CALENDAR OF EVENTS
COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE 50^TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE 1956 REVOLUTION

August 30, 2006
Updated at Sept-20-2006

BOSTON

• OCTOBER 23-28: FREEDOM 1956 EXHIBITION, THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER HUNTINGTON ARCADE. Foley and Lardner LLP and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Hungary are putting together a public exhibition in memoriam of the 1956 Revolution which will include of photographs from Erich Lessin and Stephen Spinder. For more information about this and other events, please contact the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Hungary in Boston at Tel: 617-342-4022 or visit their website at: http://www.net.hu/boston-consul/english/

CHICAGO

• OCTOBER 21, SATURDAY 12 NOON - 1956 OCTOBER 23. COMMEMORATION, ECUMENICAL SERVICE - St. Stephen King of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (2015 W. Augusta Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60622)
  Contact: Fr. László Vas, vas65@freemail.hu, 773-486-1896

• OCTOBER 21, SATURDAY 3 PM - 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION 50^TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION, 1956 Október 23. Megemlékezés, James R. Thompson Center (100 West Randolph Street), Organized by the Chicago Hungarian Commemorative Committee: 1956@chicagohungarians.com

CLEVELAND

• SEPTEMBER 18-20: FIFTY YEARS’ PERSPECTIVE ON THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION OF 1956, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. A three-day conference sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, and the Department of History at Case Western Reserve University. This program is and made possible through the generous support of Mrs. Edith K. Lauer and the Ohio Humanities Council.
  The program will include keynote addresses by Professor István Deák (Columbia University), Professor Csaba Békés (Cold War History Research Center, Budapest), the Honorable George Herbert Walker, III (former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary), and John J. Grabowski (Case Western Reserve University.) The three-day program also will include presentations on Hungarian immigration to Cleveland, roundtable discussions with Clevelanders who experienced the Revolution, a presentation on the "Freedom Fighters 56" Oral History Project, films, discussion and more.
  Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Reservations are recommended by September 8th. Most events will be held at the Thwing Center at 11111 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH
  Conference Director: Professor Kenneth F. Ledford
  Associate Professor of History and Law
  Editor, Central European History
  Department of History
  Case Western Reserve University
  10900 Euclid Avenue
  Cleveland, OH 44106-7107
  Email: kenneth.ledford@case.edu
  Information: For more information, contact:
  Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Centers
  Clark Hall, Room 101
  216/368-8961
  http://www.case.edu/artsci/interdisciplinary/

• OCTOBER: JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY - "1956-2006, HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION 50^TH ANNIVERSARY: AGAINST ALL ODDS, FREEDOM FIGHT VS. SOVIET OPPRESSION." Throughout the month of October 2006, the Hungarian Association / Magyar Társaság will sponsor an exhibit in the Grasselli Library lobby entrance of John Carroll University in Cleveland. Reception planned for October 1. Contact the Hungarian Association at magyartarsasag@nadas.org or www.hungarianassociation.com

• OCTOBER 7, SATURDAY, 3-5 PM: OPENING RECEPTION FOR "SPIRIT OF FREEDOM 1956" - "AZ 1956-OS FORRADALOM ÖTVENEDIK ÉVFORDULÓJA"; Through December 30: Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays: 11 AM.-3 PM, Fridays: 11 AM-5 PM; LOCATION: Galleria at Erieview at E. 9th Street & Lakeside Ave. in downtown Cleveland, free parking in underground garage on Saturdays; phone (216) 523-3900 or phone/fax (440) 442-3466, or e-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com; Free, but donations welcome; Click here for official poster for this exhibit: http://www.jcu.edu/language/hunghemu/56-exhibit.html ; Museum home page: http://www.jcu.edu/language/hunghemu/

