July-August; 2006
Issue
30
In This
Issue:
* Independence Day Concert
* Summer Jazz Festival
* Webchats
* E-journal
American Independence Day Concert in Opole
Independence Day is regarded as the birthday of the United States as a free and independent nation. Most Americans simply call it the "Fourth of July," on which date it always falls. The holiday recalls the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. At that time, the people of the 13 British colonies were involved in a war over what they considered unjust treatment by the King and Parliament in Britain. The war began in 1775 and as it continued, the colonists realized that they were fighting not just for better treatment; they were fighting for freedom from British rule. In the United States, July 4th is a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a night of concerts and fireworks.
To celebrate Independence Day U.S Consulate General in Krakow and the Mayor of Opole would like to invite you for a special concert on July 2 (Sunday) at 5:00 p.m. at Sala Koncertowa Filharmonii Opolskiej. Tickets will be distributed at the Philharmonic Hall on a first come first served basis. The Symphonic Orchestra of Philharmonics in Opole will be conducted by Maestro Boguslaw Dawidow and will feature Rebecca Babb-Nelsen (USA) - soprano as the Soloist.
The program "SALUTE TO BROADWAY" includes: G. Gershwin - American in Paris, Summertime, A.Copland - Fanfare for a common man, J. Ph. Sousa - Washington Post, Stars and stripes forever and American standards: You’ll never walk alone, I could have danced all night, It had to be you, Fly me to the moon, My funny Valentin.
Philharmonics in Opole website: http://www.filharmonia.opole.pl/
The 2006 Jazz Summer Festival in Krakow takes place from July 9 to August 6 with the main venue in the Piwnica Pod Branami cellar club at 27 Rynek Glowny (Main Sq.) where jazz concerts are scheduled every night. Some additional events are held at the Krakow Philharmonic Hall, Radio Krakow auditorium, theaters, art galleries. There are also open air concerts on the Main Market Square and the Archeological Museum gardens.
The Festival starts with New Orleans Sunday on July 9th, co-sponsored by U.S. Consulate in Krakow, when jazz bands play traditional jazz in many cafe gardens on the Main Square. In the afternoon you have a chance to participate in a parade down Florianska street to the Main Square.
New Orlean's Sunday
The full program of the Summer Jazz Festival: http://www.cracjazz.com/eng/hm.htm.
Please join us at online discussions with U.S. experts. Two upcoming webchat:
Date: July 13, 2006
Time: 15:00 (Polish time) (13:00 GMT)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/USINFO/Products/Webchats/soudriette_13_july_2006.html
John Bakke has taught university seminars on Elvis, appeared on TV shows and served as an acknowledged source of information for Elvis historians and critics. Bekke, now a professor emeritus of the University of Memphis Communication Department, began to take a professional interest in Presley in the 1970’s while studying music as public communication.
Date: July 18, 2006
Time: 15:00 (Polish time) (13:00 GMT)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/USINFO/Products/Webchats/bakke_18_july_2006.html
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Electronic Journal: Snapshot USA
This edition of eJournal USA is designed to provide a central resource for information about the United States. It is but an introduction, tailored to the current generation of young people around the world, containing many facts and statistics, but also essays which describe a little of how Americans think about their country
E-journal available at: http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0606/ijse/ijse0606.htm
U.S. Consulate General, ul.
Stolarska 9, Krakow, tel.: 12 424-5100
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