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January 2, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM ; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
January 3, 4, 5, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Hungarian Scout Leadership Camp Weekend / VK Hétvég, LOCATION: Camp Butler; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
January 5, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
January 6, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
January 9, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
January 11, Saturday: December 14, Saturday: "Hungarian People Series," Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum: Topic: "Musicians: Ferenc Lisz, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály"; Host: Mrs. Dóra Solymosi, D.J.S., Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Baldwin-Wallace College; TIME: 2-3:30 PM; OTHER TIMES: October 2002-June 2003 once a month, on the second Saturday at 2:00-3:30 PM. LAST TIME AT OLD LOCATION - Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum, Euclid Square Mall {Next month's lecture will be at NEW location in the Galleria in downtown Cleveland]; For complete Program details (calendar, speakers, topics, options for attendance, etc.), see Future Exhibitions Page http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/hunghem6.htm; For general information & directions to location see home page: Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum (=index/home page); Phone 440 442-3466; E-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com
January 12, Sunday: New Year Celebration, St. Margaret of Hungary Church; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022; Call Church for details: 440 248-2618
January 19, Sunday: St. Emeric Church, Coffee & Hungarian Doughnut Breakfast / Fánk reggeli; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church;
January 21, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
January 22, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 6 PM for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails (Hungarian items on menu - chicken paprikás, beef goulash, etc.), Lecture 7:30 PM; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; This month's topic: "Ellis Island Experiences," Hosts: Mr. Al Kuntz & Mr. Gus Enyedy; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
January 23, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, Thursday: General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
January 25, Saturday: 50th Annual Black Tie Charity Ball, sponsored by the M.H.B.K. - World Federation of Hungarian Veterans; TIME: Beginning at 8:30 PM; LOCATION: The Cleveland Airport Marriott, Main Ballroom, 4277 West 150th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135 (Tel. for Hotel: 216 252-5333; Mention the Ball if you wish to reserve a hotel room ); Music by Steven Hegedeos Orchestra; Return Patron Cards by Jan. 10 to be listed in Program of Ball; Girls 16 & older are invited to participate as Debutantes of the the Hungarian Community; Please reserve tickets by January 10, --no ticket sales at door; For Ticket Information & Table Reservations, contact: Ms. Kati Szentkirályi 440 331-8376, or Ms. Dóri Kun 440 331-7558 btwn. 4-9 PM; Additional information, Mrs. Ildikó Kõrössy, Chairperson, or Mr. John S. Kõrössy, Jr., President at 440 255-4577, or Mr. Zsolt J. Dömötörffy, Executive Secretary at 216 228-4439
January 28, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417]; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December; from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty Street), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram. For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
February 2, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
February 3, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
February 6, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM ; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
February 8, Saturday: "Seminar Series on Famous Hungarian People," hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society; Topic: "Nobel Prize Winners & Other Famous Hungarian Scientists"; Host: Mr. Zoltán Bócsay, Vice President, URS Corporation; TIME: 2:00-3:30 PM, once a month, every second Saturday, October 2002 through June 2003; NEW LOCATION beginning in February 2003: Galleria at Erieview in downtown Cleveland; In English, open to the public; For 1) Options for attendance, 2) Registration options, 3) Full list of monthly seminar topics, 4) Registration form, see Seminar Series website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/hunghem6.htm. or phone/fax (440) 442-3466, or e-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com; [See also monthly listings on this website.]
February 9, Sunday: St. Emeric Church, Annual Sausage Dinner / Disznótoros Ebéd; TIME: Dinner served at 12:30 PM ONLY; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 [Church phone for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church; MENU: Homemade chicken soup, pork suasage, rice sausage - hurka, potatoes, sauerkraut, jelly roll, coffee; SAUSAGE SALE: pork sausage & rice sausage for sale by advance order only; BAKE SALE: jelly rolls for sale also by advance order only; Advance reservations & tickets required for dinner; RESERVATIONS for sausage, jelly rolls, and also dinners by or before February 5; For all reservations please call: Mrs. Piri Beodray 216 228-6967 or Mrs. Ilonka Todor 216 631-6485
February 12, Wednesday: Special Commemoration of the 151st anniversary of Louis Kossuth's speech on February 6, 1852 before the Ohio General Assembly, sponsored by Peter S. Ujvagi, State Representative, Ohio House District 47 [Toledo, OH area] during a Session of the Ohio House of Representatives; LOCATION: Ohio Statehouse, in downtown Columbus OH; TIME: 1:30 P.M.; A Resolution honoring Louis Kossuth and the Hungarian American communities of Ohio will be presented; The original manuscript of Kossuth's speech and reception [see above] has recently been located in the archives ; A reception will immediately follow the Session. Please join Rep. Ujvagi and representatives of the Hungarian American communities from throughout Ohio for this commemoration and reception in honor of Louis Kossuth and his prophetic words. Admission to the Gallery to observe the ceremonies on the House floor will be on a first come, first served basis. Make reservation by February 10, 2003. Contact: Peter S. Ujvagi, State Representative, Ohio House District 47 [Toledo area]; RSVP by phone 614 644-6017, E-mail : district47@ohr.state.oh.us, or Fax: 614-644-9494 attention of District 47 or Rep. Ujvagi, include a name, address, phone number, and the number of people attending in your party; Rep. Ujvagi's office will make every effort to also notify the Representative from your district of your attendance that day.
Feb. 13-16, Thursday thru Saturday, Hungarian Scout X-Camp / X-tábor; LOCATION: Sik Sándor Cserkész Park, Fillmore, NY; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
February 13, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
February 18, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
February 19, Wednesday, Board Meeting: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society; TIME: 7 PM; LOCATION: Parma; For information on Board Meeting call Mr. Gus Enyedy: 440 423-3469; For additional information on Society call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
February 22, Saturday: Paprika Ball, sponsored by Cleveland Hungarian Development Panel; LOCATION: Ritz Carlton Hotel - Tower City Center in Downtown Cleveland; For information contact: Carolyn Balogh - 440 543-7526, ext. 105, or Marika H. Megyimori - 440 871-2796
February 23, Sunday: Scout Awards Banquet / Cserkészebéd; LOCATION: St. Emeric Catholic Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
February 25. Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417]; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
February 26, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 6 PM for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails (Hungarian items on menu - chicken paprikás, beef goulash, etc.), Lecture 7:30 PM; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; This month's topic: "Myths, Mysteries and Skeletons of Your Ancestors." (Was your grandmother killed from a shove down the steps by her stepdaughter? My three old maid aunts gave 100,000 holts of land to the Church? Bring your favorite anecdotes.) Host: Mr. Gus Enyedy; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
February 27, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
February 27, Thursday: Free Monthly Community Meal, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841: Call for details: 440 248-0417.
