Monthly Archives: October 2012

Romanian Ball 2012 – Report

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Report

We would like to thank everyone who attended the first Romanian Ball in New England! We were overwhelmed by the numerous attendance (over 300!) and we were happy to see the enthusiasm and joy of those who wanted to celebrate with us Romanina’s National Day! We apologize deeply for the imperfections and the shortcomings and we promised that next year we will do a bigger/better event! If you have any comments, suggestions or complaints, please email them to info@ar-ne.org or please take the time to complete this short survey. Please share generously your photos and videos! Lastly, but most importantly, we would like to invite you all to join our volunteer organization so you can help plan and organize more successful events in the upcoming year.

We welcome you with open arms, AR-NE

ROMANIAN BALL 2012!

Join AR-NE, in collaboration with the Romanian Student Association at MIT, for an evening celebrating Romanian culture and heritage.

Where: Morss Hall, MIT, 142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA (Walker Memorial, MIT Building 50)
Parking: Parking at MIT
When: Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 5:30pm – 10pm
Attire: Semi-formal
Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner and live entertainment at 6pm, DJ after 8pm.


Cash bar with an assortment of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine from Romania.
There will be fasting food.

 

Appetizers
Mescalun salad
Romanian potato salad (Boeuf salad)
Roasted eggpland salad (Vinete)
Bean spread
Mozzarella cubes
Feta cheese
Fried meat balls
Main Course
Stuffed cabbage
Polenta
Romanian grilled sausages (mici)
Fish in white souce
Kettle cooked chicken with garlic sauce
Country style oven roasted potatoes
Romanian braised cabbage stew
Desert
Panettone Romanian style
Cookies or pastries
Fruits

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

  • 6:00 AR-NE presentation
  • 6:15 Traditional Romanian folk music (Iuliana Roata – part 1)
  • 6:30 Traditional Romanian folk dances (artistic group The Ladies from Rhode Island)
  • 7:00 Traditional Romanian folk music (Iuliana Roata- part 2)
  • 7:30 Pop and classical Romanian and international music (Raluca Campean)
  • 7:45 Traditional Romanian dances (including “Hora Unirii” and “Perinita”) (artistic group from MIT)
  • 8:00 DJ program – Radu C. Morar – Morar Mobile DJ

 

Romanian Library Opens its Doors – October 20th, 2012 – Newton, MA

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Where: 375 Auburn Street, Auburndale, MA 02466
When: October 20th 2012, 12pm-3pm


You are invited to visit the Romanian Library on October 20th between 12pm-3pm. This will be a great opportunity to browse through our book collection, maybe borrow some that pique your interest and meet other Romanians from the Boston area. If you would like to donate some of your Romanian books, CDs or DVDs, this would be the perfect occasion.

Decoding Dacia – Romania’s Lost Heritage (Documentary film) – November 15, 2012

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DECODING DACIA TRAILER from Kogainon Films on Vimeo.

 WHEN: November 15, 2012, 6:30PM (film starts at 7:00 )
WHERE: Fisher College – One Arlington Street (corner of Arlington and Beacon streets, Boston). Public Parking: Boston Common, marked as P on the map below.
RSVP: Please click here to reserve your seat (free admission).

You are invited to the showing of the new documentary “Decoding Dacia: Romania’s Lost Legacy” a 50 mm documentary produced by Kogainon Films (Boston/Bucharest).

The film explores the legacy of the Dacian Kingdom from “past to present” through the lens of Rome’s invasion and conquest between 101 and 106 AD. All material in the film is original. Specially featured are highly
detailed 3D digital reconstructions of Sarmizegetusa, the fortress of Blidaru, the Roman bridge across the Danube, and Trajan’s Forum and Column in Rome. Also important to the film is the work of noted artist Radu Oltean who crafted original illustrations depicting Dacian and Roman battle encounters.