• OCTOBER 21-22 - FESTIVAL OF FREEDOM - The Cleveland Hungarian Revolution 50th Anniversary Committee (CHR50) is organizing a major observance event of this important historical milestone on October 21st and 22nd, 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio.
  More information: http://celebratingfreedom1956.org/
  Saturday October 21st, 2006 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the CSU Wolstein Center
  Festival of Freedom
  A day-long commemoration of the Hungarian Revolution. Congressman Tom Lantos will deliver the keynote address. Learn the history of 1956 through symposia for adults and stories and crafts for youth. Celebrate Hungarian culture with food, art, crafts, music and dance.
  Saturday Night, October 21st, 2006 at The English Oak Room at Tower City Center
  Cocktails at 7:30 PM, Dinner at 8:00 PM
  Gala Salute to Hungary and Freedom
  An elegant, black tie dinner event honoring freedom and the heroes who fought for it, at The English Oak Room in the Tower City Center. Featured speaker: Senator George Voinovich.
  Sunday October 22nd, 2006
  Cocktails at 6:00 PM, Performance at 7:00 PM
  Tribute Concert at Severance Reinberger Hall
  Members of the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra will perform a tribute to the heroes and martyrs of the 1956 revolution featuring great Hungarian composers, Bartok, Kodaly, Liszt, and more. Bob Conrad of WCLV wil narrate the program. The concert will also be broadcast live on WCLV and WCPN.
  Charity Sunshine, granddaughter of Congressman Tom Lantos, will close the concert with an operatic selection from Erkel.
  Sunday, October 22nd, 2006 at 2:00 PM
  Interfaith Service at St. John's
  An Interfaith Service will be held on Sunday, October 22nd at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Bishop Rover W. Gries will officiate the service accompanied by Jewish and Protestant Clergy. A blessing of the Memorial Statue will be held after the service in Mindszenty Plaza. Admission: FREE

• OCTOBER 22^ND AT 3:30 PM: COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION AT ST. EMERIC’S CHURCH. For more information contact, Jack Korossy, Acting President of the United Hungarian Societies at MHBKPres@aol.com

FAIRFAX

• OCTOBER 14 SATURDAY - EISENHOWER AND KHRUSHCHEV TO PARTICIPATE IN COLD WAR MUSEUM CONFERENCE ON 1956 POLISH AND HUNGARIAN UPRISINGS.  The Cold War Museum will convene a distinguished gathering of diplomats, officials and historians in Fairfax County to discuss the 1956 Polish and Hungarian uprisings against the Soviets and Communism. Registration forms and additional information available at www.coldwar.org/1956

LOS ANGELES

• SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 - DECEMBER 17, 2006 - ERICH LESSING PHOTO EXIBITION. The exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution.  Location: University of Southern California, University Park Campus, Doheny Memorial Library, Ground Floor Rotunda. Free admission.

• SEPTEMBER 19 THROUGH DECEMBER 15, 2006 - THE HOOVER LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES EXHIBIT “A TEAR IN THE IRON CURTAIN: THE HUNGARIAN UPRISING OF 1956,” opening September 19, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising. The exhibit will be open to the public in the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion, next to HooverTower, and is free of charge. Pavilion hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, go to www.hoover.org/hila/pavilionexhibit.htm or contact 650-723-3563

• OCTOBER 22, 2:30 PM - COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION PROGRAM - at the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Memorial at Mindszenty Square.

MINNEAPOLIS

• OCTOBER 22^ND, 2006 - OPENING OF AN EXHIBIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) depicting the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. To be open for four weeks. The Exhibit will be opened by Donna Gabaccia, Director of IHRC. Organized by the Minnesota Hungarians.
  Location: Elmer L. Andersen Library (West Bank, Minneapolis Campus, 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55455)

• OCTOBER 22^ND, 2006, 3 PM - AN “OCTOBER 23” COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION PROGRAM in the main floor assembly room of the Elmer L. Anderson Library. Organized by the Minnesota Hungarians

• NOVEMBER 8, WEDNESDAY 8 PM - THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION OF 1956: ASSESSMENTS AND TESTIMONY.  The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Austrian Studies, University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Historical Society. A panel composed of Prof. Charles Gati (Johns Hopkins University), Dr. Robert O. Fisch (University of Minnesota, emeritus) and Laszlo Fulop (Minnesota Hungarians). Participants in the 1956 Revolt will offer assessments and testimony on the events of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
  Location: the auditorium of the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul. (345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906)

NEW BRUNSWICK

• OCTOBER 21, 2006 – FEBRUARY 25, 2007: “HOPE, DESPAIR AND TRIUMPH ”REMEMBERING THE 50^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION IN ART AND THE PHOTOS OF ERICH LESSING. Opening Reception, Sunday, October 29, 2006, 2 -5 PM. Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation

• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 AT 4 PM: SHOWING OF THE FILM “FREEDOM’S FURY”: Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation

• SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 AT 4 PM: SHOWING OF THE FILM IN MEMORIAM OF IMRE NAGY “ THE UNBURIED MAN”: Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation
  For more information contact:
  Patricia L. Fazekas
  Museum Curator
  American Hungarian Foundation
  300 Somerset Street
  New Brunswick, NJ 08901
  Tel.: 732-846-5777
  Fax: 732-249-7033
  Email: plf@ahfoundation.org

