BARBAY, ORGANIZED BY THE HÁROM HÉT GALÉRIA AND SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST. ALL ARE WELCOME.
Barbay Csaba: New York - Egy lépéssel hátrébbról
Eső benyomás: Zavarba ejtő sokszínűség, hömpölygő embertömeg.
Második benyomás: A tömeg nem arctalan és nem nyomasztó.
Harmadik benyomás: Csak egy lépéssel hátrébbról látom a képet egészében.
Negyedik benyomás: Körüljárni, szemlélni, csendben megismerni. Egy lépéssel hátrébbról.
A tucatnyi fotó szűk válogatás egy mega poliszról. Válogatás távlatokból, elsuhanó, vagy épp mozdulatlan „városrészekről”.
…mert egyáltalán nem mindegy, hol is áll a fotográfus, mikor fényképez. Most legalább olyan messze a fotó tárgyától, mint amilyen közel a megértéshez…
A megnyitóra szokásunkhoz híven most is gasztronómiai meglepetéssel készülünk.
Barbay Csaba ismert és elismert enteriőr és tárgyfotográfus. A legfontosabb magazinok közlik munkáit, a Flashback fotóműterem egyik alapítója.
New Yorkban, vagyis inkább a városról készített fekete-fehér fotóit mutatja be most a Három Hét Galéria. Szépen szerkesztett csendek, magukkal ragadó hangulatok.
April 26, 2011 | Tuesday
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Presenter(s) |
Al Ghaoui Hesna, Foreign Editor-Reporter of the Hungarian Public Television
& Gábor Tóth , Chief Editor of Foreign News Department of Hír TvBA
Guest Speakers | Photo by Péter Wendl
IVLP ALUMNI SERIES AT CORVINUS
#1"What is our role in the North-Atlantic Allience? - Afghanistan in the Hungarian Television"
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | "C" Building | Közraktár utca 4-6. | Room #102
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience.
The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community.
The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts.
April 28 - 29, 2011 | Thursday and Friday
IOK NYELVI NAPOK AT CORVINUS
2011 MAY | Asian Pacific Month
May 3, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 – 7:30 PM
TALC | Tuesday American Language Club #21
Free Discussion with Native Speaker(s)
Guest Speaker | Chantal Totosy | York University
Topic | World Press Freedom Day
***SPECIAL TALC with MOVIE SCREENING***
Film Title | Spellbound
Registration REQUIRED | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
The present TALC session will feauture parts of a film about the National Spelling Bee competition in the US, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. The film will be followed by a free discussion between participants and invited guest speaker.
Chantal Totosy introducing the film "Spellbound" | Photo by Erika Sólyom
TALCTuesday American Language Club
The American Corner Budapest has launched a regular program. For those who would like to practice their English. From April, Two Thousand and Nine. On the first Tuesday of each month. An English Conversation Club. With native speaker guests. All are welcome.
Don't be shy. TALC to us.
May 4, 2011 | Wednesday
6:00 PM
PARTNER INSTITUTION PROGRAM
by the HUNGARIAN FULBRIGHT COMMISSION
THE HUNGARIAN FULBRIGHT COMMISSION & THE INSTITUTE FOR MUSICOLOGY present
Daniel Sender
Violin
Featuring
Shelby Sender, piano
Mari Ehiro, piano
Armance Quéro, cello
Special Guest
András Jánosi, folk violin
Location | Béla Bartók Hall | The Hungarian Academy of Science | Institute for Musicology
Castle District | Budapest | Táncsics M. utca 7.
Daniel Sender (USA) is currently a student of Vilmos Szabadi at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and is a doctoral candidate in violin performance at the University of Maryland. In support of his dissertation, “Folk Elements in 20th Century Hungarian Music,” Daniel has continued his studies in Hungary this year as a recipient of a J. William Fulbright Fellowship. Prior to his time in Hungary, Daniel served as first violinist of the Adelphi String Quartet, the Graduate String Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Maryland, where he received instruction from the Guarneri and Left Bank Quartets. Daniel is a native of Philadelphia and holds degrees in music performance and education from Ithaca College as well as a Master of Music degree from the University of Maryland. Named a Presser Scholar by the Theodore Presser Foundation, Daniel also served for four years as the violinist of the Annapolis Chamber Players and his recording of Walter Gieseking’s chamber music has an expected release in late 2011 under the Naxos label. Recent appearances include concerts at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Universität der Kunste, Berlin; the Old Academy, Budapest; the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National History Museum in Washington, D.C. In the fall, Daniel will return to Maryland as an Ann G. Wylie Fellow and plans to complete his dissertation work.