March 1, Saturday: Hungarian Young Scout Lenten Festival / Kiscserkész farsang; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
March 2, Sunday: Annual Pre-Lenten Dinner & Celebration - "Bõgõ Temetés"- "Burying of the Fiddle," spnsored by St. Margaret of Hungary Church; Delightful program symbolizing last Gypsy Celebration before the start of Lent; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022, (Church phone: 440 248-2618); TIME: Dinner (kolbász & hurka) served at 1 PM, program to follow; Program includes music by Joe Jeromos & Tokay Orchestra; Advance Reservations & Tickets required, deadline: Sunday, February 23 (no ticket sales at door); Call Eleanore: 216 751-0937
March 2, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
March 3, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
March 6, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM ; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
March 7, Friday: Lenten Fish Fry, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6:30 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841, phone 440 248-0417; Fish or side dish, fries, cole slaw, coffee or tea; Donation.
March 7-9, Friday to Sunday: Retreat, John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841; Learn and experience the prayer cycle of the Byzantine Church; Conferences given by Fr. Nicholas Rachford, Dir. of Office of Communications, Eparchy of Parma; Pilgrimage type accomodations in Church hall, also motels nearby; Fee included meals; Reservation deadline: Monday, March 3; Call Fr. Michael: 440 248-0417; or Lory Nemeth: 216 587-1994; or prayerfulart@hotmail.com.
March 8, Saturday: "Seminar Series on Famous Hungarian People," hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society; Topic: "Windows on Hungarian Literature"; Host: Mr. Gábor Dömötör, Chairman of the Board, Hungarian Scouts Association; TIME: 2:00-3:30 PM, once a month, every second Saturday, October 2002 through June 2003; NEW LOCATION beginning in February 2003: Galleria at Erieview in downtown Cleveland; In English, open to the public; For 1) Options for attendance, 2) Registration options, 3) Full list of monthly seminar topics, 4) Registration form, see Seminar Series website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/hunghem6.htm. or phone/fax (440) 442-3466, or e-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com; [See also monthly listings on this website.]
March 9, Sunday, DATE CHANGE FROM MARCH 16: United Hungarian Societies in conjunction with Hungarian Scouts: Services in Honor of National Memorial of March 15, 1848 / 1848. már. 15. megemlékezés; TIME: 3 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For more information, contact: Mrs. Kathy Kapossy, President, United Hungarian Societies, E-mail: kkapossy@cs.com, or, American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
March 13, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
March 14, Friday: Lenten Fish Fry, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6:30 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841, phone 440 248-0417; Fish or side dish, fries, cole slaw, coffee or tea; Donation.
March 15, Saturday: Reopening of Hungarian Heritage Museum at the Galleria at Erieview in downtown Cleveland; Consult website for details: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/index.htm
DATE CHANGE TO March 9, Sunday, see above - March 16, Sunday moved to March 9: United Hungarian Societies in conjunction with Hungarian Scouts: Services in Honor of National Memorial of March 15, 1848 / 1848. már. 15. megemlékezés
March 15, Saturday: Hungarian Film - "Tanítónõ," [no subtitles], sponsored by Bocskai István Kulturkör, & preceded by "March 15" Memorial Ceremonies; TIME: 5 PM; LOCATION: St. Thomas Lutheran Church, 9509 Lake Avenue, Cleveland; Donation; More information, call Mr. László Berta, President: 216 941-2851.
March 15, Saturday: Deadline for entries to "Prayerful Art Show," St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841: Call for details: Parish - 440 248-0417; Ms. Linda Hritz - 330 562-8539; Lory Nemeth - 216 587-1994; or prayerfulart@hotmail.com for entry packet.
March 16, Sunday, International Folk Festival at Playhouse Square, including performance by Hungarian Scout Regös Group; TIME: 3 PM; LOCATION: Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland; For more information, contact: Mrs. Kathy Kapossy, President, United Hungarian Societies, E-mail: kkapossy@cs.com, or, American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
March 18, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
March 21, Friday: Lenten Fish Fry, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6:30 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841, phone 440 248-0417; Fish or side dish, fries, cole slaw, coffee or tea; Donation.
March 23, Sunday: Spring Luncheon, West Side Hungarian Lutheran Church (Nyugat-Clevelandi Magyar Evangélikus Egyház); LOCATION: 3245 W. 98th St. [corner of Denison Ave.], Cleveland, OH 44102; Phone pastor for details: 216 961-6895 Rev. Éva Tamásy; Menu: meat soup, roast pork with mushroom sauce, baked chicken, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, pastries, coffee.
March 20-30, eleven days, Thursday thru following 2 Sundays: 27th Cleveland International Film Festival, with additional programming highlighting work of Eastern European filmmakers; LOCATION: Tower City Cinemas on the Avenue at Tower City in downtown Cleveland; Central & Eastern European Competition, juried competition for emerging filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe, with cash prize. This year's titles come from Hungary, Romania, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Russia, Latvia & Czech Republic; Hungarian film in competition - Hukkle, directed by György Pálfi, a delightful, small-town story told in sound effects and music, with a surprising twist, Hungary's Oscar nomination; Other films from Hungary included in World Tour section: Temptations; Also film version of the opera Bánk Bán; For more information including times & days showing call 216 623-3456, or check newspapers, or http://www.clevelandfilm.org; Tickets also available through Tickets.com, 1-800-766-6048
March 21-23, Friday thru Sunday; Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble Weekend / Regös Hétvég; LOCATION: Scout Home / clevelandi cserkészház; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
March 23, Sunday: Wild Game Feast / Vadászebéd at St. Emeric Church; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
March 25, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417]; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
March 25, Tuesday: "Know Your World" - Hungary. A Series of Country Briefings Presented by the International Community Council. TIME: 7-9 PM; LOCATION: The Four Points Sheraton Cleveland South, Skyline Ballroom, Independence, Ohio (5300 Rockside Rd. at I-77); Co-sponsored by: WKYC TV-3, The Plain Dealer, The Four Points Sheraton, Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products, Cuyahoga Community College, U.S. Bank, The Ritz-Carlton; Presented in partnership with: The Embassy of Hungary in Washington, the Hungarian Consulate and Community in Ohio, The Cleveland Foreign Consular Corps, The World Trade Center Cleveland, The United Nations Association-Cleveland Chapter; The country briefing will be led by his Excellency András Simonyi, Ambassador of Hungary, from the Embassy of Hungary in Washington DC, coordinated by Honorary Consul General László Böjtös; Briefing will include geographic, demographic, economic, governmental, and cultural information. There will be a demonstration of traditional Hungarian dance & music and a sampling of Hungarian foods; Highlights from the history of the Hungarian community in Northern Ohio will also be discussed; Displays will include products, brochures, books, crafts, & maps. ICC members are admitted free, other guests are asked to contribute a donatiopn to help defray expenses; Call to reserve your place: 330 864-6204.
