Upcoming Events
Cimbalom on Stage: Cimbalom Guy Charms our Zest Concert
Date / Time:
November 14, Thursday / 8pm
A lively concert showcasing this unique dulcimer instrument popular throughout Central and Eastern Europe of Hungarian origin. Featured works by Czech composers will include Janáček, Hába, and Ištvan, as well as works by Hungarian composers Kurtág and Bartók. The concert will highlight the cimbalom's potential in contemporary concert music with an original composition by Daniel Skála written for two cimbaloms.
Price / Donation:
$15/adult, $5/HH Members
Ferenczi & Freud, Intrigues around the Divan
Date / Time:
December 3, Tuesday / 7:30pm
Sándor Ferenczi was Freud's colleague and friend, and later his chosen successor. He was the first professor in psychoanalysis. Their relationship ended up in a fatal quadrangle that sparked the birth of psychoanalysis. Recorded in Hungarian with English Subtitles in 2017.
Price / Donation:
$15/adult, $10/HH Members
Music for a Winter's Night: Alexa Stier, pianist
Date / Time:
December 6, Friday / 7:30pm
A twentieth-century piano repertoire evoking the spirit of winter and Christmas, blending nostalgia with the shadow of the past century's historical upheavals. Includes works of Hungarian composers Béla Bartók and György Kurtág alongside music by George Crumb and George Enescu.
Price / Donation:
$15/adult, $10/HH Members
2024 Donor Appreciation Night, 60th Anniversary of AFHLE
Date / Time:
November 9, Saturday / 5:30
An evening to remember as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the American Foundation for Hungarian Literature and Education by thanking our strongest supporters and members, with art, music, theater, and a heritage celebrating culinary tasting.
Price / Donation:
Members and Donors Only Event
PALI: Mrs. Paul Maléter's Biographical Monologue
Date / Time:
November 3, Sunday / 5pm
Pál Maléter, the defense minister of the 1956 revolution was executed together with Imre Nagy. His widow, Judith Gyenes, documented the tragic events of her life, paired with heart-warming commentary about one of the brightest moments of Hungary's recent past during the 1956 Uprising. This monologue is based on 15 hours of in-depth interviews and documents.
Price / Donation:
$10/adult, $5 HH Members
October 23rd Remembrance Concert with Balázs Fülei
Date / Time:
October 23, Wednesday / 6pm
Please join us on this 68th Anniversary Remembrance Concert for the October 23rd, 1956, Hungarian Uprising. In the spirit of unity and courage we are joined on this occasion by world renown pianist, Balázs Fülei and a moving combination of music by Hungarian composers Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály.
Price / Donation:
Donations are appreciated
Szekler Hungarian Mezőkölpény Folk Dance Workshop
Date / Time:
November 4, Monday / 7pm
Gergő Kecskés and Hajni (Bábá) Kecskés from Szeged, Hungary are a force in Hungarian dance and music, teaching in many parts of the world. They will teach the unique dance combinations of this Szekler regional folk expression from Transylvania, while passing on the ethnographic background of the dances.
Price / Donation:
$20/adult, $10 HH Members
Vadrózsa Folk Dance Workshop and Dance House "Táncház"
Date / Time:
October 19. Saturday / 4pm & 7pm
Hungarian Folk Dance Workshop and Dance House / Magyar Néptánc Bemutató és Táncház
4-6pm: Folk Dance Workshop (Children and beginners welcome)
6-7pm: Recess Break / Szünet (zenével, falatozó)
7-10pm: Folk Dance House / Táncház
Price / Donation:
$10/child, $20/adult - 50% discount for HH Members
Meet the Author of The Angel Makers of Nagyrév, Patti McCracken
Date / Time:
October 18, Friday / 6pm
Experience a captivating discussion with writer and historical researcher Patti McCracken as we explore the intriguing story of 'The Angel Makers'. In the small community of Nagyrév, Hungary on the Great Plains, one of the most alarming series of horrific events took place and Patti will explain how she approached her research with a stronger focus of the sociological circumstances than had ever been done before.
Price / Donation:
$5
Krisztina Szeder Concert for Families, Children & Adults
Date / Time:
October 12, Saturday / 6pm
Dalszerző-énekesként a Szeder szóló projekt keretén belül Magyarországon és határontúli számos magyar klubban, fesztiválokon, budapesti nagyobb koncerttermekben lépett már fel. Énekhang, dobok és hangtál segítségével, relaxáló hangutazásokat és hangfelszabadító workshopokat is tart. Ez alkalommal egy szál gitárral hallhatjuk Szedert, ami egy intimebb előadásmódot tesz lehetővé. Szövegcentrikus, mégis könnyen énekelhető dalait korosztálytól függetlenül ajánljuk!
Price / Donation:
$20 / $10 HH Members
Dal Sogno Chamber Ensemble
Date / Time:
October 8, Tuesday / 7:30pm
In honor of the Hungarian Uprising on October 23, 1956, Dal Sogno Ensemble will perform music that resonates with counter-oppressive movements and thematic to revolutionary spirit. Central and Eastern European composers featured in this emotional and gallant concert will include: - Haydn - Kodály - Yury Falik - Kurtág - Weinberg - Hummel
Price / Donation:
$20 / $10 HH Members
Árva Fiú: Cserháti Zsuzsa és Szécsi Pál sorsa - előadja Perjés János
Date / Time:
October 5, Saturday / 8pm
Egyedülálló este a két művész életútjáról történetekkel, dalokkal - másképp: előtérben a sors és döntéseink.
Nem koncert: előadóest, emlékekkel, versekkel, tanulságokkal a boldogság kereséséról.
Price / Donation:
$20 / $10 HH Members