May 5, 2011 | Thursday
12:45 PM
Location | MAI MANO HOUSE - HUNGARIAN HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Nagymező utca 20.
| Located between Opera and Oktogon |
HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH
TOLERANCE DAY in a Budapest High School | Roma Issues in Focus | Part I.
SZENTGYÖRGYI ALBERT ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
Presenter 1 | ERIKA LAKATOS | Artist, Tolerance Program Trainer
Moderator 2 | ERIKA SÓLYOM | AC Budapest Director
Moderator 2 | KATALIN TÖRÖK | Teacher
Host | ERIKA HÓDI | Teacher
Topic | Roma Culture in Focus
Interactive Guided Tour | Photo by János Zelki
Senior 12th grade students and their teachers from Szentgyörgyi Albert Elementary and High School participated in a two-hour interactive guided exhibition tour by artist Erika Lakatos at the Roma Icons exhibition.
#2 "The world in crisis - from the view of a Hungarian journalist"
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | "C" Building | Közraktár utca 4-6. | Room #102
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience. The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community. The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts.
May 24, 2011 | Tuesday
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Presenter(s)
Krisztina Fogas | Foreign policy journalist and correspondent
Ádám Kiss | Foreign policy journalist of Hirszerző
#3 IVLP ALUMNI SERIES AT CORVINUS
"The interpretation of Afghanistan and other conflict zones by the E-media"
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | "C" Building | Közraktár utca 4-6. | Room #102
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience. The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community. The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts. May 5, 2011 | Thursday
12:45 PM
Location | TBD
HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH
TOLERANCE DAY in a Budapest High School | Roma Issues in Focus | Part II.
SZENTGYÖRGYI ALBERT ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
Presenter 1 | ERIKA LAKATOS | Artist, Tolerance Program Trainer
Moderator 2 | ERIKA SÓLYOM | AC Budapest Director
Moderator 2 | KATALIN TÖRÖK | Teacher
Host | ERIKA HÓDI | Teacher
Topic | Roma Culture in Focus
2011 MAY - JUNE
Asian Pacific Month | World Press Freedom Day | Children's Day
KIDSCORNER | 2011 may | kids corner event #6
May 29, 2011 | Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Weekend Program for Children by the International Children's Safety Service
Presenters | American Corner Budapest & Ezerarcú Multikulti Egyesület
Location | Napozórét by Petőfi Csarnok
AMERIKAI EGYESÜLT ÁLLAMOK sátor
The US Tent of the American Corner Budapest | Photo by Erika Sólyom
Budapest Mayor Mr Istvan Tarlos, Head of Parliament Mr Laszlo Kover, AC Budapest Director Erika Solyom Photo by Eszter Gordon & Vera Eder
Az American Corner Budapest információs és kultúrális programközpont az Ezerarcú Multikulti Egyesület együttműködésével szeretettel vár minden kedves érdeklődőt a gyermeknapi rendezvényünkön.
Az amerikai sátorban egész nap kvízjáték, zene és kézműves sarok várja a családokat. A nap folyamán kétszer is utazhatunk az Ezerarcú Multikulti Egyesület Varázslatos Léghajójával - ezúttal az Amerikai Egyesült Államokba.
Az amerikai sátorban délelőtt 11-kor leszállunk az ország különböző tájain, mesék, legendák és azok hősei elevenednek meg előttünk. Együtt énekelünk, táncolunk, zenélünk és játszunk. Bepillantunk Amerika sokszínű népességének ezerarcú kultúrájába. A mesék folyamán a gyerekek maguk is egy-egy történet részesei lehetnek, megformálhatják azok szereplőit, segíthetnek próbatételeikben. Célunk az, hogy a gyerekek ízelítőt kapjanak az Egyesült Államokban élő emberek, az ott élő kisebbségek kultúrájából meséiken, irodalmukon keresztül, így ösztönözve a résztvevők érdeklődését, nyitottságát más népek kultúrája iránt.