March 26, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 6 PM for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails (Hungarian items on menu - chicken paprikás, beef goulash, etc.), Lecture usually 7:30 PM, this time 8 PM; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; This month's topic: Workshop on "Photographic Treasures," hosted by Mr. Al Kuntz; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
March 27, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930.
March 27, Thursday: Free Monthly Community Meal, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841: Call for details: 440 248-0417.
March 28, Friday: Lenten Fish Fry, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6:30 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841, phone 440 248-0417; Fish or side dish, fries, cole slaw, coffee or tea; Donation.
March 28, Friday: World Music at INSIDE & Hungarian Folklore Centrum present: Direct from Hungary, Kálmán Balogh & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band; TIME: Two Shows: 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 and 9:00 PM); LOCATION: Cleveland Public Theatre in the historic Gordon Square Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102, 5 minutes from downtown; Theatre is handicapped acccessible, free parking; For tickets call: 216-631-2727; Kálmán Balogh cimbalom virtuoso is a graduate of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest; with Sándor Budai – violin, László Major – violin, Sándor Kuti – guitar & cimbalom, Ferenc Kovács – trumpet & violin, Tihamér Mohácsi – bass; For additional information call Walt Mahovlich at: 216-281-8727 or email: mahovlich@juno.com; For more about Kálmán Balogh and a picture of the group visit: http://centrummanagement.org/balogh-jazz/ For a sound sample of the Gypsy Cimbalom Band visit: http://www.romapage.hu/kultura/index.php?kozep=zene004.htm A recent review of Kálmán Balogh and the Gypsy Cimbalom Band can be seen at: http://www.rambles.net/kalman_gipsy01.html For directions to the Cleveland Public Theater visit: http://www.cptonline.org/gettinghere/index.cfm
March 29, Saturday: Hungarian Music & Stage - "Egy Éjszaka Budapesten"; TIME: 5:30 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, Calvin Hall, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44135 (Church Phone for emergency only: 216 476-3736); A cabaret evening of music, song, humor, sketches, in Hungarian, by cabaret stars direct from Budapest, Hungary, on a North American tour arranged by Mr. László Petri; Ticket includes program & dinner, proceeds from dinner to benefit Church, dinner prepared by Mrs. Ida Rózsahegyi - Menu: veal stew with homemade dumplings (nokedli), salad, pastry, coffee; Reserve tables & tickets at any of the following: N.B.N. T.V. & WKTX Radio 216 221-0330, or Ms. Erika Györfy 216 228-7171, Ms. Judith Osváth 216 281-9794, West Side Hungarian Reformed Church 216 476-3736, all suggest you reserve as early as possible.
April 3, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
April 4, Friday: Lenten Fish Fry, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6:30 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841, phone 440 248-0417; Fish or side dish, fries, cole slaw, coffee or tea; Donation.
April 5 & 6, Saturday & Sunday: St Emeric Church Lenten Retreat / Lelki Gyakorlat; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; TENTATIVE LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
April 5, Saturday: Lakeside Classis Spring Meeting & Luncheon of Calvin Synod, open to all members of West Side Hungarian Reformed Church (Nyugat Oldali Magyar Református Egyház); TIME: 12 PM; LOCATION: 15300 Puritas Ave. [NOT Puritas ROAD], Cleveland, OH 44135, E-mail: wshrc@stxnet.com; Contact Pastor: Reverend Zoltán Kelemen for details: Church Phone: 216 476-3736.
April 6, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
April 7, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
April 10, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
April 11, Friday: Lenten Fish Fry, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6:30 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841, phone 440 248-0417; Fish or side dish, fries, cole slaw, coffee or tea; Donation.
April 12, Saturday: "Seminar Series on Famous Hungarian People," hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society; Topic: "Women in History: Warrior? Mother? Wife?; Host: Mrs. Ildikó Peller, Associate Professor, Cuyahoga Community College; TIME: 2:00-3:30 PM, once a month, every second Saturday, October 2002 through June 2003; NEW LOCATION beginning in February 2003: Galleria at Erieview in downtown Cleveland; In English, open to the public; For 1) Options for attendance, 2) Registration options, 3) Full list of monthly seminar topics, 4) Registration form, see Seminar Series website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/hunghem6.htm. or phone/fax (440) 442-3466, or e-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com; [See also monthly listings on this website.]
April 12, Saturday: Hungarian Scout Pre-Leadership Camp Scout Material Testing Program / Cserkészismereti Vezetõképzõ vizsgák; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
April 12, Saturday: Kolbászvásár - Hungarian Sausage Sale to benefit West Side Hungarian Reformed Church (Nyugat Oldali Magyar Református Egyház), Calvin Brotherhood & Ladies Guild; TIME: 10 AM - 1 PM; LOCATION: 15300 Puritas Ave. [NOT Puritas ROAD], Cleveland, OH 44135, E-mail: wshrc@stxnet.com; Pre-orders required, call church phone for details: 216 476-3736.
April 13, Sunday: Palm Sunday Dinner (Virágvasárnap), West Side Hungarian Lutheran Church (Nyugat-Clevelandi Magyar Evangélikus Egyház); LOCATION: 3245 W. 98th St. [corner of Denison Ave.] Cleveland, OH 44102; Phone pastor for details: 216 961-6895 Rev. Éva Tamásy.
April 15, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
May 17, Saturday: 47th Annual Hungarian Scout Benefit Ball - Cserkészbál; TIME: TBA; LOCATION: Sheraton City Centre Hotel, 777 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH (downtown Cleveland); Room reservations at special rates - call hotel, mention ball: 216 771-7600 before April 17, 2003; Black tie or Hungarian formal attire, by invitation only, Harmonia Dance orchestra, for information call: 440 779-1926. 30th year anniversary of the Cleveland "Regös" Hungarian Scout Folk Dance Group.
April 19, Saturday: Easter Program for Young Hungarian Scouts / Kiscserkész húsvét; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
April 20, Sunday: Easter Lily Sale, West Side Hungarian Reformed Church (Nyugat Oldali Magyar Református Egyház), by Calvin Brotherhood in Memory of Loved Ones; LOCATION: 15300 Puritas Ave. [NOT Puritas ROAD], Cleveland, OH 44135, E-mail: wshrc@stxnet.com; Pre-orders required, call church phone for details: 216 476-3736.
April 21, Monday: Hungarian Scouts "Easter Monday" Sprinkling / Húsvéti locsolás; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
April 23, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
April 24, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
April 24, Thursday - 8:00 PM; April 25, Friday - 11 AM; April 26 Saturday - 8 PM: Cleveland Orchestra Plays Bartók - LOCATION - Severance Hall; TIMES: - see first line; David Robertson, conductor, Yefim Bronfman, piano, Bartók: Dance Suite, Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, "Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances; Commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the union of the cities Buda and Pest, Bartók's Dance Suite evokes the ritualistic dances of a primitive civilization with rhythmic power. Plus, Yefim Bronfman performs Bartók's fiercely viruosic Second Piano Concerto." Website: http://www.clevelandorch.com; Ticket Office: 216 231-1111 or 1-800-686-1141; Note: Matinee performance on Friday, 4/25 does not include "Dance Suite" and has limited ticket availability
April 24, Thursday: Free Monthly Community Meal, St. John the Baptist First Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church; TIME: 4-6 PM; LOCATION: 36125 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139-3841: Call for details: 440 248-0417.
April 29, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417]; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
May 1, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM ; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
May 3-4, Saturday & Sunday: Hungarian Scout Regional Meeting / KMCSSZ közgyulés: LOCATION: New Brunswick, NJ; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
May 3, Saturday: Annual Spring Dance at St. John's Church, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio; LOCATION: St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417]; Music by: The Hungarians Orchestra; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
May 3, Saturday: "Atléta bál"- Cleveland Magyar Atlétikai Club; "Athlete's Ball," Cleveland Hungarian Athletic Club, with Dinner; TIME: 6 PM: LOCATION: St. Vladimir Hall, 3425 Marioncliff Dr., Parma, OH; Music by Szinkron Orchestra of Canada; Reservation deadline: March 14; Contact: Mr. Ákos Harmat: 216 281-1875 9 AM - 5 PM.
May 4, Sunday: St. Emeric Church Holy Name Society Dinner / Szent Név Társulat Dinner; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
May 4, Sunday: Family Dinner, St. Margaret of Hungary Church; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022; Call Church for details: 440 248-2618
May 4, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
May 5, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
May 8, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
May 10, Saturday: "Seminar Series on Famous Hungarian People," hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society; Topic: "Opera/Operetta: Ferenc Erkel, Ferenc Lehár, and Others"; Host: Mrs. Dóra Solymosi, D.J.S., Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Baldwin-Wallace College; TIME: 2:00-3:30 PM, once a month, every second Saturday, October 2002 through June 2003; NEW LOCATION beginning in February 2003: Galleria at Erieview in downtown Cleveland; In English, open to the public; For 1) Options for attendance, 2) Registration options, 3) Full list of monthly seminar topics, 4) Registration form, see Seminar Series website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/hunghem6.htm. or phone/fax (440) 442-3466, or e-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com; [See also monthly listings on this website.]
May 10, Saturday: Hungarian Scout Pre-Leadership Camp Hungarian Language & Culture Testing Program / Magyarságismereti Vezetõképzõ vizsgák; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
May 10, Saturday - 8 PM ; & May 11, Sunday - 3 PM: Harmonia - Cleveland Public Theatre; LOCATION: Cleveland Public Theatre's Gordon Square Theater, 6409 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102, 5 minutes west of downtown; TIMES: See first line, also Saturday May 10th concert will be followed by a reception with dancing; Doors open 30 minutes before show time; For tickets, call Cleveland Public Theatre 216 631-2727; For more information about show call 216 631-2727 - "World Music at INSIDE." Theater is fully handicapped accessible and has plenty of free parking. "After a series of concerts that have spanned the length and breadth of the United States, HARMONIA returns to Cleveland for two concerts. . . Harmonia's music is intense, driving, lyrical roots music from Eastern Europe, with a repertoire drawing on Gypsy, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Ukrainian, Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn traditions. Performing with the ensemble are: Walt Mahovlich on accordion, Alexander Fedoriouk on cimbalom, Marko Dreher on violin, Andrei Pidkivka on folk flutes (sopilka, panflute, tilinca), Adam Good on string bass, and vocalist Beata Begeniova." For more about HARMONIA visit http://www.harmoniaband.com; E-mail: mahovlich@juno.com
May 11, Sunday: St. Emeric Church May Crowning / Mária koronázás; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
May 11, Sunday: Mother's Day Dinner / Anyáknapi ebéd, West Side Hungarian Reformed Church; TIME: 12:30 pm; LOCATION: LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135, free ample parking; Menu by Mrs. Ida Rozsahegyi; Advance reservations & tickets required, call Church: 216 476-3736
May 17, Saturday: 47th Anual Debutante Ball / Cserkészbál; LOCATION: Sheraton Cleveland City Centre, downtown Cleveland; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; Phone for Ball reservations & information: 440 779-1926; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
May 17, Saturday through August 2, Saturday: Hungarians at the Easel: Sándor Vágó, Kálmn Kubinyi, John Csosz & the Magyar Tradition in Cleveland Art; TIME: Free public opening celebration & reception Saturday, May 17, from 6-9 PM; LOCATION: This major exhibit of art by Hungarian artists of Cleveland from the early 20th century to the present will be presented this spring & summer 2003 by the Cleveland Artists Foundation in its galleries at the Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland (Lakewood), Ohio 44107; For more information call 216 227-9507; Works by historical artists Sándor Vágó, Kálmán Kubinyi (espedially his paintings), John Csosz, Paul Riba, Michael Sarisky, Joseph Jicha, Joseph Suto are still being sought. Please call Marianne Berardi at CAF if you have works you would be interested in loaning for the exhibition.
May 19, Monday: Hungarian School Academic Year Closing Ceremonies / Magyar Iskola évzáró; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
May 20, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
May 22, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
May 24-25, Saturday & Sunday; Regional Hungarian Scout Skills Contest / Központi akadályverseny; LOCATION: Sik Sándor Cserkész Park, Fillmore, NY; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
May 24-25-26, Sat. thru Mon. Memorial Day weekend: Benefit Carnival, West Side Hungarian Reformed Church (Nyugat Oldali Magyar Református Egyház); LOCATION: 15300 Puritas Ave. [NOT Puritas ROAD], Cleveland, OH 44135, E-mail: wshrc@stxnet.com; Call church phone for details: 216 476-3736.
May 27, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
May 28, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
Entire month of June (Exhibition May 17, Saturday through August 2, Saturday): Hungarians at the Easel: Sándor Vágó, Kálmn Kubinyi, John Csosz & the Magyar Tradition in Cleveland Art; LOCATION: This major exhibit of art by Hungarian artists of Cleveland from the early 20th century to the present will be presented this spring & summer 2003 by the Cleveland Artists Foundation in its galleries at the Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland (Lakewood), Ohio 44107; For more information call 216 227-9507; Works by historical artists Sándor Vágó, Kálmán Kubinyi (espedially his paintings), John Csosz, Paul Riba, Michael Sarisky, Joseph Jicha, Joseph Suto are still being sought. Please call Marianne Berardi at CAF if you have works you would be interested in loaning for the exhibition.
June 1, Sunday: St. Emeric Church Gulyás & Lángos Dinner / Gulyás & Lángos Ebéd; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
June 1, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
June 2, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
June 5, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
June 5, 6, 7, 8, Thursday thru Sunday: Bus Trip to Ellis Island & New Brunswick, NJ, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
June 6-7, Friday & Saturday: Hungarian Scout Baccalaureate Exams / Érettségi vizsgák; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
June 12, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
June 14, Saturday: "Seminar Series on Famous Hungarian People," hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society; Topic: "Christian Leaders in Turbulent Times"; Host: The Reverend Béla Bernhárdt, Archdean, President, Lutheran Conference in America; TIME: 2:00-3:30 PM, once a month, every second Saturday, October 2002 through June 2003; NEW LOCATION beginning in February 2003: Galleria at Erieview in downtown Cleveland; In English, open to the public; For 1) Options for attendance, 2) Registration options, 3) Full list of monthly seminar topics, 4) Registration form, see Seminar Series website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/hunghem6.htm. or phone/fax (440) 442-3466, or e-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com; [See also monthly listings on this website.]
June 15, Sunday: Father's Day Luncheon & Sunday School Celebrations; TIME: 9:30 Hungarian & 11 AM English, Luncheon immediately follows English service; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, Calvin Hall, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44135; Fee for luncheon, reservations suggested, call Church: 216 476-3736.
June 17, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
June 21-28, Saturday thru following Saturday: Camp Week, Cleveland Hungarian Scout Troops / Csapat Táborok; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
June 22, Sunday: St. Emeric Church Corpus Christi Procession / Úrnapi körmenet; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
June 22, Sunday: Opening Grounds Work Day & Pot Luck Dinner, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio; LOCATION: Club Picnic Grounds at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
June 24, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd.(at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
June 25, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
June 26, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
June 29, Sunday Dinner sponsored by Al Zombory the Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio; LOCATION & TIME: TBA; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
June 30, Monday thru July 31, Thursday: Hungarian Scout Troop Patrol Leaders' Tour of Hungary / Központi örsvezetõk körútja Magyarországon; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
Continued from previous month: June 30, Monday thru July 31, Thursday: Hungarian Scout Troop Patrol Leaders' Tour of Hungary / Központi örsvezetõk körútja Magyarországon; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
Entire month of July (Exhibition May 17, Saturday through August 2, Saturday): Hungarians at the Easel: Sándor Vágó, Kálmn Kubinyi, John Csosz & the Magyar Tradition in Cleveland Art; LOCATION: This major exhibit of art by Hungarian artists of Cleveland from the early 20th century to the present will be presented this spring & summer 2003 by the Cleveland Artists Foundation in its galleries at the Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland (Lakewood), Ohio 44107; For more information call 216 227-9507; Works by historical artists Sándor Vágó, Kálmán Kubinyi (espedially his paintings), John Csosz, Paul Riba, Michael Sarisky, Joseph Jicha, Joseph Suto are still being sought. Please call Marianne Berardi at CAF if you have works you would be interested in loaning for the exhibition.
July 3, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
July 5, Saturday thru July 20, Sunday: Hungarian School Camp / Magyar Iskola Tábor: LOCATION: Sik Sándor Cserkész Park, Fillmore, NY; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
July 6, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
July 7, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
July 10, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
July 12, Saturday: Hungarian Films - "Csalódás" & "Lovagias ügy" [no subtitles], sponsored by Bocskai István Kulturkör; TIME: 5 PM; LOCATION: St. Thomas Lutheran Church, 9509 Lake Avenue, Cleveland; Refreshements bewteen films; Donation;. More information, call Mr. László Berta, President: 216 941-2851.
July 13, Sunday: Parish Picnic & Alumni Homecoming, St. Margaret of Hungary Church; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022; Call Church for details: 440 248-2618
July 13, Sunday: Picnic & Hungarian Vásár [=craft fair], sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio; TIME: Gates open at noon; LOCATION: Club Picnic Grounds at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Music by: The Hungarians Orchestra; Craft exhibition tables available to rent; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
July 15, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
July 20, Sunday thru July 23, Wednesday: Young Hungarian Scout Regional Mini-Camp / Körzeti kiscserkész tanyázás: LOCATION: Raccoon Creek State Park, PA; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
July 23, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
July 26, Sunday: Reaffirmation of Wedding Vows of pastor & fiancee, West Side Hungarian Reformed Church (Nyugat Oldali Magyar Református Egyház), open invitation but advance reservations required; LOCATION: 15300 Puritas Ave. [NOT Puritas ROAD], Cleveland, OH 44135, E-mail: wshrc@stxnet.com; call church for details: 216 476-3736.
July 24, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
July 27, Sunday: Dinner by Veronica Mezõsi, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
July 29, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club PicnicGrounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
August 2, Saturday, last day of exhibition (Exhibition May 17, Saturday through August 2, Saturday): Hungarians at the Easel: Sándor Vágó, Kálmn Kubinyi, John Csosz & the Magyar Tradition in Cleveland Art; LOCATION: This major exhibit of art by Hungarian artists of Cleveland from the early 20th century to the present will be presented this spring & summer 2003 by the Cleveland Artists Foundation in its galleries at the Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland (Lakewood), Ohio 44107; For more information call 216 227-9507; Works by historical artists Sándor Vágó, Kálmán Kubinyi (espedially his paintings), John Csosz, Paul Riba, Michael Sarisky, Joseph Jicha, Joseph Suto are still being sought. Please call Marianne Berardi at CAF if you have works you would be interested in loaning for the exhibition.
