Celebrating 2018 Immigrant Heritage Month Russian American Cultural Center & Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library present John Bredin: Russia’s Forgotten Role in the Birth of Hollywood
Written on Jun, 12 2018 19:06
Event date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 | 1 PM Event venue: Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library 2147 Barnes Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462
T: 718.829.5864 | F: 718.904.0364
It might be the best good news Russia story of the year! It turns out that, contrary to popular opinion, Birth of a Nation—a film with an odiously racist message—was not the first American feature movie. That honor instead belongs to a 1912 silent film version of Leo Tolstoy’s great third novel, Resurrection, a story about love and social justice.
More: http://russianamericanculture.com/events/literary-events/russia-s-forgotten-role-in-the-birth-of-hollywood/ https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2018/06/20/russias-forgotten-role-birth-hollywood
L.B. O’Milla: Adventures of Little Yaga and Her Friends Reading and book signing Event date: Friday, June 22, 2018 | 3 PM Event venue: Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library 2147 Barnes Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 T: 718.829.5864 | F: 718.904.0364
This book is an exciting new adventure classic with an unforgettable combination of American fantasy elements and Russian folklore enjoyable for middle graders through adults. When Little Yaga leaves the safety of her forest home and encounters the human world, she finds herself in the midst of an amazing adventure with new surprising friends who combine forces against the malevolent ruler of the forest, Scraggard the Immortal. As Little Yaga discovers the secrets of her forest home and her own origins, she learns about modern technology while coming in contact with creatures and settings straight out of Russian fables and mythology. Visit www.russianamericanculture.com to read an excerpt from her book http://russianamericanculture.com/events/literary-events/little-yaga-program-pelham-parkway-van-nest-library/ https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2018/06/22/adventures-little-yaga-and-her-friends
Celebrating 2018 Immigrant Heritage Month, an initiative to partner community organizations, elected officials, corporations, artists, and leaders to gather and share inspirational stories of American immigrants. The goal of the month is to encourage every American to tell the story of how they first felt welcomed to the American experience #ImmigrantHeritageMonth The Russian American Cultural Center, 520 East 76 Street # 7E, New York, NY 10021 646-831-0554, russculture@aol.com; www.russianamericanculture.com RACC's events are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