NEW YORK

• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 FROM 7:00 PM: "CRY HUNGARY" 1986 - BBC TV FILM SHOWING AND DISCUSSION IN ENGLISH BY BÉLA LIPTÁK
  Organized by Hungarian House and Széchenyi István Society , NYC
  “Cry Hungary” is a 73 minute long documentary which was created in 1986 by Jeremy Bennett for the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. Admission: free, but $10.00 donations would be very much appreciated
  Contact:  New York Hungarian House, 213 East 82nd Street, NYC, Phone: (212) 249-9360, Lobby: (212) 650-1974, www.magyarhaz.org

• SEPTEMBER 14 - NOVEMBER 4 - PHOTO EXPOSITION OF ERICH LESSING - THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION, Fifty Years Later - Photo Exhibition organized by Leica Gallery in conjunction with the Consulate General of Hungary in New York, and has been generously supported by AP International, the Hungarian Art Foundation, the William Penn Association, and William Jakab.
  Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 6 PM Leica Gallery, 670 Broadway, NYC
  Info: leicaphoto@aol.com

• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2006 2:15 PM - THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION – GALA CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL
  Honorary Patrons: His Excellency László Sólyom, President of the Republic of Hungary
  The Hon. George E. Pataki, The Governor of the State of New York
  The Takacs Quartet (strings), Peter Frankl (piano), Viktória Vizin (mezzosoprano), András Molnár (tenor) and the Yale Philharmonia Orchestra will be performing works by Bartók, Liszt, Kodály, Erkel, Berlioz and the world premiere of a composition by Ádám Balázs.
  For tickets, please contact the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 212-247-7800 after September 1, 2006
  Proceeds from the concert will be used to create a permanent memorial in NYC to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. See more at www.Hungary1956NYC.org
  For more information and advance reservations, please contact:
  Coordinating Committee Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution at 212-472-1956, 917-331-8623 or info@Hungary1956NYC.org
  Preceding the concert a Memorial Mass will be held at 12pm at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
  5th Avenue, between 50th and 51st streets, New York City.
  The concert and mass are organized by the Coordinating Committee for the Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and the Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary in New York.

• OCTOBER 16, 7:30 PM - COMMEMORATION SERVICE AT THE PARK EAST SYNAGOGUE  - 163 E. 67th St.

• OCTOBER 22, 2006, SUNDAY AT 8:30 PM - CONCERT COMMEMORATING THE 50^TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUNGARIAN UPRISING - Program: Steven Spooner, Piano; Adam Gyorgy, Piano. Works by Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Brahms, Bartók, and Dohnányi
  Location: Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall

PHILADELPHIA

• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21^ST AT 5 PM: COMMEMORATION IN HONOR OF THE 50^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION AT THE MAGYAR TANYA – Philadelphia and Vicinity Hungarian Sports Club. President of the Magyar Tanya and ’56 participant Alajos Remetei will be the speaker. For more information call: Ms. Anna Torok, tel: 610-691-8924

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

• OCTOBER 21, SATURDAY: PROGRAM AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Keynote speakers:
  Dr. Peter M. Robinson, Hoover Research Fellow, writer and Laszlo Pasztor, Jr. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), US Army; writer

• OCTOBER 21, SATURDAY, 4-10 PM - MAIN EVENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. GEZA JESZENSZKY, former foreign minister of Hungary
  - Misztrál Ensemble, historically appropriate poems are sang and played
  - Eszterlanc Hungarian Folk Ensemble, preservation of Hungarian folk art
  - "Voci Pure" The Renaissance School's children choir - American children singing in Hungarian
  Location: SILICON VALLEY
  Information: Szilvia Gilbert 650-274-6988, Szilvia88@yahoo.com

• OCTOBER 22, SUNDAY: ECUMENICAL SERVICE AT 1:30 PM. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St., San Francisco

• OCTOBER 22, SUNDAY: WREATH LAYING AT THE GLORIA VICTIS STATUE AT 3 PM WITH A RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. California State Building, 505 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco

• OCTOBER 23 - COMMEMORATION AT THE HUNGARIAN CONSULATE

• OCTOBER 24, TUESDAY AT 6:30PM: COLLOQUIUM AT UC BERKELY, SIBLEY AUDITORIUM.

• OCTOBER 25-27: DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES ABOUT THE 1956 REVOLUTION, UC BERKELEY – GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
  For more information about these San Francisco area events, go to the website: http://hungarianuprising.org/

SARASOTA

• OCTOBER 27, FRIDAY AT 8:00 PM IN THE GLENRIDGE THEATER OF THE GLENRIDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 7333 SCOTLAND WAY, SARASOTA, HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY.
  Music by Hungarian composers Liszt, Bartók, Kodály, Erkel and Hubay. Tickets in advance $25.00 per person.

Artists from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest
Mária Maczkó, folk singer
Ildikó Szakács, soprano
László Honinger, Tenor
Árpád Kákonyi, piano
Ádám Banda, violin
Perform music by
Ferenc Liszt, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Ferenc Erkel,
Jenõ Hubay and Hungarian Folk Songs

• OCTOBER 28, SATURDAY AT NOON, LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE SPEECH, Michael’s on East, Sarasota, $28.00 per person.

• OCTOBER 29, SUNDAY AT 4:00 PM IN THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, 222 W. PALM AVENUE, SARASOTA. Featuring music by J. S. Bach, Schubert, Vivaldi and Kodály. Tickets at the door are $10.00 and include the reception after the concert.
  Contact:
  Éva B. Kisvarsányi
  Hungarian American Cultural Associaiton
  P.O. Box 19774
  Sarasota, FL 34276
  Email: evakis@prodigy.net

SEATTLE

• OCTOBER 12^TH, 6:30 PM - KIRKLAND PARK PLACE BOOK STORE HUNGARIAN FREEDOM PARTY, an all-ages celebration of freedom and the 50th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. Helen Szablya will tell the true story through a book reading and discussion, along with co-author Peggy King Anderson, of her book The Fall of the Red Star, published by the book publishing arm of Highlights Magazine, Boyds Mills Press. It is the story of the Revolution through the eyes of an illegal scout troop. (Scouting was illegal 1948-1990 in Hungary.) 348 Park Place Center, Kirkland 98033, next to the movie theater, 425-828-6546).  This event is free to the public.

• OCTOBER 15^TH, 7:30 PM - THE CHOIR OPUS 7 will be singing the Missa Brevis by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály at St. James Cathedral as part of their Ah! Bright Wings concert. Other works will include: Gwyneth Walker - The Grandeur of God, Felix Mendelssohn - Jauchet dem Hern, op. 69, no.2, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Prayer to the Father of Heaven, William Mathias - Laetentur Coeli, Josef Rheinberger - Anima nostra, Meditabor and Laudate Dominum. Tickets: 206-782-2899 or www.opus7.org

• OCTOBER 19^TH/20^TH (final date/time tba) – PRESENTATION OF A KOPJAFA designed by Canadian artist Les Jozsa to Seattle City Hall for exhibition commemorating the 50th Anniversary. A kopjafa is a large carved, wooden monument and is a symbol of respect, affection, honor and remembrance. It was brought to the Carpathian Basin by the Hungarian nomadic tribes, the Magyars, as they conquered the area around 896 A.D., which is now known as the country of Hungary in Central Europe. The kopjafa was carved by László Józsa, who was born in Hungary, left his homeland in 1956 and currently lives in Vancouver, B.C. He has a BA in Forestry from UBC and specializes in training students, professionals, educators about wood quality. His passion for woodcarving is rooted in his heritage; his carving style reflects traditional Hungarian folk art.

• OCTOBER 20^TH – 7:30 PM -  MOVIE PRESENTATIONS OF "CRY HUNGARY" BBC TV (1986) AND "FREEDOM'S FURY" NBC TV (2000) along with a panel of eye witnesses of the Revolution of 1956, at the Congregational Church, Mercer Island, 4545 Island Crest Way. This event is geared especially to those who were too young to remember the events. 

• OCTOBER 21^ST, 2006, 12 PM - ARCHDIOCESAN MASS AT ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL - a mass will be given by Bishop Joseph Tyson and the Opus 7 Choir will sing Zoltán Kodály’s Missa Brevis. Protestant Pastor Rev. Sándor Szabó will also give a sermon after Communion. Stay and attend the reception afterwards with local dignitaries including Lt. Governor Brad Owens, Attorney General Rob McKenna and Mayor Nickels.

• OCTOBER 22^ND - 7 PM - CONCERT AT BENAROYA’S, NORDSTROM AUDITORIUM by award-winning international pianist Endre Hegedűs, Professor of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. Tickets: Ticketmaster, at the ticket office of Benaroya, or from the Hungarian American Association of Washington at www.HungarianAmerican.org. Find out more about Endre Hegedűs at www.pianist.hu

• OCTOBER 23^RD - 7-9 PM – THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION – 50 YEARS LATER - Join us in the Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus for an in-depth discussion about Hungary, its past, including the Hungarian Revolution and the Revolution of 1848, and it’s future in the European Union. Dr. Peter Dobay, Professor at the University of Pecs (Seattle’s sister city) will present and coordinate this exciting evening. Guests will include Helen M Szablya, author of The Fall of the Red Star, the story of an illegal boy scout troop during the 1956 revolution, who witnessed the events of the 1956 Revolution and David Hughes, President of the Hungarian-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific NW, former US Commercial attaché to Hungary, founder of the American Chamber of Commerce in Budapest and eyewitness of the transformation of Hungary in 1989. This event is open and free to the public.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

• SEPTEMBER 6 – OCTOBER 29: PHOTO EXHIBITION AT THE KATZEN CENTER. This is the Embassy’s kick-off event for the ‘Hungarian October’ celebrations. The Association of Hungarian Photographers presents rare and dynamic photographs taken during the 1956 Revolution. They represent the struggles and emotions of the Hungarian Freedom Fighters of the time. The exhibit will be located at the American University’s famous Katzen Arts Center (4400 Massachusetts Ave NW). For more information, check www.american.edu/museum

• SEPTEMBER 10, “OPERA INSIGHT” WITH BÉLA BARTÓK EXPERT. Dr. Nicholas Vazsonyi, Associate Professor of German & Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina, will be speaking about the life and work of Béla Bartók. This free presentation will take place on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center as an introduction to the actual performance of Duke Bluebeard’s Castle at the Washington National Opera. More information at www.dc-opera.org

• SEPTEMBER 20, PRESENTATION OF CHARLES GATI’S NEW BOOK, 7 PM. Professor Gati’s new book “Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt” is co-published in September 2006 by Stanford University Press and the Woodrow Wilson Center Press. A discussion will be held on the book at the Hungarian Embassy with the author. Professor Gati will be signing copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.

• SEPTEMBER 28, A HUNGARIAN NIGHT AT THE OPERA. Come enjoy a special showing of Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi presented by Washington National Opera. Discounted tickets in the orchestra section are available for Hungarians, Hungarian Americans and our American friends at this evening’s performance. There will also be others showings during September and October. For the order form to purchase discounted tickets, please write to office@huembwas.org. For details and tickets on the other performances, please contact the Washington National Opera at (202) 295-2400 or visit the website at www.dc-opera.org.

• OCTOBER 5, PIANO CONCERT BY DEZSŐ RÁNKI AND EDIT KLUKON AT THE EMBASSY OF HUNGARY. Dezső Ránki and his wife Edit Klukon are internationally renowned concert pianists from Hungary. They will be performing Socrate by Erik Satie, which is a two-piano piece. This evening’s performance at the Hirshhorn Museum will include a selection of duets by the Hungarian composer Barnabás Dukay, who will also be attending the concert. The concert will be hosted at the Embassy of Hungary.

• OCTOBER 14, COLD WAR CONVERSATIONS: Co-sponsored by the Hungarian and Polish Embassies, the Cold War Museum and the South County Secondary School in Lorton, Virginia, are hosting an all-day event with discussions and panels about the revolutions and uprisings of 1956. Speakers include David Eisenhower, Sergei Khrushchev, Professor Charles Gati, Laszlo Rajk, Emery Toth, and many other distinguished panelists. Tickets will be on sale from September 6th to October 6th. To register, please contact the Cold War Museum at (703)-273-2381 or visit http://www.coldwar.org/1956.

• OCTOBER 16, 23 AND 30, MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE GOETHE INSTITUTE. Come experience authentic 1956 documentaries, propaganda pieces and feature films that highlight the mentalities during the time of the Hungarian Revolution.

• OCTOBER 24, RECEPTION FOR THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY. The Embassy of Hungary is hosting a reception at the Ballroom of the Organization of American States to mark the official date of the 50^th anniversary of 1956 Hungarian Revolution and the declaration of the Republic on October 23, 1989. Invitation only.

• OCTOBER 28, FREEDOM CONCERT AND FILM SCREENING AT THE KATZEN CENTER. There will be an evening of music and film at the Abramson Family Recital Hall at the Katzen Arts Center, to mark the end of the photo exhibit. The young Hungarian and American pianist duo is touring the United States again this fall. Ádám György and Steven Spooner will perform pieces by famous Hungarian composers on this night. A film screening will follow the concert.

• OCTOBER 30 AND 31, MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. Three contemporary films, Temetetlen Halott, Szabadság Szerelem, and Freedom’s Fury, all set in 1956, will be featured. The first movie about Nagy Imre, leader and martyr of 1956, will be shown on Monday, October 30^th. The second and third films, based on the epic 1956 Olympic water polo match between the Hungarians and Russians, will be shown on October 31^st. Both evening screenings will begin at 7 PM in Theater J of the Jewish Community Center. Further information will be shortly available.
  
  For additional information, please contact the Hungarian Embassy at (202) 362-6730 or go to the website at: http://www.huembwas.org/ . Address: 3910 Shoemaker Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20008

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