August 4, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
August 7 Thursday thru August 17 Sunday: Hungarian Scout Leadership & Model Camp Training Program / Vezetõképzõ és minta táborok, LOCATION: Sik Sándor Cserkész Park, Fillmore, NY; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Website: http://www.csbk.org/
August 7, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
August 10, Sunday: Picnic & Soccer Game, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; TIME: Gates open at noon; LOCATION: Club Picnic Grounds at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Music by: Canadian Carneval Orchestra; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
August 14, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
August 16-23, Saturday through Saturday: Itt-Ott & a Magyar Baráti Közösség "Magyar Hete" - Hungarian Communion of Friends "Hungarian Week" at Lake Hope, Zaleski State Park, OH; A hét témája: "Örökségünk, Magyarságunk" - Theme for the Program & Week: "Our Heritage and our Hungarian Identity"; daily formal lecture programs, other programs & presentations (literary, cultural, entertainment), new this year - the MBL Book discussion group, "táncház" [=folk dance program], children's programs, youth programs (15 yrs. & up), swimming & beach area, canoeing, picnic area, campfire area; All wlecome, group hosts participants from all walks of life, from Hungary and its neighboring countries in Central Europe, and from North America; Housing: daily or weekly, in choice of three price levels of cabins, kitchen facilities in cabins or full service restaurant on premises; Contact person for reservations & questions: Mr. István Hargitai, 27643 Laurell Lane, North Olmsted, OH 44070, Phone 440 779-7791 evenings, E-mail: hargitai@mbkweb.org or ihargitai@aol.com; Organization Main Website: http://www.mbkweb.org/ ; Main Website for the Hungarian Week/Magyar Hete: http://www.mbkweb.org/MBKHete/index.htm; The MBK is also introducing a concurrent English language program for their non-Hungarian speaking family and friends.
August 17, Sunday: St. Stephen's Day Celebration, St. Margaret of Hungary Church; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022; Call Church for details: 440 248-2618
August 19, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
August 26, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
August 27, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
August 28, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
August 30, Saturday: Hungarian Reformed Federation Picnic; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135; Gulyás & langos will be served, free, all welcome; Call Church for details: 216 476-3736.
August 31, Sunday: Cserkésznap / 48th Annual Hungarian Scout Picnic; LOCATION: German Central Farm. 7863 York Road, Parma, OH; Scout ceremonies; Catholic & Protestant Church services; national anthems; Hungarian foods at indoor & outdoor kitchens & grills, also coffee & pastries at Cafe Budapest; Hungarian book sale; soccer matches; special activites for kids; country fair; folk arts & crafts, games, contests, animal programs; Joe Jeromos & Tokay Orchestra afternooon, Hegedeos Orchestra evening for dancing, also Béla Czirják Music Machine all day; "learn to csárdás"; fencing exhibition; folkdance performance by Hungarian Scout Troops; many other exhibits; For more information, contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Websites: http://www.huscoutnet.com or http://www.csbk.org/
September 1, Monday Date may change due to Labor Day Holiday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
September 4, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
September 4, Thursday: Magyar Park Meeting; TIME: 6:30 PM; LOCATION: Hall of St. Emeric Church, next to West Side Market off W. 25 St.; Legal proceedings have ended, case was dismissed; In next couple of days Trustees & Magyar Park Members & Supporters will be asked to make important decisions, and are requested to attend the open meeting; Website: http://www.magyarpark.com; Call Ms. Judith Osvath: 216-281-9794 for more information.
September 7, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
July 13, Sunday: Annual Fall Festival - Szüreti Mulatság, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio; TIME: Gates open at noon; LOCATION: Club Picnic Grounds at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Music by: Tokay Orchestra & Joe Jeromos; Also St. ELizabeth Festival Dancers; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
September 11, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
September 12, Friday: Parent Meeting, Cleveland Hungarian Scout Troops 14 & 34; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com.
September 14, Sunday: Annual Fall Festival / Szüreti Mulatság, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; TIME: Gates open at noon; LOCATION: Club Picnic Grounds at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Music by: Tokay Orchestra - Joe Jeromos; Also featuring St. Ellizabeth's Festival Dancers; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
September 14, Sunday: Harvest Festival - Szüreti Mulatság, sponsorerd by West Side Hungarian Reformed Church; TIME: 12 noon till ???; LOCATION: 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135; Call Church for details: 216 476-3736.
September 14, Sunday: Cleveland Hungarian Scout Regös Dance Group performs at "Oktoberfest "at Six Flags Amusement Park: For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com
September 16, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
September 21, Sunday: Fall Harvest Festival / Szüreti Mulatság, St. Margaret of Hungary Church; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022; Call Church for details: 440 248-2618
September 20-21, Saturday-Sunday: Cleveland Hungarian Scout Troop Regös Camp in Fillmore, NY; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com.
September 24, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
September 25, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
September 30, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
October 2, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
October 4 & 5, Saturday & Sunday: Arts & Crafts Show, sponsored by United Hungarian Societies & St. Margaret of Hungary Church; TIME: TBA; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022; [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-2618]; For more information contact: Mrs. Kathy Kapossy, President, United Hungarian Societies, E-mail: kkapossy@cs.com
October 5, Sunday: Members & Volunteers Pig Roast & Closing Function, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; TIME: TBA; LOCATION: Club Picnic Grounds at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
October 5, Sunday: St. Emeric Church Harvest Festival Dinner-Dance / Szüreti Mulatság (Ebéd); Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; Includes performance by Hungarian Scout Regös Dance Group; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church.
October 5, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
October 6, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
October 9, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
October 11, Saturday: Unveiling Ceremony, for Colonel-Commandant Michael de Kovats de Fabriczy, sponsored by Hungarian Embassy, Washington, DC; Statue commissioned jointly by the Hungarian Artists Assocation & Hungarian Embassy; LOCATION: Statue will be placed at 2950 Spring of Freedom St., Washington, DC; Presiders: Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defense, & Mr. Ferenc Juhász, Hungarian Minister of Defense; Music by Old Guard, 3rd Infantry Orchestra; Honor Guard by First Hungarian Hussar Regiment; All invited.
