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Holiday Bazaar 2018

December 02, 2018 Russian speaking community gathered at a first annual holiday Yarmarka, Bazaar! Over 100 people enjoyed freshly baked goods and shopped with the local talented artisans and vendors. We help two art exhibitions during the bazaar. Nina Donenko presented her exclusive wood carving collection and Tim Wetmore brought a collection of pictures he took of Moscow. Beautiful hand made jewelry, cosmetic products, hair accessories and other services were presented!

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Nuthatch-47 Flying Balalaika Brothers Fedor Chistyakov Concert

Kansas City collaboration

Midwest welcomed a team of seasoned musicians for a concert collaboration on November 11, 2018. The concert gathered long time fans and first-timers for an evening of music and entertainment.

Local favorite “Nuthatch-47”, Austin, TX band “Flying Balalaika Brothers” and Fedor Chistyakov from Saint Petersburg,Russia, now residing in USA, performed on stage.

More about the bands:

Nuthatch-47

Flying Balalaika Brothers

Fedor Chistyakov

Concert

Gallery

c.: Jane’s Photo and Media

United in dance, multicultural community of Kansas city!

“Without music, life would be a mistake” ― Friedrich Nietzsche.

14th birthday group picnic

Traditional shashlik for the picnic

14th birthday party

Russian speaking community of Kansas and Missouri gathered on October 28, 2018 for an annual picnic to celebrate 14th birthday of the group! We introduced new members of our community and reconnected with those who have been part of our group since day 1!!! It was a wonderful nice fall day

Our members gathered around the fire pit for some s’mores , we sang songs and had a great time dancing.

We thank our members for being with us all these years!

Our member Rob Fiz took some pictures during the event, check them out below!

MAACA partnership

MAACA Annual Gala event

Russian Heritage Society represents Russia in the “Mid-America Asian Culture Association” and was a guest at the annual Gala dinner. We are excited to work with MAACA on the upcoming events.

About MAACA

MAACA, the Mid–America Asian Culture Association, is a non-political, non-religious, and a non-profit 501(c) (3) tax exempt organization whose mission is to promote cultural awareness, socialization, to develop common interests, and to bring famous Asian attractions to the Kansas City area metropolitan area.

Day of Russia 2018

Day of Russia at the Russian Consulate in Houston

Russian Heritage Society was invited to be part of the day of Russia celebration in Houston.

The Russian Consulate General in Houston is the national state office of international relations, which within its consular district (includes: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) exerts vested responsibilities on behalf of the Russian Federation. The Consulate General is an integral part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Jane has been a volunteer for many events of the Consulate General office: consulate outreach sessions, WWII medal award event in Saint Louis, WWII veteran list assembly, assistance with polling space set up etc.