Interactive Play about America by Ezerarcu Multikulti | Photo by Eszter Gordon & Vera Eder
Délután 16 órakor az American Corner Budapest vendégelőadójaként az Ezerarcú Multikulti Egyesület újra bemutatja a Varázslatos léghajóval Amerikában című játékos mesét, ezúttal a Nagyszínpadon. Ezen a szép májusi napon - amikor mindenhol a gyerekeket ünnepeljük - a szeleket meglovagolva felszállunk varázslatos léghajónkkal és bejárjuk az Egyesült Államok szebbnél szebb tájait, Hol itt, hol ott kötünk ki egy kis időre, de mindenütt kedves ismerősökbe botlunk, és ahol tudunk – zenével, mondókákkal, énekléssel, játékkal – segítünk: a coqui békának megtalálni a hangját, a navajo kislegénynek eljutni a fehér szikla tetejére, Ellátogatunk New Orleansba, New Yorkba és Arizonában a Grand Canyonhoz is. Ízelítőt kapunk Amerika sokszínű kultúrájából, és rájövünk milyen sokféle ember lakja ezt a nagyszerű országot.
eszállunk az ország különböző tájain, mesék, legendák és azok hősei elevenednek meg előttünk. Együtt énekelünk, táncolunk, zenélünk és játszunk. Bepillantunk Amerika sokszínű népességének ezerarcú kultúrájába. A mesék folyamán a gyerekek maguk is egy-egy történet részesei lehetnek, megformálhatják azok szereplőit, segíthetnek próbatételeikben. Célunk az, hogy a gyerekek ízelítőt kapjanak az Egyesült Államokban élő emberek, az ott élő kisebbségek kultúrájából meséiken, irodalmukon keresztül, így ösztönözve a résztvevők érdeklődését, nyitottságát más népek kultúrája iránt.
AC Budapest Intern Rachel Jiang | Photo by Erika Sólyom
Under the American tent, there will be music, arts and crafts, and fun quizzes for children and their families. Twice during the day, the Thousand Faces Multicultural Association’s hot air balloon will offer rides to America.
At the American Tent at 11 am, we will explore various parts of the USA, where we will learn the local myths and legends of the country. Together, we will sing, dance, play, and perform. Through interactive stories and skits, children may catch a glimpse of American diversity. The aim of our program is to expose everyone to America’s rich culture through engaging stories, literature, and music. We hope to encourage interest in America and openness to other cultures.
At 4 pm – this time on the main stage - as the guest presenter of the American Corner Budapest, the Thousand Faces Multicultural Association will present the Magical Hot Air Balloon Ride to America. On this beautiful day in May, when children are celebrated everywhere, the winds will carry us on our magical hot air balloon to discover the wonderful places in the United States. We will encounter familiar faces along our trip through music, story-telling, singing, and playing. We will help the frog find his voice and the Navajo child climb to the top of the white cliff. We will visit New Orleans, New York, and even the Grand Canyon in Arizona. We will get a taste of America’s melting pot culture and witness the diversity in this wonderful country.
Program by AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST and EZERARCÚ MULTIKULTI EGYESÜLET
May 31, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Host| GEORGI TOMISATO | Fulbright Scholar Topic | Asian Pacific Month
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
STORYCORPS & MORE | 2011 may | event#12
...on the LAST TUESDAY of the month,
a NEW REGULAR PROGRAM at the AmericanCorner Budapest
for those who would like to PRACTICE ENGLISH and have FUN...
Do you want to hear stories of everyday people in the United States? At the StoryCorps and More events, we will listen to recorded stories and can have discussions about the stories we hear, and our own stories. StoryCorps is an independent, nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. StoryCorps participants informally interview friends or family members and are recorded for the project. Each story is told in less than five minutes.
