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AFHLE, Hungarian House is a community and cultural center where Hungarian Americans, recent immigrants, and friends can experience and maintain aspects of Hungarian identity and become enriched by exposure to Hungarian culture and language.
The Hungarian House has served as a bridge between Hungarian and American societies for over 60 years.
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Welcome to the Hungarian House
News & Upcoming Events
Hungarian Day of Poetry
with guest, Kata Csongrádi
Saturday, April 12 - 6pm
A poetry and music show by Kata Csongrádi, a gold-diploma actress and singer who, on the occasion of Poetry Day, will present, in addition to the poems of Frigyes Karinthy, Sándor Petőfi, Mihály Vörösmarty, and Mihály Váci, the poems of the legendary songwriter István S.Nagy, set to music.
Hungarian Folk Dance House and Workshop
Táncház with Fényes Band and Holdvilág
Saturday, March 8 - 6:30pm
For all ages, the evening begins with a children's dance house followed by dance instruction for young and old! Csárdás hopp! Get your dancing shoes!
Stylized Magyar Folk Art in Bold
Artist Melissa Katkó Pepin
On display until June 2025
Come and enjoy this display of striking yet cheerful expression of art inspired by recognizable ethnically Hungarian motifs and designs with a 21st century twist. Look at all the art intimately. and find lacework in the white background, examine the golden touches, all the intricate details, all that delights the eye.
Upcoming Events
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April 12, Saturday - 6pm: Honoring the Day of Poetry with Kata Csongrádi - poetry in song. In Hungarian.
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April 12, Saturday - 8pm: Ferenczi & Freud, Intrigues around the Divan, play screening, Spinoza Theater
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April, Friday (Date TBC) - 6:30pm: Békés County Spotlight, Út a múltba – Dénesmajor története, „Innen csak elmenni lehet, elszakadni sohasem! and Viharsarki Rock & Roll; a gyulai 48-as Club története
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May 3, Saturday - 7pm: Békéscsaba Jókai Theater, "Idegenek és Ismerősök", Tibor Zalán's play about historically important figures Mihály Munkácsy and Jókai Mór's happenstance meeting at a Parisian café. Performed by: Gerner Csaba és Czitor Attila. In Hungarian only.
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May 3, Saturday (TBC): Spring Sneaker Ball / Tavaszi Tornacipő Bál
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June 12-13, Thus-Fri (time TBC): Psyche, Rehearsal for Truth Festival, adaptation of Sándor Weöres's play of the same name. Performances in both Hungarian and English.
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July 16, Wednesday: Member's Night (at the museum or park, tbd)
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on view until June, 2025: