Events.
Join the Russian House of Kansas City at our events and events of our members.
Be our guest or a volunteer. Please use the RSVP form below.
Be our guest or a volunteer. Please use the RSVP form below.
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Join Russian House Kansas City at International Festivals
Mid America Asian Cultural Festival festival May 12, 2018 Overland Park Convention Center Visit our booth and greet our performers with the program "From Russian to America": Lana Yeager (vocal) and Viktoria Burge (dance) Ethnic Enrichment Festival August 17-19, 2018 Swope Park, KS We would like to thank business members of the Russian House of Kansas City sponsoring our participation at the festivals: Lyric Opera of Kansas City Producing world-class opera in Kansas City since 1958. Don’t miss our 2018-2019 Season including a new production of West Side Story! www.kcopera.org Irina's Gourmet Bakery and Irina Yefremov. A unique European style cafe and bakery. www.mygourmerbakery.com Kansas City RU and Lana S. Yeager A Russian culture and language resource in Kansas City. www.kansascityru.com European Delights. Rita Reznikov and Oleg Grimberg A Kansas City's finest international gourmet grocery and delicatessen store. ww.europeandelightskc.com Zventa Studio and Tatiana Scanlan Custom made jewelry: semiprecious stones, pearls and amber with sterling silver and other metals. |
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May 9, 2018; 6-8 PM
Russian House of Kansas City in partnership with Jewish Family Services invites you to celebrate May 9, Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 Location: Jewish Family Services 5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS 66211 Program: Welcome Presentation - Immortal Regiment ("Бессмертный Полк") Concert Snacks and drinks will be provided. Tickets: $10 per person (Use PayPal link or pay at the door - cash and checks only) Kids under 12: free Members of JFS: free Donations are appreciated. We encourage guests to bring framed portraits of family members who were/are veterans of the Great Patriotic War for our gallery at the event. RSVP for every person in your group by May 5 via: Facebook event page or email info@russianhousekc.org View the May 9 Victory Day Event Preview Video. |
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February 25, 2018; 12 - 4 PM
RUSSIAN SEASONS IN KANSAS CITY Series MASLENITSA Celebration Irina's Gourmet Bakery 119th & Quivira, Overland Park, KS Join us for the traditional Russian celebration to say farewell to winter and welcome spring. Taste Russian pancakes, caviar, piroshki; sing Russian songs, win prizes and more! Sponsors: Kansas City RU, Irina's Gourmet Bakery, Park University & European Delights. What is Maslenitsa This is an old Eastern-Slavic celebration. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. As with many ancient holidays, Maslenitsa has a dual ancestry: pagan and Christian. On the pagan side, Maslenitsa was celebrated on the vernal equinox day. It marked the welcoming of spring, and was all about the enlivening of nature and bounty of sunny warmth. On the Christian side, Maslenitsa was the last week before the onset of Lent (fasting which precedes Easter), giving the last chance to bask in worldly delights. Pancakes The name of the holiday, Maslenitsa (derived from maslo, which means butter or oil in Russian) owes its existence to the tradition of baking pancakes (or blini , in Russian). They are essential to the celebration of Maslenitsa. On the one hand, hot, round, and golden, pancakes, as people believed, embody a little of the sun’s grace and might, helping to warm up the frozen earth. In old days pancakes were cooked from buckwheat flour, lending them a red color, making the significance even more evident. Event Activities: Every hour, at 12, 1, 2 and 3 PM, we will have a 15-minute presentation about Maslenitsa and performance of Russian songs. Offers: Russian pancakes, tea and coffee; Russian crafts, prizes and more. Mission of the Event: Promote our cultural heritage and educate the KC community about Russian traditions and holidays. Goal of the event: This is a fundraising event and all the proceeds will go to support Russian Cultural Association “Russian House of Kansas City”. Donations are appreciated. Business members of the Russian House of Kansas City will have a chance to promote their services by presenting business cards and marketing materials. Volunteer opportunity is available. Contact us via email or our Facebook page to RSVP, volunteer, ask us about Sponsorship, Business & Individual Membership. |
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March 3, 2018, 1 PM
National World War I Museum and Memorial Revolutions: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk The event is presented by the National World War I Museum and Memorial in partnership with Russian House of Kansas City and The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies. On March 3, 1918, Vladimir Lenin's new Soviet Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany, ending Russia's participation in the First World War. Join us as award-winning author, Russian- military history expert and professor at the U.S. Naval War College, Dr. David Stone, explores how Brest-Litovsk shifted the course of the war, planting the seeds of conflict in Eastern Europe that are still with us today. Book signing to follow. FREE with RSVP | J.C. Nichols Auditorium. the RSVP link: https://www.theworldwar.org/vis…/upcoming-events/Revolutions |
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March 3 | 7:30 pm; March 7 | 7:30 pm; March 9 | 7:30 pm; March 11 | 2:00 pm
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, our member and a community partner, presents: RIgoletto Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – 1601 Broadway KCMO 64108 There's nothing funny...about revenge. The hunchbacked court jester Rigoletto takes a joke too far and is cursed by a member of the court. When courtiers kidnap his daughter Gilda, his efforts to protect her from the depraved and powerful Duke are dashed. Rigoletto vows revenge and hires an assassin - but there’s a devastating twist. Verdi’s haunting story of revenge gone wrong is told with some of the most recognizable music in all of opera. Join the Russian House of Kansas City group order and get tickets at 25% off! Contact info@russianhousekc.org for more details and sign up for our newsletter. |
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December 7-24, 2017
Kansas City Ballet, our member and a community partner, presents Nutcracker Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – 1601 Broadway KCMO 64108 Following its Kennedy Center premiere in Washington, D.C., the acclaimed holiday production returns to its Kansas City home. This classic story by E.T.A. Hoffman is set to the celebrated Tchaikovsky’s score played by Kansas City Symphony and wrapped with sparkling costumes, exquisite sets and captivating choreography by Artistic Director Devon Carney. See your children’s wonder ignite and feel the glimmer once more as your childhood dreams return and inspire you to IMAGINE AGAIN. Run time is approximately two hours and 15 minutes with one 20-minute intermission. Presented by Bank of America. Offer to our members and friends: Save 20% off tickets. Please email us by using the form below to receive the promo code. |
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November 17, 2017, 5:30-8 PM
Park Unviersity, our member and a community partner, invites: The World Underground: An International Festival Park University’s underground Academic Plaza within the Markville Commercial Underground on the Parkville Campus In celebration of Park University’s Year of Diversity and International Education Week, Park’s Office of International Students is hosting the international festivalAdmission to the festival is free and open to the public. A buffet dinner will be served for a separate fee. The International Festival will include information booths, performances, cultural activities and fashion shows from countries around the globe, all featuring Park students representing their native country and sharing the unique and diverse characteristics of their homeland. Countries scheduled to be represented include Brazil, France, Guatemala, Ireland, Japan, Micronesia, Nigeria, Russia and South Africa. In all, the University boasts more than 260 students from 58 countries around the globe. In addition to the festival, an international buffet will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring food from 12 countries. The price for the buffet is $7 per person. Russian House of Kansas City will have a booth. "From Russian to America" group (Lana and Oliver Yeager - songs & Viktoria Burge's group - dance) will perform at 5:30 PM. Learn more about our performers www.fromrussiatoamerica.com |
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November 11, 15, 17 & 19
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, our member and a community partner, presents Everest Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – 1601 Broadway KCMO 64108 This white-knuckle rush of an opera is the devastating true story of three climbers caught in a blizzard on Mt. Everest in 1996. Everest promises to take you on a journey unlike anything you’ve experienced before. |
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November 7, 2017. 5:30 PM
Russia 1917: A Look Back a Century Later WWI Museum & Memorial This private event is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the socialist revolution in Russia. Despite the controversial nature of that era, it is our historical past. Those of us born in the countries of the former Soviet Union are the offspring of people who lived through the Revolution - the survivors and the dead, those who rejected it or welcomed it. And on November 7, a hundred years after the fact, we want to try and look back at the events of 1917 not through the lens of history textbooks, but through family histories. A donation of $10 per person by November 6 is greatly appreciated. RSVP by October 15. Space is limited to 35 people. Program: Presentations: Ian Schmidt and Lana S. Yeager. Graphic Art: Maksim Kunakhovich. Poetry: Lana Oli (Lana S. Yeager). Song: Lana Oli (vocal) & Dmitry Natochny (guitar). Russian classical music recordings are provided by our honorary member Sergey Zhilin (Народный Артист России Сергей Жилин. Дирижер оркестра на ТВ конкурсе "Голос"), conductor and pianist, and his "Fonograf" orkestra (Moscow, Russia). Private collection exhibits: Ian Schmidt (Russia - USA), Dr. Anna Mikhalskaya (Russia), Museum of Russian Culture (San Francisco). Some items are provided by our friends locally and from Bulgaria. Tour of the exhibition "Revolutions! 1917": Doran Саrt, Senior Curator of the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Sponsors: our members Jeff Leiserowitz & Park University. |
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October 13-22, 2017
Kansas City Ballet presents Romeo & Juliet Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – 1601 Broadway KCMO 64108 (Event by our member) William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy ranks among the world’s most enduring stories. Artistic Director Devon Carney brings us his interpretation of this classic masterpiece with soaring choreography and sweeping characters. Don’t miss one of the most popular ballets in the world, the fateful embrace of star-crossed lovers. Enjoy the music of Sergei Prokofiev, a Russian composer, performed live by Kansas City Symphony. Special offer for our members and friends. Enjoy this classic ballet and receive a discount of 50% off regular ticket for Zones B & C. Expires on October 10, 2017. Contact us for details and RSVP for group orders by using the form below. Follow us on Facebook Russian House of Kansas City for more information about events. |
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October 15, 2017. 4 PM
October 20 & 21, 2017, 7 PM International Center for Music (ICM) of Park University Invites You. Classical’ British Invasion Series 11900 Shawnee Mission Parkway Mission Woods, KS 66205 A series of three concerts billed as the “‘Classical’ British Invasion”will feature a trio of musicians from Great Britain — cellist Martin Storey, principal cellist of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and a former ICM faculty member; violinist Kanako Ito, former concertmistress of the Kansas City Symphony; and violist Paul Silverthorne, principal violist with the London Symphony Orchestra and London Sinfonietta. Other performers are: pianist Kenny Broberg, ICM graduate student and silver medalist in the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; violinist Ben Sayevich, ICM professor of music/violin; pianist Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, ICM collaborative pianist; Daniel Veis, ICM assistant professor of music/cello, violist Chung-Hoon Peter Chun, and bassist Brandon Mason. We are delighted that our Russian-speaking friends Ben Sayevich and Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich are perfoming at these concerts. Ticket Information Your ticket will include a complimentary drink and appetizers after the concert. |
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September 30, October 4 and 6 (7:30 pm) & October 8 (2:00 pm)
Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – 1601 Broadway KCMO 64108 With this simple recipe for regret, Tchaikovsky turned Pushkin’s classic Russian novel into one of the world’s most beloved operas. Awash in aristocratic formality and extravagance, Onegin’s youthful disillusionment snowballs into a tragic love story saturated with drama, death, and desperation. Yet, along this cold, dark descent, Tchaikovsky never fails to flood us in famed arias, renowned ballroom dance numbers, and unforgettable moments. Special offer for our members and friends. Enjoy this classic Russian opera and receive a discount of 25% off regular ticket price by joining the Russian House of Kansas City group order. Contact us for details and RSVP using the form below for group orders. Follow us on Facebook Russian House of Kansas City and visit kcopera.orgkcopera.org for more information and a full listing of community events leading up to the opera. |
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September 15, 2017. 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Join Lyric Opera for a taste of Russia in Kansas City! Vodka Tasting Tour. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. at the offices of Lyric Opera at 1725 Holmes Street, where Ryan Maybee from Manifesto will lead us in a vodka tasting accompanied by highlights from Act 1 of Eugene Onegin and Hors D'oeuvres provided by us -- Russian House of Kansas City. RSVP |
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September 9, 2017. 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Day of Culture Series. Presentation: "Azerbaijan. The Land of Fire." The events include presentation on rich history and culture of Azerbaijan, on of the former Soviet Union republics. People of Azerbaijan leaving in Kansas City is a part of our diverse multinational Russian-speaking community. Tickets: $10 per person. Kida up to 12 years old are free. RSVP is necessary because of limited seats. RSVP form is below. Review the flyer below or click here. 
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September 1, 2017. 5:00 - 8:00 PM
First Friday at Lyric Opera: Eugene Onegin Join Lyric Opera for a grand Russian ball! Enjoy musical samplings from Eugene Onegin and preview our brand new production! Location: Lyric Opera of Kansas City Office, 1725 Holmes St. KCMO 64108 Volunteers of the Russian House of Kansas City will greet you there as well. Don't forget to contact us if you want to join our group and receive a 25%-discount for the Eugene Onegin opera. |
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August 18, 19 & 20, 2017
Ethnic Enrichment Festival. Swope Park, Kansas City, MO. Visit our Russian Booth, speak Russian, learn about our culture and Russian-speakers in Kansas City. Take a picture with the Russian Teddy Bear Mishka. Taste Russian food. Buy Russian souvenirs. Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 1 PM - Russian Songs and Dance in the program "From Russia to America". RSVP to volunteer at the Russian booth using the form below. Click ro view the flyer. April 1. 11 AM - 3 PM. Northland Festival. Park Hill South HS, Riverside, MO.
April 29, 10 AM - 7 PM. Asian Festival in Olathe. May 9. 6 PM - 8 PM. Victory Day celebration. By invitations only. Contact us. |
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