The American Underground: Alternative Rock in the U.S.
December 8, 6 pm
From R.E.M. to Green Day, alternative rock music in the U.S. is more than guys in skinny jeans with faux hawks. It is an incredibly diverse genre with a vast presence in American culture. Robin Whitford discusses the causes and impacts of alt-rock’s rising popularity over the last 30 years.
Condomonium: Come Safely! World AIDS Day December 1, 5 pm
World AIDS Day is held on December 1 each year 1988 - a global event for people to fight against HIV. This year American Corner Debrecen takes the opportunity to participate. You are invited to watch creative videos about condoms to introduce a talk about "Getting to Zero" UNAIDS (United Nations on AIDS) prevention and control program.
Program:
5:00 - 5:20 PM The most hilarious birth control videos
of the 21st century.
5:20 - 6:00 PM "Getting to Zero" by Onuoha Angus C. who gained his Masters degree in
in public health at the University of
Debrecen.
Madagascar Movie Night November 29, 6 pm
Watch the hilarious animation movie with us in English with English subtitles!
The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar.
Free admission.
Length: 83 min
Thanksgiving Potluck DInner November 24, 5 pm
The Storms of Smoking November 22, 6 pm
What is smoking? Where is it coming from? And why do we smoke when we know we are ruining our own health and disturb others around us? Could any law change that?
Smoking has an effect not only on the human body, but on society as well. Learn about trends and regional differences from Onuoha Angus C. who gained his Masters degree in public health at the University of Debrecen.
Halloween October 28, 5-8 pm
PROGRAM
FREE ADMISSION :)
JACK-O-LANTERN CARVING CONTEST
5:15-5:30 pm Get your pumpkin
5:30-7:00 pm Carving
7:00-7:30 pm Judging and Line dancing
7:30-8:00 pm Contest Results
To participate you must register with debrecen@americancorner.hu by
October 27, 5 pm as a group of 2-3. Please bring your OWN carving tools
e. g. spoons, knives, etc.
COSTUME CONTEST
Participate as a group or an individual. Results at 7:30 pm.
LINE DANCING
Country dance performance and teaching at 7 pm.
KIDS' ACTIVITIES
Ghost Craft Corner and Buborék Napközi (interactive programs).
A részvétel regisztrációhoz kötött. Jelentkezni 2-3 fős csapatokban a debrecen@americancorner.hu e-mail címen október 27-ig lehet délután 5 óráig. A csapatok hozzák magukkal SAJÁT faragó eszközeiket pl. kés, kanál stb.
LINEDANCING
Country táncbemutató és tánctanítás 19:00-tól.
JELMEZVERSENY
Eredményhirdetés egyéni és csoportos kategóriában 19:30-tól.
A LEGKISEBBEKNEK
Szellem Játszóház és Buborék Napközi (interaktív foglalkoztató pl. pókkészítés)
Video Conference with Martin Luther King III October 17, 4 pm
We all remember Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream" speech:
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Meet one of his children, Martin Luther King III. to discuss his father's legacy, diversity, tolerance and multiculturalism. Mr. King will give a speech in Washington D.C., but YOU may also submit a question to him!
If you would like to participate, register by e-mail until October 16.(Debrecen@americancorner.hu)
From a Strip of Asphalt to an American Icon Route 66 October 11, 6 pm
“Route 66. Just the name is magic. Route 66. It conjures up all kinds of images. Route 66. An artery linking much of the nation. Route 66. An inspiration to literature, music, drama, art, and a nation of dreamers. Route 66. A highway fashioned from vision and ingenuity. Route 66. A broken chain of concrete and asphalt. Route 66. It has forever meant ’going somewhere’” (Michael Wallis). This presentation, while attempting to leave undisturbed the magic that Wallis mentions above – and many of us, even from a distance of thousands of miles also recognize – will address the birth and the early decades of “the Main Street of America,” its role in US history, automobility and culture, as well as the stark contrast between its current state of physical disrepair and permanent iconic status.
Speaker: Dr. Zoltan Simon, UD IEAS, North American Department
Double-Take On Texas A talk by Hungarian Fulbright Researchers October 6, 6 pm
On Thursday evening two young Hungarian researchers will introduce us to Texan identity, history and literature, not forgetting about Mexican-American issues and studying/working at Texas Christian University as Fulbright grantees. They will also talk about their personal impressions and adventurous experience of rock climbing in the Lone Star State.
Speakers: Balázs Venkovits and Attila Kárai.
Project Terrain American sculptor creates work inspired by Hungarian prehistory October 4, 6 pm
Meredith Morten returns to Hungary to create ceramic sculptures inspired by prehistoric artifacts and landforms found on the Carpathian Basin. Project Terrain is a contemporary interpretation of the bumps and holes of excavation sites and what has been found in them. The resulting work will be exhibited at Géza Gorka Ceramics Museum in Veröce in 2012. Meredith will discuss and present images of her work, sources of inspiration, process, and studios in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New York and Hungary where she has prepared work for Project Terrain. Meredith lives in Boston Massachusetts.
Speaker: Meredith Morten, former Fulbright grantee.
Project Terrain is made possible in part with funds from CEC ArtsLink.
MYOWA A close encounter with the Hawkeye State September 27, 6.30 pm
"For me, it has become easier to appreciate where I came from as I move further away. I love to experience new cultures, but I take Iowa with me wherever I go. Iowa might often be overlooked in favor of the glamour of New York orCalifornia, but I owe much of who I am to the Iowacommunities in which I was raised. Learn about the roleIowa plays in the United States through the eyes of a native. Appreciate the romantic qualities of Iowa’s small towns. I want to share a little of Iowa with Hungary. Small and humble, the state of Iowa is a beautiful piece of the United States, with grain-bins full of friendly people, one-of-a-kind attractions, and farm jokes!”
Speaker: Robin Whitford, Fulbright Teaching Assistant
Length: 40 mins
Terrorizmus és Amerika-ellenesség
Előadás a 2001. szeptember 11-i terrorcselekmények 10. évfordulójának alkalmából
Szeptember 15, 18h
Az egy órás magyar nyelvű előadás bemutatja a 9/11 támadás előzményeit, az arra adott reakciókat kevéssé ismert dokumentumfilm-részletek segítségével, valamint az Amerika-ellenességet, mint filozófiai irányzatot.
Előadó: Dr. Glant Tibor, a Debreceni Egyetem Angol-Amerikai Intézetének Észak-Amerikai Tanszék vezetője.
A részvétel ingyenes.
Optimista Amerika Szeptember 13, 18h
Turcsán Virág és Tóth Emese élménybeszámolója a YLPCE amerikai nyári csereprogramról
