AARCE - American Association for Russian Language, Culture and Education

AARCE Projects/Events

Community
Festival “Russian Cultural Days”.This consisted of the Russian-language Teachers’ Conference, Art Exhibition, Jazz Performance and the International Game “What? Where? When?” This event was organized with the “Creative Art Studio”, the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, D.C and with the support of the Moscow Government and the Moscow Department of International Relations.
Washington D.C., October 14-15, 2006

Youth Festival “Russian Rock in America” as part of the Second Annual Russian Music Festival in Washington, DC. Modern American and Russian rock musicians’ performances, including famous Yulia Chicherina, “Natisk”. This event was organized together with To4ka.ru with the support of the Moscow Government and the Moscow Department of International Relations and in association with the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, DC.
Bethesda, Maryland, September 23, 2006

First Youth Sports Festival of Russian-speakers Living Abroad. AARCE was one of the main organizers of the USA team of 25 teenagers from different states for participation in the sporting competition among 24 countries.
Moscow, Russia, July, 2006

Russian American Forum. This event was the first official meeting of representatives of several Russian-speaking communities in the U.S. It convened at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C. AARCE was one of the main organizers, with its representatives serving as Moderators at the Roundtable Discussions of “Economic Cooperation” and “Sports Projects”.
Washington D.C., May 29, 2006.

Presentation and Projects Discussion: “Books for Russia”, the New Museum “Russian World in the USA”, and the documentary “Russian World Abroad in Moscow”. This was organized together by the “Books for Russia” Committee and the Fund-Museum “Russian World” at the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., February 2006.

Panel Discussion “American Russian-speaking Community: Current Issues” moderated by representatives of AARCE, the Congress of Russian Americans and the Russian State Duma. www.rccusa.org
Washington, D.C., November 2005

AARCE Russian-Language Community Achievement Awards. This was an award ceremony for the recipients of AARCE Achievement Awards given for the outstanding contributions to the Russian Language Development and Culture Preservation in the Greater Washington DC area.
October 29, 2005

Education
Children’s Theme Performance “Eighth of March -Women’s Day” – an evening program of poetry readings, costume play, parents greetings and music rehearsals at the Russian school “Creative Art Studio”.
Gaithersburg, Maryland, March 2006

International Week 2005 – This was a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, designed to renew interest in the study of foreign issues and cultures by providing students with opportunities to broaden their knowledge of the world. Schools and community meetings and talks with students about Russian culture highlighted the event.
November 11-18, 2005

International Seminar “Cross-Cultural Relations in the Family and Sustaining Russian Language Development for Children and Youth Outside of Russia”. This was an International Seminar held at the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., with the support of the Russian Embassy.
Washington D.C., October 29-30, 2005

Children’s Theater and Poetry Evening “Lyceum’s Day”. The joint initiative with Russian school of Ms. Elena Ovcharenko, PhD consisted of an evening of children performances and poetry readings devoted to A.S. Pushkin and the Lyceum’s Anniversary. Russian Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., October 29, 2005.

First International Conference “Russian Language Preservation and Culture Development in the U.S.” This conference was comprised of over 300 participants from twelve American states, Russia, France and Germany. The main issues discussed were: Russian Language in Cross-Cultural Families; Russian-language Media in US; and Administrative Issues in Maintaining a Non-profit Organization in the United States.
Washington, D.C. June 11-12, 2005

Art
Exhibition “Russian Art in the West” – The Russian Art Project together with American Association for Russian Language, Culture & Education (AARCE) present at the Fourteenth Annual U.S. – Russia Business Council Meeting. Marriott Grand Marquee Hotel in New York, October 12-13, 2006.

First Russian Art Auction in Washington, D.C. Organized by The Russian Art Project (http://www.russianap.com) in association with AARCE, the Embassy of the Russian Federation, the Russian Cultural Center, the District of Columbia Mayor’s Office, Carnegie Mellon University Alumni and Artindex Publishing House.
Washington D.C., May 13, 2006

Financial Wisdom of Art Investment. This seminar was organized by National Business & Accounting Consultants (NBAC) Corporation and held in Bethesda, Maryland, October, 2005

Media Section
TV, Newspapers and Radio Interviews. AARCE was featured several times on “Voice of America” TV and Radio, NTV, Russia Today, ORT, RTVi, RTN, “Novoje Russkoe Slovo”, “Kaskad”, “Kontinent”, RIA NOVOSTI, ITAR-TASS, Radio “Nadezhda” and many other internet news agencies. 2005-2006

Interview with Mayor of Moscow, Y.M. Luzhkov for TV Show “Russian View” to be aired on American Cable Television. October 2006

American Russian-language Public TV Series Presentation “Russians Abroad: Hungary and Germany”. Joint project of “Russian View”, and Department of International Relations of Moscow Government and Moscow House of Compatriots (MDS). Translated in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. October 2006

American Russian-language Public TV Series Presentation “Russian Holidays: Easter, Victory Day and Russia’s Day”. This was a joint project of “Russian View”, and the Department of International Relations of the Moscow Government and MDS. Translated in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. April – September 2006

American Russian-language Public TV presentation “International Center of Roerich’s Time to Gather Stones”. This was a joint project of “Russian View”, a Russian-Language American Public TV show, and the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. Translated in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. April 2006