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2012 BG MAY- ENDING CELEBRATION WITH HORO-TEKA & FAREWELL PARTY FOR ENSEMBLE VEREA
May, 27

2012 BG MAY- ENDING CEREMONY AT THE HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
May, 27

LUNCH AT NEWHALL PARK 
May, 26

12th ANNUAL SAINTS KIRIL & METHODY BULGARIAN FESTIVAL 
May, 26

FIRST BULGARIAN HORO-TEKA 
May, 25

6th SLAVIC CONCERT WITHOUT BORDERS 
May, 24

DANCE WORKSHOP with PETER ILIEV & IVAN MILEV 
May, 20

THE MAGIC OF RHODOPE MOUNTAIN 
May, 11

CHILDREN’S FAIRE /ДЕТСКИ ПАНАИР 
May, 6

LATCHEZAR BOYADJIEV 
May, 5 & 6

OPEN DANCE EVENING WITH ANTIKA
May, 4

CHILDREN’S BABA MARTA & MARTENICHKI SHOW &
BULGARIAN 3-RD OF MARCH GALA CELEBRATION !
March, 3rd

MARTENSKI CONCERT
CHAVDAR PARASHKEVOV & NATASHA KISLENKO

March, 12th

BG MAY-FAREWELL PARTY FOR ENSEMBLE VEREA

May 27, At 7.30pm
Hillside Swedenborgian Community Church
1422 Navellier Street | El Cerrito, CA

GOOD BYE PARTY for Ens.VEREA, Chicago / FREE HOROTEKA – all dance group from Bay Area Bulgaria are welcomed !

BG MAY-ENDING CELEBRATION AT THE HOLY CROSS MONASTERY

May 27, Sunday, 11.00 am
Holy Cross Monastery, Castro Valley, CA

The Icon of Sts KIRIL&METHODY will be returned back to Monastery by members of ANTIKA and VEREA Ensembles and FRIENDS. Everyone is welcomed. There will be a DISCUSSION/BESEDA with The Fathers about the life and the mission of Sts Kiril & Methody and their five disciples, Short Moleben/Church service & closing ceremony fallowed by Potluck lunch at the “manastirski chardak” :)…great place !

LUNCH AT NEWHALL PARK

May, 26 Saturday 1.00pm
LUNCH at Newhall Park, Organised
by Church “SS Kiril and Metodi”

12th ANNUAL SAINTS KIRIL & METHODY BULGARIAN FESTIVAL – Cultural Festival 2012, San Francisco

ANTIKA BULGARIA Int. Cultural Club/ Читалище presents:

Saints KIRIL & METHODY Bulgarian Cultural Festival 2012, San Francisco, CA

Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave, San Francisco

Saturday, 4:00pm – 11:30pm.

Tickets: $25.00 at the door, $20.00 in advance, seniors (low income) and students $10.00, Entire Family ticket $40.00, Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. We need volunteers – please call 510 666 7701 if you are interested.

Thanks for your contributions and donations!

The Festival features our Special Guest:

The Bulgarian accordionist extraordinaire IVAN MILEV coming from New York

& the master of BG/Balkan Music RUMEN SALI SHOPOV

The Bulgarian BG folklore diva TZVETANKA VARIMEZOVA from Los Angeles

The Bulgarian Dance Ensemble VEREA & KONSTANTIN MARINOV, Director/Choreographer coming from Chicago, IL

Also in the program: Our Bay Area very special friends and guests:

KITKA  Women’s Vocal Ensemble

DA MOJEM American Band for Balkan Music

INSPECTOR GADJE Brass Band

The Bulgarian ANTIKA Dance Ensemble, San Francisco

MARTENICHKI Family Dance Group, San Francisco

and more dance groups to be announced

The hosts of the 12Th edition of Saints KIRIL & METHODY Cultural Festival are:

The Bulgarian ANTIKA Dance Ensemble, San Francisco

MARTENICHKI Family Dance Group, San Francisco

TANYA KOSTOVA, Creative Director

JOHN DALEY & Croation American Cultural Center, San Francisco

The GOLDEN ICON of Saints Kiril & Methody RITUAL

will take place as usual and kids will perform around it and wave garlands.

Bulgarian dinner, beverages, wine and drinks will be available to purchase.

It will be, once again, an UNFORGETTABLE Evening! Guaranteed!

For more information on:

UPDATES, TICKETS and PASSES (Family and Individual),

How to include your BG related Event in 2011 BG MAY CELEBRATION,

How to volunteer or make donation

Please contact Tanya Kostova at (510) 666 7701,

E-mail: antika_bulgaria@yahoo.com  or visit our site www.bayareabulgaria.com

FIRST BULGARIAN HORO-TEKA

May 25 Friday 7.30pm
Jazzercise Fitness Center, 10837 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA

Admission: $10.00

FIRST BULGARIAN HORO-TEKA with Ens. ANTIKA,SF & Ens.VEREA, Chicago.

6th SLAVIC CONCERT WITHOUT BORDERS

May, 24 7.30 pm
Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave, Kensington, CA
Admission: $25.00 at the door, $20.00 in advance, Kids Free

An Evening of SLAVIC CLASSICAL & TRADITIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC, Admission & Party to celebrate 24 of May – Bulgarian National Holy day.
The Concert features:
Slavic Composers and fine Slavic traditional music with:

SLAVIC Bay Area STRINGS ORCHESTRA & Bulgarian MASTER MUSICIANS from New York Los Angeles and SF Bay Area.

Violins: EMANUELA NIKIFOROVA, HANDE ERDEM,
LYLIA GUYON, SEDRGI GOLGMAN-HULL, LAUREN AVERY, ANDREW LAN,
TINA MINN, ANDREA OEY, BAKER PEEPLES
Violas: ILIANA MAFTIS, STEFANY NG, DARCY RINDT,
ALEX VOLONTS.
Celli: Michael GRAHAM, ADELLE-AKIKO KEARNS,
SUZANNA PORTE, PAUL RHODES
Double Bass: ANDREI GORBATENKO
Piano: IRINA BERENDT

Special guests from New York, Los Angeles and Bay Area:

IVAN MILEV – akordeon
RUMEN SALI SHOPOV tambura
GEORGI KABAIVANOV, gayda

The host of the evening is ANTIKA Bulgarian Folk Ensemble Director/choreographer TANYA KOSTOVA.

The Concert is to celebrate the richness, the vitality and the togetherness of the Slavic culture. It is in honor of Sts KIRIL & METHODY, The PROTECTORS of EUROPE as the brothers KIRIL & METHODY were pronounced recently by The European Union.
Artists and friends from neighboring cultures are invited to join the concert/celebration.

DANCE WORKSHOP with PETER ILIEV & IVAN MILEV

May 20, Sunday, 7.00pm
Hillside Swedenborgian Community Church 1422 Navellier Street | El Cerrito, CA
Admission: $15.00 Kids Free

DANCE WORKSHOP with PETER ILIEV & IVAN MILEV

THE MAGIC OF RHODOPE MOUNTAIN

May, 11 Friday 7.30pm
First Baptist Church
305 North California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
Admission: $15.00 – $10.00 sliding scale, Kids Free

МАГИЯТА НА РОДОПА ПЛАНИНА with VASIL BEBELEKOV from Devin, rodopska gayda, MARIYA BEBELEKOVA from Shiroka Laka, vocal, TANYA KOSTOVA from Kurtovo Konare (in “the skirt of the mountain”) dance, STANFORD International dancers and BayArea Bulgaria’s dance groups and friends.

CHILDREN’S FAIRE /ДЕТСКИ ПАНАИР

May, 6 10.30am
Admission: $15.00-$20.00 sliding scale per family

http://www.facebook.com/​events/383583258347286/ 
Please, join us for this family orientаted multinational event-Bulgarian way for :
FUN “GIFT FOR BULGARIA/ПОДАРЪК ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ/PODARAK ZA BULGARIA” -TALENT SHOW
STORY TELLING & FUN workshop/theater “WELCOME, GERGYOVDEN”
RITUAL GERGYOVDEN’S SWINGS & SONGS for kids,
FUN-FUN BG GAMES for children and parents
BIRTHDAY CAKE, POTLUCH SNACK and MUCH more (see below)!
To participate in the program, please call 510 666 7701. Please share this information with friends whom you think will be interested.

LATCHEZAR BOYADJIEV – OPEN STUDIO

May 5 & 6, 11am – 6pm
Address: 5498 Nave Drive, Novato, CA 94949

OPEN STUDIO – LATCHEZAR BOYADJIEV, SPECIAL GUEST of the Bg MAY 2012.
www.latchezarboyadjiev.com
LATCHEZAR BOYADJIEV is a renowned glass sculptor whose work is part of major museums in the USA and Europe including the permanent collection of the White House. He is exhibiting in major galleries throughout the USA and is in private collections in all continents.

OPEN DANCE EVENING with ANTIKA

May 4, Friday, 7.30pm – 11.30pm
Jazzercise Fitness Center, 10837 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA
Admission: $10.00

OPEN DANCE EVENING with ANTIKA Bulgarian Folk Ensemble, VASIL & MARIYA BEBELEKOVI and Tanya Kostova TO CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING of BG MAY FESTIVITIES 2012

CHILDREN‘S Baba Marta & MARTENICHKI SHOW

To celebrate Baba MARTA & MARTENITSI Bulgarian Spring tradition

3rd of March, Saturday, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Ave, Kensington, CA

Admission $15.00 or any donations appreciated, Kids FREE.

Host MARTENICHKI Family Dance Group
Tanya Kostova, Artistic director

There will be a Dance and Сraft Martenitsi-workshop for kids and adults making DANCING MARTENITSA for Baba MARTA. Free materials. Bring your Martenitsa for the exhibition.
MARTENICHKI Dance group, members of NESTINARI (and MORE) will perform for children, families and guests
TALENT SHOW – OPEN STAGE – JOIN US!
Free snack for the kids.

RSVP on http://www.facebook.com/events/371655012846201/

The Children’s Show turns into The Bulgarian 3rd of March GALA around 6:00pm.
It will be FREE for people who have already paid for the Children’s Show.

BULGARIAN 3rd of March GALA CELEBRATION !

3rd of March, Saturday, 6:30pm – 10:30pm (CONTINUING)
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Ave, Kensington, CA

Admission $15.00, Donations appreciated, Kids FREE.

Host The Bulgarian Folk Dance Ens. ANTIKA, San Francisco
and Tanya Kostova, Artistic director

Enjoy:

6.30pm BG Traditional Dinner available to purchase to start with HORO-TEKA (think Discoteque-a) followed by;
7.30pm A CONCERT in honor of 3rd of March in REVIVAL and TRADITIONAL two parts with
Orchestra NESTINARI & Rumjana Varimezova, vocal – BG Traditional Folk Music
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nestinari/111661894374
RADKA & TANIA VARIMEZOVI, vocal, EMANUELA NIKIFOROVA, violin
ANTIKA Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble, MOTIKA Folk Dance Group,
MARTENICHKI Family Group, more Guests & soloists!
OPEN STAGE and SING ALONG and
more HORO-TEKA – Sing and Dance! Dance! Dance!

Join us!
RSVP onFace book event: http://www.facebook.com/events/371655012846201/

MARTENSKI CONCERT with CHAVDAR PARASHKEVOV, violin & NATASHA KISLENKO, piano

12th of March, Monday, 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Ave, Kensington, CA
In the sanctuary.

RECEPTION in the social hall of the church.
TICKET $20.00 at the door

For further information about Chavdar Parashkevov see: http://chavdarmusic.com
Video: http://youtube.com/chavdarmusic
Interview: http://dnesplus.bg/News.aspx?n=534634

 

Tanya Kostova, Founder, Director
ANTIKA BULGARIA International Cultural Club