Cultural Agenda of the Embassy of Romania
EVENTS DEDICATE TO THE EUROPE DAY (May 9th, 2007)
Throughout the month of May the Embassy of Romania will organize or take part in a series of events dedicated to the celebration of Europe Day:
Starting May 1st : Participation in the “European poetry in motion” project organized in collaboration by the EU member states and the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, under the coordination of the European Presidency, Germany.
A total of 135 poems, five from each country in both their original language and in English, will be on display inside Metro buses during the month of May. Additional advertising for this project will be featured on the outside of buses and in Metro stations.
The project’s website, www.europeanpoetryinmotion.eu, features all the poems, author biographies, country information and more. The site will be available for information and as an educational resource for one year.
Poetry in Motion® is a registered trademark of the Poetry Society of America.”
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May 5, from 2 – 7 p.m.: Poetry Reading Marathon hosted by the Goethe-Institute, in which representatives of each EU member state will read their country’s poems followed by the English translation. The event will be moderated by poet Ernie Wormwood.
Goethe-Institute
812 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
For more information, call 202.289.1200.
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May 7 – 8, at 6:30p.m.: EU Short Film Festival at the Goethe Institute
“Humanitarian Aid”, directed by Romanian film maker Hano Hoffer will be presented on Tuesday, May 8th, in the session starting at 6:30
Three young men from Western Europe arrive in Romania
with humanitarian aid. The inhabitants of a little mountain village have been waiting for them. There’s a little give and big take about the whole thing. Humanitarian Aid won the Canal+ Prize in the 2002 Clermont-Ferrand Festival.
Goethe-Institute
812 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
For more information on the Festival, please access:
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/kue/flm/en2168885.htm
or call 202 289 1200
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May 12, 10:00a.m. – 4p.m. EU OPEN HOUSE
The Embassy of Romania warmly welcomes you at the European Open House Day.
Join us to celebrate the Europe Day at the Romanian Embassy
1607 23rd St. NW,
Washington DC 20008.
Together with Embassies of other Member-States of the European Union and the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States, the Embassy of Romania will welcome guests for a wide range of Romanian cultural activities. Come and enjoy the Romanian traditions, values and warm hospitality! Find out more about Romania and the European Union!
For more information please access http://www.europe-in-dc.com/
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May 20, from 4 – 6 p.m.: Poetry Reading at the Busboys and Poets
A reading of selected European poetry from the “European Poetry in Motion” project.
Busboys and Poets
2021 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
For more information, call 202.387.POET