Category Archives: Cultural

Romanians of New England Fair – Report

The first annual Romanians of New England Fair was a great success. This event, organized by the Association of Romanians in New England (AR-NE), took place on Saturday, the 4th of December 2010, in the three studios made available through the generosity of the International Ballet Academy of Norwell, (www.IBANorwell.org), at 34 Accord Park Dr, Norwell MA.

The fair took place between 4PM and 8PM and included individual stands for participating organizations in Studio I, a common stand for those organizations that could not attend with a representative, presentations in Studio II, as well as a separate room and Studio III dedicated to children’s activities. More than 20 Romanian organizations and professionals from New England participated, either with individual stands or by sending materials for display at the common stand (promotional materials, CDs for sale,etc). Continue reading Romanians of New England Fair – Report

We gathered by the fireplace with Olimpic

On the eve of December AR-NE organized an evening of Romanian music and poetry “By the Fireplace”. The event took place Sunday, the 21st of November, 2010, at Wellesley Community Center (219 Washington St, Wellesley MA, www.wellesleycommunitycenter.org).

We were happy and fortunate to have among us the members of the group Olimpic. Cristi, Vali, Ducu, Bebe and Nelu entertained us with auditory allusions to ancient myths, eternal preoccupations and the constant stirrings of the Romanian soul. Continue reading We gathered by the fireplace with Olimpic