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I. letfa Concert & Tnchz - May 1 (Sat) @ Cherry Hill Park, 7p.m.
II. 6th Annual Picnic, Rock Creek Park, Washington DC
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http://www.magyar.org/folklor/tisza/event.html

I. letfa Concert & Tnchz - May 1 (Sat) 7:00 PM

letfa (Tree of Life), one of the leading Hungarian folk music bands in
North America will perform at the Conference Center at Cherry Hill Park,
9800 Cherry Hill Rd., College Park, MD at 7:00 p.m.  From I-495 take exit
25 to Rt.1 (Baltimore Ave.) south.  Make 1st right onto Cherry Hill Rd.
Go 1 mile and turn left into Cherry Hill Park.  Tickets $10.

Schedule:

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. concert & dance demonstrations
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. tnchz including dance teachings at all levels; no

dance partners required; please bring your kids, too.

About the letfa Hungarian Folk Music Group:

Based in New York City, letfa is one of the leading Hungarian folk music
groups in North America. Formed in 1987, they are the first group rooted
in the Hungarian-American community that is dedicated to promote and
preserve authentic Hungarian folk music in the United States and Canada.
They have performed at the New York Governor's Mansion, BAM, Library of
Congress, American Museum of Natural History, the Knitting Factory and
Epcott Center, and in cities all around North America. In addition, letfa

hosts a monthly Tanchaz (community dance event) in New York City. They
also play in dingy East Village bars and German pubs on the Upper East
Side.

The basic setup of instruments in letfa are two violins, a souped-up
viola called a "kontra," bass, and a percussion instrument called the
"utogardon." The utogardon is a percussion instrument that is shaped
vaguely like a cello and has four strings all tuned to the note D. The
other instruments that letfa often plays include the trumpet violin, the
Hungarian hurdy gurdy, and the Jew's harp.

http://www.users.interport.net/~deblatt/EletfaHome.html

II.  6th Semi-Annual Hungarian Picnic

HOPPA invites you to the ... 6th Semi-Annual Picnic on May 2nd

Hungarian Organization for Picnic and Party Activities (HOPPA) invites you

to our 6th Semi-Annual Hungarian Picnic

It's party time!

Hungarian students and young professionals in the Washington, DC
Metropolitan Area cordially invite you and your friends to our semi-annual

picnic. Join us for an afternoon of fun, food and music. (if you would
like to play soccer or volleyball, please, dress appropriately). Your
ideas and support in organizing future events for the Hungarian community
would be appreciated. Further details about the event can be found at our
website:

http://mineral.umd.edu/hal/projects/picnic/

Date: May 2, 1999, Sunday, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

This FREE event made possible by group of volunteering Hungarian and
American students and young professionals from and around
Washington-Baltimore metro area.

Background/history: Dr. Eniko Basa of the American Hungarian Educators'
Association (AHEA; http://www.magyar.org/ahea/ ) initiated and provided
the initial funds for the 1st semi-annual picnic. The name HOPPA
(Hungarian Organization for Picnic and Party Activities) was adopted after

the fall '98 semi-annual picnic.

Organization: HOPPA is a volunteer based, dynamic, and democratically run
organization. We are open to new ideas and always welcome new members.

Affiliations: no affiliations to any organizations or interest groups.

Purpose: to bring Hungarians and friends of Hungarians together to
acquaint with each other, to share information, to have fun, to share
Hungarian cultural heritage with Hungarians and non-Hungarians alike on a
regular basis.

Supported through:

- financial donations by participants and non-participants of the events;

- assistance in organizing, food services, sports, cultural activities is
provided by members of the Carnegie Institution, Hungarian American
Association at University of Maryland, John Hopkins University, Tisza
Hungarian Folk Dance Ensemble, Tanchaz and Maros Hungarian Folk Music
Ensembles, and others;

- moral supports by AHEA, Hungarian Embassy.

Finances: in order to guarantee the continuity of this event, tax
deductible donations are always welcome to support the next picnic.
Collected money is deposited at AHEA, picnic financial records are
available at our website:

http://mineral.umd.edu/hal/projects/picnic/finances/

Szilvia Balazs <sbalazs@gmx.de>, one of the current volunteer organizers,
is in charge of accounting. All questions regarding finances should be
directed to her.

Please help us make this event better and a success through your support
of new ideas and volunteering.

Information/Directions:

The picnic is free but your tax-deductible contribution is welcome. Please

make checks payable to AHEA (American Hungarian Educators' Association)
and send to:
                         AHEA
                         Picnic Spring '99
                         P.O.Box 30288
                         Bethesda MD 20824-0288

Directions:

Maps available at: http://mineral.umd.edu/hal/projects/picnic/dir.html

By car

**from the Beltway go South on MD 185 (Connecticut Ave)
**proceed South, past Chevy Chase circle
**pass Albemarle Street
**make a left onto Tilden Street
**make a right at Linnean Ave (Spring of Freedom Street), the park is at
the end of the loop (next to the Hungarian Embassy).

By metro

**take the Red Line metro to the Van Ness - UDC station
**after exiting the Red Line Van Ness - UDC station, the escalators lead
up to Connecticut Avenue
**head South towards downtown on Connecticut
**pass Van Ness Street and traffic light
**at the next traffic light turn left on to Tilden Street head all the way

down on Tilden, but before you come across a little bridge and traffic
light, turn right (to *your left you will see The Rock Creek Gallery and
the Pierce Mill, to your right you will find the Hungarian Embassy, the
picnic area is across from it)

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URL: http://mineral.umd.edu/hal/projects/picnic/
e-mail: picnic-l@gl.ciw.edu



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dvzlettel - Best Regards,

Tisza Ensemble of Washington D.C.
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