Our Story Corps & More session in March is dedicated to ASIAN PACIFIC MONTH. Our guest Georgi Tomisato is a Fulbright Scholar in Hungary. At present StoryCorps session, she will address issues of Japanese and Japanese Hawaiians in World War II.
June 7, 2011 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
TALC | Tuesday American Language Club #22
Free Discussion with Native Speaker(s)
Presenter | Jeff Frawley | Fulbright Scholar
Topic | WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY | News Reporters or News Makers
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
To correspond with World Press Freedom day, this American Language Club meeting will center around recent questions of ethics in journalism in the United States. We will look at several examples of news images that were "doctored" in the digital age, and then discuss the ethical consequences of these images. The discussion can then move beyond American journalism to journalistic reporting throughout the world.
TALCTuesday American Language Club
The American Corner Budapest has launched a regular program. For those who would like to practice their English. From April, Two Thousand and Nine. On the first Tuesday of each month. An English Conversation Club. With native speaker guests. All are welcome.
Don't be shy. TALC to us.
June 9, 2011 | Thursday
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Presenter(s) | Zoltan Nagy | Deputy Head of the Security Policy Department of MFA
#4 IVLP ALUMNI SERIES AT CORVINUS
"Hungary's role in Afghanistan with a special focus on political and military dilemmas | Political dilemmas of the Hungarian PRT"
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
CORVINUS SOCIETY FOR AFFAIRS AND CULTURE Location | AC Budapest | Corvinus University |Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15.
The goal of the Speaker Series is to discuss Hungary’s role in the North-Atlantic Alliance with a special focus on Afghanistan. The speakers will share their first hand experience from Afghanistan and will bring the dilemmas of Hungary’s role closer to the audience. The Speaker series is designed to attract university students, young professionals and experts who are interested in the topic. Furthermore, the goal is to bring together the Hungarian IVLP alumni community. The speakers will be exclusively IVLP alumni members or participants in a NATO tour. Speakers on Afghanistan will be journalists who travelled to Afghanistan with the NATO Tour, military officials and security experts.
June 15, 2011 | Wednesday
7:00 PM
PARTNER INSTITUTION PROGRAM
BY FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS
Location | Massolit Books and Cafe | Nagy Diófa utca 30.
On Wednesday, June 15th at 7pm, Fulbright Scholar and writer Karla Kelsey is reading with G. István László at Massolit Bookstore. Below you will find the two bios and website links. The authors will read some new work, old work, translations -- and also talk about their poems.
Short Bio: István László Géher
István László Géher (pen name: G. István László), was born in 1972 and is a poet and translator, working as an Associate Professor of English at the Department of Comparative Literature at the Károli G. University, Budapest. He holds degrees in Hungarian and English Literature from L. Eötvös University in Budapest. He was a member of the Cambridge Writer's Conference, 1999, the International Writing Programme in Iowa, 2007 and the International Writers Workshop in Hong Kong, 2008. In 2008 he gained a three months' scholarship in Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, as a Fellow Writer. His selected poems are to be published in a German-Hungarian bilingual edition in autumn 2009. He has written six books of poetry, most recently Fugue of Sand (2008). His translations of Plath, Dickinson, Shakespeare, Hughes and Yeats have appeared widely in journals and anthologies. His awards include a fellowship to the International Writers' House in Rhodes, The Móricz Grant, an NKA Literary Grant, The Babits Grant for Translation, the Radnóti and the Zelk awards for Poetry. http://www.gistvanlaszlo.com/?page_id=364
Short Bio: Karla Kelsey
Karla Kelsey is author of two books of poetry, Knowledge, Forms the Aviary (selected by Carolyn Forche for the 2005 Sawtooth Poetry Prize) and Iteration Nets, both published by Ahsahta Press. She edits and contributes to Fence Books' Constant Critic poetry book review website and has essays on poetics forthcoming in anthologies published by the University of Iowa Press and Wesleyan University Press. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA) and the University of Denver (PhD) Karla is on permanent faculty at Susquehanna University. In spring 2011 she is a Fulbright lecturer in Budapest. http://karlakelsey.wordpress.com/