October 19, Sunday: September 14, Sunday: Cleveland Hungarian Scout Regös Dance Group performs at Fairport Harbor; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com
October 21, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
October 23, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
October 22, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
October 25, Saturday: Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum, Annual Benefit Vintner Dinner; Guest of Honor: Dr. Jeannette Grasselli Brown; LOCATION: Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum, Galleria at Erieview, 2nd level, 1301 E. 9th St. in downtown Cleveland; For reservations and/or more information on dinner, call Mr. Elmer Mészáros: 440 247-5144; Other contact information: Museum: 440 442-3466. Website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/index.htm, E-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com.
October 25, Saturday: Cleveland Hungarian Scout Regös Dance Group performs at Magyar Businessman's Club 80th Anniversary Celebration; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com
October 26, Sunday: "1956 Memorial" at St. Emeric Catholic Church - details to follow, with performance by Cleveland Hungarian Scout Regös Dance Group: TIME: TBA: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church; For more information about Regös, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com.
October 28, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417]; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
November 1-2, Saturday-Sunday: Regional & District Meeting for Hungarian Scout Troops, Buffalo, NY; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com or http://www.csbk.org/.
November 2, Sunday: St. Emeric Church Holy Name Society Memorial Service / Halottakról megemlékezés; TIME: Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
November 2, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
November 3, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
November 6, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
November 9, Sunday: St. Emeric Feastday Dinner / Búcsú Ebéd; TIME: TBA; Call Church for menu & other details: 216 861-1937; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
November 9, Sunday: Fall Social, St. Margaret of Hungary Church; LOCATION: St. Margaret of Hungary Church, 4680 Lander Rd., Orange Village, OH 44022; Call Church for details: 440 248-2618
November 13, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
November 15, Saturday: Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble, 30th Anniversary Performance / Regös Csoport 30. évfordulója alkalmából rendezett Ünnepi Szereplés; LOCATION: Lakewood Civic Auditorium, Lakewood, OH 44107; For more information contact: American Hungarian Friends of Scouting, PO Box 6783, Cleveland, OH 44101; E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com; Websites: http://www.csbk.org/ & http://www.huscoutnet.com
November 18, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
November 18, Tuesday: Meeting for parents w/ children interested in joining Regös Hungarian Scout Troop, enrollment for new members; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Websites: http://www.huscoutnet.com or http://www.csbk.org/.
November 22, Saturday: St. Emeric Church Old World Bazaar / Bazár; TIME: TBA; Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; Includes performance by Cleveland Hungarian Scout Regös Dance Group (for more information on dance group, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com); LOCATION: St. Emeric Church Hall, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church
November 25, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; LOCATION: St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417]; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church on Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
November 26, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
Regularly scheduled date will prob. change due to Thanksgiving holiday: November 27, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
November 27-30, Thursday through Sunday, Thanksgiving weekend: 43nd Annual Hungarian Association Congress - Magyar Kongresszus (Magyar Társaság, Magyar Találkozó, Árpád Akadémia); TENTATIVE LOCATION: Sheraton City Center Hotel, 777 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH (downtown Cleveland); For room reservations at special rates, call hotel by or before early November: 216 771-7600 or 800-321-1090, mention the Hungarian Congress. Scholarly papers & panels [=including Hungarian History & Politics, Future of Hungary, Hungarian Women, Hungarian Press meeting, Hungarian Engineers' s meeting, Hungarian Physicians' & Psychologists' meeting & program, Vitéz Order meeting, Szent László Society meeting], other cultural & social meetings; Exhibition of books, paintings, photographs, and other art; Continuing this year: Special English Program including Tentative Cultural Heritage Fashion & Style Show of exquisite Hungarian garments & finery, Hungarian Cooking Class & Demonstrations, ongoing films about Hungarian Culture, programs about Hungarians in America, and more; "Next Generation" Program [for "younger" people, - cultural & social, tentatively Friday 7 PM, in Hungarian & English; Also Friday evening [Tentatively 7 PM, in Hungarian] literary, classical music & cultural program - Hungarian music, songs, & other performances; Saturday Luncheon with Keynote Speaker [reservations & tickets required, and in advance]; Saturday evening Black Tie Gala & Debutante Ball with Dinner [Tentative - 7 PM, reservations & tickets required], evening entertainment includes performance by Cleveland Hungarian Scout Regös Dance Group; To request invitations, reservations, complete programs, the Newsletter, or additional information, contact: Honorary President: Dr. Julius Nádas, phone: 216 226-8868; Mailing address: Hungarian Association, 1450 Grace Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44107; or E-mail: Dr. John Nádas, President: magyartarsasag@nadas.org; or see Website: http://www.hungarianassociation.com; -- "The Hungarian Association provides cultural and educational activities for participants from America and other countries. . . "
December 1, Monday: Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
December 4, Thursday: West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; (Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM); LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
December 4, Thursday: Egg Decorating Demo by Local Artist Mary Temesváry, during Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum's Christmas Open House Weekend. TIME: 12-2 PM; LOCATION: Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum, Galleria at Erieview, 2nd level, 1301 E. 9th St. in downtown Cleveland; For more information, call Museum: 440 442-3466. Website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/index.htm, E-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com.
December 5, Friday: Glass Etching Demo by Local Artist Andrew Temesváry, during Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum's Christmas Open House Weekend. TIME: 12-2 PM; LOCATION: Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum, Galleria at Erieview, 2nd level, 1301 E. 9th St. in downtown Cleveland; For more information, call Museum: 440 442-3466. Website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/index.htm, E-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com.
December 5, Friday: "Mikulás Nap"- "St. Nicholas Day" for Hungarian Scout Troops; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com or http://www.csbk.org/.
December 6, Saturday: "St. Nicholas Day" during Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum's Christmas Open House Weekend; Hungarian Christmas carols, sung by Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble - TIME: 1 PM, plus a visit from St. Nicholas; Volunteer Appreciation Party (by invitation only) - TIME: 2 PM; LOCATION: Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum, Galleria at Erieview, 2nd level, 1301 E. 9th St. in downtown Cleveland; For more information, call Museum: 440 442-3466. Website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/index.htm, E-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com.
December 7, Sunday: Annual Christmas Party, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; TIME: TBA; LOCATION: Mediterranean Party Center; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
December 7, Sunday: First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
December 11, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
December 16, Tuesday: Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
December 16, Tuesday: Hungarian Christmas Caroling by Cleveland Hungarian Scout Regös Group at Lorántffy Care Home near Akron: For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com
December 19, Friday: Christmas Celebrations for Hungarian Scout Troops; For more information, contact: E-mail: MrHorvath@aol.com, Website: http://www.huscoutnet.com or http://www.csbk.org/.
December 24, Wednesday: St. Emeric Church Christmas Concert & Mass / Karácsonyi Koncert & Mise; TIME: 10:30 PM; Call Church for other details: 216 861-1937; Includes perfomance by Hungarian Scout Regös Group; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church.
December 25, Thursday: St. Emeric Church Hungarian Christmas Church Services; Call Church for details: 216 861-1937; Includes participation of Hungarian Scout Regös Group; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1869 W. 22nd street, Cleveland, OH 44113 PARKING: West Side Market Parking Lot, adjoining Church.
Regularly scheduled date may change due to Christmas holiday. December 24, Wednesday: Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
Regularly scheduled date may change due to Christmas holiday. December 25, Thursday: West Side Retired Club; General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month; TIME: 2-4 PM; Group also holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
Regularly scheduled event not held in month of December. December 30, Tuesday: Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio - no meeting this month; Group usually meets 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Rd. (at Liberty St.), Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417], & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
December 31, Wednesday: New Year's Eve Ball, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; TIME & LOCATION: TBA; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425, or Ms. Linda Mantz 440 248-4530; Websites: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
[no deadline]: Magyar Care Club, Inc., "Silent Ball" - "Virtual Ball"; Proceeds to benefit ethnic Hungarians in need & living as ethnic minorities in countries surrounding the borders of present-day Hungary; Magyar Segély Egyesület 2001-2002.-es jótékonycélú NÉMA BÁLJA, melyet az elszakított területeken élõ magyar testvérek megsegítésére rendezünk; The Magyar Care Club has participated in the reconstruction of 3,000 collapsed houses in the areas of Kárpátalja, (Transcarpathia, Ukraine), Erdély (Transylvania), Délvidék (Southern Plains, Vajdaság) and Felvidék (Slovakia). In these regions people face economic hardship as they exist in the midst of political opposition. The Care Club offers financial aid, help for Hungarian schools. For 20 cents, 1 child in the Transcarpathia will receive a warm meal. The Club is aware that their help is not a solution but for these Hungarian people it lights a candle in their world of hopelessness. Send donations to: Hungarian Care Club, Inc. (Magyar Segély Egyesület), P.O.Box 771147, Lakewood, OH 44107; President & contact person: Mrs. John Geréby / Geréby Jánosné, elnök; [No deadline - Nincs határidõ.]
Collegium Hungaricum Juventutis Occidentalis Hungarian Scholarship Competition: For students living in the West and enrolled in college or university, but non-current students also considered, 2 semester all expenses paid scholarship for Hungarian Studies program at the Collegium Hungaricum Juventutis Occidentalis in Budapest; Those who qualify via language test may also concurrently enroll at a Hungarian university; Required: application form, completed questionnaire, 300 word essay about goals regarding Hungarian Studies, hand-written autobiography/resume, diplomas or certificates from schools attended, including recommendation from current college or university, also recommendation from a charitable or cultural organization (i.e., church, scouts, etc.), Hungarian Studies certificate if available. For more information & forms, contact: Collegium Hungaricum Juventutis Occidentalis, P.O. Box 57, Garfield, NJ 07026 USA; Contact person: Dr. Gábor Tarján, Telephone: 973 772-8810 from 7-10 PM; E-mail CHJOCollegium@aol.com
Hungarian Stamp & Coin Club Meeting, group meets first Monday of every month; TIME: 6:30-8:00 PM; LOCATION: St. Emeric Church, 1860 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113; [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 861-1937]; For additional information call Mr. John Németh: 440 235-6335
Hungarian Friends - Orange Senior Club - Magyar Barátok Meeting, group meets 3rd Tuesday of every month; TIME: 1 PM; For additional information call Mr. Paul Orbán, President: 216 741-8618
Cleveland Hungarian Genealogical Society, group meets 4th Wednesday of every month; TIME: 7:30 PM, for those wishing appetizers, dinner, cocktails, TIME is 6:30 PM, Hungarian items on menu; LOCATION Marinko's Firehouse, 2768 Stark Dr. [off Route 6, southwest corner of Routes 6 & Routes 91 - SOM Center Rd. intersection] in Willoughby Hills; Monthly topics: TBA; All who have interest in ancestors in old Austro-Hungarian Empire are welcome, no fee; For additional information call Mr. Zoltán Mestrits: 440 442-3413; Website: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/hungariangenealogy
West Side Retired Club, group holds Card Party every 1st Thursday of every month - TIME: 1-4 PM Also General Meeting every 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month - TIME: 2-4 PM; LOCATION: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135 [Church phone, for emergency only: 216 476-3736]; For additional information call Mrs. Manyi Sikora: 440 331-6930
Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio; Group meets at 7:30 PM on the last Tuesday of every month except in December, from October to April at St. John's Byzantine Church, 36125 Aurora Rd (at Liberty St.), Solon, OH 44139-3841 [Church phone for emergency only: 440 248-0417], & from May to September on Club Picnic Grounds in Hiram at 12027 Abbott Rd., Hiram, OH 44234 (off rte.82), Phone: 330 274-2786, see organization's website for map; For more information, contact: Mrs. Margaret Gorta, Treasurer at 440 951-5538 [= new phone number] or Ms. Elvira Brockman, Secretary at 330 274-3425; (New Name = Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio: Merger of: Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society & St. Stephen's Club; Website remains under name & URL of former Geauga Magyar Club/Cultural Society: http://www.hungarianclub.com/ or http://www.hungarianclub.org
"Seminar Series on Famous Hungarian People," hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society; LOCATION: NEW - Galleria at Erieview, beginning in February; TIME: October 2002 through June 2003, once a month, on second Saturday, 2:00-3:30 PM; In English, open to the public; For 1) Options for attendance, 2) Registration options, 3) Full list of monthly seminar topics, 4) Registration form, see Seminar Series website: http://www.jcu.edu/language/museum/hunghem6.htm. or phone/fax (440) 442-3466, or e-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com; [See also monthly listings on this website.]
First Sunday of every month: "Coffee Social," Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor; TIME: 10 AM for Coffee Social, between worship services 8:30 AM Hungarian, 10:30 AM English; New Members always welcome. LOCATION: 601 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, Phone: 440-352-4836; Fax: 440-352-9256
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