Celebrate Bulgaria
May, 24th, 2014
Activities Schedule
Bulgarian Cuisine demonstration and degustation:
11:30 am – 12:00 pm – Chef Mr. Vergil Ivanov, Mehanata restaurant
Location: Fruit and Vegetable Island
Two main workshops:
Art – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – drawings: Bulgarian artists will teach special techniques and basic knowledge
Leading artists: Mrs. Kina Bagovska
Mr. Vassilen Vasevski
Location: TBD
Music – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm– classical music performances (piano, cello)
Leading artists: Mrs. Ani Gogova
Mr. Nickolai Kolarov
Location: TBD
Ongoing mini workshops – 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm:
Arts and Craft workshops:
– traditional craft projects – decorating plates, mini traditional apron, coloring sheets – folk costumes – lead by Polina Todorova (BSS Naperville)
Story Telling Workshop:
– small plays on Bulgarian folk stories – lead by Milena Cherchelanova
– traditional Bulgarian children’s’ games – lead by Neli Tianev and Ivaylo Torosyan – (BSS Naperville)
– puppet show – lead by Darina Prodanova (BSS- John Atanasoff)
– stories and poems in Bulgarian and English – TBD
Alphabet workshop: – lead by Institute of Cyrillic Languages – Vania Nalbantova
– writing Bulgarian letters
– Learning basic Bulgarian phrases such as: “Hello”, “Good Bye”, “How are you”, etc.
– presenting the Bulgarian alphabet worked by BAHC
European Union Workshop: – lead by Transatlantic Perspectives – Geneva, Illinois
– Information/video/quiz on Bulgaria and European Union
– Coloring sheets – Bulgarian flag, European Union flag, map of Bulgaria, etc.
History Models Workshop: – lead by Bulgarian Museum – Chicago, Illinois (Elena Tabakova)
With the participation of Folk Ensembles Horo and Hortze
– demonstrating traditional folk costumes
– demonstrating early 20th century urban European fashion
– children in traditional folk costumes will provide visitors with testing of the fragrance of Bulgarian rose oil
– pictures with urban European hats and accessories amongst models in the relevant outfit*
*every guest may pose and have a picture taken that will be sent on their e-mails later on
*photographer TBD
Exhibits:
– traditional folk costumes – presented by Elena Tabakova and Ensemble Horo
– European early 20th century women’s fashion – presented by Elena Tabakova
– Bulgarian alphabet children’s drawings – Presented by BAHC
– Bulgarian contemporary arts (paintings) – presenting Bulgarian Artist Abroad
All activities conclude with painting on large pieces of paper.
